tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561353405066855032024-03-13T08:23:46.326-07:00My "COOKERY" Experiments with Truth.......Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-46246566813797166542009-08-11T07:19:00.001-07:002009-08-11T22:09:11.245-07:00Cabbage Thoran<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SoF-GMvuSxI/AAAAAAAABO0/CeHn8MRjAAg/s1600-h/cabbage_thoran.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368710875768048402" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SoF-GMvuSxI/AAAAAAAABO0/CeHn8MRjAAg/s320/cabbage_thoran.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Ingredients</strong><br /><ol><li>Half of a medium sized cabbage(shredded)</li><li>Half of a coconut</li><li>Onion-1 finely chopped</li><li>Green chillies-3 slit length wise</li><li>curry leaves</li><li>Urad dal-1tsp</li><li>mustard seeds-1 tsp</li><li>chana dal(optional)-1 tsp</li><li>Jeera-1 tsp</li><li>garlic (crushed)-2 or 3 cloves</li><li>turmeric-1 tsp</li><li>chilly powder-1tsp</li><li>oil(coconut oil or sunflower oil)</li></ol><p><strong>Method</strong></p><p><strong>1.</strong>Scrap one half of a coconut and keep aside.</p><p>2.Mix shredded cabbage and finely chopped onion and keep aside.</p><p>3.In a pan heat some oil and crackle mustard seeds and urad dal.Now add curry leaves and green chillies.</p><p>4.Now add the cabbage and onion mix to it.Add 1 or 2 tsp of haldi , 1 tsp of red chilly powder and salt in to it.Cover and cook on medium flame/low flame.</p><p>5.Meanwhile grind coarsely jeera,scrapped coconut and crushed garlic.</p><p>6.When cabbage is cooked thoroughly add the ground masala in to it and mix well.</p><p>7.Lower the flame and cook again for 1 or 2 mts.</p><p>8.Remove from heat and serve.</p><p> </p>Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-19671324750452800122009-08-11T07:04:00.000-07:002009-08-12T05:32:25.919-07:00Aviyal<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SoF6zgLuANI/AAAAAAAABOk/4oh-brLqhJU/s1600-h/aviyal.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368707256033345746" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SoF6zgLuANI/AAAAAAAABOk/4oh-brLqhJU/s320/aviyal.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><strong>Ingredients</strong></p><br /><ol><br /><li>Coconut scrapped-1/2 of a coconut</li><br /><li>Julienned (cut length wise) vegetables like snake gourd,ash gourd,carrots,raw banana,cowpea beans,drumsticks,elephant yam,brinjals,madras cucumber-3 cups</li><br /><li>Jeera-2tsp</li><br /><li>crushed garlic-4 or 5 cloves</li><br /><li>Green chillies -2 slit length wise</li><br /><li>curry leaves</li><br /><li>Coconut oil</li><br /><li>tamarind extract-1/2 cup</li><br /><li>turmeric-2 tsp</li></ol><br /><p><strong>Method</strong></p><br /><p><strong>1.</strong>Cut the vegetables in to thin long strips.Here i have used 2 drumsticks,a 10cm piece of snake gourd,1 raw banana,3 small round brinjals,1 small carrot,10 or 12 cowpea beans(achinga or neelan payar),1/2 of a medium sized yam,1/2 of a cucumber,1/4 of a 25ogm ash gourd.</p><br /><p>2.Grind coarsely scrapped coconut ,crushed garlic and jeera together and keep aside.</p><br /><p>3.Make tamarind extract (not very thick).If you have seedless tamarind,just soak it in 1/2 cup water and squeeze it.</p><br /><p>4.Now in a thick bottomed pan add 2 tablespoon of coconut oil and vegetables and green chillies(don't mix).Now add turmeric and chilly powder and salt and 3 tablespoon of water and cover and cook.</p><br /><p>5.When the vegetables are cooked thoroughly,add tamarind extract into it.</p><p>6.After 3 mts add the coconut mixture and mix well.</p><p>7.After 2 mts remove from heat.Now add 1 tsp coconut oil and some curry leaves in to the aviyal ,mix well and serve.</p>Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-53961948031230957572009-08-11T04:41:00.001-07:002009-08-11T05:32:25.330-07:00Chicken Fried Rice<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SoFdBI4ZjvI/AAAAAAAABOc/r1dEdmsGc6s/s1600-h/DSC02836.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368674504947633906" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SoFdBI4ZjvI/AAAAAAAABOc/r1dEdmsGc6s/s320/DSC02836.JPG" /></a><strong><br /></strong><div><strong>Ingredients</strong></div><div></div><ol><li>Rice-2 cups</li><li>Lemon juice of 1 lemon(seeds removed)</li><li>water-4 cups</li><li>salt</li><li>Oil-2 tablespoon.</li><li>Onion-1 finely chopped</li><li>Ginger garlic paste-1 tablespoon.</li><li>Carrot-1 finely chopped</li><li>Beans-finely chopped-1/4 cup</li><li>Spring onion-finely chopped-a small bunch</li><li>Boneless chicken pieces(squared)-1/2 cup</li><li>Cornflour-3-4 tablespoon</li><li>soysauce-1 tsp</li><li>pepper-2 tsp</li><li>salt</li><li>Oil-for frying chicken pieces</li><li>eggs-2</li><li>pepper- a pinch</li><li>salt</li></ol><div></div><div><strong>Method</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div>1.Soak 2 cups of rice in water for 30 mts.</div><div>2.Coat the chicken pieces with cornflour,1/2 tsp soy sauce,salt and 1 tsp pepper and fry them.</div><div>3.Cool the fried chicken pieces and chop them further in to very small pieces and keep aside.</div><div>4.Now Boil about 4 cups of water and add rice in to it .Add lemon juice and salt and cook for about 10-12 mts or till the rice is 90% cooked.</div><div>5.Remove from heat and pour cold water in to the rice .Now drain off excess water and spread it on a flat plate.</div><div>6.Now partially cook the chopped carrots and beans.Drain off excess water and keep aside.</div><div>7.Heat about 2 tablespoon oil in a pan and add chopped onions.When the onions start changing colour add ginger garlic paste.</div><div>8.Now add partially cooked vegetables and saute them for a while.Add half of the chopped spring onions.</div><div>9.Now lower the heat and add fried and chopped chicken pieces and mix them.Add 1/2 tsp soysauce and a teaspoon of pepper and salt and mix them.</div><div>10.In another pan heat some oil and scramble the eggs with pepper and salt.Remove from heat.</div><div>11.Garnish with chopped spring onions and scrambled eggs and serve.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-20970388134454835122009-08-11T04:04:00.001-07:002009-08-11T07:03:23.475-07:00Chicken fry<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SoFQgWpvflI/AAAAAAAABOM/d5dqFWLpNtk/s1600-h/DSC02839.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368660747569036882" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SoFQgWpvflI/AAAAAAAABOM/d5dqFWLpNtk/s320/DSC02839.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>I know that it's been a couple of weeks or more since i posted the gateau recipe.Well..i have been experimenting a lot in between and some of them came out really well and some of them were a flop.I will try to post 3 chicken recipes and some kerala special items today.Do try them and comment<strong>.</strong></p><p><strong>Ingredients</strong></p><p>1.Chicken Pieces-1/2 kg</p><p>2.Ginger garlic paste-2 table spoon</p><p>3.curd-3 tablespoon</p><p>4.salt</p><p>5.Maida(flour)-4 tablespoon</p><p>6.cornflour-1 tsp</p><p>7.water-to prepare batter</p><p>8.cornflakes-crushed -1 cup</p><p><strong>Method</strong></p><p>1.Marinate the chicken pieces with ginger garlic paste,curd and salt for about 4 hrs</p><p>2.Cook the marinated chicken pieces till they are about 75 % cooked...</p><p>3.Remove from heat and keep aside the chicken pieces</p><p>4.Make a thick and smooth batter with maida,cornflour ,salt and the leftover gravy of the cooked chicken .</p><p>5.Dip the chicken pieces in the batter and coat them with crushed cornflakes on all sides.</p><p>6.Fry them in hot oil till they become golden brown in colour.</p><p>Recipe source-vanitha magazine</p>Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-45670191508995490802009-08-05T00:09:00.000-07:002009-08-11T07:04:38.702-07:00Shahi Kofta<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SnkwmMr77cI/AAAAAAAABM8/m9SXPPDYgLo/s1600-h/DSC02842.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366373863787326914" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SnkwmMr77cI/AAAAAAAABM8/m9SXPPDYgLo/s320/DSC02842.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>(For Koftas)</strong><br /><strong>Ingredients</strong><br /><ol><li>Minced boneless chicken-1/2 kg</li><li>Garam Masala-1 tsp</li><li>Finely chopped ginger-1 tsp</li><li>Green chillies-3 chopped</li><li>Cashew paste-3 tbsp</li><li>Chopped coriander leaves-1/4 cup</li><li>Salt</li><li>Cornflour-1/4 cup</li></ol><p><strong>Method</strong></p><ol><li>Mix all the ingredients except cornflour using your hand .Make round lemon sized koftas and keep aside.</li><li>Heat oil in a pan .Mean while roll the koftas in cornflour .</li><li>Fry these koftas till they become a creamish brown(very very light brown).</li><li>Drain off excess oil and keep aside.</li></ol><p><strong>To prepare Shahi Gravy</strong></p><p><strong>Ingredients</strong></p><p>1.Finely chopped onions-2 medium sized</p><p>2.Julienned onions-2 medium sized</p><p>3.Cashews(soaked in water)-50gm</p><p>4.Cardamom,clove,star anise,cinnamon-1 each</p><p>5.Saunf(fennel)-1/2 tsp</p><p>6.Ginger garlic paste-1 teaspoon</p><p>7.Chilly powder,coriander powder-1/2 tsp each</p><p>8.Chopped tomato-1/2</p><p>9.Ghee-1 n half tsp</p><p>10.Chopped ginger-1 tablespoon</p><p>11.Chopped green chillies-3</p><p>12.Turmeric- a pinch</p><p>13.Water-2 cups</p><p>14.Nutmeg powder-1 tsp</p><p>15.Mace powder(powdered japatri)-1/4 tsp</p><p>16.Coriander leaves to garnish</p><p>17.Fresh cream-1/4 cup</p><p><strong>Method</strong></p><p>1.Heat 2 tablespon of oil in a pan and add the spices(ingredients 4 and 5).When a nice aroma starts coming add ginger garlic paste and chilly powder and coriander powder .</p><p>2.Add julienned onions and saute them.When it becomes light brown ,add chopped tomatoes and saute again.</p><p>3.Remove from heat and add cashews soaked in water.</p><p>4.Cool and grind by adding water,so that you get a nice silky shahi gravy.</p><p>5.In another pan heat ghee and chopped ginger and green chillies and saute them.</p><p>6.Now add finely chopped onions .Add turmeric when the onions become light brown .</p><p>7.Add shahi gravy and 2 cups of water into it.</p><p>8.Add salt ,coriander leaves,nutmeg powder and mace powder.</p><p>9.When it starts boiling ,add fried koftas.You can add li'l more water if you like.</p><p>10.Cover and cook for a few minutes.</p><p>11.Add fresh cream to it and mix well and then remove from heat.</p><p>12.garnish with coriander leaves and serve.</p><p>Recipe source-cookery show hosted by lekshmi nair</p>Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-84160323413963827722009-07-15T21:07:00.000-07:002009-07-16T06:06:47.673-07:00Orange and Lemon Gateau<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/Sl8S3dy_lAI/AAAAAAAABLo/g3vPzMyWXJc/s1600-h/Recently+Updated4.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359022825694794754" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/Sl8S3dy_lAI/AAAAAAAABLo/g3vPzMyWXJc/s320/Recently+Updated4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Another wonderful cake recipe here...I got this one from Tarla Dalal's cook book and i never ever imagined that this cake would come out so beautifully .When i read the recipe for the first time ,i thought that it won't taste good.The recipe contained the use of lemon and orange juice and all,and i had never tasted a citrus flavored cake ,so all these doubts about the taste tried to demotivate me from trying it.But each time i opened the book to refer a recipe,the picture of this cake came first and i couldn't resist the temptation and the result was ....this cake which u see on the top right side !!!!<br /><br />Well,I made some small changes to the original recipe,since I wanted a large cake.The original recipe mentioned one ,3egg fatless cake and slicing it in to 2 circular halves .But i made two ,2 egg fatless cake,to avoid slicing the cake and also to increase the quantity.Also i didn't use orange colouring and instead of fresh cream ,i used whipped cream.So here's the recipe .</div><br /><div><strong>Ingredients</strong></div><br /><div><strong>For the cake</strong></div><br /><div>2 Large eggs</div><div>Plain flour-1/2 cup</div><div>Powdered sugar -1/2 cup</div><div>orange essence-2 drops</div><div>Orange Juice-4tbsp(For sprinkling on the baked cake)</div><div></div><div>[This is for one cake.You have to make another cake with the same ingredients.That means you will need 4 eggs,1 cup plain flour and 1 cup sugar and 4 drops essence in total.But you have to make 2 separate cakes,beacause that is the safest method.If you don't want to make 2 cakes,bake one 3 egg cake .For that you need 3 eggs,0.80 cup flour,3/4 cup sugar and 2 drops essence.]</div><br /><div></div><div><strong>For the filling</strong></div><br /><div></div><div>Orange juice-1 teacup</div><div>Cornflour-6tsp</div><div>Lemon juice-of 1 lemon</div><div>Sugar-3tbsp</div><div>Orange rind-1/2 tsp</div><div>Orange essence-a few drops</div><br /><div><strong>Other ingredients</strong></div><strong></strong><br /><div>Whipping cream powder-150gms</div><div>Cold water-270ml</div><div>Powdered sugar-3 tbsp</div><div>A li'l grated chocolate or butterscotch powder.</div><div>Chocolate chips ,butterscotch chips (optional) .<br /></div><div><strong>Method</strong></div><br /><div><strong>For the cake</strong></div><br /><div>1.Beat the eggs and sugar very well until thick and double in quantity.</div><br /><div>2.Sieve the flour and fold in the the sieved flour carefully in to beaten mixture and mix gently with a metal spoon(I used wooden spoon).</div><br /><div>3.Grease and dust(the base as well as sides) the baking pan .</div><br /><div>4.Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan.</div><br /><div>5.Bake in a pre heated oven at 200 degree celsius for 15 mts.</div><br /><div>6.When the cake leaves the sides of tin and is springy to touch ,take it out from the oven .</div><br /><div>7.Invert the tin over a plate and tap sharply to remove.</div><br /><div>8.Cool the cake.</div><br /><div>9.Sprinkle orange juice over the cake .</div><br /><div>10.Similarly make the second cake and cool and sprinkle orange juice over it.</div><br /><div>[If you are making a single cake,ie of 3 eggs,after cooling the cake divide it in to 2 parts(circular)<br /></div><br /><div>and then sprinkle orange juice over both the cake parts]</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>For the filling</strong></div><br /><div>1.Mix the orange juice,cornflour,lemonjuice,sugar and 1/2 teacup of water.Put to boil and go on stirring and cooking until the mixture becomes thick.Cool.</div><br /><div>2.Add orange rind and orange essence[Orange rind is nothing but the peel of orange,but here you have to use the orange part of the orange peel,because white part will spoil the cake.You can get the orange part by grating the orange skin using a grater or peel the orange part with a fruit skin peeler.]</div><br /><div>3.Chill.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Now to proceed,</div><br /><div>4.Beat the whipping cream powder with cold water and sugar at maximum speed for 3 mts,ie until it becomes creamy and thick.</div><br /><div>5.Now add 2 tablespoon of sweetened cream to the filling</div><br /><div>6.Spread the filling over one cake and place the other one on the top.</div><br /><div>7.Cover the entire cake with the balance sweetened cream.</div><br /><div>8.Decorate with grated chocolate ,butterscotch chips,chocolate chips ,orange etc.</div><br /><div>9.Refrigerate before serving.<br /></div><br /><div>Source:Tarla Dalal's cookbook</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-44931187985352053312009-07-15T04:58:00.000-07:002009-07-15T05:46:53.269-07:00Paneer Rice<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/Sl3FumGer2I/AAAAAAAABLI/Lm9-oyyvUD8/s1600-h/DSC02725.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358656535933136738" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/Sl3FumGer2I/AAAAAAAABLI/Lm9-oyyvUD8/s320/DSC02725.JPG" /></a><br /><div><strong>Ingredients</strong></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Paneer-200g</div><div>Basmati Rice-1and 1/2 cups</div><div>Onions-2 medium sized</div><div>Tomato-1</div><div>Green Chillies-2 or 3</div><div>Ginger garlic paste-2 tsp</div><div>Coriander leaves-a small bunch</div><div>Chilly powder-2 tsp</div><div>Turmeric-1/2 tsp</div><div>kashmiri chilly powder-1/2 tsp</div><div>coriander powder-1/4 tsp</div><div>Salt-to taste</div><div>Oil-1 or 2 tsp</div><div>Saffron-a 3 or 4 strands(optional)</div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>Method</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div>1.Crumble the paneer and keep aside.</div><div>2.Saute chopped onions in a pan using 1 or 2 tsp of oil.</div><div>3.When the onions start changing their colour ,add ginger garlic paste and green chillies .</div><div>4.You can add some coriander leaves at this stage.However this is optional.</div><div>5.After 2 minutes ,add chopped tomatoes and mix well.</div><div>6.Add chilly powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder,kashmiri chilly powder ,salt etc and mix thoroughly.</div><div>7.After sometime ,say about 2 minutes,add crumbled paneer and mix well .</div><div>8.Cover and cook for about 4 to 5 minutes in medium flame.</div><div>9.After 5 minutes add the cooked rice into this and mix well.</div><div>10.Now this step is optional,just put a few strands of saffron in 1/2 tsp of milk and stir and pour it into the paneer rice.This gives a nice aroma and flavor to your rice</div><div>11.Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve</div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>Some extra tips</strong></div><div>Here ,I cooked 1 n half cups of rice with 3 cups of water and salt.You can also make biriyani type of rice,ie first saute the spices,then roast cashews and raisins and then roast rice and then add water and cook.This will give richness to your rice.</div><div>Another thing is that you can use basmati rice or sona masoori rice or pachari(malayalam).</div><div>Again,to add extra taste,you can use ghee or dalda or their mixture(Not a healthy option).</div><div>Again,you can even omit tomato while making paneer burji.Paneer rice which i have made is actually rice mixed with paneer burji.You can add garam masala or spices while making burji also. These variations will help you get a different taste each time you make it.</div><div></div><div> </div><div></div><div>So try this one and as i always request ,please let me know after trying this.</div><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-59963102156213593602009-07-12T22:41:00.000-07:002009-07-14T06:40:08.660-07:00Neychoru(Ghee Rice)<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SlrJSsgWV_I/AAAAAAAABLA/ESfGDrdjuuI/s1600-h/Recently+Updated2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357816029732296690" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SlrJSsgWV_I/AAAAAAAABLA/ESfGDrdjuuI/s320/Recently+Updated2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Now..this is also Ruxana's recipe,i tried the same recipe 3 times to get a better taste by replacing ghee with oil,then both together,then with dalda alone and then finally using dalda and ghee together.The fourth one in which i used dalda and ghee together gave me the taste i wanted .</div><div>I know that this is not a very healthy option,but i had to let go all the worries to get the taste of neychoru which i had ,while attending my friend's marriage.</div><div></div><div><strong>Ingredients</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div>Basmati Rice-1 cup</div><div>Onions -1</div><div>Dalda-1tbsp</div><div>ghee-2tbsp</div><div>water -2 cups</div><div>Spices like cinnamon,cloves,elaichi,japatri etc</div><div>Cashews,raisins,coriander leaves and 1/2 Onion cut in to thin strips -for garnishing</div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>Method</strong></div><div></div><div>Wash and soak the rice in water for 30 minutes.</div><div>Julienne(cut in to long thin strips) the onion .</div><div>In the cooker heat dalda and ghee .</div><div>Fry a half inch piece of cinnamon,2 cloves,2 elaichi and a li'l japatri in that.</div><div>Meanwhile once an aroma starts coming from the spices ,put cashews and fry them till golden ,then raisins and take them out.</div><div>Simulataneously boil 2 cups of water in another pan along with 1/2 inch piece of cinnamon,1 elaichi,1 clove and salt.</div><div>Add Onions and fry them till they are lightly golden and add drained rice into it and fry them for about 3 -4 mts ie till they crackle.</div><div>When the water in the other pan starts boiling add it to the rice and close the cooker and cook it for exactly 2 whistles .</div><div>In a small pan ,heat a li'l ghee and fry 1/2 onion till dark brown in colour and drain the oil and keep it aside.</div><div>Once the steam is completely gone,garnish it with fried cashews,raisins ,coriander leaves and fried onions.</div><div></div>Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-30774658383933095782009-07-12T22:38:00.000-07:002009-09-24T08:07:12.001-07:00Nadan Chicken Roast(Palakkad Style)<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SlrIxc2GfNI/AAAAAAAABK4/ZlMBXb8sRqI/s1600-h/Recently+Updated1-1.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357815458592881874" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SlrIxc2GfNI/AAAAAAAABK4/ZlMBXb8sRqI/s320/Recently+Updated1-1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I must say that I have never come across such an easy tasty chicken roast before.Well,the courtesy goes to Ruxana (indirectly to her mom),my sweet friend.Although she gave me the recipe a couple of weeks before,I couldn't try it out that time.But,last sunday after our exams got over ,I cooked this with the help of my hubby,Shyam and guess what....it was a hit !!!!The special feature of this roast is that it is so easy to make and less time consuming ,but it doesn't lessen the taste....So guys, here is the recipe of Ruxana's Palakkad Style Chicken Roast</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><strong>Ingredients</strong></div><div><strong></strong></div><div><strong>For Marination</strong></div><div>1.Chicken-1kg</div><div>2.Shallots(small red onions) -15-20 nos</div><div>3.Ginger +Garlic+Jeera paste-1.5 tablespoon</div><div>4.Chilly powder-2tablespoon</div><div>5.Kashmirichilly-1tablespoon</div><div>6.Turmeric(haldi)-1/2 tsp</div><div>7.Garam Masala-2 tsp</div><div>8.Coconut oil-1 tablespoon</div><div>9.salt</div><div><strong>For Roast</strong></div><div>Coconut oil-for roasting</div><div><strong></strong></div><div>Onions-3 chopped julienne</div><div>Turmeric-1/2 tsp</div><div>Chilly powder-2 tsp</div><div>Salt</div><div>Curry leaves or coriander leaves- to garnish</div><div></div><div><strong>Method</strong></div><div>Grind shallots and jeera and make a coarse paste.Mix this with Ginger garlic paste and all the other ingredients ie from 4 to 9 and salt.Coat the chicken pieces with this marinade.After 5 - 10 minutes ,cook the marinated chicken in cooker for exactly 2 whistles ,using little water.</div><div>Now julienne the onions ie cut the onions in to thin long strips .In a pan,add 2 tablespoons of coconut oil .When it becomes hot,add curry leaves and saute the onions,till they become light golden colour.Now add chilly powder and haldi and salt according to your taste.I added more chilly powder because we like spicy chicken.</div><div>Now put the cooked chicken pieces and saute again in medium heat.You can add the chicken stock (the water with which you had cooked the chicken) after 2 minutes.Mix everything thoroughly and cook on medium heat for about 5 -10 minutes.Well,this time depends on how well your chicken has been cooked in the cooker.So you can vary the time.And,then when a nice aroma starts coming,turn off heat and garnish with curry leaves or coriander leaves.</div><div>Here I used curry leaves because ,I like them when i cook with coconut oil.But Ruxana's recipe mentioned using coriander leaves.Next time i will garnish with coriander leaves,because i think that will give more taste.</div><div>So ,please try this out and let me know asap.</div><div>And Rukku,I thank you again for this wonderful recipe and Shyam,I thank you for all the help and your wonderful feedback...</div>Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-21646085500767115852009-05-04T09:27:00.000-07:002009-05-05T21:58:54.027-07:00Aloo-Baingan Curry<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SgEYfohsLxI/AAAAAAAAArU/uW0ibqc0KIg/s1600-h/Aloo+baingan.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332570365517115154" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SgEYfohsLxI/AAAAAAAAArU/uW0ibqc0KIg/s320/Aloo+baingan.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SgEXltKawDI/AAAAAAAAArM/mVryj4Ykzzw/s1600-h/Aloo+baingan.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><strong>Ingredients</strong><br />Small round brinjals(purple or green)-8<br />Potato-2<br />Turmeric-1 tsp<br />Coriander leaves to garnish<br /><strong>Masala Ingredients</strong><br />Onion-1(chopped)<br />Mustard seeds-2 tsp<br />Cumin seeds(jeera)-1 tsp<br />Garlic-6 cloves<br />Red chilly powder-2 tsp<br />Oil-to saute<br /><strong>Method</strong><br />In a pan saute the masala ingredients and cool them.Grind the masala and keep it aside.<br />Boil potatoes separately and keep aside.Cool it and peel off the skin and cut it into rounds of 2 inch thickness.<br />Cut the brinjals halfway in both directions(ie in a + form).<br />In a pan ,heat some oil and cook brinjals with salt and turmeric.<br />When the brinjals get half cooked,add potatoes.Add li'l water in to the pan and cover and cook them again.<br />When the brinjals get fully cooked ,add the ground masala and cook again for another 3 minutes,without lid. </div><div>Remove from heat.<br />Garnish with coriander leaves and serve. </div></div>Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-27772600062698976122009-05-04T05:39:00.000-07:002009-05-04T08:29:19.629-07:00Chilly Chicken<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/Sf7kJBFJcDI/AAAAAAAAAq8/zdFSQp-ybvM/s1600-h/DSC02040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331949852413227058" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/Sf7kJBFJcDI/AAAAAAAAAq8/zdFSQp-ybvM/s320/DSC02040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I don't remember exactly when i started eating chicken and fish,but i think it was during the frequent outings with friends after our graduation days.But even then,i could not imagine myself cooking non veg.But things changed a lot after marriage.When i found myself enjoying life in the beautiful cooking world ,the appealing looks of chicken dishes made me try Butter chicken masala(vanitha recipe).To our surprise it came out very good.From then on my non-veg(which includes only chicken,prawns and egg) cooking journey began.</div><div>My non veg cooking list includes butter chicken masala,chilly chicken,3 tier chicken pulao,pepper chicken,chicken tikka masala,malabar chicken biriyani ,prawns masala,prawns fried rice , egg dishes , egg biriyanis etc.</div><div>This chilly chicken recipe is different from my first chilly chicken recipe,this time i used a recipe which is similar to gobi 65 and gobi manchurian.But i liked this one more than the first one.This was really very tasty and the looks also matched the restaurant type chilly chicken.</div><div></div><div>So this is how i made it.</div><div></div><div><strong>Ingredients</strong></div><div>Boneless chicken,cut in to small</div><div>square pieces -1 kg</div><div>Onions-2</div><div>Capsicum-2 or 3</div><div>Ginger-2 inch piece</div><div>Garlic-1 pod</div><div>Green chillies-7-8</div><div>Soy sauce-3tsp</div><div>Tomato sauce-1tsp</div><div>Red chilly sauce-1tsp</div><div>Worcestshire sauce(optional)-2tsp</div><div>Cornflour-2tbsp</div><div>Maida-2tbsp</div><div>Vinegar-1tsp</div><div>Chilly powder -2 or 3 tsp</div><div>Black pepper powder-1 tsp</div><div>Oil-for frying</div><div>Salt as required</div><div>Cornflour-2 tbsp and water -1 cup</div><div><strong>Method</strong></div><div>Wash and clean the chicken pieces thoroughly and marinate with cornflour,maida,chilly powder,soy sauce(1 tsp),crushed ginger,crushed garlic,black pepper powder,vinegar and salt ,for 2 hours.</div><div>Fry the chicken pieces until they become golden brown in colour.Drain of excess oil.Julienne (cut in to long thin strips )the onions and capsicums.</div><div>In another pan heat some oil ,saute onions, capsicums,crushed ginger and garlic,chopped green chillies.When they start changing colour add chilly powder,soy sauce,chilly sauce,tomato sauce,worcestshire sauce ,salt and saute agin for 1 minute.Add fried chicken pieces and mix properly .Mix 2 tbsp cornflour in 1 cup water and pour in to this,stir and cook again for another 3 to 4 minutes in low flame.and there..your chilly chicken is ready!!</div><div></div><div>I do hope you like it and pls let me know after trying this one.</div><div>Again guys , I would like to express my gratitude to my hubby,because ..............well...any guesses????b'coz, he is the one who did the cleaning and marination of chicken pieces ... :)</div><div>So thank you Shyam and thank you all for reading my posts (I would be more delighted if u try them)</div><div></div><div></div><div></div>Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-58722209382458004602009-04-30T22:46:00.000-07:002009-04-30T23:13:47.691-07:00Gobi65<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SfqNCUaBMLI/AAAAAAAAAq0/F7gHnoofeIc/s1600-h/GOBI65.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330728179923497138" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SfqNCUaBMLI/AAAAAAAAAq0/F7gHnoofeIc/s320/GOBI65.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is a dry Gobi dish and a very tasty one.Some people simply fry cauliflower florets using all masala ingredients and garnish with coriander and some prefer fried cauliflower sauteed in sauce and capsicum and onion.I prefer the latter one because i love capsicum and here's the recipe i used(i don't remember the exact measurement of cornflour,but it doesn't matter much ).</div><div><strong>Ingredients</strong></div><div>Cauliflower-1</div><div>cornflower-2-3 tbsp</div><div>chilly powder-1tbsp</div><div>ginger garlic paste-1tbsp</div><div>black pepper powder-1 tsp</div><div>soy sauce-1 tsp</div><div>salt -as required</div><div>capsicum-1</div><div>onion-1</div><div>tomato sauce or chilly sauce(or both)-1 tbsp</div><div>ajinomotto(optional)-1 pinch</div><div><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;">Method</span></strong></div><div>Wash and cut the cauliflower florets</div><div>Soak the cauliflower florets in hot water .You can add 1 tsp haldi or vinegar into the hot water.</div><div>After 5 minutes drain the water and dry the florets.</div><div>In one bowl mix cornflour,soy sauce,chily powder,ginger garlic paste,pepper powder and salt .</div><div>Put the florets in to it and without adding water ,coat the florets with the cornflour mixture.</div><div>Deep fry the florets till golden brown and keep aside.</div><div>In another pan,heat about 2 tbsp oil and saute the onions.When the onions start changing colour,add capsicum and saute for 2 minutes.</div><div>Now add tomato sauce and chilly sauce and 1 tsp soy sauce.Mix well and again saute for 2 minutes .Now add ajinomotto and cauliflower florets and mix well and saute for 2 minutes .</div><div>Remove from flame and serve.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-44357337383645841952009-04-29T07:56:00.001-07:002009-04-30T07:32:49.079-07:00BLACK FOREST CAKE<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/Sflb0G1xaXI/AAAAAAAAAqs/uK9GS4FkWkQ/s1600-h/DSC02031.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330392584717166962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/Sflb0G1xaXI/AAAAAAAAAqs/uK9GS4FkWkQ/s320/DSC02031.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/Sflbz8nEnrI/AAAAAAAAAqk/yBDZ3ZgY8QY/s1600-h/DSC02027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330392581971156658" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/Sflbz8nEnrI/AAAAAAAAAqk/yBDZ3ZgY8QY/s320/DSC02027.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>So..here's the recipe of this wonderful and delicious cake.....(i got the recipe from Lakshmi Nair's cookery show)</div><br /><br /><p><strong><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Ingredients(for cake)</span></strong></p><p>1.All purpose flour-1/2 cup</p><p>2.Cocoa powder-1/2 cup</p><p>3.Powdered sugar-2 cups</p><p>4.Eggs-6</p><p>5.Melted butter-100g</p><p>6.Vanilla Essence-2 tbsp</p><p><strong>For sugar syrup</strong></p><p>7.Water-1 cup</p><p>8.Sugar-5-8 tbsp</p><p>9.Rum/whisky-2 tbsp</p><p><strong>For Topping</strong></p><p>Whipping cream powder-200g</p><p>Ice water-1 cup</p><p>Tinned cherries(as much as u want)</p><p>Chocolate strands-1 packet</p><p>Dark chocolate bar-1</p><p>Chocolate chips-1 packet</p><p><strong>Method</strong></p><p>1.Mix flour and cocoa powder and keep aside</p><p>2.Melt the butter in a sauce pan and keep aside</p><p>3.Beat the eggs in a bowl </p><p>4.Add finely powdered sugar in to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">beaten </span>eggs</p><p>5.Add vanilla essence to this mixture</p><p>6.Beat the above mixture <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">till</span> it becomes light cream colour</p><p>7.Add the flour -cocoa powder mixture through a sieve to this ,slowly,simultaneously mixing the mixture using a wooden spoon</p><p>8.Add warm melted butter in to it slowly ,mixing simultaneously .Fold in everything slowly using wooden spoon.</p><p>9.Grease the cake tin using butter and line it with a butter paper . Pour the batter in to it.(You can pour the whole batter and bake the cake and then slice it in to three layers or you can divide the batter in to three parts and bake it separately 3 times to get 3 slices)</p><p>10.<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Pre-</span> heat the oven to 170 degree c<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">elsius</span> and bake the cake for 25-30 minutes if you are baking three layers separately or for 45 minutes if u r baking the whole batter.</p><p>11.Turn it out from the baking tin and cool the cake.I baked the 3 layers separately(and had to cool them separately too) ,but if you are baking the whole batter ,you can slice it in to 3 layers of the same shape after cooling the baked cake.But you have to be very careful while doing so.</p><p>12.Make sugar syrup using 1 cup water and 5-8 tbsp sugar .Let it boil and become a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">li'l</span> thick.Cool the syrup.Then add about 2 -3 tbsp of rum or whisky in to it and mix well.</p><p>13.Prick the three layers of the cake with fork.</p><p>14.Now add sugar syrup in to the layers slowly and let the syrup soak in properly.Spread the syrup all over the 3 layers.</p><p>15.Now Pour one cup of ice water in to 200g of whipping cream powder and whisk it for 3 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">mts</span> using a beater .Make a thick cream out of it.Then refrigerate the cream for about 15 minutes.</p><p>16.Place the bottom layer in a big tray.Spread the whipped cream all over the layer and put sliced tinned cherries on top of it .Now place the second layer and press it and then spread the cream and cherries.After that place the top layer and cover the whole cake with whipped cream.</p><p>17.Now using a peeler ,peel the dark chocolate bar and decorate the cake with these chocolate peels,chocolate strands,chocolate chips and cherries.(Since my cake is a heart shaped one,i had made a small heart in the centre using chocolate flakes and outlined the cake with cherries .I decorated it further by putting chocolate strands and chocolate chips.For decorating the sides ,lift the cake with one hand and using other hand u can press the chocolate chips on to the cake)</p><p>Try this and let me know...</p></div>Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-53827130599442516132009-03-12T06:34:00.000-07:002009-04-29T10:42:56.602-07:00Croquettes<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SbkPvstkZmI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/AejHS5Lqp58/s1600-h/DSC01749.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SbkPvstkZmI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/AejHS5Lqp58/s320/DSC01749.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312294547590768226" /></a><br />Well ...It has been a long time since i posted my last recipe.Although i have been experimenting a lot i didnot get time and the mood to blog them.My friend Diana has asked me to put the recipe of this wonderful thing and i am dedicating this recipe specially to her...<br />So Diana,this is how i prepared it,but be careful about the measurements!!!<br /><br />The one i have put here is a vegetable croquette,you can make non veg croquettes also.What i understand is that croquette and cutlet are the same,only the name is different..cutlet being Indian and croquette ,i think is western...<br />So the recipe is same as that of a cutlet ,but my croquettes came out nicely than the cutlets i used to make before marriage,secret being the way you coat the bread crumbs...<br /><br /><strong>Ingredients</strong><br /><br />Potato boiled and mashed -2 medium sized(You can use minced meat for nonveg)<br /><br />Onions -2 medium sized<br />Green chillies-3 finely chopped<br />Carrots,beetroot,(optional)-half each,boiled and mashed<br />coriander leaves-a li'l<br />spices like cloves,cinnamon,mace,elaichi etc-1 each <br />Garam masala powder-1/2 teaspoon<br />jeera powder,turmeric powder,chilly powder-1/4 teaspoon each<br />Ginger garlic paste-1 and half teaspoon<br />oil -to saute the ingredients<br /><br />For external coating<br />1 whole packet of bread<br />2-3 eggs<br />water-2 teaspoons<br /><br /><strong>Method</strong><br />Boil and mash the vegetables like potato,beetroot and carrots .<br />Chop the onions ie julienne cutting<br />finely chop the green chillies and coriander leaves<br />Now heat a li'l oil and put the spices.Once the aroma starts coming take the spices out (if you like to bite them you don't have to take them out) .<br />Next add the onions and green chillies.When the onions starts changing the colour add ginger garlic paste.After 2 minutes you can add the mashed vegetables and garam masala powder,along with chilly powder,turmeric powder and jeera powder and salt.<br />Mix them thouroughly and let them blend nicely for a while in low flame.<br />Switch off and let it cool properly.<br />Care must be taken in using oil ,because if you use more oil you won't be able to shape it properly.<br /><br />Now put the bread slices in the mixer grinder and make bread crumbs.And now divide the crumbs in to two equal portions and keep in two flat plates.<br />Now beat the eggs using spoon and mix water and beat again and keep it in between the two plates.The bowl in which you are mixing the eggs should be wide.<br />Now make the shapes of your choice using the cooled filling.i have made a cylindrical shape here,you can make rounds,hearts,squares,ovals or any shape.Then carefully coat them with bread crumbs in the first plate,you should coat it on all sides.Then dip it in the egg and coat uniformely on all sides ,slowly and carefully.Take it out carefully and dip it in the second plate of bread crumbs and coat thoroughly and carefully on all sides and keep it aside on a plate.<br />Repeat this and make your number of croquettes.<br />Now keep these unfried croquettes in the fridge for at least 2 hours(not in the freezer)<br />After two hours you can take them out and deep fry in the oil.<br />So try this and tell me.<br />In case you are making non veg croquettes,just avoid potatoes and other vegetables .the procedure is still the same,but cooking of minced meat should be done before.<br />So that's all for today and whenever i feel like blogging the recipes i will update themSarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-23831945964718657432008-11-14T04:49:00.001-08:002009-04-29T10:41:21.700-07:00Gobi Manchurian<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SR10dOJEyOI/AAAAAAAAAWg/0ZtBDGt45-Y/s1600-h/gobimanchurian.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SR10dOJEyOI/AAAAAAAAAWg/0ZtBDGt45-Y/s320/gobimanchurian.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268495184454535394" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Ingredients</strong><br />1)Cauli flower-1 medium sized<br />2)<em>For batter</em><br />cornflour-3-4 tb spoon<br />egg white-1<br />pepper powder-1 teaspoon<br />Ginger garlic paste-1 teaspoon<br />chilly powder-1teaspoon<br />Soy sauce-1 teaspoon<br />salt as needed<br />3<em>)For gravy</em><br />Onions-2(finely chopped)<br />Capsicum-1 big(finely chopped)<br />garlic-finely chopped-1 whole pod<br />ginger garlic paste-1teaspoon<br />finely chopped green chillies(optional)<br />Soysauce,tomato sauce,green chilly sauce(or red chilly or chilly-garlic)-1or 2 tablespoon each as needed<br />Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing<br /><strong>Method</strong><br />Mix the ingredients 2 and make a pasty batter and keep aside<br />Put the cauliflower florets in warm water containing a li'l vinegar and li'l turmeric .After 5 minutes u can drain the water and dip them in the batter.<br />Fry the cauliflower florets separately till they become crispy and golden brown<br />Keep them aside.<br /><br />Now heat some oil in a pan and saute garlic and onions(green chillies ,if u r using them).When the onions change their colour slightly,add ginger garlic paste and chopped capsicum and saute them again,till the capsicum changes its colour slightly<br />Now you can add soysauce(i use 1 tablespoon),tomato sauce,chilly garlic(2 table spoons)and mix them thoroughly and in low flame.You can add salt and a li'l ajinomoto(ajinomoto is optional).After 1 or 2 minutes add the fried cauliflower florets and mix properly.Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves .Your dry Gobi manchurian is ready<br /><br />For <strong>wet or semi wet </strong> gobi manchurian u have to add 1 tablespoon cornflour mixed in 1 cup water to the gravy mixture and let it boil.After it starts boiling you can add Cauliflower florets and mix them.<br />I will put a nice photo with proper garnishings later....Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-20326968288980802752008-11-10T05:22:00.000-08:002009-04-30T23:16:50.043-07:00Vanpayar thoran<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRg4h4v6XhI/AAAAAAAAAWY/anxs5dSI_H4/s1600-h/DSC01613.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267021919029976594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRg4h4v6XhI/AAAAAAAAAWY/anxs5dSI_H4/s320/DSC01613.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />OK!<br />Today i will post an easy recipe,ie vanpayar thoran.<br />Red lentil's malayalam version is called vanpayar and thorans are the dishes which are made using srapped coconuts...many thorans are there like cabbage thoran,beans thoran,carrot thoran,beetroot thoran,raw banana thoran,jackfruit thoran etc.<br />Most of the kerala dishes are made using coconut and we use coconut oil for cooking....<br /><br />So back to recipe...<br /><strong>Ingredients</strong><br />Red lentil -1 cup<br />coconut scrapped-1/2 a coconut<br />garlic-few<br />green chilly-1<br />jeera-1/2 tea-spoon<br />turmeric powder-1/2 tea-spoon<br />salt as needed<br />mustard seeds,curry leaves etc<br />oil-2 tea-spoon<br /><br /><strong>Method</strong><br />Boil the red lentils with lots of water and salt and a li'l turmeric<br />Grind the srapped coconut,garlic,chilly,turmeric and jeera.<br />In a pan heat a li'l oil.Crackle mustards along with curry leaves.put the boiled lentils and then mix grated coconut mixture(add salt if u need).Mix the whole thing thoroughly.Cover and cook in medium flame for 5 mts..<br />Your red lentil thoran is ready...Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-25850732446900062372008-11-04T21:59:00.000-08:002009-04-28T00:41:05.255-07:00Atta-Rice Dosa<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRE8RFdWZ3I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/8_D7MzRs3es/s1600-h/DSC01601.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRE8RFdWZ3I/AAAAAAAAAWQ/8_D7MzRs3es/s320/DSC01601.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265055703593543538" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRE8Q3eWZ6I/AAAAAAAAAWI/OTOZmmo5P1s/s1600-h/DSC01606.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRE8Q3eWZ6I/AAAAAAAAAWI/OTOZmmo5P1s/s320/DSC01606.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265055699839641506" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRE8Qme0xDI/AAAAAAAAAWA/xL75b7DZ4v0/s1600-h/DSC01604.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRE8Qme0xDI/AAAAAAAAAWA/xL75b7DZ4v0/s320/DSC01604.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265055695278228530" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRE8QN0woQI/AAAAAAAAAV4/zVIyB3QEeAs/s1600-h/DSC01603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRE8QN0woQI/AAAAAAAAAV4/zVIyB3QEeAs/s320/DSC01603.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265055688659345666" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRE8QGpyPbI/AAAAAAAAAVw/BCWuFjkO4io/s1600-h/DSC01602.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRE8QGpyPbI/AAAAAAAAAVw/BCWuFjkO4io/s320/DSC01602.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265055686734265778" /></a><br /> Two days back our neighbour aunty made a tasty dosa for us...<br />Nice and crispy on the edges and thin tooo..........<br />Yesterday she came and demonstrated the whole thing .<br />The recipe goes like this<br /><strong>Ingredients</strong><br /><br />Rice powder-1cup<br />Atta-1/2 cup<br />besan-1 table spoon<br />salt<br />chopped onion-1<br />ginger-chopped-2inch piece<br />chopped coriander leaves-li'l<br /><br />Method is a li'l confusing.i will try to make it as clear as possible...<br />You have to mix rice powder,atta and besan thoroughly with lots of water ,with your hand so as to avoid any lumps...The batter should be very loose,looser than sada dosa...almost like a juice.<br />Then you have to heat your dosa tawa and you have to use more til oil for this one...<br />Spreading is a li'l different here.You should not spread batter in concentric circle,b'coz batter is very loose and you won't be able to do it...One more thing..the batter is made loose to make thin and crispy dosas..<br />Back to spreading...So what you have to do is you have to pour the batter a li'l above from tawa..first do the outer circle,then fill the inner portions in the same way,by pouring the batter inside the outer portion..you can see the photos..<br />Then u can put til oil on the edges and surface.Increase the flame and keep it in high.Cook both sides and fold while removing from tawa...<br /><br />Your crispy dosa is ready...i had this dosa with kerala chammanthy podi,you can have with chutney or sambar or even thick tomato rasam..<br />Try this one and let me know......Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-756135340506685503.post-68512992112749660672008-11-04T06:05:00.001-08:002009-04-29T10:36:53.495-07:00Rice Dosa<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRBXFsjkKFI/AAAAAAAAAVo/oyF4a5Qrw74/s1600-h/dosa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_cBPtnVRRdSk/SRBXFsjkKFI/AAAAAAAAAVo/oyF4a5Qrw74/s320/dosa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264803719767402578" /></a><br /> <br /><br />I love dosas and i hate idlies.....:-)<br />My mom's dosas are the best....<br />After marriage i have been trying hard to make dosas like that of my mom's....it was always a failure...dosas came out good..but they never resembled my mom's....i took tips from my mom,but still i failed...the ratios i used to take were 1:4,1:3 and even 1:2...ie the urad dal to rice ratio...<br />I even bought a "dosakkallu' from kerala...then i thought it might be because of hyd's climate....<br />But one fine day,i experimented with kerala red rice and sona masoori rice mixture....and ..i got what i wanted....my mom's dosa....<br />so here goes the recipe...<br /><strong>Ingredients</strong><br />Sona masoori rice or idly rice -3 cups<br />Kerala red rice (or puzhukkalari in malayalam)-1 cup<br />Urad dal-1 cup<br />(methi seeds-6or 7..soak with red rice)-Optional<br /><br />Soak each of the ingredients in water for 8 hrs..Grind them and make into a fine and smooth batter.Keep it overnight for fermenting...and in the morning u can mix salt and loosen the batter and make crispy dosas..<br />Again the secret of crispiness goes like this....<br />heat the tawa....let it become very hot..then wipe it wit a cloth dipped in til oil.sprinkle water on the tawa and spread the batter in concentric circles...and add ghee or oil .I cook both sides of dosa for crispiness and that too in low flame...<br />so..thats all for now...there r more dosas to come...so bye bye...Sarikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14029971110804697222noreply@blogger.com2