Wednesday, May 31, 2017

MIXED VEGETABLE RICE - SOUTH-INDIAN STYLE

INGREDIENTS
for making masala
coriander seeds 1 tbsp
chana dal 1 tbsp
urad dal 1/4 tsp
methi seeds 1/8 tsp
dry red chilies 3-4 or as per taste
fresh grated coconut  1/4 cup or roughly 3 tbsp

For rice
rice 1 cup
arhar dal 1/2 cup
pressure cook both together for about 3 whistles or you may cook them separate too

For making gravy
tamarind juice thick 1 cup or paste 2 tbsp
pumpkin chopped 2 tbsp
carrot chopped 3 tbsp
beans chopped 2 tbsp
peas 3 tbsp
potato 1 big chopped
brinjal one chopped ( optional)
drum-stick 1 big chopped into 2-3" long pieces
curry leaves few
coriander leaves chopped 3 tbsp
oil 1 tbsp
mustard seeds 1 tsp
hing little
methi seeds 8-10
cashew nuts chopped 1 tbsp
ghee 1 tbsp
( keep the chopped vegetables in a vessel with water)
turmeric pdr. 1/2 tsp
salt to taste

METHOD
roast the ingredients for masala except coconut, add coconut, grind to a fine paste adding little water.
pressure cook rice and dal till soft not over-cooked
for making gravy
in a big pan / kadai add oil, once hot add mustard seeds, once it crackles, add methi seeds, curry leaves and hing, drain the veges and add to the pan, along with little turmeric pdr. adding tamarind juice, if adding tamarind pulp, add enough water, so that the vegetables can get cooked in that, you may cover and cook the pan till vegetables are soft. 
add the ground  masala, add little water, as the gravy can be little watery, let it simmer for about 4 minutes adding half of the coriander leaves, then add the cooked dal and rice along with salt to taste, mix well, last add ghee and half of the remaining dhania, reserving rest for garnishing along with cashew nuts( if preferred, cashew nuts can be fried in ghee and mixed too).

This in Tamil is called kadamba chadam, i.e. mixed vegetable rice, serve hot with roasted papad to complete the meal, have some buttermilk.

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SPROUTS-CARROT STUFFED PARANTHA

INGREDIENTS
for dough
oats powdered 1 cup
whole wheat flour 1 cup
salt little
milk and water mixed to make a soft dough

for filling
moong spouts  1/2 cup
ginger-green chili paste 1 tbsp
carrot  grated  1/2 cup
spring onion 1 finely chopped along with greens
coriander leaves finely chopped 1 tbsp
salt to taste
oil 1 tbsp
jeera 1 tsp
hing little
ghee for making paranthas

METHOD
to make filling
heat oil in a pan, add jeera, once it crackles, add hing, moong sprouts, carrot, onion, salt and ginger-chili paste, mix well for 3 minutes on a low flame, cool, adding coriander leaves 
to make paranthas
take some dough, shape like a cup with your hands, or roll into a small thick circle, put enough filling in the centre, close well from all sides. 
roll into as thin parantha as possible, taking care to see that the filling doesn't  come out.
heat tawa, place the rolled parantha, cook like you do for any paranthas using ghee till both sides are light brown on medium flame.
serve hot with pickle and cucumber-tomato raita and pickle of your choice.

Health tips= this makes a complete meal by itself, as you get enough carbs, fibre, protein, minerals and vitamins from the parantha and raita.

NOTE- you may use carrot, or even potato or mixed sprouts, coconut and spices of your choice.

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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

EASY MANGO-NUTTY KULFI

INGREDIENTS
sweetened condensed milk 1 can
milk 1/2 cup
corn flour 2 tbsp
water little
nuts chopped 3 tbsp ( almonds, cashew nuts, pistachios)
 mango puree 1 cup

METHOD
in a heavy pan, add condensed milk, milk, mix well, simmer for 5-7 minutes, stirring often 
mix cornflour with little water, add to the simmering  milk with 3/4 of the chopped nuts
cook till the mixture thickens, mango puree( remember that once it cools, it will thicken more)
in kulfi mould sprinkle some nuts, add the cooled milk mixture , cover and freeze for minimum 4 hours or till set, unmould and serve.
If you don't have kulfi moulds, no problems, just pour in air-tight container and freeze till set sprinkling nuts on bottom of the container and on top. scoop and serve once set.


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RAW BANANA-PEAS SPICY RICE

INGREDIENTS
raw banana 1 big peeled and chopped
peas fresh/ frozen 2 tbsp
mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
chana dal  2 tsp
urad dal 2 tsp
green chilies finely chopped 1 tsp or to taste OR you may use chili pdr. to taste
turmeric pdr. 1/2 tsp
hing little
cashew nuts chopped 1 tbsp
tomatoes chopped 2 big
curry leaves finely chopped 1 tsp
coriander leaves finely chopped 2 tbsp
oil 2 tbsp
ghee 1 tbsp
salt to taste
rice 1 big bowl

METHOD
cut the bananas and cover with water till needed
heat oil in a heavy pan / kadai, add mustard seeds, once it crackles, add dals and cashew, fry till golden
add curry leaves, green chilies, hing, fry for few seconds, add tomatoes, fry for 2 minutes
add banana and peas with turmeric pdr., little coriander leaves,mix well, cover and cook till bananas are tender. add rice and salt to taste, mix well, adding ghee, serve hot garnish with remaining coriander leaves.
serve hot with onion or cucumber raita and roasted papad.

Note-
This will make a complete meal by itself. You may add little carrot also. Those who are onion lovers, may add onion, fry it first, then proceed as above. If you don't have peas, fine. There is never hard and fast rule in my cooking. One should always make do with what they've and choose the right combination of foods.

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SPICY AMLA ( NELLIKAI) RICE

INGREDIENTS
amla chopped 1 cup
green chilies 4-5 or as per taste
fenugreek/ methi roasted and powdered 1 tsp
salt to taste
oil 3 tbsp
mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
chana dal 2 tsp
urad dal 2 tsp
hing little
turmeric pdr. 1/4 tsp
cashew nuts chopped 2 tbsp
cooked rice 1 bowl
curry leaves chopped 1 tsp
coriander leaves chopped 1 tbsp

METHOD
cook amla and green chilies with little water till soft
cool and coarsely crush without adding any water
in a heavy pan, add oil, add mustard seeds, once it crackles, add the dals and cashew nut, fry till golden.
add curry leaves, hing and crushed amla, turmeric pdr, fry on low flame for 3 minutes.
add methi pdr, mix well , add rice and salt, mix well adding half of the coriander leaves, keeping rest for garnishing.
serve hot with tomato raita and roasted papad.

Health tips- 
amla , green chilies  and coriander leaves are all rich in Vitamin C, while curry leaves in Vitamin E, dals and cashew nuts give you protein along with curd in raita and dal in papad. Rice gives you carbs.

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MANGO-ALMOND KHEER

INGREDIENTS
1) left-over rice ( even if its sticky, no problem or rice that gets spilled over in the cooker, can also be used) 1 cup
2) milk 500 ml. / 1/2 litre approximately
3) sugar 1/4- 1/2 cup or condensed milk 1/4 cup or to taste
4) ripe mango finely chopped 1 cup
5) almonds blanched and chopped 3 tbsp
6) saffron few strands

METHOD
in a heavy pan, mix the rice and milk well, then simmer it, stirring often for about 10 minutes adding saffron and almond pieces.
Once it thickens to desired consistency, switch off the gas, add sugar, mix well, once sugar has dissolved, add mango pieces, mix and serve hot or chilled.

Note- why one should switch off gas and add sugar is, at times, milk can curdle, so to be safe switch off. That is the reason, for kheer when we cook flattened rice or moong dal or chana dal with sugar or jaggery, we cook with water and once it comes to room temperature only we add milk, or else it will curdle.

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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

WATERMELON'S WHITE PART WITH LENTILS

We all love to eat water-melon in summer has it is 90% water, to hydrate our bodies. After cutting the red part of the fruit, we waste equally nutritious white part which can be used with lentils to make gravy, which we can have with rice, roti or bread.

Ingredients

white part of watermelon 3 cups ( as it shrinks when cooked, you may use less depending on the number of people at home)
chana dal cooked 1 1/2 cups or arhar dal or sprouts, you may use any lentil each time
salt to taste
to grind
coconut grated  3 -4 tbsp
jeera 1/2 tsp
urad dal / chana dal 2 tsp
red chilies or green chilies 2-3

for seasoning
oil 1 tsp
urad dal 2 tsp
hing little
jeera 1 tsp
curry leaves few

Method
cut the white part of the melon into small pieces, add little water, cover and cook till tender.
pressure cook the dal ( whatever you use with turmeric pdr.)
add the cooked dal to cooked pieces.
in the mean time, fry in little oil urad  dal or chana dal or you may use combo of the 2 dals, red chili, add coconut and grind to a fine paste
add the ground paste, salt, along with dal to the vege, let it simmer for a few minutes, adjust water as needed, or in case you find it a bit watery, add 1 teaspoon of rice flour/ atta in little water, mix well, add to the simmering mixture to thicken it. You may add some chopped coriander leaves and remove.
for seasoning, heat little oil in a small pan / kadai, add jeera and dal, once dal is golden, add hing and curry leaves, pour over the cooked gravy, serve hot with rice / roti / bread.

 
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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

CHEESE STUFFED KABAB



INGREDIENTS
Mixed vegetables parboiled( beans, carrot, cauliflower, peas) 1 cup
Potato boiled and mashed 2-3 tbsp
Green chilies and ginger finely chopped as per taste
Salt to taste
Cheese grated  2 tbsp
Pudina chopped 1 tbsp
Cashew nut pdr. 2 tbsp
Oil/ ghee 1 ½ tbsp
Bread crumbs as needed
Oil for shallow frying

For Stuffing
Cheese grated 3 tbsp
Almond pdr 2-3 tbsp
Green chutney 1 tbsp

METHOD
Heat oil/ ghee, add green chili-ginger, fry for a minute
Add vegetables, seasonings, mix well.
Add potato, cheese, pudina,  cashew pdr. mix well, remove and cool
For stuffing, mix all the ingredients
Roll the ingredients for kabab, if need be add some bread crumbs, make a depression, put enough stuffing, cover well and roll into desired shape.
Heat oil, roll the kababs in breadcrumbs and shallow fry in medium hot oil, till brown on both sides. Serve with green and sweet chutneys.

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POTATO-HUNG CURD KABAB



INGREDIENTS
Boiled and grated potato 1 cup
Paneer grated 3 tbsp
Cashew- nut pdr. 2 tbsp
kasturi methi crushed ½ tsp
green chili finely chopped to taste
ginger finely chopped ½-1tsp
hung curd 2 tbsp
Almond finely chopped 2 tbsp
coriander leaves finely chopped 2 tbsp
anardana pdr. ½ tsp
salt to taste
amchur pdr. 1 tsp
garam masala pdr. 1 tsp
jeera pdr. 1 tsp
bread crumbs 1-2 tbsp
dal powdered as needed
oil for shallow frying

METHOD
Mix well potato, paneer, cashew nut pdr., hung curd, coriander leaves, with seasoning, add bread crumbs and dal pdr as needed to make dough.
Take some dough, put almond chopped, roll and shape as desired, shallow fry in medium hot oil till brown on both sides, drain and serve hot with chutney of your choice.

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Spicy-cheesy crisps with a dip



INGREDIENTS FOR CRISP
maida  100 gm
oats pdr. 50 gm
cheese grated 1/4 cup
chili flakes 1 tbsp or to taste
kasturi methi crushed 2 tsp
butter 25 gm
salt to taste
lime rind 1/2 tsp
water to knead
oil to fry

METHOD
mix all the ingredients well, then add water little by little to make a stiff dough, heat oil.
roll out into a big roti, poke with fork all over and cut into desired shape, or you can roll into small puris, poke with fork and deep fry till crisp, drain and keep aside.

FOR DIP
hung curd 1/4 cup
mayonnaise  2-3 tbsp
ketchup 2 tbsp
mix all well, the combination can slightly vary too. 

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