Kadai Bhindi Masala...

Hi Friends :)

Hope you are all doing great...Enjoying life and of course making great meal everyday to feed your mind ,body and soul ...Weekend i had great time visiting nearby framers Market...Got lots of fresh Veggies and fruits...in other two days my in-laws are coming so i did end up buying lots of veggies for the coming week...i have lots of healthy new recipes coming up so please keep following me ;)...OK here i go with Yesterday's Specialty recipe Kadai Bhindi:)

Ingredients

Medium size Bhindis

1 large finely sliced onion

1 large tomato

3 cloves of Garlic

1 inch Ginger

1 Green chili

5 Almonds soaked for about an hour

1 Tsp Jeera

1 Tbsp Oil

For Stuffing

1 Tsp of Coriander powder

1 Tsp of Jeera powder

1 Tsp of Turmeric powder

1 Tsp Chili powder

Salt as per taste

Method

Wash,dry and slit Bhindis and fill in with all dry spices.

Next grind almond,some part of sliced onion ,tomato,green chili,ginger and garlic into a smooth paste

Heat Oil in a kadai and add jeera followed by bhindis.

Cover for a while and cook on low flame and toss bhindi for ever 5 mins until cooked on all sides.

Open Cook for a while until all steam evaporates.

Take out bhindis once done.

To same kadai add in sliced onion and fry till they are translucent.

Add in the Paste and cook till oil separates.

Later add  bhindis and cook till its well coated with masala 

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Note- I also used stem part of coriander leaves while grinding paste.Also if you want more of a creamy gravy consistency you can add some curd or cream.

  

Leftover Makeover...Kothu Paratha!!!

Today I made kothu paratha...We had some frozen/ ready-to-make wheat parathas leftover from our trip two long weekends ago. I usually don't buy frozen roti/ paratha, but my hubby got this to make our cooking easy. The pack contained some 20 parathas left uncooked and I wanted to get rid of them - what best dish than making kothu paratha...(Wah Wah!) 

This is a wholesome dish which is so versatile that any combination of veggies can be added to this along with eggs, leftover rotis/ chapatis and mix veg korma....i made veggie version sans egg for hubby but I should say - with egg tastes better than without.

Ingredients:

3-4 Leftover Parathas (Shredded to bits)
1 Cup of Veggie Mix (Capsicum, carrot, corn, broccoli)
1 finely sliced onion
1 green chilly slit
Few Mint leaves
Some Veggie korma
Coriander leaves to garnish


Method:

- Heat some oil in a big skillet and add the sliced onion and green chilly slits
- Saute Onion till they are translucent
- Add all the veggies along with korma
- Last add-in the paratha bits and toss it with the korma veggie mix
- Nicely mix all the Ingredients and serve hot with raitha of your choice

Note:  You can add eggs along with all other ingredients for some extra taste

Quinoa Beet Idli......

Hi Friends,

Today want to share this wonderful light healthy Quinoa Idli...This tastes similar to Rava Idli that we make...I added some Flax-seeds and Beetroot for some extra health benefits.Any combinations of greens and veggies can be added according to your liking.

Ingredients

1 Cup Coarsely grounded Quinoa
2 TBSP of Flax-seeds
2 TBSP of Semolina(Sooji)
1/2 Cup of grated Beetroot
1/2 Cup of Curd
Salt to taste
Grated Ginger
1 finely chopped Green Chilies
1 TSP of Eno

Method

Heat some oil and make tempering with mustard,ginger,green chilies and Asafoetida .

To this add grated Beet root coriander leaves.

Switch off flame add grounded Quinoa,flax seed and Sooji.

Let the Mixture cool.

To this add curd ,Salt and required water.

Let it rest for at least for half an hour.

Add Eno to the batter before steaming the Idlis.

Thanks!

Ada daa Adai...Dal chila (Dal Dosa)

Got some good Drumstick greens(murngai keerai)from the Indian store and tried out some unusual recipes..Made some kara kozambhu and remaining  i used for making Adai...and some i reserved for making ghee..for making ghee adding this greens at the end gives nice flavor.....The drumstick greens are slightly bitter with unique taste.The best part of Adai is no fermentation required. Adai can be made immediately after grinding the batter.These are rich source of iron too. Ok here i go with the recipe.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of Sprouted green mung beans or Urad dal

1/2 cup channa dal

1/2 cup masoor or toor dal

1/2 cup moon dal

1 Cup of Brown rice (Normal rice)

1/2 cup of Idli rice or Brown rice

1 inch of ginger

1 tsp of Jeera

4-5 dry red chilies

Method:

Soak all the Dal along with the rice over night( or at least 5 Hrs).

Grind Coarsely along with ginger and chilies and jeera.

Add the required salt to taste

Once the batter is ready Adai can be made by adding drumstick greens or onion or any other greens and veggies of your choice.

Note: This is a wholesome food which kids love to eat.The best condiment for this adai is jaggery and some mix veg Avial.

Dum Aloo Gobi for a change ;)

Hi Friends,

Its been a long time since i came here...but here i am...me kinda of little engaged with myself..trying to figure out what best i could do to keep my passion alive...was busy doing some courses related to financial education...kinda of still trying to educate my self on what and how how i could achieve my financial freedom...With so much encouragement from my fellow friends, I am here to post on this recipe that i made yesterday ....yeah Dum Aloo with gobi...slight variation to the normal dish i added gobi...Ok now with the recipe.

Ingredients-

2 cups of Baby potatoes or just normal potato cubes 
Some Gobi florets

salt to taste

1 tsp turmeric

3-4 cloves crushed

Pinch of Hing

2 Tbsp of oil

For Paste

3-4 byadgi or kaddi chillies for color

1 inch ginger

4-5 cloves of garlic

For Gravy

1 cup of thick curd

1 tsp of coriander powder

1 tsp of jeera powder

1 tsp of fennel powder

Method

Heat  oil in a kadai add crushed cloves ,hing and fry gobi and aloo till it gets a coat of golden color on both sides.

Remove the Gobi and aloo once done and add in the Chilli paste to the leftover oil.

Then add the curd beaten with all masalas.

Cook this till oil separates.

Then throw in the veggies and cover and slow cook for about 20 mins.

Garnish with some coriander leaves.

Chinese Dosa

Made Chinese Dosa (Spring Dosa) yesterday for dinner :).If you get bored with simple dosa sambar and chutney ,you can try these dosas..These are quite filling with lots of veggies and noodle stuffing ,which goes inside .The stuffing i made is with lots of veggies and little of noodles .Ok now with recipe.

Ingredients-

2-3 Spring onions
1 cup of broccoli florets
1 cup of grated carrots
1/2 cup Noodles
Olive oil
Soy sauce
Tomato sauce(Ketchup)
Chili- garlic sauce
Salt to taste

Method

- In a heated skillet add olive throw in the white part of spring onion.
-  After a little saute add the veggies and throw in boiled noodles with the sauces and seasoning.
- Garnish with green part of spring onion.
- Filling is ready to go.
-Spread the dosa batter on the tava 
-Add in some oil on the corners of dosa and a little in the middle of dosa.
- Now spread the filling from centre and scrap some extra batter on the dosa and cook it for a while with the filling till it gets brown from corners .
-Roll it and serve it hot with some extra noodles 

Note- I even add finely chopped tofu and other veggies like bell pepper and beans.Its upto you to add with whatever you have in hand.

Dosa batter made with 4 parts of Idili rice and 1 part of urad dal soaked for atleast 6 hrs and fermented for at least 8 hrs.

2014 here I Come....

Hey Friends!

Happy 2014 :)..Did you make any New year resolutions? well i made few and i will let you how i will make it there eventually...i was busy organizing our new home after a great long vacation last year...this year i have made up my mind to do something...yup a lucrative business...well, cooking is something i love to do...why not have fun and create lucrative business at same time.....i have been dreaming this all along ..i don't want this to be just in my dreams ,i want to make this into reality..I'am starting on my home catering business for small parties...friends in the vicinity please feel free to contact me .i can help you with some party food planning.

P.S- Friends!!! comment about what dish you expect to see on Menu.