Sunday, 11 August 2013

MOONG DAL DOSA

INGREDIENTS:

Moong Dal (Green Gram)
Rice
Salt
Water
Cumin seeds
Onions
Oil

METHOD:
  • Soak 2 cups of moong dal with 1.5 cups of rice together
  • Moong Dal consistency must be more than rice
  • Soak for atleast 5 hrs.
  • Wash the dal and rice and grind it in a mixer by adding little water
  • The consitency of the batter must be of  dosa batter
  • Mix it properly and keep aside to ferment for 2 hrs
  • Chop Onions finely and keep aside and add Jeera (cumin Seeds) to it.
  • Heat the Pan or Tawa and add Salt to the batter and make like Dosas on the pan
  • After spreading the batter on the Pan now add chopped Onions with Cumin seeds on it and spread out on it
  • Pour Oil on all sides of the batter and cook on Sim.
  • Then turn on the other side and cook for few seconds see that on the other side the onions dont get burned.
  • Remove from the Pan and Serve Hot Crispy Moong Dal Dosas.
Serve Hot with Coconut Chutney or Sauce of your choice.

Friday, 9 August 2013

BESAN GHATTE KI CURRY

INGREDIENTS:

Onions
Tomatoes
Jeera (Cumin Seeds)
Turmeric Powder
Red Chillie Powder
Dhania Powder
Salt as per taste
Aamchur Powder (Dry Mango Powder)
Oil
Water

  • METHOD:
Chop Onions into small pieces
Take Gram Flour (Besan) and add chopped Onions to it
Add salt as per taste,Red Chillie Powder and 1 tbsp of oil to it
Mix the dough with Water.See that the dough must be hard enough.The dough must not be watery
Now make rolls of that dough and keep aside
Take a Vessel and add water and boil the water
Now add those Besan rolls into that water and boil it for 4 to 5 mins.
After boiling take out and keep in a plate
Cut those rolls into small pieces and fry them till golden color

For the gravy:

Chop Onions and ginger
Grind Tomatoes and keep aside
Take a pan and add oil to it
Add Cumin Seeds and saute Onions to it till light brown colour
Add Ginger flakes and mix it
Add Tomato Puree and mix it
Add Turmeric Powder, Red Chiilie Powder and Dhania Powder and mix it
Add salt as per taste and mix it.
Now add the water to it and mix well.
Put the Fried Besan Pieces into this gravy and mix it
Simmer it for 5 mins till the Besan Pieces become soft enough.


Serve hot with Chapathi or Rice.

Monday, 10 June 2013

SAMBAR DAL

INGREDIENTS:

Tuvar Dal
Onions
Tomatoes
Mustard Seeds
Jeera (Cumin Seeds)
Turmeric Powder
Red Chillie Powder
Dhania Powder
Salt as per taste
Sugar
Oil
Garlic Flakes
Curry Leaves
Tamarind Puree
MTR Sambar masala powder
Carrots

METHOD:
  • Soak the tuvar dal for 5 to 6 mins
  • Take a pressure cooker and wash the dal and add to it
  • Add water to it and add few drops of oil and turmeric powder to it
  • Cook the dal in a pressure cooker for 15 mins.
  • Let 1 whistle come and simmer it for 10 mins till the dal cooks soft.
  • Chop Onions in length wise and crush the Garlic Flakes and keep aside
  • Chop finely tomatoes
  • Soak the tamarind in luke warm water for 10 mins.
  • When the dal is cooked well whisk it with the whisker and keep aside the dal.
  • Take a pan add oil to it
  • When oil gets hot add Mustard Seeds, Jeera and Chopped Onions to it and saute the Onions till light brown colour.
  • Add Curry Leaves, Crushed Garlic Flakes and tomatoes to it.
  • Add Turmeric Powder, Red Chillie Powder and Dhania Powder and mix well.
  • Add Salt as per taste and Sugar to it and mix well
  • Finally add the Dal into this mixture and mix well.
  • The consistency must be of not too watery if required add 1 cup of water to it
  • Now add the tamarind puree to it.
  • Add MTR Sambar Powder and mix well.
  • Optional if you want you can add carrots too.Cut Carrots into length wise ie straight.
  • Now boil the dal properly and simmer it for 8 to 10 mins till carrots cooks well.
Serve hot the Sambar with Rice or Idli.

Friday, 7 June 2013

CHANA DAL

INGREDIENTS:

Chana Dal
Onions
Tomatoes
Jeera (Cumin Seeds)
Ginger
Curry Leaves
Turmeric Powder
Red Chilie Powder
Salt as per taste
Oil
Aamchur Powder (Dry Mango Powder)

METHOD:
  • Soak the chana dal for 5 to 10 mins.
  • Chop finely onions and tomatoes
  • Take oil in a pressure cooker
  • when oil gets hot add Chopped onions and saute till light brown colour
  • Add chopped ginger and curry leaves to it.
  • Add chopped tomatoes and mix well
  • Add Salt as per taste, Turmeric Powder, Red chillie Powder and mix well
  • Add water to it
  • Add soaked chana dal to it see that chana dal must be immersed in water.
  • Close the lid of the cooker and let 2 whistle come and simmer it for 10 mins till chana dal gets cooked
  • When the steam evaporates open the lid of the cooker and whisk the dal with the whisker.
  • Garnish the cooked chana dal with Aamchur Powder
Serve hot with Rice or Chapathi or Parathas.

Wednesday, 5 June 2013

BABY CORN

INGREDIENTS:

Baby Corn
Oil
Tomatoes
Jeera (Cumin Seeds)
Turmeric Powder
Red chillie Powder
Dhania Powder
Salt as per taste
Water
Sugar
Dalchini (Cinnamom stick) for the flavour

METHOD:
  • Cut Baby Corns in roundals ie round shape
  • Grind the tomatoes in a mixer and make it puree
  • Take a pressure cooker and add oil to it
  • when oil gets hot add Jeera (cumin Seeds) and Dalchini stick and mix it
  • Add  baby corns to it and saute for 2 to 3 mins
  • Add Tomato puree and mix well
  • Add Turmeric Powder,Red chillie Powder, Dhania Powder and Salt as per tatse and mix well
  • Add 1/4 spoon of sugar to it
  • Now add 2 cups of water to it and close the cooker.
  • Let 1 whistle come and simmer it for 5 to 6 mins till Baby Corns are cooked well.
Serve hot with chapathis or Butter Naan or parathas.

Monday, 3 June 2013

METHI SUBZI

INGREDIENTS:

Methi  Leaves
Onions
Tomatoes
Garlic Cloves
Salt as per taste
Oil
Turmeric Powder
Red chillie Powder
Dhania Powder
Dry Mango Powder (Aamchur Powder)
Jeera (Cumin Seeds)

METHOD:
  • Wash the methi leaves thoroughly 3 to 4 times
  • Chop finely onions and tomatoes
  • Crush the garlic flakes 5 to 6
  • Take some oil in a pressure cooker
  • When hot add Jeera and mix it
  • Add chopped onions and saute till light brown colour
  • Add crushed Garlic to it and mix
  • Add tomatoes to it
  • Add salt as per taste, Turmeric Powder, Red chillie powder,dhania powder, Aamchur Powder and mix well
Finally add Methi Leaves to it and mix well
Add a cup of water to it so that Methi Leaves cooks well.
Let one whistle come and then simmer it for 5 to 6 mins till methi leaves cooks well.

Serve the Methi Subzi with Rice or Chapathi.

Thursday, 15 November 2012

RASGULLA:

INGREDIENTS:

Milk
Curds or Lemon juice
Sugar
Water

METHOD:
  • Boil the milk in a vessel
  • When milk is  hot add curds or lemon juice to it
  • Whey forms and a white paneer is ready
  • Strain out the water from the milk
  • The chunk which is formed is paneer
  • Take a muslin cloth and strain out the paneer in it
  • Wash this paneer with cold drinking water for 2 to 3 times
  • Squeeze out the whole water and smash the paneer with your palm till it softens the paneer
  • Make small sized balls out of this paneer and keep aside
  • Prepare sugar syrup of 1:1 ratio.For 1 cup of sugar add 1 cup of water to it
  • When it is boiled add these paneer balls to it and cover with the lid and mix them in between for 10 to 12 mins
  • The paneer balls will become double sized balls and are ready
Refrigerate the Rasgulla in fridge and serve them