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Bhindi Masala

I make this very often for lunch at my home.
This goes well with soft wheat chappatties.
Ingredients:
1) Okra (bhindi) 1/2 pound
2) chopped onion 1
3) chopped tomato 1 big
4) ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
5) cumin seeds few
6) chilli powdr 1/2 tsp
7) garam masala 1tsp
8) oil, curry leaves (few) and salt
Preparation: Cut okra lengthwise , heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, curry leaves. let it splutter and then add chopped onion. Fry for a minute and add giger garlic paste and chopped tomato and pinch of salt. Fry fpr another 2 min. When tomato starts melting add garam masala and chilli pwdr and fry for 30 sec. Add oakra & salt (as needed)and mix well then simmer the gas and cover the pan, cook for 5 min.open the lid and fry tills its done
Note: Do not add water

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Cashew chicken.

This is one of my fav chicken dish.

This rich , creamy dish goes well with veg fried rice.

Ingredients:

1) 1 pound boneless/with bone chicken cut into small pieces.

2) ginger garlic paste-2 tbsp

3) green chilli paste 1 tsp

4) lemon 1/2

5) curd 2 tbsp.

6) Freshly grated coconut 1/2 cup

7) cashew soaked 12-15

8) salt

9)oil

10) chopped onion 1

11) chopped cilantro

Preparation:

Marinate chicken with ingredients from 1 to 5 overnight.Make a paste of coconut and soaked cashew in a mixer using sufficient amount of water. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and add marinated chichen and fry on a medium flame. keep frying untill moisture is gone.Then add salt and chopped onion to it and keep frying till it gains a light golden colour. By now chicken will be cooked, else lower the flame and place the lid on the pan and keep mixing in between.

now add the coconut cashew paste and salt according to taste. you can add a pinch of chiili powder if you want it hot. cook it for another 3 min and turn off the gas , garnish with cilantro and add few drops of fresh lemon juice.

Spinach Paratha

My eat healthy mission is still ON..
Not sure how long will i be able to stick to it:)
yesterday i made Spinach paratha..it was very good..I am improving every day ...lol

Ingredients:
1) 2 cups of wheat flour.
2) 3 tbsp of besan
3) 1/2 bunch of spinach
4) 1 bunch of coriander leaved.
5) curd
6) salt
7) ginger garlic paste
8) 1 tsp chopped chilli/ or 1/2 tsp chilli powder
9) salt
10) 2 tsp oil

Preparation:
Mix all the above ingredients and make a dough (like that for chappatti) using curd.
Do not add water, spinach will leave its water and use only curd as required to make the dough.
Leave it for 15 min., then make small chappattis out of it and cook just like roti using ghee or oil. Serve with tomato chuttney(will post the recipe)

corn pakora

This week end snak ..My first try and it came out well....very tasty!!!

Ingredients:

1)Half a packet of corn

2) half bunch of coriander leaves.

3) 2 chillies

4) ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp

5) 2 tbsp chopped onion

6) 1/4 cup of besan

7) 1/4 cup of all purpose flour

8) salt

9)oil

Preparation:

crush corn and chilli coarsly in a mixer/grinder. add rest of the ingredients (except oil), mix well. Heat oil in a pan and drop the mix in round shape and deep fry.

Meat Patties with Coconut

Meat patties is an indonesian dish similar to cutlet in india.Its is simple and easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

1) 2 cups of ground beef.

2) 4 tbsp grated coconut

3) 1 tbsp gigner garlich finely chopped

4)2 tbsp all purpose flour

5) 1/2 tsp coriander seeds fried crushed

6)1/2 tsp cumin seeds fried crushed

7)salt

8) oil

9) beaten egg

10)chopped chilli 2

Preparation:

Mix coconut with ground beef . Add the ground spices and garlic, ginger, chilli and salt (as needed) and sufficient beaten egg to bind. make balls of equal size . Dust with flour. Deep fry and remove in a kitchen towel.

Beef pepper fry

Ingredients:

1) beef cut into small cubes 1Kg

2) finely chopped onion 1

3) gigner garlic paste 1 tbsp

4) pepper powder 2 tbsp

5) chilli powder 1 tsp

6) roast whole garam masala

and powder it -1 tsp

7)cooking oil

8) curd 2 tbsp

9) salt

10) coriander leaves 1 bunch chopped

11) turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

Preparation:

marinate beef with all masala powders, ginger garlic paste, salt and curd for 1 hr.

cook it in a pressure cooker by adding little amount of water.

heat oil in a non stick pan and add mustard seeds, when the seeds splutter add the cooked beef and fry for 10 min , then add chopped onion and keep frying till it gains a crisp brown colour.

garnish with coriander leaves.

Tamatar (tomato) ka salan.

It was last friday , i wanted to eat veg fried rice and some good curry with rich gravy..serached in many sites and found one very delicious looking rich curry on vahrevah site..Thought of giving it a try..and here you go..one great delicious and yummy salan..

Please please try it out at home..its really tasy.

Ingredients:

1) tomato 5

2) Green chilli 2

3) one chopped onion

4) grated coconut 1/2 cup

5) peanuts 2 tbsp

6) sesame seeds 2 tsp

7) whole garam masala

8) bay leaves

9) chopped cilantro

10)oil 2 tbsp

11) salt as per taste

12)coriander pwder 2 tsp

13) chilli pwdr 1/2 tsp

14) mustard seeds.

Preparation:

step1) roast peanuts and sesame seeds and grind to a paste.

step2) cut tomato into 2 halves and take out the pulp. grate coconut , tomato pulp and chiili to a fine paste

3) heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and when

the seeds splutter add whole spices, bay leaves.

Add chopped onion and fry till its golden colour,

add coriander powder and chilli powder.

Now add coconut , green chilli and tomato pulp

paste and fry till all water is absorbed.

add roasted peanut and sesame paste.

add little water and salt and bring to boil.

please cut tomatos in the pan and fill it with gravy..some tomatos wont sit properly :D

cover and cook for another 5 - 7 min.

garnish with coriander leaves.

Thai Red Curry with chicken

I am a great fan of Thai food especially the curries, So here is one of my favourite curries "red curry" with chicken.
Ingredients:
1) Bone less chicken breast sliced 1 pound.
2) coconut milk 1 can
3) olive oil 2 tbsp
4) red curry paste 2 tbsp
5) banboo shoot 1 can
6) 1/2 cup sweet basil leaves.
7) 1 red bell pepper sliced.
8) salt and pepper as needed.
9) sliced green chilli (optional, use if you want it hot)

Preparation:
Heat olive oil in a pan, add chicken and fry for 5 min, add vegetables and saute them.
Then add coconut milk and bring it to boil, now add red curry paste, basil leaves, bamboo shoot and salt . cook for another 3 minutes.serve with jasmin rice.

chicken manchurian in hot sauce

A comination of indian and chinese recipe ..he he

I have heard many times people saying that i dont know cooking, i am bored of cooking etc etc..but let me tell you why i love cooking..it is because I love good food and the only way i can get tasty and healthy indian food here in US is by cooking myself.

The two things that i love the most is watching TV and eating eating eating...In every 2 minutes i think about one good dish and the pleasure of eating it..he he he...one food maddy!!!

lets begin with recipe

Ingredients:

(for chicken mnchurian balls)

1) 250 gms of minced chicken.

2) gigner paste 1 tsp

3) garlic paste 1 tsp

4) chilli finely chopped 1

5)corn flour 1/4 cup

6) all purpose flour 1/2 cup

7) salt

8)1/2 tsp garam masala pwdr

Mix all the ingredients above and make lemon sized balls and deep fry them in cooking oil.

For Gravy:

1) chicken stock 2 cup.

2) chilli sauce 1/2 tsp.

3)finely chopped garlic 1 tsp

4) finely chopped ginger 1 tsp

5)sugar 1tsp

6) aginamoto 1 pinch

7) soy sauce 1 tbsp

8)mix corn flour in water 3 tsp

9)2 tsp oil

10) half a oinion chopped.

11) tomato sauce 2 tsp

12) salt as per taste

Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onion, garlic , ginger (i added some veggies to optional). Fry over medium flame for 2 min. Add soy sauce, chilli sauce, tomato sauce, sugar, aginamoto, salt and chicken stock and bring to boil. Add fried chicken balls and cook for 2 min and add corn flour mixed in water (3 tsp) and stirr continuously and its done !!..serve with noodles

Butter Dosa with tomato & onion

Ingredients:

1) 3 cups of dosa rice

2) 1 cup of urad dal

3) 1 tsp baking soda

4) 1/2 cup of cooked rice

5) butter

6)chopped onion, tomato and cilantro

7)salt

Preparation:

Soak rice and dal for 4- 5 hrs and grind them to paste.

While grinding urad dal add the cooked rice to it.

add 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of baking soda to this paste and leave over night .

take a non stick tawa , put few drops of oil and spread it.Now place 2 scoops of the dosa mix on it and spread evenly. spread chopped onion, cilantro and tomato mix on it spread 1/2 tsp butter or ghee on it (i used ghee ).turn the sides and till the dosa gets a crisp golden colour.

chicken roll (without egg)

Yesterday i was too lazy to make rice , curry etc for dinner hence
thought of making chicken rolls instead.
so, here is the quick and easy chicken roll without egg.

Ingredients:
1) cooked chicken
(for this marinate chicken in salt, lemon juice, chilly powder,
coriander powder, turmeric,salt, garam masala . Fry onion
add chooped tomato and then add marinated chicken and cook till done)

2) Roti /chappatti
3) chopped onion , tomato, cilantro
4) tomato sauce
5) Mayonnaise

Preparation:







make a chappatti , you can make it from scratch or buy the ready made ones.












Spread mayonnaise on it











place the cooked chicken on it as shown in pic














put few drops of tomato sauce












Add chopped tomato , onion and cilatro
on it and roll.










Roll is ready !!!

Prawn Masala

Ingredients:

1) 1 pound prawns (cleaned and de-veined)

2) 2 big onion chopped.

3) 1 big onion chopped.

4) 2 tsp of ginger garlic paste.

5) 2 tbsp oil.

6) 2 tsp chilli powder.

7) 1 tbsp coriander powder

8) 1 tsp garam masala

9) cilantro leaves to garnish

10)1 tbsp of yogurt.

11) mustard seeds 1 tsp

Preparation:

marinate the prawns with yougurt, salt and turmeric powder for 30 min.

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, when they splutter add chopped onion and salt.

Fry till the onion becomes golden coloured. Add gigner garlic paste, chilli power, coriander powder, garam masala pwdr and turn off the gas else masalas may burn. fry then for a minute and add chooped tomato and turn on the gas at low flame. When the tomato becomes soft and melts in the masala add marinated prawns to it. Add half a cup of water and cook on low flame.

Add salt and needed and cover it anc cook on low till all the water is evaporated.Garnish with cilantro leaves.

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Pumpkin curry (with coconut)

This is a great curry which goes well with rice.

Its is very simple to prepare. Try it..

Ingredients:

1) 1/2 pupmkin peeled and sliced into cubes.

2) 2 medium tomatos.

3) 2 green chilli

4)few Curry leaves

5) 1/4 th of onion chopped.

6) 2 pods of garlic

7) 1/4 tsp of cumin powder.

8) grated coconut 1/2 cup.

9) 1 tsp mustard seeds.

10)salt

11)2 tsp cooking oil

12) 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder

Preparation:

1.ace the sliced pumpkin and chopped tomatos in pressure cooker,add salt and cook well.

2. a mixer grate coconut, green chilli , turmeric pwder, cumin powder a fine paste by adding water.make sure the pumpkin pieces are cooked well, using a spoon crush pumpkin pieces(if any)Mix the coconut paste from step 2 into the cooked pumpkin.in a pan heat 2 tsp oil, when the oil heats add mustard seeds . when the mustard seeds splutter add chopped onion and curry leaves. When onion turn golden brown turn off the gas . Add this to the curry and salt as per requirement.

Baingan ka salan

Baingan ka salan is one of the dish served in north indian marriages.

Mirchi ka salan is also very popular (i haven't tried it yet though).

This dish has a royal name and a royal taste!

Ingredients:

1) small Eggplants - 5

2)1 big onion finely chopped

3) 1 tomato chopped

4)1/2 tsp mustard seeds

5)few curry leaves

6)1 tsp garam masala

7)1/2 cup of grated coconut.

8)1 tbsp of sesame seeds

9)1 tsp cumin seeds

10)4 cloves of garlic

11) 1 inch ginger

12)1/2 onion

13) cilantro

14) cooking oil

15)salt

16) chopped chillies

Preparation:

Dry roast items from 7 till 12 and grind them to a paste.

Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and wait till it splutter. Add chopped onions and chillies and fry till onions are transparent. Add tomato and sliced brinjal and salt, fry till its almost done. Add the masala paste from the first step and 1/4 th cup of water.Granish with cilantro leaves and serve hot with rice or chappatties.

Bharwa Baingan (Stuffed Brinjal Fry)

Ingredients:

1) 8 baby egg plants(cut in four, make sure that the stem remain on it and the brinjal is not seperated, fry these egg plants in oil for 45 seconds then remove and keep aside)

2) 2 tbsp of chana Dal/dhalia

3) Dry red chillied -4

4) salt

5) 2 tbsp of while gram (urad dal)

6) 1 tbsp of dry whole Coriander

7) 1 tbsp of whole cumin

8) small ball of tamrind (seed less)

9) curry leaves - 5

10) 4 cloves of garlic

11) oil

12) pinch of turmeric

Preparation:

Heat oil in a pan add chana dal and fry for few minute, when you see the chana dal becoming slighty golden coloured add urad dal and fry for a minute. Now add red chillies, coriander and cumin one by one and keep frying . when it turns to golden colour, turn off the gas and add tamrind , curry leaves, turmeric and garlic to it. Mix and leave the mixture to get cool.

Once done grind it in a mixute grinder to a coarse powder. Mix salt and add small amout of water to the powder for getting a thick paste. stuff this paste to the brinjal. Take a non stick pan and add 2 tsp of oil and place the stuffed brinjal in it, sprinkle 1/2 tsp of salt then cover with a lid and cook on low flame.Fry it for 20 min and in keep turning the sides of the brinjal in between. make sure it is fried on all four sides.

Green spinach with white Gram

Let me confess here one thing that i always used to like tasty food and would never ever think about its nutrious facts, which i now realise was wrong. It was only after i came to the US that i even started thinking about healthy food(green veg, salads, etc etc)..
My husband would always say try cooking spinach, but it was a big No No for me..


I am now slowly trying to cook more of green veggies and eat healthy


So, This spinach dish was my first try it came out very well..Really tasty
Try it!!

Ingredients:
1) One bunch of fresh spinach
2) Half a cup of grated coconut
3)1/4th cup of split while gram(urad dal)
4)2 cloves of ginger
5)2 tsp cooking oil
6) salt
7) 1/2 tsp cumin powder
8)1tsp Chilli paste..This one you will get in chinese store.. i specially recommend to use this because this has a uniqe sour taste..
If you dont fine it then try mixing 1/2 tsp of lime juice to our normal chilli paste..will do the job

Preparation:
Clean spinach and chop them. Heat oil in a pan , add the split gram and keep the flame on low.
Fry until the gram turns light golden coloured, then add grated coconut and saute of half a minute. Then add chopped spinach and grated garlic..saute of 2 minutes. Add chilli paste(mixed with lime juice), salt and cumin powder. Do not cover it, keep stirring it occationally . cook till all the water has escaped and the dish is dry.

Aloo(potato) Kasa kasa Fry..

This dish is known as aloo posto in West bengal..

You can make this dry or with semi gravy..I am

making here the dry version of it, goes well with

chappatties

Ingredients:

1) 250 gm of potato

(peel and sliced into cubes)

2) 2 onions chopped

3) salt and a pinch of turmeric powder

4) 2 tbsp poppy seeds or khas khas.

5) 2 green chillis chopped

6) cooking oil

Prepearation:

Keep the sliced potatos in water so that their colour doesnt

change.Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan add potatos to it cover it with a

lid and stirr occationally. Add salt and turmeric and keep frying at low flame.

when potatos are half done add onion and chilli. Use a non stick pan so that potatos

do not stick to bottom. when potatos are cooked properly add poppy seeds and

fry till the dish gains a slight golden colour.