Indian spice Magic

Tomato Dosai

2011-03-22T01:16:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Tomato – 1

Dosai Batter – 3 Ladle full

Hing – ¼ tsp

Chilly Powder – ¼ tsp

Coriander Powder – 1 tsp

Tomato Sauce – 1 tbsp

Coriander, Chopped – 1 tbsp

Curry Leaves, Chopped – 1 tbsp

Salt to taste.

Method:

1) Grind the chopped Tomato coarsely.

2) In a bowl add the ground tomato paste, tomato sauce, chilly powder, coriander powder,turmeric powder, Hing, salt , coriander leaves , curry leaves and mix well.

3)Add dosa batter to this and mix well.

4)Heat a tava and pour a ladleful of the batter and spread like a dosa.

5)Drizzle a little oil around the dosa and cook on a medium flame till done.

6)Serve it with sambar or chutney.

Bread Dahi Vada - Low fat version

2010-12-08T05:44:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Bread – 6 slices

Butter milk – 1.5 cup

Thick curd- 1/2 cup

Red chilly powder – 1/2 tsp

Chat Masala powder – 1/2 tsp

Black Salt – 1/4 tsp

Cumin / Zeera powder – 1/2 tsp

Sugar – a pinch

Pomegranate – 3 tbsp

Coriander, chopped – 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method:

1) Cut the edges of the bread and cut it in to square pieces.

2) Whip the curd and add this to the butter milk and mix well.

3) To the curd buttermilk mixture add the cumin powder, red chilly powder, salt and sugar. Mix well and keep this curd mixture aside.

4) Pour 4 tbsp of curd mixture in a serving dish .Place the bread slices over the curd mixture.

5) Apply a spoon of curd mixture over each piece of bread. Sprinkle a pinch of chat masala powder, chilly powder , back salt and chopped coriander.

6) Apply the curd mixture over the left over bread slices and place it on the bread slices place on the serving dish. I.e the bread with the curd side facing downwards.

7) Pour the left over curd to cover all the bread slices. Sprinkle a pinch of chat masala powder, cumin powder, chilly powder, red chutney, green chutney, sev and pomegranate. Refrigerate for some time and serve chilled.

Sending this to CWS Event -Cooking with anardana seeds By Jayasri

Started by Priya

Cabbage stir fry/Rameshwaram Muttakos Poriyal

2010-12-06T03:20:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Cabbage , chopped – 2 cup

Onion,chopped – 1

Garlic,chopped – 1 tsp

Red chilly – 2

Green chilly – 1

Zeera / cumin seeds – 1tsp

Roasted Gram powder or Pottu kadalai Powder – 3 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tsp

Method:

1) Heat oil in a pan and add the cumin seeds.

2) When they crackle add red chilly, garlic and green chilly and sauté for 2 minutes.

3) Add the onions and sauté on medium flame for 2 minutes.

4) Now add the cabbage and cook till the raw flavour of the cabbage disappears.

5) Once the cabbage is cooked add the roasted gram powder and salt. Mix well.

6) Serve it with cooked hot rice and little ghee.

Apple Jalebi/ Seb Ki Jalebi

2010-12-03T06:05:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Apple, sliced and cored – 8 rings

Maida/APF – 3/4 cup

Sugar – 1 tsp

Dry yeast – 1/4 tsp

For Sugar Syrup:

Sugar – 1 cup

Saffron – ½ tsp

Rose water – 2 tsp

Method:

For Making the Sugar Syrup:

1) Make sugar syrup by dissolving the sugar in 1 cup of water and boil it for few minutes. The syrup should be of single thread consistency i.e. sticky consistency.

2) Add little milk to the syrup, this will remove the impurities present in the sugar. Switch off the flame and add rose water and saffron strands dissolve in water.

For making the Batter:

1) Add yeast and 2 pinches of sugar to ½ cup of luke warm water. Mix well.

2) Now add the flour and sugar to the yeast mixture and prepare the batter. The consistency of the batter should be thick. Cover and keep aside for 1 hour.

Frying and the final process:

1) Dip the apple rings in the batter and deep fry in oil till they are slightly golden brown on both the sides. Remove and place it in a tissue paper.

2) Now heat the syrup till warm and remove from the flame add the apple rings. Soak for a minute and remove.

3) Garnish with nuts, cardamom powder and saffron.

Oats Chaat

2010-11-30T03:12:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Oats – 1/2 cup

Curd – 1/2 cup

Tomato, Chopped – 1

Apple, chopped – 1/2

Pomegranate – 3 tbsp

Meethi Chutney – 1 tbsp

Zeera Powder – 1/4 tsp

Chilly Powder – 1/2 tsp

Black Salt – 1/2 tsp

Chat Masala Powder – 1/2 tsp

Method:

1) In a pan roast the oats for 2- 3 Minutes. Keep it aside.

2)Mix Oats, tomato, apple, pomegranate,chilly powder, zeera powder, chat masala powder, rock salt, meethi chutney.

3) Garnish with sev, pomegranate, meethi chutney and serve .

I am sending this to Pari's Only Chaat Event

also

Sending this to CWS Event -Cooking with anardana seeds By Jayasri

Started by Priya

Fruit Chat

2010-11-29T04:41:00.000-08:00

I am reposting this Chaat recipe for Paris Only Chaat Event

Ingredients:

Apple, Grapes, pineapple, Banana, Pomegranate - 1 cup Chopped

Sugar – 1 tsp

Salt – a pinch

Chilly Powder – 1 tsp

Chat Powder – ½ tsp

Lime Juice – 1 tsp

Coriander chopped – 1 tsp

Method:

1) In Mixing bowl , Add chopped fruits ,salt, sugar, chilly powder, chat powder , lime juice.

2) Mix well or toss the fruits to mix the spice powder with the fruits.

3) Garnish with chopped coriander and Pomegranate.

Also

Sending this to CWS Event -Cooking with anardana seeds By Jayasri

Started by Priya

Broken Wheat / Samba Rava Idli

2010-11-28T23:11:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Broken Wheat - 200 gm

Curd – 100 gm

Salt to taste

For the tempering:

Mustard – 1 tsp

Zeera – 1 tsp

Red chilly - 2

Pepper corns – 1 tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Hing – a pinch

Oil – 1 tsp

Method:

1) Beat the curd and dilute it with little water.

2) Mix broken wheat and curd. Add required salt and keep it aside for 15 minutes.

3) Heat oil in a pan and add mustard, zeera, red chilly , peppercorns, urad dal and hing.

4) Add the tempering to broken wheat curd mixture and mix well.

5) If the batter is very thick you can add water. Grease the idli plates with little oil and pour the batter into the idli plates.

6)Steam it for about 15 – 20 minutes until it is cooked. Serve hot with coconut or red onion chutney.

Kachumber Salad

2010-11-25T19:21:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Cucumber – 1

Tomato – 1

Onion – 1

Chat powder – ¼ tsp

Coriander leaves – 2 tsp

Lemon Juice – 1 tsp

Salt to taste.

Method:

1) Chop cucumber, tomato and onion finely.

2) In a mixing bowl take all the chopped ingredients.

3) Add salt, chat powder, coriander leaves and lemon juice.

4) Mix all the ingredients well and serve.

Sending this to Eat Well Live Well Event by Taste of Pearl City

Also sending this to Hearth 'n Soul Event By Girlichef.

Khubani Ka Meetha and An Award

2010-11-24T03:22:00.000-08:00

Khubani ka meetha is an authentic Hyderabadi dessert. It is prepared with apricots and sugar.

It is a must dessert in hyderabadi weddings.Usually it is served with custard or cream. The kernel in the apricots is used in the preparation of almond essence as its taste is similar to Almonds.Actual recipe is of thick consistency as shown in the above snap but i like to have the Khubani ka meetha in the below form.(Oil free Jamuns)

Ingredients:

Dried Apricots – 1 cup

Water – 1 ¼ cup

Sugar – 4 tbsp

Cardamom Powder – a pinch

Method:

1) Wash and soak the apricots in water overnight.

2) Remove the seeds from the apricots.Crack open the seeds to remove the kernels.

3) Blanch the kernels and keep it aside to garnish the dessert.

4) Boil the apricots with the same water in which it was soaked overnight.

5) When it starts to boil add the sugar and cook till the sugar dissolves.Add a pinch of cardamom powder and mix well.

6) Cook the apricots on low flame till you get a thick consistency.

7)Garnish the apricots kernels.

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Makhane Ki Kheer (Lotus seed Kheer / Fox Nut Pudding)

2010-11-22T01:58:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Milk – 5 cups

Makhane (Lotus Seeds) – 1 cup

Vermicelli – 1/4 cup

Sugar – 3 tbsp

Nutmeg powder - 1/8 tsp

Saffron strands – few dissolved in milk

Ghee – 1 tsp

Method:

1) Heat ghee in a pan, add the makhane and sauté till they are crisp.

2) Remove from the fire and crush them slightly.

3) Roast the vermicelli and keep aside. Heat the milk in a non-stick pan and allow it to boil.

4) Add the makhane and vermicelli and allow it to simmer for 15 minutes .

5) When the kheer is of creamy consistency add the sugar, nutmeg and saffron strands.Mix well and remove from the flame.

5) Garnish with chopped cherries and pista.Serve chilled.

Soya (Dill Leaves) Fritters / Soya Keerai Vadai

2010-11-17T03:59:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Chana Dal – 1 cup

Moong Dal – ¼ cup

Soya keerai/ Dill leaves chopped – ½ cup

Onion, Chopped – 1

Green chillies – 3

Fennel seeds – 1 tbsp

Ginger - 1 inch

Curry leaves chopped – 1 tsp

Salt to taste.

Oil for deep frying.

Method:

1) Soak Chana dal and moong dal for 1 hour. Remove the water. Keep 3 tbsp of the soaked Chana dal separately.

2) Coarsely grind the lentils with fennel seeds, ginger, green chillies and salt without adding water.

3) Add the dill leaves, onion and remaining chana dal to the coarsely ground dal Mixture. Mix it well.

4) Heat oil in a pan. Take a lemon size dal mixture and flatten it with your palms.

5) Slowly drop it in to the oil and fry them until they are crisp and brown.

6) Remove and place it on a paper towel to remove excess oil and serve.

Cottage Cheese With Oregano And Bell Peppers

2010-11-15T00:18:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Cottage cheese- Paneer - 200 gm
Pepper powder - 1tsp
Oregano powder - 1 tsp
Bell pepper - 1 cup (Yellow and red colour)
Olive oil - 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Method:

1)Cut the paneer into rectangular pieces and add salt , Oregano.Mix well and keep it aside for 10 minutes.

2)Cut the bell peppers in to strips.

3) Heat oil in a pan and stir fry bell pepper strips for 2 minutes.

4)Add paneer and cook covered on low flame for 3 minutes.

5)Stir gently and serve.

I am sending this Recipe to Akila's Event Dish name starts with C.

Soya Flakes Upma

2010-11-12T00:26:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Soya flakes – 1 cup

Wheat bran – ¼ cup

Carrot chopped – ½ cup

Onion chopped – 1

Green chillies chopped – 2

Tomato chopped – 1

Mustard – ½ tsp

Zeera/Cumin seeds – ¼ tsp

Curry leaves – 5

Tomato puree – 3 tbsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Coriander leaves – 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method:

1) Soak soya flakes in water for 5 minutes and drain. Squeeze out the water and keep the soya flakes aside.

2) Roast the wheat bran till light golden brown.

3) Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seed, curry leaves and green chillies.

4) Add the onions and sauté well. Add turmeric, salt and mix well.

5) Add tomato puree and tomato. Cook for 2 minutes then add the carrots and mix well.

6) Then add soya flakes and wheat bran cook till the water evaporates.

7) Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

I am sending this to Hearth 'n soul event by Girlichef.

Ven Pongal

2010-11-10T04:10:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Raw rice – ¾ cup

Moong Dal – ¼ cup

Salt to taste

For Tempering:

Ghee – 2 tbsp

Cashew nut – 10

Pepper corns – 1 tsp

Curry leaves – 10

Zeera / Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Asafoetida – a pinch

Method:

1) Wash dal and rice together.

2) Pressure cook rice moong dal mixture with salt and 3 cups of water for 5 whistles. Allow the pressure in the cooker to subside.

3) Heat ghee in a small pan, roast the cashew nuts then remove the cashews and keep aside.

4) To the same ghee add pepper corns, zeera, curry leaves, asafoetida. Fry for few minutes. Add this seasoning to the rice dal mixture.

5) Add the cashew nuts and mix thoroughly.

6) Serve the ven pongal with sambar or chutney.

Variation:

The rice and dal mixture ratio can be changed. You can also make the rice: dal ratio ½: ½. But I like to use ¾: ¼ .

Gulab Ki Kheer

2010-11-08T04:14:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

Milk – ½ litre

Basmati rice – 2 tbsp

Rose essence – 2 drops

For Rose Mix:

Sugar – 2 tbsp

Water – 2 tbsp

Fresh Rose petals – ¾ cup

Method:

1) In a blender, add the basmati rice and grind it coarsely.

2) Boil sugar with water and prepare thick syrup. Remove from flame and add the rose petals .Mix well. Allow it to cool for some time. Then grind roughly in a mixer.

2) Boil milk with rice in a heavy bottom pan. Cover and cook on medium flame till the rice is cooked.

3) When you get the correct kheer consistency remove from flame.

4) Add the rose mix to the kheer and mix well.

5) Finally add the rose essence and mix. Serve chilled.

Baby Corn Sesame sticks

2010-10-25T05:01:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Baby corn – 5 No’s

Maida – 3 tbsp

Rice flour – 3 tbsp

Corn flour – 3 tbsp

Chilly powder – ½ tsp

Baking powder – a pinch

Salt – to taste

White sesame seeds for coating the baby corns.

Ajinomoto (optional)

Method:

1) Pressure cook baby corns with water for one whistle.If you are using small baby corns no need to pressure cook.

2) Mix Maida, Rice flour, Corn flour, chilly powder, baking powder, salt.Mix well

3) Prepare a thick batter like that of bajji batter.

4) Dip the baby corn in the batter and roll over the sesame seeds.

5) Deep fry in oil. When the colour of the baby corn turns golden brown.Remove from flame and place it in tissue paper to remove excess oil.

6) Serve it with tomato ketchup.

Homemade Tomato Sauce / Ketchup

2010-10-18T23:37:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Cinnamon Stick – 1

Cloves – 4

Bay Leaves – 1

Pepper Corns – 6

Tomato – 3

White Pumpkin – 1 small piece

Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp

Sugar – 3 tbsp

Corn flour – 1 tsp

White Vinegar – 1 tbsp

Method:

1) Make a spice bag with a muslin cloth and add the cinnamon sticks, bay leaf, cloves, pepper corns or can be added directly and removed through strainer in step 5.

2) Grind tomato, white pumpkin, Chilly powder and sugar into paste.

3) In a non-stick or heavy bottom pan add the tomato mixture along with the spice bag.

4) Cook till the raw flavour of the tomatoes disappears.

5) Strain through a coarse strainer. Pour the sauce in to the non-stick pan.

6) Mix corn flour with water and make a paste. Add this paste to the tomato sauce.

7) Add vinegar to the sauce and mix well. When the ketchup is thick remove from the flame.

8) Store the ketchup in sterilized bottles and refrigerate.

Sending this to Food palette red event.

Party Punch

2010-10-14T00:32:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Orange Juice – 1 cup

Pineapple Juice – 1 cup

Coconut Milk – ½ cup

Apples, chopped – 2 tbsp

Mint, chopped – 1 tsp

For Syrup:

Sugar – 2tbsp

Water -2tbsp

Ginger chopped – ½ tsp

Method:

1) Heat water, sugar and ginger in a pan and prepare syrup.

2) Remove the Ginger pieces from the syrup.

3) In a bowl, mix orange juice, pineapple juice and coconut milk, sugar syrup and a pinch of salt.

4) Pour it in to serving glasses and garnish with chopped apples and mint Leaves.

Potato fry - Urulai Kizhangu Varuval

2010-10-11T01:43:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Potato, Boiled and cubed – 3

Onion, chopped -1

Garlic, chopped – 6

Curry leaves – 10

Chilly powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Coriander powder – 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp

Peanuts – 2 tsp (Optional)

Fennel seeds – 1 tsp

Lime Juice – ½ tsp

Oil – 1 tbsp

Method:

1) Heat oil in a pan, add fennel seeds and curry leaves.

2) Add chopped onions and cook till it turns pink. Add chopped garlic and sauté well.

3) Then add the ginger garlic paste and sauté to remove the raw flavour of the ginger and garlic.

4) Add the Peanuts, chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt.

5) Sprinkle little water and then add the boiled potato. Mix well.

6) Cook till the masalas coat the potatoes and while removing from the flame add the lime juice and mix well.

7) Garnish with chopped coriander.

Oats Muesli

2010-10-08T03:23:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Oats – 1 cup

Milk – 1 cup

Honey – 1 tbsp

Banana – 1

Apple - ½ cup

Pomegranate – 2 tbsp

Method:

1) Take Oats in a bowl and add Milk and honey.

2) Cut Banana into 1” pieces and add this to the Milk oats mixture.

3) Cover and keep it aside for 25 minutes.

4) Squeeze the banana by fingers to get a pulpy consistency.

5) Then add the chopped apples and pomegranate. Mix and serve.

Sending this to CWS Event -Cooking with anardana seeds By Jayasri

Started by Priya

Bread Bits

2010-10-07T08:40:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Bread Slices – 5

Maida Flour - ¼ cup

Salt to taste

Chilly powder – 1 tsp.

Oil for deep frying

Method:

1) Cut the edges of the bread and crumble it into small pieces.

2) Add maida, salt, chilly powder .Mix well.

3) Add little amount of water and prepare a dough similar to that of the chapati.

4) Make small balls and roll out into chapati. With the help of a cutter cut it in to small pieces.

5) Deep fry the pieces in oil and place it in a paper napkin to remove excess oil and Serve.

I am sending this to Akila's Dish name starts with:B event

Kambhu/Pearl Millet Sweet Vadai

2010-10-06T01:32:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Kambu/bajra/pearl millet flour – 1 cup.

Jaggery – ¼ cup or as per the taste.

Grated coconut – ¼ cup

Method:

1) To the flour add the grated jaggery and mix well.

2) Then add the grated coconut and by sprinkling the water little by little prepare a dough similar to that of the Chapati.

3) Make small ball and press it to get a round shape.

4) Deep fry in oil and place it a paper napkin.

Popcorn Ladoo

2010-10-05T03:50:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Popcorn – 2 cups

Jaggery – ½ cup (as per taste)

Cardamom powder – ½ tsp

Method:

1) Caramelize jaggery and add Cardamom powder , popcorn.

2) Mix well and pour this into a greased plate.

3) Allow it to cool and make small balls.

I am sending this to Celebrate sweets - Ladoo event hosted by Nithu and started by

Nivedita

Badam Aur Gud ka Ladoo / Almond Ladoo

2010-10-05T03:30:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Badam (Almond) chopped - 1 cup

Jaggery - ½ cup

Cardamom Powder – 1 tsp

Carom seeds – ¼ tsp

Sesame seeds, roasted – ¼ cup

Ghee – ½ tbsp

Method:

1) Heat ghee in a pan. Add jaggery and stir till it melts.

2) Add carom seeds and cardamom powder.

3) Then add chopped almonds and mix well. Switch off the flame and add chopped cashew.

4) Mix well. Pour this mixture into a greased plate and allow it to cool.

5) Make small balls and roll it over roasted sesame seeds.

I am sending this to Nithu's Celebrate sweets - Ladoo event started by
Nivedita

Also sending this to Akila's Dish name starts with:B

And also to Flavours of Punjab Event started by Nayna & Hosted by

Pari

Meethi Lassi

2010-10-03T23:15:00.000-07:00

Lassi is a popular and traditional drink originated from Punjab. It is made by blending yogurt or curd with water. There are different versions of lassi. Salt and sugar can be added to make Meethi or Masala lassi.

Ingredients:

Curd – 1 cup

Sugar – 1tbsp

Cardamom Powder – ½ tsp

Water – ¾ cup

Method:

1) Blend all the ingredients in a Blender.

2) Pour it into serving glasses and serve with crushed ice on top.

Small Onion Chutney

2010-10-01T01:44:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Small onion Peeled – 1 cup

Red chilly – 10

Oil – 2 tbsp

Mustard – ½ tsp

Curry leaves - 5

Asafoetida – a pinch

Method:

1) Grind small onions, red chilly and salt to coarse paste.

2) Heat oil in a pan, season with mustard When it splutters add curry leaves and asafoetida .

3) Add the ground paste and fry till oil separates.

I am sending this to Jagruti's Complete My Thali(CMT) - Chutney

Rice puttu

2010-09-30T06:32:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Rice flour – 1 cup

Water – ¼ cup

Salt – ¼ tsp or a pinch

Grated coconut – ¼ cup

Sugar – 1 tbsp

Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp

Method:

1)Take the rice flour in a bowl and add the water little by little to wet the flour .Then the flour will be of the consistency as shown in the below picture.

2) Sift the rice flour.

3) To the grated coconut add sugar and cardamom powder and mix well.

4) Layer the puttu maker with rice flour and coconut mixture.

5) Place the puttu maker on the top of the pressure cooker vent tube and steam for 4 to 5 minutes.

6)Remove the puttu from the puttu maker and serve it with grated coconut and banana.

I am posting this recipe to priya 's Low oil or low calorie food
and linking it to Paris Announcment page

Pickled Brinjal

2010-09-30T06:13:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Brinjal pieces, cubed – 2 cup

Tomatoes, chopped – 2

Onion, chopped – 1

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Red chilly powder – ½ tsp

Coriander powder – 3 tsp

Garam masala – ½ tsp

Oil – 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

For Seasoning:

Nigella /onion seeds/Kalonji – ½ tsp

Fennel /Saunf – 1tsp

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

Fenugreek seeds – ½ tsp

Hing /asafoetida – a pinch

Method:

1) Take the brinjal cubes in a bowl and sprinkle some salt and leave it for 15 minutes to sweat.

2) Squeeze out the water from the brinjal.

3) Heat some oil in a pan and add asafoetida, mustard, fennel, fenugreek seeds and kalonji seeds. Let the mustard seeds splutter and fenugreek seeds become brown.

4) Add chopped onion and cook till they are soft .Then add the ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw flavours of the paste disappears.

5) Add the chopped tomatoes and stir till they are soft.

6) Add the turmeric, red chilly, coriander powder and salt and mix well.

7) Add the brinjal and cook covered till they are soft. Serve with chopped coriander.

I am posting this recipe for Cooking with seeds -Nigella seeds

and linking this to Priya's Easy n tasty recipes

Spinach Masoor Dal(Red whole lentils)

2010-09-30T06:02:00.000-07:00

This recipe is special as I have used the spinach which I had grown in a pot. Usually the greens are grown by seedling process.

I got little fresh spinach with roots from the greengrocer and I have chopped the stem and planted the roots in a pot. To my surprise it has grown well.

Ingredients:

Masoor dal/Red whole lentils – ¼ cup

Spinach -1 Bunch

Onion , small chopped – 1

Tomato, small chopped – 1

Garlic chopped -1 tsp

Green chilly , chopped – 1

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

Chilly powder – ½ tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Dry mango powder – ¼ tsp (Optional)

Garam masala – ¼ tsp

Asafoetida – a pinch

Salt to taste

Coriander /cilantro leaves for garnishing.

Method:

1) Wash the lentils and put it in a pressure cooker along with Turmeric powder, Salt, Chopped Spinach for 4 whistles or until it is cooked. Switch off the flame and allow it to cool.

2) When the pressure drops, open the lid and mash the dal.

3) Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, asafoetida, chopped garlic and onions. Cook till the onion turns pink.

4) Then add chopped green chillies and tomato and sauté well.

5) Add all the spice powders except garam masala and mix well.

6) Now add the dal and bring to boil then add the garam masala and cook for a minute.

7)Garnish with chopped coriander and serve with rice and chapati.

I am posting this recipe for Grow your own #45 Event by Girlichef.

Watermelon curry

2010-09-29T02:35:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Watermelon Cubes – 3 cups

Garlic flakes – 6

Zeera – ½ tsp

Ginger chopped – 1 tbsp

Dhaniya powder – ½ tsp

Red chilly powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – a pinch

Hing – a pinch

Lemon juice – 2 tsp

Oil – 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method:

1) Deseed the water melon cubes and make a puree of 1 ½ cups of watermelon cubes (middles portion) with garlic , salt and lemon juice.

2) In a microwave proof dish add Oil, Hing, Turmeric Powder, Ginger, Coriander powder, Red chilly powder .Microwave this for 2 minutes.

3) Add remaining water melon pieces and mix well.

4) Then add the Puree and microwave for 6 minutes. Remove from Microwave and mix well.

5) Garnish with coriander.

I am sending this to Nivedita's Kitchen and linking to Srivalli'sMEC EVENT - Fruits

Also sending this to Food palette red event.

Dhaniya Rice

2010-09-28T01:08:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Oil – 1 tbsp

Red chilly – 2

Mustard – 1 tsp

Urad Dal – 1 tsp

Cashew nut - 10

Onion chopped – 1

Tomato chopped – 1

Haldi Powder – ¼ tsp

Boiled Rice – 1 cup

For the Spice Powder:

Whole Dhaniya seeds – 2 tbsp

Red chilly – 5

Chana Dal – 1 tbsp

Urad Dal – 1 tbsp

Dry coconut grated – 1 tbsp

Dry garam masala – Cinnamon stick -1 inch, Cloves – 2, Pepper corns - 2

Method:

1. Dry roast all the ingredients for the powder separately and coarsely ground it in a

2. In a pan heat oil and add mustard allow it to splutter.

3. Then add urad dal, Red chilly, cashew nut.

3. Add onions and sauté till slightly brown. Add the tomatoes and stir for 4 minutes.

4. Add 2 tbsp of the spice powder, haldi , salt and stir for 2 minutes.

5. Then add the boiled rice and mix well.

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Curd Rice

2010-09-23T04:39:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Boiled Rice – 1 cup

Milk – 1 cup

Curd – 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Pomegranate seeds – 2tbsp

Coriander leaves – few only the leaf part

Method:

1) Heat the milk.When it is luke warm switch off the flame.

2) Mash the boiled rice. Use Hot boiled rice which can be easily mashed with spoon.

3) Add the milk to the mashed rice and mix gradually.Keep it aside for few minutes so that the rice attains room temperature.

4) Then add the salt and curd and mix. Then add the pomegranate seeds and coriander leaves.

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Aloo Pasand

2010-09-22T05:29:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Bread slices – 4

Boiled & Grated potato – 1

Grated Carrot – 2 tbsp

Sugar – 1 tbsp (as per the taste)

Dry fruits chopped – 1 tsp

Ghee – 1 tsp

For the sugar syrup:

Sugar – 4 tbsp ( as per the taste)

Water - ½ cup

Cardamom Powder – 1 tsp

Oil for deep frying

Method:

1) Cut the edges of the bread. With a help of a round mould or lid cut the bread in to round shapes.

2) Deep fry the round slices till golden brown and place them on a tissue paper to remove excess oil.

3) For the filling, Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan and add chopped Dry fruits.

4) Then add grated carrot and potato. Mix well then add 1 tbsp of sugar. Once sugar mixes with the potato mixture switch off the flame.

5) For the sugar syrup, in a pan add sugar and water. Once the syrup starts to boil add the cardamom powder and switch off the stove.

6) Dip 2 bread rounds in sugar syrup and sandwich the potato mixture in between the two slices.

7) Garnish with silver leaves and chopped pista .Serve chilled.

Fruit custard

2010-09-21T02:02:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Apple, Grapes, Pineapple, Banana, Pomegranate, Kiwi – 1 cup chopped.

Milk – 1 cup

Custard Powder – 1 tbsp

Sugar – 2 tbsp

Cherries for garnishing

Method:

1) Mix custard powder in 2 tbsp of milk and keep this aside.

2) Heat milk in a pan and allow it to boil.

3) Then add the sugar, Stir in. Once the sugar dissolves add the custard powder mixture.

4) Continuously stir and when the milk thickens switch off the flame.

5) Allow it to cool and then refrigerate for 20 minutes.

6) Take the chopped fruits in a serving bowl and pour the custard mixture and serve.

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Shahi Tukra/Double ka Meetha

2010-09-21T01:55:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Bread Pieces – 6

Milk – 1 cup

Sugar – 3 tbsp

Milk Maid – 1 tbsp

Few Kesar strands dissolved in milk

Roasted and chopped dry fruits – 3 tbsp.

Butter – 2 tbsp.

Crushed Cardamom – 1 tsp

Method:

1)Cut the Bread slices Diagonally.

2) Apply butter on the bread and toast the bread on tawa. Toast both sides of the bread till golden brown.

3) Remove the bread slices and keep it aside. Heat the milk in a bowl .

4) When the milk starts to boil add the crushed cardamom .

5) Add the sugar and milkmaid. When the milk thickens remove the milk from flame.

6) Add the saffron strands and dry fruits. Allow it to cool for few minutes.

7) Arrange the toasted breads in a serving dish and pour the medium hot milk mixture on it.

8) Garnish with saffron strands and dry fruits. Serve Chilled.

Mixed Fruit curry

2010-09-20T00:05:00.000-07:00

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Watermelon Apple Juice

2010-09-18T10:45:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Water Melon – 1 ½ cups

Chopped Apples – ¼ cup

Sugar – 2 tsp

Pepper - a pinch

Salt – a pinch

Method:

1)Remove the seeds from the water melon .Put it in a blender along with apple pieces and sugar.

2)Strain the juice through a large eyed mesh strainer.

3)Add salt and pepper to the juice and mix well.

4)Serve in a glass with chopped apples, ice cubes on top.

Chick Pea Dosa

2010-09-18T10:31:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Chick Pea – ½ cup

Curd – 1 tsp

Grated Carrot – ½ cup

Chopped ginger – 1 tsp

Chopped Green chilly – 1 tsp

Chopped Spinach – ½ cup

Chopped curry leaves - 1 tsp

Rice Flour – 2 tbsp

Baking soda – a pinch

Salt to taste

Oil for making dosa.

Method:

1) Clean the chick pea and soak overnight. Drain the water.

2) Put the chick pea in a blender and prepare a paste.

3) In a mixing bowl add the chick Pea paste, grated carrot, chopped spinach, Curry leaves, curd, rice flour , green chillies, salt, baking soda. Add little water and prepare a batter. Keep this batter aside for 15 minutes.

4) Pour a laddle full of batter into the non- stick tawa and make into a thick circle.

5) Close the non- stick pan with a lid and cook for few minutes.Then remove the lid and turn over .

6) Fry till golden brown.

7) Serve it with sambar or chutney.

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Apple Jam

2010-09-18T10:24:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Apples - 1

Sugar - 1/4 Cup

Lemon Juice -1 tbsp

Method:

1) Wash the apple, peel and chop it.

2) In a microwave safe bowl mix sugar and apple and Microwave it for 4 minutes.

3) Take the apple sugar mixture in a blender and blend it till soft.

4) Microwave this mixture a medium high (p – 60) for 7 minutes. Stir in between .

5) Add the lemon juice and mix.

6) Pour the jams in to the clean bottles and refrigerate.

Soya Flakes Bonda

2010-09-16T03:19:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Soya Flakes – ¼ cup

Boiled ,Mashed Potato - 1

Chopped onion – 1

Chopped chilly - 1

Chopped Curry leaves – 1 tbsp

Chilly Powder - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

For Batter:

Gram flour or Besan – ½ cup

Baking Soda – a Pinch

Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp

Chilly Powder - ½ tsp

Salt to taste

Water as required to prepare a bajji batter.

Method:

1) In a bowl, Soak the soya flakes in water for 5 minutes and drain. Squeeze the flakes.

2) Take the squeezed soya flakes in a mixing bowl and add mashed potato, chopped onions, chilly , curry leaves , chilly powder and salt.

3) Mix all the ingredients and make small balls. Keep it aside.

4) In another bowl, Prepare the batter by mixing gram flour , baking soda, turmeric powder, chilly powder , salt and water.

5) Dip the soya balls into the batter and deep fry in oil.

6) Serve it with chutney or tomato sauce.

Mushroom Masala

2010-09-16T01:42:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Mushroom - 1 ½ Cups

Onion – 1 chopped

Tomato – 1 c hopped

Ginger garlic Paste – 1 tsp

Oil – 1 tsp

Shahi Zeera - ½ tsp

Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp

Chilly Powder - ½ tsp

Zeera Powder – ¼ tsp

Chat Masala – ¼ tsp

Garam Masala – ¼ tsp

Salt to taste

For Garnishing

Coriander -1 tbsp Chopped

Method:

1) Clean the mushroom and cut each mushroom into four pieces.

2) Heat oil in a pan and add zeera when it splutters add chopped onions and cook till soft.

3)Add ginger garlic paste and cook till it loses the raw flavour.

4)Add the chopped tomatoes and sauté for 4 minutes.

5)Then add all the dry ingredients except the garam masala.

6) Add the chopped mushroom and sauté.If the gravy is dry add ½ cup water and cook for 5 minutes.

7)Once the mushroom is cooked add the garam masala powder.Saute for 2 minutes.

8)Garnish with coriander.

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Almond Phirni

2010-09-13T09:26:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Almonds - 10
Milk - 2 cups
Rice Flour - 3 tbsp
Cardamom - 3
Sugar - 3 tbsp
Few strands of kesar dissolve in Milk

Method:

1) Boil Milk in a heavy bottomed Vessel or non stick pan.

2) Add cardamom seeds to the Milk (Whole seeds give good taste).

3) Soak almonds in water, remove the skin ane prepare almond paste.

4) Genly mix Rice flour to the almond paste and prepare a smooth paste.

5) Add the mixed paste to the boiling milk and stir continuously.

6) Simmer it till the mixture is of creamy consistency.Then add Sugar.

7) When sugar dissolves add the kesar strands dissolved in milk.

8) Remove from fire and pour it in to serving cup and garnish it with almonds ,kesar strands,kis miss,Pista.Serve chilled.

Fruit Balls

2010-09-13T09:10:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Bread Slices- 4
Sugar - 3 tbsp
Milk - 1 Cup
Condensed Milk - 1 tbsp
Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp
Chopped Mixed Fruits - 1/2 Cup (Apple,Banana,grapes)

Method:

1) Cut the Edges of the Breads and keep it aside.

2) Heat Milk in a pan and bring it to boil.

3) Add sugar and condensed milk.

4) Remove the milk from flame and add vanilla essence.Allow it to cool.

5) Dip the bread slices in water for 2 seconds.

6) Place the wet slice between palms and press it gently to squeeze out the water.

7) Fill the bread slices with the chopped mixed fruits and make round balls.

8) Place the balls in a serving bowl and pour the milk mixture over it.

9) Garnish with Almonds & Serve chilled.