Uma's Culinary World

Hash Brown Patties with Sprouts

2012-01-30T13:43:00.000-05:00

A semi home cooked version of Ragda Patties with store bought Hash Brown Patties and Black Chickpea Sprouts. A nutritious combo of starchy potato patties with protein packed sprouts. Ingredients: Hash Brown Patties Dry Black Chickpeas/Chana or any other Beans - 1 cup Carrots - 2 Onion - 1 big Tomatoes - 2 medium Garlic - 4 big cloves Coriander/Dhania Powder - 1 tsp Cumin/Jeera Seeds - 1/2

Chicken Quesadillas with Indian Spices

2012-01-25T13:25:00.002-05:00

Mexican Chicken Quesadillas made of spinach roti and flavoured with Indian spices. A tasty fusion of Latin and Indian Cuisines. Ingredients: Wheat Flour - about 4 cups Spinach/Palak - about 3 cups Chicken Breasts - 2 Lime/Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp Tandoori Masala or Kabab Masala - 1 tbsp Garam Masala or any other spice mix - 1 tsp Chat Masala - 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper - 1 tsp Coriander/Dhania Powder

Mula Ambat (Radish Coconut Curry)

2012-01-23T07:28:00.000-05:00

Mula Ambat is a radish coconut curry flavoured with a Konkani spice Teppal and a dry fruit Kokum. Quite an easy recipe with very few ingredients. Ingredients: Radish/Moola/Mulangi - about 2 cups Grated Coconut (fresh or frozen) - about 1 cup Dry Red Chillies - 5 Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp Teppal/Triphal/Schezuan Pepper - 8 Kokam/Amsol/Birinda Sol - 4 pieces Salt How to prepare Mula Ambat: 1.

Tagged Again

2012-01-21T20:06:00.000-05:00

My dear friend Harman has tagged me where I get to brag about myself and my blog. Thanks Harman for giving me this opportunity once again. Your most beautiful post NaanKhatai (Eggless Cookies) - Baking was totally new to me when I started blogging. I was apprehensive to step out of my comfort zone. After a few trials and errors, I got the knack of baking cookies. Nankhatai are the only

Masala Shenga (Peanuts)

2012-01-17T13:16:00.000-05:00

Chickpea flour battered fried peanuts/groundnuts with a hint of Indian spices. Ingredients: Raw Peanuts/Groundnuts/Kache Shenga - 1 cup Chickpea Flour/Gram Flour/Besan - 2 tbsp Rice Flour - 1 tsp Coriander/Dhania Powder - 1/2 tsp Cumin/Jeera Powder - 1/2 tsp Chilli Powder/Cayenne Pepper - 1/2 tsp Chat Masala or Aamchur - 1/2 tsp Salt Oil How to prepare Masala Shenga: In a mixing bowl or a

Konkani Pathrado

2012-01-13T10:02:00.000-05:00

Pathrode or Pathrado is a Konkani recipe of Colocasia or Arum or Taro Root leaves. This recipe is well known as Patra for Gujaratis and Alu Wadi for Maharashtrians. I have used Collard Greens for this Patrado recipe as a substitute for Alu Paan or Patrade Paan. If you find this recipe time consuming, try the easier recipes of Alu Wadi made of Besan or Chickpea Flour and Patrade Pana Muddo.

Chana Palak Masala

2012-01-05T19:42:00.001-05:00

Kala Chana (Black Chickpeas) simmered in mildly spiced spinach and yogurt sauce. A tasty and nutritious combo of protein rich chickpeas and healthy greens. Ingredients: Chickpeas/Garbanzo Beans/Bengal Gram/Chana - 1/2 cup Onion - 1 medium Cumin Seeds/Jeera - 1/2 tsp Spinach/Palak - about 2 cups Tomatoes - 2 medium Dry Red Chillies - 5 Fennel Seeds/Saunf - 1 tsp Ginger - an inch piece Garlic

Gulab Jamun

2012-01-04T09:18:00.000-05:00

Gulab Jamun is one of the most delectable Indian sweets made of khoya/mava. Khoya is similar to ricotta cheese and is also used in making desserts like kheer. Today's Gulab Jamun recipe is using milk powder, which is quite easy. Ingredients: Milk Powder - 1 1/4 cups All Purpose Flour/Maida - 1/2 cup Ghee/Clarified Butter - 2 tbsp Milk - about 1/2 cup Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp Oil Sugar - 1 1/2

Eggless Mixed Flours Coconut Cookies

2011-12-30T09:30:00.002-05:00

Eggless Coconut cookies with multi flours - whole wheat flour, chickpea flour, corn meal and all purpose flour. Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour - 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour - 1/4 cup Chickpea Flour/Gram Flour/Besan - 1/4 cup Corn Meal or Corn Flour - 1/4 cup Walnuts/Akrot or any other nuts - 1/4 cup Dessicated (Dry) Coconut - 1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar - 1 cup Unsalted Butter - 1/4 pound Milk -

Konkani Lima Beans Coconut Curry

2011-12-27T13:35:00.000-05:00

This is a Konkani coconut curry recipe called as Kande Ambat. Generally, potatoes are cooked in this mildly spiced coconut sauce. I have used frozen Baby Lima Beans instead which made the curry healthier and delicious. Ingredients: Baby Lima Beans - 2 cups Onion - 1 small Grated Coconut (fresh or frozen) - 1 cup Dry Red Chillies - 4 Coriander Seeds/Dhane - 1 1/2 tbsp Cloves/Lavang - 2 Black

Kadhi Pakora

2011-12-19T18:10:00.001-05:00

Kadhi Pakora is a North Indian recipe of fritters/pakoras in a spicy yogurt sauce/kadhi. This entree tastes best with plain rice. Ingredients: Yogurt/Curds - 1 cup Gram Flour/Chickpea Flour/Besan - 1 cup + 2 tbsp Coriander/Dhania Powder - 1/2 tsp Cumin/Jeera Powder - 1/2 tsp Garam Masala - 1/4 tsp Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp Kasuri Methi/Dry Fenugreek Leaves - 2 tsp Curry Leaves/Kadipata - a

Aloo Gavar Sabji

2011-12-13T11:30:00.002-05:00

Potatoes and Cluster Beans curry flavoured with poppy seeds and fennel seeds. Ingredients: Potato - 1 medium Cluster Beans/Gavar - about 3 cups Onion - 1 medium Garlic Paste - 1 tsp Cumin Seeds/Jeera - 1/2 tsp Dry Red Chillies - 5 Poppy Seeds/Khuskhus - 1/2 tsp Fennel Seeds/Saunf/Badishep - 1 tsp Tomatoes - 2 medium Milk - 1/2 cup Almonds/Badam - 8 Salt Oil How to prepare Aloo Gavar Bhaji: 1

Prunes Tamarind Chutney

2011-12-08T17:51:00.001-05:00

Sweet and sour chutney made of dry prunes and tangy tamarind. Prunes are rich in dietary fibre, vitamin A and work as a perfect substitute for dates or khajur. This Khatti Meethi Chutney is perfect as a dip for samosas and pakodas. This Prune Chutney recipe is shared by my good friend Arti Kulkarni. Ingredients: Dry Prunes - 1 cup Tamarind/Imli/Chinch - 1 cup Kala Namak/Indian Rock Salt -

Vaali Ambat (Mayalu chi Bhaji)

2011-12-05T11:37:00.001-05:00

Vaali Ambat or Vaali Bhaji Randayi is a Konkani coconut curry recipe. This leafy vegetable is known as Vaal or Vali Bhaji in Konkani, Mayalu in Marathi and Basale Soppu in Kannada. I guess its English names are Malabar Spinach or Chinese Spinach. There are a few variations to this Vaali Ambat - one is made adding papaya, another one with sukke sungta/dry prawns and third with bikan/jackfruit

Gujarati Dabeli

2011-12-03T10:26:00.001-05:00

A spicy and tangy potato sandwich now well known as Indian Street Food. I had posted a No Onion Garlic Recipe of Dabeli earlier. Ingredients: Boiled Potatoes - 2 big Onion - 1 medium Tomato - 1 medium Coriander/Cilantro Leaves - few sprigs Dabeli Masala - 1 1/2 tbsp Tomato Ketchup - 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp Black Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp Cayenne Pepper/Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp

Eggless Pistachio and Corn Meal Cookies

2011-11-30T10:37:00.000-05:00

Crunchy whole wheat biscuits with pistachios and corn meal. Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour - 2 cups Light Brown Sugar - 1 cup Whole Milk - 1/2 cup Corn Meal - 1/2 cup Roasted Salted Pistachios/Pista - 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter/Loni - 1/2 pound Green Cardamom/Elaichi - 2 pods Baking Powder - 1/4 tsp Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp How to bake Corn Meal Pistachio Biscuits: 1. In a microwave safe big bowl,

Crisp Rice Cereal Chivda

2011-11-24T10:15:00.001-05:00

Crisp savoury snack made of rice cereal. Less oily, crunchy and tasty. Ingredients: Rice Cereal - 5 cups Peanuts/Groundnuts/Shenga - 1/2 cup Dry (Dessicated) Coconut Slices - 1/4 cup Dalia/Roasted Gram Dal/Roasted Chickpeas - 1/4 cup Curry Leaves/Kadipata/Karbeo - a sprig Cayenne Pepper/Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Asafoetida/Hing - 1/4 tsp Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp

Cabbage Coleslaw with Yogurt

2011-11-21T13:29:00.001-05:00

Coleslaw is a raw cabbage and carrot salad with a mayonnaise dressing. I am not a big fan of mayonnaise because of raw eggs used in it. This coleslaw recipe has a yogurt dressing with a few Indian tweaks. In Marathi and Konkani this curd salad is well known as Koshimbir. Ingredients: Green Cabbage/Kobi/Pata Gobi - about 3 cups Carrot/Gajar - about 1 cup Yogurt/Curds/Dahi - about 1

Tagged

2011-11-18T17:51:00.001-05:00

A dear blogger friend Harman (Hamaare Thoughts) tagged me with a few questions. Thanks Harman for this opportunity to talk about my likes. If I were to choose: A month would be December - 31st december for the New Year celebrations. A day of the week, I would choose Sunday - sundays give a special and festive feel. A time of day, I would like evening - chitchat with family members or friends

Baked Tortilla Chips and Salsa

2011-11-15T16:36:00.001-05:00

Crispy crunchy Tortilla Chips served with tangy Tomato Salsa is a perfect Mexican appetizer to start a meal. Tortillas are Mexican flat bread made of wheat flour or corn flour. These crispy chips can be either deep fried or baked. These baked tortillas are similar in taste to Gujarati Khakras. Ingredients: Wheat Flour Tortillas - 6 Black Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp Tomatoes (Roma) - 4 medium

Sungta (Prawns) Sukke

2011-11-14T13:18:00.001-05:00

Sungta (in Konkani) Sukke is a coconut based dry curry of Prawns or Shrimps. A Sea Food recipe adapted from Goan cuisine - Bangde (Mackerel) Kalputi. Prawns are also known as kolambi or jhinga. Ingredients: Prawns/Shrimps/Sungta (preferably fresh) - 1 pound (450 gms) Grated or Shredded Coconut (fresh or frozen) - about 1 cup Onion - 1 big Green Chillies - 8 Ginger/Ale/Adrak - 1 inch piece

Vanilla Nan Khatai (Eggless Biscuits or Cookies)

2011-11-10T19:08:00.001-05:00

Naan Khatai are soft eggless biscuits or cookies generally flavoured with green cardamom or elaichi. This recipe of Nan Khatai is with vanilla and crunchy nuts. Lighter crisp biscuits with milk and less butter. Ingredients: All Purpose Flour/Maida - 1 1/4 cups Whole Whear Flour - 1 cup Sugar - 3/4 cup Unsalted Butter/Loni/Makkhan - 8 tbsp (1/4 pound) Whole Milk - 1/2 cup Walnuts or any other

Apple Walnut Cake

2011-11-08T14:33:00.002-05:00

Vanilla and saffron flavoured cake with fresh apples, strawberries and crunchy walnuts, pistachios. Ingredients: Whole Wheat Flour - 1 cup Apples - 2 Strawberries - 3 medium Unsalted Butter - 8 tbsp (1/4 pound) Walnuts/Akrot - 1/4 cup Pistachios - 5 Light Brown Sugar - 1/2 cup Eggs - 4 Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp Baking Powder - 1 1/4 tsp Salt - 1/4 tsp Cinnamon/Dalchini - 1/2 tsp Saffron/Kesar -

Vegetable Bonda

2011-11-04T21:33:00.000-04:00

Vegetable Bonda is Aloo Bonda/Batata Wada with mixed veggies. A South Indian vegetarian burger recipe ideal for vegans too. Ingredients: Green Peas/Matar - about 1 cup Carrots/Gajar (chopped) - about 1 cup Green Beans/French Beans/Farasbi (chopped) - about 1 cup Potato - 1 medium Green Chilli Paste - 1/2 tsp Ginger Paste - 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds/Jeera - 1 tsp Fennel Seeds/Saunf/Badishep - 1/2

Veg Kurma (Mixed Veggie Curry)

2011-11-03T12:47:00.000-04:00

Vegetable Korma is a South Indian curry recipe of mixed veggies in a creamy coconut and cashewnut sauce. But Almonds (Badam) or Walnuts (Akrot) can also be used instead of cashews. This vegan or vegetarian entree tastes great with naan, chapati, jeera rice and/or puris. Ingredients: Green Beans/French Beans/Farasbi - about 20 Carrot/Gajar - 1 big Green Peas/Matar - about 1 cup Potato/Aloo