Archive for December, 2007
Ingredients:
Potatoes 40 gms
Green peas 40 gms
French beans 40 gms
Cauliflower 40 gms
Capsicum 40 gms
Carrots 40 gms
Cabbage 40 gms
Cluster beans 40 gms
Bottle gourd 40 gms
Onions 3
Paneer 150 gram
Tomato puree 1 cup
Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
Red chilli powder 2 tsp
Ginger Garlic paste 1 tbsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Garam Masala powder 2 tsp
Cashewnuts 6-8
Raisins 10-15
Coriander leaves 1 tbsp
Milk 1cup
Oil 6 tbsp
Salt
How to make Shahi Navaratan Kurma:
Boil all vegetables in a cooker.
Heat oil in a pan and fry onions till golden brown.
Now add ginger-garlic paste and fry till oil seperates.
Add turmeric powder,chilli powder,coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt.
Fry for 2-3 minutes.
Now add tomato puree and Stir well and cook the mixture for 2-3 minutes.
Add dry fruits.
Add milk and Bring it to boil.
Reduce the heat and cook until the gravy becomes thick.
Add paneer and stir well.
Finally add boiled vegetables in above gravy and cook for 5 minutes on low flame.
Shahi Navaratan kurma is ready.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve hot with chapati or roti.
December 29th, 2007
Ingredients:
Boiled potatoes 1/2 kg
Onion 2
Coriander leaves 1/2 cup
Green chutney 2 tbsp
Bread slices 8
Oil
Salt
How to make Potato Roll:
Mash potato finely.
Mix together potatoes, chopped coriander leaves, onion and salt.
Add green chutney, and mix again. Make the small balls and give shape of roll.
Take water in a bowl and add little salt.
Remove the edges from the bread slices and dip each slice in water.
Gently squeeze to remove excess water.
Place a potato roll in the centre of each slice and fold the edges of the slice to cover the Potato roll completely.
Deep fry in hot oil on a low flame till gloden brown.
Serve hot with any chutney.
December 25th, 2007
Ingredients:
Milkmaid 1 tin
Maida 250 grams
Baking soda 1 tsp
Baking powder 1 tsp
Butter 125 grams
Vanilla essence 1 tsp
Soft drink 1 cup
Dry fruit pieces 1 cup
How to make Veg Fruit Cake:
Seive maida, soda, baking powder together.
Rub maida and butter finely.
Add milkmaid, and vanilla essence to the flour.
Mix well and Add the soft drink.
Rub little maida to the dry fruit pieces and add in above micture.
Mix well.
Preheat the over at 150 c for 8-10 minutes.
Pour the mixture in greased and dusted tin.
Put the tin in the oven and bake it at 150 c for 10 minutes.
After 10 min decrease the temperature at 100 c and bake for 5 min.
Allow to cool completely.
Veg fruit cake is ready.
December 20th, 2007
Ingredients:
Green chillies 5
Coriander leaves 1 cup
Pudina leaves 1/2 cup
Garlic cloves 2
Ginger 1/2″
Lemon juice 2 tsp
Jeera 1 tsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Salt
How to make Green Chutney:
Chop coriander leaves and green chilly.
Take all ingredients and grind fine paste in a mixture using little water.
Green chutney is ready.
December 17th, 2007
Ingredients:
Small Dudhi 1
Hot milk 6 cups
Sugar 2 cups
Khoya 1 cup
Ghee 2 tsp
Elaichi Powder 1 tsp
Kaju 4-5
Badam 4-5
How to make Dudhi Halwa:
Remove the skin of the dudhi and grate it.
In a heavy bottomed pan heat the ghee.
Add grated dudhi in a pan and Saute it for 2-3 min.
Then fry khoya for a min.
Now add hot milk.
Allow to cook on mid flame.
Simmer for 30 minutes.
When the halwa is almost dry, add the sugar and mix well.
Stir till the moisture has evaporated.
Lastly add elaichi powder and kaju badam pieces.
Mix well and serve.
December 14th, 2007
Ingredients:
Bombil 6
Coconut 1/2
Green chilly 4
Garlic cloves 4
Ginger 1/2″
Coriander leaves 1 cup
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Oil 2 tsp
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Salt
How to make Green Bombil Masala:
First make pieces of bombil and apply turmeric powder and salt.
Keep aside for 1 hr.
Make green fine paste of coconut,green chilly,garlic cloves,ginger,coriander leaves and salt.
Wash bombil and remove the water completely.
Apply green paste to bombil and keep aside for 20 min.
After 20 min heat oil in a pan and add bombil masala.
Now add lemon juice.
Allow to cook on low flame for 4-5 min.
Green bombil masala is ready.
Serve with chapati or roti.
December 12th, 2007
Ingredients:
Rice 2 cups
Brinjal 500 gms
Onions 4
Tomato 1
Dhania powder 2 tsp
Red Chilly powder 2 tsp
Haldi 1/4 tsp
Oil 4 tbsp
Coriander leaves
Salt
How to make Vaangi Bhath:
Wash rice,drain and keep aside for 10 min.
Cut the brinjal into 4 pieces.
In a pan heat oil and fry chopped onion till transparent.
Add the brinjal pieces and fry for 2-3 min.
Now add dhania powder,tomato pieces,salt,haldi and red Chilli powder and saute for 4-5 minutes.
Add rice and fry for a min only.
Pour enough hot (appx.3&1/2 cups) water and allow to cook on low flame.
Add hot water if necessary.
Vaangi bhath is ready.
Garnish with plenty coriander leaves.
December 9th, 2007
Ingredients:
Maida 4 cups
Curd 1&1/2 cup
Ghee 1&1/2 cup
Sugar 6 cups
Baking soda 1 tsp
Lime juice 1 tsp
Rose essence
Ghee fo fry
How to make Balushai:
Make the syrup of 2 string consistency and add rose essence and lemon juice.
In a plate sieve flour and baking soda together and keep aside.
In a big plate take curd,2 tsp sugar and 1&1/2 cup ghee and beat finely for 4-5 min.
Now add maida and soda.
Knead the dough smoothly.
Use curd if necessary.(no water)
Make small balls off the whole dough and press them a bit.
Make thumb impression in center.
Cover with a damp cloth and keep aside for 10 min.
Heat ghee in a pan and fry balushai on a low flame till golden brown.
Remove from ghee and drop it one by one into the syrup.
Allow it to soak for 10 mins.
Remove from the syrup after 2-3 min.
Balushai is ready.
December 7th, 2007
Ingredients:
Potato 2-3
Besan 1 cup
Haldi 1/4 tsp
Soda-bi-carb 1/4 tsp
Salt
Oil
How to make potato bhajiya:
Remove the skin of potato and cut into round shape as thin as you can.
In a mixing bowl take besan,haldi,soda and salt.
Mix finely and make thick batter using enough water.
Dip potato piece in a batter and fry in hot oil till golden.
Potato bhajiya is ready.
Serve with tomato ketchup.
December 4th, 2007
