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. 


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