Thursday, July 19, 2012

CARROT STIR FRY CURRY

Today is the third of Blogging Marathon  #18 hosted by Srivalli and My theme is Dry saute....Carrot as every one knows is very good for health if eaten raw or cooked in the form of curry...Goes very well with rasam rice or sambhar rice....
INGREDIENTS:
Carrot (cut finely)-1cup
Salt to taste 
Turmeric powder1/4tsp
Coconut-1/4cup
Green chilly-1 
Curry leaves few
FOR TEMPERING:
Oil-1tsp
Mustard-1/tsp
Urad dhall-1tsp

METHOD:
Take the cut carrots in a microsafe vessel add some water and cook on high for 5 minutes till they are tender.
Add salt,turmeric powder,cook for one minute.
Strain the water if it is left Pour very little water so that no water is left out and we don't waste the nutrients.
Take a kadai,add the oil ,mustard,when it splutters, add the urad dhall,chily curry leaves,coconut scrapings.....
Add this mixture to the cooked carrots and cook for one more minute...
Healthy and tasty carrot fry is ready to serve!!!!

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

POTATO FRY

Today is the second day of Blogging marathon#18 hosted by Srivalli and i am very happy to take part in it....My theme is dry saute and decided to do Potato fry as it is liked by all......
INGREDIENTS:
Potato-1cup(washed and cut in to cubes)
Turmeric poewder-1/2tsp
salt to taste
Redchilly powder-1tsp
Coriander powder-1tsp
Cumin powder-1/2tsp
Besan-1/2tsp
FOR TEMPERING:
Oli-1tbsp
Mustard-1tsp
Urad dhall-1tsp
Curry leaves few to garnish

METHOD:
Take the potatoes in a microsafe vessel add some water and cook it on high for 4minutes
Add salt and turmeric micro for one minute
Strain if any water is left out.
Take a kadai,add oil,mustard,and uraddhall and when it splutters add all the spices fry for one minute.
Add this to the potatoes and cook it on high for three to four minutes till it is crispy....
Tasty and aromatic potato fry is ready.....

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

BROAD BEANS STIR FRY

I am very happy to take part in Blogging Marathon  #18Hosted by  Srivalli.This week's theme is dry sautes...I tried Broad beans...
INGREDIENTS:
Broad beans(finely cut)-1cup
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Dry coconut-2tsp
Greenchilly-1
Salt to taste
FOR TEMPERING:
oli-1tsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Urad dhall-1/2tsp
METHOD:
Take the beans in a microsafe vessel and add little water cover it and cook in high for five minutes.
Add salt,turmeric powder cook for two minutes.
Take a kadai add the oil,mustard when it splutters,add the urad dhall, greenchilly ,cocconut,add it to the beans and microwave for two minutes.
Healthy curry is ready to be served with rasam rice or sambhar rice...

Thursday, July 12, 2012

STUFFED COOKIES

Today is the third day of Blogging Marathon-18 hosted by Srivalli. and my theme is stuffed ones......Itried making like a cookies and baked them
INGREDIENTS:
Maida-1cup
Cooking soda-1/2tsp
Baking powder-1/2tsp
Oil-2tbsp
Water to knead
                                                          Stuffing
                                                         On a Baking tray
FOR STUFFING
Coconut-1/4cup
Cashew nuts-2tbsp
Walnuts-1tbsp
Raisins-1tsp
Cardamom powder-1/2tsp
Ghee-1tsp
Sugar-3tbsp
Mix all the ingredients of outer covering and knead it to a smooth dough.
Taka a kadai and add the coc nut fry for two minutes and coarsely powder the nuts and fry for one minute.
Add the sugar and cardamom powder
Roll the dough in tom a roti and cut a small piece from it and stuff it with the filling ,close the sides and arrange it on a baking tray and bake it for 20 minutes (convection mode of a microwave oven.
Crispy.and nice flavoured cookies are ready!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

ONION STUFFED DOSA

Today this entry goes to two events-One is Valli's blogging marathon-18 and Blog Hop Wednesday hosted By Radhika...This week I am paired with Princy The space is so flooded with mouth watering recipes.So  I wanted to try Onion stuffed dosa...
INGREDIENTS:
Raw rice -1cup
Urad dhall-1/4cup
Fenugreek seeds-1tsp
Salt to taste
FOR STUFFING:
Onions-2
Tomato-1
Coriander leaves-1/4cup
Curry leaves few
Greenchillies-2
Oil-1tsp
Cumin seeds-1tsp
Salt to taste
                                                        Stuffing

METHOD:
Soak the rice and dhall for 2hrs and grind it  to a smooth paste, add the fenugreek seeds and salt while grinding.
Leave it for one hour
Take  a kadai add the oil,cumin seeds,once it splutters,add the onions,fry for some time add tomato and coriander,curry leaves and chillies(grind coarsely chillies.coriander and curryleaves).
Spread the dosa batter on a tawa like thick dosa and spred the stuffing in the middle.Pour oil on its sides and cook till it is crispy slightly....

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How to stuff on the tawa
The final dosa...

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

BROKEN WHEAT UPMA

This is  my second entry to Magic mingle#7
INGREDIENTS:
Broken wheat rawa-1cup
Moongdhall-1/4cup
Coconut-1/4cup
Greenchillies-2 
Curryleaves few
Oil-2tsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Urad dhall-1/2tsp
Pepper-1/2tsp
Water-2cups


METHOD:
Soak the moong dhall for 10 minutes.
Taka kadai,add the oil,mustard and urad dhall,When it splutters,add the mooong dhall,chillies with out water fry for a minute., add the coconut.
Now add 2cups of water and when it boils add the rawa and cook till it is soft....
Garnish with curry leaves
Healthy break fast is ready quickly....

MOONG DHALL DOSA

I am taking part in this magic mingle from the first month...I enjoy because  I wait for the two ingredients announced for the month and we plan our dishesThis time it is moong dhall and pepper....So tried  adosa with these
INGREDIENTS
Moong dhall-1cup
Rice-1/2cup
Pepper -1tsp
Asafotida-1/2tsp
Curry leaves-few
Redchillies-3
sal to taste
METHOD:
Soak the dhall and the rice for half an hour and grind it to a coarse paste.Before taking it out add the pepper,chillies,curry leaves,salt etc....
Taka a tawa spread it like dosa,smear   oil its sides and cook it on a medium flame till it is crispy....
Crispy dosas are ready..Goes well with curd...
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BESAN STUFFED PARATHAS

I am very happy to take part in Valli's Blogging marathon 2nd week-18.My theme is stuffed items So chose to do a different stuffing for the parathas...
INGREDIENTS:
Wheat flour-1cup
Salt to taste
Water to knead
FOR STUFFING
Besan-2tbsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Redchilly powder-1/2tsp
Garam masala-1/2tsp
Cumin powder-1/2tsp
Amchur-1/2tsp
Oil-2tbsp
Salt to taste
                                                                       Stuffing
                                               Spread it on a paratha


METHOD:
Fry the besan till the raw smell disppears.
Add all the ingredients and the oil mix it to a smooth paste.
Make a soft dough with the wheat flour.
Allow it to stand for 1/2an hour
Roll it in to small rotis...Stuff it and again spread it to a big roti..
Cook the roti on a tawa.... medium flame....
Different style of roti is ready to serve....Goes well wit Mango lassi.....
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