Wednesday, December 28, 2011

PEAS FRIED RICE

This entry goes to Veena- Veg junction for HLI  peas.and also goes to lunch box ideas hosted by kalyani 
INGREDIENTS:
Green peas(fresh)-2cups
Raw rice(basmati optional)-1cup
Bay leaf-1
Cumin seeds-1tsp
Cloves-1/2tsp
Cinnamon-small piece
Ghee-2tbsp
cashewnuts-2tsp
Raisins-1tsp
Greenchillies-2
ginger paste-1tsp
Coconut milk-2cups
salt to taste

METHOD:
Take a kadai add the ghee,fry all the ingredients from bayleaf to ginger paste for a minute.
Add the peas to it and fry for 2minutes.
Add the washed rice to this and fry for 1minute.
Transfer intoa vessel and add coconut milk and 1/2 cup water,add  the required salt.
Pressure cook for just 2whistles.
Tasty fried rice is ready and mostly children love this compared to sambhar and other items.
Goes well with some curd or raitha.



INSTANT OATSAND RAGI IDLY

This entry goes to Blog hop wednesday-12 hosted by Radhika I am very happy to complete the two versions of it with out any problem or break.Now I intend to join her version2.Hope it goes on with out any trouble.This time i am paired withAyeesha-Taste of pearl city.I went through her blog and tried many dishes .All turned out very well.Today I tried instant oats and ragi idly for breakfast.It is very healthy and soft.
INGREDIENTS:
Rawa-3/4cup
Ragi flour-1/4cup
Oats-3/4cup
Curd-1/2cup
Butter milk-1cup
Salt to taste
For seasoning
Mustard-1tsp
Urad dhall1tsp
chana dhall-1tsp
Ground nuts:2tsp
Coriander-1tsp
Green chillies (chopped) finely-1tsp
Ginger paste -1tsp
Curry leaves a few
Oil-2tsp
Eno salt-1tsp

METHOD:
Take a kadai and add the oil,add all the seasoning and to this add the rawa,oats.
Fry for one minute,add the ragi flour.
Now mix this with curd and buttermilk,salt to get a idly batter consistency.
Add the Eno salt.
Pour it on a idly mould and steam it for 10 minutes
Soft and fluffy idlies are ready to serve with chutney or sambhar.












Wednesday, December 14, 2011

WALNUT COOKIES

This is the Blog hop wednesday -11 hosted by Radhika and it was ver y thrilling to wait for the wednesday to go through many new dishes.Thanks to radhika for hosting it.This time I am paired with veena-vegjuction.No words to describe about the dishes,I have tiried many of her dishes and all turned out tobe mouth watering.Today i went in for Walnut cookies instead of her Almond cookies.I followed her recipe exactly the same except for almond I substituted Walnuts
INGREDIENTS:
Whole wheat flour-1cup
Sugar-1/2cup
Butter-1/2cup
Salt 1/4tsp
Powdered walnuts-1/4cup
cardamom-1tsp
Milk-2tbsp

METHOD:
Mix all the dry ingredients.
To this add the butter and make it to a soft dough.
Some milk weas also needed.
Make even sized balls and I baked it in a convection mode -Microwave oven.
Bake it for25 to 30 minutes till it is crispy.
Super and healthy cookies are ready!!!!!.
I am sending this recipe to radhika's Let's cook10-Baking
Iam linking this also to nupur's  New year new dish
This entry also goes to Anu's healthy kitchenSeYFand  HW Sseris

Friday, December 2, 2011

PALAK-THULSI CHAWAL

Today is "Adi-perukku".On this day we usually make different types of rice.Radhika has announced  "Blog hop Wednesday",She has paired us with each blogger one one day.Before starting this I must appreciate first Radhika for her beautiful blog-http://ticklingpalates.blogspot.com/,and she had paired me with  Priya,http://mharorajasthanrecipes.blogspot.com who has a wonderful blog announcing many events etc.I chose Palak-thulsi chawal.In addition to this I made Mango rice,curd  rice and Jaggery rice.Since it was a festival day for us I did not use onion and garlic.
Here goes the recipe:
INGREDIENTS:
Rice-1cup
Palak (Chopped )-2cups
Thulsi (I used dried one)-1/2 cup
Tomato-1/2 cup
Turmeric powder-1tsp
Red chilly powder-1tsp
Cumin powder-1tsp
Coriander powder-1tsp
salt to taste
Green chillies-2
Ginger paste 1tsp
Mustard seeds-1tsp
Cumin seeds-1tsp
oil-2tsp

METHOD:
Cook the rice in a pressure cooker or rice cooker .
In a kadai add oil,mustard,and cumin seeds and let it splutter.
Add the tomato, green chilly and ginger , fry till all the water evaporates.
Now add the chilly powder,cumin powder,coriander powder turmeric powder and salt.
Palak and thulsi are added to this mixture and cook it till it is done.
Mix the cooked rice with this.
Aromatic palak,thulsi rice is ready!!!!!