Ingredients:
Bajra 1/2 cup
Moong dal 1 cup
Ghee 1 tbsp
Red chilly powder 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Asafoetida 1/4 tsp
Salt
How to make Bajra Aur Dal Ki Khichadi:
Clean the bajra and make coarse powder in a mixer.
In a pan take bajra powder,moong dal and add 3 cups of water.
Cook in a pressure cooker.(5-6 whistles)
Heat a ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds.
When the seeds start to crackle add asafoetida and red chilly powder.
Add cooked bajra and dal mixture with salt.
Cover the pan and cook another for 2-3 min.
Bajre ki khichadi is ready.
Serve hot with 1 tsp pure ghee if you want.
August 7th, 2009
Author: Vaibhavi
Ingredients:
Moong dal 250 gms
Jaggery 200 gms
Grated coconut 1 cup
Groundnut 2 tbsp
Elaichi powder 1 tsp
Ghee 1 tbsp
How to make Moong Laddu:
In a pan take moong dal and fry on a low flame till golden.
Allow to cool and grind in mixer to make powder.
Roast groundnut,remove the skin and make small pieces.
Fry coconut on low flame and allow it to cool.
Heat a pan and add jaggery.
Allow to melt on low flame for 2-3 min.
Add all ingredients and mix well.
Keep aside for 10 min.
Now make small laddu.
Moong laddu is ready to eat.
July 30th, 2009
Author: Vaibhavi
Ingredients:
Oranges 5-6
Maida 1 tbsp
Sugar 500 gms
Khoya 250 gms
Pure ghee 1 tbsp
Orange colour 1/4 tsp
Elaichi powder 1 tsp
Dry fruits
(optional) 2 tsp
How to make Santra Burfi:
Take good quality of oranges.
Peel the oranges and remove the seeds and skin.
Take only orange pulp and keep aside.
Heat ghee in a kadai and fry maida till golden brown on low flame and keep aside.
Grind khoya in a mixer for a minute.
In a kadai take khoya and sugar and cook on low flame for 2-3 min.
Add orange pulp and colour and mix finely.
Cook again 8-10 min. stirring continuously.
When mixture becomes sticky add maida and mix well.
Add elaichi powder and dry fruits pieces if you want.
Cook the mixture till ghee seperates.
Pour the mixture in a greassed plate and spread evenly.
Allow to cool and cut into small square shape.
Santra burfi is ready.
July 22nd, 2009
Author: Vaibhavi
Ingredients:
Boneless chicken 500 gm
Onion 4
Tomatoes 4
Butter 2 tbsp
Fresh cream 2 tbsp
Red chilly powder 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp
Kasuri methi 1 tsp
Cashewnuts 10-12
Oil 1 tbsp
Ingredients to Marinate:
Thick curd 200 gm
Garam masala powder 1 tsp
Tandoori masala 4 tsp
Tandoori colour 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice 1 tbsp
Salt
How to make Butter Chicken:
Wash chicken neatly and apply all marination ingredients.
Mix finely and keep aside for one hour.
Soak cashewnuts for 20 min. and make fine paste.
Make tomato puree and keep aside,
Chop onion finely.
After one hour of marination take pan and heat oil.
Add finely chopped onion and fry till golden brown.
Now add ginger garlic paste and fry 2-3 min on low flame.
Sprinkle little water and cook till oil seperates.
Now add cashewnuts paste,tomato puree with red chilly powder.
Mix finely.
Add marinated chicken with kasuri methi and butter.
Cook chicken for 5 min.
Then add fresh cream and cook till oil seperates.
Allow to cool for 4-5 min.
Butter chicken is ready.
Serve with chapati or naan.
July 16th, 2009
Author: Vaibhavi
Ingredients:
Cauliflower 500 gms
Rice flour 200 gms
Schezuan sauce 1 tbsp
Tandoor colour 1/4 tsp
Oil
Salt
How to make Cauliflower Ke Lollypop:
Take good quality of cauliflower and make florets with long stick.
Apply little salt and keep aside for 10 min.
In a bowl take rice flour,schezuan sauce.tandoor colur and salt.
Add water and make thick batter.
Mix batter finely.
Wash florets and allow to dry.
Heat oil in a kadai and dip florets one by one in batter and fry on medium flame till crispy.
Cauliflower ke lollypop is ready.
Serve with Schezuan Sauce.
July 11th, 2009
Author: Vaibhavi
Ingredients:
Par-boiled rice 2 cups
Rice 1 cup
Urad dal 2 cups
Black peppercorns 1 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Ginger 1/2″
Asafoetida 1/4 tsp
Kadipatta leaves 8-10
Green chilly 2-3
Cashewnuts 6-8
Ghee 1 tbsp
Oil
Salt
How to make Kanchipuram Idli:
Soak both rice and dal seperately for 4 hours.
Wash and grind into a coarse batter.
Add salt and mix finely.
Keep to ferment overnight.
Next day in a small pan heat 1 tsp ghee and fry peppercorns and cumin seeds slightly.
Make fine paste and add to the idli batter.
Chop green chilly,ginger,asafoetida and kadipatta finely.
And add to the batter with cashewnuts pieces and ghee.
Again mix the batter finely.
Apply oil to idli mould and steam idli for 10-12 minutes or till done.
Serve hot with cocunut chutney.
July 6th, 2009
Author: Vaibhavi
Ingredients:
Varai rice 2 cups
Water 3 cups
Salt
How to make Varai Bhat:
In a pan put water to boil.
Clean and wash varai rice.
When water is starting to boil add washed varai rice and salt.
Cover the pan and allow to cook varai rice on low flame.
Varai bhat will be ready wiithin 5 min.
Serve hot with buttermilk.
Varai rice is mainly prepare in fasting days.
July 2nd, 2009
Author: Vaibhavi
Ingredients:
Maida 2 cups
Rava 1/2 cup
Oil
Salt
How to make Paanipuri ki puri:
In a big bowl take maida,rava,salt and 2 tbsp oil and knead a dough using little water.
The dough should be hard.
Cover the bowl and put in a refrigerator for 2 hrs.
After 2 hrs make small balls and roll out small puris very thinly.
You may roll out big thin chapati and then cut small puris with any round shape.
Heat oil in a kadai and deep fry all puris on medium flame.
Allow to cool.
Paanipuri ki puri is ready.
Put in a plastic bag.
June 28th, 2009
Author: Vaibhavi
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