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.

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