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Friday, November 20, 2020

Dates Milk



 Ingredients:

  • 6 Dates
  • 20 Almonds
  • 3 Elachi
  • Hot water
  • 2 cups Milk
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Method:
  1. Soak dates in hot water for 10 min.

  2. Grind the almonds and elachi. Add dates to it.

  3. Heat milk bring it to boil. Add dates paste  to milk.

  4. serve hot dates milk.

Saturday, October 17, 2020

SPICY ROASTED MAKHANA



Ingredients

  • 2 cups Makhana 
  • 2 tsp Oil 
  • as needed Salt
  • ¼ tsp Turmeric powder 
  • ½ tsp Red chili powder adjust based on your spice level
  • ½ tsp Chaat Masala 

    Instructions

    • Heat 1 tsp of oil in a wide pan and add the measured makhana / foxnut. Roast the makhana in low flame until aromatic and crunchy. It will take 7 to 10 minutes for the makhanas to completely roast.

    • Remove makhana in a plate. Add the turmeric powder, red chili powder and salt to the hot oil .

    • Add the roasted makhana.Toss well to combine. Turn off the flame and when the makhana is still warm, sprinkle the chaat masala if using.

    • Mix again and store in an airtight container when completely cool.Enjoy the crunchy makhana with tea or coffee.

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Bread vada



INGREDIENTS


  • 6 slice breadwhite or brown
  • ¼ cup rava / semolina / sujifine
  • ½ cup rice flour
  • ¾ cup curd / yogurt
  • 1 onionfinely chopped
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 1 chillifinely chopped
  • few curry leaveschopped
  • 2 tbsp corianderfinely chopped
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp salt
  • oilfor frying

INSTRUCTIONS

  • firstly, in a large bowl break 6 slices of Bread into small pieces.add ¼ cup rava, ½ cup rice flour, ¾ cup curd.also add 1 onion, 1 tsp ginger paste, 1 chilli, few curry leaves, 2 tbsp coriander, 1 tsp cumin and ½ tsp salt.squeeze and mix well.

  • mix until a soft dough is formed. if the mixture is dry, you can add a tsp of more curd if it is sticky, break another bread slice. grease hand with oil and pinch a ball sized mixture.flatten slightly, and make a hole in the centre.

  • deep fry in hot oil keeping the flame on medium.stir occasionally, until the vada turns golden brown and crisp.

  • finally, drain off and enjoy bread  vada with ketchup.




Thursday, September 17, 2020

Bread Toast with Dosa Batter




Ingredients:
1 cup Dosa batter
1 onion finely chopped
2 carrots 
4 green chili
1/2 cup frozen corn
salt
3 tbsp Butter

Method:

  1. chop onions, grated carrots and sliced green chili.

  2. Add onions, carrots, green chili, corn and salt to dosa batter. Mix well. Take bread slices and dip in the batter.

  3. Heat a pan with butter cook bread. 

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Mutton Keema Balls


Ingredients:
  • 1 lb mutton keema
  • 1/3 cup Roasted chana dal /Putnala pappu
  • 3 green chili
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • salt
  • 2 tbsp water

Method:
  1. Grind putnala pappu, green chili ,coriander powder, ginger garlic paste, turmeric and salt.
  2. Wash mutton keema, Strain and keep the liver aside, there should be no water left in the bowl.Add putnala pappu mix with keema and make balls.
  3. Heat oil in kadai add the keema balls fry for 5 minutes. Add water cover and cook keema cooked  until water evaporates.
  4. Serve mutton keema with rice.

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Potato Drumstick Curry


Ingredients:
  • 5 drumsticks 
  • 3 to 4 medium onions fine chopped
  • 2 medium potatoes diced or cubed
  • 2 large tomatoes chopped finely
  • 2 green chilies (slit)
  • ½ teaspoon red chili powder
  •  tablespoon Oil
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • ½ teaspoon mustard
  • ½ teaspoon cumin 
  • 1/8 teaspoon turmeric 
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder 
  • 2 tablespoon coriander leaves 

HOW TO MAKE THE RECIPE

Making drumstick recipe

  • Wash 3 drumsticks under running water. If not tender scrape off the skin lightly. Wash and chop to finger length pieces. Cube 2 medium sized potatoes to medium size, and add them to a bowl of water until used.
  • Add 1½ tablespoon oil to a pan and heat. Add ½ teaspoon mustard and ½ teaspoon cumin. When they begin to splutter, add 1 sprig curry leaves,1 to 2 slit green chilies and 3 finely chopped onions. Fry until transparent .
  • Add drumsticks and potatoes. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Add 2 large chopped  tomatoes, ¼ teaspoon salt and turmeric. Fry until the tomatoes turn mushy.
  • Then add ½ teaspoon red chili powder and fry for 2 minutes. Add 1 teaspoon coriander powder add it now.
    5.Pour water just enough to cover the drumsticks and potatoes. Cover and cook till the veggies are soft cooked.

    6. Garnish drumstick gravy with 2 tablespoons coriander leaves. Serve with plain rice & ghee.

Monday, July 13, 2020

Soya Chunks Curry

INGREDIENTS 

  •  cup soya chunks or meal maker 
  • 2 onions finely chopped 
  • 1 sprig curry leaves 
  • 1 pinch mustard 
  • ½ tsp cumin 
  • 1 green chili 
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste 
  • ¾ to 1 tsp red chili powder
  • ¾ to 1 tsp garam masala
  • ½ tsp coriander powder 
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped 
  • 1½ tbsp Oil
  • ½ tsp 

To grind

  • tomatoes
  • 3 tbsp Coconut 

Preparation for soya chunks recipe

  • Bring 3 cups water to a boil, switch off the stove.
  • Add soya chunks and leave them in hot water till they soften.
  •  Discard  the water and squeeze off the water.Rinse them in cold water and repeat squeezing off the excess water. Set this aside for later use.
  • Grind the tomatoes and coconut to a smooth paste.

How to make soya chunks curry

  • Heat oil in a pan. Then add mustard and cumin. When they begin to splutter add hing, curry leaves, onions and green chilies. 
  • Add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell disappears.
  • Add the grinded tomatoes paste.Fry till it begins to leave the sides of the pan. 
  • Add red chili powder, garam masala, coriander powder, and salt. 
  • Fry everything well until the raw smell of the masala goes away for 3 mins.
  • Next transfer the soya chunks.Fry for 3 minutes stirring often, till the meal maker are coated well in the masala.
  • Pour water just enough to make a thick gravy.Bring the water to a boil and cover. 
  • Cook on a low flame for about 5 to 8 minutes.garnish with coriander leaves.Serve with rice.