Thursday, May 14, 2009

Masala batura

1 cup wheat flour
1 cup Maida
3 tsp. curd
1 tsp. ghee
1tsp.cooking soda
1 tsp. sugar
½ hot water
2 green chillies finely chopped
2 tsps. Diced onions
2 tsps chopped coriander leaves
1 tsp. garam masala
Oil for deep frying.
Method
Mix all the ingredients to stiff dough. Keep overnight wrapped in a damp cloth.
Divide into convenient portions and roll to and deep fry.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Coorgi roti.

Ingredients
2 cups of rice flour
1 ½ cup cooked rice (very soft)
1 ½ tsp. salt
water qs.
Method
Sieve the rice flour and salt.
Blend cooked rice with 2tsp. water in a blender.
Mix the two and knead to pliable dough.
Divide to convenient portion roll out thin rotis
Roast both sides on a heated pan brushing it with either oil or ghee.

Methi thalipeet(gujrati methi)

2 cups wheat flour
1 cup jowar flour
2 cups finely chopped methi
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp. coriander powder
1tsp salt
½ tsp turmeric
oil to grease the tava.
Mix all the ingredients with water to make pliable dough,
Divide it into convenient portions.
Heat a tawa, pour a tsp of oil and pat the dough like a roti (dampen your palms sothat the patting will be comfortable ) toast on both sides.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Bhindi sabzi.

ingredients.
½ bhindi
½ tsp. ginger paste
½ tsp garlic paste
2 tsp. Redchilli
3 tomatoes diced
bunch of coriander leaves
salt to taste.
Method:
Cut the bhindi to a 1” length.
In a kadai(wok) pour some oil, when it warms
Add ginger and garlic paste, fry till aroma arises.
Add tomatoes and sauté, a minute
Add the cut Bhindi, coriander leaves and redchillies.
Add salt to taste and cook on low flame till done.

Friday, May 8, 2009

Vegetable kurma.

Ingredients.
100gms carrot
100 gms beans
small cauliflower
small cabbage
100 gms peas
100 gms tomatoes.
Grind to paste
1”cinnamon
2 cloves
2 cardamom
1 tsp ginger
2 pods of garlic
½ a coconut
10 green chillies
tomato
Method
Wash vegetables and cook.
Grind the spices to a fine paste
Mix with cooked vegetables
Garnish with sautéed onions and coriander.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Daal palak

ingredients
½ cup thuvar dhal
2 bunches of paalak
4 green chillies
3 tomatoes
1 bulb garlic
1 tsp jeera.
method:
Chop the paalak, tomatoes fine and slice green chillies,
Wash the thuvar dhal, add the chopped veggies and pressure cook.
In a pan sauté the garlic, with a spoon of jeera.
Add the cooked mixture after mashing it well .
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.