Carrot pachadi

Carrot pachadi

July 27, 2015




Ingredients:


Carrot grated                 : 1 cup
Coconut grated              : 1/2 cup
Green chillies                : 2 nos
Mustard seeds               : a pinch
Yoghurt                         : 2 tbsp
Salt to taste

For seasoning:

Mustard seeds                : 1/4 tsp
Red chilli                       : 1 break into 2
Curry leaves                  : 1 sprig
Oil                                 : 1tsp
 

Method:

Grind coconut with green chillies  together.   Crush the mustard seeds and keep aside.
 Cook carrot adding little water and salt. Then add the ground paste to this  and boil for a minute. Add the yoghurt and mix well. Finally add the crushed mustard seeds to this, switch off the flame. 

Heat the oil in a pan and add the mustard seeds and broken chilli to that. Fry till the mustard seeds till it pops and add the curry leaves to this , pour it over the curry.  Easy and delicious side dish for steamed rice!

Carrot soup

Carrot soup

July 22, 2015





Ingredients:


Carrot                    : 2 no (medium size)
Butter                    : 1 tbsp
Onion                    : 1 small
Garlic                    : 2 cloves(optional)
Milk                      : 1/4 cup
Maida                    : 1 tbsp
Vegetables stock   : 1 cup
Cream                   : 1/2 cup
Salt & pepper to taste


Method:        


Chop onion and garlic finely. Cut carrot into cubes.
Heat butter and saute onion and garlic for one minute. Then add the maida to it saute till the raw smell goes. Then add the cubed carrots and vegetable stock and cook for a while till the carrots become tender. Cool it and puree it in a blender and return to heat, reduce the heat, add milk and cream to this. Stir it for a few minutes, add salt and pepper, mix well. Switch off the flame. Serve it hot!!          


Sweet potato upperi

Sweet potato upperi

July 19, 2015





Ingredients:


Sweet potato                              : 1 big
Turmeric pdr                              : 1/4 tsp
Onion                                         : 1 big
Red chillies                                : 5 nos
Salt to taste
Oil                                             : 2 tbsp


Method:


Wash,  peel and cut sweet potato  into cubes. 
Crush chillies and onion and keep aside. 
Take a kadai cook sweet potato adding little water,  salt and turmeric pdr.  Close it with a lid and let it cook and the water get absorbed.  Now add the crushed chilli and onion to this,  drizzle oil from the sides, mix slowly. reduce the flame and fry it for a few minutes.
Switch off the flame and serve it as a side dish for steamed rice. 

indo chinese dishes

Vegetable Manhcurian

July 18, 2015





Ingredients:

For making the balls


Capsicum (red and Green)       : 1/2 chopped finely
Spring onion bulb                    : 2 chopped
Carrot  small                            : 1 chopped finely
Beans                                       : 5 nos chopped
Cabbage  finely chopped         : 2 tbsp
Maida                                      : 2 tbsp
Cornflour                                 : 2 tbsp 
Ginger chopped                       : 1/2tsp
Garlic chopped                        : 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder                         : 1/4tsp
Salt as needed
Oil for frying


For the sauce:

Chopped ginger                      : 1 tsp
Chopped Garlic                      : 1tsp
Spring onion chopped            : 2 bulbs
Green chilli                            : 1 chopped
Tomato sauce                         : 2 tbsp
Soya sauce                             : 1 tbsp
Sugar                                      : a pinch
Corn flour                               : 1 tsp
Vegetable oil                          : 1 tbsp
Salt as needed
Spring onion for garnishing


Method:

In a bowl combine  maida and cornflour,  all the  chopped vegetables  along with garlic, ginger, pepper powder and salt together.  Sprinkle enough water to this mixture  and make small lemon sized balls. 



 
Heat oil in a frying pan and deep fry these vegetable balls  in a reduced flame till the they become golden brown. Remove it from fire and drain it in a paper towel.

Heat one tablespoon of oil, make it very hot and then add minced garlic, ginger and chopped green chilli fry it for a few seconds add the chopped spring onion, stir fry it for a minute and add the soya sauce and tomato sauce . Reduce the flame, mix 2 tbsp of water with corn flour  and add  this, mix well.  Add salt and sugar to this and finally the fried veg balls, cook for 2 mins and switch off the stove. 
Transfer it to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped spring onion!! Serve it hot with fried rice or noodles!!



Corn fritters

Corn fritters

July 18, 2015




Ingredients:

Fresh corn kernels                  : 1 cup
Bajji mix                                 : 1 cup
Onion finely chopped             : 2 tbsp
Green chilli                             : 1
Chopped coriander leaves       : 1 tbsp 
Oil for frying


Method:       

I used instant bajji mix for making this. Mix the corn kernels, onion and green chilli chopped into this bajji mix. Check the salt, the instant mix already have salt, if needed you can add salt to this. 
Heat oil in a frying pan, take small portions of the corn mix and drop it into hot oil.


Deep fry it and take out when done, drain it in a paper towel.  Serve it with tomato ketch up!
A  nice evening snack!!



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