Monday, November 22, 2010

Paneer Masala

Ingredients :-
Coriander :- 2 spoons
Jeera :- 1 spoon
Ginger :- 1" piece
Chillies Byadgi {long} :- 13
Cashew nuts :- 8
Coconut :-2 tbsp
Cinnamon :-1"
cloves :-5
Turmeric :-1/2 tsp
Garlic :- 10 flakes
Onions :-3
Tomato :- 1
Green peas :-1/2 cup
Lime juice :- 1 spoon
Paneer :- 1 cup
Garnish :-
Fried Capsicum :- 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves :- a handful
Method :-
Soak paneer in warm water , squeeze. Grind to a fine paste the first 10 ingredients. Fry onion till pink add tomato, green peas, ground masala, one by one, fry for a while. Add coconut milk paneer, cook for a while . Lastly add lime juice . Garnish with coriander leaves and fried capsicum.


Friday, November 12, 2010

Pudina chutney

Ingredients :-
Pudina leaves - 10 to 15
Green chilli - 1
Pepper corns -5
Fry the above for a while in little oil till pudina changes its colour.
Red chilli fried - 1
Tamarind - a small piece
coconut - 1 cup
Grind all the above to a fine paste.

Holige

Ingredients :-
Chana Dal - 1 cup
Maida - 1 cup
Jaggery
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Sesam seeds -1 tsp
oil - 3 tbsp
cardamom -3,4
Method :-
Pressuree cook chana dal for 10 mnts after the whistle. Strain water mix with jaggery cook till they blend well (don't add water ). Grind the mixture with cardamom.
Grind sesam seeds with turmeric powder, add water, maida and make a soft dough..Add oil to make it greasy, knead well, cover, keep aside for 2 hours.
Make balls of chana mixture. Make smaller balls of maida mixture. You can either roll out the maida mixture or spread it on your palm, place the chana dal ball in the middle, cover it from all sides. Roll out as in chapati, fry both sides on a hot tava.

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Chana Masala

Ingredients :-
White Chana - 1/2 pav
Tomato - 1 small
Onion - 1 medium
Garam masala powder - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Masala :-
Onion - 1/2 small
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Red chillies , 2 types -4,5
Pepper - 3,4
Tamarind - a pinch
Cinnamon -1"
clove -1,2
Method :-
Cook chana in a cooker for 10 mnts. Grind masala ingredients to a fine paste. Fry onion in oil add tomato , garam masala, haldi, masala, fry well. Add chana, salt, boil.Add colour if necessary.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Poha chutney

Ingredients :-
Poha - 1 pav or 1 big cup
Coconut :-1/4 of 1 big coconut
Byadgi or ghati red chillies - 2
sesam seeds - 1 teaspoon
Jaggery - small lemon sized ball
Karibevu
Method :-
Season sesam seeds, red chillies and karibevu in oil. Take out red chillies,crush finely with jaggery and little coconut. Add paper poha ,remaining coconut and seasoning to it .Mix well.

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Kadai Vegetables

Ingredients :-
Capsicum :- 1
Baby corn :-2
Carrot :-2
Beans:-10
Paneer :-5 ,6 cubes
Potato :- 1
Chilli powder:-1tsp
Turmeric :-1/2 tsp
Coriander powder :-1 tsp
Garam masala :-1/2 tsp
Kasoori methi :-1 tsp
Butter
Tomato :-1
Green chillies :-2
Masala:-
Onions :-2
Tomato :-2 big
Fry the above in butter separately.
Cashew nuts :-10,12 [ soak in warm water for 30 mnts]
Grind to a fine paste.
Method :-
Dice tomato. Cut all vegetables and chillies into long pieces.Cook aloo,carrot and corn, keep aside.Fry in butter green chillies ,capsicum, tomato till soft. Add paneer ,boiled vegetables, powders,salt,masala and kasuri methi.Fry for a while.