Friday, June 29, 2012

BREAD UPMA

INGREDIENTS

  1. 4 bread slices 
  2. 1onion sliced
  3. 1tomato chopped
  4. 1 green chilli chopped
  5. 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
  6. 3/4tsp sambhar powder
  7. 1tbsp oil
  8. 1/2 tsp rai/mustard seed
  9. 1tsp black gram split
  10. 6 curry leaves
  11. 1tsp cashew nuts
  12. 1tbsp coriander leaves chopped
  13. salt to taste
METHOD
  • cut bread slices in to small pieces,
  • heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it starts spluttering,add black gram(urad dal)and curry leaves add sliced onion and fry
  • add chopped tomato,green chili,sambhar powder and salt cook till tomatoes are soft.
  • add bread pieces mix well,cook 2minutes more.
  • sprinkle chopped coriander and lemon juice (optional) 
  • serve with tea or coffee.


Monday, June 25, 2012

OKARA IN MEAT CURRY

INGREDIENTS


  1. 300g mutton
  2. 200 g small size okara
  3. 1onion sliced
  4. 1tbsp ginger garlic paste
  5. 1tbsp whole garam masala
  6. 1tsp red chilli powder
  7. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
  8. 1tbsp coriander powder
  9. 2 tomatoes grated
  10. 1/2 cup yogurt
  11. 1/2tsp garam masala powder
  12. 1tsp anar dana or amchur powder
  13. 1/4 cup oil salt to taste
METHOD

  • heat oil in cooker add whole garam masala(one bay leaf,2cloves,1black cardamom,6 pepper corns,1tsp cumin seeds) add sliced onion fry it light brown,take out onion and spices and grind them
  • in the same oil add meat and ginger garlic paste ,fry few minutes then add chilli, turmeric,coriander powder salt and finely chopped tomatoes cook it till meat is  almost tender.
  • mix fried onion paste in 1/2 cup yogurt ,add this in cooking meat. fry(bhonu) meat till oil separates
  • add1/2 cup boiled water for the gravy keep warm.
  • wash ,dry and make a longitudnal slit in okara
  • stuff okara with stuffing(garam masala,amchur powder,salt )
  • shallow fry these stuff okara
  • add in cooked mutton cover the pot and cook for ten minutes on very slow heat(dam)
  • serve with roti  or boiled rice

STUFF TINDAY

INGREDIENTS

  1. 6 small size tinday
  2. 100 g paneer
  3. 2 onions chopped
  4. 1 chopped tomato
  5. 1tbsp ginger garlic paste
  6. 1tsp red chili powder
  7. 1/2tsp turmeric powder
  8. 1tbsp roasted coriander powder
  9. 1tsp roasted cumin powder
  10. 1tsp amchur powder
  11. salt to taste
  12. chopped green coriander leaves
  13. 2tbsp oil
METHOD
  • cut off a slice from the top of each tinda and scoop out flesh from in side,
  • chopped onions finely.
  • heat oil in a pan and fry onions light pink,
  • add ginger garlic paste fry few minutes add spices 
  • add chopped tomato and scooped out tinda fry it till tomato and tinda are cooked ,
  • add grated paneer and chopped coriander mix well.cool the mixture.
  • stuff each hollowed tinda with this stuffing.
  • heat 1tbsp oil in cooker add cumin seeds when they stop sizzling carefully put stuffed tinda in it and spread over remaining stuffing.with 1tbsp of water.
  • close the lid and cook it on very slow heat until tindas are tender.
  • garnish with chopped coriander .
  • serve with roti  or paratha.

Saturday, June 2, 2012

MANGO NAVRATAN CHUTNEY

INGREDIENTS

  1. 1k raw grated mangoes
  2. 500 g chopped onion
  3. 100 g chopped ginger
  4. 100 g garlic cloves
  5. 100 g dry dates sliced
  6. 1t red chili powder
  7. 1tbsp salt
  8. 1tsp roasted cumin seeds pounded
  9. 2tbsp dry mint leaves crushed
  10. 1cup vinegar
METHOD
  • wash,peel and grate mangoes
  • peel and chopped ginger length wise
  • mix all the ingredients except vinegar in a glass jar
  • put this jar in sun for 3-4 days .stir the mango mixture every day.
  • then add the vinegar mix well leave it for one more day in sun.
  • store in cool dry place.it