Thursday, May 30, 2013

Potato Cutlet


Ingredients:
Boiled and finely mashed potatoes – 2Nos
Vegetable s:
Carrot – 1 small size
French beans – 5Nos
Boiled Peas one hand full
Onion - 1Nos
Ginger garlic paste- 1/4 tsp.
Green chilli – 1Nos
Garam masala powder ¼ tsp.
Salt to taste
Oil 1 tbsp.
Black pepper powder  -1/4 tsp.
Pinch jeera (cumin seed) powder - 1/4 tsp.
Pinch turmeric
(* you can also add minced and boiled meat and a tsp of chicken curry masala
While boiling meat add salt to it)
For frying:
Maida powder 2 tbsp
Bread crumb or Rava powder

Method:
·         Heat oil in a pan , add onions fry till golden brown
·         Add ginger garlic paste fry till aroma comes in
·         Add all vegetable’s except mashed potato
·         And fry it for a while keep stirring so that it doesn’t get stuck to the bottom of the pan
·         Add garam masala ,turmeric, salt and chillies and simmer in low heat
·         Turn off the fire let it cool for a while
·         Add the above mixture to mashed potato  and mix well
·         Take a small quantity and make a ball and then give it a desired shape
·         Then in a small wide mouthed bowl make a thin paste of maida and water
·         Dip the cutlet into the maida paste and coat it with bread crumbs and shallow fry it in a pan with ghee
·         Serve it Hot  with tomato sauce




Kabul Chana (chickpea) Curry


Ingredients:
Kabul chana 1 cup
Onion sliced -2
Tomato pureed- 2 medium sized
Pinch turmeric
Salt to taste
Garam masala 1 tsp
Coriander seed and fenugreek seed ¼ tsp each
1 tbsp. oil
Ginger crushed ½ inch
Garlic crushed 2 cloves
Chilli powder as per requirement
Water 2 ½ cups  or as per requirement
Coriander leaved chopped for garnishing

1.       Clean, wash and soak Kabul chana in water overnight or 8 + hrs. approx.
2.       Pressure cook the chana adding salt till it becomes soft enough to eat (6 whistles when I tried )
3.       Take a pan add a little oil and fry onions along with cumin seed  till golden brown , now add turmeric powder
4.       in a separate pan or tava roast coriander seeds, fenugreek seed till u get the aroma out of it and crush it until it becomes powder and add to the above onions
5.       Now add tomato puree , ginger, garlic, chilli powder , garam masala powder and water and bring it to boil or pressure cook in slow flame for five min.
6.       Open lid and wait till the mixture becomes dry
7.       Now add chana along with its remaining water and simmer for 10 min
8.       Add chopped coriander and boil it till required consistency
9.       Garnish with onions and tomatoes
10.   Serve hot with chapattis

Thursday, March 7, 2013

shell fish-recipe

Requirements:
shell fish
ground rice (soaked)/rice powder mixed with water
chili powder
salt to taste
ginger garlic paste
small onion chopped
ground spices.

ground spices:
Roast: cumin seed,black pepper,coriander seeds,fenugreek seed pinch of turmeric.



method:
first wash the shell fish using water couple of times , then using a knife or any sharp object split the shell (like shown in the pic) , and if there is any moss inside remove it and one done wash all with plain water.

* be careful while using the knife so that you don't harm yourself.





mix ground rice with red chili powder or red chili paste ,salt ,ground spices,ginger garlic, until its mixed properly , then take onion and mash it into a coarse paste this is for stuffing.


 once stuffing is ready stuff the mixture in between the shell , make sure it fills in and the shell is intact.

once the shell is filled , you can either steam it using idli cooker like me else utensil you normally use for steaming food.

steam it for 25 min, until its cooked well . then separate shell and the cooked stuffings, you can either eat it with tomato sauce.

 you can even deep fry it and serve it .. yum shell fish food ready
 njoy
to eat with chutney or sauce of your choice





Saturday, January 12, 2013

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Farmers Pie...

The following recipe does not require any quantity count, add randomly as per your taste :) ain't it fascinating :P

Requirements:

Veggies ( I used carrot,french beans,corn)
butter one tsp
1 onion chopped
olive oil one spoon
mushroom
chicken as per your choice
all in one sauce /or any of your favorite sauce
salt to taste
black pepper
coriander leaves

Mashed potatoes( boil the potato drain water , mash it with pinch salt and milk )

Take a pan , heat oil , add butter , fry onions in it until soft, add chicken then mushroom fry it for a while, add sauce, then close the lid and let it cook for about 3 min. Remove the lid then add salt , veggies, coriander leaves, black pepper cook it for a while not fully soft let the crunchiness of the carrot remain intact.

Take a Microwave Pan , empty the content cooked above into it and wait for it to cool for a while .then  cover the top with the mashed potato. And then microwave it for 5 min ,if you want u can keep it till the potato forms the brown crust, i like it just little crispy on top . Remove it and enjoy like i did ....

Yummmmmm


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