Thursday, June 28, 2007

EGG BAJJI


EGG BAJJI

this is one of my favorite childhood dishes which i use to do it myself with alittle help from my mom.

2 boiled eggs
1 cup besan flour
1/4 cup rice flour
1 pinch bicarbonate of soda
salt
chilli powder
pinch of pepper powder
a pinch of garam masala(preferably mtr,shaan,mdh etc)
1/2 finely minced tomatos
1/2 finely chopped onion
1 sp chopped cilantro
1/2 lemon
pinch of ajwain


mix besan,rice flour ,salt n chilli powder in water.make a smooth paste.
dip the egg in the batter and fry it for a minute.set aside.
again dip it for secong coating and fry it in oil till light brown.
take a bowl.mix onions,tomatos,salt,cilantro,chilli powder,garam masala,ajwain,pepper powder,lemon juice and mix well.
cut the egg into two halfs.


put the onion mixture on the top of the egg.
serve warm.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

RAVA DOSA

rava(sooji)-1 cup
rice flour -1 cup
jeera 1 sp
finely chopped chillies
grated carrot
finely chopped cilantro
salt
oil
water

mix rava and rice flour ,jeera,salt ,chillies with water.
the batter should be lighter than dosa batter.
make dosas on the pan .
roast them on two sides.
garnish with carrot and cilantro. fold the dosa.
serve hot with sambar,coconut chutney or sugar.

Friday, June 22, 2007

OKRA FRY,PLAIN DAL,BOILED EGG


2 cups cut okra
1 handful groundnuts(peanuts)
4 sp grated coconut
2 green chillies
1/2 onion chopped finely
salt
chilli powder
dhania powder
oil
mustard
urad
curry leaves

make seasoning with oil,mustard,urad n curry leaves.
fry onions n chillies till light brown
add okra fry till the stickiness goes .
add salt,chilli powder,dhania powder,coconut ,peanuts.
fry for 5 minutes on low flame.
serve with rice,pressure cooked dal n eg...its a grt combo.

PLAIN DAL
pressure cook dal and mash it.add salt before serving.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

GOBI MUNCHURIA




1 cup cauliflower florets
2 sp maida
2 sp corn flour
salt
ginger garlic paste
chilli powder
food color
for seasoning:
finely chopped onion 1 cup
finely chopped ginger 1 sp
finely chopped garlic 1 sp
finely chopped green chillies 1 sp
finely chopped cilantro 2 or 3 sp
for white sauce:
1 sp corn flour
1/2 cup water
pinch of salt
tomato ketchup 1 sp
lime juice 1 sp
soy sauce 1 sp

take a wide bowl mix maida,corn flour,salt,chilli powder,ginger garlic paste with water.ad cauliflower n mix well.
fry them in oil on low flame.
in another pan heat 1 sp oil n fry onions,ginger ,garlic till th rawsmell of ginger n garlic goes.add green chillies n fry.
now in a small bowl take 1 sp of corn flower ,a pinch of salt,tomato ketchup,soy sauce,lime juice,1/2 cup water.
mix well.this is called white sauce.
now to the fried onion mixture(seaSONING) add fried gobi pieces n mix well.
pour the white sauce on to it n let it fry for another 2 mintes on low flame.
add cilantro n stir well.

Monday, June 18, 2007

COCONUT RICE




2 cups basmati rice
1 cup processed coconut
4 green chillies
1 sp ginger garlic paste
ghee
salt
oil
spice in the above picture(white plate)

heat oil in a pan. fry all the spice for 1 to 2 minutes onlow flame.
fry onions n chillies till onions r transperent
squeeze milk for the coconut .
add milk to the above mixture.
cook for 1 minute
add salt .
now wash the rice n place in the pressure cooker or electric cooker or microwave cooker.
add a sp ghee.let it cook for 20 min in microwave or 15 min in pressure cooker .
serve hot with raitha n curry.

Saturday, June 16, 2007

RADISH CURRY

This is my first experiment on radish curry ..i saw it on the internet and tot of making it...but i changed it a little bit...
1 bunch radish
1/2 cup toor dal(may be 2 hands ful)
coconut 1/2 cup or take 4 sp of coconut powder
4 red chillies
2 sp dhania
2 inch piece tamarind
2 pinches of hing
salt
chilli powder
1 cup chopped onions

cut the radish.take 1/2 cup chopped onions,dal and radish and pressure cook for 3 whistles(do not mash it after removing).
grind coconut,chillies,tamarind,dhania in to fine paste
heat oil in a pan .add the remaining 1/2 cup onions n fry them.add the ground paste n fry for 2 minutes.add hing n fry for 1/2 minute.add salt n chilli powder.
add dal to it.
cook for 10 to 15 or till u r satisfied with taste.
serve with rice or chapati.

Thursday, June 14, 2007

MINT EGG FRIED RICE

This is a recipe from my frend...i haven't heard of this yet..this is my first trail on the combo mint and eggs..it really came out well...

1/4 bunch of mint
5 green chillies
1 1/2 inch ginger
3 flakes of garlic
corriander
1 tomato minced
1 onion finely chopped
5 eggs(or ur choice)
salt
1 bay leaf
1 inch cinnamon stick
3 cloves
oil
chilli powder
homemade garam masala
cooked basmathi rice or normal rice

cook the rice with 2 to3 drops of oil and 1/3 sp salt.spread it n a plate n let it cool.
heat oil in a wide pan .add chopped onions .fry till brown .
add tomatoes n fry till oil comes out .

Meanwhile take mint,chillies,ginger garlic ,cinnamon,clove ,bay leaf and grind them to a fine paste.add this paste to the cooked tomatoes.saute it for 3 or 4 minutes.
add salt,chilli powder,garam masala...again check for salt n spice...

now take 1 egg n boil(save it for garnishing..it also goes well with rice)
heat oil in a seperate pan and beat 4 eggs into it.scramble them n fry till they r cooked.

now to the mint curry add rice,scrambled egg ,cilantro
mix well.let it cook on very low flame like 2 or 3 for 5 to 8 minutes.
garnish with boiled egg

Sunday, June 03, 2007

snak with puffed rice(murmura)

3 cups murmura
lemon juice(according to ur taste)
curry leaves
mustard
green chillies 3 chopped finely
urad dal
oil
salt
turmeric
water

in a wide pan heat oil and add curry leaves,mustard and urad dal...add chillies..fry them for 1 minute.add salt and turmeric power .
add lemon juice.
pour water in a large bowl .dip murmura using ur two hands and take them out immediately...add it to the seasoning mixture.stir it for 2 minutes.
serve hot.....
this can b served as breakfast and snack too....