Dec 27, 2010

Bisi Bele Bhaat

Ingredients :


White / Basmati rice - 250 grams
Toor dal - 200 grams
Beans - 50 grams ( chopped )
Ivy gourd ( tindora ) - 50 grams ( chopped )
Tomato - 1 large ( chopped )
Coriander leaves - little
Green chillies - 2
Long red chillies - 2
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Groundnut - 2 tsp
Curry leaves - 10 to 15
Bisi bele bhaat powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Coconut oil - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Ghee - 2 tsp
Water


Method :


In a pan, add coconut oil. After it gets heated add the chopped vegetables and fry it for 2 minutes. Keep aside.
In a vessel, take rice and add 2.5 times of water to it.
In another vessel, take toor dal and fried vegetables. Add 2 cups of water and green chillies to it. Cook them together in a cooker for 10 minutes.
Add salt to the cooked toor dal and fried vegetables.
In a kadai, heat oil. Add mustard seeds,cuin seeds,groundnuts and fry for 2 minutes.
Add long red chillies,curry leaves and fry again for 2 minutes.
Add cooked toor dal and vegetables to it and fry for 2 minutes. Add bisi bele bhaat powder and mix well. Add 3-4 cups of warm water and cook for 2 minutes. Add cooked rice to it and mix evenly. Sprinkle coriander leaves. Add ghee and mix well.
Serve hot.

Dec 23, 2010

Mushroom Manchurian




Ingredients


Mushrooms - 20
Onions - 4 medium sized
Tomato - 1 ( chopped )
Capsicum - 1 ( chopped )
Green chillies - 3
Ginger paste - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - as required
Salt -  To taste
Pepper powder - as required
Corn flour paste - 2 tsp
Coriander leaves
Soya sauce - 2 tsp
Tomato sauce - 1 tsp
Maida - 1/2 cup
Oil


Method


Cook mushrooms for 2 minutes and keep aside.
In a cup take maida,add salt,chilli powder,little soya sauce and tomato sauce,little water to it and prepare a medium consistency batter.
Dip the mushrooms in the prepared batter and fry them. Keep aside.
In a pan,heat oil and fry capsicum. Keep aside.
Prepare a paste of 1/2 tomato, 2 green chillies and 1 onion. Keep aside. Chop the remaining 1/2 tomato and 3 onions.
In a pan add oil, fry the chopped onions till golden browned. Add tomato and fry. Then add the prepared paste, ginger-garlic paste,soya sauce,tomato sauce,chilli powder,pepper powder and fry for 2 minutes. Add fried capsicum,corn paste,salt to taste,little water as for gravy. Boil for sometime. Add the fried mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes. Sprinkle coriander leaves.
Garnish with a round shaped piece of tomato, onion and capsicum.
Serve hot with tomato sauce.


Dec 16, 2010

Cabbage Idly




Ingredients-

toor dal - 1/2 cup
white rice - 1/2 cup
short red chillies - 10
grated coconut - 1/4 cup
tamarind - small piece
cabbage - 1 cup ( chopped)
onion - 1/2 cup ( chopped )
salt - to taste

Method

soak toor dal and white rice together for 2 hours.
grind grated coconut, red chillies and tamarind into a coarse paste by adding little water.then add toor dal and white rice to it and grind again into a medium consistency paste. ( you can add water while grinding. but note that it should be thin consistency.). finally add salt as per taste and grind again.
take the ground masala in a bowl and add chopped cabbage and onion.mix it evenly. add the mixture into a idly platter or moulds and steam them in a steamer for 25 minutes
Serve hot by sprinking oil while eating


Note - You can even prepare dosa with the prepared mixture

Dec 15, 2010

Mushroom -Do -Pyaza



 Ingredients :


Button Mushrooms - 1 packet(quartered)
Onions - 3 finely chopped
Tomatoes - 2 finely chopped 
Garlic - 2 
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Green chillies - 3
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Garam Masala - 1tsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 4tbsp
Water - 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves - to garnish


Method:


Grind together half of the onions,ginger and garlic into a fine paste.
In a pan heat the oil.When hot enough,add the cumin seeds.When they become slightly brown,add the remaining chopped onions.When they become translucent,add the paste and fry till the raw smell goes.
Then add the tomatoes and green chillies.When the tomatoes are slightly mushy,add the spice powder one by one and fry for sometime.
Then add the quartered mushrooms and saute till they slightly wilt.Add the required amount of salt and 1/2 cup of water.Close with a lid and simmer for 5 minutes and allow the mushrooms to get cooked well and blend with the masala.
After 5 minutes switch off the stove and garnish with coriander leaves.

Dec 8, 2010

Colocasia leaves rolls ( Pathrode )





Ingredients :


Colocasia / taro leaves - 10 to 20
Red chillies ( you can mix long and short red chillies ) - 20
Tamarind - small lemon size
Asafoetida powder - 1 tsp
Moong / Green gram - 2 1/2 cup
Grated Coconut - 1 cup
Salt - as per taste


Method :


Soak moong in water for 4 to 5 hours. Drain the water. Keep aside.
Grind grated coconut, red chillies and tamarind into a coarse paste. Then, add moong and salt. Grind again ( Add water while grinding according to consistency).
Remove the paste. Prepare a paste of asafoetida powder by adding 1 tbsp of water.
Add the asafoetida paste to the ground mixture. Mix well.
Wash colocasia leaves. Remove the middle hard veins of the leaves. Dry them.
On aclean surface, place the largest leaf upside down. Spread the paste allover the leaf. Place another leaf on top of it. Continue applying paste and stacking up to 7-8 leaves. Fold the edges along the length. Roll the leaves. Spread the paste between each fold. Tie the rolls in the middle and top corners with a thread so that rolls look perfect.
Steam cook the rolls for 20-25 minutes. 
Slice the pathrode rolls into rounds. Place on the plate.Pour a spoonful of coconut oil while serving.