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

Banana Muffins

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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

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Mix the mashed banana, sugar, egg ,vanilla and butter together, keep aside

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In a separate bowl, mix together baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour

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Mix wet and dry ingredients all together, being careful not to over-mix

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Pour into greased muffin tins

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Bake in 350 degrees oven for approximately 20 minutes

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Done

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

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Method

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Add boiled potatoes, boiled mixed veggis ,salt ,chat masala, cilantro and green chilli paste to a bowl ,Mash everything and make patties

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Heat oil in a pan , shallow fry patties until golden brown

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Top it with all the above listed toppings and serve hot

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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

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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)

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Now make small balls with dough and roll each ball ,like chapathi

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Heat tawa and add rolled chapathi cook on both sides with 1 tsp oil

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Done serve hot with dal

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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

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

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Make a paste of green chilli , garlic and ginger , keep aside

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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

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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

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Now add all dry masala , cumin powder , coriander powder , garam masala powder,chilli powder , mix everything and add coconut milk and 1 cup water

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Cover and preassure cook for 2 to 3 wistles until chicken is cooked completely

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Adjust salt and serve hot with rice or roti

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.

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
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For marination
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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

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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

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Now add cubed red peppers ,mix everything ,adjust salt and fry on a medium flame until peppers are soft and chicken is golden

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Done, serve hot as an appetizer or as a side dish for indian flat breads

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Palak Puri

Ingredients for dough

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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

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Method

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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)

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Do not let the dough sit more than 5 min ,it will become watery

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Make a lemon size balls with dough and roll like puries

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Heat oil and deep fry puries in a medium flame untill golden

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Serve hot with any curry

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
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Cook rice with a pinch of turmuric and salt ( 1:2 rice and water ), spread in a plate and let it cool
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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
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Now add tamarind pulp ,salt and chilli powder simmer for 10 min ,until oil separates
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Add the above ground powder to the tamarind paste and mix
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Now add cooked and cooled rice to the above tamarind mixture
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Heat 1 tbs of ghee in another pan , add coarse ground pepper corns ,fry for 2 min then add to rice , mix well
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Let it sit for 30 min before serving ( it is important)
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Done

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
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Method
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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 )
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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)

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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)

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For Tadka

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



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Method
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Preassure cook toor dal and chana dal with a pinch of turmuric, mash them and keep aside
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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 .
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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
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Now add mashed dal until u get the consistency u desired
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Simmer for 5 min ,garnish with cilantro
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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

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Method

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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 )

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Add the above ground urad dal paste to idli rava ,mix everything add water until u get the thick batter

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( after 30 min check with batter it will become very thick by soaking all the water ,so add some more water and mix )

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Let it ferment for 8 to 10 hours ( batter will become double in size)

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Befor making idlis, take 1/4 cup water add salt and baking soda and mix to the idli batter

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Pour 1 laddle of batter in to each idli mould and steam for 15 to 20 min

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Done

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
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Take a lemon size ball of meat and SHAPE like as shown in above picture on to a wooden skewers
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Preheat oven to 450 f
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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
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Done
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Squeeze lemon juice and serve hot

U may also like Chicken Kabob