Monday, December 20, 2010

HARA BHARA VEG KABAB

INGREDIENTS:
Spinach: 1 bunch
Peeled peas : 1 cup
Boiled Potato : 4
Fresh Coriander
Fresh Mint
Green Chilli 2-3
Ginger
Garlic
Masala:
jeera
Coriander seeds
Chilli Powder
Salt to taste
 METHOD:
Boil water. Cook spinach for 1-2 minutes. Add the peas and cook for 1 minute. Transfer it to a bowl of cold water and keep it for 5-10 minutes. Then strain and keep it aside
Roast the jeera and coriander and powder
Mash the potatos.
In the mixer put half the qty of boiled potatoes,ginger,garlic, roasted jeera and coriander powder, green chilli
grind it to a fine paste. Add the spinach and peas and grind the same.
Transfer it in a bowl. Add the remaining mashed potatoes,corn flour,1/2 spoon of chilli powder and salt. keep it in fridge for 10 minutes. Make small balls and flatten it like tikkies.
Heat thava with oil and place the kababs on the tava . shallow fry like tikkies.
Serve it with mint chutney or sweet imli-date chutney

BABY CORN GOLDEN FRY

INGREDIENTS
Baby Corn : 10-15
Corn Flour : 3-4 tbsp
Gram Flour : 3-4 tbsp
Chilli Powder :
Turmeric Powder : 
Coriander Powder :
Chat Masala : 
Ginger Garlic Paste :
Salt to taste
Oil For Frying
METHOD:
Boil water in a Vessel. Add the corns and boil it for 5 minutes. Then transfer to a Bowl of Chill water Keep it for 5 minutes.
Drain the water.  Make a paste of chilli powder, coriander powder, amchur powder, a pinch of chat masala, turmeric powder, with cooking oil.  add the same to the corn and mix it.  keep it in the fridge for 10 minutes.
Batter: Mix corn flour, gram flour, with 1 tsp chilli powder , coriander powder, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and salt adding chilled soda to the required consistency. keep it in fridge for 10 minutes.
Heat oil. When the oil is hot dip the baby corn in the batter and deep fry. Crispy golden baby corn ready. Serve it with sauce or mint chutney




Friday, October 29, 2010

RICE & DALL VADA

INGREDIENTS:
Rice :  1 cup
Toor Dall : 1 tbsp
Shredded coconut : 1 cup
Curry Leaves
Green chillies : 2
Red Chillies :    2
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
METHOD:
Soak rice and dall for half an hour . Grind coarsely into a thick paste adding red chilli, green chilli and salt. Make lemon sized balls, flatten it like vadas and deep fry in oil.

CABBAGE DAL VADAS

INGREDIENTS:
Chana Dall     :    1 cup
Toor Dall       :     1 cup
Moong Dall    :     1 cup
Rice               :      1 tbsp
Red chilli         :      2-3
Green Chilli     :      2-3
Asafoetida      :      1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Cabbage 100 gms
Onion : 1
Curry Leaves
Coriander Leaves
METHOD:
Soak the dall and rice for one hour.  Grind it coarse adding salt, red chilli, green chilli and hing. The batter should be thick. Chop cabbage and onion finely and add to the batter. Add curry leaves and finely chopped coriander leaves. Mix it well and make lime size balls and flatten it like vadas.  Steam the vadas in the idli mould for 10 minutes.  Transfer it to a plate and allow it cool.  Heat a kadai and shallow fry it in oil till it turns golden brown and crispy.

RAITHA-BANANA STEM

INGREDIENTS:
Banana Stem 1 piece
Curd 1 cup
Coconut 1 tbsp
Green Chilli 2
Mustard: 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
For Seasoning:
Mustard 1 tsp
Red chilli 1
METHOD:
Cut the banana stem into tiny pieces.  While washing remove the fibre using a fork. Boil it with little water adding salt till it gets tender. Cool it.  Grind coconut, green chilli and mustard to a fine paste.  Beat the curd  and the ground coconut to the cooked banana. Add the salt required for the curd and coconut, and mix it well. Season the mustard and red chilli in 1 tsp oil.

CORN KORMA

Ingredients:
Fresh Corn      1 cup
tomatoes   :       2
Onion:               2
Curd         :       2 tbsp
chilli Powder :    1 tsp
Turmeric Powder: 1/4 tsp
Sugar :                  1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
cardamom:           2-3
Cooking Oil :         2 tsp
For Grinding:
Grated coconut: 2 tbsp
Poppy seeds :     2 tsp
Cashewnut    :     5-6 (soak the cashews and poppy seeds for 10 minutes)
Green chilli:         2
Method:
Chop oinion and tomato fine.
Grind the masala-coconut,poppy seeds, cashewnut and green chill to a fine paste adding little water
Step1-In a bowl pour oil, add cardamon and microvave for 2 mts uncovered.
Step2 - Remove it from oven - add sugar, chilli powder, turmeric and salt.  Mix it well. Microwave it for 3 mts.
Step-3. Add the ground masala, onion and tomato. Microwave it for 5 mts covered.
Step-4 Beat the curd. Add the curd and corn. Microwave it for 7 mts covered.
Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.

ALOO AMRITSARI

Ingredients:
Potato      3-4
Tomato     3
Chilli Powder   1 tsp
Dhania Powder 1 tsp
Salt to taste
For seasoning:
Kala Jeera      1 tsp
Fennel(Saunf)  1 tsp
Kalonji             1 tsp
Oil                    1 tbsp
Method:
Boil potatos and peel the skin. Mash the potatos
Boil the tomatos and puree it
Heat oil, add jeera, saunf and kalonji. when it crackles add chilli/dhania powder.  Add the tomato puree quickly. The masala in oil shouldn't get burnt. Fry it for some time till done. Add the mashed potato. add salt. pour half cup water and cook the same till the required consistency.  Garnish with coriander leaves. 
Goes well with rotis and puris