Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Sauted Vegetables n Tofu in Jade Gravey

Ingredients:
7-8 mushrooms cut into 4
10-12 pieces of cubed Tofu
1 handfull of sweet corn
1/2 cup Peas
1 carrot diced
3-4 french bens chopped
1tsp ginger garlic paste
1 green chilli finely chopped
2 tsp Vinegar
1 tbsp corn flour (mixed into 1/2 cup water)
Water for consistency
1 1/2 tbsp oil
Salt to taste

How to make
Take 1 tsp oil in a wok and add the mushrooms. Add salt. Saute until cooked. take off flame and keep aside.
Take the remaining oil. Add green chilli and ginger garlic paste. saute for a minute. Add all the vegetables. You can also use capsicum, cauliflower, basil etc apart from those mentioned above.
Add salt and saute until half cooked. Add vinegar.
Add 2 cups water, salt and let it boil.Add mushrooms.
Add the corn flour mixture. mix well and bring to boil. you can add more cornflour to get it thicker.
sprinkle a pinch of ajinamoto (optional)



Serve hot with Steamed rice, fried rice etc...



Saturday, December 22, 2012

Mushroom Pakoda

Ingredients

1 Pack Mushroom
3 tbsp Gram Flour
1 1/2 tbsp Rice Flour
1 tsp ginger Garlic Paste
2 tsp red chilli sauce
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Juice of 1 lemon
Water for consistency
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry

How to make
Mix all ingredients together except Mushroom.
The batter should have the consistency of a Dosa Batter or even cake batter
Add the Mushrooms cut into 4 (or as required). Mix well
Let it set in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Deep fry...



Serve hot with Tomato Sauce 

Shaahi Paneer

Ingredients
Serves 4
4 medium onion roughly chopped
6 medium tomatoes roughly chopped
1 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 green chilli chopped
2/3 cup cashews
1/3 cup almond
1/3 cup raisins
2 apricot (optional)
1/2 capsicum diced
2 cups cubed paneer
Garam Masala
   1 inch cinnamon
   4 cardamom
   1 star anese
   1 tsp sauf  
   5 cloves
2 tbsp ghee + 1tsp
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste

How to Make
Take Ghee in a wok/Kadai. add the garam masalas, saute for a min,,,
Add Green chillies, Onion and Ginger-Garlic paste. Saute until onion is transparent.
Add the Cashews, almonds, raisins and apricot. saute until cashews start to brown.
Add the tomato, salt, turmeric powder. cook until oil separates.
Get it off from the flames and Let it cool.
Grind to paste.

Take a tsp of ghee, add capsicum and saute till soft.
Add the cubed paneer, saute for a minute.
Add the Masala paste, water for consistency.
Let it come to boil. Simmer for 5 minutes.



Serve Hot with Roti, Ghee Rice, or Jeera Rice...

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Tofu Mushroom Rice Noodles

Ingredients:
Serves 6
1 packet Rice Noodles
1 packet tofu
1 pack Button Mushroom (12-15 pieces)
1 capsicum diced
10-12 garlic cloves finely chopped
1 cup vegetable stock
1 tbsp oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1 Lemon

How to make:
Cook the rice noodles as per the instructions given in the pack,,, keep aside.
Take oil in a wok. Add garlic, saute for 2 minutes on low flame. Add the mushroom, salt and saute until mushrooms are cooked.
Add the tofu, pepper ad saute for another 2 minutes.
Add the noodles, vegetable stock and mix well.
cook on open flame till the stock evaporates. Add the diced capsicum in between.

Garnish with coriander and lemon juice before serving....

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Mango Pickle Chutney

This is the most easiest chutney and very very yummy.

Ingredients
3 pieces of whole mango which has been salted and stored for at least 2 years. Or you can use directly from the pickle.
1/2 cup grated coconut
1/2 green chilli
Water for consistency
Salt to taste

Seasoning
2 tsp coconut oil
6 cloves garlic roughly chopped
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp urad dal
1 dried red chilli

How to make
Grind together the coconut, green chilli and pickled mango. add salt and water IF REQUIRED.
Seasoning- take coconut oil. let it be hot, add the seasoning, let the garlic brown.
add to chutney.

serve with dosa, idli, or even rice.

Friday, November 2, 2012

Paneer Pattis stuffed with Cheese


Ingredients:
Paneer made from 1 ltr milk*
1 green chilli finely chopped
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 pinch turmeric powder
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
Mozerella cheese for filling-grated
gram flour for consistency
Salt to taste
Oil to fry

How to Make:

* How to make paneer: Boil milk, once boiled, keep on low flame and add a whole lemon, mix. Boil for 5 minutes after milk breaks. keep aside until it cools and then strain the water out.

Pattis:
mix together, Paneer, green chilli, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt.
add gram flour to bring the ingredients together.
roll into balls and flatten it in between your palm.
place grated cheese in between, make another pattis and place over the cheese. make sure it is sealed properly.
shallow fry on both sides until brown.




Sunday, October 28, 2012

Paneer Pattis

Ingredients:
Paneer made from 1 ltr milk*
1 onion (medium) finely chopped
1 green chilli finely chopped
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 pinch turmeric powder
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
gram flour if needed
Salt to taste
Oil to fry

How to Make:

* How to make paneer: Boil milk, once boiled, keep on low flame and add a whole lemon, mix. Boil for 5 minutes after milk breaks. keep aside until it cools and then strain the water out.

Pattis:
mix all ingredients except oil.
add gram flour only if needed, i.e. to bring the ingredients together.
roll into balls and flatten it in between your palm.
shallow fry on both sides until brown.



Serve with chutney and tomato sauce.