Friday, February 4, 2011

METHI PAKODA

Ingredients:
  • Chopped methi leaves - 1 cup
  • Chopped Onion - 1 cup
  • Channa dal - 1 cup
  • Rice flour - 1 table spoon
  • Sooji - 1 table spoon
  • Green chili - 2 medium
  • Sour curd - 1 table spoon
  • Salt to taste
  • Cumin & coriander powder - 1/2 tea spoon each
  • Garam masala - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Baking soda a pinch
  • Oil for frying.
Preparation:
  1. Grind the soaked channa dal to fine paste along with green chili.
  2. Mix all the ingredients except soda and keep it aside for 15 minutes.
  3. Add soda just before you start to fry the dumplings.
  4. Take small amount of mixture and gently press between your palm .
  5. Now drop them in oil and fry till golden brown.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

RAVA IDLI


Ingredients:
  • Rava - 1 cup
  • Curd - 1 cup
  • Chopped green chili - 3 -4 medium
  • Grated carrot - 1 table spoon
  • Salt 3/4 tea spoon
  • Baking soda - a pinch
  • Oil - 1 table spoon
  • Ghee - 3 tea spoon
  • Channa dal - 3 tea spoon
  • Urad dal - 3 tea spoon
  • Broken cashew nuts - 5-6
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tea spoon
  • Grated ginger - 1tea spoon
  • Chopped curry leaves and cilantro.
Preparation:
  1. Take oil, ghee in a pan and add dals, cashew nuts, mustard seeds and fry it.
  2. When it splitters add curry leaves , cilantro.
  3. Now add green chili , ginger and fry them well.
  4. At the end add rava and fry till good aroma comes.
  5. Turn off the flame and allow it to cool.
  6. Now add grated carrot,curd and mix it well .
  7. Add a small amount off water to get idli batter consistence and keep it aside for 15 to 20 minutes.
  8. Add soda and mix it just before you pour the batter to idli stand.
  9. Steam it for 15 minutes and rava idli is ready to be served.


Monday, December 20, 2010

ALOO BONDA


Ingredients:
  1. Besan flour - 1-2 table spoon
  2. Potatoes - 2 large
  3. Onions - 1 large
  4. Green chili - 2 small
  5. Salt to taste
  6. turmeric powder a pinch
  7. Lemon juice - 2 to 3 tea spoon
  8. Hing - a pinch
  9. Curry leaves and mustard seeds for seasoning
  10. Oil for frying
Preparation:

  • Pressure cook the potatoes and mash it when it cools.
  • Take few spoons of oil,curry leaves,mustard seeds in a pan and season it.
  • Add onion, salt,turmeric powder& green chili when it splitters.
  • Fry for few minutes and add mashed potatoes.
  • Mix well along with hing and lemon juice.
  • Turn off the flame and allow it to cool.
  • Now mix besan and water and make a thin batter consistency.
  • Make lemon sized ball of the potato masala and dip in the besan batter and deep fry in oil till they are lightly colored.
  • Aloo bonda is ready to be served with a cup of hot coffee.

Friday, December 17, 2010

BABY CORN MANCHURIAN(Gravy)


Ingredients:
  1. Baby corn - 1 packet
  2. Maida - 1 table spoon
  3. Corn flour - 1/2 table spoon
  4. Ginger-garlic paste - 1/2 tea spoon
  5. Salt -1/2 tea spoon
  6. Red chili powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  7. Oil for frying
For gravy:
  1. Chopped Onions - 1/2 cup
  2. Chopped tomatoes - 1/2 cup
  3. Chopped garlic - 5-6
  4. Chopped green chili - 2-3 small
  5. Salt to taste
  6. Oil - 4 tea spoon
  7. Ajinomoto a pinch
  8. Vinegar- 1 tea spoon
  9. Red& green chili sauce 1 tea spoon each
  10. Soy sauce - 1 tea spoon
  11. Cilantro or spring onions
Preparation:

  • Soak the baby corn in hot salt water for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Mix maida,corn flour,ginger-garlic paste and red chili powder with water for idli batter consistency.
  • Then dip the cut baby corn and fry till they are golden brown.
  • For the gravy fry onions,garlic in few spoons of oil till they are light brown.
  • Add tomatoes, green chili,salt and cook them.
  • Now add Ajinomoto,vinegar,sauce and mix them well.
  • At last mix the fried corn with the masala and garnish with cilantro or spring onions.
  • Serve hot.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

BAINGAN BHARTA


Ingredients:
  1. Egg plant - 1 large
  2. Onions - 2 to 3 medium
  3. Tomato puree - 1 table spoon
  4. Salt to taste
  5. Oil - 1 table spoon
  6. Fennel seeds - 1/4 tea spoon
  7. Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tea spoon
  8. Red chili powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  9. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tea spoon
  10. Cumin powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  11. Coriander powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  12. Garam masala - 1/4 tea spoon
  13. Chopped cilantro for garnishing
Preparation:
  • Grease the egg plant with a little oil, make slits all over the surface and cook over an open flame till it is soft.
  • Cool and peel the skin. Mash the pulp thoroughly and keep aside.
  • Heat the oil and add the fennel seeds. When they crackle add the onions and sauté for a few minutes along with salt.
  • Add the tomato puree,ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, coriander-cumin powder,red chili powder and cook till the oil separates from the masala.
  • Add the mashed egg plant, garam masala and mix well.
  • Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve hot.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

OATS COOKIES



Ingredients:
  • Quakers oat - 2 cup
  • Maida - 1/2 cup
  • Sugar - 1 cup
  • Butter - 2 table spoon
  • Cashew nuts & almonds (powdered) - 1/2 cup
  • Sliced dry dates - 1 table spoon
  • Sliced raisins - 1 table spoon
  • Baking soda - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Baking powder - 1 tea spoon
  • Vanilla essence - 1 tea spoon
  • Cardamom powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Cherries for garnishing.
Preparation:
  1. Dry roast oats, maida,cashew & almonds till you get good aroma.
  2. Now grind the oats and roasted nuts into a fine powder.
  3. Mix all dry ingredients together except sugar (oats,maida,nuts,baking power&soda,cardamom powder).
  4. Take sugar, butter & vanilla essence in a bowl.
  5. Mix it well for 10 min (hand mixer can also be used)
  6. Now mix everything together to make a tight dough.
  7. Preheat the oven at 375 degree F.
  8. Make small balls out of the dough and press them slightly between your palm.
  9. Garnish them with cherries or of your choice and bake them till they are golden brown.
  10. Oats cookies are ready to be served.

Monday, November 8, 2010

DARWARD PEDA

Ingredients:
  • Ricotta cheese - 1 cup
  • Milk powder - 1 cup
  • Milk - 1/2 cup
  • Sugar - 1/2 cup
  • Powdered sugar few spoons
  • Cardamom powder - 1/8 tea spoon
  • Ghee -3-4 tea spoons

Preparation:
  1. Fry cheese in a nonstick pan till it turns light brown.
  2. Then add milk and milk powder.
  3. Add ghee and sugar and stir evenly till it leaves the pan.
  4. Turn off the flame and let it aside to cool.
  5. Now make small balls of that and just roll it on powdered sugar