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Pulao

Ingredients:
Basmati rice 1/2 kg.
Tomato puree 1 cup
Green peas 1 cup
French beans 10-12
Carrots 2
Onion 5
Cloves 10
Pepper 10
Dalchini sticks 2-3
Green chillies 4-5
Coconut 1/2
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves
Cashew nuts 10-15
Ghee or oil 4 tbsp
How to make pulao:
First clean and wash rice.drain all water and keep aside for 1 hour.
Cut vegetables in shape as you want.
Grate coconut and extract coconut juice with warm water.
In a cooker pan take 4 tbsp ghee or oil. to this add cloves,dalchini and pepper.
Then add chopped green chillies and onions .fry till onion is brown in colour.
Now add rice and saute it for 2-3 min.
Add vegetables, tomato puree,coconut juice and salt.
Close the cooker and give 1 whistle on full pressure and keep on low flame for 2-3 min.
Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
Pulao is ready. garnish with coriander leaves and fry cashew nuts.

Add comment September 28th, 2006 Author: Vaibhavi

Tomato raita

Ingredients:

Tomatoes 5-6
Green chillies 2-3
Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
Curd 1 cup
Sugar 1 tsp
Salt
Oil 2 tsp.

How to make tomato raita:
Cut the tomatoes in small pieces.
Cut the green chillies into 2-3 pieces.
In a pan take 2 tsp. oil and fry the mustard seeds until they start to pop.
Now add green chillies and chopped tomatoes.and fry for 2-3 min.
Cover the pan.
After 2-3 min add salt and sugar. remove from the gas.
Allow to cool.mix in the curd.mix well.
Tomato raita is ready.

1 comment September 25th, 2006 Author: Vaibhavi

Kheer

Ingredients:

Milk 1 lt
Basmati rice 1 cup
Sugar 2 cups
Ghee 1 tsp
Badam 10
Elaichi powder 1 tsp
Kaju,kismis

How to make kheer:

Wash rice and allow to dry on cloth.
Boil milk on low flame.and boil until the milk reduces.
In pan take 1 tsp. ghee and fry rice for 2-3 min. and make rawa in mixture.
Cook rice in pressure cooker with more water.
Pour cooked rice and sugar in boiled milk and stir well.
Make badam paste.
Now add badam paste,kaju and kismis.
When rice completely mix in milk add elaichi powder.
Enjoy kheer.

Add comment September 25th, 2006 Author: Vaibhavi

Malpua

Ingredients:

Maida 2 cups
Sugar 3/4 cup
Salt
Yellow colour
Elaichi powder 1 tsp
Vanila essence 1/4 tsp
Ghee

How to make malpua:

First sieve the maida.then add sugar,salt,yellow colour,elaichi powder and essence.
Make the batter with sufficient water.take care that no lumps are formed.
Keep aside for 1 hour.
In a pan take ghee and pour 1 cup batter and fry both the side on mid.flame.
Malpua is ready.

Add comment September 23rd, 2006 Author: Vaibhavi

Kothimbir vadi

Ingredients:

Besan 2 cups
Rice flour 1 cup
Coriander leaves large bunch 1
Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp
Red chilly powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Whole coriander (crushed ) 2 tsp
Soda bicarbonate 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Salt
Oil

How to make kothimbir vadi:

First clean the coriander leaves and chopped finely.
In a bowl take besan,rice flour,ginger garlic paste,red chilly powder,turmeric powder and crushed whole coriander.
Add chopped coriander leaves and mix well. add little water ,soda,lemon juice and salt.mix well.
Batter must be thick.
Now pour this batter in a greased vessel and bake in a pressure cooker for 10 -15 min. without pressure.
Keep this aside for 1 hour.
After 1 hour cut the pieces and fry it in oil till golden brown.
Enjoy kothimbir vadi with tomato sauce.

Add comment September 21st, 2006 Author: Vaibhavi

Onion tomato uttappa

Ingredients:

Besan 2 cups
Rice flour 1 cup
Onion 2-3
Tomato 1
Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
Red chilly powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves 1/2 cup
Salt.

How to make onion tomato uttappa:

First cut onions and tomato into small pieces.
Make batter of besan and rice flour.
Add onions and tomato pieces in above mixture.
Mix all the remaining ingredients in above mixture.
Make a batter.
Now make onion tomato uttappa on tawa with little oil.

Add comment September 18th, 2006 Author: Vaibhavi

Fruit salad

Ingredients:

Milk 1 lt.
Bananas 6
Apple 1
Orange 1
Mosambi 1
Grapes 10-15
Guava 1
Pomegranate 1
Chickoo 1
Sugar 1 cup
Cashewnuts 5-6
Saffron
How to make fruit salad:

Take 1/2 lt. milk in a vessel and smash 3 bananas in milk.
Add remaining milk in above mixture.
Add sugar.
Cut all fruits in small pieces.
crush cashewnuts.
Mix all fruits,saffron and cashewnuts in milk.
Keep in refrigerator for 2 hours.
Enjoy cool fruits salad.

Add comment September 18th, 2006 Author: Vaibhavi

Panchamrut

Ingredients:

Green chillies 10-15
Coconut 1/2
Onion 1
Cashewnuts 8-10
Red chilly powder 1/2 tsp.
Jaggery 1/2 cup
Tamarind pulp 2 tsp.
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Oil
Salt

How to make panchamrut:

Cut green chillies into 2-3 pieces.and apply little salt.and keep aside for 10 min.
Fry onion and grated coconut in oil and make paste with cashewnuts in mixture.
In a pan take oil and add cumin seeds.
Now add green chillies and fry for 4-5 min in mid. flame.
Pour little water and allow to cook.
Add red chilly powder,and salt.
After 5 min. add jaggery and tamarind pulp.
Lastly add coconut paste and mix well.
Cook till gravy is not thick nor too dry.

Add comment September 17th, 2006 Author: Vaibhavi

Masala prawns

Ingredients:

Big prawns 2 cups
Kashmiri mirchi powder 2 tsps
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp.
Ginger 2 inch
Garlic flakes 8-10
Rice flour 1 cup
Lemon juice 2 tsp.
Salt
Oil to fry
How to make masala prawns:

First clean the prawns.
Make the paste of ginger and garlic.
Now apply this paste to prawns along with kashmiri mirchi powder,turmeric powder,salt and lemon juice.
Keep aside for 1 hour.
After 1 hour deep prawns one by one in rice flour and fry in oil.
Masala prawns is ready.

Add comment September 15th, 2006 Author: Vaibhavi

Egg biryani

Ingredients:

Eggs 6
Basmati rice 1/4 kg.
Onion 4
tomato 4
Kashmiri red chilly powder 2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Jeera powder 1 tbsp.
Salt
Oil 4 tbsp.
Tejpatta 4
Elaichi 4
Boiled water

for masala

Ginger 50 gm.
Garlic flakes 10
onion 2

How to make egg biryani:

Boil eggs.
Wash rice and keep aside to dry.
Make onion, ginger, garlic paste in mixture.
Cut onions and tomatoes in thin slices.
In a pan take 4 tbsp oil and fry tejpatta and elaichi.
Add onion slices and saute it till brown.
Now add tomatoes and fry till smashes.
Add kashmiri mirchi powder,turmeric powder,jeera powder,grind masala and salt.
Again fry till oil seperates on slow flame.
Now add rice and fry only for 2 min.
Give little cut to the eggs.
Add boiled water and eggs and allow to cook.
Garnish with fried onion rings.

Add comment September 14th, 2006 Author: Vaibhavi