Thursday, May 29, 2008

Eggs in Tamarind Sauce


Ingredients

4 eggs ( boiled)
1 onion ( chopped)
3 green chillis (slit length wise)
Tamarind ( large lemon size)
2 springs cilantro
1 tbs sambar powder
1 tsp jaggary
salt

For Tadka

2 tbs oil
1 tbs chana dal
1tsp cumin and musturd seeds
1 tsp methi seeds
1 dry red chilli
1/2 tsp turmuric
pinch of hing


Method

Boil eggs , peel and keep aside

Microwave tamarind with 1/2 cup water then add another 1/2 cup water and sqeeze all the
pulp ,strain and keep aside

In a sauce pan add tamarind pulp ,2 to 3 cups water , chopped onions ,cilantro, and cook
on a medium flame until onions are soft and tamarind is cooked

Now add sambar powder , jaggary ,salt and boiled eggs Mix everything and cook for another 5 min

Now take small pan for tadka ,heat oil in that ,then add chana dal ,cumin and musturd seeds ,
methi seeds ,green chillis ,dry red chilli , fry until chanadal is golden then add hing and turmuric

Add the tadka to the above egg mixture

DONE serve hot with plain white rice

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Banana Muffins

I am so happy that I recieved a Yummy blog award from Sukanya Ramkumar , Sangeeth ,
vandana rajesh , LG , Trupti , Priya , sowmya Thank you so much ,U girls made my day



Ingredients

3 ripe bananas ( mashed)
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup melted butter
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour



Method
.
Mix the mashed banana, sugar, egg ,vanilla and butter together, keep aside
.
In a separate bowl, mix together baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour
.
Mix wet and dry ingredients all together, being careful not to over-mix
.
Pour into greased muffin tins
.
Bake in 350 degrees oven for approximately 20 minutes
.
Done


Sunday, May 25, 2008

Veg Cutlet


Ingredients

4 potatos ( boiled)
1 cup mixed veggis ( boiled--I used frozen carrot ,peas and corn)
salt
1 tbs chat masala
3 tbs oil

Grind to a smooth paste

1/2 cup cilantro
3 green chillis

For topping

chopped onions
chopped tomatoes
tamarind chutney ( I used store bought)
green chutney ( I used store bought)
sev or crushed potato chips
cilantro

.
Method
.
Add boiled potatoes, boiled mixed veggis ,salt ,chat masala, cilantro and green chilli paste to a bowl ,Mash everything and make patties
.
Heat oil in a pan , shallow fry patties until golden brown
.
Top it with all the above listed toppings and serve hot
.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Methi Paratha


Ingredients

1 cup chopped methi leaves ( fenugreek leaves)
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
2 green chillis ( finely chopped)
salt
1-1/2 cup wheat flour
water to knead the dough
oil for making chapathis



Method
.
Add salt ,methi leaves ,onions ,green chillis to the wheat flour Mix everything until flour
becomes wet ,then sprinkle with water to form a dough (like chapathi dough)
.
Now make small balls with dough and roll each ball ,like chapathi
.
Heat tawa and add rolled chapathi cook on both sides with 1 tsp oil
.
Done serve hot with dal
.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Cheesy Corn


Ingredients

2 corns on cob
salt
1 tsp butter
2 tbs parmesan cheese

Method

Add salt to water and Boil corns for 10 min
Heat butter in pan add boiled corns
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese



Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Curried Coconut Chicken


Ingredients
1 whole chicken cut in to pieces
1 cup coconut milk
1 onion (sliced)
1 tomato ( chopped )
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmuric powder
4 green chillis
4 garlic cloves
2 inch ginger root
2 whole cardamom ,cloves ,cinnamon
1 tsp sanuf ( fennal seeds)
1/2 cup cilantro
salt
3 tbs oil


Method
.
Make a paste of green chilli , garlic and ginger , keep aside
.
Heat oil in a preassure cooker add whole cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and fennal seeds
then add sliced onions ,sautee onions until golden brown and add greenchilli ,ginger ,garlic paste
fry for a min
.
Now add chicken ,salt and turmuric powder Mix everything and fry on a high flame for 5 min then add chopped tomatoes and cilantro ,cook for 5 min
.
Now add all dry masala , cumin powder , coriander powder , garam masala powder,chilli powder , mix everything and add coconut milk and 1 cup water
.
Cover and preassure cook for 2 to 3 wistles until chicken is cooked completely
.
Adjust salt and serve hot with rice or roti

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Tomato Chutney



Ingredients

2 tomatoes
1 tbs urad dal
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp musturd seeds
4 to 5 dry red chillis
1 inch tamarind
salt

For tadka

1 tbs oil
1 tsp cumin and musturd seeds
hing
1 dry red chilli


Method

Heat pan on a medium low heat dry roast cumin seeds , musturd seeds ,urad dal ,red chillis and tamarind

Roast whole tomatoes with 1 tsp oil

Add all the above roasted spices , tomatoes and salt in to blender and grind to a corse paste
Then heat oil for tadka add cumin and musturd seeds ,hing and dry redchilli ,pour tadka over chutney
done.



Sunday, May 11, 2008

Chicken fry with Red bell peppers


Ingredients

2 chicken breast ( cubed in to bite size )
1 large red bell pepper ( cubed)
2 green chilis ( slit in to lengthwise)
2 tbs oil
.
For marination
.
1 tbs ginger garlic paste
juice of 1 lemon
salt
chilli powder


Method
Take a bowl add chicken cubes , ginger garlic paste ,lemon juice , salt , chilli powder ,mix everything and marinate for 1 to 2 hours
.
Heat oil in a pan add slit green chillis then add marinated chicken , fry on high flame for 3 to 4 min then cover and cook on a low flame untill water is evaporated and chicken is cooked
.
Now add cubed red peppers ,mix everything ,adjust salt and fry on a medium flame until peppers are soft and chicken is golden
.
Done, serve hot as an appetizer or as a side dish for indian flat breads
.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Palak Puri



Ingredients for dough
.
1 cup chopped spinach
1/2 cup finely chopped onions
2 to 3 green chillis (finely chopped)
1 cup wheat flour
salt
Water to make dough
oil for deep frying

.
Method
.
In a bowl add flour, onions , spinach , green chillis , salt Mix everything then sprinkle with water and make a stiff dough ( like regular puri dough)
.
Do not let the dough sit more than 5 min ,it will become watery
.
Make a lemon size balls with dough and roll like puries
.
Heat oil and deep fry puries in a medium flame untill golden
.
Serve hot with any curry

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Pulihora ( Temple style)


Ingredients :

2 cups rice ( raw)
big Lemon size tamarind (soaked in warm water )
5 red chillis
1/4 cup peanuts
2 tbs chanadal ( soaked in warm water for 1 hour)
1 tsp cumin seeds and musturd seeds
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmuric
3 tbs sesame oil ( u can use regular oil but sesame oil taste must better)
2 pinchs of hing
1 spring curry leaves

To make powder

1 tbs cumin seeds
1/2 tsp methi seeds
1 tbs black sesame seeds

Dry roast cumin seeds,methi seeds and black sesame seeds on low flame for 5 to 10 min let them cool and grind to a fine powder, keep aside

For Final Tadka

1 tbs black pepper corns ( coarsly ground)
1 tbs ghee





Method
.
Cook rice with a pinch of turmuric and salt ( 1:2 rice and water ), spread in a plate and let it cool
.
Heat sesame oil in a pan add cumin seeds, musturd seeds,
dry redchillis ,curryleaves ,peanuts ,soaked chanadal and fry everything on a low flame until brown then add hing
.
Now add tamarind pulp ,salt and chilli powder simmer for 10 min ,until oil separates
.
Add the above ground powder to the tamarind paste and mix
.
Now add cooked and cooled rice to the above tamarind mixture
.
Heat 1 tbs of ghee in another pan , add coarse ground pepper corns ,fry for 2 min then add to rice , mix well
.
Let it sit for 30 min before serving ( it is important)
.
Done

Monday, May 5, 2008

Idli with Hotel Sambhar


Ingredients for Sambhar Powder

1/4 cup fresh grated coconut
1 tbs cumin seeds
1 tbs coriander seeds
1 tsp fennal seeds (saunf)
1 tbs urad dal
1/2 tsp methi seeds
3 inch piece of tamarind
1 tbs jaggary
1 spring curry leaves
5 dry red chillis
1 inch cinnamon
1 tsp oil
.
Method
.
Add 1 tsp oil to a pan and roast all the above ingredients ( except jaggary) on a low flame untillll golden color (approx 7 to 10 min )
.
Let it cool ,add jaggary and grind to a fine powder

( if u wish then u can add 1 tsp of store bought mtr sambhar powder to get the nice color ,I added)

.
Done .

( if u want to store this for long period ,double the quantity of everything and add dry coconut insted of fresh coconut ,and add 1/4 cup coconut milk while making sambar)




Ingredients for sambhar


1/4 cup toor dal
1/4 cup chana dal
1/2 tsp turmuric powder
1 cup chopped veggis ( carrots, beans, eggplant)
1 tomato ( chopped)
1/2 onion ( chopped)

.
For Tadka

2 tbs oil
1 tsp cumin and musturd seeds
pinch of hing
1 dry red chilli



.
Method
.

Preassure cook toor dal and chana dal with a pinch of turmuric, mash them and keep aside
.
Heat 2 tbs of oil in a large sauce pan , add cumin seeds , musturd seeds, dry red chili and hing ,when musturd seeds splutter add chopped onions ,tomatoes and chopped veggis ,sautee everything until oil separates .
.
Now add above made sambhar powder and salt ,mix everything and add 4 cups (approx)
of water, bring to a boil and cook until all the veggis are cooked
.
Now add mashed dal until u get the consistency u desired
.
Simmer for 5 min ,garnish with cilantro
.
Done serve hot with idlis


Ingredients to make idlis ( simple recipe)
1 cup urad dal
2 cups idli rava
salt and pinch of baking soda before using
.
Method
.
Soak urad dal 5 to 6 hours, and grind to a smooth paste in a blender ( u can add 2 cups of water while grinding )
.
Add the above ground urad dal paste to idli rava ,mix everything add water until u get the thick batter
.
( after 30 min check with batter it will become very thick by soaking all the water ,so add some more water and mix )
.
Let it ferment for 8 to 10 hours ( batter will become double in size)
.
Befor making idlis, take 1/4 cup water add salt and baking soda and mix to the idli batter
.
Pour 1 laddle of batter in to each idli mould and steam for 15 to 20 min
.
Done

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Hara sheek Kabab



Ingredients

1 pound ground meat ( I used chicken ,u can use any meat )
2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 cup bread crumbs (approx)
1 tbs garam masala
1/2 cup onions ( very very finely chopped)
2 to 3 tbs oil
salt
Wooden skewers ( soak in water before using )
Baking tray lined with foil
Lemon juice before serving

Grind to a smooth paste

1/2 cup cilantro
10 mint leaves
4 to 5 green chillis



Method

Add ground meat , salt, ginger garlic paste , cilantro , mint and green chilli paste, garam masala,
oil, finely chopped onions , bread crumbs to a bowl ,Mix everything
.
Take a lemon size ball of meat and SHAPE like as shown in above picture on to a wooden skewers
.
Preheat oven to 450 f
.
Place the prepared meat skewers on a baking tray and cook for 12 to 15 min on one side then turn the skewers and cook another 12 to 15 until meat is cooked completely
.
Done
.
Squeeze lemon juice and serve hot

U may also like Chicken Kabob