"Saihasa's Indian Recipes"

Sorakaya Payasam(Bottle Gourd Sheerannam)

2009-12-14T15:24:00.000-08:00

Sheerannam is a very traditional recipe in many parts of south India. This is a creamy and rich dessert.
The mace flavor make this as a unique dessert. This is basically a sweet milk pongal.
Milk pongal is a savory type of pongal which is also a very traditional type of pongal Jaggery/Sugar candy and flavorings are added to milk pongal to make sheerannam.
But in this sheerannam I can add Bottle gourd pieces,this is very tasty. To any traditional Indian dessert,cardamon is used as a basic flavoring. . They taste really good in this sweet. The sugar candy brings in the depth of natural sweetness. Milk, sugar and saffron is the heavenly combination. This also gives a beautiful light lemon yellow color to the dessert.

Ingredients:

Rice 1 Cup
Chopped and Boiled Bottle Gourd 1 to 1/2 cup
Milk 3 cups
Jaggery/Sugar 1 to 1 1/2 cup (or as your taste)
Salt 1 pinch.
Water 2 cups(as required)
Ghee 2 tbsp
Cardamom Powder 1 tsp
Raisins 2 tsp
Cashew nuts 1 tbsp
The aboue Two are optional.
Method:

In a heavy bottom pan add milk and water bring to /k boil it
Then add Soaked rice cook until rice is done.
Next add boiled bottle gourd pieces and jaggery / sugar candy and stir well till the sugar candy is completed melted. Now add the ghee and cardamom powder..
Heat the ghee and fry the cashew nuts and raisins add it to the pongal. Remove from heat and decorate it with cashews while serving
Note:Instead of cardamom powder u can add nutmug powder, mace powder also each 1/8 tsp.

Soya Granules Biryani

2009-12-14T14:47:00.000-08:00

This is very healthy and delicious biryani. It is full vegetarian for all my veg lovers.
Ingredients:

Basmati rice 1 1/2 cups
Soya granules , soaked in one cup milk /Water 1 cup
Ghee 3-4 tablespoons
Cinnamon 1 inch stick
Green cardamoms 2-3
Cloves 3-4
Shahi jeera 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Ginger paste 1 tablespoon
Garlic paste 1 tablespoon
Coriander powder 1 tablespoon
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Red chilli powder 1 1/2 tablespoons
Tomatoes, chopped 3-4 large
Salt to taste
Green peas, parboiled 1 cup
Green chillies, chopped 2-3
Fresh coriander leaves, chopped 2 tablespoons
Garam masala powder 1 teaspoon
Onions , sliced 2-3 medium
Fresh mint leaves for garnishing

Wheat flour dough , to seal as required

Method

Heat ghee in a thick-bottomed pan, add cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, caraway seeds, and cumin seeds.
When they begin to change colour, add sliced onions and continue to saute. Add ginger paste, garlic paste and a little water to onions and continue to saute.
Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and tomatoes. Mix and sauté. Add salt and mix.
Add soaked soya granules, green peas and green chillies. Cover and cook. Add chopped coriander leaves,mint leaves and half a teaspoon of garam masala powder to the soya granules gravy and mix well.
Then add Soaked Rice,2 tsp curd,2 tbsp milk and mix well.
Finally the soyarice mixture put in rice cooker add 2 1/2 cup water and mix well adjust the salt and garam masala to your taste.
Then your biryani is ready to eat
Serve hot with a raita of your choice.

Note:
Instead of soya granules you can add mutton kheema also.

Yummy Rice With Soya 'N' Veggies

2009-12-11T12:06:00.000-08:00

A delightful mish-mash of vegetables and rice with nutritive soya granules.This is very helpful for kids.(See my another soya recipes)

Ingredients:

Brinjals, quartered 4 small
Carrot, 1/2 inch cubes
1 medium Cauliflower, separated into florets peas 1/4 cup
Green chillies 4
French beans, chopped 7-8
Potato, chopped 1 medium
Tomatoes, chopped 2 medium
Fresh coriander leaves, chopped 1 tablespoon
Split green gram skinless ( moong dal) 1/4 cup
Spinach, shredded 7-8 leaves
Rice, soaked 1 cup
Soya granules 1/4 cup
Oil 2 tablespoons
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
Onion , sliced 1 large
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon

Method

Heat oil in a deep pan. Add cumin seeds and when they begin to change colour, add onion, brinjals, carrot, cauliflower, green peas, green chillies, French beans and potato. Sauté for two minutes.
Add salt, turmeric powder and red chilli powder and mix. Cover and cook on low heat for three to four minutes.
Add rice and three cups of water. Cover and cook for two minutes. Add soya granules, stir and again cover and cook for two minutes.
Add tomatoes, coriander leaves, split green gram and spinach leaves and stir to mix well.
Add salt, stir and cover. Cook on medium heat till done. Serve hot.

Dal Bahar( Mixed Veggie Dal)

2009-12-11T11:39:00.000-08:00

A simple yet nutritious dish – dal cooked with vegetables and spices.

Ingredients:

Toor dal 3/4 cup
Carrot, 1/2 inch pieces 1 medium
French beans 1/2 inch pieces
3-4 Drumstick, 2 inch pieces
1 Cauliflower, separated into florets 1/4 small
Oil 2 teaspoons
Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves 6-8
Asafoetida, optional
1-2 Garlic, chopped 5-6 cloves
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Fresh coriander leaves, chopped 2 tablespoons
Lemon juice 1 tablespoon

Method:

Soak dal in two cups of water for an hour.
Heat oil in a cooker. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, asafoetida, slit green chillies, garlic and ginger. Sauté for a minute.
Add carrots, French beans, drumstick and soaked dal and mix. Now add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and sufficient water and bring to a boil.
When the water comes to a boil, add cauliflower, coriander leaves and lemon juice. Stir and put the lid of the cooker on.
Cook under pressure till one whistle. Switch off the heat, open the pressure cooker lid only when all the steam has ceased in it. Mix lightly with the back of the round spoon.
Serve hot with papad.

Servings: 4 people

Sweet Semolina Pancakes(Bobbatlu)

2009-12-11T10:45:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:

For Covering:

Maida(All Purpose Flour ) 1 1/2 cup
Salt a pinch
Pure Ghee AS Required

For Filling:

Semolina(suji) fine 1 cup
Milk Powder 1 cup
Sugar 1 cup

Method:

Mix together flour and salt in a bowl. Add three tablespoons of ghee and mix. Add enough water and knead into a soft dough.
Grease your hands and divide the dough into even sized balls and set aside covered with a damp cloth.
Heat four tablespoons of ghee in a kadai. Add rawa and roast for two to three minutes. Add sugar and two cups of water and mix.
Bring it to a boil and add milk. Cook till the mixture is dry. Take it off the heat and add green cardamom powder. Mix well and set aside to cool.
Divide into even sized portions. Take a dough portion with greased hands and flatten it. Stuff it with a sheera portion and gather the edges and seal. Roll into a ball. Further roll into a thin chapatti.
Heat a tawa and roast the chapatti on medium heat till both the sides are evenly done. Serve hot dribbled with pure ghee.

Serving for 4 people

Dal Palak(North Style)

2009-10-12T14:25:00.001-07:00

Great color combination of yellow and green turns out when you prepare Dal Palak. Very healthy and tasty recipe to try out. This recipe is very easy to make and it goes with any rice dish or roti or paratha.

Ingredients:

1 bunch of palak (spinach)
1 cup of yellow split gram lentils (Toordal)
1 big onion
2-3 tomato
2 - red chilli (dried)
1/1 tsp cumin seeds
pinch of asfoetida
1 tsp turmeric powder
1tsp red chilli powder
2-3 garlic pods
1/2 tsp grated ginger
salt
oil

Method:

Soak dal for 2 hr in warm water.
Make a paste of palak (spinach) by grinding in a mixture.
Heat oil in pan. Add finely chopped onion to this.
When onion start golden brown, add all masala i.e. cumin seeds, asfoetida, grated ginger and garlic , kitchen king masala, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, dried red chilli.
Fry for some time and add finely chopped tomatoes to this.
Let it cook for some time.Finally add palak and dal to this.
Add salt according to taste
Simmer for 5-10 mins and let it cook.

Before serving add a spoon of cream on it.

Baked Samosa , Deep Fry Samosa And Spicy Samosa Chat

2009-10-12T13:53:00.000-07:00

Samosas are my favorite snack. I simply love the crispy layer of it with spicy masala in there. Oh! I want to run to shop and have it right away!
There are lot of recipes which can be made using Samosa. . My samosas are simply awesome--crispy layer and spicy masala...Oh! I love it.
Ingredients:

For masala:
5 Medium boiled Potatoes
1/2 cup peas
2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp crushed green chilli paste
1.5 tsp ginger paste
1/2 tsp coriander seeds
2 tsp crushed peanuts
1/2 tsp sesame seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 cup green chopped coriander
Mango powder
Salt
oil for sizzling

For Cover:

2 cup all purpose flour (maida)
salt
sugar
oil
baking soda (slight)
5-6 drops lemon juice
cold water for kneading
Method:

For Masala:

In a bowl add mashed potatoes, peas, coriander powder, salt, ginger and chilli paste.
Mix them well.
Heat 2tsp oil in a skillet pan.
Add coriander seeds, crushed peanuts, cumin seeds and sesame seeds to this.
When sizzling is done, remove it from stove and mix it well in potatoes mixture.
Add green coriander, mango powder and salt according to taste.For Cover:

Mix all ingredients viz., all purpose flour, sugar, salt, baking soda.
Knead well with cold water and lemon juice into soft dough.
Keep a side for 15 mins.

Making of Samosa;

Take small portion of dough and form round ball using your hands
Roll dough ball in 4-5" circle.
Cut it into half using knife
Take semi circle roll and fold into shape of cone.
Fill the potato mixture using spoon.
Seal the opening using some water.

Oven Baked Samosa:

Turn your oven to 400 degree F.
Reduce the temperature to 300 degree when you keep samosa in oven.
Usual time is 45 mins for perfect crispy samosas to get ready.
In between keep turning sides , so that they dont get burn on one side.

Deep Fried Samosa:

In a kadai heat with oil then deep fry the all samosa in a medium heat
Serve them with mint-coriander chutney and tamarind chutney.

Samosa Chat:

Ingredients:

Method:

Arrange Samosas in a plate add one by one tomato ketchup,mint chutney or tamarind chutney,sev,onions,coriander leaves

Enjoy!!!!!..

Mango Shrikhand or Mango Pudding

2009-10-12T13:46:00.000-07:00

Eating mango shrikhand or mango pudding is one of my favorite dish. Slight sweet tingy taste of mango really brings water in my mouth. You can serve this as desert after the meal or you can serve this as a part of main meal with puri, roti or paratha along with vegetables and dal.

Ingredients:

2 cup Mango pulp
3 cup plain thick yogurt
cheese
sugar
walnut
almond
saffron

Method:

In a bowl, mix mango pulp and plain yogurt. Add sugar according to the taste. Mix it thoroughly.
To increase the consistency, add some cheese and mix it. Add cut walnut and almond. You can garnish it with saffron at the end.
Before serving, keep it in freezer for 2-3 hr.

Enjoy the desert!

Sprout Salad ................ Very Healthy Recipe

2009-10-12T13:41:00.000-07:00

How about a having a healthy bowl of salad everyday? There are tons of recipes of salad and in minutes it is prepared, but still we have an excuse of not having it. I thought of having balance diet in terms of nutrition value viz., protein, fat, carbohydrate, sodium salt, calcium, vitamin C and antioxidants, magnesium etc. Just think instead of having protein rich or other rich energy bar, if we have bowl of salad then we are having all mentioned in our diet. Isn't it great?

Ingredients:

1 cup of sprouted moong beans
2 grated carrots
1/2 cup corn
5-6 strawberry
1/2 cup chopped lettuce
2-3 tbsp raisins
1.5 tsp olive oil
2tsp lemon juice
salt

Method:

For Sprouted Moong beans:
Soak moong beans 1/2 cup moong beans in warm water overnight.
Next day morning drain water and transfer moong beans into thin cotton cloth and tie it.
Keep this in closed container in dark for a day (24 hrs).
Open the tie and transfer sprouted moong beans to siever and wash with cold water.
Refrigerate for latter use.

For Salad:

In a bowl , take sprouted moong beans.
Add grated carrot, chopped lettuce, corn, raisins and strawberry to it.

For dressing:

In a bowl take olive oil. To this add lemon juice and salt. Mix it well.
Add dressing just before eating it, otherwise your salad will be spoiled.

Dahi Batata Puri Chat

2009-10-02T13:03:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

10 - Flat Puris (crisp)
1 cup Fine Sev 1/2 cup
chopped Onion
1/2 cup Curd
3 tblsp Tamarind Chutney
3 tblsp Coriander Leaves Chutney
1/2 cup boiled Potato (Aloo)
1 tblsp Chaat Masala
1/2 tsp Red chili pepper
(1/2 tsp Cumin Seed (Jeera)

Method:

Arrange the puris on a plate make a hole in each puri in the centre.
Fill with a few chopped boiled potato cubes.
Add about 1/4 tsp of tamarind and green chutneys in each.
Sprinkle cumin powder, salt, red chilli powder.
Sprinkle finely chopped onions.
Then generously sprinkle sev all over the puris.
Garnish with finely chopped coriander.
Serve fresh..

Puffed Rice Chat/Snack(Maramaraalu Chat)

2009-10-01T14:41:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Puffed Rice 3-4 cups
Onion 1
Tomato 1
Raw Mango 1/2 cup
Boiled Ground Nuts
Grated Carrot
Boiled Chick Peas 1/4 cup
Green Chilli 2
Lemon Juice 1 tbsp
Salt
Sev 1/4 cup(optional)
Coriander/Mint Leaves

Method:

First Toast the Puffed Rice and next chopped the onion,Tomato,coriander leaves.
and Grate the carrot and Mango.
In a mixing Bowl Combine all the ingredients and toss well
And lastly add lemon juice and serve.

Bottlegourad Halwa In 2 Ways(SORAKAYA HALWA)

2009-09-21T13:56:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:

3 cups grated bottle gourd
2 cups milk
³/₄ cup sugar
4 elaichi
20 cashew halves
2 tablespoons ghee

Process:

One Way:

Peel the bottle gourd and grate it with a grater. You will see some water come out of the bottle gourd if it is young. Keep the water also.
Boil the milk. Add the grated bottle gourd and water from it. Cook for 20 min. Add the sugar and ghee. Crush the elaichi and add the elaichi powder.
Slightly fry the cashews in ghee and add them too.
Cook on low heat till all the milk and water from sugar and bottle gourd is evaporated, stirring frequently. Serve after it is cooled.

Second Way:

Peel the bottle gourd and grate it with a grater. And keep aside
In a pan heat with 1 tbsp butter, add grated bottle gourd and cook until the raw smell disappears.
Then add Boiled Milk cook the bottle gourd was completely cooked then add sugar and ghee
Cook on low heat till all the milk and water from sugar and bottle gourd is evaporated, stirring frequently.
Then add Cardamom, fried cashews and Raisins.
Serve after it is cooled.

Chick Pea Salad

2009-09-21T12:00:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

2 cups Chick peas, Boiled ,drained and rinsed
1 carrot, grated
1/2 red onion, diced
1/2 green bell pepper, diced
1/4 cup lemon Juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup freshly chopped Coriander leaves

Process:

Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl and toss to combine.

Crispy Coconut Cookies

2009-09-21T11:54:00.000-07:00

These Coconut Cookies are very Taste .And its Outside is so puffy and inside is very crispy.These are good for Tea time snacks.Very simple to make.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 egg whites lightly beaten
4 tablespoons unsalted Butter, melted
3 tablespoon sweetened flake coconut Process:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, and salt. Beat in the egg whites and melted butter until well incorporated.
Spoon out batter, about 1/2 a tablespoon at a time, onto a parchment lined baking sheets. Spread cookies into 2 to 3 inch circles about 1/8-inch thick.
Sprinkle with coconut and bake 6 minutes or until slightly browned. Allow to cool completely on the baking sheets.
Carefully peel from parchment and serve

Dum Aloo

2009-09-18T13:43:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Baby Potatoes 6-7
Onion 1 Big
Tomato 2
Cashews 2 tbsp
Coriander Powder 1 tbsp
Cumin Powder 1 tsp
Chili Powder 2 tsp
Turmeric 1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic Paste 1 tbsp
Green Chili 2
Kastoori Methi 1 tbsp
Cream 1/4 cup
Whole Garam Masala (Like Cloves 4,Cardamom 2 Cinnamon 1)
Salt
Coriander Leaves
Oil

Process:

Boil The Potatoes and remove the skin .
Put marks with Knife and keep aside
In a blender add tomatoes and Fried/raw Cashews to make smooth paste and keep aside
Take a kadai heat with 2 tbsp oil add whole garam masala , 1 tsp jeera, when jeera becomes splutters add chopped onions ,Turmeric 2 min.
Then add ginger garlic paste,green chilli cook another 1 min
Add tomato puree ,coriander,cumin,chili and salt Cook till oil becomes separates .
Then add Whole Baby Potatoes,kastoori methi and little amount of water.
And Cook another 7 -10 min.
Then finally add cream and chopped coriander leaves stir and cook just 2-3 min.
Then your Dum Aloo is Ready to Serve.
Serve with Roti/Naan's

Mango Smoothie With Ice Cream

2009-09-18T13:22:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Mango Puree 1 cup
Vanilla Ice Cream 3/4 cup
Sugar 3 tbsp( to taste and as per sweetness of mangoes)
Milk 1/4 cup(optional)

For Serving:

Crushed Ice Cubes
chocolate waffles

Process:

Place the puree, ice cream,sugar,milk in a blender.
Blend on high speed for 30 seconds. Add the ice and blend until smooth.
Garnish with small Cubed mangoes or Crushed chocolate waffles.

Molten Lava Cake

2009-09-18T12:51:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Semi -Sweet Chocolate 4 oz
Eggs 2
Butter 4 oz
Sugar 1/3 cup
All Purpose Flour1/4 cup
Vanilla Extract 1/2 tsp

Process:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Grease 6 (6-ounce) custard cups. Melt the chocolates and butter in the microwave, or in a double boiler.
Add the flour and sugar to chocolate mixture. Stir in the eggs until smooth. Stir in the vanilla .
Divide the batter evenly among the custard cups. Place in the oven and bake for 11 minutes.
The edges should be firm but the center will be runny. Run a knife around the edges to loosen and invert onto dessert plates.
Serve with Whipping Cream

Jalapeno Bhaji(Step by Step Mirchi Bhaji)

2009-09-16T13:05:00.000-07:00

The Jalapenos are too hot Make sure Remove the seeds. Or you can substitute Ordinary green chili instead of these jalapenos.

Ingredients:

For Batter :

Gram flour 1 cup
Salt 1 tsp
Baking Soda 1/4 tsp
Chilli Powder 1 /2 tsp(optional)

For Bhaji:

Jalapeno 6 -8
Ajwain powder 2 tbsp
Onion 1 Chopped
Salt
Gram Flour 1 tbsp.
Oil For Deep frying

For Serving:

Onions Chopped 1/4 cup
Lemon Juice 2 tbsp

Process:

Mix all batter ingredients with water 1/4 cup like smooth batter.
Use with small Knife Slit the middle of the jalapeno peppers. And keep aside
Next take a plate ,add Ajwain Powder,1/2 tsp Onions,salt and Gram Flour Mix all together
Then Stuff the mixture into jalapenos
Heat Kadai with oil , Dip the bhaji into batter .
Fry the bhaji on both sides until golden brown and cooked through.
Drain on paper towels.
Garnish With Onions and lemon Juice.

Shrimp Cakes

2009-09-16T11:59:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1 pound large peeled, deveined cooked shrimp, diced
2 cups corn
1/2 red bell pepper,
finely diced 1 small onion
1 jalapeno/Green chilli seeded
1 cup Bread crumbs
3 teaspoon chili powder
2 eggs, beaten
Salt
Ground black pepper
2 tablespoons oil
Main Ingredients

Process:

In a food processor/Mixer, pulse shrimp.
Place into a large Mixing Bowl. Pulse corn, pepper, onion and jalapeno.
Remove and drain through a sieve to get rid of extra water that the vegetables may release. Add to bowl along with 1 cup bread crumbs, chili powder and eggs,salt and pepper. Stir well together.
Form into cakes about 1-inch thick. Place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to firm up.
Heat a large skillet with vegetable oil over medium heat.
Add the cakes in batches to the oil, cooking about 4 minutes per side.
to a paper towel lined sheet tray. Serve with relish.

Orange Banana Smoothie

2009-09-15T07:42:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Orange Juice 1 1/2 cups
Banana 1
Strawberries 4 -5(optional)
Lemon juice 1/4 cup
Sugar 2 tbsp(optional)

Process:

In a blender add banana pieces,orange juice,strawberries, lemon juice,sugar
Blend for about 1 min.
Pour into glasses and serve with chill.

Palak Pulav

2009-09-15T06:58:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Spinach/Palak 2 bunches
Rice 1 1/2
Green Chilli 4
Jeera 1 tsp
Pepper corns 3 -4
Onion 1
Tomato 1(optional)
Curry leaves
Ginger 1 " grated
Salt Ghee/Oil
Coriander leaves

For Serving:

Lemon Juice 1 tbsp
Fried Cashews 5 -7

Process:

Grind a Palak,Green chlii and some coriander leaves into a smooth paste keep it aside.

Heat a kadai with ghee/oil add jeera,curry leaves,,ginger ,pepper corns and fry 2 min
Then add Onions fry 3 -4 min.
Then add tomato and salt cook until tomato are soft
Then add palak paste,Rice,coriander leaves and 2 cups of water cook till rice was well cooked
Serve with lemon juice and Fried Cashews,Raitha.

Note:

You can add veggies also like carrot , corn and peas also.

Corn Peas Tikka/Tikki

2009-09-15T06:37:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Boiled/Frozen Corn 2 cups
Boiled/frozen Peas 1/2 cup
Green Chilli Paste 5-6
Ginger garlic 3 tsp
Pepper Powder 1/2 tsp
Jeera 1 tsp
Garam masala 1/2 tspGround Nut powder 1 /2 cup
Coriander leaves
Salt
Oil

Process:

Grind a Corn into a Coarse paste without adding water.
In a mixing bowl add corn,Peas,Green chilli paste,pepper powder,garam masala,jeera,ginger garlic paste,chopped coriander leaves and salt to test.
Make into a smooth paste, from this paste make equal sized patties. Heat oil on Tava and shallow fry these patties till golden and crispy.
Serve with chopped onion,chat masala,tomato ketchup.

Note:

If the paste was watery u can add bread crubes.

Coconut-Aloo Rice

2009-09-14T19:08:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Rice 2 cups
Fresh Coconut 1/2 cup
Potato 3 -4 medium size
Green chilli 4 sliced
Dry chilli 2
urad dal 1 tsp
Channa Dal 1 tsp
Jeera 1 tsp
Curry Leaves
Garam Masala 1 tbsp
Ghee/Oil
Water (for Cooking) Process:

Heat ghee in a pan add Urad,Channa,Jeera,Dry chilli,Curry leaves
Then add green chilli, Aloo cubes/pieces fry 2 min
And add coconut and Raw rice. Stir well.
Then garam masala powder and water mix well.
The aboue mixture put in presser /rice cooker till rice was well cooked.
Serve with any pickle/raitha.

Gobi Methi

2009-09-14T18:26:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

Gobi/Cauliflower 1 medium size
Onion 1 big
Tomato 2
Ginger garlic paste 1tbsp
Coriander Powder 1 tbsp
Cumin Powder 1 tsp
Chilli powder 1tsp
Green Chlii 2 or 3
Dry Fenugreek Leaves/Fresh Fenugreek Leaves(a small bunch) 1 tbsp
Garam masala 1/2 tsp
Coriander Leaves
Salt

Process:

Cut the cauliflower into very small florets and wash well.
Heat oil in a kadai, add Onions and green chillies.
Fry for a minute, add gingergarlic paste and turmeric powder.
And add tomato puree/peices,coriander powder,chilli powder,cumin powder, saute for 8-10 minutes on a medium flame till the tomatoes are tender.
Then add cauliflower,menthi leaves/dry fenugreek cook a low flame till the cauliflower starts turning brown in colour.
cook on a low flame till the oil separates.
Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves and serve with hot chapattis.

Peanut Chutney(2 Types)

2009-09-13T16:56:00.000-07:00

Type 1:

Ingredients:

Roasted Peanuts 1/2 cup
Dry Chilli s 5-7
Garlic 1 pond
Jeera 1 tsp
Sugar/Jaggery 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Water 2 tbsp All Seasoning Ingredients

Process:

Roaste Dry chill and Peanuts without oil keep aside let its cool.
Grind Roasted Peanuts,dry chilli,jeera,garlic,water and salt to make smooth paste.
And finally add sugar combine all toghether
Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan add all the ingredient and when mustard seed start to pop remove from heat and add to above paste.
Mix well.
It will goes to dosa/idli/rice.

Type 2:

Ingredients:

Roasted Peanuts 1/2 cup
Green chilli 5 -7
Roasted Channadal(putnalu) 3 tbsp
Fresh Coconut 2 or 3 tbsp
Garlic 1 pond
Jeera 1 tsp
Sugar/Jaggery 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Water 2 tbsp

Process:

Process was same like as aboue
It will goes to Break fast Items /Snaks.