Nov
01
2009
Ingredients:
- Tomatoes – 3
- Tamarind – 1/2 Lemon Size
- Green Chillies – 10
- Jeera – 1/8 tea spoon
- Garlic – 1 clove
- Peanuts – 1/2 cup – Rosted
- Salt to taste
- Oil to fry
- Curry leaves – 10
- Tadka Seeds – 1 tea spoon
Method:
- Cut the Tomatos and put them in a vessel along with tamarind & put some water then cook it and keep it aside.
- Roast peanuts and keep aside
- Fry green chillies, zeera & garlic
- First grind peanuts, green chillies, zeera, garlic & salt and then put tomatoes, tamarind stuff grind it very fine and then put the tadka.
Nov
01
2009
Ingredients:
- Cabbage
- Tamarind
- Jeera
- Green Chillie
- Salt to taste
- Oil to Fry
- Garlic cloves – 2
- Tadka
Method:
- First cut the Cabbage and cook it and keep it aside
- Then fry the green chillies, Jeera, tamarind.
- In a grinder, first grind the fried stuff then add the garlic in it then the cooked cabbage with the salt.
- Then put the tadka
- Grind it very fine.
Nov
01
2009
Ingredients:
- Sorakaya or Birakaya – cut into pieces
- Onion – one Big
- Curry Powder – 1 spoon
- Turmeric Powder – Pinch
- Bagardane(Pop seed) – 1 Spoon
- Salt
- Zeera -1/4 spoon
- Oil
- Green tamarind Paste(optional) – Grind it
- Curry Leaves -10
- Coriander Leaves -Handfull
Method:
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Cut Sorakaya into pieces and boil that with salt and Turmeric and keep it aside
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Grind onion, zeera and chillies powder(coarsely)
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In a frying pan put the oil and then the pop seeds & curry leaves and then put the Sorakaya pieces and let it fry for a minute and then put the grind onion paste and fry(at this point if you want green tamarind paste you can add it along onion stuff) and fry the paste till the raw smell goes off and put salt if you need.
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Cook it for few minutes and then put the coriander leaves.
Tip: You can replace Sorakaya with Birakaya
Oct
31
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken bone/boneless – 2 lbs
- One Big onion – cut thin
- Green Chillies – 8-10
- Cinnamon, Cloves & Cardamom – 4 each
- Tomatoes – 2 big
- Mint – one bunch
- Coriander leaves – 1/2 Bunch
- Lemon Juice – 2 Spoons
- Curd – 1/2 Cup
- Ginger Garlic paste – 10 Spoons
- Red Chillies powder – 3 Spoons
- Clove Powder – 1/4 Spoon
- Cinnamon Powder – 1/4 Spoon
- Cashew nuts – 12
- Salt to taste
- Oil to Fry
- Basmati Rice – 4 Cups
Method:
- Clean the chicken and keep it aside.
- In a pan put the oil and then put the Cinnamon, Cloves ,Cardamom, Cashew nuts and Fry them
- Then put the Onion & Green Chillies in it Fry it for some time & then put the ginger garlic Paste then fry.
- After that put mint, coriander leaves and fry them
- Put red chillies powder, salt and then put the chicken pieces and fry it well then add curd and lemon juice
- Put some water and cook it very well
- Cook the rice outside in cooker – half cooked and mix the rice with chicken gravy and let it simmer for some time
- Put the food color here & there in rice.
Tips: If you are cooking in oven after cooking the curry put the raw rice and water and cover it and keep that in the oven. Pre-heat the oven for 500 degrees. Cook for 25-30 minutes.
Oct
31
2009
Ingredients:
- Napa Cabbage – 1.5 Cup thinly cut
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Peas 1/2 Cup
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Red Chillies Flakes – 1/2 Table Spoon
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Shallots 1 cut thinly
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Garlic Cloves – 2 cut thinly
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Ginger – 1/2 Spoon
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Shrimp – 10 fry & keep them aside
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Eggs – 2
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Soy Sauce – 1/2 spoon
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Salt & Pepper – up to you
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Peanut Oil
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Cooked Rice – 2 cups
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Cilantro – Handful
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Green Onion – Spring Onion – 1 cut thinly
Method:
- Put the pan and the peanut oil and put the Shallots and garlic and then put the ginger and fry a bit
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Now put the cabbage and let it cook(You need to have the crunch in the cabbage)
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Now put the Peas and Salt, Pepper and toss it a bit
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Now take this cabbage stuff and put that in a plate
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Now put some oil and fry the shrimp till they turn in pink color.
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Out some salt & Pepper while Frying and when it is done pour on top of the Cabbage Stuff.
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Now put some oil and 2 eggs like omelet in the frying pan when it becomes like a omelet put the cooked rice in the pan and mix it well
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Now put the cabbage and Shrimp stuff on top of the rice mixture and now put the 1/2 spoon Soy sauce on top of the Fried rice and mix it well.
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Garnish it with Cilantro and Green Onions.
Oct
31
2009
Ingredients:
- Chicken – Boneless – 1 lb
- Vinegar – 1 Spoon
- Pepper Powder – 1 Spoon
- Eggs – 2 (Egg whites)
- Corn Flour – 2 Spoons
- Soy Sauce – 1 Spoon
- Chilly Sauce – 1 Spoon
- Capsicum -1 Spoon
- Small piece of Ginger
- Garlic Paste – 1 Spoon
- Green Chillies – 7-8
- Onion – 1
- Salt
Method:
- Prepare the chicken into small Pieces, mix the chicken with salt, Vinegar and Pepper powder. Let it marinate for one hour
- Cut the Onion, Capsicum into long pieces, ginger into small pieces, green chillies in its middle and keep it aside.
- Take eggs white parts in a bowl mix the corn flour to make batter
- Heat the oil in a frying pan, take out the chicken pieces one by one dip them in batter and fry in oil till golden color.
- Take another Pan put same oil in it, then put onion, capsicum, ginger and green chillies. Fry for some time, then add Soy Sauce, Chillie sauce to it.
- Mix the fried chicken with other fried stuff and keep on the low flame for 3-4 minutes.
Add Little salt while frying the onion stuff.
Oct
11
2009
Ingredients:
- Leeks – 2 cups
- Carrots – 2 cups
- Onion – 2 Cups
- Cerely – 2 cups
- Green Lentils – 250 grams
- Garlic – 2 cloves(cut thinly)
- Thyme leaves – 1 spoon fresh
- Cumin Powder – 1/2 Spoon
- Tomato Paste – 1/4 Cup
- Olive oil
- Salt & Pepper
Method:
- First wash the green lentils and let it soak in warm water
- Cut all the vegetables into small pieces
- Put a big pot and put olive oil and then leeks, onion, salt, pepper, cumin powder, thyme leaves, garlic and fry them for 2 minutes and then put the carrot, Celery and tomato paste and now put 4 quarts of water and let it come to one boil
- Now put the lentils and let it cook for 1 hour.
- It goes very well with chives biscuits or with any other bread
- After you put the soup in bowl to serve, drizzle some olive oil and put some Parmesan cheese on top of the soup.
Oct
11
2009
Ingredients:
- Potato – 1
- Carrot – 1
- Celery Stick – 1
- Hand full of these following.
- Green Beans
- Green Peas
- White Beans
- Kidney Beans
- Tomato Soup – 1 can
- Pasta – 2 hand full
- Basil Leaves
- Chillies Powder
- Salt
- Italian Seasoning
Method:
- Cut the vegetables, in a pan put the veggies with salt and chilli powder and slow cook it for 20 minutes.
- Then add tomato soup, basil, Kidney beans and cook it for another 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile Cook the pasta & drain and put that in soup and add Italian seasoning and let it simmer for some more time.
- Finally while eating you can put buggles(chips) or small slices of bread
Tip: Sour bread will be perfect.