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Indian Tea - Chai...

2020-05-24T21:32:00.005-07:00

It takes just 10 mins or less depending on how strong you like your tea :)

Ingredients:

Water - 120ml ( 1/2 cup )
Sugar - 1 tsp or based on how sweet you like
Black tea leaves - 2 tsp or based on how strong you like
Milk - 120ml
1 Pan
1 Strainer

Method:

Take a pan and add 120ml of water, 2 spoons of tea leaves, sugar (1 tsp).
Boil the above from step 1 for 5 minutes on medium sim or on 7 (if using induction)
Add 120ml (1/2 cup) of milk after 5 mins of the above. Let this boil for another 3 minutes at medium sim or on 7 and change to low sim or on 6 (if using induction)
Tea is ready to be poured using a strainer in a cup and below pics for reference.
It can be enjoyed with rusk, khari, marie or parle G biscuits.

Poha

2020-03-19T23:17:00.001-07:00

Poha is a quick breakfast and snack made with beaten rice or flatten rice, spices, and onions.

Prep time - 10 minutes
Cook time - 15 minutes
Total time - 25 minutes
Serves - 4 people

Ingredients:

Aval poha - 3 cups (approximately 250 gms i.e. 720 ml) - Choose medium to thick poha
Onions - 3 medium sized (chopped)
Tomatoes - 2 medium sized (chopped) - optional
Boiled Potatoes - 2 medium sized (cubed to small size)
Green chilly - 2 (chopped)
1 sprig of curry leaves
2 teaspoon of mustard seeds (Rai in hindi)
2 tablespoons of oil
Salt as needed
Sugar (optional)
Red chili powder based on your spice level
Turmeric - 1 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander powder - 1/2 teaspoon (optional)
Chopped coriander for garnishing
Lemon juice as needed

Method:

Strain the poha under running water for 45 seconds and drain water completely (do not soak poha) and place it in a big bowl.
Add 1 tsp of salt, sugar, red chilli powder, turmeric to poha and mix it well.
Add 1/4 tsp of salt to chop potatoes to avoid bland taste.
Put oil in pan (kadhai in hindi) and let it heat for 30 seconds, add mustard seeds and wait for it to splutter, and then add curry leaves and green chilly together and give it a stir.
Add chopped onions to the pan and cook the onions on medium sim until it becomes transparent / pinkish. Keep stirring the contents occasionally so that it does not stick to the pan.
Once the onion is cooked per above step, add 1/2 tsp of salt, red chili powder, turmeric, coriander powder and chopped tomatoes and give it a quick mix and let it cook for 2 mins.
Add chopped boiled potatoes and saute the content for 2-3 mins on a medium to high flame.
Add poha from step 1 and mix it well. Cover the pan and let it cook on low heat for 2 mins.
Turn off the pan and sprinkle some lemon juice.
Garnish it with coriander and serve it hot.

This is my version on Poha and not from Doha or Soha and the spices are used as needed so it can vary per your taste and preference.

Rawa (semolina) Idly

2018-03-16T23:23:00.001-07:00

For 12 pcs of rawa idly

Ingredients:

2 cups rawa (semolina)
1 cup curd (yoghurt)
1 tsp Rai (mustard seeds)
1 tbsp phutana dal (roasted gram)
2 green chillies
Few curry leaves
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 pc ginger (1 inch)
2 tbsp oil

Method:

Make a paste of ginger and green chillies.
Take a pan - add oil, rai (mustard seeds), phutana dal (roasted gram), ginger & chilly paste, curry leaves, & rawa (semolina) Roast for 3-4 mins at low heat.
Take a bowl - put one cup curd (yoghurt) & 2 cups water and mix. Then put the above mixture and keep it for 15-20 mins.
When you want to make rawa idly - add salt, baking soda and little water to the mixture above. It should be in a flowing consistency (not too thick and not too watery)
Steam it for 10 minutes.
Serve it hot with coconut chutney and/or sambar and/or mint chutney and/or ketchup

Thandai Sharbat - Holi Hain

2017-02-26T08:41:00.001-08:00

For one bottle of thandai (1 LTR) below are ingredients:

25 Badam
15 elaichi
1 tbsp poppy seeds (khas khas in Hindi)
1 tbsp Jeera
50 Black pepper
1/4 Nut meg (jafar in Hindi)
3/4 kg sugar
Kesar

Method:

1. Soak and grind all the ingredients except sugar.
2. Boil sugar
3. Add grinded paste to sugar syrup and boil till thick
4. Strain when it cools down
5. Pour in the bottle and store in refrigerator

Whenever ready to drink pour 30 ml Sharbat in glass and add cold milk.

Khakhra Sandwich (Healthy & easy option)

2015-02-03T11:12:00.002-08:00

Ingredients :

Rectangle khakhras - easily available in market
Fresh paneer (cottage cheese)

Fresh Pudina chutney

Tomato ketchup

1 Onion

1 Tomato

Only two steps :

1.Take two pieces of khakhra, apply pudina chutney on one and tomato ketchup on another.

2. Cut onion and tomatoes in small pieces and spread it across any one khakhra piece. Slice paneer into thin layer and add.

Combine both pieces of khakhra like a sandwich & Enjoy!

About Khakhra - Originating from the state of Gujarat, as part of Gujarati cuisine in India, Khakhara’s are thin crackers made from mat bean, wheat flour and oil. It is served usually during breakfast. Khakhra’s are uniquely hand-made and roasted to provide a delicious, crunchy and healthy snack enjoyed with a selection of pickles and chutneys.

Paneer Fish Fry - Vegetarian

2014-06-08T11:42:00.000-07:00

Serves for 2

Ingredients:

250 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer)
1 Tbsp Flour (Maida)
1/4 Tsp Garam Masala
1/4 Tsp Jeera Powder
1/4 Tsp Amchur Powder
Pinch of tandoori color
Oil for frying
Salt for taste

Method:

Mix all dry ingredients in flour (maida) except cottage cheese (Paneer)

Cut cottage cheese into long pieces & wash.

Dip the paneer in dry flour & deep fry.

Dalia Upma

2013-07-08T09:15:00.001-07:00

Serves for 2

Ingredients:

1 Cup Dalia (Broken wheat)

1 Tsp Rai (Mustard seeds)

1 Tbsp Broken Channa (Phutana)

1 Tbsp Oil

1 Tsp Jeera

1 Onion (Chopped finely)

2 Green chillies (grinded)

1 pc Ginger (grinded)

Few curry leaves

1 Lime (juice)

Salt to taste

Coriander

Method:

Take a pan : put oil, rai, jeera, broken channa, green chillies, ginger, curry leaves and onions. Mix for 2 minutes.

Add dalia and mix it till it becomes brown (appox. 5 mins)

Add 2 cups of water and salt, then keep the gas on sim. Cover the pan and keep it till it dries.

Put lime juice and decorate with coriander.

Ice Cream Soda

2013-02-11T09:07:00.003-08:00

Serves for 1

Ingredients:

1 Long glass

1 Tbsp Rose Syrup (or any other flavor syrup)

1 Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream

1 350 ml Bottled soda

Method:

Put syrup and ice cream in a long glass and pour soda and drink immediately.

Sindhi Kadhi

2012-06-14T10:03:00.002-07:00

Serves for 4

Ingredients:

1/2 kg Tomatoes
100 gm Lady Finger (Bhindi). Make a small slit
100 gm Cluster Beans (Gawaal)
1 pc Drumstick (Cut into 5-6 pieces)
1 Tsp Brown Mustard Seeds (Rai)
1 Tsp Fenugreek Seeds (Methi)
1 Tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
1 Tsp Besan (Bengal gram flour)
Few Kokum flowers
1 Tsp Red Chilly Powder
1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1/4 Tsp Asafoetida (Hing)
1 Tsp grated ginger (adrak)
4 to 6 curry leaves (kadi patta)
1 Tbsp Oil
3-4 Green Chilly
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Boil tomatoes and make puree. Keep it aside.
2. Take a vessel add oil & add rai, jeera and methi. Then add besan, mix it for two minutes till the besan turns light brown. Put green chilly, ginger, red chilly powder, turmeric, and hing.
3. Add tomato puree in the vessel. Add two glasses of water followed by kokum flowers, cluster beans, drumstick, curry leaves and salt. Keep it to boil for 30 minutes. Then add lady finger and boil for 15 minutes.
4. Serve with hot rice.

Koki - Sindhi Special

2012-06-14T09:37:00.003-07:00

Onion Paratha (Koki): Sindhi Special - My Fav.

Serves for 4

Ingredients:

1 Bowl Whole Wheat Flour
1 Onion
1 Green Chilly
1 Tsp Jeera
2 Tbsp Pure Ghee or Oil
Salt to taste
Few Coriander leaves

Procedure:

Mix all the ingredients and make a dough. Keep it for 30 minutes.
Then roll into thick round shape and cook on pan on slim flame till it becomes crispy.
While the paratha is cooking add a little ghee or oil.

Serve it hot with either yoghurt, pickle or papad.

Veg. Samosa

2012-03-13T19:01:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

1 Cup Flour (Maida)
1/4 Cup Rawa
2tsp Jeera
1/2kg Potatoes
Coriander
1tsp Garam Masala
4-5 Green Chillies
Pc of ginger
Salt
Oil
1/2 Lime

Method:

For dough: Take flour (maida), rawa, 1tsp jeera, 2 tbs oil, salt. Mix and make a dough and keep it for 15 minutes.

For filling: Take boiled potatoes, cut into small pieces, add salt, coriander, garam masala and 1/2 lime.

In a small pan, take 1tsp oil, add jeera, ginger, green chillies. Saute for 2 mins and put it in the potatoes. Keep it for cooling.

Make small balls of the dough and make rotis. Cut into two halves and fill in the masala. Make it in a shape of samosa (triangular).

Then deep fry.

Cheese Balls!

2011-08-07T07:37:00.000-07:00

Make cheese balls in 10 minutes...

Ingredients:

1/2 Cup flour (i.e. maida),
1/4 Tea spoon baking powder,
2 Cubes grated cheese,
1/4 Tea spoon black pepper,
1/2 Cup Milk,
Oil for frying purpose.

Method:

Mix all the ingredients one by one in a bowl, then mix the batter with milk, after mixing the batter leave it for 5 minutes. Then fry the prepared batter in oil. While frying, the batter needs to be fried in small sizes. Enjoy!!!

Milk & Thumps Up!

2011-07-29T02:45:00.000-07:00

Milk & Thumps Up, I know it sounds weird but it does not taste weird. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

1/2 glass Milk (Cold or chilled)
1/2 glass Thums Up (Bottled thums up preferred i.e. 300ml)
1 to 2 Spoons of sugar

Method:

Add 1 or 2 spoons of sugar to 1/2 glass of cold milk and mix it.
Add thums up to the glass of milk.
Mix it only once.

Eggless Cake Recipe

2011-07-28T23:49:00.001-07:00

Learn to make eggless/vegetarian cake at home. In less than 45 minutes you can make a cake. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:

2    cups flour (i.e. maida in Hindi)
1/2 cup curd/yoghurt (i.e. dahi in Hindi)
1/2 cup cooking oil
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup powder sugar
1    tea sp baking powder
1/2 tea sp soda bi-carb
1    tea sp vanilla essence

Method:
Sieve flour, baking powder and soda bi-carb. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
Butter the baking dish.
Put the mixture in baking dish.
Bake for 40 minutes at 160 degree in oven.
Cake is ready!