Wednesday 24 October 2012

SEYAL BREAD (BREAD UPMA)

INGREDIENTS:

Bread
Onions
Tomatoes
Garlic
Curry Leaves
Jeera (Cumin seeds)
Turmeric Powder
Red Chillie Powder
Dhania Powder
Salt as per taste
Oil
Water

METHOD:
  • Chop finely Onions and keep aside
  • Cut tomatoes finely
  • Crush the garlic flakes
  • From 1 slice of bread make 4 to 5 parts out of it
  • Take Oil in a pan and heat
  • When oil gets heated add Jeera (Cumin seeds) and add chopped onions and saute till light brown colour
  • Add curry Leaves and crushed garlic and mix well
  • Add tomatoes and mix well
  • Add Turmeric powder, Red Chillie Powder and Dhania Powder and mix well
  • Simmer this mixture for 3 to 5 mins till onions and tomatoes become soft enough
  • Add half a cup of water and let it boil
  • Add bread slices and mix well
  • See that the water must not be more otherwise bread will change into water form
  • Only little water is required where in the bread dips and whole slice of bread must be seen.
  • Mix it in a gentle way and off the gas
  • Garnish it with Coriander Leaves
Seyal bread is ready to eat and serve it with tomato Sauce or ketchup or mint chutney

Friday 5 October 2012

MIXED VEGETABLE CURRY:

INGREDIENTS:

Beetroot
Onions
Potatoes
Carrots
Tomatoes
Salt as per taste
Oil
Turmeric Powder
Red Chillie Powder
Dhania Powder
Coriander Leaves

METHOD:
  • Boil Beetroots, Potatoes and Carrots in a pressure cooker
  • Add a pinch of tamarind to presuure cooker so that the cooker doesnt spoil
  • Grind the tomatoes in a mixer or in a food processor
  • Chop finely onions
  • Cut the boiled vegetables finely and keep aside
  • Take a pan and add Oil to it
  • As oil gets heated add chopped onions and saute it till light brown colour
  • Add tomato puree and mix well
  • Cook it on low flame with a plate on so that the onions and tomato mixture becomes soft for 5 mins
  • Then add salt as per taste, Turmeric Powder, Red Chillie Powder and Dhania Powder and mix well
  • Add chopped boiled vegetables and mix well
  • Add half a cup of water so that the gravy's consistency is of medium but not too watery
  • Garnish it with Coriander leaves and mix well
Mixed vegetable curry is ready and serve hot with chapathi

Tuesday 2 October 2012

PIZZA

INGREDIENTS:

Pizza base bread
Onions
Tomatoes
Capsicum
Turmeric Powder
Red Chillie Powder
Dhania Powder
Salt as per taste
Carrots
Cheese
Butter

METHOD:
  • Chop finely onions and tomatoes
  • Chop capsicum into length wise
  • Take a pressure cooker and put oil
  • when oil gets heated add onions and saute till light brown colour
  • Add Capsicum and mix for 2 to 3 mins
  • Add Tomatoes and mix well
  • Add Salt as per taste, Turmeric Powder, Red Chillie Powder and dhania Powder and mix
  • Finally add half a cup of water to it
  • Close the lid of pressure cooker and let 2 whistles come and simmer it for 3 mins
  • The vegetable is ready
  • Grate carrots and cheese and keep aside
  • Take a Pan or tawa and apply 1 tbsp of butter on it
  • Now cook the pizza base bread on it on sim for 2 mins on both sides till the base turns into light brown colour
  • Now on the upper portion of the base put the capsicum vegetable which is raedy on the whole area
  • Top of the vegetable add grated carrot and cheese 
  • After 2 mins just take out the hot pizza on a plate
Serve hot the pizza with tomato sauce
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