Showing posts with label garam masala. Show all posts
Showing posts with label garam masala. Show all posts

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Protein and Fiber rich Sandwich without Bread ?!

 Ingredients

Moong dal 1 cup, wash and soak for 4 hours

oats 1 cup

semolina/suji 1/2 cup

oil 1 tbsp + for shallow frying

ginger 1 " chopped

green chillies 1-2 as per taste chopped

onion 1 finely chopped

carrot finely chopped 1/4 cup OR 2-3 tbsp

capsicum finely chopped 2 tbsp 

cabbage finely chopped 3-4 tbsp

peas/ corn boiled and crushed 2 tbsp

beans finely chopped 2 tbsp

coriander leaves finely chopped 2 tbsp

salt to taste chili pdr 1/4-1/2 tsp

turmeric pdr 1/4 tsp

garam masala 1/2 tsp

cheese slices as needed or grated cheese ( optional)

 

Preparations

finely powder oats and suji and put in a big bowl

drain water from moong dal, add to the grinder along with green chilies and ginger, grind to a fine paste using little water if needed, batter should be thick

pour the dal batter over the oats pdr, add salt to taste, can add little jeera, mix well, knead to a soft dough like for roti ( mostly water will not be needed, if need be add little water in the grinder jar and add to knead the batter).

in a kadai or pan, add oil, once hot, add onion, fry till light brown, add rest of the veges, add salt, chili pdr and turmeric pdr, mix well,  cover and cook for 2-3 minutes.

mix the veges and see if they're soft, no need to overly cook, just cooked it should be, remove cool and add coriander leaves,garam masala and mix well, in case you're going to use cheese, you may add grated cheese to the veges and mix well, or you can spread it when you stuff the sandwich.

It is better to cook the veges first and set aside to cool, when you can grind the above and knead.

Divide the dough into equal sizes. Take one ball, roll well, dust some flower, and roll into medium thin square roti. In case, you're not able to  make square roti, cut to get desired square shape, add the cut extra dough and mix with the rest of the dough and roll out again.

Cut rolled out square into  half, put filling on one side, you may add some grated cheese or cut cheese slices according to the size. fold the other half to get you sandwich, seal well. Make all sandwiches in the same way, heat a pan add some oil/ butter/ ghee, once hot, place the prepared sandwiches, cook on medium flame, turning sides till crisp or brown as per your choice. Serve hot with chutney/ ketchup.

In case you want to make it for breakfast, you can grind, roll the dough, cover and keep in the fridge, if need be, can even cook the veges and store in the fridge.

 

NOTE- you can add whatever veges your family likes or better adding those veges which normally kids avoid, as making it like this, they'll eat and keep asking for more, so you can increase the quantity of the dal , oats, suji and veges as needed by your family members.

 

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Jackfruit Cutlets

 Ingredients

 

Preparations

Boil jackfruit and potato in a pressure cooker till 2 whistles, then in a bowl add boiled jackfruit and potato and mash them.
Next add chopped onion, chopped green chilli, ginger garlic paste, pickle, peanuts, garam masala powder, salt, roasted besan and coriander leaves and mix them properly.
Then give them an oval shape, coat them with semolina and keep them in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
In a pan add oil, and shallow fry the cutlets. Serve with sauce or any dip of your choice.


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. Kerala’s Crispy Chakka Cutlet

Ingredients

300 gm raw jackfruit, boiled and mashed

2 potatoes, boiled and mashed

2 green chillies, finely chopped

1 tsp ginger, grated

8-10 curry leaves, finely chopped

½ tsp garam masala

½ tsp black pepper powder

Breadcrumbs for coating

Oil for shallow frying

Salt to taste

Method

Mix mashed jackfruit and potato.

Add green chilli, ginger, curry leaves, garam masala, pepper and salt. Mix well.

Shape into round or oval cutlets.

Coat each cutlet evenly in breadcrumbs.

shallow-fry over medium heat until golden and crisp on both sides.

Serve hot with coconut chutney.


 

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Saturday, May 30, 2026

Sial masala for Bhatinda aloo

Ingredients and Preparations  

coriander seeds 1 tbsp
saunf 1/2 tsp
jeera 1 tsp
peppercorns 1/4 tsp
kalonji 1/2 tsp
roast and pdr  coarse
potatoes boiled 1/2 kg 
hing
garam masala 1/2 tsp
ginger 1 tsp
garlic 1 tsp
green chilies
red chili pdr to taste
dhania pdr 1 tsp
amchur pdr 1/2 tsp 
oil 2 tbsp
jeera 1/2 tsp
kalonji 1/2 tsp
ginger, garlic green chilies fry
add potatoes turmeric pdr 1/2 tsp, hing 1/4 tsp, salt to taste, mix and fry well
add the powdered masala about 2 tsp, if more can be stored, mix well.
 

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Aloo Chana Instant Pot / Stove top

Ingredients

Chickpeas 2 cups boiled / 1 15 oz. can chickpeas drained and rinsed OR ½ cup dried chickpeas

Potatoes ½ pound/ 225 gm diced to 1 ½”, if you use a pan, boil in 1 cup water, while you prepare the rest of the ingredients

Onion 1 cup/ 120 gm sliced/ chopped from 1 medium

Green chilies 1-2 slit

Ginger-garlic paste 1 tbsp or ½” ginger peeled and 3 garlic cloves crushed/ minced

Tomatoes ¾ cup chopped, deseeded

Mint leaves 2-3 tbsp leaves chopped

Spices

Turmeric pdr ½ tsp

Garam masala ¾ - 1 tsp as per taste

¾ to 1 tsp Kashmir red chili pdr as per taste

Bay leaf 1 or curry leaves 1 sprig

Star anise 1, mace 1 strand

Cumin/ jeera OR caraway seeds ½ tsp

Green cardamoms 3

Cloves 3

Cinnamon 3” pieces

You can choose the spices as per your taste

Preparations 

If you don’t have raw coconut, you may use coconut milk. To a small grinder jar, add 1/3 cup grated raw coconut, 10 cashew nuts or 1 tbsp fried gram ( pottukadalai), 1 tsp fennel seeds and pour ½ cup water

To substitute the above ingredients, use 1/3 cup thick canned coconut milk, 1 tbsp nut butter and ¾ tsp ground fennel / saunf. Add them to a small bowl and whisk together with a fork.  Grind to a smooth paste.

Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan or instant pot ( on saute mode) and add the whole spices. When they begin to sizzle, add curry leaves and onion.

Saute until they turn golden, add ginger-garlic paste and green chili.

Saute for a minute and add tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes break down to a mush.

Add mint leaves and saute until aromatic for 1-2 minutes.

Stir in the salt, turmeric , chili pdr and garam masala

Turn down the heat and add 1/3 cup whisked yogurt, use thick yogurt only.

Cool down for 2-3 minutes.

Mix in boiled chickpeas, potatoes and ¾ cup stock/ water/ ( Note use boiled potatoes, if using a normal pan/ pot & use raw potatoes only to cook in Instant pot.

Pour the coconut milk.

Stove top- bring to a gently boil. Cover and simmer for 6-8 minutes, until thick and aromatic. If it turns too  thick, add a splash of hot water as you cook. If it is runny, mash a few potatoes.

Instant pot (IP)- pour another ½  cup water. Cover the instant pot and pressure cook for 5 minutes. The IP beeps when it is done, press cancel and wait for 2 minutes. Gently release the pressure manually. Be careful of the hot pressure.

Aloo chana is done when the chickpeas and potatoes are tender and very soft or slightly mushy. The gravy is slightly runny at this stage but turns thick after cooling. Taste and more salt/ garam masala or Kasturi methi if you desire.

Garnish aloo chana with chopped coriander leaves. Serve with plain rice, pulao/ roti/ dosa.

TIPS

If you se dried chickpeas, soak ½ cup chickpeas overnight and pressure cook with 1 cup water till al dente. Not completely soft. In the IP you cook for 13 minutes.  Since it is pressure cooked again for another 5 minutes in the kurma. You’ll be left with ¾ cup water/ chana stock, use that when you cook the aloo chana.

Canned chickpeas- drain and rinse the chickpeas well. They should be tender and not to soft. Every brand is different. If in doubt don’t use IP to pressure cook them, instead cook them in a pot.

Green chilies & chili pdr- If you don’t use enough green chilies/ chili pdr, your kurma will taste sweet due to the coconut and nuts. Using a lot of chili pdr, alters the flavour of kurma.

Whole spices are an essential ingredient set in a kurma recipe, but you may omit them and use more garam masala. That alters the flavours because whole spices impart a delicate flavour to the kurma.

 

 

 

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Thursday, May 14, 2026

Soya Chunk And Oats Tikki

 Oats Soya Tikki 2 

Ingredients

 

1/2 

 

 

1/2 tsp crushed green chili 

1/2 cup powdered oats 

 

Preparations

  • Soak the soya chunks in hot water for 15 minutes or until they swell up and become soft.
  • Once soaked, squeeze out the excess water and transfer the soya chunks to a chopper jar.
  • Finely chop the soya chunks using the chopper and set aside.
  • To the chopper jar, add green peas, chopped onion, palak (spinach), ginger, garlic, and carrot.
  • Finely chop all the vegetables until well blended but not pureed.
  • Transfer the chopped vegetables to a mixing bowl.
  •  
  • To the bowl, add the chopped soya chunks and vegetables.
  • Add besan (gram flour), salt, coriander powder, garam masala, crushed chilli, and powdered oats.
  • Mix all the ingredients thoroughly until they form a cohesive mixture. The mixture should hold its shape when pressed.
  • Take small portions of the mixture and roll them into medium-sized balls.
  • Flatten each ball gently between your palms to shape them into patties (tikkis).
  • Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan over medium heat.
  • Place the tikkis in the pan and shallow fry them until they are golden brown and firm on both sides. Flip them gently to ensure even cooking.
  • Remove the tikkis from the pan and place them on a paper towel to absorb any excess oil.
  • Serve hot with your favorite sauce, chutney, or yogurt dip.              

     

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  • Spinach - Paneer Tikki

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    Ingredients

    3 tsp oil
    3 green chillies
    1 inch ginger paste
    1 bunch palak / spinach, chopped
    3 potato, boiled & mashed
    ½ cup paneer / cottage cheese, grated

    ½ cup bread crumbs
    1 tsp coriander powder
    ¼ tsp cumin powder
    ½ tsp garam masala
    ½ tsp aamchur / dry mango powder
    2 tbsp coriander, finely chopped

    ½ tsp salt
    2 tbsp corn flour
    1 tbsp maida
    ¼ tsp chilli flakes
    ¼ tsp salt
    ½ cup water
    1 cup bread crumbs

     

    Method

    In a large kadai, heat oil and sauté chillies and ginger paste, then add a bunch of palak, cooking until it wilts and shrinks.

    Cool the palak mixture, blend into a smooth paste, then mix with mashed potatoes, paneer, and breadcrumbs in a large bowl.

     Combine the palak mixture with spices, herbs, and breadcrumbs to form a non-sticky dough, then prepare a smooth maida paste by mixing corn flour, maida, chilli flakes, and salt with water.

    Shape veg mixture into cylinders, coat with maida paste & breadcrumbs (double coat). Deep fry or bake at 180°C for 15 min. Serve crispy palak cutlet with tomato sauce.

     


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    Moong Dal And Paneer Tikki

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    Ingredients


    1/2 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram) , soaked for 30 minutes and drained

    1/2 cup low-fat crumbled paneer (cottage cheese)

    1/4 cup ragi (nachni / red millet) flour

    1 tbsp grated onions

    1 tsp chilli powder

    1/4 tsp garam masala

    1/4 tsp turmeric pdr

    1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste

    2 tsp chaat masala

    2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

    salt to taste

    Other Ingredients For Moong Dal and Paneer Tikki

    1 tsp coconut oil or oil for greasing and cooking

    For Serving With Moong Dal and Paneer Tikki

    mint and coriander chutney

    Method

    For moong dal and paneer tikki

    To make moong dal and paneer tikki, combine the yellow moong dal, 
     
    2 cups of water and salt in a broad non-stick pan and cover and cook 
     
    on a slow flame for 7 to 8 minutes, while stirring occasionally.

    Remove from the flame and drain very well it using a strainer.

    Transfer the cooked moong dal on a plate and cool completely.

    Add all the remaining ingredients and mix very well.

    Divide the mixture into 10 equal portions and shape each portion into 
     
    a 50 mm. (2”) diameter flat round tikki.

    Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and grease it using ¼ tsp of oil and 
     
    cook the tikkis on a slow flame using the remaining ¾ tsp of oil till 
     
    they turn brown in colour from both the sides.

    Serve the moong dal and paneer tikki immediately with mint and 
     
    coriander chutney.

     

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