Cooking time: Approx. an hour after the rice is soaked.
Ingredients:-
Rice – 1 Cup (Soaked for about an hour)
Fried gram – 1 Cup (Powdered smooth)
Hing (Asafoetida) -a pinch
Cumin seeds -1tsp
Butter-2tsp
Oil to deep fry
Salt to taste
Method of preparation:-
Grind the rice by adding a very little amount of water such that the rice paste becomes a thick dough.
In a bowl, add the rice paste, fried gram, butter, cumin seeds and the salt and knead well with your hands. Ensure that the mixture is soft.
Put this murukku mixture in the murukku mould and press …
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6 pavs/ buns
Potato – 500 gms boiled and mashed
Green Peas – 1/2 cup
Onion – 2 large cut into slices
Tomatoes – 2 large
Mustard Seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Red Chilly powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander leaves to garnish
Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
Oil to fry
Salt to taste
Water
Method:-
Boil the potatoes in a pressure cooker. Peel the skin and mash it in a bowl.
In a kadai, put 2 teaspoons of oil or, Ghee and fry the onions until they are translucent.
Add the finely chopped tomatoes into the fried onions and cook for a …
Ingredients:-
Whole green grams (moong) 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Skimmed milk yogurt (Curd) 1 1/2 cups
Gram flour (besan) 2 tablespoons
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
Green chilli paste 1 teaspoon
Sugar 1 teaspoon
Oil 1 tablespoon
Asafoetida a pinch
Mustard seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Cloves 3-4
Cinnamon 1- inch stick
Fenugreek seeds (methi dana) 1/4 teaspoon
Curry leaves 8-10
Dal Kadhi
Method:-
Soak the grams in two cups of water for about an hour.
Drain, add two cups of water and salt and boil till the grams become soft.
Take yogurt in a bowl. Add salt, gram flour, turmeric powder, ginger paste, green …
Ingredients:
Masoor Dal-1 Cup
Small Onion- 1 finely chopped
Ginger – 1/2 tsp
Green chilli – 4 chopped
Turmeric Powder- 1/4 tsp
Garlic Cloves- 6 finely chopped
Cumin Seed – 1 tsp
Kasturi methi-1 tsp
Coriander leaves- finely chopped
Vegetable oil-2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Water
Masoor Dal
Method:-
Heat vegetable oil in a pressure cooker. Add cumin seeds. When it starts spluttering add chopped chillies, garlic and ginger.
When it is slightly brown add onions, turmeric powder and salt keep on stirring until onions become golden brown.
Add chopped tomatoes and stir for 2 to 3 minutes again.
Wash the dal properly and transfer it into …
Ingredients:
Boiled Eggs – 4
Large Onions – 3(thinly sliced)
Tomato – 3 (thinly sliced)
Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbl spoons
Red chilli powder – 2 tbl spoons
Coriander/dhania powder – 2 tbl spoons
Cinamon stick
Badi elachi
Chicken masala-1 tsp
Turmeric powder
Salt – 1 to 1 1/2 tbl spoon
Oil – 4 tbl spoons
Coriander leaves
Egg Curry
Method :
Hard boil eggs, remove the shell and keep aside .
Fry the boiled egg until the color turn golden brownish (about 5 minutes) – be very careful with the oil blast, if possible cover the pan while frying the egg.
In the same pan add …
Ingredients:
8 Nos. Tomatoes (medium size)
3-1/2 cups Water
1/2 tbsp Butter
1/4 tsp Black pepper powder
1/4 tsp Red chilli powder
1/2 tsp Bay leaf and cumin powder
1/4 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
2 tbsp Cream for garnishing
Salt to taste
Bread Crumbs
Coriander leaves
Tomato Soup
Method:
Put the tomatoes in a saucepan or, a pressure cooker and add water. When this starts to boil, reduce the heat and cook until tomatoes become tender. If you are boiling the tomatoes in a pressure cooker, then cook it until 2 whistles and then switch off the gas.
Put the boiled tomatoes in a blender and …
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250 gms – Wheat flour
250 gms – Ghee
250 gms – Sugar ground
3/4 tbsp Milk
1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
1/4 cup dry Coconut finely chopped
Cashew nuts as per requirment
Almonds as per requirment
Pistachios as per requirment
Pinnie laddoo
Method:-
Melt Ghee in a heavy pan.
Add wheat flour and cook on medium or, low flame.
Stir continuously till medium brown.
When the mixture starts to spread a smooth aroma and the flour is properly browned, take it off fire.
Spread in a large plate and cool it in shade above room temperature.
Sprinkle cardamom powder and sugar and mix it well.
Add all …
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For Pakoda (about 10 pakodas) -
5-6 Tbps Besan (chickpea flour)
1 tsp Red chilli powder
1/2 tsp Haldi Powder
Salt to taste
Water to mix
Oil to deep fry.
For Kadi (Serves 2) -
1.5 Tbsp Besan (chickpea flour)
3/4th Cup Plain Yogurt (slightly soury yogurt tastes the best)
1 finelly chopped onion
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1/4th tsp Fenugreek seeds
1/4 tsp Turmeric
1/2 tsp Red chilly powder
a pinch of Asafoetida
2 tsp Ginger (grated)
1 or, 2 Green chillies (slit lengthwise)
a few Curry leaves
1/2 tsp Kasturi methi
Coriander leaves
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp Cooking oil
Kadhi Pakoda
Method of preparation:-
Pakoda -
Mix all of the above very well …
Preparation time – 30 minutes
Serves – 4 people
Ingredients:-
5 Large Potatoes, boiled and mashed,
1-2 Green Chilies (chopped)
1 tbsp Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
1 cup gram flour
Salt to taste
1 tsp Red chili powder
1/4th tsp turmeric powder
Oil for frying
Aloo Bonda
Method:-
Mix turmeric powder, chilly powder, green chillies and the mashed potatoes together, well. Add a bit of salt to taste.
Heat the mixture slightly in the kadai or, a pressure cooker so that the raw taste of chillie powder and turmeric powder is done away with.
Heat oil in a kadai.
In a bowl, make a batter out …
Cooking time – 40-45 minutes
Serves – 4
Ingredients:-
Spinach – 1 bunch
Onions – 3 Large sized
Garlic crushed – 1 tea spoon
Ginger crushed -1 tea spoon
Green chillies-2 finely chopped
Cooking oil – 6-7 tbsps
Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
Bay leaf-2
Badi elaichi-1
Cinnamon – 1 inch stick
Paneer – 300 gms
Coriander Powder-1 tsp
Jeera Powder -1 tsp
Turmeric powder-1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder -1tsp
Chilli Powder-1 tsp
1/2 table spoon sukhi patti of kasturi methi
Salt to taste
Palak paneer
Method:-
Put the cleaned and washed Palak in a pressure cooker without water. Cook until 1 whistle of the cooker and Keep aside.
Let it cool then drain …
