Siri's Kitchen

Broccoli with Potato Curry

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 23 Jun 2016 21:10:00 +0000

Broccoli with Potato Curry Recipe

Preparation Time : 20 min
Cooking Time : 30 min
Yield :3-4 People
Ingredients:
Broccoli – 3 cups
Potatoes – 3 medium
Tomatoes – 2 medium
Onions – 2 medium
Garlic crushed - 1tspn
Green chillies – 4 slit lengthwise
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp.
Red Chilli powder – 1tsp.
Coriander powder – 1tsp
Oil – 2 tbsp.
Cumin Seeds – 1 tspn.
Mustard seeds -1 tspn
Curry leaves -4
Coriander leaves - for garnish
Salt - to taste
Direction :
Wash and peel the potatoes and cut them it into cubes.Chop the onion and tomato and keep a side.Cut the broccoli into small florets,wash and blanch them by putting them in boiling water and letting them remain in the water for a few minutes,then drain the water completely.Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds,cumin seeds.Once the splutter,add crushed garlic,chopped onions and green chillis. Add turmeric powder,chilli powder,curry leaves and chopped tomatoes and cook until they are fully cooked.Then add chopped potato pieces and put the lid.Cook them for about 5 min. and add broccoli florets.Add salt and mix very well. Cook them for about 10 min. and add some coriander powder and mix it.Done. Garnish with coriander leaves.Enjoy with rice or roti.

Mushrooms stuffed with fish

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 22:10:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 10 min

Cooking Time :20 min

Yield :4 people

Ingredients
Mushrooms - 18 or 1 and half lbs
Fish pieces - 100 gms
Onion - 1 small chopped
Cream cheese - 8 oz at Room temperature
Chiili sauce or hot sauce - 1 tblspn
Black pepper - 1 tspn
Salt - To taste
Butter - 1 tblspn
Monterey jack cheese - 3/4 cup grated
Bread grams - for garnish
Directions:
First clean the mushrooms and remove the stems.Don't throw the mushroom stems away,chop them finely and put them a side.Heat butter in a pan and add chopped onions and chopped mushroom stems.Fry them for about 5 -6 min.
Heat oil in a pan and add fish and cook it for about 5 minutes and add salt and pepper.Then, add onions and mix it well. Add chilli sauce and cream cheese and give it a good mix.Mash the cooked fish with spoon.It should be like a dip.Add salt if you need more. Stuff the mushrooms with the cheese and fish dip and put it in the baking tray.Finally take the shredded cheese and put it on top of each stuffed mushroom and sprinkle with bread grams.Now spray it with some olive oil and bake them at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 12 to 15 min.Enjoy!!
Note:For the mushrooms I used portabella mushrooms.You can use any kind of mushrooms.You can prepare this with shrimp or crab too.For shredded cheese I used montery jack cheese but,you can use any kind of cheese.For vegetarians skip fish and use the paneer but,the process is same.Don't over cook the stuffed mushroom.It will take time process,but it is worth it.

Apollo Fish Fry

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 21:47:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 10 min

Cooking Time :20 min

Yield :4 people

Ingredients
Fish Fillets - 1lb (boneless and skin less)
Green chillis -3 chopped
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tspn
Egg - 1
All purpose flour- 1 tblspn
Corn flour -2 tblspn
Curd -1 tspn
Soy sauce - 1 tspn
Turmeric powder
chilli flakes - 1tspn
Chilli powder - 1 tspn
Coriander powder - 1 tspn
Salt - to taste
Oil -for deep fry
Lemon juice - 1tspn
Directions:
Take bowl add fish pieces and wash with vinegar and water then add salt, ginger garlic paste, chilly powder, turmeric powder, mix it well, add egg, corn starch, all purpose flour,mix this well and deep fry them, keep it aside.Heat oil in a pan add ginger garlic paste, green chilies, curry leaves, coriander powder,salt, soy sauce, curd, chilli flakes, chopped coriander leaves,cook this some time and add fried fish toss it and add lime juice.Enjoy!!
Note:I used tilapia fillets.You can use any kind of fish.Recipe is adapted from Vahrehvah.com.

Milk Fish Curry

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 22:28:00 +0000

Milk Fish Curry Recipe

Preparation Time : 20 min
Cooking Time : 35 min
Yield :3-4 People
Ingredients:
Fresh Milk fish pieces -2 lbs
Onions -2 medium chopped
Tamarind - 1 big lemon size
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn size
Chilli powder - 1 tblspn or to taste
Cumin seeds - 1 tblspn
Methi seeds - 1 tspn
Coriander and cumin powder - 1 tspn
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tspn
Salt - to taste
Oil -3 tblspn
Cilantro - for garnish
Directions:
First wash the fish pieces thoroughly.Add some salt and put it a side.Heat 1 tspn oil and fry cumin and methi seeds. Add chopped onion and fry them. switch off the flame and keep a side.When it is completely cool grind them into a fine paste. Heat oil in a pan and add ginger garlic paste and onion paste and fry it. Add turmeric and chilli powder and fish pieces in it.Add tamarind juice,salt and bring it to boil.Add water if you need.Add coriander and cumin powder and cook for until the soup thickens. Garnish with coriander leaves. If the fish pulusu is completely cool it tastes great.Enjoy with Jowar roti (jonna rotte) or rice.

Carrot Fry

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 14 Jun 2016 21:55:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 10 min

Cooking Time :20 min

Yield :4 people

Ingredients
Carrots-4
Onion - 1 chopped
Chilli powder -1 tspn or to taste
Salt - to taste
Oil - 3 tblspn
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves -4
Coriander powder- 1/2 tspn
Cilantro - To garnish
Directions:
Peel the carrots skin and chop them into small pieces.
Add oil into a pan and when it is hot add Mustard Seeds,and curry leaves and turmeric powder.
Add Onions and wait till onion turns golden brown.
To this add chopped carrots.Close the lid until carrots are almost cooked, add salt,chilli powder and coriander powder.
Close with lid for about a min and then remove from stove top. Garnish with cilantro.
Serve with rice and sambar or eat with roti. Enjoy!

Onion Pakoda

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 22:59:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 15 min

Cooking Time :10 min

Yield :4 people

Ingredients:
Onion - 2 large thinly sliced
Besan / gram flour - 2tblspn
Rice Flour - 1tspn
Red chilli powder - 1tsp
Curry leaves – few
Coriander / cilantro Leaves – few (chopped)
Oil - for deep frying
Salt - to taste
Directions:
First take a big bowl and add sliced onions,besan,rice flour,chilli powder,curry leaves, coriander leaves and salt in it.Mix it very well. No excess water required because when you wash the onions they would have left some water.
Heat the oil in a pan.When the oil is hot, take some mixture in hand and drop them in oil little by little.Deep fry them.
Crispy onion pakoda is ready. Enjoy!!

Khova / Mawa in a microwave

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:53:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 5 min

Cooking Time :5 min

Yield :4 people
Ingredients:

Sweetened condensed milk - 14 oz can
Ghee -1 tspn
Curd / yogurt -2 tspn
Directions:
Mix all the ingredients together in a microwave safe bowl.Put it in the microwave for 3min.Remove from microwave and mix it then put it again for about 2 min.It will look like bubble up.
Mix it and put it again for another 2min.Remove from microwave and mix it.It's like crumbly. Easy khoya is ready.
It tastes great.You can use it in any kind of sweets.
Note:My Microwave is 750 watts.

Vegetable and cheese Quesadilla

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 20:16:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 10 min

Cooking Time :10 min

Yield :2 people

Ingredients:

Tortilla - 2 (I used store bought)
Olive Oil - 2 tblspn
Garlic - 2 cloves chopped finely
Onion - 1 medium size sliced thinly
Capsicum / Bell Pepper - 1/2 sliced thinly
Mushrooms - 5 chopped
Black olives -6 chopped
Squash - half chopped
Italian seasoning -1 tsp
Salt to taste
Red chilli sauce - 1 tblspn
Mozzarella/Colby jack cheese- as needed
Directions:
First Heat oil in a pan.Add garlic and fry them.Add onions and all the above vegetables in it.saute for 2 min.Add chilli sauce,salt and Italian seasoning in it.Cook it till it mixed up very well.The stuffing ready now.

Take one tortilla and filled with vegetable stuffing and top with cheese.

Close with another tortilla.

Heat the pan and put the stuffed tortilla in the pan.Care fully turn both sides and cook with little oil.

Take out from the pan and cut it into 4 pieces.

Enjoy with sour cream!!

Daddojanam

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 00:24:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 15 min

Cooking Time :10 min

Yield :4 people

Ingredients:
Rice - 1 cup
Water -3 cups
Curd/ Yogurt - 4 cups
Salt -according to taste
For tempring:
Oil -1/4 tbsp.
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp.
Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp
Urad dal -1 tsp
Curry leaves -5
cilantro 5 sprigs chopped
Green chillies: 2 slit lengthwise
Red chillis -2 pieces
Directions:

Soak the rice in water for 1 hr.Add the water and cook the rice till it is done.Let it cool down.

Add curd and salt to the cooked rice, mix it very well.Heat the oil in a pan.When the oil is hot add the tempering ingredients one by one and fry them.

Let the tempering cool down and mix it to the curd rice

Garnish with cilantro.Enjoy!!

Pala Thalikalu / Thalikala Payasam

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 00:05:00 +0000

Happy Vinayaka Chavithi...May lord Ganapathi bring happiness and peace to all.This sweet is a must have on Vinayaka Chavithi.This is a rich sweet made of hand made noodles and sugar.

Preparation Time : 30 min

Cooking Time :40 min

Yield :4-6 people

Ingredients:
Wheat flour-3/4 cup
Rice flour - 4 tsp
Ghee - 1/2 tbsp
Milk-2 cups
Sugar/jaggery - 2 cups
Cardomam powder- 1/2 tsp
Water -4 cups
Dry fruits -for garnish
Directions:

First take wheat flour and make into a chapathi dough and put aside.Take rice flour and make into a batter.
Now take the dough little by little and roll the dough on your fingers to form noodle shape.Make the noodles out of all the dough.
Next take 4 cups of water in a saucepan and bring them to a boil.Add ghee in the boiling water and add the hand made noodles and boil them for 15 min.Add sugar and boil it for about 3 min. Wait until sugar is dissolved.
Add rice flour batter and mix it slowly,while you are mixing the sauce will be thickened. When the sauce thickened add cardamom powder and hot milk. Cook for another 3 min.
Now switch off the flame.if you want you can add dry fruits. Enjoy!!

Sweet Pongal /Paramannam

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:56:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 10 min

Cooking Time :20-30 min

Yield :4 people

Ingredients:
Rice – 1 cup
Moong dal -1 cup
jaggery – 2 cups grated
Ghee – 2 tblspn
Dry fruits -few
Water – 4 cups
Milk -half cup
Cardamom powder -half tspn
Directions:
First wash the rice and moong dal. Now take a pressure cooker and add 4 cups of water ,now add the rice and moong dal and close the cooker. Cook till you get 3 whistles.
let it cool down, then open the lid and put on low flame and add 2 cups of grated jaggery and cook till it melts.
Now add milk,cardomam powder and ghee.Mix it very well and cook for about 3 min.Lastly add the fried dry fruits in ghee and switch off the flame. Enjoy!!

Mango Pulihora

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:19:00 +0000

Mamidikaya Pulihora

Preparation Time : 20 min

Cooking Time :10 min

Yield :4 people

Ingredients:
Green mango - 1 big
Cooked rice - 3 cups
Salt - to taste
For tempering:
Oil - 4tsp
Cashews - 2tsp
Ground nuts - 4t
Channa dal - 2tsp
Mustard - 1tsp
Jeera - 1tsp
Green chillies - 4
Red chillies (dry) - 3
Turmeric powder - pinch
Curry leaves - few
Black pepper corns-few
Directions:
Peel the mango & grate it.Take the cooked rice in a bowl and add grated mango and salt.Mix gently with your fingers.Make sure the rice should be completely cool.

Now prepare the tempering (Thalimpu)

Heat the oil in a pan on medium flame.Now add all ingredients one by one and fry them.Next switch off the flame and put a side.

When the mixture is cools down mix with rice.

Mango pulihora is ready.

Green Mango Halwa

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:53:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 10 min

Cooking Time :20-30 min

Yield :10-15 pieces

Ingredients:
Green Mango - shredded 1 cup
Sugar -1.5 cup
Milk - 1 cup
Ghee - 1 tblspn
Food color -optional
Dry fruits - for garnish
Directions:
Heat ghee in a pan and fry the shredded green mango for about 5 min.

Add milk and cook until the milk is fully evaporated.Keep stirring in between.

Add color and sugar.Then cook it on medium low.

After a while the mixture become loosen, keep stirring the halwa until it thickened.

Pour the mixture on to a greased tray with ghee and rest for 2 to3 hours.

Cut the mango halwa into pieces.Sweet and tangy halwa is ready.Garnish with nuts.

Vegetable Pitla

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:55:00 +0000

vegetable pitla for Roti

Preparation Time : 10 min

Cooking Time :30 min

Yield :4 people

Ingredients:

Potato - 1 med size

Onion - 1 med size

Tomato - small

Capsicum -1/2 size (Chopped)

Carrot - 1/2 size ( chopped)

Besan/Gram flour - 1/2 cup

Turmeric -1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp.

Green chillies- 3 chopped

Mustard seeds -1 tsp

Cumin seeds- 1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp

Oil -1 tbsp.

Curry leaves- 5 leaves

Cilantro -for garnish chopped

Directions:

Wash and peel the potatoes and cut them into small pieces about 1/2 inch size.Keep the potato pieces in water ,they will not turn black.
cut the onion and green chillies into small pieces,take besan in a small bowl and add 1 cup water to form a smooth batter without any lumps.
Heat the pan and put the oil . When the oil is hot add the cumin seeds and mustard seeds.When they splutters add the turmeric and green chillies.
Add the chopped potato,chopped carrot,tomato and onion pieces and cook them for 1 min,cover and cook for 5 min.
Add the ginger garlic paste,salt and mix it very well,Add the chopped capsicum and mix it.
Add 2 cups water and let it cook for 5 min,
Mix the besan batter slowly to the curry and add curry leaves and cook it for another 5 min,
switch off the stove and garnish with cilantro leaves.
Enjoy with puri or chapathi.
It tastes really very well.If you have any leftover vegetables you can use it.You can add any kind of vegetables that you like.

Mutton Biryani

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 01:32:00 +0000

Mutton Biryani Recipe

Preparation Time : 40 min
Cooking Time :30 min
Yield :4 people
Ingredients:
For Marinate:
Mutton/Goat -2 lb
Curd /Yogurt - 1 and half cup
Shan Mutton Biryani mix -2 tblspn
Mint leaves - 1 cup
Coriander leaves -1 cup
Fried onions - 1/2 cup
Red chilli powder - 1 tspn
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn
Garam masala - 1/2 tspn
Salt -To taste
Lemon juice - 1 tblspn
Oil - 1tspn
For rice:
Basmati rice -4 cups
Cumin seeds - 1 tspn
Cardamom & cloves - each 3
Water - 6 cups
Salt - 1 tspn
Oil - 1/2 tspn
For Toppings:
Fried onions - half cup
Mint leaves - half cup
Coriander leaves -half cup
Butter - 1tblspn
Directions:

First, wash the mutton and marinate it with the ingredients above and put it a side for about 2 hours.

Meanwhile cook the rice with the ingredients above and cook it for about 70% done.

After 2 hours cook the mutton in a pressure cooker for up to 2 whistles.Don't add any water.

Mutton is cooked perfectly.

Now,drain the rice and put it in a colander.

Heat the butter in a big pan and add the cooked mutton and cover it with rice.

Add mint,coriander leaves and fried onions on top of the rice.Put the tight lid on and cook it for about 20-30 minutes on medium low heat.

Mutton Biryani is ready.Enjoy.

Vegetable Noodles

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 23:02:00 +0000

Veg (or) Egg Noodles Recipe

Preparation Time : 15 min
Cooking Time :30 min
Yield :4 people
Ingredients:
Noodles - 300 gms
Cabbage shredded - 2 cups
Carrot - 1 cup
Beans sprouts - 1 cup
Green pea beans -10 count
Onions - 1/2 cup
Ginger and garlic - 2 tblspn chopped
Soy sauce - 2 tblspn
Chilli sauce - 1 tblspn or to taste
Oil - 2 tblspn
Salt - to taste
Hoisin sauce - 1tblspn (optional)
Eggs - 3
Ajinomato -1 tspn
Coriander leaves - for garnish
Directions:

These noodles i used for this recipe.You can use any Hakka or Chinese noodles.

First cook the noodles according to the directions.When they are cooked drain out the water and put a side.

Chop all the vegetables.Wash them properly and put it in a colander

Take a wide open pan and add oil in it.When the oil is hot add chopped ginger garlic and fry it.

Add vegetables and fry them for about 1 min.

Add all the sauces and salt one by one and mix it very well.

Cook them for about 30 sec and mix it in bet ween.

Add cooked noodles and mix it very well.Add salt if you need.

If you like eggs you can use scrambled eggs.Make scrambled egg with little oil ,salt,and pepper.

Vegetable noodles are ready.Garnish with coriander leaves.

Mix scrambled eggs with vegetable noodles and make it into egg noodles.

Chicken 65

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 21:01:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 15 min
Cooking Time :30 min
Yield :4
Ingredients:
Chicken - 1 lb (Boneless and skinless)
For marinate:
Corn flour -2 tblspn
All purpose flour -1tblspn
Egg -1
Salt - to taste
Red chilli powder -1 tspn
For fry:
Oil - for deep fry
Curd/yogurt -2 tblspn
Curry leaves -5-6
Green chillis -4 to 5
Ginger garlic crushed -2 tblspn (This is not paste)
Color - 1 pinch (optional)
Directions:
First wash the chicken and drain the water with strainer.

Take a bowl and mix all the above ingredients for marinate the chicken.

Keep a side for about 1 hour.

Heat the oil for deep fry.Fry the chicken pieces until it is done.

Remove from the oil and put it on the paper towel.

Heat 2tblspn oil in a pan.Add crushed ginger garlic and fry it.Add green chillis, curry leaves and fry them.Add chicken pieces and mix it.Add little salt.

Add curd/Yogurt and mix it very well.When the curd is evaporated switch of the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.Enjoy!!

Lamb Heart fry

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 22:11:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 15 min
Cooking Time :30 min
Yield :4
Ingredients:
Lamb Heart - 1 lb
Milk - to wash the heart
Big onion - 1 chopped
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tblspn
Green chillis -4 chopped
Red chilli powder -1 tblspn
Coriander powder - 1tspn
Cumin powder - 1/2 tspn
Turmeric powder -1/2 tspn
Garam masala powder - 1 tspn
Tomato - 1 big chopped
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tblspn
Lemon juice -1 tspn
Coriander leaves -for garnish
Directions :
First wash the heart pieces and put it in the milk.Wait for 15 min. and drain out the milk.

Heat oil in a pan .Add chopped onions,green chillis ,ginger garlic paste and fry for 10 seconds.

Add turmeric powder,chilli powder and tomatoes.

When the tomatoes are half cooked add coriander,cumin powder and garam masala powder.

Add heart pieces and 1/2 cup of water.

Cook covered on medium heat until heart pieces are almost done.Add salt and mix very well.

Cook without lid until all the water is evaporated and heart fry is done.

Garnish with coriander leaves and lemon juice.Enjoy with roti or rice.

Dondakaya Fry /Tindora fry

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:00:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 15 min
Cooking Time :20 min
Yield :4
Ingredients:
Dondakaya - 250 gms
Green chillis - 3 chopped
Small onion - chopped
Sesame seeds -1 tblspn
Coconut powder - 1 tblspn
Oil -2 tblspn
Mustard seeds - 1 tspn
Cumin seeds - 1 tspn
Ginger garlic paste - 1tspn
Salt - to taste
Curry leaves - 4
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn
Chilli powder -1/2 tspn
Coriander leaves - 1 tblspn
Directions:
First wash the dondakaya and cut it into 6-8 pieces lengthwise.Heat oil in a pan.Add mustard and cumin seeds and allow them to splutter.Next add turmeric, green chillis,onions and curry leaves.Add ginger garlic paste and mix well.Add dondakaya pieces and put the lid. Cook them on a slow flame and keep stirring in between.Meanwhile roast the sesame seeds and grind with coconut powder. Now remove the lid ,add salt,chilli powder and sesame seeds powder and mix very well.Switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.Serve with hot rice or roti.Enjoy!!

Urad Dal Vada / Minapa Garelu

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 16:00:00 +0000

Medu Vada (Minapa Pappu Garelu) Recipe

Preparation Time : 30 min
Cooking Time :30 min
Yield :15-18
Ingredients:
Minapa pappu /urad dal - 1 cup
Green chillis -3
Small onion - finely chopped
Ginger -small piece
Curry leaves - 5 chopped
Coriander leaves -1 tblspn (optional)
Salt - to taste
Oil - For deep fry
Directions:
First soak the urad dal in water for atleast 3-4 hours.After that
Drain out all the water with the strainer.

Add the green chillis,ginger piece and salt to the urad dal.Grind the dal in the mixie grinder and make into a fine paste.Add very little water if you need.Add the chopped onions,curry leaves and coriander leaves and mix it very well.

Now the little amount of vada mixture on the zip lock cover or any kind fresh cover and shape it into a vada.

Heat oil in a pan.When the oil is hot,slowly drop the vada in the oil.Fry the vadas both sides until it turns golden color.

Remove from the oil and put it on paper towel.Serve hot with sambar or chutney.Enjoy!!

Pala Undralla Payasam (Undralla Payasam)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 23:10:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 20 min
Cooking Time :20 min
Yield : No Value
Ingredients:
Rice flour - 1 cup
Water -2 cups
Milk -2 cups
Sugar -3/4 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tspn
Salt - a pinch
Ghee /Butter - 1tblspn
Directions:
First take a pan and add half cup of milk,1 tspn ghee and mix well.Add the rice flour and salt.Put the stove on medium high with continuous stirring.Once it forms a soft dough then switch off the flame.When the dough is cool add little ghee and knead the dough.Now make the balls with the dough and put a side.Next take a big pot and add water.Add leftover milk and allow to boil.When the milk is boiling,drop the balls gently.Mix once in a while to avoid stick to the pot.Cook the balls for about 8-10 min.Check the thicker consistency.Once the balls are cooked add sugar and cardamom powder.Mix well and cook for about 1 min.and switch off the flame.When the consistency is very thick add little more milk.Garnish with Nuts or saffron.Serve hot.Enjoy!!
(Sorry i forgot to take picture when the dough making process.)

Mixed Vegetable Sambar

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 00:28:00 +0000

Preparation Time : 15 min
Cooking Time :30 min
Yield :4 to 5
Ingredients:
Toor dal -1 cup

Water - 2 cups

Vegetables -4 cups-chopped (Bottle gourd,Carrots,Lady finger,egg plant. Add any vegetable if you like)

Tamarind Pulp -2 tblspn

Tomatoes -2 chopped

Medium Onion -1/2 chopped

Green chillis - 4 to 5

Red chillis -3 to 4

Curry leaves -5 to 6

Salt - to taste

Oil -2 tblspn

Turmeric powder - 1tspn

Mustard seeds - 1 tspn

Cumin seeds -1 tspn

Sambar powder -1 tblspn
Biryani leaf -2

Directions:

First wash and cook the dal in the pressure cooker until 3 whistles.Once pressure is done, mash the dal with a spoon.Heat the oil in a big sauce pot.When the oil is hot add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.When they splutter add green chillis,red chillis,onions and turmeric powder.Add vegetables and mix it very well.Add tomatoes and cook them for about 4 to 5 min.When the vegetables are half cooked add tamarind pulp with 5 cups of water.Boil it for 5 to 6 min.Now add mashed dal and add some water if required.Add salt,curry leaves,Biryani leaf and sambar powder.Boil it for 10 to 15 min. or until sambar thickens.Adjust the consistency according to your taste.Done!! Enjoy with Hot rice,Idli or Dosa.

Get all ingredients

Cook Dal in cooker

fry mustard seeds,cumin seeds

Add onions,chillies

Add vegetables

Add tomatoes

Mix well

Add tamarind juice and salt

Boiling

Add cooked dal and boil again

Done

Add coriander leaves

Done

Spicy Puffed Rice Mixture

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 21:07:00 +0000

Maramaralu Mixture
Preparation Time : 10 min
Cooking Time :10 min
Yield : No value
Ingredients:
Puffed rice -200gms
Green chillis -6 chopped
Curry leaves -4to5
Red chillis -4to5
Garlic pods -3
Oil -2 tblspn
Mustard seeds -1 tspn
Cumin seeds -1 tspn
Turmeric powder -1/2 tspn
Fried peanuts -2 cups (Recipe here)
Sev -4 cups (Recipe here)
Kara boondi -3 cups (Recipe here)
Salt -as needed
Directions:
First heat the oil in a pan.When the oil is hot add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.Add crushed garlic,add turmeric powder,chopped green chillis,red chillis and curry leaves.Add salt and fry them until chillis are fully fried.Next add puffed rice and mix very well.Fry them for about 5 to 8 min.or until crispy.Add fried peanuts and broken sev,plain boondi and mix very well.Enjoy with teatime snack.

Sev

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 20:40:00 +0000

Kara Sev

Preparation Time : 10 min
Cooking Time : 20 min
Yield : 2
Ingredients:
Besan/Gram flour -1 cup
Rice flour -1 tblspn
Salt -to taste
Turmeric -pinch
Hing/inguva powder - pinch
Hot oil/hot butter -1/4 cup
Water - as needed
Oil - for deep fry
Directions:
First take a mixing bowl add besan,rice flour,salt,hing and turmeric powder.Next add hot oil and mix it very well.Add enough water and knead it into a soft dough.Take the murukku press and put some dough in it.Meanwhile heat the oil in a pan.When the oil is hot squeeze out the dough with the murukku press and fry them.Fry the sev both sides until it turns golden color.Remove on to paper towel.Continue with the rest of the dough.When it is completely cooled down,break into a pieces and store into a airtight container.Enjoy!!

Cauliflower Paratha

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 30 Jul 2014 22:25:00 +0000

Gobi Paratha Recipe

Preparation Time : 30 min
Cooking Time : 30 min
Yield :10 parathas
Ingredients:
Wheat flour - 1and half cup
Water - as needed
Ghee /butter -2 tblspn
For stuffing
Cauliflower - 3 cups grated/minced
Onion - 1 small finely chopped
Green chilli -3 finely chopped
Oil -2 tspn
Salt -to taste
Directions:
First wash the cauliflower and finely chop them in the chopper or grate with greater.Take a frying pan and add 2 tspn oil in it.Add chopped onions and green chillis.Add finely chopped cauliflower and salt.Mix very well.Cook the cauliflower for about 10 min and switch off the flame.Wait until the stuffing is completely cooled.Next take bowl and add cauliflower mixture and wheat flour.Add little ghee and make into a chapathi dough.Add water if you need any.Take small ball size of dough and make into a chapathi with the chapathi roll.Make them all chapathis, and cook it in the pan with the little ghee/butter.Done.Enjoy with curd and lemon pickle.