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Paneer Franky

Ingredients:

How to make Paneer Franky:

In maida add 2 tsp oil and salt.

Knead the dough using sufficient water.

Keep aside for 20 min.

Crush paneer with hand.

Chop onion,capsicum and green chilly.

In a pan heat oil and add green chilly and onion.

Saute till transparent.

Now add paneer,capsicum,turmeric powder and red chilly powder.

Saute on low flame till capsicum gets soft.

Lastly add salt,lemon juice and chat masala and mix well.

Now make rotis with little butter.

Put the paneer mixure on the roti and roll it up.

Warm the roll on butter till crispy.

Paneer franky is ready.

Serve with schezwan sauce.

January 28th, 2008

Medu Vada

Ingredients:

How to make Medu Vada:

Soak urd dal in water for at least 5 hours and grind it without water.

Add salt,black pepper powder and beat well to make it light and fluffy.

Add chopped coriander leaves,curry leaves and green chilly pieces.

Heat oil and Shape the mixture into flat rounds and make a hole in the center.

Add little rice flour if shape is not forming.

Fry first over high heat and then lower heat till golden brown.

Remove the vada out of oil and drain on absorbent paper.

Serve hot with green chutney or sambar.

January 24th, 2008

Kadai Chicken

Ingredients:

How to make Kadai Chicken:

First wash the chicken cleanly.

Apply ginger garlic paste,dhania jeera powder,red chilly powder,turmeric powder and tandoori masala powder.

Keep aside for 10 min.

In a pan heat oil and add cumin seeds,tejpatta and dried red chilly.

When the cumin seeds begins to splutter add chopped onion and saute for 2-3 min on low flame.

Now add chicken and salt.

Fry chicken for 2-3 min and cover the pan.

After 2-3 min put 1 tbsp ghee and cover again.

Allow to cook chicken on low flame.20-25 min)

Lastly add garam masala powder and cook again for 5 min.

Kadai chicken is ready.

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

January 21st, 2008

Jackfruit curry

Ingredients:

How to make jackfruit curry:

Soak dal in water for 10 min.

Clean the jackfruit and take edible portion.

Then cook dal and jackfruit with a turmeric powder and little oil.

Grind coconut and red chilies to a very smooth paste.

In a pan heat oil and add cumin seeds and curry leaves.

Add dal and jackfruit.

Allow to boil then add coconut paste and salt.

Lastly add kokum and mix well.

Cook for 4-5 min.

Jackfruit curry is ready.

Serve hot with rice.

January 17th, 2008

Til Chikki

Ingredients:

How to make Til Chikki:

Roast til for two min.

Add sugar and water in a pan.

Keep on a low flame and allow to boil.

Cook till the syrup when dropped in a cup of cold water, forms a hard lump.

Add til and crushed peanuts.

Cook for another 2 minutes

Remove from heat.

Pour the mixture into greased dish.

Spread evenly and allow to cool.

Til chikky is ready.

See Also:

• Til halwa
• Til Laddu

January 14th, 2008

Til Laddu

Ingredients:

How to make Til Laddu:

Roast sesame seeds over medium heat till slight golden.

Roast coconut pieces and peanuts.

Crush peanuts into small pieces.

In a nonstick pan heat jaggery over medium heat.

Add 1 teaspoon ghee into it.

When it starts bubbling up and changes color to light brown, pour all remaining ingredients and mix well.

Apply some ghee to the palm and form laddu as quick as you can.

If the mixture gets cold, heat again and make laddu again.

Make all the laddus and let them cool.

They turn hard after cool.

Til laddu is ready.

See Also:

• Til Halwa
• Til Chikki

January 11th, 2008

Bhogichi Bhaji

Ingredients:

How to make Bhogichi Bhaji:

Peel the carrots and potatoes.

Make small pieces of ghevda.

Cut potato,brinjal and carrot into pieces.

Remove green chana from the pods.

Make fine paste of coriander leaves and green chilly.

Roast groundnut and sesame and make powder.

Now in a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.

Allow to splutter then add turmeric powder.

Add potatoes,carrots,green chana and ghevda.

Fry for a min.

Add green paste.

Cover the pan and allow to cook on low flame for 2-3 min.

Now add brinjal pieces and mix well.

Add 1/2 cup of water and salt.

Cover the pan and keep on low flame and allow to cook.

Lastly add roasted ground nut and sesame powder.

Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

January 8th, 2008

Til Halwa

Ingredients:

How to make Til Halwa:

First clean the til.

In a pan add sugar and water.

Allow to boil to make sugar syrup on low flame.

Remove dirt while making syrup.

Make syrup of 1 string.

Place big thali on fire.

Pour sesame seeds on hot dish.

Spread seeds and allow to splutter.

Now add 1 tsp of sugar syrup and mix with wooden spatula.

Keep the flame low.

Add another tsp of syrup and mix with spatula.

(Actually syrup should be spread by hand but it is risky.)

Repeat the same procedure till size you want (big or small).

Til halwa is ready.

You can add colour in syrup to make colourful til halwa.

See Also:

• Til Laddu
• Til Chikki

January 4th, 2008