Jun 29, 2011

Pidi Kozhukattai

This week I am paired with Vardhini for my 7 th recipe for Blogging Marathon#6 group 2. I have chosen this Pidi Kozhukattai from her space for my mini bite theme. A very healthy snack We also make this in Andhra as uppu undrallu. this is a special dish for vinayaka chaviti at my place.I made a small change to Vardhini's recipe. In her recipe she gave 3 tab sp toor dal I didn't use

that other then that I
didn't change any thing.Here I go with the recipe....

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INGREDIENTS:---
Rice ---- 1&1/2 cup
Toor dal(split pegion peas) --- 3 tab sp(optional)
Cumin seeds --- 1 tea sp
Mustard seeds --- 1/2 tea sp
Uread dal --- 1 tea sp
Channa dal --- 1 tea sp
Dry red chilli s ---3 broken
Asafoetida --- one pinch
curry leaves --- 1 spring
Salt ---- 1 tea sp
Coconut --- 1 tab sp grated
Water ---3 cups
METHOD:----
1.Wash rice and dal(if using dal I didn't use dal) separately drain the water and dry on a cloth in the shade for 1 hour.
2.Grind rice and dal coarsely like upma rava(semolina).
If you like to use toor dal then first grind dal and cumin seeds. I didn't use dal so I added cumin seeds in the seasoning(tadka).
3.Heat oil in a thick bottom pan add mustard seed let them popup then add urad dal,channa dal,broken dry red chillis,curry leaves,asafoetida and fry for a while and add 3 cups of water.
4.Add grated coconut, salt keep the heat in high and bring to a full boil.
5.Now reduce the heat to low, slowly add rice rava and dal rava(if using)keep stirring till the mixture thickens and looks like half cooked upma.
6.Remove from the heat and let it cool till you can hold the mixture in your hands.
7.Now wet you hands, take a small portion from the mixture and shape it in to Kozhukattai or you can give a round shape like me.
8.spread this balls in a cooker vessel,cook in steem
for 15 minutes.
Serve with coconut chutney I can have them with out any side dish or chutney.
You can check beautiful step by step pictures in vardhiniskitchen
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Jun 27, 2011

Totakura-Ragi Vadalu

This is my 5th recipe for Blogging Marathon#6 group 2

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Ragi flour ---- 1 cup
Rice flour ---- 1 tab sp
Totakura(amaranth leaves) --- 1/2 cup finely chopped
Coriander leaves ---- 1/4 cup finely chopped
Onion --- 1 medium finely chopped
Green chillis --- 3 finely chopped
Cumin seeds ----- 1 tea sp
Salt ---- 1/2 tea sp
Oil for deep frying
channa dal(split chick peas) --- 1/4 cup wash and soak for 1 hour
METHOD:---
1. Take ragi flour, rice flour,chopped amaranth leaves, chopped coriander leaves,cumin seeds,Channa dal(drain the water crush in a blender),chopped onion,chopped green chillis,salt mix well to combine every thing.
2. Sprinkle 1 table spoon water and make a dough like puri dough. If you make a ball with this dough that should not break so add little water mix and see if require sprinkle some more water.Don't add too much water so take care other wise your vadas will drink oil when you fry them.
3.Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
4.Take a golf ball size dough and press it on a banana leaf in to rounds and make hole in the middle.
5. Drop this vadas in to hot oil fry in a high flame till vadas turn in to dark brown color.
Remove vadas from hot oil in to a kitchen towel.
Serve hot with coriander chutney or coconut chutney.
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Jun 26, 2011

Oat And Nut Cookies

Now a days I trying oats recipes.I have them as a porridge but my husband doesn't like oats as a break fast. As every body knows oats are generally considered as a healthy food.Its consumption is believed to lower bad cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease.It contain soluble fiber this type of fiber helps to reduce the bad cholesterol.In India people are accepting this in there meal.Few years back only Quaker oats is there in Indian market but now there are some Indian brands also and nothing different between both products any way. in my oats recipes list I tried this cookies with some nutty flavor hope you all like this check it here..........
This is my 4th recipe for blogging marathon#6 group 2

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Whole wheat flour --- 250g
Oats --- 100g
Baking powder --- 1/2 tea sp
Sugar ---- 30 g
Butter ---- 50g
Almond ----- 10
Cashew nuts --- 1 tab sp (for topping)
Cardamom ---- 4
Milk ----- 1 tab sp if required
METHOD:----
1. For almond powder take 10 almonds and dry roast then for few seconds, grind in to a coarse powder and set a side.
2. Take sugar and cardamom seeds and grind in to a fine powder.
3.In a mixing bowl take wheat flour,oats,baking powder,1/2 tab sp cashew nuts mix well to combine every thing, set a side.
4. In a other mixing bowl take butter and sugar powder,beat this two ingredients till they turn in to a creamy texture.
5.Now add wheat flour and oat mixture mix well to make a stiff dough.
6. In this stage you feel that the dough is stiff then add 1 tbsp milk and mix well.
7. In the mean while preheat the oven at 200C for 10 minutes.
8.Roll the dough in to 1/4 in thick circle and cut with cookie cutter
9.Place them on the greased baking tray and bake for 15 minutes at 170 c
Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.Transfer this crisp nutty flavored cookies in a air tight container.
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here

Jun 25, 2011

Bonda

A favorite tea time bite in Vijayawada,Along with mirapakaya bajjilu, punugulu This one is a very popular snack in tea shops.There is a tea shop near by my house there they start making mirchi bajji and this bonda 4 o clock in the evening,every thing will be finish by evening 6 o clock.I was watching this process almost from 20 year s. Here I gave the recipe for small quantity but in the shops they make a dry powder with rice,urad dal and sago in a large quantity and mix this powder with curds.You can make this powder at home by soaking 1kg rice for over night drain the water and dry the rice in a hot sun till the rice become totally dry. Fry 200 gm urad dal till nice aroma comes out,Add fried urad dal and sago to the rice and make a powder in the mill.this powder will stay for 3-4 months,when ever you want take 1 cup powder add 1 cup sour curd and make bondas.Or you can do like this also.....

This is my 3rd recipe for Blogging marathon#6-group 2

INGREDIENTS:---
Rice ---- 1 cup
Urad dal --- 1 tab sp
Pearl sago -- 1/4 cup
Sour curd --- 1/2 cup
Salt --- 1 tea sp
Soda bi carbonate -- 1/4 tea sp
Oil for deep frying
METHOD:-----
1.Wash and soak rice, urad dal,sago in enough water for 4 hours.
2.After 4 hours drain the water and grind with curds in to a fine past.If require you can add little water but this batter should be like vada batter so don't add extra water.
3. Remove the batter from grinder add salt and soda bi carbonate mix well to combine every thing.
4. In the mean while heat oil in a deep frying pan.
5.Make golf ball size balls out of this batter and drop them in to hot oil slowly.
6.Deep fry the bondas till golden color and remove from oil strain the extra oil on a kitchen towel.
Serve hot with coconut chutney and tea
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Jun 24, 2011

Oats Ponganalu - Oats Paniyaram

In my child hood we don't know what oats is. But now a days oats became quite common in every body's kitchen.People started having oats as their break fast and also making many delicious dishes also with oats.I always try to make a dish with less oil and in a healthy way. I don't want to use maida(all purpose flour) in this batter so I used rice flour and chick pea flour and the curd should be sour.I used 5 green chillies so that no need of any chutney(I realy want to avoid coconut chutney) adding chillies is totally depending on your taste according to you taste you can reduce or increase them.So lets check the recipe....
This is my 2 nd recipe for the theme Mini Bites in Blogging Marathon #6 group 2

INGREDIENTS:----
Oats --- 1 cup
Soar curd --- 1 cup
Chick pea flour --- 2 tab sp
Rice flour --- 2 tab sp
Onion ---- 1 big chopped
Green chillies ---- 3 finely chopped
Cumin seeds --- 1 tea sp
Salt ---- 1 tea sp
Fresh coriander leaves --- 1/4 cup finely chopped
Oil ------ 2 tab sp
METHOD:---
1.Take oats and curd in a mixing bowl mix well and soak oats for 10 minutes.
2.Add chick pea flour,rice flour,chopped onion,chopped green chillies,cumin seeds,salt,coriander leaves mix well to combine every thing
3.Now add a 1/4 cup water and make a batter.This batter should be like a thick idli batter consistency hummm what else I can give an example yes this consistency like tined condensed milk consistency.
4.Heat ponganalu pan in a mediun heat, add a few drops of oil to each impression.
5. Pour a tab sp full batter in each impression,cover the pan with a lid,cook in a medium flame for minutes.
6.After 5 minutes remove the lid gently turn the other side and cook for 5 minutes or they turn in to nice golden color.
7.Remove from pan and repeat the process with the remaining batter.
8. Serve hot with coconut chutney or chutney pody(karam podi) and a cup of tea.
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Jun 23, 2011

Sorakaya vadalu --- Bottle Gourd Vada

Again one more week of Blogging Marathon. I enjoyed doing first week with regional recipes and this week I have chosen Mini Bites as my theme.To days my recipe is Sorakaya vadalu(bottle gourd vada). Bottle gourd vada is made with rice flour, grated bottle gourd and spices.usually we make rice flour vadas with grated coconut or finely chopped spring onion.I planed spring onion vadas,but when I saw a bottle gourd in my garden,I got this idea instead of spring onion. Garden fresh bottle gourd will give a better and different taste right? so the recipe was born.
So this is my first recipe for the Blogging Marathon # 6 group 2. Hope you all enjoy this recipe.

INGREDIENTS:---
Rice flour --- 1 cup
Channa dal (split chick peas) -- 1 tab sp soak for half an hour
Bottle gourd -- 1/2 cup(peal the green skin and great the bottle gourd)
Green chilies --- 3
Ginger -- 1/2 inch piece
Cumin seeds --- 1/2 tea sp
Oil --- 1 tab sp
Salt --- 1/2 tea sp
Oil for deep frying
A small piece of plastic sheet or a butter paper for making vadas or you can use a banana leaf also.
METHOD:--
1.Peal and cut ginger in to small pieces add green chllies,soaked channa dal,cumin seeds and grind all these ingredients in to a coarse paste
2. Take rice flour,grated bottle gourd, ginger and green chilli paste, salt in to a mixing bowl.
3. Heat 1 tab sp oil till smoking stage add this hot oil to rice flour and bottle gourd mixture, mix with a spoon to combine every thing.
4.Sprinkle 1 table spoon water and make a dough like puri dough. If you make a ball with this dough that should not break so add little water mix and see if require sprinkle some more water.Don't add too much water so take care other wise your vadas will drink oil when you fry them.
5. Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
6.Take a golf ball size dough and press it on a banana leaf in to rounds like small puries and make hole in the middle.
7. Drop this vadas in to hot oil fry in a high flame till vadas turn in to nice golden color.
Remove the bottle gourd vadas from hot oil in to a kitchen towel.
Serve hot with Aam ras or tomato ketchep but Aam ras is the best combination for this Bottle gourd vadas or you can serve them with coconut chutney also.
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Jun 22, 2011

Pyaz Ki Kachori (Rajasthani)

OMG it's already the last day for this week blogging marathon.I can not be leave This I have posted 7 Rajasthani recipes for my theme regional recipes.I am realy enjoying this Marathon, for that thanks to Valli.This month Valli made a change in each group she made pairs of each 2 marathoners in that list I am paired with Priya of Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes a good friend friend of mine and a great cook. I have chosen this Pyaz Ki Kachori for my theme Regional recipes-Rajasthan from Priya's place. This pyaz Ki Kachori is very popular in Rajasthan. This is my 7th recipe for Blogging Marathon#6 here I go with the recipe and thank you so much for the delicious recipe Priya We enjoyed it a lot...

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INGREDIENTS:---
Maida(all purpose flour) --- 2 cups
Ghee --- 1/4 cup
Salt ---- 1/2 tea sp
Oil for deep frying
For filling:---
Onions ---- 2 cups chopped
Nigella seeds(kalonji) --- 1 tea sp
Fennel seeds -- 2 tea sp
Bay leaves ----2
Green chillies --- 1 chopped
Chick pea flour --- 2 tab sp
Coriander powder --- 2 tab sp
Red chilli powder --- 1 tea sp
Garam masala -- 1 tea sp
Fresh coriander leaves --- 2 tab sp chopped
Oil ---- 2 tab sp
Salt ---- 1/2 tea sp
METHOD:---
1.Mix flour,salt,ghee mix well to combine every thing and turn like bread crumbs.
2.Add little by little water and make a stiff dough,knead well till soft set a side at least for half an hour.
3.Heat oil in a pan add nigella seeds,fennel seeds,bay leaves, chopped green chillies,chopped onions and fry till onion turns in to light brown
4. Then add chick pea flour,coriander powder,red chilli powder,garam masala,salt and fry for 3 minutes.
5. Now add chopped coriander leaves mix well and discard the bay leaves and remove from heat and let it cool completely.
6.Divide the dough in to equal portions
7.Now moisten palms with little oil and take one wheat flour ball and give it a cup shape with your fingers (or you can press these balls in to small puri )
Keep 1 tea sp full onion mixture in the middle of the puri and close from all sides and pinch to close.
8.Now again press them to flatten in to small puri s with hand, repeat with the remaining dough.
9.Heat oil in a deep frying pan and keep the heat in low flame and droop this puri s in to hot oil and fry till golden color.(you have to heat oil till smoking stage switch off the flame for few sec. and then keep it in a low flame and then add puri s and fry them)
Serve with green chutney or mithi chutney and tea.
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Jun 21, 2011

Rajasthani Gatta Curry

Rajasthani Gatta Curry is again a chick pea flour based curry from Rajasthan.with out Gatta curry rajasthani meal is incomplete. This recipe I have noted from a small hotel cook in Jaipur.Two years back we visited Jaipur in our vacation and I ask my guide I need to have a traditional rajasthani meal.so My guide took me to a small hotel,where I had a rajasthani thali with dal-baati-churma, gatta curry, bajara roti,some beans curry,aloo bartha and lots of sweets.Realy that was a huge lunch that day, I could't walk back to my hotel.So that time I took the recipe from the cook and Today here I am with the recipe. This is the 6th recipe from my regional recipes theme for Blogging Marathon#6


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INGREDIENTS:----
For Gatta s ---
Besan (chick pea flour) --- 1 cup
Turmeric powder -- 1/4 tea sp
Red chilli powder --- 3/4 tea sp
Coriander powder --- 12 tea sp
Fennel seeds --- 1/2 tea sp crushed
Carom seeds(ajwain)-- 1/2 tea sp crushed
Salt ----- 1/2 tea sp
curd(yogurt) --- 2 tab sp
For Gravy:----
Ghee --- 2 tab sp
Onion seeds(kalonji) --- 1/2 tea sp
Cumin seeds ----- 1 tea sp
Curry leaves --- 10 leaves
Curd --- 2 cups
Chick pea flour --- 2 tab sp
Turmeric powder --- 1/2 tea sp
Red chilli powder --- 1 tea sp
Coriander powder --- 1/2 tea sp
Salt -- 1tea sp or according to your taste
METHOD:--
For making Gattas:
1.Mix chick pea flour,crushed fennel and carom seeds,turmeric powder,red chilli powder,salt,curd mix well and make a stiff dough.
2.Roll this chick pea flour dough in to long strips(like sausage strips)
3.Boil water in a pan and drop this strips in to the boiling water, cook for 5 minutes.
4.Remove from heat and drain water, cut Gattas in to small pieces and set a side.
5.Take curd in to a mixing bowl add red chilli powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder,salt, chick pea flour and whisk well to combine every thing
6.Heat ghee in a thick bottom pan add cumin seeds, onion seeds and curry leaves fry for a while.
7.Now add the curd mixture and bring to a full boil, stir continuously to avoide to curdle the yogurt mixture
8.Reduce the flame add Gatta pieces and cook till the gravy comes in to medium thick consistency.
Remove from heat and serve hot with bajre ki roti or with steamed rice.

Jun 20, 2011

Rajasthani Bhindi

Rajasthani Bhindi is a stir fry recipe which goes very well with Dal-Chawal(my favorite).when I started cooking this Rajasthani recipes in this Blogging Marothan I realize that most of the recipe's they cook in a healthy way of course they use ghee a lot and one more ingredient in there cuisine is Besan.In almost all recipes I think Besan is one of the Impartent ingredient.In that array This is one recipe From Rahasthan, Rajasthani Bhindi. This is the 5th recipe for Blogging Marothan#6 in my theme Regional recipes.Here I go.....

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INGREDIENTS:---
Bhindi(okra) ---- 250g
Check peaflour(besan) ---- 3 tab sp
Red chilli powder --- 1/2 tea sp
Coriander powder --- 1 tea sp
Cumin powder ---- 1 tea sp
Dry mango powder(amchur)-- 1 tea sp
Turmeric powder -- 1/2 tea sp
Garam masala powder --1 tea sp
Salt ---- 1 tea sp or according to your taste
Kalonji(onion seeds) ---- 1/2 tea sp
Saunf(fennel seeds)---- 1tea sp
Cumin seeds (jeera) --- 1/2 tea sp

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1.Wash and wipe okra(bhindi) set a side to dry for 5 minutes.
2.Cut the ends and make a slit one side.
3.In a mixing bowl take chick pea flour,red chilli powder,cumin powder,coriander powder,turmeric powder,dry mango powder,garam masala powder,salt,1 tab. sp. oil mix well to combine every thing.
4.Now fill this masala in to the okra and set a side.
5.Heat oil in a fry pan or kadai(deep frying pan)add fennel, onion and cumin seeds, fry for a minute then add the stuffed okras cover and cook for 10 minutes
6.After 10 minutes remove the lid and mix gently and stir fry till okras turn in ti nice golden color this will take another 10 - 15 minutes.
Remove from heat and serve hot with Dal-Chawal or with roti.

Jun 19, 2011

Chane Jaisalmer Ke

Jaisalmer- Jaysalmer The city of sands the city of forts.this beautiful Golden city lies in the middle of the desert so that it is surrounded by sands.The city of jaisalmer has it's own distinct food culture and cuisine which is little different from other Indian cuisine.There are so many special dishes from this area few are like Ker sangri, Kadhi pakode, banon aloo and this Chane ki sabji from jaisalmer I have chosen for today s Rajasthani recipe for Blogging Marathon#6.

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INGREDIENTS:---
Kala chana (black chick peas) ---- 1 cup
Yogurt ----- 1 1/2 cup
Besan (chick pea flour) --- 1 tab sp
Turmeric ---- 1 te asp
Salt ---- 11/2 te asp
Asafoetida ---- 1/2 tea sp
Green chillies -- 4 slit
Red chilli powder --- 1 tea sp
Coriander powder --- 1 te asp
Garam masala powder -- 1/2 tea sp
Chat masala ---- 3/4 tea sp
Cinnamon -- 1 inch stick
Cloves --- 4
Green cardamom --- 3
Cumin seeds -- 1 tea sp
Ghee --- 2 tab sp
Sliced onion -- 1 tab sp
Chopped coriander leaves --- 1 tab sp
METHOD:----
1. Wash and soak chane for over night in enough water.
2.Pressure cook chane for 3 whistles in the same water.
3. Mash chane lightly and set a side.
4.Take yogurt in a mixing bowl whisk well to give smooth texture.
5.Add chick pea flour,red chillie powder,turmeric powder,garam masala powder,chat masala powder,coriander powder and again whisk well that no lumps form.Add green chillies Asafotieda and mix well.
6.Heat ghee in a pan add cinnamon.cloves,cardamom and cumin seeds when they begin to change the color add yogurt mixture, salt mix well.
7.Now add chane and 1/2 cup water if required,mix well and bring to a full boil and cook for 5 more minutes.
Remove from heat,garnish with coriander leave and sliced onion.
Serve hot with puri...

Jun 18, 2011

Rajasthani Dal - Baati

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Dal-baati-churma these three are the most popular and traditional dishes From the beautiful and color full state Rajasthan.These three dishes are commonly eaten on the special occasions like wedding ceremonies and also some religious occasions. Baati is a hard, unleavened bread which is made by whole wheat flour and cooked on coals and then served with ghee and dal. It is considered as a long shelf life and nutritional food.When you cook them on the coals they turns heard from out side but soft and sponge from in side.Break cooked hot baati with your hand pour lots of dal and ghee over it and enjoy it hot.
Dal-Baati is my 3rd dish from Rajasthan for Blogging Marathon-6
I didn't cook the baatis on coals,I baked them in the oven at 220C for 45 minutes.
let's check how I made them....

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INGREDIENTS:--
Whole wheat flour --- 1 cup
Suji ----- 1 tab sp
Salt ---- 1/2 tea sp
Saunf -- 2 teasp
Ajwain --- 2 tea sp
Water to make a soft dough
METHOD:---
1.Take flour,suji, saunf, ajwain,salt in to a mixing bowl add enough water and knead in to a soft dough cover and leave a side for 1 hour.
2. Take the dough and roll in to small lemon size balls and leave a side for few minutes.
3. Cook this wheat dalls on hot coals till they puffed up and golden in color.
4. if you would like to bake them in the oven then preheat the oven at 200 C for 10 minutes.
5. Place the wheat balls on a baking try and brush with ghee and bake them at 220C for 45 - 50 min.Here the baking time depends on your oven heat my oven took 45 min so check in between and turn off the heat
Serve hot Batti s with lots of dal and ghee enjoy.
Check my Dal recipe here

Jun 17, 2011

Rajasthani Panchmel Dal

Panchmel dal a perfect blend of 5 different lentils cooked in fragrant spices and thempered with asafotida,cumin and coriander powder.when you serve this dal with roti and a subji that will be a protein packed full meal.when first I read this recipe I thought ok we are using 5 lentils and which flavour we get in this dal.But really it is delicious .it goes very well with any roti and even with rice.We enjoyed this with palak and cabbage parathas, pickle. To day is the second day of Blogging Marathon 6,this is my second recipe for regional recipes from Rajasthan. Hope you all enjoy my recipes..
Recipe source from Priya of Mharo Rajasthan's Recipes....

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INGREDIENTS:-----
Toor dal(split pigeon peas) --- 1/4 cup
Moong dal (split mung bean or green bean)--- 1/4 cup
Chana dal(split chick peas or garbanzo beans) -- 1/4 cup
Masoor dal(split red lentils) ---- 1/4 cup
Green hole moongdal(hole green mung beans)---- 1/4 cup Wash and soak this green mung beans in enough water for 8 hours.
Soak all other dals for 10 minutes.
Onion ---- 1 finely chopped
Tomato --- 1 big finely chopped
Red chilli powder --- 1 tea sp
Turmeric powder --- 1/2 tea sp
Coriander powder -- 1 tea sp
Cumin powder --- 1 tea sp
Garam masala 1/2 tea sp
Salt ---- 2 tea sps or according to your taste.
Oil -- 1 tea sp

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FOR SEASONING:---
Mustared seeds -- 1 tea sp
Cumin seeds --- 1 te asp
Green chillies --- 2 finely chopped
Onion --- 1/2 cup finely chopped
Ginger --- 1 inch piece very finely chopped or crushed
Garlic ---- 6 cloves finely chopped or crushed
Ghee --- 2 tea sp
Fresh coriander leaves --- 1/2 cup finely chopped.
METHOD:---
1.Heat oil in a thick bottom pan add 1 chopped onion and fry till translucent then add chopped tomato and cook for few minutes.
2.No add red chilli powder,coriander powder,cuminpowder,salt and fry for 2 minutes.
3.drain dal's from water(drain water in to othe bowl sothat you can use the same waster for cooking the dal)and add ths dals to onion and tomato mixture,fru for 3 minutes.
4. Then add enough water to cook dal, cook till they are done(if you like to cook dal in apresure cooker then cook for 2 whistles.)
5.Add more water to bring a desire consistency,add garam masala powder bring to a boil.
6. In the meanwhile heat ghee in a other pan add mustard seeds let them popup then add cumin seeds,chopped green chillies,ginger,garlic,onion and fry till nice arom comes out.
7. Add this seasoning and chopped coriander leaves to cooked dal mix well.
Serve hot with roties or plain steamed rice.
Let's check what our other friens were cooking to day

Jun 16, 2011

Lapsi

I again joined in Blogging Marathon. I don't want to miss this marathon because I learnt a lot from this.Last month I missed this but this month again I am in the marathon
Rajasthan the land of King's, palaces and Desert. Rajasthani cuisine is very much influenced by life style and availability of ingredients. Most of the Rajasthani recipes they could last for several days and could be eaten with out heating. So for this month's marathon I have choosen my theme Regional Recipes from Rajasthan.
Sweet dishes are never referred as a dessert in Rajasthani cuisine, because Rajasthani sweets are had before, during and after the meal. There are a wide range of sweet dishes in Rajasthani cuisine, Sweets are relished as much as the spicy curries.Sweet dishes have an importent place in Rajasthani meal. In that list Lapsi is one of the famous and traditional sweet dish in Rajasthan.Let's check how to make Lapsi in Rajasthani style.......

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INGREDIENTS:---
Lapssi (broken weat) --- 1 cup
Sugar ----- 1 cup or you can use 3/4 cup grated jaggery
Hot water --- 2 1/2 cups
Almonds -- 2 chopped (I used 10 cashew nuts)
Raisins ---- 10 no.
Ghee --- 3/4 cup
METHOD:---
1.Heat ghee in a thick bottom pan and add broken weat to ghee, fry till it turns in to pinkish color.
2. Add 2 cups of hot water mix well, cover and cook in alow flame till all the water evaporated and lapsi is almost done.
3. Add sugar mix well add remaining 1/2 cup water mix well.
4. Now place a tawa under the pan, reduce the heat to low and cook for 8-10 minutes, mix in between when ghee starts oozing from the sides of the pan remove from heat.
5. Garnish with blanched almonds or fried cashew nuts and risins and serve hot.

Jun 15, 2011

Iyengar Bakery Khara Biscuits For ICC

I am back with ICC recipe. I could'nt post my recipes from last 2 months and I missed last months ICC too. This month I don't want to miss the challenge because it's my all time favorite. Thanks to Champa for this mouth watering recipe.I just love those Iyengar bakerys benne biscuit,masale toast and khara bun.I enjoyed baking this flavour full biscuits. Thanks to Valli for choosing this recipe.

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INGREDIENTS:----
All purpose flour(maida) --- 2 cups (250 g.)
Butter ----- 1/3 cup (50g.)
Sugar ---- 4 tsp (20g.)
Salt ---- 1 tsp (5 g.)
Green chillies ---- 2
Coriander leaves --- 1 tab sp chopped
Yogurt or Curd ---- 2 tab sp
METHOD:----
1. Pre heat the oven at 170 c.
2. Grease the baking tray with little butter or oil and leave a side.
3.Shift flour,salt in to a mixing bowl and set aside
4. Take butter(make sure your butter should be at room temperature) and sugar in a other bowl, beat well till sugar and butter turns creamy.
5. Add curd to butter and sugar mixture continue to beat.
6. Now add flour and salt, mix slowly with your hands mixwell
7.Mix well to combine every thing. In this stage you feel that the dough is stiff then add 1 more tbsp cured and mix well
8.Add chopped green chillies and coriandr leaves to the dough and mix well to combine every thing.
9.Roll the dough in to 1/4 in thick circle and cut with cookie cutter
10.Place them on the greased baking tray and bake for 15 minutes at 170 c
Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.Transfer this crisp spicy biscuits in a air tight container.
We enjoyed this yummy biscuits with Mango juice