Methi leaves Dosa

Methi leaves Dosa

October 18, 2017


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Ingredients:


  • Dosa batter                       : 3 cups
  • Methi leaves                     : 1 cup chopped
  • Grated coconut                 : 1/2 cup
  • Green chillies                   : 3 nos
  • Oil as needed

Method:


  • Clean wash and chop methi leaves roughly.  Saute methi leaves in a kadai adding one tee spoon oil. 
  • Grind coconut, green chillies and  sautéed methi leaves to a paste. Add this to the dosa batter, add salt if not added in the batter earlier. Mix well.



  • Heat dosa tawa and spread the batter in circular motion to make a thin dosa. 
  • Serve it hot with the desired chutney!!


biryani

Vegetable Biryani (without oil)

October 12, 2017







Ingredients:


  • 1 cup Basmati Rice 
  • 2  Onion
  • 2 Carrots  
  • 200gms Beans
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric pdr
  • 3 Green chillies
  • 1" pc Ginger
  • 5 cloves of Garlic
  • 1/2 cup grated Coconut
  • 1"pc Cinnamon
  • 4nos Cloves
  • 4 nos Cloves
  • 4nos Cardamom
  • 1tbsp Lemon juice 
  • 1/2 cup chopped Coriander & Mint leaves
  • Salt to taste                            


Method:


  • Soak the rice in water for 20 mins and drain it, keep aside. 
  • Cut the vegetables one inch lengthwise and keep aside. 
  • Crush green chillies, ginger and garlic together.
  • Powder the garam masala coarsely and keep aside.
  • Heat a pan and add the vegetables, 1/4 cup water, turmeric pdr, salt and cover with a lid and cook it. 
  • Add the crushed green chillies, ginger and garlic to this.
  • Add the chopped mint & coriander leaves.
  • Also add half of the powdered garam masala,  grated coconut and mix well. Simmer it for 2 mins and finally add 1/2 of the lemon juice to this and stir well,  switch off the stove.


  • In another pot boil water add the rice. Add salt and the balance garam masala. When it is almost done add the balance lemon juice to this. 
  • In a pot layer the cooked vegetables then drain the rice and layer it over the vegetables. Close it and leave it for 10 mins.
  • After 10 mins serve it with desired pickle or salad.


Shahi paneer

Shahi Paneer

September 30, 2017





Ingredients:


  • 200gms Paneer cubes
  • 1/2 tsp Chilli pdr
  • 1 tsp Coriander pdr
  • 1/8 tsp Turmeric
  • 1/4 tsp garam masala pdr
  • 1 tbsp Full cream
  • 1/8 tsp Cardamom pdr
  • A pinch of Saffron
  • 3 Cloves
  • 1" pc Cinnamon
  • 1 Bayleaf
  • 2 tbsp Ghee
  • 1 tsp Chopped coriander leaves

For the paste


  •  1 Onion cubed
  • 3 Cloves of Garlic
  • 1"pc Ginger
  • 4 Almonds
  • 5  Cashews

Method:


  • Boil cashews, almonds, onion, garlic and ginger in one cup water till the onion becomes soft. 
  • Strain the stock and keep aside.
  • Make a paste of the cooked onion, ginger, garlic, almonds and cashews adding one or two teaspoon of the stock and keep aside.
  • Heat ghee, add the cloves, bayleaf and cinnamon and fry it.
  • Add the ground onion paste to this and fry till the oil separates.
  • Add the chilli pdr, coriander powder, and turmeric pdr and stir it.
  • Now add the stock, salt and sugar and garam masala to this and mix well.
  • Simmer it for 10 mins till the gravy thickens.
  • Now add the full cream to this and mix well. Add the paneer cubes and cardamom pdr and saffron strands.
  • Simmer for 2 mins till the paneer is cooked. 
  • Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
  • Serve hot with chappathi, roti or jeera rice.






Pineapple rasam

Pineapple Rasam

August 25, 2017








Ingredients:


  • 1 cup Pine apple  cubes 
  • 1/8 cup Tur dal
  • 1 medium Tomato
  • 1 tsp Rasam powder
  • 1/8 tsp Turmeric pdr
  • 1tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp Peppercorns
  • 5 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 2 Red chillies
  • A pinch of Asafoetida
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 Sprig Curry leaves
  • 1 Tsp oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves

Method:


  • Cook tur dal in a pressure cooker adding 3/4 cup of water and turmeric pdr.  When cooked mash it and keep aside.
  • In a mortar crush the cumin seeds, pepper corns and garlic cloves coarsely and keep aside.
  • In a mixture add half of the pineapple pieces and grind it to a puree, keep aside.
  • Chop the tomato also and crush it in a blender.
  • Heat oil in a pot pan, add mustard seeds and let it crackle. Break the red chillies and add this. Then add the crushed pepper and garlic to this and fry it for a minute.
  • Then add the tomato paste and pineapple paste to this, saute this for 2 minutes.
  • Now add the cooked dal along with the water, boil for 3 mins.
  • Add the remaining pineapple cubes to this.
  • Add the rasam powder to this, season with salt.
  • Simmer it for 5 to 8 mins. 
  • Garnish with coriander leaves!


Dahi Baingan

Dahi Baingan

August 16, 2017


Dahi baingan is an Odiya dish prepared from brinjal and yoghurt. Its a simple and delicious dish which can be eaten with rice or chappathi.




Ingredients:


  • 4 nos Brinjal 
  • 1 no. Green chilli
  • 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds
  • A pinch Fenugreek seeds
  • A pinch Cumin seeds
  • A pinch of Asafoetida
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • A pinch of Turmeric pdr
  • A pinch of Chilli pdr
  • 2 tbsp of Oil 
  • 1/2 cup Curd

Method: 


  • Cut each brinjal into eight pieces and soak it in water for 5 mins.




  •  Take out the brinjal pieces from water and sprinkle little salt, turmeric pdr and chilli pdr over it and mix well.


  • Heat oil in a kadai and fry the brinjal pieces in hot oil.



  • Take out the brinjal pieces when it is golden brown.
  • Whisk the curd well and keep aside.
  • Heat one table spoon of oil and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds. 
  • Add a pinch of asafoetida,  finely chopped green chilli and curry leaves. Mix well and switch off the stove. Add this to the curd, sprinkle little salt to this, mix well.
  • Serve hot with rice or chappathi!

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