vajrasrecipes

Atukula ladoo(poha ladoo)

2021-04-02T12:55:00.002-07:00

Ingredients:

2 cups atukulu(poha)

1/2 cup desiccated coconut powder

2/3cup Jagerry(adjust to your taste)

1/4tsp cardomom powder

10 cashew nuts/Almonds

8 raisins

1tbsp Ghee

Milk as needed.

Preparations:

1.cut cashews/Almonds.

2.Grate jaggery(if you are not sure if your jaggery might have sand melt it in less water and strain and use)

Procedure:

1.Dry roast poha and coconut powder separately until poha is crisp and coconut changes to light brown colour.

2.Now powder poha after it cools down.

3.Mix the poha powder, coconut powder, grated jaggery(jaggery water)

4.Fry cashews and Raisins in butter and add to bowl.

5.let it cool a little bit and start making ladoo.(wet your fingers with milk if the mixture is too hot to make ladoo).

6.Crisp and sweet ladoos are ready to eat.

7,It comes around 14 small ladoos with 2cups poha.

Kale and beans Curry

2020-01-20T05:36:00.003-08:00

Ingreients;
Kale 200g
Mixed beans 1tin(400g)
Tomatoes 2(chopped)
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves
Salt
Red chilli powder
Turmeric powder
Oil 1Itbsp

Procedure;
1.Chop the kale as finely as possible removing the stalks and hard parts.
2.Heat a pan ad oil,mustard seeds,cumin seeds,curry leaves.If you like extra spice add red chillies also.
3.Now add drained mixed beans(which are already cooked) fry for 2 min with turmeric powder.
4.Now add tomatoes,kale ,little salt an mi everything.
5.let it cook for few min with pan closed with lid
6.When the leaves wilted add red chilli powder and cook for another few min.
7.Check the seasoning and turn off flame.
6.Serve with rice.

Veg Breakfast

2020-01-20T05:14:00.000-08:00

COURTESY RACHEL AMA COOK BOOK

Ingredients:
New potatoes 4(halved)
cherry tomatoes handful
Mushrooms handful
Spinach handful
Garlic finely chopped
Parsley or coriander leaves handful(chopped)
olive oil
Salt
Pepper powder
Avocado slices
Bread of your choice

Procedure;
1.Heat a pan pour oil,potatoes.fry them on medium flame for 5 minutes until slightly browned.
2.Add tomatoes and mushrooms,garlic and cook for another few min.
3.Now a chopped spinach and parsley,salt,pepper and cook until leaves wilt.
4.Serve with bread and avocado.

Chickpeas Pomegranate Salad

2019-12-26T06:29:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Salad:
Chickpeas 400g(cooked,use the small variety)
1/2 pomegranate seeds
1cm Ginger(chop finely)
1/2 onion(thinly slice)
1/4 red pepper(thinly slice)
1 spring onion(chop finely)

Dressing:
1 tbsp yoghurt
1 tsp chopped mint leaves
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
sea salt
1/4 tsp white pepper powder

Procedure::
1.Mix all the ingredients under salad in a bowl
2.Mix all the ingredients under dressing in another bowl.
3.Now mix all of them in a big bowl ans check the seasoning,if needed add little more.
4.Serve this totlly nutritious salad straighaway or after a while in the fridge.

Chana Pulao

2017-06-11T10:03:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1/4 cup Chickpeas

200g Rice

1 onion

1 1/2tbsp garam masala

1tsp red chilli powder

1tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 1/2tsp cumin seeds

2 bay leaves

salt

oil

Preparations:

Soak chickpeas for min 5hrs or overnight.Boil them until soft.Save the water in which chickpeas are boiled.
slice onion.
wash and soak rice.

Procedure:

Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and bay leaves.
As cumin starts spluttering add onion and fry until light brown.
Net add ginger garlic paste,garam masala and red chilli powder and fry for few sec.
Now add boiled chickpeas along with water and let it boil for 2,3 min.
Now add strained rice and mix well and let it be for 2min.
Add 2 measures of water to 1 measure of rice close the pan with lid and let it cook on medium flame.
When it is half cooked keep the flame on low and cook until it is done completely.
Turn of the flame and serve after few minutes with any vegetable masala curry like Potato Masala Curry or nonveg curry and Raitha.

Potato Masala Curry

2017-06-11T04:05:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

300g potatoes(baby potatoes)
2 medium onions
2 tomatoes
1tbsp ginger garlic paste
1tsp turmeric powder
1tbsp coriander powder
1tbsp red chilli powder
1tbsp garam masala powder
2 bayleaves

paste
1tbsp poppy seeds
2tbsp coconut powder(fresh coconut)
few cashewnuts

Preparations

boil potatoes,peel the skin and half them.
finely chop onions and tomatoes
powder the ingredients under paste and then add water little by little to grind them to a fine paste.

Procedure:

heat oil in a pan add bay leaves,onions and let them fry.
Add ginger garlic paste,tomatoes,turmeric powder,coriander powder,chilli powder and salt.Mix them and let them cook until tomatoes becomes soft with closed lid.
Add little water if required in between so the it don't get burned out.
Now add garam masala powder and prepared cashew paste.Mix everything with little water.Close the lid and let it cook until oil oozes out.
Careful not to burn the curry or get s

Simple Cauliflower Fry

2014-07-15T02:23:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Cauliflower(medium size)
2 onions
1tsp Red chilli powder
1/4tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2tsp cumin seeds
2tsp dry coconut powder
1 sprig curry leaves
1tsp chopped coriander leaves
Salt
Oil

Cut the cauliflower into small florets and soak them in salted water for sometime.
Later wash them and boil them in little water.
Heat oil ina pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves.
Now add onions and fry them.Add turmeric powder mix well and put on lid and cook for sometime..
Now add red chilli powder and salt and cook for another 2,3 minutes with lid on.
Now add coconut powder, coriander leaves , mix well and let it fry for another 3 minutes.
Turn off the flame and serve with plain rice.

Capscicum Dry Curry

2014-01-14T01:58:00.001-08:00

Ingredients:
3 medium Green bell peppers
2 onions
1 tomato
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1-2 tsp grated dry coconut
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
salt
oil

Clean and chop the bell peppers very finely.
Chop onions and tomato very finely.
Heat oil in a pan.add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,and curry leaves.
Add onions and fry until it starts browning.Now add capscicum,tomato,turmeric powder and saute them for few minutes on slightly high flame.
Now reduce the flame,cover and cook for 3 min.
Uncover.Add salt and mix well and cook for another 5 min on medium flame with lid on.
Check whether capscicum is completely cooked.Now add red chilli powder and coconut powder,mix well and cook for another 5 min.
Saute in between so as it get fries evenly.
Turn off the flame. Its slightly dry and little bit gravy.So i named it as dry curry.
Serve it with plain rice.

Vankaya Masala Koora

2013-04-24T00:28:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
250g Brinjals(round ones)
1 onion(chop)
2 tomatoes(chop)
1 sprig curry leaves
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
salt
oil
Masala:
1/2tsp ginger garlic paste
1tsp coriander powder
1tsp grated dry coconut
salt

Remove the tips,wash and star cut the brinjals on head side and soak them in salted water until use.
Grind the ingredients under masala into fine paste(add little water).
Heat oil in a pan,add curry leaves and then chopped onion and fry them.
Meanwhile remove the brinjals from water and stuff them with masala paste.
After the onions got fried add stuffed brinjals,chopped tomatoes,salt(already we added some in masala paste),turmeric powder mix well,cover and cook.
Stir in between so that they are evenly cooked.
When the brinjals are completely cooked add 1 cup water,cover and cook for another 5 min.
Now add red chilli powder and cook until gravy thickens.
Turn off the flame and serve this with plain rice.

Pudeena Kaaram

2013-04-22T06:24:00.002-07:00

Ingredients:
2 bunches mint leaaves
1/2 bunch coriander leaves
3 sprigs curry leaves
8-10 dry red chillies
1tsp urad dal
1 tsp chana dal
1tsp grated dry coconut
5 garlic cloves
3,4 tamarind flakes
salt
oil
Tempering:
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1sprig curry leaves

Wash thoroughly and dry the leaves(mint,coriander and curry leaves).see no moisture left.
Heat 1/2tsp oil in a pan,fry the dals first until light brown in colour .Remove .
Fry garlic and red chillies,remove.
Add another 1/2tsp oil and fry the leaves until they are withered.i.e they change colour and are completely dry.
Cool all the ingredients.
First grind the dals,red chillies,grated dry coconut,garlic,tamarind flakes in to fine powder.
Now add salt,leaves and grind them for a sec,mix and then grind for a sec until it is finely grinded.
Now do the tempering,cool the tempering and mix in the grinded mixture.
Pudeena kaaram is ready to be served with plain rice and with a dash of ghee.mmm.. appetizer

Pappundalu/Pappuchekka

2013-03-26T01:40:00.000-07:00

Healthy,nutritious and excellent energizer

Ingredients:
1cup Groundnuts
3/4-1cup jaggery
ghee

Dry roast the groundnuts.
Cool them,peel the skin off and crush them into half with hand.
Take a thick bottomed pan add crushed jaggery and little water and allow the jaggery to melt.
Now strain the liquid into another bowl so as to remove any unwanted dust or things.
Now again boil the strained liquid.Boil it until it becomes of thread consistency.
Turn off the flame,cool the liquid for a few SECONDS,add crushed peanuts mix well and start making balls.

You need to wet your hand with ghee so as not to be sticky.
Balls are made as fast as possible as the jaggery mixture gets solidified as it cools.

Allow the undalu to cool for a while and then they are ready to eat.

To make pappuchekka,apply ghee to a square plate pour the jaggery peanut mixture to it,make inciscions with knife and allow it to cool.

Dondakaya Koora(Ivy Gourd Curry)

2013-03-21T01:36:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:
400g ivy gourd
1 onion
2 tomatoes
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
salt
oil

Soak the ivy gourd in water(necessary) for a while and then wash them.
Chop them in small pieces or 1/2 inch slices.
Heat oil in a pan add mustard and cumin seeds and then curry leaves.
Now add chopped onion and fry for a while.Add chopped ivy gourd and chopped tomatoes,salt,turmeric powder mix well,cover and cook for 3 min with lid on.
Uncover add 3/4 cup water,mix well,cover and cook for 7 min.
When the ivy gourd pieces are soft add red chilli powder and fry for another 3 mini.e until it becomes slightly dry.
Turn off the flame and serve this with plain rice.

Kheema Curry

2013-03-03T01:23:00.000-08:00

Simple and Quick to make recipe as it is done in pressure cooker

Ingredients:
300g Kheema
1 onion
2 green chillies
1 tomato
1tsp ginger garlic paste
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 sprig curry leaves
2 tsp chopped coriander leaves
salt
oil

Garam masala:
3 cloves
1/2 inch cinnamon
1 cardomom
1/2 tsp coriander powder

Wash the kheema thoroughly.
Grind the ingredients under garam masala into fine powder.
Heat oil in pressure cooker,add curry leaves,slit green chillies,chopped onion and fry them.
Now add ginger garlic paste and fry for few seconds.
Add chopped tomato,kheema,salt,turmeric powder and mix well for few sec on high flame.
Turn the flame to low add 1 1/2 cup water,close the lid and cook for 3-4 whistles i.e until kheema is soft.
Remove the lid check the meat add red chilli powder and cook for 5 min.
When oil starts oozing out add garam masala powder and chopped coriander leaves and cook for another 2 min.
Turn off the flame and serve this with plain rice.Yummy yummmy....

Pesarattu

2013-02-28T01:03:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
1cup whole green gram
1/4 cup dosa rice
1/2 inch ginger
1green chilli
2tsp chopped coriander leaves
2 onions (finely chopped)
salt
oil

Wash and soak green gram and rice for 7 hrs.
Grind them into fine paste along with ginger, green chilli and coriander leaves and allow them to ferment for 8 hrs or over night.

Add salt and mix well.
Heat pan,pour one ladle full of batter and spread it in a circle,sprinlke a little of finely chopped onions all around the dosa.
Also add 1tsp of oil along the edges of the dosa and turn the flame to high.

When it starts browning,reduce the flame and flip the dosa and cook for few seconds.
Remove and repeat the same with the remaining batter.
Serve it with any chutney or pickle of ur choice.

Note:The pan should be hot before making each dosa.
Tips:We can add chopped ginger along with onions to sprinkle on dosa.

Mullakada Bangaladumpa koora

2013-02-26T02:07:00.002-08:00

Ingredients:
1 big Drumstick
2 medium potatoes
2 tomatoes
2 onions
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
salt
oil

Chop the drumstick in 1-1 1/2 inch pieces,peel the skin off slightly.
Peel the skin off potatoes and chop them in chunks.
Heat oil in a pan add the mustard seeds,cumin seeds,curry leaves and fry them.
Now add chopped onions and fry them,next add potato chunks,drumstick pieces,chopped tomato peices,salt and turmeric powder mix well and cook for 5 min with cover on.
When the tomatoes are soft add 1 cup water and cook for another 10 min with cover on until drumstick pieces are soft.
Now add red chilli powder and cook until gravy thickens.
Turn off the flame and serve it with plain rice.

Tips:We can add cucumber also ,while adding cucumber there is no need of tomatoes.

Tiffins Chutney

2013-02-14T01:13:00.000-08:00

All time chutney for any type of tiffin item - idli or dosa or upma.

Ingredients:
1/4 cup ground nuts
1/2 cup fried gram
5 green chillies
4 garlic cloves(peel the skin)
1/4 tsp tamarind juice
salt
Tempering:
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
5 curry leaves
oil

Dry roast the ground nuts,cool them and peel the skin off.
Fry the green chillies in little oil.
Now grind all the ingredients peanuts,garlic,greenchillies,tamarind juice,fried gram,salt by adding water little by little into a fine paste of medium consistency.
Heat 1/2 tsp oil in a pan and add the ingredients under tempering.Pour this tempering into chutney mix well and serve.

Masoor Dal Curry

2013-02-12T01:15:00.002-08:00

Ingredients:
1 cup masoor dal
4-5 green chillies
1/2tsp ghee
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
2tsp chopped coriander leaves
salt
Tempering:
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
oil

Heat ghee in a deep bottomed pan/pressure cooker fry the washed masoor dal for few seconds.Add salt,turmeric powder mix well,add enough water close the lid/pressure cook until soft.
Mash the cooked dal slightly and add miced green chillies and chopped coriander leaves and cook for another minute.
Take another pan,heat oil add the ingredients under tempering and fry them.
Pour this tempering into cooking dal,cook for a sec and turn off the flame.
Serve this with plain rice,ghee and a pickle on the side.

Cabbage Potato Curry

2013-02-07T01:44:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
250g cabbage
2 medium potatoes
1 onion
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1 sprig curry leaves
salt
oil

Boil,peel and mash the potatoes.
chop the cabbage very finely and boil it until soft.
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds,cumin seeds and curry leaves.
Now add chopped onion and fry them.Add mashed potato,boiled cabbage,salt,turmeric powder mix well and fry for few seconds.
Add red chilli powder cover and cook for another 3 min while stirring in between.
Turn off the flame and serve it with plain rice or chapathi.

Mullangi Pachadi(Radish Chutney)

2013-01-18T01:42:00.001-08:00

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups of grated white radish
2 tsp scraped fresh coconut
4-5 green chillies
1 tsp fried gram
5 garlic cloves
1 tsp tamarind juice
Salt
oil

Tempering:
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
oil

Peel the skin and grate the radish.
Fry the garlic and green chillies in little oil,remove.
In the same oil fry the grated radish until it becomes dry(colour shouldnot be changed).
Cool the above fried ingrdients.
Now first grind the fried gram into fine powder and then add fried ingredients,salt,coconut,tamarind grind them into fine paste.
Check for the salt,and then do the tempering.
Add the tempering to the pachadi.Mullangi pachadi is ready to be served with plain rice,curd rice and even with idli or dosa.Yummy....

Aakukoora Annam

2013-01-10T13:58:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
2cups Rice
5bunches greens(Amarnath or palak or methi)
3 onions(1/2 inch slices)
4 green chillies(slit them)
2tsp peanut powder
salt

Powder:
3tsp coriander seeds
2tsp urad dal
2tsp chana dal
1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
2 dry red chilli
oil

Tempering:
1/2tsp mustard seeds
1/2tsp cuminseeds
1/2tsp urad dal
1/2tsp chana dal
1tsp broken cashewnuts
oil

Preparation:

Wash the leaves and chop them finely(if using methi leaves don't chop).
Cook rice in enough water,spread it on a plate and cool it off.
Fry the ingredients under powder in little oil,cool them and then grind into a fine powder.

Process:

Heat oil in a pan add the ingredients under tempering and fry them.
When the dal turns brown add green chillies and sliced onions and fry them.
Now add chopped greens and fry them well until they wither away completely.
Now add cooked rice,salt,powder and peanut powder and mix well for a min.
Turn off the flame and serve it with raitha or any masala curry.

Tips:Add lemon juice and grated coconut to enhance the flavour.

Carrot Vepudu

2013-01-07T13:53:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

500g carrots

1 onion

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp urad dal

1 sprig curry leaves

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

salt

oil

Wash,chop the carrots finely and boil them with 1 1/2 cup water for around 12-15 min until soft.
Heat oil in a pan add the tempering ingredients and fry them.
Now add sliced onion and fry them.Add boiled carrot pieces.
Add salt,turmeric powder,red chilli powder mix well and allow it to cook for 3min with lid on.
Remove lid mix well for a min and turn off the flame.
Serve it with plain rice.

Tips:We can prepare the beetroot fry following this recipe.

Chikkudikaya Koora

2012-12-22T03:14:00.001-08:00

Ingredients:
500g chikkudikayalu(Broad Beans)
2 onions
4 tomatoes
1/4tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp urad dal
1/4 tsp chana dal
1 sprig curry leaves
salt
oil

Remove the stalks,wash and boil with enough water.
Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,urad and chana dal,curry leaves.
When the dal turns brown add chopped onion and fry them.
Add chopped tomatoes,salt,turmeric powder mix well cover and cook until tomatoes are soft.
Mix in boiled beans and cook for 5 min with lid on
Add red chilli powder mix well cover and cook for around 10 min.
Turn off the flame when no water left and serve it with plain rice.

Thepla

2012-12-19T03:00:00.000-08:00

This is snack item from gujarat which resembles the paratha and makes up for a picnic or journey food.

Ingredients:

2cups wheat flour

1 cup fenugreek leaves

2tsp chopped coriander leaves

1tsp seesame seeds

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1/4-1/2tsp red chilli powder

1/4 tsp ginger garlic paste

salt

1tsp oil

wash the methi leaves and mix with all the other ingredients above.
Now add water little by little and make into a soft dough.Keep it aside for 20min.
Now make balls of babypotato size and roll them to a little bigger size than poori.
Fry them on tawa by applying oil on both sides.
This is to be served with any vegetable chutney or pickle or curd.

Tips:Instead of methi leaves we can also use grated vegetables.

Kaakarakaya Vepudu

2012-12-17T02:43:00.001-08:00

Ingredients:
250gms Bitter gourd
1 onion
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
salt
oil
Powder:
1/2 tsp urad dal
1/4 tsp chana dal
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1tsp grated dry coconut
pinch jaggery

Peel the skin,wash and slice the bitter gourd.
soak them in water along with little salt and turmeric for 15 min.
After 15min mix well the bitter gourd pieces with hand and squeeze the pieces.Discard the water.
Now shallow fry the bitter gourd pieces until light brown and keep it aside.
Dry roast the ingredients under powder except jaggery.
Grind them into fine powder lastly add jaggery and grind again.
Now heat 1tsp oil in a pan,add mustard seeds,curry leaves.
Add sliced onion and fry until light brown,after that add powder,salt,red chillipowder and fried bitter gourd pieces.
Mix them well and fry for a min or two.
Turn off the flame serve it with plain rice.

Dry Chicken Curry

2012-12-07T03:23:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:
500g chicken
1 onion(chopped finely)
2 tomatoes(chop them)
salt
1-2 tsp ghee
1tsp coriander leaves(chopped)

Masala:
1tsp coriander seeds
3 cloves
2 cinnamon pieces
1tsp ginger garlic paste
1tsp grated coconut
8 dry red chillies
2 onions
1/2 fist coriander leaves

First grind the dry ingrdients under masala into fine powder.
Then add remaining ingredients and gind them in to fine paste.
Heat ghee in a pan fry onions until brown and then add washed chicken pieces,salt,tomatoes mix well and cook for 15 min with lid on.
Add ground masala paste and water and cook until the gravy thickens.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve it with plain rice or chapathi.

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