Monday, March 10, 2008

ALU MATTER

Items:
  1. Potatoes 500 g
  2. Peas 500 g
  3. Onion 250 g
  4. Ginger 10 g
  5. Garlic 30 g
  6. Turmeric a pinch
  7. Chilli powder 5 g
  8. Coriander powder 10 g
  9. Cumin powder a small pinch
  10. Tomatoes 225 g
  11. Curds 60 ml
  12. Cashew nuts 15 g
  13. Garam masala a pinch
  14. Fat 100 g
Method:
  1. Chop onions, grind ginger & garlic into smooth paste.
  2. Boil potatoes, peal & cut into quarters.
  3. Shell peas.
  4. Fry peas & potatoes. Remove from fry & keep aside.
  5. Fry onions, ginger, garlic paste, Chilli powder, turmeric, coriander & cumin powder.
  6. Add tomatoes & simmer till all the spices are cooked.
  7. Add well beaten curds, potatoes & peas & water, if required & simmer till gravy thick.
  8. Add garam masala powder & then remove.
NOTE: If tomatoes are sour, reduce the quantity of curds.

Sunday, March 9, 2008

MIXED VEGETABLE CURRY

Items:
  1. Kidney beans 100 g
  2. Cauliflower 100 g
  3. Potatoes 100 g
  4. Onion 30 g
  5. Peas 100g
  6. Tomatoes 100 g
  7. Chilli powder 5 g
  8. Coriander powder 10 g
  9. Turmeric a pinch
  10. Garlic a few flakes
  11. Ginger 5 g
  12. Green chillies 5 g
  13. Dry coconut 10 g
  14. Tamarind 10 g
  15. Oil 30 ml
Method:
  1. Wash & soak kidney beans.
  2. Boil the kidney beans with the same liquid.
  3. Prepare vegetables , slice onions & slit green chillies.
  4. Grind together corinder powder, chilli powder, turmeric, garlic, ginger & dry coconut.
  5. Heat the oil, fry spices.
  6. Except tomatoes add prepared vegetables, sliced onions, & green chillies. Fry for 5 min.
  7. Add tomatoes, salt & a little water if necessary& cook on a low flame till vegetables are cooked.
  8. Add kidney beans & simmer.
  9. Soak tamarind in a small quqntity of water, strain & addit to cooked vegetables.
  10. bring to boil, simmer for few minutes & remove from fire.
  11. dress the cooked curry with coriander leaves.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

PANIR KOFTA CURRY...... Check it out.

Items:

(a) Panir Kofta:
  1. Milk 2 lit
  2. Sour Curd 100 g(3/4 cup)
  3. Ginger 1 piece
  4. Green Chillies 2.no
  5. Small Onions 6-10
  6. Salt to taste
  7. Fat to fry
(b) Curry:

  1. Coriander Powder 15 g
  2. Red Chillies 3-5
  3. Turmeric a pinch
  4. Dry Coconut 30 g
  5. Garlic a few flakes
  6. Tomatoes 2-3
  7. Lime 1/2
  8. Onion 3-4
  9. Fat to fry
  10. Salt to taste
Method:

(a) For Panir Kofta:
  1. Boil the milk. Add curds set aside.
  2. when the milk separates strain in muslin, hang it in a cloth till all the moisture is removed.
  3. Knead on the marble slab to smooth out.
  4. Add minced onions, green chillies, ginger & salt.
  5. Make these in the form of balls & fry.
(b) For Curry:
  1. Slice onions & tomatoes.
  2. Grind the spices, garlic with coconut.
  3. Heat the fat, fry the sliced onions & then fry the spices.
  4. Add sliced tomatoes &bring it to boil.
  5. When spices are cooked & gravy is fairly thick, addpanir koftas.
  6. Add a few drops of lime juice if desired & remove from fire.

PALAK PANIR

Items:
  1. Palak 500 g
  2. Panir 150 g
  3. Ginger a small piece
  4. Garlic a few flakes
  5. Green Chillies 4-5
  6. Chilli Powder 2 tsp
  7. Coriander Leaves a few
  8. Fat 25 g
  9. Salt to taste
Method:
  1. Cut the Panir into cubes.
  2. Heat fat & fry the panir till pale brown & remove.
  3. Grind the chilly powder,garlic & ginger.
  4. Fry spices & whole green chillies.
  5. Add washed & chopped Palakleaves.
  6. Add salt & cook for 15-20 min till the leaves are cooked well.
  7. Add panir cubes & bring to boil.
  8. Remove from flame & garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

CAULIFLOWER & PEA CURRY

Items:

  1. Cauliflower 250 g
  2. Peas 250 g
  3. Onion 30gms
  4. Chilli Poweder 2 tsp
  5. Coriander Powder 1 tsp
  6. Turmeric 1/2 tsp
  7. Tomatoas 115 gms
  8. Salt to taste
  9. Fat 30 gms
  10. Coriander Leaves a few springs

Method:

  1. Wash & Cut the califlower
  2. Heat fat,fry chopped onion till transparent. Add chilli powder,turmeric & coriander powder,fry for a few minutes.
  3. Add califlower & shelled peas. Fry for 5 minutes.
  4. Add chopped tomatoes with little salt and water.
  5. Cook on a very slow fire till vegetables are well cooked.
  6. Serve hot,garnished with coriander leaves

Monday, March 3, 2008