Saturday, December 26, 2009

Sweet corn Rice

Sweet corn Rice easy & quick to make
     
Ingredients:
2 cups Sweet corn kernels(Lightly boiled or steamed)
2 Maggi veg  taste-maker cubes(easily available in general stores)
2cups cooked rice
2 greenchillies(slit)
1/4cup minced coriander
1/2cup grated carrot
A few curry leaves
1tsp jeera
2 tbsp oil
Salt to taste.

PROCEDURE:

1.     Boil the  sweet corn kernels in salted water in a pressure cooker  until  tender.
2.     Heat the oil  and  add jeera, green chillies & curry leaves fry a little
3.     Add  grated carrot and wait for a few seconds
4.     Add boiled cornsand salt stir for a minute
5.     Add cooked rice
6.     Finally sprinkle maggi taste maker & and mix properly.
7.     Garnish with coriander.

Sweet corn curry

Sweet corn curry a change from vegetables & sprouts

     
Ingredients:
2 cups Sweet corn kernels
½ cup onions(finely chopped)
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp chopped ginger
½ cup tomato puree
2 tbsp fresh cream(stirred with out lumps)
2 tbsp oil
Salt to taste.

PROCEDURE:

1.     Boil the  sweet corn kernels in salted water in a pressure cooker  until  tender.
2.     Heat the oil and fry the onions until they are golden brown in colour.
3.     Add the chilli powder and ginger and cook for a few seconds
4.     Add the tomato pureenand cook until the mixture leaves oil.
5.     Add the corn, cream and salt and heat for some time.
6.     serve hot.

Saucy Egg Stripes

Saucy Egg Stripes an egg snack
     
Ingredients:
6 Eggs
¼ cup milk
2 tsp oil salt to taste
For the Sauce
2tbsp chopped garlic
¼ chopped spring onion whites
½ tsp grated ginger
1/2tsp crushed pepper
2tbsp tomato ketchup
2tsp soya sauce and chilli sauce
¼ chopped spring onion  greens
2 tbsp oil  

PROCEDURE:

1.     Break the eggs, add the milk and some salt and beat using the egg beater or a fork
2.     Pour  some , mixture onto a hot greased non-stick pan and cook on both sides to make an omlette.
3.     Make as many omlettes as you can using the egg mixture
4.     Cut the omlette into 3” long stripes and keep aside
5.     Heat oil in a kadhai and add the garlic, spring onion whites, ginger and pepper.
6.     when the onions become translucent, add the sauces and spring onion greens and mix well
7.     Add the omlette pieces and mix gently so that the sauce coats the pieces.
8.     serve hot

Paneer CocoChocodoos




Paneer CocoChocodoos 
     


Ingredients:
500 grms  fresh Paneer
500grms fresh grated coconut
500grms  powdered  sugar
1/2cup mixed unsalted nuts (cashew nuts, almonds, walnuts, pistachios)
4 tsp cocoa powder

PROCEDURE:
1.     Grate the paneer and combine with the sugar and grated coconut
2.     Mix well & heat on a very low flame in a non-stick pan till the sugar dissolves and the mixure leaves the sides of the pan(approximately 20 minutes)
3.     Remove into a plate, add the nuts and cocoa powder and mix well.
4.     Make 20 ladoos, chill and serve.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Veg-Kadai Gravy

Veg-Kadai Gravy tastes good with Rotis & Parathas
     
Ingredients:
2 Cups of mixed vegetables (diced)
3 Cups tomato puree
2 tsp chilly powder
1 cup chopped onions
3 tsp grated garlic
2 tsp ginger paste
2 tsp garam masala
4 tbsp oil
½ Cup Fresh cream
Salt to taste

Procedure:

1.     Dry roast the chilly powder lightly & keep aside
2.     Heat the oil, add the onion and garlic and stir fry over medium heat.
3.     Add the ginger and chilly powder and fry for few seconds
4.     Add the tomato puree and stir till the mixure leaves oil.
5.     Add the steamed vegetable pieces
6.     add garam masala &a salt to taste
7.     Finally add fresh cream and close the lid for 2 minutes.
8.     Garnish with coriander

Malai Bread Toast



Malai Bread Toast, a quick evening snack.
     
Ingredients:
1 pack Bread
1 cup Malai (stirred without lumps)
1 tbsp Ravva (sooji)
1 medium sized tomato (chopped into very small pieces)
2 green chillies (chopped)
1 table spoon chopped coriander
Salt to taste
1 tsp jeera
1/2 tsp chilli powder
A few leaves of kadi patta(minced)


PROCEDURE:
1.     Mix all the above ingredients in a bowl.
2.     Apply that mixture on a bread slice with knife or spoon.
3.     Heat the tavva.
4.     Fry bread slice till golden colour (only on mixture side).
5.      No need of oil as it is full of malai (cream).
6.     Serve hot with tomato sauce.

Rail Palaram







Rail Palaram, a typical telangana dish.     



Ingredients:
2  Cups of Rice flour
2  Cups of Water              
1 bunch     Pudina
3 green chillies
1 coconut piece
1 small ginger piece
1 tbsp boiled moong dal
1 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
1 tsp jeera
A few leaves of kadi patta
1 tsp turmeric (pasupu)

To be ground into a Paste:
Pudina, green chillies, coconut piece, small ginger piece and salt.

PROCEDURE:
1.    Boil 2 cups of water with ½ tsp of salt and 2 tsp of oil.
2.    When water starts boiling,  add 2 Cups of rice flour.
3.    Then stir and remove from flame.
4.    Let the rice flour come to room temperature.
5.    Now  knead into Dough . Make small balls out of that & steam for 10 to 12 min
6.    Take a pan and heat 1 table spoon of oil.
7.    Add jeera, curry leaves and fry for a minute.
8.    Add the above pudhina paste and turmeric powder.
9.    Cook for a minute.
10.Finally add the small balls & boiled mung dal. mix gently so that the paste coats all the balls.
11. sprinkle some lime juice.
12.Garnish with coriander and serve hot.

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