Thursday 24 October 2013

Palak (Spinach) Paratha







Palak Paratha

Ingredients
Palak (Spinach)- 250 gms. (Fine Chopped)
All purpose flour (Atta)- 2 medium bowls
Oil- 2 tsp
Caron Seeds (Ajwain)- 1/2 tsp
Salt- 1/2 tsp
Red Chilly Powder- 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida- 2 pinches
Chat Masala- 3/4 tsp
Green Chilly- 2 (Fine Chopped)
Oil- For cooking

Method
  • Take flour in a big bowl and add spinach,salt, red chilly powder, carom seeds, asafoetida, chat masala, green chilly and 2 tsp oil. Now mix it properly and make a dow with the help of water if required.
  • Now take small part of this dow and make small ball and role it with roller, apply little bit oil and fold it again and make a ball and role it again in round or squire shape.
  • Now place it on the hot griddle and cook it from both sides and apply some oil on the paratha, cook this until crisp.
  • Do the same with remaining dow.
  •  Serve this hot with chutney or your choice of vegetable.


Saturday 19 October 2013

Breakfast time (Stuffed Paratha)


Potato & Garlic Paratha

Ingredients
Atta (Whole Wheat Flour)- 2 Bowl (Dow)
Potatoes- 3 medium (Boiled & mashed)
Garlic Cloves- 7-8 (fine chopped)
Green Coriander- 1 small bunch (Fine Chopped)
Green Chilly- 1
Salt- 1/2 tsp or as par the taste
Red Chilly Powder- 1/4 tsp
Aniseed (Sauf)- 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder- 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala- 1/2 tsp
Chat Masala- 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder- 1/4 tsp
Cooking Oil or Pure Ghee or Olive oil or Butter (whatever you want to use)

Method
  • Add all spices, Green coriander, green chilly and garlic in mashed potatoes and mix it properly.
  • Now make  balls with dow and role this with the help of a roller and take 2 tsp of potato filling and fill this. Now cover the filling with dow and make a ball and role it again in round shape, for rolling it you can use some dry flour.
  • Now place it on a hot griddle. Now apply some oil or ghee with the help of a brush and cook it from the both sides until it turns golden brown.
  • Now serve this paratha with curd, chutney, pickle or butter.


Thursday 10 October 2013

Chhole-Bhature

CHHOLE- BHATURE

Ingredients for Chhole

Chhole- 1 bowl (Boiled with 2 Tea- begs)
Tomatoes- 3 medium (Paste)
Onion- 2 medium (Paste)
Green Chilly- 2 (Chopped)
Green Coriander- 1/4 bowl (Chopped)
Ginger & Garlic Paste- 1 tsp
Coriander Powder- 1 tsp
Red Chilly- 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds- 1/4 tsp
Mango Powder- 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala- 1/3 tsp
Chhole Masala- 1 tsp
Oil- 4 tsp

Method
  • Heat the oil in a pan or kadhai, add cumin seeds, now add ginger & garlic paste.
  • Fry it till it releases the oil, now add all spices fry it for 1 minute then add onion and tomato paste, fry it till it releases the oil.
  • Now add chhole and add 1 bowl water and cook it 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Garnish with Onion rings and Green Coriander.


Ingredients for Bhature

Fine Flour (Maida)- 1-1/2 bowl
Curd- 1/2 bowl
Baking Powder- 1/4 tsp
Water- Accordingly
Oil- for deep fry

Method
  • Add maida, curd and baking powder add water accordingly, and make a dow.
  • Keep this dow aside for 1 hour.
  • Heat oil in a Kadhai and take medium size round bolls of dow and role them in a round shape or oval shape and fry it till light brown.
  • Now serve it with chutney and pickle.
  • Enjoy yummy chhole- bhature.









Thursday 26 September 2013

Soya Tikki

Soya Tikki





















Ingredients:
Soya- 1 Cup (Crushed)
Potato- 2 Medium (Boiled)
Onion- 1 Medium (Chopped)
Green Chilly- 1
Green Coriander- Chopped
Salt- 1/2 tsp
Red Chilly- 1/4 tsp
Cumin Powder- 1/4 tsp
Bread Crumbs- 1 Cup
Mango Powder- 1/2 tsp

Method

  • Boil Soya in 3 cup of Water till it gets soft.
  • Now drain water, keep it aside to cool.
  • Now squeeze out extra water from the Soya.
  • Add Potato, Onion and all Spices (Red Chilly, Salt, Cumin Powder, Mango Powder, Green Chilly and Green Coriander).
  • Now add 1/2 cup of Bread Crumbs and mash this mixture.
  • Make flat balls of medium size and cover it with Bread Crumbs.
  • Now shallow fry or deep fry till golden brown.
  • now you can serve it hot with green chutney or red chutney. 






Monday 23 September 2013

Fried Idly

Fried Idly

Ingredients
Rava- 1 small Bowl
Curd- 1/2 Bowl
Salt- 1/2 tsp
Eno- 1/3 tsp
Water- 1/2 Bowl (if required)

Method

  • Mix Rava, Curd and Salt, make a thick batter, you can add some water if its required.
  • Then add Eno and keep this batter for 5 minutes.
  • Now fill this batter in a idly mold.
  • Cook it for 15 minutes, now check your idlies with the help of a knife, if your knife if clean means idlies are ready.

Ingredients 
to fry idly 
Curry Leaves- 8-10 leaves
Mustard Seeds- 1/2 tsp
Salt- 1/2 tsp or as par taste
Chilly- 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder- 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala- 1/2 tsp
Sambar Masala- 1/2 tsp
Tomatoes- 2 Medium
Onion- 1 Medium
Cabbage- Few layers
Oil- 3 tsp
Green Chilly- 1
Coriander- for garnish

Method

  • Chop Onion, Tomato and Cabbage in dice
  • Heat the oil in a pan and add Mustard seeds and Curry Leaves, fry the Onion till golden brown and then add Tomato and Cabbage.
  • Now add all spices and saute.
  • Add Idlies and fry for 1-2 minutes.
  • Garnish with Green Chilly and Coriander.





Saturday 14 September 2013

Chocolate shake

Ingredients: for 1 glass
Chocolate Syrup- 5 tsp
Cold Milk- 1/2 glass
Sugar- 1 tsp
Ice Cubes- 2

Method

  • Pour Milk, Sugar and Chocolate syrup in a mixer jar.
  • Now Mix it well and add Ice cubes.
  • Pour this in a glass and yummy shake is ready to drink.




Tuesday 3 September 2013

CURD- ARBI

Ingredients
Arbi- 250 gms. (Boiled)
Curd- 1/2 Bowl
Carom seeds (Ajwain)- 1/4 tsp
Salt- 1/2 tsp
Chilly Powder- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric Powder- 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder- 1/2 tsp
Green Chilly- 1
Green Coriander- to garnish
Oil- 3 tsp
Water- 1 1/2 Cup
Method

  • Peal and cut the Arbi in round shape.
  • Heat the Oil. add Carom seeds and then put all spices.
  • Now add Arbi and fry for 1 minute.
  • Add water and Curd.
  • Cook for 5-8 minutes.
  • Now add Green Chilly and garnish with Green Coriander.






Sunday 1 September 2013

Garlic Pasta..

GARLIC PASTA

Ingredients
Pasta- 1 medium bowl
Garlic- 8-10 Cloves
Tomatoes- 3
Green Chilly- 1
Curd- 6-7 tsp
Italian Herbs- 1/2 tsp
Oregano- 1/2 tsp
Red Chilly Powder- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric- 1/2 TSP
Tomato Chilly Sauce- 3 tsp
Salt- 1 tsp or as par taste
Olive Oil- 3 tsp

 Method

  • Boil Pasta then grind Tomatoes, Green Chilly and Garlic cloves.
  • Heat the Oil and add Tomato mixture and cook for 3 minutes.
  • Add Curd and all other Spices (Red Chilly, Turmeric, Italian Herb, Oregano and Salt ) in this mixture and cook again for 2-3 minutes.
  • Now add Sauce and pasta, cook for 3 minutes.
  • Serve it hot and enjoy.





Tuesday 27 August 2013

KACHORI WITH SABJI AND CHATNI

Kachori with Sabji and Chatni

Sabji
Ingredients
Tomatoes- 2 (Chopped)
Potatoes- 2 (Boiled)
Coriander-3/4 tsp
Red Chilly- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala- 1/2 tsp
Salt- 3/4 tsp or as par the taste
Cumin Seeds- 1/4 tsp
Green Coriander
Green Chilly- 1
Mustard Oil- 4 tsp

Method

  • Heat the oil in a pan, add Cumin seeds until the sputter.
  • Now add chopped Tomatoes and add all the spices (Coriander,Red Chill, Turmeric, Garam Masala and Salt) and cook until saute or it releases the oil.
  • Now mash the Potatoes and add with cooked Tomatoes and now add 2 cup of water.
  • cook until it boil properly.
  • Now add Green Coriander add Green Chopped Chilly.

Chatni
Ingredients
Mint- 1 bunch
Green Coriander- 1 bunch
Green Chilly- 8
Asafoetida- 2 pinch
Cumin Seeds- 1/2 tsp
Salt- 1- 1/2 tsp
Lemon- 2
Pea nuts- 12

Method

  • Clean Coriander, Chilly and Mint and wash them properly.
  • Now grind them in a mixture jar and add all Spices(Asafoetida, Cumin Seeds, Salt, Lemon and Pea nuts ).
  • Grind until it becomes fine paste.
  • Now Chatni is ready.


For Kachori
To make a Dow
Ingredients
Fine Flour (Maida)- 1 bowl
Suji- 2 tsp
Wheat Atta- 2 tsp
Salt-1/2 tsp
Refind Oil- 4 tsp
Water
Oil- To deep fry

For Stuffing
Potato- 2 (boiled & mashed)
Red Chilly- 1/4 tsp
Salt- 3/4 tsp
Coriander Powder-3/4 tsp
Chat Masala- 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida- 1 pinch
Green Coriander- Chopped
Green Chilly- 1

Method

  • First mix all the dow ingredients to make a soft dow.
  • Now mix all the stuffing ingredients to make stuffing.
  •  Make small ball and stuff the stuffing, now spread the ball and fry.
  • Do the same with remaining dow and stuffing.
  • Now Kachories are ready.
  • Enjoy with Sabji and Chtni.








Thursday 22 August 2013

RICE KHEER

Ingredients
Rice- 1/2 bowl
Milk- 1 Ltr.
Raisins
Almonds- 12 pieces (Chopped)
Makhana- 15 pieces (Fried)
Cardamoms- 3 pieces (Crushed)
Saffron
Sugar- 3/4 Bowl

Method
  • Wash the rice and Soak them for 1 hour.
  • Now boil the Milk and then add Rice and Saffron.
  • Now simmer the gas and cook it until the rice are starting to break up.
  • cook it around 15 minutes and put Sugar and cook it until milk is thick.
  • Now add all the nuts (Raisins, Almonds, Makhanas and Cardamoms) and cook for more 5 minutes.
  • And remove the vessel from the stove and enjoy it. 
  •  you can enjoy it either hot or chilled.



Monday 5 August 2013

Stuffed Capsicum

STUFFED CAPSICUM

Ingredients:-

Capsicums- 4
Potatoes- 3
Green Chilly- 1
Oil- 4 tsp
Mustard seed- 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder- 3/4 tsp
Turmeric Powder- 1/2 tsp
Salt- as par your taste
Mango Powder- 1/2 tsp
Red Chilly- 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida- 1 Pinch

Method:-


  • Boil Potatoes and peel them.
  • Mix spices (Coriander Powder, Chilly Powder, Turmeric Powder, Salt, Mango Powder and Asafoetide) in potatoes and mesh them.
  • Now stuff this Potato mixture in your Capsicums.
  • Heat the oil in a pan, add Cumin Seeds and little bit Salt, Now add stuffed Capsicums.
  • Cook for 10-15 minutes and keep on flipping the sides in between all the sides are evenly cooked.
  • Now you can enjoy this with Paratha.








Friday 26 July 2013

PAV - BHAJI

PAV - BHAJI

Ingredients:

For Bhaji

Potato- 1
Capsicum- 1
Cauliflower- Small piece
Brinjal- 1 Small piece
Carrot- 1 Small
Onion- 2 Medium Chopped
Tomatoes- 5 Chopped
Green Chilly- 2
Garlic- 6 Cloves
Ginger-1inch
Coriander for garnishing

Spices

Red Chilly Powder- 1/2 tsp
Turmeric- 3/4 tsp
Garam Masala- 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder- 3/4 tsp
Salt- as per taste
Bhaji Masala- 1 tsp (if available)
Butter- 100 gm.
Oil- 4 tsp

Pav- 4 Pieces (Serve for 2)

Recipe:

  • Chop all vegetables and boil them. (Potato, Cauliflower, Carrot, Brinjal and Capsicum)
  • Heat Oil in a Pan or Kadhai and fry Onion till they turn golden brown.
  • Now add garlic, ginger paste and tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Now mix all spices (Red Chilly Powder, Turmeric, Garam Masala, Coriander Powder, Salt and Bhaji Masala) and cook until it releases the Oil.
  • After that add boiled vegetables and add some Water now mix it properly.
  • Now mesh Bhaji properly, add some Butter and Lemon and cook it for 5-6 minutes.
  • Garnish with Coriander, Green Chilly and Onion Rings.
  • Now pour some Butter in a pan and lightly toast yours Pav.

Now you can enjoy your Pav - Bhaji.







Thursday 18 July 2013

MASALA KULCHA.....




Here comes the next dish!!! Today I am gonna teach you, how to cook yummy Masala Kulcha at home.

Ingredients:


  • Masala Kulcha Base (easily available in market) - 4 pieces
  • Cottage Cheese - 150 gm
  • Tomato - 2
  • Onion - 1
  • Capsicum - 1
  • Green Coriander for garnishing
  • Green Chilly - 2
  • Coriander Powder - 1 tsp
  • Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt as par taste
  • Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Cooking Oil - 4 tsp
Recipe:

  • Chop Onion, Tomatoes, Capsicum and Green Chilly in small dices.
  • Now heat the Oil and fry Onion until it light brown.
  • Now add all the Spices (Red Chilly, Turmeric, Garam Masala, Coriander, Cumin Powder and Salt )
  • Now add Tomatoes, Capsicum and Green Chilly and cook it until it releases oil.
  • Now add Cottage Cheese and mix it properly.
  • Cook it for 1 minute.
  • Add some Green Coriander. 

  • Now spread this mixture evenly on one piece of Kulcha Base and cover it with another piece of Kulcha Base.
  • Sprinkle little Green  Coriander on the top of the Kulcha Base and now cook it on non-sticky tawa with very little oil.
  • Serve it hot and enjoy with or without Ketchup.



Sunday 14 July 2013

Fresh Home made PAN PIZZA

Hey everyone, today I am going to teach you how to make fresh yummy home made pan pizza.




Ingredients:

  • Pizza base - 1
  • Green Chilly - 1
  • Onion - 1/2
  • Capsicum - 1/2
  • Tomato - 1/2
  • Salt - 1/4 tsp
  • Ketchup
  • Mozzarella Cheese  - 125gms (Shreaded)
  • Red Chilly - 1/4 tsp
  • Pizza Seasoning
  • Jalapeno - 4 to 6 rings


Thursday 11 July 2013

Fried Rice

Hey friends, I am starting this blog so all of you can learn and enjoy some really tasty vegetarian, easy to cook dishes... Hope you like my blog and appreciate the dishes...


This is a simple recipe of fried rice for two people...

Ingredients: 

  • Boiled Rice (you can also use left over rice in this recipe) - 1 Bowl
  • Cooking Oil (or Ghee) - 3 tsp
  • Turmeric (Haldi) - 1/2 tsp
  • Red Chilly powder (Mirch Powder) - 1/2 tsp (according to taste)
  • Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp  
  • Dried Mango Powder (Amchur) - 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin Seeds (Jeera) - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt (Namak) - according to taste
  • Coriander Powder (Dhaniya Powder) - 1/3 tsp 
  • Green chilly (Hari Mirch) - 1
  • Onion (Pyaaz) - 1
  • Tomatoes (Tamater) - 2
  • Green Bell pepper (Shimla Mirch) - 1/2
  • Boiled Potato (Ubla Aaloo)  -1
  • Boiled Peas (Matar) - 1/4 cup


Recipe :


  • Chop all the vegetables (Green Chilly, Onion, Tomatoes, Bell Pepper, Potato).
  • Pour Cooking oil into the pan and heat it.
  • Add Cumin Seeds and fry the chopped onions till golden brown.
  • Add all the spices (Turmeric, Red chilly, Salt, Garam Masala, Coriander Powder and Dried Mango Powder) one by one.
  • Add all the remaining vegetables in the following order (Green Chilly, Bell Pepper, Tomatoes, Potatoes and Peas).
  • Stir the mixture for 2 minutes.
  • Now add rice and fry for 1 minute.
  • Serve the hot dish with pickles or curd...
Enjoy the dish and have fun....