Monday 11 August 2014

Masala Cracked Wheat


Prep Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 15 Mins

Ingredient :
Cracked Wheat : 1 cup
Ginger : 1 tbl spoon
Garlic : 1tbl spoon
Tomatoes : 1/2 cup chopped
Onions : 1/2 cup chopped
Capsicum : 1/2 cup chopped
Green Chilli : 2 ( slit)
Red Chilli : 1/2 tbl spoon
Turmeric : 1/2 tbl spoon
Slat to taste
Green Peas : 1/2 cup
Cumin Seeds : 1/2 tbl spoon
Ghee : 2-3 tbl spoon
Green Coriander

Prep :
In a wok add 1 tbls spoon ghee and cook on low flame , add cracked wheat and cook till golden brown .

In a pressure cooker add remaining ghee , add cumin seed cook , once done add ginger , garlic , onions and cook , after 5 mins add capsicum , and green peas and cook , finally add tomatoes and cook with closed lid for 5 mins , add all the powder masala and salt and cook.
Add cracked wheat and then add 3 cups of water and put a pressure cooker lid and cook for 2-3 vessel and then serve hot with coriander .

Saturday 9 August 2014

Tiranga pulao

Prep Time : 45 mins
Cooking time : 1 hr

Ingredients :
Rice : 500 gms
Spinach : 1 cup shredded
tomatoes : 1 cup chopped
coriander leaves :  2-3 table spoon
onions : 1 cup chopped
nuts for garnish
salt to taste
ginger
garlic
garam masala
Dry Masala :
1 tsp whole cloves
3 to 4 bay leaves
2 green cardamom pods
4 black cardamom pods
1 tsp black peppercorns


Prep :

Cook rice in a rice cooker ( normal white rice ) and keep aside and divide in 3 portion .

Green Portion :
 take shredded spinach , add ginger , garlic and grind . and make a paste
In a wok add oil and add all the dry masala  and cook , add grinded spinach paste and cook for 5 mins , add salt ( according to that portion ) , chilly powder , garam masala and cook well . add cooked rice of one portion and keep aside .

Orange portion : Take a wok and add oil  and add chopped  onions and cook well till golden brown , then add tomatoes and cook for sometime , add salt and chilly powder and add one portion of rice .

white portion : Take white portion of rice add little ghee and salt and keep aside .

Serve
In a casserole arrange all the portion in a vertical manner one by one so that it will form flag .

Serve hot garnished with nuts and coriander leaves .





Thursday 7 August 2014

Rajma ( Indian Curry )


Prep Time : 20 mins 
Cooking Time : 20 mins


Ingredients:

1 and half cup rajma/red kidney beans, soaked overnight
2 medium sized onions, finely chopped
4-5 medium sized tomatoes, finely chopped
1 and half tablespoon ginger-garlic, chopped
1 or 2 green chillies, chopped
½ tsp red chili powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp garam masala
3 tbsp oil
6 to 7 cups water
salt or rock salt as required
some coriander leaves for garnish
bay leaves


Prep : 

In a grinder grind all vegetable to make curry masala ( onions , tomatoes , ginger , garlic, green chillies) . and keep paste aside . 
 soak the rajma in water for a good 8-9 hours or overnight.
in a pressure cooker, add the soaked rajma with bay leaves and salt and water  and boil till soft . Store water don't throw . 

In a wok add oil and then add grinded paste cook for 10 mins and then add haldi , red chilli , coriander powder and salt and cook for another 5 mins till it loose oil from the corners . 
add boiled rajma and stored water ( as much required ) and cook for 10 mins . 


Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with roti's . 
























Wednesday 6 August 2014

Cheeze spinach corn Sandwich

Prep Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins

Ingredients :

refined flour : 1 table spoon
Processed cheese : 1 slice
Milk : 3 table spoon
butter : 2 table spoon
Spinach : 1 cup shredded
corn : 1/2 cup ( boiled sweet corn ) i used frozen
salt to taste
chilli flakes
pepper
oregano
Bread slice : 4

Prep :
In a wok heat butter , add refined flour , milk and mix well on low flame , slowly add cheese and cook till it melt .Once sauce is made add spinach and cheese and cook till spinach reduces .
Add salt , pepper , chilli flakes and oregano and cook  for 1 mins .
close the gas .
Take 2 slice of bread in one side spread this paste evenly in a grill sandwich maker grill it till it becomes crisp .

Serve hot with tomato sauce .


Instant healthy papadums

Prep Time :  1 mins
Cooking Time : 1 min

Prep : take fyames ( different kinds of papadums ) in a microwave save bowl and add 2 drops of oil and stur well .
In microwave set for 1 min ( after 30 sec change position )

ready .

Pindi Chole with onion garlic kulche


Prep Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 45 mins


Ingredients :
Chole ( chickpeas ) : 250 gms ( soaked Over night )
 Onions : 4-5 (medium )
Ginger : 1/2 inch
Garlic : 10-12
Green Chilli
tea leaves bag : 2-3
Red Chilli powder : 1/2 table spoon
Garam Masala : 1/2 table spoon
Coriander Powder : 1table spoon
coriander leaves
bay leaves
Salt to Taste
Oil
water
Vinegar
Tip : soak some graded ginger in vinegar and use while garnish

For kuclche :
refined flour : 1/2 cup
Whole Wheat flour : 1/2 cup
Curd : 1/4 cup
salt to taste
Onion seeds
chopped onion
chopped garlic
chopped green chilli
chopped corainder
fruit salt



Prep : Take chole and 2-3 tea leaves bags and put in pressure cooker with 2 cups of water and boil till chole are soft . ( Once done dont throw water )
Take 2 medium onion and chopped finely add chopped green chilli and ginger and keep aside .
take remaining 3 onions and garlic and make a paste in a grinder .
In a wok add oil and once hot add chopped ingredients and fry till golden brown then add paste of garlic and onion and cook on low flame with lid . add 2-3 leaves of bay leaves . Cook for 30 mins with closed lid and continuously stiring  on timely manner.
Now add cooked chole and and water ( use water which was used while boiling chole as required ) . and cook for some time .

Garnish with vinegar ginger and coriander leaves .

Prep for Kulche : Mix refined flour , wheat flour , ginger , coriander leaves , salt , curd and onions , green chilli and fruit salt  and mix until it become a dough . add little water if you feel dough is too dry .
Cover it with wet muslin cloth and keep aside for 30 mins .

make roll of dough in equal portion and make flat bread with rolling pin .

before putting it on pan press flat bread with little water and add onion seeds on top .

Cook till golden brown .
Serve hot with chole