Bisibela Bath
Preparation time: 50 mins No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients Oil : 4 tbsp Ghee : 2 tbsp Vegetables : Carrot,Beans,Potatoes,Drumsticks,Green Peas Green chili : 3 nos(slit) Rice : 2 1/2 cups Toor dal : 3/4 cup Moong dal : 1/4 cup Onion : 1(Medium)or(pearl onions) Tomato : 2 (chopped) Curry leaves : 6 to 8 nos Red chili : 3 nos Cumin seeds : 1 tsp Mustard seeds :1 tsp Garam masala powder : 1 tbsp Turmeric powder : 1 tsp Red chili powder : 3 tsp Bisibelabath Powder : 2 tbsp Sambar powder : 1 tbsp Water :7 cups Tamarind water : 1/4 cup Cashews :5 to 6 Coriander leaves : few Method of Preparation Heat oil in a pressure cooker,add onion and fry until it turns into golden brown. Now add...
Read MorePotato Fry
Preparation time: 50 mins No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Potato ½ lb Red Chilli powder ½ tsp Corn flour 1 tsp Rice flour 1 tsp Sounf powder 1 pinch Oil Salt to taste Preparation: Peel the potatoes and cut them into small pieces. Put the cut potatoes into boiling water and remove immediately. Add corn flour, red chilli powder, rice flour, sounf powder and salt to the potatoes and mix them well to form a even coating on the potatoes. Heat oil in a pan and fry the potato mixture. Serve hot and...
Read MoreCauliflower Rice
Preparation time: 50 mins No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients: Rice 1½ cup Cauliflower 2 cups Cumin seeds 1 tsp Cloves 2 Green Chillies – 2 Tomato Ketchup 2 tsp Cilantro 1 tbsp (chopped) Oil Salt to taste Preparation: Cook rice and the rice should not be sticky. Separate the cauliflower into small pieces. Heat some oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds, cloves and green chillies. Fry them for a minute. Add the cauliflower to the above mixture and fry until it becomes golden brown. Add salt, tomato ketchup and cilantro and mix well. Add the cooked rice, mix all the ingredients well and serve...
Read MoreBeans Pulav
Preparation time: 50 mins No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients: Rice 1 cup Beans ½ cup Cashews 1 tbsp Raisins 1 tbsp Green Chillies 4 cilantro 2 tbsp Onions 2 (cut them into thin long pieces) Cumin ½ tsp Asafoetida powder ¼ tsp Cloves 2 Bay leaves 2 Cardamom 2 Cinnamon sticks 1 small piece Pepper 1 tbsp Ghee or Oil 3 tbsp Garam Masala ½ tsp Lime Juice 1 tbsp Water 6 cups Salt to taste Preparation: Wash rice and soak in water for 30 mins. Add a little salt to the water. Cut the beans into small pieces, boil them and keep aside In a pan, pour the oil and fry the onions. When the onions are crispy, take the onions out and keep aside. To the oil add the cashews and...
Read MoreBisibelabath Powder
Preparation time: 30 mins Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients Coriander seeds : 1 cup Fenugreek seeds : 1/4 tsp Cinnamon stick : 1 ” piece Cloves : 3 nos Cardamom : 2 nos Cumin seeds : 1/2 cup Peppercorns : 5 to 6 Red chili : 6 to 8 channa dal(Gram dal) : 1 cup Urad dal : 1 tsp Asafoetida : 1/4 tsp Ghee : 1 tsp Preparation Roast all of the above dry ingredients in ghee .Fry til nice aroma comes. Grind it to a fine powder and store it in a air tight...
Read MoreGaram Masala Powder
Preparation time: 20 mins Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients Cloves : 10 Cinnamon sticks : 2 Cardamom : 10 Cumin seeds : 1 tbsp Coriander seeds :1/2 cup Fennel seeds : 1 tbsp Kuskus : 2 tsp Peppercorns :1 tbsp Red chili :10 Bay leaf : 2 Ghee (Butter) Preparation Roast all the ingredients seperatly in ghee and let it cool for few mins .Grind them together very nicely and store it in a air tight container.Use it up to 3...
Read MoreSooji Laddu
Preparation time: 1 1/2 hours No. of Servings: 6-7 Spice level: 0 out of 5 Ingredients Whole milk : 1 cup Condensed Milk : 1/2 cup Ghee : 4tbsp Sooji (Rava) : 4 tbsp Cardamom powder : 1 tbsp Raisins : 2 tbsp Almonds : 1 tbsp Method of Preparation Heat ghee in a Non- stick pan add the rava and fry until the rava turns into golden brown. Mix the Milk and Condensed Milk in a pan and set aside. Add the rava to the milk mixture and then add the cardamom powder.Stir well. Cook until dry and the ghee separates from rava. Add the raisins and stir well. Remove from flame. Garnish with almonds,shape into ladoos . Serve either hot or chilled. Credit :...
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Chole Batura(Channa masala)
Preparation time: 45 mins No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients Oil : 3tbsp Cumin seeds : 1tsp Onions : 1 (Finely chopped) Tomato : 2(finely chopped) Chole(chick peas) : 2 cups(soaked and boiled)or(You can use tinned chickpeas also) Green chili : 3 slit Corriander leaves : few Garam masala powder : 2 tsp(You can use ready made Powder too) Tamarind water : 2 tbsp Turmeric Powder : 1 tsp Red chili powder : 1 tsp Potatoes : 3 (small and boiled)(optional) Ginger : 1 tsp Garlic : 2 pod(finely chopped) Baking powder : 1 tsp Yogurt : 1 tbsp Maida : 1 cup Method of Preparation Heat oil in a kadai add cumin seeds after it splutter add onions fry until it becomes translucent. Now add the ginger and garlic fry until the raw...
Read MoreVegetable Kurma
Preparation time: 50 mins No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients Oil : 4tbsp Cinnamon : 1 inch Cloves : 2 nos Cardamom : 2nos Vegetables : Beans,Carrot,Potatoes,Green Peas Onion : 2(Medium ,sliced lengthwise) Tomato : 2(chopped) Green chili :3 (slit) Ginger and Garlic Paste : 1/2tbsp Yogurt : 1/2 cup Cashew nut : 7 to8 Coriander leaves : 1/2 bunch Mint leaves(Pudina):Few Coconut paste : 2 tbsp Salt to taste Masala Powder Turmeric powder : 1 tsp Dhania Powder : 2 tbsp Chili Powder : 2 tbsp Method of Preparation Heat oil in a kadai and put cloves,cinnamon,cardamom,when it cracks add sliced onions cook until it turns into golden brown. Add ginger&garlic paste ,fry for 2 minutes.After that add all vegetables in to it,cook for 3 minutes and then add salt, masala powder,Green chilies,mix...
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Szechuan Fried Rice
Preparation time: 45 mins No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 3.5 out of 5 Ingredients oil-3tbsp Butter-1tbsp Cloves-2nos Bay leaves-1 no Basmati Rice -2 cups Carrot -1(washed , peeled and long cut) French Beans – 1/4 cup(long cut) Green peas -1/3cup(Frozen or already soaked peas) Mushroom-1/3 cup(washed and chopped or tinned mushroom )(optional) onion-1(sliced) Green onions -3 (chopped) Bell Pepper-1(de-seeded,cut into cube size) Green chillies-2 nos(chopped or sliced lenghtwise) Ginger and garlic paste-1tbsp Garlic-3 nos(finely chopped ) Red chili powder-1/2 tbsp Szechuan stir fry sauce-1tbsp cooking soy sauce-2 tbsp Red chili sauce-1 tbsp(according to your spice level) Ajinomoto -1/2 tbsp(optional) Tomato sauce -1tbsp Vinegar-1 tbsp Salt to taste Method of Preparation Gravy Boil the vegetables (carrot ,beans,green peas) with a little salt . Heat oil in a pan and add the sliced onions fry for few minutes , then...
Read MoreAppalam kootu
Preparation time: 30 mins No. of Servings: 3-4 Spice level: 2.5 out of 5 Ingredients Gram dhal(kadalai paruppu) :1/2 cup Appalam : 5 to 7(or Appalam poo) Potato :1(medium size) Green Chillies : 4 nos(according to your spice level) Ginger : 1 inch(finely chopped) Garlic :3 nos Onion :1(Medium)sliced Tomato :1(sliced) Turmeric powder :1tsp Coconut:1/4 cup shredded(optional) Salt totaste For Seasoning Mustard seeds:1tsp Red chillies :1 no cumin seeds:1 tsp Fennel seeds:1tsp Curry leaves :few springs Method of Preparation Soak the gram dal for 20 mins. After that pressure cook the dal with turmeric powder, half onion,half tomato,Green chillies,ginger, garlic and a little oil. Cook for 3 whistle . Fry the Appalams and allow it to cool. Boil the potato ,peel the skin and mash it well. Take a pan , heat oil and add the seasonings after it...
Read MoreBaraha Mutton
Preparation time: 45 mins No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 4 out of 5 Ingredients Mutton :800gms Onions: 4 medium sized(chopped) Tomatoes: 4 medium sized(chopped) Ginger : 2 tbsp(chopped finely ) Garlic : 2 tbsp(chopped finely) Turmeric Powder:1 tsp Red chili powder:1 tsp Salt : as per taste Coriander leaves :1/2 cup(chopped) Lemon : 1 Oil :100ml Masala Powder Red chillies: 8(whole)(according to your spice level) Mustard seeds : 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds:1/2 tsp Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds : 1 tsp Cloves : 5 Method of preparation Cut the mutton into 1 1/2″ sized pieces. Roast the whole spices(mustard seeds,fennel seeds,cumin seeds,Whole red chillies,fenugreek seeds and cloves) seperately and grind together coarsely. Heat mustard oil in a thick-bottomed pan to smoking point and cook the onions till brown. Add the chopped ginger and garlic and Mix...
Read MoreBreakfast Special Sambhar
Its one of my favorite recipe. once you make this sambar you will love it. such an special sambar it is. Especially it goes well with idli, dosa. A wonderful breakfast dish. Preparation time: 45 mins No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 2 out of 5 Ingredients Vegetables(Carrot,Beans or Drumstick or potatoes ) Pearl onions : 10 to 12 nos Tomatoes:3 nos Red gram(Toor dal) : 1/2 cup Tamarind:lemon size ball Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp Salt:As reqd Coriander leaves for garnishing For seasoning Mustard seeds:1 tsp Red chillies : 2 nos Curry leaves : 2 springs Fennel seeds :1/2 tsp For Masala Coriander seeds :2 tbsp Bengal gram(Channa dal) :2 tsp Fenugreek:1 tsp Red chillies:5 nos Curry leaves:4 sprigs Asafoetida: 1/2″ piece Coriander leaves(optional) : few springs Oil: 2 tbsp or ghee (ghee gives more aroma and taste too)...
Read MoreShammi Kabab
Preparation time: 45 mins No. of Servings: 3-4 Spice level: 3 out of 5 Ingredients Meat :1/2kg Channa dal : 1 cup Red chillies: 2 nos Green chillies: 3 nos Ginger : 1 inch piece Garlic : 3 nos Cumin : 1 1/2tspn salt (to taste) oil :as needed for frying Egg :1(nicely Beaten) For filling Onions : 3 nos(Medium)(finely chopped) Corriander Leaves : as per required(Finely chopped) Ginger :1/2inch (finely chopped) Masala Powder Pepper Corns : 5 Cinnamon stick : 2 big Cardamom :2 nos Method of Preparation Take a pan and pour 4 cups of water into it.Add the meat, Channa dal ,all the spices including the Masala powder, chopped garlic, chopped ginger . Boil the mixture on medium heat until the meat becomes tender .After that remove it from heat and let it cool. Grind the...
Read MoreWheat Halwa
Preparation time: 1 hour No. of Servings: 4-5 Spice level: 0 out of 5 Ingredients Ghee: 3/4 cup Wheat Flour: 1 cup Milk: 2 cups Rose Color or saffron: A dash Sugar: 2 1/2 cups Cardamom (Elaichi) Powder: 1/2 tsp Cashews: 8 nos Preparation Roast the wheat flour in ghee at medium heat. Take a bowl with 2 cups of milk and add the Elaichi powder and rose powder in it. And add the above mixture into the roasted wheat flour and mix to blend. Add sugar before the consistency gets too thick and keep stirring . Stir frequently to avoid burning. When it becomes thick like pudding transfer to a ghee coated tray. Garnish with cashew...
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