Semiya/Vermicelli Upma

by 2:06 AM
Ingredients:
Vermicelli - 1 1/2 Cup
Onion - 1 medium (finely chopped)
Green Chillies- 2 (finely Chopped)
Curry leaves -  5-6
Cashews - 8-10 optional
Channa Dal - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1.2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 1 tbsp
Water - 3 cups
Method:
1. Heat a pan and add 1 tsp of oil and roast semiya until golden brown in medium flame.

2. In the pan, add oil
3. Add cumin seeds and let them crack. Add channa dal & urad Dal and roast until golden brown now add onion and green Chillies, curry leaves and sauté until Onion becomes golden brown
4. Add cashews and sauté for a minute, now add water, salt. Once the water starts boiling add roasted semiya slowly and mix well. Cook in low flame until all the water evaporates or semiya is cooked. 
Garnish with Coriander Leaves and serve with green chutney or tomato sauce.

Enjoy .!!!!!!

Channa Jor Garam

by 1:55 AM
Ingredients:

Black Chickpeas- 1 cup (boiled)
Chopped Onion - 1 large
Lemon Juice - 1/2 tbs
Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tbs
Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tbs
Chilli Powder - 1tbs
Chat Masala - 1/2 tbs
Salt - a pinch
Oil - 1 tbs
Coriander Leaves

Method:

1. In a pan heat oil, add cumin seeds and allow it to splutter. Now chopped onion and fry for a min.
2. Add boiled channa, give a good stir and cook for a min.
3. Add all the masala powders, salts mix well and cook for 3-4 mins.
4. Add lemon juice, stir well and off stove. Garnish with chopped onion and Coriander Leaves.


Parwal ki Mithai

by 11:28 PM





Ingredients

Parwals,peeled, slit and seeded - 5-6
Mawa (khoya) 100 gm
Sugar 1 1/2 cups
Green cardamom powder 1/4 teaspoon
Almonds,chopped         5
Pistachios,chopped 5
Cream `   2-3 tablespoons
Saffron (kesar)  a few strands (optinal)
•Silver warq  to decorate (optional)


Method:

Stuffing

1. Roast Khoya on medium heat till it become soft.
2. Add sugar and cream
3. Add dry fruits and cardamom powder. Mix well
4. Swtich off the flame and let it cool.










Parwal
1. Heat water and add parwals.
2. Boil them for 2- 3 mints
3. Side by side make sugar syrup (chashni - 1 tar)
4. Drain the water from parwals and immediately put them under cold water
5. Put them into sugar syrup and cookk them till the parwals become soft.
6. drain them and let them cool
7. Then add stuffing and serve cold





You can decorate them with silver warq.


Sprouts Salads

by 10:28 PM
Green Moong Sprout Salad is a healthy and easy to prepare recipe.

Ingredients:

Matki Whole Dal - 1 Cup
Whole Green Moong dal  - 1 Cup
Chopped Onion - 1
Chopped Tomato - 1 
Cucumber - 1/2
Carrot - 1/2
Lemon juice
Chaat Masala 
Salt to taste
Pepper



Method:

Soak dals overnight. Next day drain the water and keep them aside (I have used sprout maker). Till lunch time .. little sprouts will start to come out.  

Place pan on heat(no Oil please). Add sprouts and pour 1 teaspoon water . Stir it well

Turn the gas off and leave sprouts in the pan

Now add onion, tomatoes, carrot and cucumber. (you can add Pomegranate / Anar).

Add Lemom juice, salt, chat masala and pepper.

Toss them well




Coconut Chutney

by 11:36 PM

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Ingredients

Coconut powder/Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup
Roasted gram 2 tablespoon
Roasted Peanuts

Salt 1/4 tsp
Green chilli 1
Water as needed
Oil 1 tsp
Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds
Whole red chilli
Ginger
Urad dhal 1/2 tsp
Hing




Method:
Dry Roast the Channa dal, peanuts, whole red chilli then add sliced coconut and ginger
Dry roast for few minutes
Let them cool and them grind with green chili, salt (to taste) it to smooth consistency (add required water).



For tadka
Heat oil in pan and add mustard seed and urad dal,
let them splutter and switch off the gas.
Add curry leaves
Add tadka into paste


Note : If you dont like spicy them please dont add green chilli and add only 1 whole red chille

Masoor Dal

by 10:54 PM



Ingredients
Sabut masoor daal or whole orange lentils 100 gm
Onion 1 medium sized
Ginger
Garlic 5-6 cloves
whole Red chillies
Cumin seeds
Salt as per taste
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Oil 2-3 tsp

Method
1. Rinse and soak masoor daal  in water for 1-2 hours
2. In pressure cooker and put daal along with salt, turmeric powder and water (thrice the quantity of dal)
Pressure cook it till 4 whistles if soaked and 5 if used without soaking
3. Heat oil in kadai or pan, add cumin seeds. then add ginger- garlic and saute it, till the paste changes its colour to light brown
4. Then add chopped onions and saute it till light brown, add chopped , turmeric powder, red chilli, whole red chillies and coriander powder
and fry properly till oil separates out from mixture
5. Now add this mixture into the Cooked dal
Adjust the consistency and garnish it with coriander leaves
Serve with plain white rice and salad (onion)


Baby Corn Manchurian

by 10:35 PM

Ingredients:

Baby corn, each cut diagonally into two - 10-12
maida/all-purpose flour - 1 1/2 tbsps
cornflour 1 tbsp
1 tsp ginger-garlic
green chilli
salt to taste

For sauce:
spring onions, finely chopped, 1/4 cup
capsicum (small), finely sliced (remove all seeds) -1
1/2 tbsp finely minced garlic
1/2 tsp finely minced ginger
finely chopped green chillis 1-2
 red chilli pwd 1/2 tsp
soya sauce 1 tsp
chilli sauce 1 tsp
vinegar  1/2 tsps
salt to taste
1 tbsp finely chopped coriander leaves

Method :

1. Heat oil for deep frying. In a bowl, add maida, cornflour,salt, ginger-garlic paste and green chilliand water to make a thick paste.
2. Dip the baby corns into the batter and  Place each piece that is well coated with the batter into the hot oil. fry the baby corn till it turns golden brown.
3 Heat oil. Add the chopped garlic and stir fry for a few seconds. Add the green chillis and ginger and stir fry on high for a few seconds. Add the Spring onions (not the green part)
and stir fry on high for 3-4 mnts.
4. Add the sliced capsicum and stir fry for few minutes. Dont overcook Capsicum.
5 Add oya sauce, chilli sauce and vinegar. Mix well and add 2- 3 tbsp water and cook.
6 Add the deep fried baby corn and combine. Toss on high flame for 1-2 minutes. Turn off heat.

Garnish with the chopped spring onion greens and coriander leaves.

Urad Dal / Split Black Urad (without Skin)

by 7:51 AM

Ingredients :

Urad (white) daal / Split Black Urad (without Skin) - 1 cup 
Onion Finely chopped  - 1
Tomato diced (optional)  - 1
Ginger grated  1tsp 
1-2 Whole Red Chilli
Cumin seeds (jeera) - 1 tsp
turmeric powder   1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
A pinch of Garam masala
Red chili powder to taste
Hing (a pinch)
2tbsp oil 

1tsp lemon juice

Method :

  • Clean and wash the daal properly. Soak it in water for 10-15 minutes.
  • In Pressure Cooker, Boil it in with 3 cups of water, turmeric powder, salt.  bring to boil, until you hear   a hissing sound. Cook for 5 mints more on medium -low flame
  • Allow pressure cooker to cool before opening. Open the lid and check water. If too thick, add a little boiling water,

  • For Tadka 
  • Heat oil in pan and cumin seeds and Hing, allow to splutter. Add ginger, onion and and whole red chili. stir-fry till onion become golden brown.
  • If you are using tomatoes and  add tomatoes and fry them till it softens. add chili powder, and fry for a moment. (fry them until oils comes out from onion and tomatoes)
  • Now add tadka into daal and lemon juice, mix well
  • Sprinkle garam masala 

Serve hot with Chapatis

Rava Barfi

by 7:35 AM

Ingredients:
rava / Sooji -  1 cup  
sugar - 2 cups  (or as per your taste)
ghee = 1 cup
4 cup milk
2 tsp cardamom powder
Dry fruits (crushed)
Coconut (optional ) 


Method
  1. Heat the pan and fry the rava with ghee for 3 - 5 mints till rava smell comes
  2. Heat coconut also.
  3. In a kadai, pour one cup water and add sugar.Make one string consistency 
  4. Add syrup into Rava and Stir well (put it on medium flame  and stir continuously)
  5. When bubbles come from the mixture, turn off the flame. add cardamom powder .
  6. Pour the mixture into the ghee coated plated. and put it in freezer.
  7. After 30 mints cut into the small pieces . 
Or

  1. Mix the above ingredients in a bowl. 
  2. Then heat the non-stick pan and pour the mixture in the pan. 
  3. Stir continuously till the preparation swells up. 
  4. Mix cardamom powder. 
  5. Pour out in to a greased plate. 
  6. Ccut into small pieces. 


Palak ke Kofte

by 2:45 AM
Palak Kofta

Ingredients


2- 3  bunches of palak(cut ,boiled and grind in mixer)
Paneer
onions chopped  - 2-3 Medium size
Ttomatoes chopped  - 2 ( i prefer puree form)
Ginger Chopped
Potatoes boiled and mashed  3-4
4-5 green chilles
Jeera 1 tsp
Garam masala- 1/2 tsp
salt to taste
Red chilli -
Coriander powder
1/4 cup cornflour  / maida
oil

 
Method
 
  1. Mash the potatoes and add some salt , red chilli , green chilles ,and Garam Masala.
  2. Add the cornflour / Maida and paneer and mix well.
  3. Mix equal sized balls of the mixture
  4. Fry these balls till brownish in colour

  1. In another pan add 2 tbsp oil and heat it,then add jeera and let it splutter.
  2. Add the ginger and Onion to it and fry for some time  till golden brown
  3. Then add tomatoes and fry till the mixture starts to leave oil.
  4. Add some salt and red chilli pwd and remaing masalas to it. Saute it
  5. Add the palak mixture (paste) and fry it till the water evaporates and the mixture leaves oil.
  6. Finally add the koftas and and add some garma masala

Serve hot with chapatis.

 
 

Kaddu ki Sabzi / Pumpkin dry curry

by 2:17 AM

Ingredients:

Pumpkin/Butternut Squash/Kaddu/ – 500gms
Oil
Fennel Seeds – 1/2 tsp
Green Chillies – 3
Minced Ginger-Garlic – 1 tbsp
Red Chilli Powder – 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli whole - 2-3
Coriander Seeds Powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp
Amchur/Dry Mango Powder – 1/2 tsp
Salt – to taste

Method

  1. wash the pumpkin.
  2. peel and chop the pumpkin.
  3. Heat 1 tbsp oil ... add the fenugreek seeds and fry for a minute on a low flame.
  4. now add the red chilies whole and fry for some 15 seconds.
  5. all the dry spice powders except garam masala and dry mango powder.
  6. add the chopped pumpkin
  7. Add salt and mix well.
  8. Cover for few mints...
  9. Add amchur powder and  garam masala and mix well.
  10. stir the mashed pumpkin well and cook for minute or two
  11. garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

 


Adai Dosa

by 1:56 AM
Tamil Nadu Cuisine



Ingredients
 
 
Rice - 1 cup
Idli Rice - 1/2 cup
Urad Dal - 1/4 cup
Toor Dal - 1/4 cup
 Moong Dal - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder - a generous pinch
Hing - a pinch
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red Chillies - 2
Onion - 2 Finely chopped (optional )
Garlic finely chopped
Coriander leaves
Salt to taste
Oil

 
 
Method
 
1.Soak the rice and dals for atleast 2-3 hours, Keep aside.
2. Grind them together with red chillies and fennel seeds to a coarse paste.
3. Add salt, turmeric powder, hing
4. Add onion, garlic and coriander leaves and mix well.
 
5. Add water
6. Heat the nonstick tawa , spread the batter. Drizzle little oil and once it is cooked turn to other side and cook till golden brown.
 

 

Sabudana Tikki (Sago)

by 8:17 AM
Sabudana Tikki







1 cup Sabudana (Sago)
2 Potatoes boiled & mashed
1 cup Roasted Peanuts(Groundnuts) coasely powdered
Finely chopped Onion - 1
1 tsp Cumin seeds (jeera)
5 finely chopped Green chillies
1/4 cup Coriander leaves (Cilantro)
1 tblsp Lemon juice
Salt to taste
Vegetable Oil for Frying


Method:

  • Soak Sabudana with water to cover it for 2-3 hrs. Drain excess water.
  • Mix together Sao, mashed potato, lemon juice, roasted peanuts, coriander, Cumin seeds, salt & green chillies.
  • Make lemon sized balls & flatten slightly on your palm.
  • Apply little oil on your palms. Make tikki or cutlets.

    Heat the Tawa (non stick)
    Grease pan with little oil and add Tikki.... It should be golden and crispy. Serve hot with chutney.

Onion Tomato Chutney

by 8:05 AM

Ingredients

Onion -1
Tomato -2
Mint leaves
Coriander Leaves
Curry Leaves
Green Chillies - 1
Red chilli - 1
Ginger
Urad dal - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp
Oil - 3 tsp
Salt as needed

Method

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan, and add musturd seeds, urad dal, ginger and green chilli.

Now add Onion (chopped) and fry them untill they become trasulent.

Then add tomatoes and curry leaves... Saute for few mints.


Add Mint and Coriander leaves.

Salt according to your taste.
Mix well and saute for 2- 3 mints.
Turn off the heat and let them cool to the room temp.
Grind to coarse paste.

 
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