Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Aloo Dum

Ingredients
  • Baby potatoes (parboiled in salt water)
  • Onion choped(1-2)
  • Tomatoes chopped(3-4)
  • Whole  Garam masala( 2-3 black pepper,1-2 cloves,1 stick cinnamon,2 green cardamom,1 black cardamom,fennel seed,cumin seeds)
  • Cumin powder(1teaspoon)
  • Coriander powder(1-2 teaspoon)
  • Salt to taste
  • Curd 1 big spoon
  • Green chilli
  • Red chilli powder
  • Green coriander leaves
  • Oil

Method of Preparation


  • Take parboiled potatoes and deep fry it.
  • Next take pan 1-2 drop of oil add whole garam masala and roast it add chopped onions and saute till it become light brown.
  • Now take onions in a grinder add tomatoes,green chilli,cumin powder and coriander powder and grind it in a fine paste.
  • Next heat oil in pan and pour the paste prepared above and add red chilli powder (deggi powder for red color) 2 teaspoon and curd and cook till oil separates.
  • When oil separate add water, salt and baby potatoes fried and again cook it for 10-15 minutes.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and eat with roti, paratha or puri







Monday, March 12, 2012

Mawa (khoya) Gujhiya

Ingredients
  • Maida 
  • Khoya
  • Sugar
  • Grated dry coconut
  • Cashew
  • Almond
  • Cardamom powder
  • Nutmeg powder
  • Raisins
  • Ghee
Method

For Dough 
  • Take maida in bowl mix ghee and add little water and make hard dough and cover with cloth.

For Fillings
  • Heat the pan and add khoya and cook for while and then cool.
  • Add cashew, almond, coconut, sugar, raisin, cardamom and nutmeg powder.
  • Now take small portion of dough and make small puri size and fill the stuffing with help of water.
  • With help of gujhiya shaper make gujhiya and fry to light brown.

Bhangare Baigan

Ingredients
  • Small Eggplant cut and slit crossly from bottom
  • Peanut  
  • Sesame seed
  • Dry coconut 
  • Poppy seeds(optional)
  • Green curry leaves
  • Mustard seeds
  • Cumin seeds
  • Fenugreek (methi) seeds
  • Onion seeds (kalonji)
  • Fennel seeds (saunf)
  • Cumin powder
  • Corriander powder
  • Red chilli powder
  • Turmeric powder
  • Onion 
  • Ginger garlic paste
  • Tamarind paste
  • Jaggery
  • Oil
  • Salt

Method of preparation

  • Roast peanut,sesame, coconut, and poppy seeds together and grind with water and make thick sauce.



  • Heat oil in pan and deep fry the brinjals for 2-3 minutes or until it soft.
  • Heat oil in other pan and add cumin seeds,mustard,curry leaves ,onion seeds(optional), methi seeds,fennel seeds.
  • Add chopped onions stir till golden brown,add ginger garlic paste,red chilli powder,turmeric,cumin powder and coriander powder stir till oil separates.

  • Add the sauce we prepared above, add water and simmer.

  • Cook for 10-12 minutes till gravy separates from oil.
  • Add tamarind paste and small piece of Jaggery, salt to taste and fried eggplant and simmer.


  • Cook for 1-2 minutes or till the gravy is ready.
  • Serve hot with rice.






 


Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Sabundana khichdi (Vrat recipe)


Ingredient
  • Sabundana  (soaked in water)
  • Potato cut and sliced
  • Roasted peanut and crushed
  • Green chillies
  • Cumin seeds
  • Black pepper
  • Sendha Salt
  • Ghee
  • Green corriander leaves
  • Lemon juice 
 Method of Preparation
  • Heat ghee in pan and add cumin seeds.
  • Add potato and let it cook for 2-3 min than add green chilli chopped.
  • Add Sabundana, salt, black pepper and crushed peanut.
  • Cook for 2 -3 minutes when sabundana is cooked add lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves.

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Chole and Bhature


Ingredients

For chole
  • Kabuli chana (chickpea)  soaked overnight
  • 2-3 Dry red chilli
  • 1-2 Black cardamom
  • 1 Bay-leaf
  • Coriander seeds
  • Cumin seeds
  • 1-2 Cinnamon sticks
  • 2-3 Cloves
  • 4-5 Black pepper
  • Chole masala
  • Onion chopped
  • Ginger Garlic paste
  • 2 Tomatoes
  • Anardana powder or Tamarind paste
  • 2-3 Green chillies
  • Green coriander leaves
  • Oil
  • Salt 
  • Asafoetida
Method of preparation
  •   Take small pan and dry roast all spices mention above and grind in fine powder.


  • Boil the chana with tea bag in it.
  • Heat oil in pan, add asafoetida than chopped onions and saute.
  • Add Ginger garlic paste and simmer than add  tomatoes.






  • Add the roasted masala and chole masala and  cook till the oil seprates.





  •  Add Boiled chana ,salt, tamarind paste and water.
  • Cook for 4-5 minutes and serve with green corriander leaves and onion







For Bhature

  • Maida (All Purpose flour)
  • Oil
  • Salt
  • Curd
  • Water



Method of preparation


  • Take 2-3 cups maida in bowl ,add little salt,1-2 spoon oil and make dough with help of water and curd.
  • Now cover the dough with wet clothe for 3 hours.
  • Take small ball size of dough and make medium size puris.
  • Fry Bhature in hot oil.
  • And serve hot with Chole.





Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Chocolate Cake


Ingredient

  • All purpose unbleached flour
  • Cocoa powder
  • Butter cubes
  • Granulated sugar
  • 3-4 Eggs
  • Milk
  • Baking Powder
  • Vanilla essence
  • Strawberry

For Frosting
  • Dark chocolates
  • Cream

Method of preparation

  • Take soft cubes of butter and sugar in a bowl and mix it properly with electric beater.
  • Now add 3 to 4 egg and mix it again with egg beater.
  • Add All purpose flour,cocoa powder and mix it again.
  • Add baking powder and vanilla essence and mix it thoroughly.
  • Now take two baking pan and pour mixture equally in both pan.
  • Preheat oven  to 200-250 and kept it for 40-50 minutes.
  • For frosting melt chocolate in microwave and add cream in it mix it with spoon.
  • Now When base is ready than take lower half base, spread chocolate frosting over it.
  • Cut strawberry into small piece sprinkle on the frosting and now cover with second pair.
  • Now shape cake and pour the frosting over it and decorate with strawberry.

Methi Matar Malai


Ingredients

  • Methi (Fenugreek) leaves (Boiled and Drained)
  • Frozen Peas
  • Finely chopped onions
  • Ginger Garlic paste 
  • Red chilli powder
  • Mango powder
  • Cream
  • Salt 
  • Cashew and Raisins



Method of  Preparation 
  • Chopped boiled methi leaves.
  • Heat oil in pan add chopped onions and saute than add ginger garlic paste.
  • Add red chilli powder, methi leaves, matar and mango powder and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add 3-4  roasted cashews and raisins.
  • Add cream and water to the gravy and salt according to the taste.