Monday, September 29, 2008

BEETROOT HALWA



Ingredients:
2 big beetroots (grated)
5 tbsp sugar
Some roasted nuts
2 tbsp ghee
1/2 tsp cardamom powder


Procedure:

Heat the ghee and add grated beetroot to it. Keep stirring until the beetroot gets cooked by itself without adding any water.When beetroot gets cooked in about 10 to 15 minutes time, add the roasted nuts,cardamom powder and sugar. Mix well till the sugar melts and you get the halwa kind of consistency.



Decorate the halwa with fruits ....aaa....what a tase!

Pani Poori


Ingredients for poori:


1tbsp-maida
A pinch-salt
1cup-sooji (semolina)
1pinch-urad flour (optional)
oil-required to fry

Method:

Make a stiff dough and roll into thin sheets and cut into round balls and deep fry
use using some oil.



Ingredients to make PANI:

-black salt
-chilli pdr
-coriander leaves
-coriander pdr
-cumin pdr
-gr chilli
-mint
-pepper
-salt
-tamarind



Method to prepare Pani:

Mix all ingrediensts and serve with pooris of Panipoori


serve with Onions, .........what a taste !

Friday, September 26, 2008

VEG PULAO




INGREDIENTS:
2cup-Basmati Rice
1cup-Beans
1/2cup-carrot
10number-Cashewnut optional
1/4bunch-Cilantro/Coriander leaves
3tsp-curd
1/4piece-Fresh ginger

A pinch -Garam Masala (Cloves, Cinnamon, Bay leaves, Elaichi)
1tsp-Garlic paste
4number-Green Chillies
1/2cup-Green Peas
1/2bunch-Mint
20ml- oil
1 number-Onion
1 number-potato
As required-Salt



METHOD:


Saute the garam masala in ghee for about 3 minutes & let it cool.
Grind ingredients as shown and cook
put the rice soaked for 20 min in rice cooker.
In a heavy bottomed pan, add ghee & saute the onion for few minutes.
Add the vegetables one by one & salt & allow them to cook until they are soft adding little amount of water .
When the vegetables are cooked ,add the herbs & stir fry till the raw smell leaves.
Add the masala & the vegetables to the rice and mix.
swich on the rice cooker and write a love letter ,in the mean time pulao is ready
Garnish with roasted cahewnuts & mint leaves.
Serve this hot with & Cucumber Raitha.


EAT MORE AND LET ME KNOW HOW U FEEL.

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Vegetable Kichidi


Ingredients:

1 pinch -asafoetida a
1/2 cup -carrots chopped
1 cup -cauliflower florets
1 tsp -cumin seeds
1/2 cup -french beans chopped
2 tbsp -ghee
1/2 cup -green gram divide (moong dal)
1 cup -peas
1 cup -rice
1/2 tsp -turmeric powder
4 cup -water


Method:

1.Wash rice and dal together.
2.Heat up the ghee in a vessel and mix in cumin seeds and asafoetida, when the seeds crackle 3.mix in the vegetables and dal and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
4.Mix in rice and turmeric powder and continue to stir fry for 2 minutes.
5.Mix in 4 cup of boiling water and salt.
6.Cover and stir fry on low heat up till done.
7.Serve with pure ghee.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

GODUMA chips or cuts


Ingredients:

Goduma or wheat flour :3/4 cup
Maida or All purpose flour :1/4 cup
Ajwan seeds :1 teaspoon
sesame seeds :1/2 teaspoon
Red chilli powder :1 teaspoon
baking soda :a pinch
salt :to the required amount
oil : to fry



PROCEDURE:

Take a bowl and mix the maida,wheat flour salt,ajwan seeds,sesame seeds,redchilli powder,baking soda and mix well with some water.keep it aside for 10 minutes and then make balls with dough and roll them like chapathi , after cut them into small pieces with a knife in to (any shape )diamond shape. Take a pan and heat the oil and fry these chips ,when they turn brown take them out and place in a air tight container.


These chips can be stored for atleast a month.