Food n Fun !

Mango Shake

2010-05-01T06:55:00.000-07:00

Ha ha ha...I am simply not able to control my

laughter n u know y ??? I posted 3 recipes in a row today and none of them is mine... ;-). Sooo what does it mean ??? Nope it doesn't mean m not cooking anything... It only means everyone is pampering me here :-)

So this "Mango Shake" is another treat for me by Pavan. ;-)

Ingredients:

2 ripe mangos

2 tsp suger

3 cups milk

Method:

Pill off the skin and dice mangos into cubes.
Add mango, milk and suger in blender.
Blend until foamy.
Serve chill.

Kairi Panha

2010-05-01T05:55:00.000-07:00

Kairi cha Panha is one more reason why I love summer :-). This is the best cold drink u can have these days. Last few weeks I was thinking to prepare Panha but again...u know m too lazy :P And last Sunday my mom sent a parcel..one big bottle of Panha for me... U wont imagine how happy I was.. :-)

Ingredients:

4 mid size Kairi
1 cup jaggery
1/2 tsp ghee
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 ltr water
Salt to taste

Method:

Pressure cook Kairis for 2-3 whistles.
Remove the skin and seed.
Take out the pulp and put it in blender.
Add Jaggery and blend it for 2 min.
Heat Ghee in a pan and saute the Cumin seeds.
Add blended pulp and salt it that.
Add water and boil it for 5 min.
Let it cool and your cold drink is ready :-)

Kairi Thokku

2010-05-01T05:00:00.000-07:00

There are different varieties of Kairi ( raw mango) thokku and believe me any thokku is a treat for our taste buds :-). This thokku I learnt from Pavan's mom. She had prepared it so awesome that its still there in my fridge making our dinner delicious no matter what curry I prepare and how it comes out.. ;-)

Ingredients :

1 big Kairi
5 Garlic cloves
1 tsp Musterd Seeds
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp Chilli Powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Oil
Salt to taste

Method:

Wash the Kairi and pill out the skin.
Grate it finely and throw the seed.
Heat oil in a pan and add Mustered Seeds.
Add chopped garlic and Cumin Seeds.
Add grated Kairi in that.
Put Chilli Powder, Turmeric powder and Salt.
Mix well and keep it for 10 min.
Switch off the flame and serve as a thokku.

Kalakand

2010-04-21T06:50:00.000-07:00

We bought fridge mainly for milk. But u know we always frgt to keep milk inside the fridge ;-) And on returning home from ofc we realize that milk is curdled. It happened 3 days in a row..n 3rd de I thought of preparing Kalakand jus to make best use of it n console myself. ;-) But it really turned out very well n m waiting when the milk ll curdled next time.. Hehe

Ingredients

8 cups of Milk
1/2 cup Sugar
Chopped Nuts, to decorate (pistachios, almonds, etc)
1/2 tsp lemon juice

Method

Boil half the milk and add the lemon juice as it comes to boil.
Switch off gas. Once the chenna settles sieve through muslin cloth, press out excess water, take in a plate and press down. Do not knead.
Put the remaining milk in a heavy pan and boil to half.
Add the chenna and boil till the mixture thickens, stirring continuously.
Add the sugar and continue to cook, stirring all the while till softly thickens in a lump.
Set in a tray as 2 inch thick and let it cool for 30 min
sprinkle the chopped nuts and cut in desired shapes :-)

Kairi chi Chutney

2010-04-15T08:46:00.000-07:00

Celebrating Mango season, I prepared this Kairi ( raw mango) chutney today. I know u jus name Kairi n mouth starts watering ;-). I got this recipe from my friend Preeti . No doubt chutney came out very well, but best thing I cmae to know is,u can store it in freeze for a week :-)

Ingredients :

1 large size Kairi

1 big onion

2 tsp yellow gram ( soft one )

1 tsp oil

1 tsp chilli powder

1 tsp cumin + mustard seeds

pinch of Turmeric powder

pinch of Asafoetida

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Grind Kari, onion and yellow gram in mixer.

2. Heat oil in pan

3. Add rest of the ingredients for tadka

4. Pour this tadka on the mixture

5. Add salt and mix well

6. Serve hot or cold.

Doodhi Halwa

2010-03-28T09:28:00.001-07:00

This is the first sweet i prepared for my hubby :-). Actually it happened when my sis came to our home first time after marriage and insisted me to cook full meal for her i.e sabji, chapati, dal, rice n sweet..hushhhh..... all Mehaman nawaji

Ingredients :

1 medium sized bottle gourd peeled and grated(peel the skin)

2 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp each - chopped cashew and pistachio
1/4 tbsp powdered cardamom
2 tbsp ghee

Method:

Heat ghee in a pan.
Add cashew and pistachio and fry until brown
Now add grated bottle gourd and sugar, cover the pan for 5 mins
Add milk and stir the mixture once in a while, making sure it doesn't get burnt.
Keep stiring until it reaches the consistency as shown in the pic above.
Serve hot or chilled

Methi Pithla

2009-09-01T16:15:00.000-07:00

Pithla recipe is on special request by my friend Ajit. He has asked me because he doesn't know that I have learnt this recipe from Pavan ;-) Though my first attempt to cook Pithla was wreck, I have managed it well now. But yeah, m still struggling to get the taste which Pavan gets. I simply love it !

Ingredients:

4 cups water
5-8 tsp besan (chickpea flour)
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp Fresh lime juice
1/2 cup onion chopped
1 tsp Cumin seeds
1 tsp Mustard seeds
2 tsp Oil
Turmeric powder , salt
4 Green chili pieces
Curry leaves 4-5
Coriander leaves
2 cups Methi leaves (fenugreek leaves)

Method :

Heat oil, add mustard and cumin seeds, let crack
Add garlic, green chili pieces and curry leaves.
Add turmeric powder and fenugreek leaves, onion. cook for 5-7 minutes
Add boiling water and salt.
When it starts boiling add chickpea flour sprinkling 1 spoon at time by hand
Breaking as many lumps
Add chickpea flour as per desired thickness of gravy
Cook for 5-8 minutes on medium heat
Serve with rice or chapati

Tip : U can prepare it w/o Methi, in case u dont like it.

Modakam ( Dumplings)

2009-08-23T12:07:00.000-07:00

On the occassion on Ganesh Chaturthi, I decided to offer Modakam to Lord Ganesha as Naivedyam. I like it sooo mch and it came out well also. But as i am fasting today.. I couldn't taste it :-(

Ingredients:

For the filling mix all the following ingredients :

• 2 Cup shredded fresh coconut

• 1/2 Cup mixture of unsalted pistachios and cashews

• 1/2 Pinch of cardamom powder

• 1/2 Cup milk powder

• 1 Cup sugar

For the outer cover
• 1 Cup all purpose flour
• 1 tsp Ghee
• 1/2 Cup water
• 1/2 Cup milk
• 1/2 tsp Salt

Prepare a soft dough with above mixture.
Grease the palms of your hands properly and make a ball from the dough.
Flatten the dough to make a cup shape.
Put 3/4 tsp coconut filling into this cup.

Dip thumb and index finger in the oil and make 5-6 small pinches on the outside edges of the cup.
Bring them together on top and join to shape a peak.
Put modak on a pre greased plate

Heat oil in pan and fry all the modaks in oil.
Naivedyam is ready to offer lord Ganesha :-)

Jeera Aloo

2009-08-15T17:49:00.000-07:00

Friday we went to one Indian restaurant. Wise to I dont go for veg appetizer ;-) , but when I saw this yummy Jeera Aloo..I was tempted to eat it. N believe me..it was truly awesome. After coming home I told my roomie and I was so much in love wid that aloo, that I thought to give it a try for her..

Ingredients:

• 2 Potatotes (boiled, peeled and chopped)
• 1/2 tsp Chilli Powder
• 1/2 tsp Chat Masala
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• Pinch of Turmeric
• 1 tsp Sesame seeds
Salt n Lemon juice to taste
2 tsp Oil

Method:

Heat oil and saute cumin seeds.
Now add chopped potatoes.
Add Chilli Powder, Sesame Seeds, Chat Masala and haldi.
Stir and fry for about 5 minutes.
Add lemon juice and salt . Mix well.
Crispy Jeera Aloo is ready to serve.

Broccoli Fry

2009-07-07T17:58:00.000-07:00

This is another snacks item that I ll prepare mostly in the evening, after coming from office. Easy to cook, tasty and good for health... :-)
Recipe by my friend Nalini.

Ingredients:

Broccoli florets - 2 cups

Olive oil - 1 tsp

Green chilli - 1

Garlic paste - 1/4 ttsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp

Salt

Method:

Sprinkle some water and microwave broccoli for 10 min.
Heat pan and add oil.
Put green chilli pieces, cumin seeds n garlic paste
Add salt per taste
Sprinkle lemon juice on it and fry for 5 min. Your Broccoli fry is ready..

Egg Chat

2009-07-07T16:44:00.000-07:00

I think now a des I have become very lazy to cook. So this one is fast and tasty brkfast / lunch / dinnr for me.. ;-) Its really filling and of course egg is rich in Proteins.

Ingredients:

Hard boiled Eggs -- 4
Salt - 3/4 tsp
Red chilli Powder - 3/4 tsp
Chat Masala - 3/4 tsp
Coriender leaves

Method:

Boil eggs in water for 20 min.
Cut the eggs into two
Spread on a plate.
Mix the rest of the ingredients and sprinkle over the eggs.

Caution : Never boil egg in microwave. It bursts.. personal experience..hehe :-)

Chole Masala

2009-04-19T17:10:00.000-07:00

First time I had Chole at one dhaba..and I loved it soo much. Normaly Chole they ll have wid Bhatura..but its oily and moreever Maida...so i ll avoid it...;-)

Ingredients:

1 cup Chole

1 large red Onion
2 big Tomatoes
1 inch Ginger
4 Garlic
1 tsp Chili powder
2 tsp Chole masala
1 tsp Oil
1/1 tsp Turmeric
Salt to taste

Method :

Soak chole in warm water for atleast 7-8 hrs
Pressure cook it with 1/3 tsp turmeric, salt upto 3 whistles.
Drain the chole, reserve the liquid and don't forget to remove the amla
Chop up onion, tomato, ginger and garlic
shallow fry it in pan and then grind it in mixer.
Heat oil in a deep saucepan and add the above paste
Add chilli powder, chole masala and salt, fry it for 7-8 min.
Add chole and keep for 5-7 min
Add 1 glass of water and let it cook for 10-15 min

Your chole masala is ready.. :-)

Pav Bhaji

2009-04-12T11:40:00.000-07:00

Till date I have seen only one person who doesn't like PavBhaji is my dear friend Pavan. But generally this dish is appreciated by all age groups..and I too love it.. :-)

Ingredients:

3 small potatoes,

1 cup cauliflower

1 cup green peas

1 cup mixed vegetables - carrots, beans, capsicum

1 big chopped onions

1 big tomatto puri

1 tsp ginger garlic paste,

2 tsp red chili powder

5 tbsp butter

2 tsp Pav Bhaji masalaa

bunch of fresh coriander leaves,

2 tsp lemon juice

salt, turmeric to taste

6-8 buns / bread

Method:

Boil potato, cauliflower, peas, and mixed vegetables till soft

Heat 3 tsp butterin a pan and fry chopped onions light brown.

Add Ginger garlic paste and tomato puri and heat for 2-3 minutes.

Reduce heat, then add the red chilli powder, mixed vegetables and potatoes.

With a metal spatula, simultaneously mash and stir for 5 minutes.

While stirring, keep sprinkling water, turmeric, and masala.

Add salt, and 2 tsp of butter. Increase the heat and keep for 5 min.
Garnish with onion, coriender and lemon

Apply the remaining butter on the bread, place them on a pre-heated frying pan.

Fry until golden brown on both sides.

Serve with the bhaji... :-)

Tomato Pasta

2009-03-29T17:51:00.000-07:00

I like this Indian style Pasta. Easy to cook and delicious to eat. And its filling too.. so lazy ones like me can have it as a meal also.. ;-)

Ingredients:

1 cup pasta
1 big tomato
1 Onion
1 tsp Garlic paste
1 tsp olive oil
4 tsp tomato sauce
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp chilli powder
2 cheese slices
1 cup Milk
salt to taste

Method:

Cook pasta in boiling water for 10-15 min.
Finely chop Onion and Tomato.
Heat oil in pan and add cumin seeds, onion, garlic and tomato paste.
Fry it properly and add red chilli powder and fry for 10 min.
Now add Pasta , milk and tomato sauce, keep it for 7-8 min
Finally add cheese and serve HOT.. :-)

Mango Lassi

2009-03-29T16:54:00.000-07:00

I like lassi, specially after heavy non-veg. But I like Maza ( mango juice) too with chicken Biryani.. so thought y can't try Mango Lassi... :-)

Ingredients:

1/2 cup curd
1/4 cup milk
1/4 Mango pulp
2 tsp Sugar

Method:

1. Mix all ingredients in mixi.
2. Mix it well.
3. Serve chilled :-)

Tip : Can use fresh Mango pieces as well.

Methi Pulao

2009-03-13T19:03:00.000-07:00

Few days back I was heating my food in office pantry and there I saw this Pulao in someone's tiffin box. It was soo temptating..though i didn't know d recipe I tried my hands..and belive me it really turned out well

Ingredients:

1 cup Basmati Rice

1/2 cup green peas

3 tsp Peanut Powder

1bunch of methi (fenugreek) leaves

2 finely chopped tomatoes

5 green chilies

1 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp Oil

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Cook rice and keep aside.

2. Wash methi properly and drain the water .
3. Now heat oil in the pan and add garlic paste, cumin, green chilies.
4. Add Peanut powder, salt and fry for 2 min.

5. Then add tomatoes, peas and Methi.

6. Stir-fry the curry for 8-10 minutes.
7. Take rice in big bowl and mix it with this curry.

8. Serve hot Pulao with chilled raita. .. :-)

Puri Bhaji

2009-03-08T17:36:00.000-07:00

I like Puri, but normaly I avoid oily food.. ;-) One thing is there, that I have never preferred puri bhaji whenever I had choice, but here Poonmani prepared it that day and I am just dying to eat it again. Its amazing...

Ingredients:

For Pooris:

2 cup Wheat flour
Water to knead dough
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry

For Bhaji:

2 Potatoes boiled, peeled and sliced
1 Chopped onion
3 Chopped green chillies
1/2 tsp. Ginger finely chopped
3-4 pinches Turmeric powder
1 tbsp. Oil
4-5 Curry leaves
1/2 tsp. mustard seeds

Method:

For Pooris:
1. Mix sufficient water in the flour and add salt.
2. Knead soft pliable dough with water. Keep aside for 15 minutes.
3. Divide dough into10-12 parts, shape into balls.

4. Roll each into 4 rounds with the help of some oil or dough.
5. Heat oil in a deep pan, fry on both sides till light brown.

For Bhaji:
1. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard and allow it to splutter.
2. Add the ginger chilli and onion and stir it till the onion is tender.

3. Add potatoes, salt, turmeric and curry leaves.
4. Stir well and cook for a minute or two.
5. Your bhaji is ready. Serve hot with pooris.

Onion Chutney

2009-03-01T16:51:00.000-08:00

Generally I like all kind of Chutneys as a side dish. This is very simply and quick to prepare and best for dosa or Adai.

Ingredients:-

1 Chopped Red Onion
1/2 chopped Tomato
1 tsp Oil

4 Dried Red Chillies

1 tsp Tamarind Paste

6-7 Curry leaves

Satl per taste

Method:-

Heat oil in the pan
Add Red chillis, Onion, Curry leaves, Tomato and fry it for 4-5 min
Put Tamrind paste and salt and keep it for 2 min.
Now grind all ingredients to a smooth paste.
Have this delicious Chutney with Adai or dosa.

Adai

2009-03-01T16:20:00.000-08:00

Another South Indian dish by Poonmani... Now I think this blog gonna usefull for me too in future. I am learning so many new recipes... Lucky hubby...;-)

Ingredients:
Rice 2 cups
Moong dal 1/2 cup
Channa dal 1/2 cup
Urad dal 1/2
Red chili 5
Salt as per taste
Mustard 1 tsp
Curry leaves 20 chopped

Method:

1. Soak rice, urad dal, channa dal and moong dal for 5-8 hrs.
2. Then add all soaked mixture, red chilis, salt and grind into mid smooth paste.
3. Place it in a big vessel and mix nicely.
4. Now put mustard and curry leaves in hot oil and pour that tadka into batter.
5. Place a pan and when it is hot place a laddle full of batter and spread it.
6. Put little oil and cook both sides until crisp
7. Serve hot with any side dish of ur choice.

Carrot Poriyal

2009-02-16T15:17:00.000-08:00

Till date I was familiar with Carrot Halava or at the max Carrot raita...but this Poriyal was really new and awesome recipe by my roomie Poonmani.. Good I am learning so many new recipes... :-)

Ingredients:

3 big Carrots
1 small Onion
3 Green Chillies
5-6 Curry leaves
1 tsp Oil
1/2 tsp Mustard
1 tsp Urad dhal
Salt per taste

Method:

Scrap the skin if required and grate the carrots, chop d onion n keep aside.
In a pan, heat the oil. Season with mustard seeds.
When the mustard splutters, add urad dal, curry leaves and green chillies.
Then add finely chopped onion and fry for 7-8 min.
Now add the shreded carrots and mix well.
Stir in the salt and mix well.
Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 7-8 min
Serve hot as a side to rice and sambar or rasam.

Veg Fried Rice

2009-02-16T05:49:00.000-08:00

All kind of Fried rice I njoy, Veg, egg, chicken....only thing is, it should be with Manchurian.. :-)
Actually when I was in college, I was crazy for Chinese food.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Basmati Rice
• 1 cup mix Vegetables (Beans/Carrots/Peas/ Corn)
• 1 Onions (cut into long pieces)
• 2 Green chilies
• 1 piece of Ginger (grated)
• 1 tsp Pepper powder
• 2 tsp cut Spring onion
• 1 small piece Cinnamon
• 2 tsp Soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Butter/ghee
• Salt

Method:

1. Wash and soak rice for 15 minutes.
2. cook it in cooker for 2 whistles.
3. In a frying pan, heat butter and add cinnamon, ginger.
4. Now add onion and fry till it turns light brown.
5. Add vegetables to it and fry for about 10 minutes until a little tender.
6. Now add rice and put Soy Sauce and Pepper powder.
7. fry for a while until the rice turns light brown.

Have Fried rice with veg / chicken Manchurian. Its awesome.. ;-)

Instant Dhokla

2009-02-08T11:18:00.000-08:00

I like dhokla w/o sugar... but in market i hardly got it... Actually i baught instant mix..but i didnt like it as it was sweet.. so prepared it by my way..

Ingredients:

1 cup Gram flour.

1 cup Curd (yogurt)

3 Green chili.

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder.

1 tsp Mustard seeds

1 tsp Chopped ginger garlic.

1/2 tsp Soda bi-carb.

2 tsp Chopped coriander.

6-8 Curry leaves

Oil 2 tbsp.

Salt As per taste

Method:
1. Put gram flour in a large bowl. Mix in yogurt, water and beat to a smooth paste.
2. Add chili paste, ginger paste, garlic paste, salt n Soda to the batter.
3. Heat pressure cooker with about 1 ½ cups water for steaming the dhokla..
4. Put batter into flat greased vessel or a thali or a cake tin.
5. Steam cooker for about 15 minutes. Do not place the whistle.
6. remove lid n cool for a few minutes.
7. Cut into squares.

Make seasoning -
Heat oil in a small pan. Add chili, mustard seeds, cumin seeds.
When they stop spluttering, add curry leaves.
Pour over dhokla squares. Sprinkle chopped coriander.

Serve hot or cold with green chutney or with tomato ketchup.

Mushroom Masala

2009-02-07T15:07:00.000-08:00

Mushroom is the one if u prepare it in correct way, it will be the Best, but if not, it can be worst. So i didnt want to take any chance and i took more efforts to make it. And finally it was as per expectation... though my roommate didnt like it.. ;-)

Ingredients:
10-15 Button Mushroom
2 Small Onions
1 Small Tomato
1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
2 Green chillies
5 Cashew nuts
3 Cloves
1 Bay leaf
2 tsp Chilly powder
1 tsp Garam masala
1 cup Milk
Coriander leaves - a few
Oil, Salt

Method:

1. Cut mushrooms in two.
2. Grind Onion, Tomato and Cashew nuts in a fine paste.
3. Heat oil in pan and put cloves and bay leaf into it.
4. Put above paste and fry it for 7-8 min.
5. Add Ginger garlic,chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala and salt.
6. Add mushrooms and mix well.
7. Simmer and stir fry till mushrooms are tender.
8. Add milk and heat it for 5-8 min.
9. Serve decorated with coriander.

Kheer

2009-01-31T17:47:00.000-08:00

I dont like much Sweet..may be coz i'm too sweet for sweet.. ;-) hehe..
We prepared Kheer on new year's 1'st eve to offer it to GOD as Naivedyam and had it like Prasad only...

Ingredients:

Basmati rice - 1/4th cup
4-5 cups milk
2-3 cardamom seeds (crushed)
2 tbsp almonds (blanched silvered)
1 tbsp skinned pistachio nuts (chopped)
2-3 tbsp sugar or as desired

Method:

Soak rice in milk for 30 min.
Grind it in mixi.
Put the rice, milk and cardamom in a pan and boil it for 20 min.
Add almonds, pistachio and boil it for 10 min again.
Add the sugar and stir until completely dissolved.
Remove the kheer from heat and serve either warm or chilled.

Paneer Paratha

2009-01-31T17:21:00.000-08:00

Actually in the morning i prepared Paneer bhurji and with leftover bhurji i prepared Paratha... but it was good...

Ingredients:

2 cup wheat flour
1 cup grated paneer
2 big onions
Coriander leaves
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
Salt to taste
2 tsp Chilly powder
Butter

Method:

Create dough of wheat flour by mixing water and oil and salt to taste
Grate paneer nicely
Finely chop onion and coriander leaves
Take some oil in a pan and hit the oil
Add finle chopped onion and fry till slightly brown
Add ginger-garlic and chilly paste
Add shredded paneer
Take off the pan and add salte and garam masala and red chilly powder
Make equal size pieces of dough
Fill 2 table spoon paneer-onion masala and make a roti
Apply butter to it and have it with ur favourite Pickle or Chutney.

Urad Vada

2009-01-17T18:18:00.000-08:00

My mom loves it too much. Today being holiday we just thought to prepare Hot vada in freezing weather of NY.. obviously we skipped our dinner after heavy eve snacks ;-)

Ingredients :

1 cup Urad dal
1/2 tsp Chilli Powder
1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
1/2 tsp Coriander Powder
1/2 tsp chopped Ginger
1 chopped Onion
2 tsp chopped Coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Method:

Soak the dal in water for 3-4 hours.

Drain and grind well with using very little water.

Add all ingredients nd mix it properly.

Make balls out of this paste and drop it into oil.

Fry both the sides till golden brown.

Have it with Tomato ketchup or Coconut chutney

Sweet Pongal

2009-01-17T09:19:00.000-08:00

This Pongal is by my friend Poonmani... we prepared this sweet dish as Sankranti n Pongal Special. I had heard a lot about Pongal but first time tasted Pongal n it was amazing... I think my mom should learn this recipe... ;-)

Ingredients:

1 cup Rice
1/3 cup Green Gram Dal
1-1/2 cups Powdered Jaggery
5 cups Water
1 tbsp Cashewnuts
1/4 cup Ghee
1 tbsp Raisins
1/4 tsp Cardamom powder

Method:

1. Roast moong dal till it turns light brown.
2. Wash roasted dal along with rice.
3. Put it into a pressure cooker with 4-1/2 cups of water.
4. Keep it for 3 whistles.
5. Add Jaggery to it and mix it properly and keep for few minutes.
6. Fry cashewnuts and raisins separately in ghee. Mix it to the prepared pongal and add cardamom powder.
7. Sweet Pongal is ready to serve.

Egg Omelette

2009-01-12T17:19:00.000-08:00

I know its very simple recipe.. but everyone prepares it in different way and its taste depends on that...the way i have learnt from my roomie is really temptating.... i can have this bread omlet as my "Brunch"... ;-)

Ingredients:
Egg - 1
1 cut Green Chilli
1 tsp - Cut Onion
1 tsp - Coriendar leaves
lil turmeric
salt to taste

Method:
1. Kepp pan on stove n put 1 tsp oil in that.
2. Heat the oil and shallow fry onion + chilli.
3. Mix egg , termeric, coriendar and salt in bowl.
4. Pour it like dosa in the pan and cook on both sides
5 . Have it hot with ketch up and green chutney... its yummy !!

Matar Paneer

2008-12-25T21:40:00.000-08:00

I like matar in matar paneer only... may b coz i can eat nething wid Paneer.. ;-)

Ingredients:

• 2 cup Paneer pieces

• 1 cup cooked Green Peas

• 1 Onion

• 1 Tomato

• 1 tsp Coriander Powder

• 1 tsp Cumin powder

• 1 tsp Ginger-garlic Paste

• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

• 2 Bay Leaves

• 3-4 Cloves

• 2 tsp Chilli Powder

• 1 tsp Garam Masala

• Vegetable oil, Salt to taste

Method:

1. Fry Paneer pieces and keep it aside.

2. Grind the tomato and onion

3. Heatoil and fry bay leaves along with cloves

4. Add the prepared paste and fry on a medium flame until it turns golden brown.
5. Add rest of of the ingredients anf fry it nicely.

6. Now add green peas and fry for about 2 to 3 minutes.
7. Add sufficient water to make thick gravy and heat for 5 -8 min
8. Add paneer cubes and keep it for 5 min.

Your Matar Paneer is ready !!! :-)

Dates Shake

2008-12-25T21:18:00.000-08:00

When i was a kid, my mom used to give it to me... as i never liked only Dates or only milk... Its very tasty as well as good for health also...

Ingredients:

3 big dates

1 Almond

1 cup chilled milk

1 tsp Sugar

Method:

1. Place all ingredients in blender and process until dates are completely blended with the other ingredients.

2. Pour into glass and serve immediately.

Fish Curry

2008-12-25T13:33:00.000-08:00

More or less i used the same masala for gravy... but in a different way...

Ingredients:

1 king fish slice,

1 cup coriander leaves chopped

Ginger, Garlic

Cumin Powder
1 tsp coriander powder
A pinch turmeric powder
Salt To Taste
Oil

Method :

1. Marinate the fish with salt and turmeric powder for 20 min.
2. Shallow fry the fish pieces, drain and keep aside.
3. Grind the coriander leaves, garlic ,giner.
4. Heat oil, add masala paste and fry.
5. Add about 1 cup water. Bring the gravy to a boil.
6. Add the fish slices and cook for 10 minutes.
7. Have fish curry with white flour chapati.

Fish Fry

2008-12-18T16:45:00.000-08:00

It was really Yummyy !! we coouldn't wait to take photo for blog also.. ..

Ingredients:
1 big piece of King Fish
1/2 tsp garam masala

salt to taste
1 tsp cumin powder

1 tsp coriander powder

1 tsp chilli powder

2 tsp ginger garlic paste
salt to taste
2 tsp lemon juice

Method:
1. Remove any skin and bones from fish, rinse and pat dry with paper towels.
2. Mix together cumin, coriander, chile powder, garlic, lemon juice and salt.
3. Spread over fish, cover and refrigerate 1 hour.
4. Shallow fry until golden brown. Done !

Curd Rice

2008-12-07T08:54:00.000-08:00

It can be prepared in different different ways, but i like this one.. Easy to prepare.. easy to eat.. ;-)

Ingredients

1 cups of cooked white rice
2 tsp milk
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 cup of plain yoghurt
1 tsp urad dal
4 curry leaves,
1 tsp coriander leaves,
3 dry red chilli,
Salt to taste
1 tsp oil

Method

Heat oil in a pan
Add mustard and urad dal.
When they start popping, add curry leaves and chilies.
Add salt.
Remove from the flame and pour this on rice and mix well.
Add curd and milk.
Serve with hot Pickle

Aloo Paratha

2008-12-03T19:10:00.000-08:00

I like potato in any form.. so.. .. This is the simplest way of pewparing aloo paratha.. my mom does it in different n complicated way.. but ineed its more tasty..

Ingredients:
2 cup Wheat Flour
2-3 Potatoes(boiled and mashed)
2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1/2 tsp Chaat Masala
1/2 tsp Cumin powder
1/2 Coriender Powder
1/4 tsp Salt
Oil/ghee

Method:

1. Prepare a soft dough with wheat flour.
2. Add salt, chili powder, chaat masala to the potatoes and mix thoroughly.
3. Now roll out small balls out of the dough.
4. Smear a little oil in the center and then put some stuffing mixture.
5. Draw the edges towards the center to cover the mixture. Prepare like chapati
6. Hot Paratha is ready. Serve with Chutneys or Tomato Ketchup.

Khichadi

2008-11-29T15:04:00.000-08:00

This is very simple recipe i learnt from my mom. N i guess unique too, coz none of my friend knew it ;-). Its really very tasty

Ingredients:

1/2 cup toor dal
1 Cup Rice
3 tsp Ghee
1tsp Chilli Power
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp Musterd Seeds
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
2 tsp garlic (finely chopped)
Satl to taste

Method:

1. Add Rice, Dal n 3 cup of water in pressure cooker.
2. Add Salt n Turmeric to that n keep for 3 whistles.
3. Heat Ghee in pan.
4. Add Garlic, Mustered and Cumin seeds n Chilli Powder in ghee.
5. Add this tadka to khichadi while serving

Thalipeeth

2008-11-23T16:52:00.000-08:00

Actually Bottle guard forced me to prepare Thalipeeth. My mom does it with whatever vegetables I dont like and its really a good treat for me. :-)

Ingredients :-

1/2 Cup Jowar Flour
1/2 Cup Rice Flour
1 Cups Wheat Flour
1/2 Cup Gram Flour
2 cup shreded bottle guard
1 chopped Onion
Coriander Leaves,
3 tsp Chili Powder,
1 tsp Cumin Powder
1 tsp coriander powder
Turmeric Powder, Salt, Oil

Method:

Mix all ingredients except oil together to make a soft pliable dough
Divide dough into 6-7 equal portions.
Heat the nonstick pan and flatten 1 portion on it in a round shape with the help of water.(keep it little thick)
Make a 2-3 holes in the thalipeeth.
Turn the thalipeeth and cook the other side, as above.
Serve hot with Green chutney or yogurt or butter.

Rasam

2008-11-22T16:28:00.000-08:00

This recipe is by my friend Ponmani. She prepares it soo well, m juss crazy for tht. I ll have it with rice or simply like a soup.. though its little spicy for me.

Ingredients:

1 big tomato,
4 cloves garlic,
1 small ball of tamarind
1 tsp mustard seeds
Curry leaves
Corriender leaves
3 red chillies
1 tsp coriander Powder
1 tsp cumin Powder
2 tsps pepper Powder

Method :

1. Extract the pulp of tamarind by soaking it in a cup of hot water.
2. Boil the tomatoes, chillies and garlic in 4 cups of water.
3. Heat the oil.
4. Add the curry leaves, red chilli, asafoetida powder and fry for a minute.
5. Pour it over the tomatoes.
6. Add salt for taste.
7. Serve hot.

Onion Fritters

2008-11-19T17:29:00.000-08:00

It was raining outside and i wanted to have pakoda... but my roomie suggested me fritters..and it was really a nice try... with mint chutney its awesome.. :-)

Ingredients:

1 Sliced Onion
2 tsp besan
1 cup oil
1 tsp red chilli
1/2 tsp Cumin poeder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/4 turmeric powder
salt to taste

Method:

take thin onion slices in bowl
Add all ingredients except oil.
Mix it properly with very little water.
Heat oil in pan.
Deep fry the slices

Veg Soup

2008-11-06T19:05:00.000-08:00

It was a nice try... n belive me it was far better than the ready made packet soup...

Ingredients:

• Ready made mix veg ( French beans + Sweet peas +Carrot+ Sweet Corn )

1/2 tsp ginger and garlic paste
1/2 tsp Soya sauce
2 Green chilli
1 tsp butter
Pepper & Salt to taste

Method:

1. Melt butter in a pan and add vegetables, ginger and garlic.
2. Fry the vegetables for about 3 minutes.
3. Pour water and boil.
4. Mix the cornflour in half cup water and add it to the soup. Keep stirring constantly.
5. Add sauce, Pepper and Salt
6. Boil till the solution becomes thick and transparent.
7. Njoy Soup with fried noodles

Paneer Chilli

2008-11-01T18:21:00.000-07:00

I prepared it as i desperately wanted to eat it.. but to be honest, it was not as good as the one i always used to have at hotel Atithya in Pune :-(

Ingredients :
10 -15 Paneer Cubes.
2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste.
1 Capsicum chopped.
2-3 green chilies, finely sliced .
2 tbsps coriander leaves.
1 onion, finely sliced.
1 tsp Soy Sauce
1 tsp Chili Sauce
2 tsp Tomato Sauce

Method:

Fry Paneer cubes slightly and keep it aside.

Heat oil in pan

Fry all ingredients (except Sauce) for 5-6 min.

Add Paneer in that.

Add all Sauces , Salte and keep for 2 min.

Ur Chilli Paneer is ready.. :-)

Poha

2008-10-28T17:35:00.000-07:00

I guess this is the 1st recipe i learnt in my life when i was a kid.... :-) so i was always under impression tht everyone knows it... its so common... but my south indian rommie gave me a real surprise saying that she doesn't know n wants to learn Poha...

Ingredients :

1 cup Poha

1 tsp Mustard

1 tsp Cumin

3 Green chillies

1 Chopped Onion

1/2 tsp Tumeric Powder

Curry leaves

Coriander leaves

Salt

Method:

Take the Poha in a colander & wash & drain it.

Heat Oil in a pan season with mustard,cumin,chilli,curry leaves.

Add Onions & fry till brown.

Add tumeric,salt to poha.

Finally add Poha to oil & mix gently.

Serve hot with curd.

Dahi Wada

2008-10-25T16:59:00.000-07:00

My friend Amol loves Dahi Wada... its my favourite too.. but i never knew its soo simple to prepare ! Amliii hope this recipe ll help u.. ;-)

Ingredients:

1 cup urad dal

1 Cup yoghurt

3 tsp Suger

5-6 black pepper

Salt to taste
Thin coconut pieces

Chopped coriander leaves

2 green chillies, chopped finely

Method :

Soak the urad dal in water for 4-5 hours.

Add pepper and blend in a food processor using very little water

Mix in Coconut Pieces, Clillies and Coriander.

Make small balls of the dough and deep fry in hot oil.

Put it in cold water for 20 min.

Add the Suger yoghurt and whisk well till it becomes very smooth.

Put Wadas in bowl and add yoghurt.

Season it with Clilli powder, Chat masala .

Chicken Masala

2008-10-22T18:56:00.000-07:00

U know this whole chicken me n my rommie only finished out. ;-) It was really..... woow cant express..

Ingredients:

Small Chicken pieces

1 Cup Curd

Ginger Garlic paste

2 tsp Chili Powder

1 tsp Chicken Masala

2 meduim sized chopped Onion

3 tsp Cumin & Coriander Powder

Oil, Salt

Method :

Add all above things to curd

Add chicken pisces into that.

Keep it in fridge for 1 hr

Heat oil in a pan and fry onion add the chicken

Add chicken and cook till it is done and the oil floats on top.

Serve hot garnished with the chopped corriander leaves.

Coconut Chutney

2008-10-20T16:33:00.000-07:00

chutney is d best alternative for any curry if u dont like... i ll have it with dosa, ghavan, rice or even with chapati.

Ingredients:

1/2 coconut grated
1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp chana daal
7-8 green chillies

coriander leaves
5-6 curry leaves
Salt to taste
2 tbsps oil

Method:
1. Grind everything except mustered and cumin seeds.

2. Add water and salt to it.

3. heat oil and give tadka of mustered and cumin seeds and pinch of turmeric.

4. Put it over the chutney..... its vr temptating :-)

Ghavan

2008-10-19T14:25:00.000-07:00

Another ready to cook thing for me by my mom. Gavan mixture she has given i juss need to add salt and prepare it. Or somtimes i ll prepare it like uttapam. Its vr nice brkfst for me :-)

Ingredients:
Ghavan Batter ( 1:2:1 mixture of Urad daal, rice and Poha)

1 Tomato
1 small Onion

Coriander leaves

1 or 2 Green Chillies

Method:
1. Add water and little salt in the gavan andprepare batter.
2. Chop finely all onion, tomato, chillies ans coriander leaves.
3. Add it to the batter and mix
4. Prepare gavan on non-stick pan or tawa on medium heat.
5. Have it with coconut chutney

Chicken Kolumbu

2008-10-15T15:57:00.000-07:00

This recipe is by my roomie Girija.. Its a south Indian dish prepared with coconut milk..
Really goes well with chapati or aapam (again south indian recipe ;-) ..

Ingredients:
1 Lb Chicken pieces

1 medium Red Onion chopped
1 medium Tomato chopped
1 sprig Curry Leaves
2 Tsp Ginger-Garlic paste
1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 Tsp Garam Masala Powder
1/2 Tsp Chilli Powder
1Tbsp Coriander Powder
1 Cup Coconut Milk
1 Tbsp Oil
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Clean the chicken pieces & mix it with 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste & leave it aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan & add onion along with ginger-garlic paste & curry leaves.
3. Fry till light brown.
4. To this add chopped tomatoes & little salt & cook till the tomatoes are soft.
5. Add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder & garam masala powder.
6. Cook till oil floats on top.
7. Now add chicken pieces & salt.Cook for few minutes.
8. Add coconut milk & 1/2 cup water & cook till oil floats on top.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Chicken Dry

2008-10-14T16:09:00.000-07:00

All my friends are intrested in non veg. They asked me to upload some non veg dishes. I had never prepared chicken independently. But it was a good try. It remined me Pappu d Dhaba near our hostel.
M juss thinking what my mom will say.. (they r vegiterian ;-))

Ingredients:

6 boneless chicken pieces
4 tbsp oil
1 sliced onion
1 chopped tomato
2 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp Chicken masala
1/2 tsp Soy Sauce
salt.

Method:
1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Fry onion, tomato n ginger garlic paste.
3. Add all masala in that
4. Add chicken.
5. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until chicken well done.
6. Add Soy Sauce.

Plantain Fry

2008-10-11T18:09:00.000-07:00

One of the best thing i found here is Plantain.. hehe, which was rare in Pune.. ;-) I juss love this recipe , and i am happy that nw i can have it anytime.

Ingredients:
4 Green raw Bananas
2½ tbs Vegetable Oil
1 tbs chilli powder
1/2 tbs Turmeric Powder
1 tsp lemon juice
Cumin Seeds
Musterd Seeds

Method:

Boil banana for 5-7 min
Peel off the skin and slice the banana into thin slices
Heat oil in a pan
Add Mustered and cumin seeds.
Add chili powder.
Add banana slices, salt and turmeric powder
Fry it for 5/7 min
Add lemon juice
Garnish with Coriander & serve immediately

Dahyachi Amti

2008-10-11T17:39:00.000-07:00

Sabudana Khichadi n Amti... mindblowing.. i truly miss my mom. Donno how it came in my mind n told Girija i will prepare some side dish for upma other than curd. It was really very tasty, but i missed Sabudana Kichadi and Papad wid that :-(

Ingredients:
3/4 cup Roasted Peanut Powder

Chilli Powder

roughly cut Coriander Leaves,

1 cup Curd

1/2 cup Milk

Salt to taste

1/2 tbsp Jeera Seeds

Method:
1. Whisk together the curds + milk + water.
2. In a mixie add in the roasted peanut powder + green chillies + coriander leaves + half a cup of the curds mixture.

3. Blend to a smooth paste. Mix in with the remaining curd mixture.

4. Season with salt and add the jaggery.
5. Heat ghee and the jeera. When the jeera crackles add the blended mixture

6. Allow to boil on a very slow fire for 7 min.

7. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Daal Baati

2008-10-07T17:21:00.000-07:00

M crazy for Daal Baati n in my group m famous for making Baati. Now my friends also loves it. For me, my mom gives me this ready made Baati Flour, so any time i can preapre it for my lunch. I find it the best alternative for Chapati.

Ingredients:
• 4 Cups flour
• 1 1/2 Cup rava
• 2 tbsp Cumin seeds
• 5 tbsp Ghee
• 2 Cups boiled toovar dal
• 3 Garlic flakes
• 3 Green chillies
• 1 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1 tsp Garam masala
• 1 Tomato chopped
• 4 tbsp Ghee
• 2 tbsp Oil
Method:
Make a dough of flour, rava, salt and ghee.
Prepare small balls out of this dough.
Roast these small balls till it turns brown.
Add ghee on itBaati is ready.
Heat the oil and add cumin seeds.
Add green chillies, garlic, red chilli powder, garam masala and tomatoesStir it well.
Add boiled toovar dal and pour 4 cups of water.
Allow it to boil for 10 minutes.
Dal is ready.
Serve Daal bati with ghee.

Ragda Pattice

2008-10-06T17:40:00.000-07:00

That day i called Pavan n he was having chat... i missed it soooo much that decided to make Ragda Pattice.. was not sure how to make n all but tried just like that, blive me it was amazing.. Anyways i like Chatpata.. sooo.... ;-)

Ragda:

250 gms White peas

2-3 Green chilly

1/2 tsp. Garam Masala powder

1/2 tsp. Red chili powder

1/4 tsp. Turmeric

1/2 tsp. Cumin seeds

Curry Leaves a few

1 tbsp Oil to prepare vaghar

Salt As per taste

For pattice:500 gms Potatoes

2 tbsp. Cornflour

1 gren chilliy

Pani Puri

2008-10-05T19:10:00.000-07:00

Now m missing Swati n those days... everyday after office we used to have Pani Puri. Quiet often Pavan joined us. It was our evening snacks... I prepared it, but truly its not d same taste.. :-(
Probably i have to learn it from that Bhaiyya only.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Tamarind Pulp
2 cups Water
2 tblsp roasted Cumin Seed Powder
2 tblsp un-roasted Cumin Seed
Coriander Leaves
3 Green Chilly
2 tblsp Mint Leaves Chutney

tblsp Black Salt

2 tblsp Jaggary

Puri i got ready made.. ;-)

To make pani:
Measure all ingredients.
Adjust spices and tangyness to taste.
Strain through a wire strainer to remove any rough bits.

Paneer Kabab

2008-09-28T16:12:00.000-07:00

I love Panner but my roomie Girija doesn't like it. So i wanted to proove its good in taste n i preapred it n decorated it nicely just for her..:-)
She said its nice but had only two.. hehe

Ingredients :
Paneer: 6-8 cubes
Tomatoes: 1/2
Capsicum: 1/2

Yogurt: 1 cup
Garlic paste: 1 tsp
Chilly powder: 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Lemon to garnish

Method :

1. Take yogurt in a bowl and mix chilly powder, Garlic Paste and salt.
2. Add Paneer cubes and marinate it for 30 min
3. Then shallow fry it.
4. Serve it with Ketch up and Mint Chutney. Simple !!

Cold Coffee

2008-09-28T12:46:00.001-07:00

Cold Coffee is one of my favourite ! i can have it in any season n at any time, specially on weekend after evening bath on the bank of Hudson... man its awesome .. way to chill ;-)

Ingredient
1. Chilld Milk: 1 cup
2. Nescafe: 1 tsp
3. Amul Milk Powder: 2 tsp
4. Suger: 3 tsp
5. Ice cubes: 4-5 cubes

Method
1. Put Nescafe, Amul Powder and Suger in big cup
2. Pour little milk and mix properly for 5 min
3. Blend ice cubes and milk.
4. Add it in a cup n your Chilld Coffee is ready....

Ice Tea

2008-09-25T20:06:00.000-07:00

That de my friends came to my place n they wanted to njoy Beer. They got Coke for me but it was worst. My cold coffee was ready but they started teasing me "Bacchi dudh pi rahi hai..." n i came up with Ice Tea somthing matching in color.. ;-)

Ingredients :
1. Water: 1/2 cup
2. Regular tea bags : 4
3. Suger : 1 tsp
4. Lemon slices
5. Ice cubes: 1 cup
Method :

1. Boil water and pour it in cup.
2. Put tea bags in water
3. Add suger and lemon slices.
4. Take out the tea bags
5. Keep ice cubes in a glass and pour tea on it... Cheers !!

Egg Curry

2008-09-24T20:20:00.001-07:00

I guess Egg n Potato are the two, i can prepare more than 20 dishes with.. Got bored with Omlet, bhurji, full fry.. so my friend Ponmuni tried Egg Curry.. also wanted a first post for my new Blog.. ;-)

Ingredients :

1. Boiled Eggs : 4
2. Onion: 1
3. Tomato: 1/2
4. Garlic: 3-4 flakes
5. Ginger: 1/2-inch piece
6. Coriander Leaves: 2 tbsp chopped
7. Salt, Red Chilli powder, turmeric powder, Garam Masala to Taste.

Method:
1. Remove the shell of boiled eggs & keep aside.
2. Cut Onion, Tomato, Garlic, Ginger into very small pieces.
3. Heat oil in a pan and add onion, giner, garlic paste and fry till golden brown.
4. Add all the spices (salt, turmeric, coriander & chili powder) .
5. Add a glass of water and boiled eggs.
6. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with paratha, roti or rice.