Saturday, May 29, 2010

WHEAT SOJI SWEET PORRIDGE

Required:
Wheat soji-1 cup
Cardamom powder-2 pinches
Water-7 cups
Jaggery-1/2 cup

Preparation:
Cook wheat soji in water. Add cardamom powder when soji is done. Mix well and add jaggery for taste. This is a healthy porridge for evening time.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

TOMATO RICE

Required:Cooked basmati rice or any other rice-8 cups
Tomato-4
Onion-1
Cinnamon-1/2 inch piece
Cloves-2
Salt to taste
Ghee-1 tbsp
Cashew nuts-2 tbsp
Raisins-1 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste-1/4 tsp

Preparation:Keep boiled rice separately in a vessel. Heat ghee in a kadai and roast cashew nuts and raisins. Keep them aside separately. Now add cinnamon, cloves and ginger-garlic paste to the same ghee. Now sauté thinly sliced onion and tomato. Sprinkle little water, add chilly powder, turmeric powder ans salt to taste. Allow to cook. When done put this to the cooked rice and mix well. Add the roasted cashew and raisins. Finally add fresh coriander if necessary. Serve hot with onion curd, pickle, potato fry and egg.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

FISH CURRY-2

Required:
Fish (any variety)-1/2 kg
Tamarind-3/4 gooseberry sized
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Chilly powder-1 tsp
Coriander powder-3/4 tsp
Fenugreek seeds-1/3 tsp
Small onion-8
Pepper corns-8
Coconut milk-5 cups
Tomato-3
Firm mango-1/2
Drumstick-1
Green chilly-3
Salt to taste

Preparation:
Clean the fish. Grind tamarind, fenugreek seeds, onion, turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and pepper corns together to a fine paste. Mix this with fish and add salt. Add coconut milk. Cut drumstick and mango into 2 inch pieces and add with the curry. Keep in high flame for 10 minutes. Then low the flame and cook for another 15 minutes. Cut tomato into two, slit chilly and add to the curry before 5 minutes we remove from flame. Serve hot with white rice or hot idly.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

TOMATO KOOTU

Required:
Tomato-4
Small onion-1/2 cup
Green chilly-2
Oil-1 tsp
Mustard seeds-2 pinches
Curry leaves-1 sprig
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Coconut scrapping-1/2 cup
Cumin seeds-1/4 tsp

Preparation:
Slice small onions and chop green chillies. Chop tomato and mix required salt to it and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan. Splutter mustard seeds and curry leaves. Saute small onion. Meanwhile grind coconut, cumin seeds, green chilly and turmeric powder. When onion becomes translucent, sauté tomato. After 2 minutes add the ground masala. If necessary add little more salt. Cook for another 1 minute. Serve as side dish for rice. It tastes good with dal curry.

Friday, May 21, 2010

CURD RICE

Required:
Raw rice-1 cup
Curd-1 1/2 cup
Mustard seeds-1 pinch
Green chilly-2
Asafoetida-1 pinch
Curry leaves-1 sprig
Coriander leaves-1 tsp
Salt to taste

Preparation:
Cook rice separately. In a pan heat oil splutter mustard seeds, add green chilly, curry leaves and asafoetida. Add curd and salt to taste. Pour this curd to cooked rice. Mix well and sprinkle chopped coriander leaves.

Variation:
In oil cashew nuts and raisins can be added for taste. Pomegranate seeds, seedless green grapes can also be added finally.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

MUTTON DRY MASALA

Required:Mutton-1/2 kg
Small onion-3/4 cup
Chilly powder-1 tsp
Coriander powder-3/4 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Garam masala-1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-2 tsp

Preparation:Pressure cook mutton with turmeric powder and chopped onion for 25 minutes. Heat oil in a pan and add cooked mutton. Add chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt. Mix continuously until it become dry. Serve as side dish for rasam rice, sambhar rice or biryani.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

PRAWN FRY-2

Required:
Prawn (2 inch sized)-20 numbers
Green chilly-5
Ginger-1 ¼ inch piece
Salt to taste
Oil to fry

Preparation:
Grind green chilly, ginger and salt to a fine paste. Marinate prawn with this paste for 15 minutes. Fry in hot oil. Prawn should be half-immersed in oil. When done on one side turn and fry the other side.

Monday, May 17, 2010

EGG BIRYANI

Required:
Basmati rice-4 cups
Egg-6
Onion-2 big sized
Tomato-1
Mint leaves-1/2 cup
Ghee-1 tbsp
Curd-1 cup
Chilly powder-2 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Cinnamon-3/4 inch piece
Cardamom-2
Cloves-3
Mace-½ piece
Salt to taste

Preparation:
Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and mace. Saute onion, mint and tomato. When done add curd, chilly powder, turmeric powder and salt to taste. Mix well. Add soaked rice with 6 cups water. Cook with pressure weight for 15 minutes. Boil egg and cut both the sides slightly. Put to biryani when hot and keep for 5 minutes. Serve with onion curd.

WHEAT RAVA PORRIDGE

Required:
Wheat rava(soji)-1 cup
Moong dal-1 cup
Fenugreek seeds-1 tsp
Garlic-1 bulb
Salt to taste

Preparation:
Cook all the ingredients in 10 cups of water. When it is cooked well add salt to taste and serve hot with red chilly thick coconut chutney or onion red chilly chutney.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

VEGETABLE BIRYANI

Required:
Basmati rice-4 cups
Onion-2 big sized
Mint-1 cup
Carrot-2 cup
Cauliflower-1 cup
Green peas-1 cup
Potato-2 cup
Paneer-1 1/2 cups
Chilly powder-2 tsp
Coriander powder-1 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Garam masala-1/4 tsp
Curd-1 1/2 cup
Ghee-2 tbsp
Raisins-1 1/2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp
Cinnamon-2 inch piece
Cloves-4
Cardamom-4
Mace-1
Shajeera-1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Preparation:
Soak rice for 30 minutes. Chop vegetables into 1 1/2 inch big pieces. Heat ghee in a pan. Add raisins and keep aside. In same ghee add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, mace, shajeera, ginger garlic paste and saute all the vegatables except paneer. (If peas is fresh then add with the other vegetables. If dry peas is used then cook separately and keep aside). When vegetables are half cooked add chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt. The vegetables should be coated with the masala. Add paneer, peas, 3/4 cup curd and mint. Allow to cook for i minute. Half cook rice seperately. In a pressure cooker spread vegetables, add another 3/4 cup curd and then half cooked rice. Spread raisins over rice and if necessary sprinkle saffron color mixed water. Keep in simmer for 15 minutes without pressure weight. Serve hot with cauliflower manchurian or mushroom manchurian, potato finger fry or mushroom pepper fry, onion curd and pineapple jam.

MUTTON GRAVY

Required:
Mutton-1/2 kg
Small onion-1 cup
Tomato-2
Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp
Red chilly powder-1 tsp
Coriander powder-1 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/3 tsp
Garam masala-1/3 tsp
Cinnamon-1 inch piece
Cloves-3
Fennel-1/2 tsp
Shajeera-1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-2 tsp

Preparation:
Heat oil in a pressure pan add cinnamon, cloves, fennel, shajeera and ginger garlic paste. Saute onion, after it becomes translucent add tomato. When it is half-cooked add mutton. Add salt, 3 cups water and pressure cook for 25 minutes. After pressure is released add chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and garam masala. When gravy becomes thick remove from flame and serve hot with dosa, idly, parota, chapathi, poori, bread toast, biryani, rice, idiappam, aappam etc.

LEMON RICE

Required:
Rice-2 cups cups
Lemon-2 small sized
Ginger-2 tbsp (very finely chopped)
Garlic-2 tbsp (very finely chopped)
Light green variety chilly-10 numbers (less hot variety)
Cashew nuts-1 tbsp
Gingelly oil-2 tbsp
Channa dal (Bengal gram dal)-2 tsp
Mustard seeds-2 pinches
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

Preparation:
Cook rice separately. In a kadai heat oil and roast cashew nuts, sauté ginger, garlic and whole green chilly separately and keep aside. Then add mustard seeds, channa dal and turmeric powder. Add salt to taste for rice as well. Finally add lemon juice taken from 2 lemons. After adding remove from flame immediately. Mix with rice. This tastes good with red chilly thick coconut chutney, tomato thokku and egg.

SIMPLE LADIES FINGER COCONUT CURRY

Required:
Ladies finger-8
Roasted coconut-3/4 cup
Mustard seeds-1 pinch
Fenugreek seeds-1/4 tsp
Small onion-4
Chilly powder-1/2 tsp
Roasted coriander powder-1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/8 tsp
Tamarind water-1/2 cup
Salt to taste

Preparation:
Heat oil in a kadai and splutter mustard seeds and little fenugreek seeds. Dice ladies finger into 3/4 inch piece. Saute ladies finger for 3 minutes and then add tamarind water. Add salt and allow to cook for 5 minutes. Grind coconut with onion, fenugreek seeds, chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder. Add the paste to the curry and allow to cook for 3 minutes. If needed add some more salt.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

BEETROOT TOFU PORIAL

Required:
Beetroot-1 big sized
Green chilly-2
Small onion-5
Oil-2 tsp
Mustard seeds-1 pinch
Cumin seeds-1 pinch
Moong dal-1/2 tsp
Tofu-100 grams
Salt to taste

Preparation:
Grate beetroot and tofu in a grater. Heat oil in a kadai splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds and add moong dal. Saute chopped onion and green chilly for 1 minute. Now add grated beetroot and required salt. Sprinkle 1/8 cup water and allow to cook. When water is completely evaporated, add tofu, mix well and remove from flame. Serve as side-dish with rice.