Saturday, January 12, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
Garlic mushroom
Ingredients:
- 250 gm mushrooms
- 1 tablespoon chili-garlic paste
- 1/4 teaspoon chili flakes
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated garlic
- 1 pinch turmeric
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- 3 table spoon butter
- 1/4 teaspoon corn starch
- Black pepper for seasoning
- garlic powder for seasoning
- salt to taste.
Directions:
- Cut mushrooms into slices.
- Heat butter in a pan.
- Add grated garlic and stir fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Add mushrooms and saute for 5 minutes on medium-high flame.
- Now add chili flakes,chili-garlic paste,turmeric,tomato puree,corn starch and salt.
- Cover with a tight fitting lid.
- Cook on low heat for 5 minutes.
- Season with pepper and garlic.
- Serve with rice.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Pizza and pizza sauce
Ingredients:
For Dough-
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/8 cup lukewarm water
- 1/2 teaspoon dry yeast
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or(you can use any cooking oil)
For topping-
- Sliced tomato
- 3/4 cup Grated cheese
- Sliced jalapeno (You can use mushrooms,onion,broccoli,cooked chicken pieces,whatever topping you want you can add).
For sauce-
- Tomato sauce or 1/4 cup tomato puree
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper powder.
Directions:
For dough
- Add yeast and sugar to lukewarm water.
- Leave for 5 minutes to ferment.
- Mix all purpose flour,salt and oil in a bowl.
- Knead a smooth dough with fermented water.
- Drizzle some drops of oil and coat the top of dough.
- Cover the dough and leave for 6 hours.
- Preheat oven to 425 F at least 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle some flour on your work surface.
- Take dough and flatten it with your hand.
- Starting at center to outwards,not too thick or thin.
- Place flatten bread on greased baking tray
- Spread pizza sauce on flatten bread.
- Sprinkle cheese on top of sauce.
- Sprinkle chopped vegetables on top of that.(Topping)
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- If you want more spicy,sprinkle some red chili flakes or black pepper powder.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Malai kofta
Serves : 3 people
Ingredients:
For kofta-
- 250 gm grated Paneer(cottage cheese)
- 2 medium size boiled potato(mashed)
- 250 gm chopped carrot
- 250 gm green peas
- 250 gm grated cauliflower
- 150 gm corn (you can add any vegetables whatever you like)
- 1 handful chopped coriander leaves
- 2 pinch garam masala
- 1/4 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1/4 red chili powder
- 2 chopped green chili
- 2 tablespoon chopped nuts(cashews,almonds,rasines)
- salt to taste
- All purpose flour for coating
For gravy-
- 2 medium size chopped onion
- 2 medium size chopped tomato
- 2 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander-cumin powder
- 1/4 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
- 120 gm heavy cream
- I pinch yellow food color(optional)
- 2 cloves and 2 green cardamom
- 6 tablespoon oil
- salt to taste
Directions:
For kofta-
- Mix well all ingredients in a bowl except flour.
- Divide dough into small balls.
- Dip each ball into dry flour to coat.
- Deep fry each ball until golden brown.
- Drain koftas on paper towels.
- Keep koftas in a bowl.
For Gravy-
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Split cumin seeds,cloves and cardamom.
- Add onion,fry until golden
- Now add ginger garlic paste and all above ingredients except cream.
- Stir fry until raw smell is gone.
- Pour fried masala into grinder or mixer.
- Make smooth paste,try not to add too much water during grinding.
- Pour paste in a deep pan.
- Add salt,1 cup water,bring it to boil.
- Add 6-8 tablespoon fresh cream on top.
- Turn off heat.
- At the time of serving pour gravy on top of koftas.
- Sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves.
Enjoy mouth watering malai koftas "jo dil ko chhu jaye".
Friday, January 4, 2013
Chhole bhature
Ingredients:
For Chhole-
- 250 gm chickpeas (soaked over night)
- 1 medium size chopped onion
- 1 chopped tomato
- 1/2 teaspoon onion seeds
- 1 teabag or 1 teaspoon
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ginger paste
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon cumin-coriander powder
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala
- 1 table spoon lemon juice or 1/2 teaspoon mango powder or 1/4 teaspoon pomegranate powder.
- 1 green cardamom,2 cloves.
- 2 chopped green chili
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
- 1 pinh asafoetida
- 6-8 tablespoon oil
- salt to taste.
For Bhature-
- 300 gm all purpose flour(3 cup)
- 75gm semolina (fine suji)
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 75 gm yogurt
- Oil for frying
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- Small amount of warm milk.
Directions:
For Chhole-
- Place tea,cloves,cardamom,onion seeds in a muslin cloth.
- Tie and make a sack.
- Pour the chickpeas in a pressure cooker with 2 cup water.
- Add salt,baking powder and tea sack.
- Put the lid on,turn on heat.
- Boil chickpeas for about 20 minutes on low heat or until soft.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add asafoetida,cumin seeds,let them splitter
- Add chopped onion,fry until brown.
- Add ginger garlic,stir fry for 3 mins.
- Add tomato,cumin-coriander,red chili powder,garam masala,chaat masala,green chili,mango powder and salt.
- Fry for 5 minutes on low heat or until their raw smell is gone.
- Now add chhole,let it boil.
- Turn off heat,pour in a bowl.
- Sprinkle some chopped coriander leaves and serve.
For Bhature-
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl except oil
- Knead dough with warm milk until soft and smooth.
- Cover and leave dough to rise for about 4-5 hours.
- After that knead dough one more time.
- Divide dough into 6 equal pieces.
- Dust the surface with all purpose flour.
- Roll each piece of dough into oval shape.
- Preheat oil in a frying pan for deep frying.
- Fry bhature and serve hot with chhole.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
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