Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Aloo Gobi Curry

Ingredients:

1 medium cauliflower
2 potatoes, boiled & peeled
1 tbsp. coriander finely chopped
1 green chillies
1 onion finely chopped
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1/2 tsp. dhania powder
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 tbsp. curds
1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
3 tbsp. oil or ghee
Blend to a paste:
2 tbsp. coconut grated
1/4 cup coriander chopped
3 green chillies
1/2 tsp. ginger grated
1 tsp. garlic grated
1 onion
1/2 tsp. wheat flour

Grind:
2 tbsp. coconut grated
1/4 cup coriander chopped
3 green chillies
1/2 tsp. ginger grated
1 tsp. garlic grated
1 onion
1/2 tsp. wheat flour
adding 1/2 cup water

Method:
Break cauliflower into florettes.
Simmer in boiling water for 3-4 minutes.
Drain, keep aside.
Chop potatoes into medium chunks.
Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, allow to splutter.
Add onion and green chilli, saute till pink.
Add paste, turmeric powder, dhania powder, saute for 2-3 minutes.
Add curds, stir continuously, till boiling resumes.
Add potatoes, cauliflower, cook till gravy thickens.
Stir occasionally to avoid burning.
When gravy is thick and oil separates, add lemon juice and it is done .
Garnish with coriander, serve hot with parathas

Black eye bean / halasandi kaalu curry

Serving: 4

Ingredients:
Black eye bean / halasandi kaalu: 1 cup
Onion: 1
Tomato: 1
Sambar powder: 1tsp
Chopped Coriander: 4 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1 pinch
Garlic: 2
Coconut: 4tsp
Tamarind paste: 3tsp
Salt

Seasoning:
Mustered seeds:1/2 tsp
Jeera: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves: 6
Red Chillies: 2
Oil: 2 tbs

Method:
Soak Black eye bean / halasandi kaalu for 2 hours.
In a pan heat oil and add all seasoning ingredients, when mustered seeds stops splutter add finely chopped onion, garlic fry for few min now add Black eye bean / halasandi kaalu and fry for 3 - 4 min. Pressure cook adding 1 cup water.
when it gets cool open the lid and start boiling now add coconut powder, turmeric powder, sambar powder, tamarind paste, chili powder, salt, chopped tomato and boil it for 8 - 10 min.

Garnish curry with chopped coriander leaves







































Matikekalina Curry / Dal moth curry


Serving: 4

Ingredients:

Dal Moth / Matikekalu: 1 cup
Onion: 1
Tomato: 1
Sambar powder: 1tsp
Chopped Coriander: 4 tsp
Turmeric powder: 1 pinch
Garlic: 2
Coconut: 4tsp
Tamarind paste: 3tsp
Salt

Seasoning:
Mustered seeds:1/2 tsp
Jeera: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves: 6
Red Chillies: 2
Oil: 2 tbs

Method:
Soak Dal Moth / Matikekalu over night.
In a pan heat oil and add all seasoning ingredients, when mustered seeds stops splutter add finely chopped onion, garlic fry for few min now add Dal Moth / Matikekalu and fry for 3 - 4 min. Pressure cook adding 1 cup water.
when it gets cool open the lid and start boiling now add coconut powder, turmeric powder, sambar powder, tamarind paste, chili powder, salt, chopped tomato and boil it for 8 - 10 min.

Garnish curry with chopped coriander leaves







































Onion chutney

Ingredients:

Onion - 1
Red chillies - 4 to 6
tamarind - one pinch
Grated fresh coconut - 4tsp
Curry leaves - 1 stick
Jagary - 1/2tsp
salt to taste

Seasoning:
Mustered seeds:1/2 tsp
Jeera: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves: 6
Urad dal - 1tsp
Red Chillies: 6
oil: 2 tbs

Method:

Cut onion into length wise, fry onion and red chilies using 1tsp oil.
when it get cool add all remaining ingredients and grind
add seasoning on top.

Radish Chutney

Ingredients:
Radish - 1(fresh)
Red chillies - 4 to 6
tamirind - one pinch
Grated fresh coconut - 4tsp
Curry leaves - 1 stick
salt to taste

Seasoning:
Mustered seeds:1/2 tsp
Jeera: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves: 6
Urad dal - 1tsp
Red Chillies: 6
oil: 2 tbs

Method:
Grind all the ingredients
add sesoning on top.

Radish and Onion Chutney

Ingredients:
Radish - 2
Red chillies - 4 to 6
Garlic- 4 to 5
Onion - 1/2 cut into length wise
tamarind - one pinch
Curry leaves - 1 stick
Meethi seeds - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2tsp
salt to taste

Seasoning:
Mustered seeds:1/2 tsp
Jeera: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves: 6
Red Chillies: 6
oil: 2 tbs

Method:
fry all ingredients separately with little oil.
and once it gets cooled grind it.
add seasoning on top.

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Wheat Bisi bele bath

Serving: 6

Ingredients:
Cracked Wheat: 2 cup
Toor Dal: 1 cup
Moon Dal: 4tsp
Tamarind juice: 1/4 cup o
Tomato: 2
Green beans: 1/2 lb
Carrot: 2
Potato: 2
Peas:1/2 cup
Soaked Rajma: 1/4 cup(optional)
Soaked Garbanzo beans: 1/4cup(optional)
Chopped coriander leaves: 1/4 cup
Ghee: 2tbs


For masala:
Chana Dal---2 tbs
Jeera---1/2 tsp
Pepper--1/2 tsp
Red chilli---20-25
Dhaniya--4 tsp
Poppy seeds---1/2 tsp
Clove---4
Cinnamon----1/2 inch

Seasoning:
Mustered seeds:1/2 tsp
Jeera: 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves: 6
Red Chillies: 6
oil: 2 tbs
onion: 2

Dry fry all masala ingredients and make powder.

Wash Cracked Wheat, Moong Dal and toor dal, Chop all vegetables(beans, carrot, potato) Pressure cook Cracked Wheat, dal, vegetables, rajma, garbanzo beans all together with 8 cups of water.
for the cooked Cracked Wheat add 1 to 2 cup water and boil it.
mix the masala in the tamarind water and add to the cooked Cracked Wheat, add two chopped tomato.

chop one onion into thin lengthy pieces fry in the oil until it becomes brown. keep it aside

Prepare seasoning with mustered seeds, jeera, asifotida, curry leaves, red chilis once they start splutter add one chopped onion, when onion becomes soft add seasoning to the boiling Cracked Wheat.

Garnish with brown onion, chopped coriander leaves and ghee.

For Gestational diabetes: If u are in USA try to buy cracked wheat from Winco foods as it has less carbs.