Wednesday, July 21, 2010

LEMON RICE


Ingredients:
  • Rice - 1 cup
  • Onion - 1 small size
  • Green chili - 2 small
  • Cilantro - 2-3 strings
  • Curry leaves -3-4
  • Roasted peanuts -1 table spoon
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Lemon juice - 3 to4 tea spoons
  • Salt - 1 tea spoon
  • Oil, mustard seeds urad dal, hing for seasoning.


Preparation:
  1. Cook rice with 3 cups of water and keep it aside.
  2. Take oil , mustard seeds, urad dal ,hing &curry leaves in large pan.
  3. When it starts to splitters fry onion till its transparent.
  4. Add turmeric powder,salt peanut and fry them for few minutes.
  5. Now mix cooked rice with it and turn off the flame.
  6. At last add lemon juice and garnish with cilantro.


Tuesday, July 20, 2010

VEGETABLE KORMA


Ingredients:
  • Beans - 1 cup
  • Carrots - 1/2 cup
  • Peas -1/2 cup
  • potatos - 1 cup
  • onions - 1/2 cup
  • tomatoes - 1/2 cup
  • cilantro - 2to3 strings
  • Oil - 4 to 5 tea spoon
  • salt - 1 tea spoon
  • ginger-garlic paste - 1 tea spoon
  • turmeric powder - 1/4 tea spoon
  • red chili powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  • cumin powder - 1 tea spoon
  • coriander powder - 1 tea spoon
  • garam masala - 1/2 tea spoon
  • heavy cream - 1 table spoon

Preparation:
  1. cook all the chopped vegetables in pressure cooker.
  2. Take oil in heavy bottom pan .
  3. Add chopped onions & ginger-garlic paste and fry till they are transparent.
  4. Now add chopped tomatoes and cook them well.
  5. Mix all the powders except garam masala and cook till oil oozes off.
  6. Now mix all the cooked vegetables and bring it to boil.
  7. At last add garam masala & heavy cream mix them well.
  8. Off the flame after 5 minutes and garnish with cilantro.

Monday, July 19, 2010

GOBI MANCHURIAN


Ingredients:
  • Maida - 1/2 cup
  • Corn flour - 2to3 tea spoon
  • Gobi - 1 cup
  • Tomato - 1/2 medium size
  • Onion - 1 medium size
  • Bell pepper -1 small size
  • Garlic - 2to3
  • Green chili - 2to3
  • Salt - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Red chili powder -1/4 tea spoon
  • Tomato ketchup - 1 table spoon
  • Red & green chili sauce - 1 tea spoon each
  • Soy sauce - 1tea spoon
  • Ajanomoto - 1 tea spoon
  • Oil for frying.
  • Spring onions&cilantro for garnishing.

Preparation:
  1. Mix maida,corn flour,salt & red chili powder.
  2. Add water to make dosa batter consistence.
  3. Add gobi and mix it & keep it aside for 10 to15 min.
  4. Fry them till its golden brown and keep aside.
  5. Place 2 to3 tea spoons of oil in a pan.
  6. Fry garlic ,green chili& onion till they are golden.
  7. Then add tomato and cook them well.
  8. Then add bell pepper and cook till they are tender.
  9. Then add salt,all the sauce,ketchup & ajanomoto And cook for few min.
  10. Finally mix the fried gobi and garnish with spring onions & cilantro.

PALAK SUBZI


Ingredients:
  • Palak - 2cup
  • Onion - 1 medium size
  • Garlic - 2
  • Red chilli powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Coriander powder -1/2 tea spoon
  • Amchoor powder -1/2 tea spoon
  • Oil - 2 to3 tea spoon
  • Salt - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Cumin,Mustard seeds,urad dal&Red chiill for seasoning.

Preparation:

  1. Take oil in a pan & add cumin ,mustard seeds,urad dal,red chiiesl to it.
  2. When is spitters add garlic and fry till golden brown.
  3. Then add onion and fry till they are transparent.
  4. Now add palak,red chili powder,coriander powder,amchoor powder,salt and mix it well.
  5. Fry for 5 to 8 min and off the flame.
  6. Garnish with shredded coconut.
  7. Goes well with roti,rice.

METHI TANDORA FRY


Ingredients:
  • Tandora - 2 cups
  • Methi - 1/2 cup
  • Cooked dal - 1 table spoon
  • Salt - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Red chilli powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Coriander powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Oil - 2 tea spoon
  • Water - 2 table spoon
  • Shredded coconut - 2 tea spoon
  • Red chilli, cumin.mustard seeds for seasoning

Preparation:
  1. Cut tandora lengthwise and finely chop methi leaves.
  2. Take oil in heavy bottom pan& add red chill, cumin,mustard seeds.
  3. When seasoning is ready add methi &tandora .
  4. Fry till they are cooked with litter amount of water.
  5. Add salt, red chili &coriander powder.
  6. Add cooked dal at the end & mix it.
  7. Sprinkle shredded coconut on top.
  8. Goes well with chappati& rice

GOBI HALWA


Ingredients:
  • Grated cauliflower - 1 cup
  • Milk - 1/2 cup
  • Sweetened condensed milk - 1/4 cup
  • Cardamom powder - a pinch
  • Ghee - 2 tea spoon
  • Saffron - 6 to7 strings
  • Mango pulp - Desired quantity
  • Almonds & Pista for garnishing.

Preparation:
  1. Take grated cauliflower in nonstick pan.
  2. Cook it with milk on medium flame.
  3. Add condensed milk when it is cooked.
  4. Then add cardamom powder.
  5. Cook again till it starts leaving the sides of the frying pan and becomes like dough.
  6. Add the ghee at the end and turn off the flame.
  7. Garnish with saffron & nuts.
  8. Mould it into desired shape( like a cauliflower) & serve with mango pulp.



GOBI TIKKI CHAT




Ingredients:
For Tikki:
  • Grated cauliflower - 1 cup
  • Finely chopped methi - 1 table spoon
  • Cooked Dal - 1 table spoon
  • Red chili powder - 1/8 tea spoon
  • Coriander powder - 1/8 tea spoon
  • Cumin powder - 1/8 tea spoon
  • Amchoor powder - 1/8 tea spoon
  • Oil as required

For Garnishing:
  • Grated carrot - 3 tea spoon
  • Chopped tomato - 3 tea spoon
  • Chopped onion - 2 tea spoon
  • Chopped cilantro - 1 tea spoon
  • Green cilantro chutney - 2 tea spoon
  • Tamarind chutney - 2 tea spoon
  • Whipped plain curd - 1 table spoon
  • Black salt & chat masala - 1/4 tea spoon each
  • Bhoondis - 1 table spoon


Preparation:

  1. Cook grated gobi & methi for 7 min in microwave with few drops of water.
  2. Mix all the tikki ingredients & divide it into small balls.
  3. Now slightly press each one with your palm and place it on frying pan.
  4. Add few drops of oil around each tikki.
  5. Roast till both sides are golden brown.
  6. Turn off the flame and allow tikki to cool down.
  7. Place all the tikkis on a plate
  8. Garnish with all the chopped vegetables by evenly spreading them.
  9. Now add Cilantro, tamarind chutney & curd all around.
  10. Sprinkle black salt & chat masala.
  11. Gobi tikki chat is now ready to be served with bhoondis on top