Friday, June 29, 2012

How to prepare Instant Rice and Wheat Flour Dosa


Ingredients

Rice Four - 3/4 cup
Wheat Flour - 1/4 cup
Salt - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Water

Preparation

1. In a bowl take rice four, wheat flour, salt, baking soda and mix well the dry ingredients
2. Add water little by little and mix well so that it doesnot form any lumps
3. Make it to consistency of dosa batter
4. Heat tawa with 2-3 drops of oil spreaded on it and pour some batter and spread it in circular motion, sprinkle some oil on it. When he dosa turns golden brown flip and cook the other side as well.

Serve hot with any chutney or sabzi of your choice. :-D

You can use the left over batter for later use by refrigerating.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

How to prepare Aloo-Gobi


Ingredients

Aloo - 3
Gobi - 1 cup
Carrot - 1 (Optional)
Green Peas - 1/4 cup (Optional)
Onion - 1
Garlic - 4
Tomato - 1/2
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Green Chillies - 3
Chilli Powder - 3/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
Grated coconut - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - 4
Hing - a pinch
Water

Preparation

1. Cook vegetables with water and salt (make sure not to put too much water)
2. In a vessel heat oil, add mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves
3. Then add garlic, green chillies, onion, salt and cook till onion turn translucent (remember we have already put salt while cooking vegetables)
4. Then add turmeric, tomatoes and cook untill tomatoes are smashed.
5. Now add cooked vegetables with its water, coriander powder, chilli powder, garam masala, grated coconut.
6. Mix well and cook for another 5 min
7. Garnish with coriander leaves

Serve hot with any indian bread :-D


How to prepare Mushroom Pulav



Ingredients

Rice - 1 1/2 cup
Mushroom - 1 1/2 cup sliced thinly ( you can add more if you like more mushrooms)
Onion - 1
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Green Chillies - 3
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 1 strand
Hing - Pinch
Coriander leaves - for garnishing
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tbsp
Grated coconut - 1 tbsp (Optional)

Preparation

1. Heat oil in a  vessel, add cumin seeds, hing and curry leaves
2. Add finely chopped onions and green chillies and fry till onion are translucent
3. Now add sliced mushrooms, turmeric and fry for 2-3 mins
4. Add chilli powder, rice and cook for another 2 minutes without adding water
5. Now add 3 cups of water, salt, grated coconut (Optional) and cook in medium flame.
6. Garnish with coriander leaves
Enjoy your mushroom Pulav when its hot :-D

Tips:
1. Soak rice in water for 30 minutes before using it.
2. Do not mix rice frequently, it will break the grains.
3. Once almost all water is gone cook rice on low flame, by doing this rice grains will not stick to each other.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

How to prepare Egg Sandwich


Ingredients

Bread slices - 4
Boiled Egg - 2/3
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Pepper - 1/4 tsp
Mayonaise - 1 tsp
Mustard Sauce - 1/2 tsp (Optional)
Butter - to apply on bread slices (Optional)

Procedure

1. Apply little butter on bread slices and roast them on tawa. (You can even use your bread toaster if you wish)
2. Prepare filling by smashing boiled egg into small pieces with help of fork in a bowl, to that add mayonaise, salt, pepper and Mustard sauce (Optional) and mix well.
3. Apply the filling on roasted bread slice and cover it with other.
4. Cut it into triangle or any other shape of your desire.

Your Egg Sandwich is ready, now Enjoy it as-it-is or with some ketchup :-D



Tuesday, June 26, 2012

How to prepare Mushrom Masala



Ingredients

Mushroom - 1 cup sliced
Onion - 1
Bay Leaves - 2
Olive oil - 1 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Cloves - 2
Garam Masala  - 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder - 3/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Butter - 1-2  inch cube
lemon juice - 1 tbsp
coriander leaves - 1 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Preparation

1. Heat oil in a vessel and add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cloves
2. Add ginger-garlic paste and onion and suate untill raw smell is gone
3. Add turmeric, coriander powder, chilli powder, garam masala and some water and cook well for 2-3 min
4. Add butter and let it melt
5. Now add mushrooms and cook well for another 6-7 minutes and add lemon juice. stir in-between
6. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with chapati :-D


Monday, June 25, 2012

How to prepare Pepper Corn Salad


Ingredients

Steamed sweet corn - 1 cup
Pepper - 1 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
Chilli Powder - a pinch (Optional)

Preparation

1. Cook the sweet corn by steaming them
2. Mix well all the ingredients (steamed corn, pepper, Salt, lemon juice, chilli powder) in a bowl.



Enjoy your cup of salad when its hot :-D



Sunday, June 24, 2012

How to prepare pepper chicken dry



Ingredients

Chicken - 1/2 kg
Onion - 1
Green Chillies - 3
Lemon - 2-3 tsp
Salt - 1 tbsp
Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 tsp
Grated coconut - 2-3 tsp
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 4
Pepper powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves - 1tsp
Curry leaves - 2-3 strands
Cashews  - 2 tbsp


Preparation

1. Make a paste of coconut, ginger, garlic, green chillies.

1. Cut chicken pieces into 1 inch cubes
2. Marinate Chicken pieces with Salt, Lemon Juice, Chilli Powder, Coriander Powder, Garam Masala powder for 30 min or more

1. Heat oil in a vessel and add coconut paste and fry well untill all moisture is gone
2. Add onion and fry well until golden brown
3. Add the marinate and cook well in water oozed out by chicken in medium-low flame
4. Once the chicken is cooked turm off heat add pepper powder and coriander leaves and mix well


You can garnish it with fried curry leaves and cashews :-D

Saturday, June 16, 2012

How to prepare Channa Masala




Ingredients

Channa - 1 cup soaked for 4-5 hours
Onion - 1 medium size
Tomato - 1
Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Green chillies - 4
Coriander - 1 tsp chopped
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp
Olive oil - 2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Chat Masala - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Bay leaves - 2

Preparation

1. Cook Channa in a cooker for 3-4 whistles with water and Salt
2. In a vessel heat oil, add Bay leaves and cumin seeds
3. Add chopped onions, green chillies and salt  around 1/4 tsp and cook for 2 min
4. Add turmeric and ginger-garlic paste
5. Once the raw smell of Ginger-garlic paste is gone add chopped tomatoes and cook untill they are smashed well (around 5-6 min)
6. Add boiled channa water and add garam masala powder, coriander powder, chat masala and chilli powder and mix well.
7. Now add the cooked channa and let them cook for 5 more min
8. Garnish with coriander leaves

Enjoy with any indian bread :-D

Friday, June 15, 2012

How to prepare Channa (Kadale kaalu) Huli Sambar


 

Ingredients

Channa - 1 cup Soak for minimum 3 hours
Potato - 3 small
Toor dal - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1 small
Tomato - 1 big
Red Chillies - 2
Sambar Powder - 2 1/2 tsp
Jaggery powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Water - 3 cups
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
grated coconut - 1 tsp
olive oil - 1 tsp
hing - pinch
mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
curry leaves - 4-5 leaves

Preparation

1. Cook Channa dal in a cooker with some water and salt for 3 whistles
2. Now once the cooker is cooled add toor dal, diced potatoes, onion, tomato, turmeric to it and cook it again for 2 more whistles.
3. In a vessel heat oil, add mustard seeds, hing, curry leaves, red chillies
4. once curry leaves are done add the contents of cooker, sambar powder, Jaggery, coconut, Salt and bring it to boil. Let it boil for 4-5 min

Server hot with Rice.



Monday, June 11, 2012

How to prepare Banana milkshake



Ingredients

Banana - 1 Big ripe
Milk - 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Sugar - as per taste
Ice cubes - 4-5
Vanilla/Chocolate ice cream - 1-2 big tbsp (optional)

Preparation

1. Peel and add Banana to blender
2. Add milk, cardamom powder, sugar, ice cubes, ice cream
3. Blend well and enjoy your cup of bananna milkshake

How to prepare Strawberry MilkShake



 
Ingredients

Strawberries- 12-14 Big
Milk - 1 cup
Honey - 1 tsp
Sugar - as per taste
Ice cubes - 4-5
Vanilla/Chocolate ice cream - 1 tbsp (optional)

Preparation

1. Remove Leaves and wash strawberries well and add to blender
2. Add milk, Honey, sugar, ice cubes, ice cream
3. Blend well and enjoy your delicious cup of strawberry milkshake

Sunday, June 10, 2012

How to prepare Masala Vada


Ingredients

Channa dal - 1 cup (soak 4 hours min)
Onion - 2 chopped finely
Garlic - 7-8
Green chillies - 15
Baby Dill - 1 bunch
Pudina - 15 leaves
Coriander - 3-4 tsp
Ginger - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Gram Flour - 1/2 cup
Rice Flour - 1/4 cup
Curry leaves - 2 strings

Preparation

1. Take 3-4 tbsp of channa dal in a seperate cup and grind the rest of the it.
2. Grind Green chillies and Ginger and mix it with channa dal.
3. Mix remaining ingredients well onion, garlic, baby dill chopped, pudina chopped, corianer chopped, curry leaves chopped, Baking soda, Salt, Gram Flour, Rice Flour
4. Heat oil in a vessel and fry the masala prepared by making flat balls of it.

How to prepare Mango Milk Shake



Ingredients

Mango - 1 Big ripe
Milk - 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Sugar - as per taste
Ice cubes - 4-5
Vanilla ice cream - 1 tbsp (optional)

Preparation

1. Peel mango and add mango pulp to blender
2. Add milk, cardamom powder, sugar, ice cubes, vanilla ice cream
3. Blend well and enjoy your cup of milkshake

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

How to prepare pappu (my style)



Ingredients

Dal - 1cup (you can take mixture of thoor dal, channa dal, moong dal or any 1 of them)
Tomato - 2 medium size
Onion - 1 small
Green Chillies - 5
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Garlic - 4-5 pods
Any vegetable of your choice
Olive Oil - 1 tsp
mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
red chillies - 2
curry leaves - 5-6
Hing - pinch

Preparation

1. In a pressure cooker take dal, finely chopped tomatoes, chopped onion, green chillies, turmeric, chilli powder, salt, garlic, any one vegetable of your choice and cook it for 3 whistles
2. Allow the cooker to cool down naturally.
3. Mash the contents of cooker well with a spoon.

4. In another vessel heat oil, all mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, curry leaves, red chillies
5. Add the contents of cooker to it and cook for 3-4 min more.

Serve hot with rice :-)