Spiced Cauliflower Fry / Quick Gobi Fry

Ingrediants:

Cauliflower / Gobi – 1 large cut into bite size florets

Turmeric powder / Manjal podi – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

For Marination:

Cornflour / Corn starch – ½ cup

Coriander powder / Malli podi – 1 tblspn

Chilli powder – 2 tsp

Garam masala powder – 1 tsp

Curry leaves -1 spring

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves / Cilantro – 3 tblspn finely chopped

Method:

Heat water, salt and turmeric in a sauce pan. Bring it to boil. Add cauliflower in it and cook till tender. 

Drain and allow it to cool down. Transfer it to a bowl.

Add all the ingrediants given for marination in that and mix well. Add a splash of water if needed.

Drop it in hot oil and fry till golden brown.

Drain and serve.

Chicken Curry For Dosa, Vada

 Nellore famous food

Ingredients:

Chicken 1/2 kg
Oil-2tbsp
Onions- 1/2
Ginger garlic paste-1 tbsp
Coriander powder- 1 tbsp
Coconut-2 tbsp
Chilli  powder- 1tbsp
Tumeric-1/2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves
Chicken masala -1 tbsp

Preparation:

Grind coriander powder,coconut to smooth paste.
Wash the chicken well and cut into small pieces.

Heat oil in kadai. add onions saute till they turn transparent.

Add in ginger garlic paste and saute it for a min.

Add chicken pieces and saute it for 2 mins

Add salt,chilli powder and paste(coriander,coconut  paste)

Add one cup water.Add chicken masala powder,coriander leaves and saute it for 5 min. 

Garnish with cilantro. Serve warm with idlies, dosas, Vada or chapatis.

Pepper Rasam/ Miriyala Rasam

Ingredients:

Miriyala powder- 1tsp
garlic-2 or 3 smashed
salt to taste
tamarind lemon size soaked in water
curry leaves
coriander leaves

Preparation:
Heat oil in a kadai. add garlic and pepper powder, roast untill nice aroma comes

 add coriander leaves and curry leaves.

then add tamarind water and salt. boil it

serve hot with white rice

Cauliflower Korma / Cauliflower Kurma

I love gobi in anything, i make dishes with that often from pulav to fries..It is my absolute favorite and my total family loves it. Now talking about this kurma, it is so easy to make and goes so well with roti or rice..They require simple ingrediant but the taste is so good...

Ingrediants:

Onion – 1 chopped finely

Tomato – 2 chopped finely

Cauliflower – 2 cup

Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi – 1 tsp

Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Garam masala powder -1 tsp

Cinnamon / Pattai – 1 small stick

Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam – 1 tsp

Cardamom / Krambu – 3

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tblspn

Coconut Milk – 1 cup

Cornflour – 1 tsp

Coriander leaves / Cilantro – for garnishing

Method:

Cook cauliflower with some salt and tumeric in boiling water till tender. Drain and set aside.

Heat oil in a kadai. Add cinnamon, cardamom, cumin in oil and fry for 30 sec.

Add in onions and sauté till light golden.Add salt and mix well.

Add in turmeric, chilli and garam masala powder and mix well.

Add in chopped tomatoes and toss well. Cook this till they turn mushy.

Now add in cooked cauliflower and mix well.

Pour in coconut milk and mix well.Bring this to a boil and simmer for 15 mins.Now add in cornflour water mixed with water and mix well.Cook this till they turn thick.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with roti.

Pudina Pachadi (Mint Chutney)

  Pudina (mint) is known for its wonderful aroma and also its many health benefits with one of its primary benefits being helping with digestion. This Pudina Pachadi (Mint Chutney) recipe is one of my very favorites since childhood. Since my mom is a working woman and very busy all the time, she always made these amazing quick fix pachadis with various vegetables. These were not just yummy, but also saved a lot of time especially during the daily morning rush hour and even those who are fussy about eating vegetables (like my mum) will definitely enjoy them. This dish can be refrigerated for up to a week and it just tastes great with hot rice, chapati, puri, dosa, etc. This is a wonderful accompaniment as a side dish to most main dishes and also since it can be prepared so quickly and stored/refrigerated for up to a week, it will be of immense benefit to working women, bachelors, and others who want to cook up some great food in as short a time as possible.

Ingredients:

• 2-3 large bunches of pudina/mint leaves
• 1 large bunch of coriander leaves
• Small lemon sized tamarind
• Dry red chilies 6-8
• Cumin Seeds 1-2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Mustard seeds 1-2 tsp
• Minapappu/Black gram 2 tsp
• Channa dal/pachi chanaga pappu 2 tsp
• Curry leaves 8-10
• Oil 2-3 tbsp

Method:

Wash the tamarind and soak in water just about enough to submerge it. Wash the pudina and coriander leaves thoroughly. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a cooking pan and fry cumin seeds  and about 2-3 dry red chilies one after the other and set aside. Then add pudina and coriander leaves and fry for about four to five minutes or till the leaves wilt completely. 

Cool the above fried ingredients. Grind the cumin,coconut and  red chilies. Then add the leaves, tamarind soaked in water, and salt to taste and grind to a smooth consistency.

 Heat the remaining oil in a cooking pan and add mustard seeds. When they begin to pop add minapappu and channa dal and fry till lightly brown. Then add the curry leaves and onions and ground mixture. Fry thoroughly for about five to seven minutes. 

 Cool and store in an airtight container.

Pepper Mushroom

This is a dish that is dedicated to all those people who love MUSHROOM like I do.Mushroom is one of my favorite vegetable.This dish can be finished within 10 min.It should be cooked in highest heat,because if you cook it in slow flame the mushroom will leach out its water and it will become mushy.It is so simple…It has a nice peppery taste to it.It can be served with hot paratha or chappati.It is absolutely delicious.please try this and let me know what you think.

Ingrediants:

Onion-1 sliced

Mushroom-1 packet cleaned and sliced

Capsicum-1/2 sliced

Green chilli-1 slitted

Tomato-1 sliced

Ginger garlic paste-1 tblspn

Pepper-1 tblspn

Salt to taste

Ajinomoto-1 tsp

Soy sauce-1 tblspn

Oil-2 tblspn

Coriander leaves-for garnishing

Method:

In a frying pan add 1 tblspn of oil and heat it to high.Add in the Mushroom and stir fry it.

At first the water from the mushroom will leach out,but later all the water will get evaporated and all the mushrooms will have a nice sear in it.Remove that and set it aside.

In the same pan add 1 tbslpn of oil and throw in the ginger garlic paste and mix well.Add in the onions,Green chilli,Capsicum and Tomato stir fry for 3 min on high heat.

.Now add in the browned mushroom and mix well.Add in salt and Ajinomoto and mix well.

Add a dash of soya sauce and mix well.

Add in the Pepper and mix till everything is combined.Garnish with coriander leaves.serve hot with chappati or anything.

Bread Balls / Fried Bread Balls Stuffed with Potatoes

Ingrediants:

Bread -10 slices

Potatoes – 2 large cooked and mashed

Onion-1 chopped finely

cauli flower- 1 cup grated(use any kind of vegetables)

Chilli Powder- 1 tsp

Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp

Green Chilli – 1 chopped

Corn Starch / Corn Flour – 3 tblspn

Salt to taste

Oil- 1 tblspn + for deep frying

Method:

Heat 1 tsp of oil in a kadai. Add in onions and green chillies and sauté for 2 mins.

Now add in cauli flower pieces and mix well. Season with salt. Add in chilli and garam masala powder and mix well.

Add in mashed potatoes and mix well. Let it cool down a little. Divide into equal portions and make into balls. Set this aside.

Now take the bread slices and remove the crust off.

 Dip it in water and squeeze it. 

Put this in a bowl and mix well. Divide into equal portions and set aside

Take one portion of bread and press it slightly with your hands and put the filling in the middle and seal from all sides. Do the same to all dough.

Now roll this ball in corn flour and set aside.

Heat oil for deep frying and fry this till it gets golden brown. Drain it in a paper towel.

Serve hot with ketchup.

Bombay Pav Bhaji – a Street Food Recipe (without Pav Bhaji Masala)

I love to eat street food dishes..The place where I live don’t have that many street food shops..It does have a few portable ones and I have tried their food couple of times..

Ingrediants:

Pav Buns as needed

Butter-2 tblspn

Onion-1 sliced

Lemon Juice as needed

For Bhaji:

Vegetables(I used potato,cauliflower,peas)

Onion-2 finely chopped

Tomato-3 chopped finely

Cumin powder / Jeeraka podi-1 tsp

Chilli powder -2 tsp

Garam masala powder-1 tsp

Coriander powder / Malli podi-2 tsp

Chat Masala powder-1 tsp

Salt to taste

Red food colouring -1 pinch(optional)

Coriander leaves / Cilantro for garnishing

Butter-5 tblspn

Method:

Take chopped vegetables in a kadai and cover it with water,so that vegetables are just covered..Add salt to this.Cook this till the vegetables are well cooked..

Melt butter in a kadai and add in onions and cook till golden brown.

Add in all spice powders and mix well.Add in chopped tomatoes and mix well.

Pour in some water and season with some salt.Add in food colouring too..

Cover and cook this for 10 to 15 min until the tomatoes becomes mushy and the gravy turns saucy.

Now add in all the cooked vegetables and mix well.

Now take a potato masher and start mashing the vegetables..Mash till the vegetables are no longer whole..

Cover it and simmer for 10-15 mins..Serve with pav buns..

To serve pav bhaji...Add a tblspn of butter in a tawa and add some bhaji on top of it..Add some cilantro on top.

Set this bhaji mixture to a side and heat another tblspn of butter and add a cut open pav bun and fry for 1 min.

Now remove the pav bun to a plate and add the bhaji to the side..Dollop a spoonful of butter on top and add some onions too..Squeeze some lemon juice and serve..