Nov
08
2009
Ingredients:
- Green Vankaya – 3
- DosaKaya – 1 Medium
- Green Chillies – 8
- Garlic cloves – 4
- Curry Leaves – for Grinding and for Tadka
- Coriander – 1 Spoon
- Jeera – 1 Spoon
- Salt & Oil
- Turmeric Powder – Pinch
- Tamarind – small lime size
Method:
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Grate the Dosakaya and keep it aside
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In a pan put some oil and then fry Vankaya Pieces, Garlic, Green Chillies, Jeera, Coriander, Tamarind and keep it aside for it to cool
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Grind everything(coarsely) and put the Dosakaya, Salt and give it a quick pulse and then put the bagar.
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In the Tadka you need to put a pinch of Turmeric.
Nov
08
2009
Ingredients:
- Rajma – 1 cup (Soaked and Pressure Cook it)
- Onion 1 – Finely Chopped
- Tomato 1 – Finely Chopped
- Green Chillies – 2 – Finely Chopped
- Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 Spoons
- Turmeric Powder – 1/8 Spoon
- Red Chillies powder – 1 Spoon
- Coriander Powder – 1/4 Spoon
- Garam Masala – 1/8 Spoon
- Cumin Seeds 1/4 Spoon
- Curd – 2 Spoons
- Pinch of Hing
- Salt to taste
- Oil.
Method:
- Heat oil in a pan and then add cumin & hing to it
- Add Onion, green Chillies and fry them
- Add Ginger Garlic Paste to it and then fry it for a minute.
- Add all the powders above except Garam masala
- Fry it for a minute
- Add tomatoes, fry it until it is tender, add curd at this stage stir for a minute until it blends well.
- Then add the boiled Rajma with water, mix salt and allow it to cook for 5 minute
- After 5 minutes of cooking add Garam Masala.
Tip: Serve it HOT.
Nov
08
2009
Ingredients:
- Broken Rice – 1 Cup
- Turmeric Power – 2 pinches
- Lemon Juice – 4 table spoons
- Salt to taste.
- Oil
- Tadka Seeds
- Hing – pinch
- Green Chillies – 7
- Curry Leaves – 10
Method:
- Put one Glass of Broken Rice, little bit of Turmeric, Salt, Oil in the Rice Cooker and Cook It
- For one Glass of Broken Rice, you need one and half(1.5) cup of water.
- After its cooked , loose it little bit
- Cut the Green Chillies and make it Just like how you make Lemon Rice
* Tip: Mix the Lemon Juice in the rice before you put Tadka.
Nov
08
2009
Ingredients:
- Cooked and cubed Potatoes 4 medium size
- Green Chillies 5-6 Split
- Black Salt
- Black Pepper
- Zeera
- Coriander leaves
- Lemon Juice(Green)
- Salt to taste & Oil
Method:
- First roast Zeera & Black Pepper and make powder of it
- In a pan put some oil and then put little bit of Zeera & Split green chillies after it is fried little bit put the Potato, Black Salt, Salt in it and mix it very well.
- Put the lemon Juice, black pepper & Zeera Power and Coriander leaves in it
- Mix it very well then put some little bit of water and let it cook for 5-10 minutes with lid covered.
* Tip: Add little bit of water.
Nov
08
2009
Ingredients:
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Basmati Rice 1 Cup (For 1 cup rice add 1.5 cup of water)
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Tomato – 1 big
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Bay Leaves – 2
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Mint & Cilantro – Handful
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Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 table spoons
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Shajira – 1/4 tea spoon
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Clove Powder – 1/4 tea spoon
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Biryani flower – 1/4 tea spoon
- Green Chillies – 8
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Coriander Powder – 1/4 tea spoon each
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Salt to Taste
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Oil to Fry
Method:
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Wash the Rice and Keep it aside. For one cup of rice you need 1 1/2 cup of tomato juice.
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Put cooker on the Stove and put the oil in a pan.
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Put the green chillies, bay leaf, Shajira, mint & cilantro, clove, coriander powder, ginger garlic paste, Biryani flower and you need to fry all the stuff, then put one cup of rice and 1 1/2 cup of tomato juice and put salt, mix it very well
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You can pressure cook it or cook it in a rice cooker.
Tip: Your Tomato Rice is Ready… Serve it with Raita.
Nov
08
2009
Ingredients:
- Potato – 2
- Green Chillies – 10
- Pop Seeds – 1 tea spoon
- Cashew Nuts – 10
- Ginger / Garlic Paste – 2 table Spoons
- Clove Powder – 1/4 tea spoon
- Shazeera – 1/4 Tea Spoon
- Turmeric Powder- 1/4 tea spoon
- Mint – Dry – 1 table spoon
- Cilantro – Handful
- Lemon Juice – 2 Tea Spoons(optional)
- Basmati Rice – 2 Cups
Method:
- First Cook the rice & Keep aside
- Cut the Chillies and potato into small pieces.
- In a pan put the oil and put pop + cashew stuff and fry
- Add Green chillies and then ginger garlic paste, mint, cilantro, cloves powder, turmeric powder, salt and potatoes and fry them very well in the oil.(If you want you can add some water to cook)
- Now put the cooked rice and mix it well and add the lemon juice.(Lemon juice is optional)
Nov
08
2009
Ingredients:
- Raw coconut – shredded – 2.5 cups
- Sugar – 1 3/4 cups
- Cashew nuts – 20
- Cardamom – 1/4 tea spoon
- Milk – 1/4 cup
- Ghee – 5 Table Spoons
Method:
- Put some ghee in a pan and fry the cashew and keep it aside
- In the same pan put a spoon of ghee and roast the coconut
- Now in a pan put the sugar, milk and let it cook until it begins to melt around the edges of the pan and become little thick.
- Put the coconut, cashew, cardamom and mix it very well.
- When it starts to come close, put that on a foil and let it cool and then cut it into squares for serving.
Nov
08
2009
I got this recipe from my friend Bharathi. When she told me about this, I was not very sure. Because I never liked beetroot in a gravy form. But when I made it, it turned out very good. Me & My Husband loves this with evening Roties.
Ingredients:
- Beetroot – 1 Cut into small pieces
- Chanadal – 1/2 Cup
- Tomato – 1 small, cut into small pieces
- Onion – 1
- Green chillies – 4
- Turmeric – 1/4 Spoon
- Cilantro – 1/4 cup
- Oil & Salt
- Hing – 1 Pinch
For Gravy:
- Green Chillies – 5
- Cashew Nut – 6
- Coconut raw – Handful
- Fennel seeds – 8
Grind the above for gravy and keep it aside.
Method:
- Cut the Beetroot into small pieces, put that in a pressure cooker with chana dal and water, let it cook for 2 whistles
- Once the pressure is off in the cooker, add the gravy stuff to it and let it cook.
- In a pan put some oil and add pinch of hing, onion, green chillies and then the tomato, salt and turmeric and let it fry.
- Add this stuff to the cooker and mix it very well and let it cook for few more minutes(5 minutes)
- Add cilantro to this mix.
Tip: Serve this with Roties.
Nov
07
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken Thighs – 10
- Ginger Garlic Paste 0 1 Tea Spoon
- Red Chili Powder – 1 Tea Spoon
- Turmeric Powder – 1/4 Teas Spoon
- Cinnamon. Clove & Cardamom Powder – 1/4 Tea Spoon
- Jeera, Coriander powder – 1/2 Tea Spoon
- Curd – 1 Cup
- Lemon – Green – 1/2 for Juice
- Red food color – 1/8 Tea spoon
- Salt to Taste.
Mix all the above ingredients and marinate Chicken for 8-10 hours
Method:
- Pre-heat the oven for 425 degrees
- Prepare the Pan for the oven by lining it with Aluminium Foil.
- Place marinated chicken pieces in the Pan and dribble the marinated stuff on the pieces
- Put the pan in the oven and bake it for 20 minutes. Make sure pan is uncovered.
- Remove the pan once it’s baked for 20 minutes and turn all the chicken pieces over to the other side.
- If you have any mariniate left, put that on chicken.
- Put the Pan in the oven for another 15 minutes and check to see not to over cook
- Before taking Pan out from the Oven, put the Oven in Broil for 2 minutes. It will give the chicken the restaurant style look.
- Remove the pan from the oven. Serve it hot after garnishing it with sliced onions and Lemon Wedges.
Nov
07
2009
Ingridents:
- Rice one(1) cup
- Moong dal – One Third(1/3) of cup
- Ghee – 4 Spoons
- Black Pepper Seeds Half(1/2) Spoon
- Jeera
- Salt
- Ginger
- Cashew nuts
- Curry Leaves
Method:
1. Cook Rice & Moong Dal in Pressure Cooker, Cook it very soft
2. Cut Ginger into Small Pieces
3. In a pan put Ghee, after heating, put Zeera, Cashew, Curry Leaves, Peppers, Ginger
Fry it and then put the cooked rice & Dal and mix it very well.
Ready to Serve…