Dec 5, 2012

Black Eyed Bean Curry Recipe


 Black Eyed Bean Curry Recipe





Ingredient:-


  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 chopped tomato
  • 1 tblspn ginger and garlic finely chopped
  • 2 green chilli
  • 1 tspn coriander cumin powder
  • 1/4 tspn turmeric powder
  • 1/4 tspn garam masala powder
  • 1 tblspn oil
  • 1 cup black eyed bean ( socked atleast for 4 hr)

Recipe:- 


  • Heat oil in a pressure cooker
  • Add green chilli and cumin
  • Add chopped onion and salt
  • Salt helps onions to cook faster
  • Fry till onions are little brown
  • Add ginger garlic fry for 2 min
  • Now add tomato fry for a min then add all the
  • Dry masala
  • Fry till oil separates
  • Add some water in between if masala starts to get burn
  • When oil separates then add socked black eyed bean
  • Add 2 cups of water
  • Close the lid of the pressure cooker
  • Cook it on medium heat till 4 whistle.
  • Turn of the heat let the steam away.
  • Serve it hot with rice or roti.


This recipe is a  very good source of protein.

Dec 3, 2012

Green chilli pickle

Green chilli pickle




Ingredients


Fresh green chilli 2 cup

Mustard seed 1/ 4 cup
Fennel seeds 2 tblspn( dry roast)

Lemon juice 1/ cup
Salt 3-4 tspn

Recipe:-


Wash and dry the green chillies

Slit the green chillies lengthwise

Grind  mustard seeds and fennel seeds together

Mix all the ingredient together

Keep it in a glass or ceramic airtight jar

It will be ready in two weeks.

Nov 28, 2012

Mango Chutney( sweet and spicy)


Mango chutney( sweet and spicy)


Ingredients

  • Raw mango 1
  • Fennel seeds
  • Cumin
  • Fenugreek seed
  • Onion seeds
  • Ajwain
  • 1/4 tspn red chilli powder
  • 1/4 tspn Salt
  • 1/4 tspn Black pepper powder
  •  1/2 cup sugar/ jaggery
  • 1 tspn oil

Recipe


  • Choppe the mango roughly in small pieces.
  • Heat 1 teaspoon oil, add fennel , fenugreek , ajwain, cumin and onion seeds , when crackle and chopped mango.
  • Cover and let it cook for 5 min.
  • Then add red chili powder, salt and black pepper powder.
  • Now add sugar or jaggery and some water.
  • Let it cook for 10 min  or until fully cooked.
  • Serve it as a side dish along with parantha,pancake,chila, dosa.. U can Refrigerate it until 2 weeks.
  • You may alter the quantity of these spices as per your taste.
Please give your feedback . thanks

Nov 15, 2012

Eggless Rich Chocolate Cake

Eggless Rich Chocolate Cake

Recipe for Egg less chocolate cake



Ingredients: -

6 cups maida
3 3/4 cup castor or powdered sugar
2 cup oil, butter or margarine
2 cup cocoa powder
3 cup water
3 tsp vanilla essence
4.5 tsp baking soda
1.5 tsp baking powder
3 tsp salt
2.25 cup milk
9 tsp vinegar
6 x 9" (63 cm) round OR 8" (60 cm) square cake tins


Recipe:-

  • Line the base of the tins with butter paper, or grease the bases and dust either with maida or sugar till well coated.
  • Sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda and powder, and transfer into a mixing bowl.
  • Add the salt, sugar, fat, water and vanilla. Beat the mixture using a wooden spoon or a beater, till well blended.
  • Add the milk and vinegar and beat till smooth. The batter looks almost glossy when done.
  • Divide the batter into the tins and bake in a pre-heated oven for 10 minutes, then lower the temperature and bake for another 25 minutes till done (a skewer inserted in it should come out clean).
  • Remove from the oven and leave to cool.



Jul 15, 2010

Paneer Butter Masala

Paneer Butter Masala

Recipe for Paneer Butter Masala



Ingredients:-

1 onion

2 tomatoes (boiled and pureed)

300 grm paneer (cubed)

1 tblspn ginger garlic paste

3 tblspn cashew paste

3 tblspn butter or ghee

2 tblspn fresh cream

1 cup milk

1/2 cup water

1 tspn red chilli powder

1/2 tspn turmeric powder

1/2 tspn garm masala

3-4 cloves

1 small cinnamon stick

1/2 tspn jeera

2 tspn dry kasuri methi (fenugreek leaves)

1/2 tspn lemon juice

salt to taste




Method:-

1- Skin the onion..chop in big pieces and blanch them in hot water for 4-5 min.

2- Grind them to make paste.

3-Boil the tomato, peel the skin and pureed them.

4-Take 1 tblspn ghee and fry paneer cubes lightly (or as u like)

5-Take 1 cup of warm water add some salt and turmeric powder to it and immerse the paneer cubes at least for 10 min.

6-Now in a pan take 2 tblspn of ghee, add cloves,jeera and cinammon stick.

7- Now add the onion paste .saute till light brown

8-Now add ginger garlic paste fry it til golden brown.

9-Now add tomato puree and all the masala. fry it till ghee leaves from sides.

10-Now add water and milk let it boil for sometime.

11- Now add paneer cubes and crushed kasuri methi.

12-Let it simmer on medium heat till you get the desired curry consistency .

13- Add lemon juice,remove from fire and add fresh cream.

14- Searve hot with your choice of bread(roti, naan.paratha) or rice.

Jun 21, 2009

naan....indian baked flat bread

Naan

Naan Recipe

Ingredients:-


4 cups refined flour

1 tspn Baking powder

2 teaspoons Sugar

1 1/2 cups Milk

2 tbspn Yogurt 2 tablespoons

2 tbspn Fresh coriander leaves( chopped)

2 tbspn Oil 2 tablespoons

6 tbspn Butter 6 tablespoons

Salt to taste

water as required



Method:-



Sieve flour with baking powder and salt.

Add sugar, milk, yogurt,chopped coriander leaves to the flour mixture and mix. Add water as required and Knead for 6 to 8 minutes on a lightly floured surface, or until smooth.

Place dough in a well oiled bowl, cover with a damp cloth, and set aside for at least an hour, until the dough has doubled in volume.

Punch dough with your hands to make it soft and pliable.

Divide dough into twelve to sixteen equal portions, cover and let it rest for an hour more.

Now preheat oven to 250°C.

Melt butter. Flatten each dough ball between your palms, apply melted butter and dust with flour. Roll into a ball again and keep it covered for fifteen minutes.

Roll each dough ball on a floured surface into ur desired shape.

Cook in the preheated oven under the broiler for 10-12 minutes or until brown spots appear on the surface. Remove and serve hot drizzled with melted butter and your favorite curry.

Tip:-


If u eat egg then u can add it while kneading the dough.it will enhance the taste and dough will rise well also.

Mar 27, 2008

Paneer Pasanda

Paneer Pasanda

Paneer Pasanda

Paneer Pasanda Recipe

Ingredients:-

200 grm paneer cubes
100 frm paneer (grated)
1 onion
2 large tomato
2 tblspn maida
1 tblspn crushed chaswe nuts
1 tblspn raisinds.
1 tblspn ginger garlic paste
1 tspn kasoori methi
1tblspn coriander powder
2 tblspn cream
1 tspn cumin
1/4 tspn turmeric
1/2 tspn garam masala
1 tblspn oil
chopped coriander leaves

Recipe:-

Cut paneer into triangle.
slit paneer (for stuffing)

mixture for filling:-

  • Take grated paneer add crused cashew nuts, raisins,chopped coriander ,chopped green chili ,salt and amchur powder amchur powder.
  • Because of the paneer this mixture will bind by itself.
  • Stuff the paneer like sandwich.
Frying:-
  • make a paste of maida and cornfour using water.
  • coat the stuffed paneer and lightly fry.


For gravy:-
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Add garam masala and cumin.Let it splutter.
  • Add chopped onions,salt and ginger garlic paste.
  • Cook for 2 min.
  • Now add chopped tomatoes.
  • Add coriander powder abd chili powder
  • Add some water if gravy thickens.
  • Now put this mixture in a blender.
  • Grind it to a fine paste.
  • Again boil this paste adding some water
  • Add kasoori methi.
  • let it simmer for some time till cooked.
  • Add stuffed paneer to the gravy.
  • Boil for 3-4 min.
  • Add cream.
  • Take out from the flame
  • Serve hot with rice or chapati or naan.