Cabbage upma

Ingredient:
 2 cups sooji/rava
1 cup water
one green chilli
1 small onion chopped
1/2 tomato chopped
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp ghee
1 tsp mustard
pinch urad dhal
salt to taste

Method:
heat ghee in non stick pan, fry rava till brown, remove it off pan and let it cool
heat oil add mustard, turmeric , urad dhal and let it splutter , add onion fry it till translucent add tomato
and after a while add sooji  and mix it well then add water and salt and keep stirring until its dry , if required add a little more water. breakfast ready

Tea time Dosa

Hello everyone,

got some dosa batter left? and chopped carots,onions,tomato, green chilli and coriander with you ?

you got yourself a ready and healthy evening snack that you can serve with chutney or sauce

Method:

all you got to do it take a big spoon of batter pour it over a heated pan , sprinkle all the chopped veggies and once cooked flip it over and serve hot.

stuffed chicken and rice PUFF

Hiiii ,
been long long time since i started writing this blog , was stuck up with wedding preparation now all set
let me share a recipe shared by my friend and which was a super hit :)

Requirements:

• rice 40 grams
• chicken 80 grams
• 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tbsp coriander leaves
• 2 small eggs boiled and de-shelled
• 1 tsp curry powder
•  juice of half lemon
• 1 egg beaten till fluffy
• 1/2 cup chicken stock
• salt and black pepper to taste
• spring roll sheets
• oil for frying the puffs

Method:

1. cook the rice in the stock until rice turns tender at time you may need to add a little water to get the right tenderness let it not be mushy though
2. proach the chicken in water enough to cover it , once cooked remove it from water, flake and  de-bone it
3. Now add the chicken, parsley , coriander salt , pepper, curry powder, juice of lemon into the rice and mix it thoroughly while heating it for a min , turn off the flame
4. now take the boiled egg and slice it into half so now we have 4 halves
5. Lay the sprong roll sheet on the table wet the edges of it with the beaten egg.
6. divide the rice mixture into 8 portions
7. place one portion of rice in one corner of the sheet and the top it with egg and again a portion of rice mix
8. now fold the sheet as per packet instruction , else you can also place the mixture in the middle of the sheet and squeez all the edges to the centre and use beaten egg as the glue to paste it.
9. once done heat the oil for deep frying once it heats up
10. coat the entire puff by beaten egg ad drop it slowly into the heated oil.
11. fry it till golden brown , remove from oil let it cool
12. serve hot with Green chutney i have linked this to taraladalal s recipe N'Joy 

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

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

MAGGI timess-Recipe

MAGGI Noodles - i think we all are familiar with this which is all time favorite of kids and for those who stay away from home and are lazy to cook.Here are few experiments that i tried with it and trust me its tastes way better than normal, this can also be served during Tea Times.

having said this everyone lets try something different



PANEER (Cottage Cheese) MAGGI Recipe:

1. the pieces of paneer have to be thin and small , as they need to be cooked well.
2. While frying the paneer, add some spices of your choice to give it a better taste.
3. After frying , add water, taste maker, noodles and cook until ready

Easy recipe- 2 Minute FUDGE

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter                                                          

1 cup walnut chopped                                     

450 grams powdered sugar

1 tbsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup cocoa

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 cup milk

• Stir Sugar,Cocoa,salt,milk & vanilla extract together until partially blended(it will be too stiff to blend thoroughly)
• Put Butter over Top in centre of dish
• Microwave at high for 2 minutes ,or until smooth.
• Blend in nuts.Pour into lightly buttered 8x4x3" dish
• Chill 1 hour in refrigerator or  20-30 mins in freezer.
• cut into squares & ENJOY!!!