Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Paav-Bhaji

Ingredients:
  • 2 Large potatoes 
  •  1/2 Cup boiled green peas 
  • 1/2 cup Capsicums and carrots
  • 2 Large chopped onions 
  •  1 Large chopped tomato 
  • Salt     to taste
  • Chilli powder   1tsp
  •  2 tbsps garlic 
  •  5 tbsps butter 
  •  Salt to taste 
  • 4 Paavs
  • Chopped cilantro  fist full
  • Onion rings  and lemon slices
Method:
  1. Cut all the vegetables(except tomato) into small pieces and cook them in a cooker for 2 whistles.
  2. Fry onions in melted butter.
  3. Add cooked vegetables and garlic and mix it well.
  4. Cook it till it turns tender
  5. Add some more butter,tomato,salt,chilli powder and cook it for 5 minutes and place aside.
  6. Place the Paavs on heated tawa and  spread butter on it.
  7. Cook it till it turns brown.
  8. Hot Paav Bhaji is ready.
  9.         Serve it with prepared curry with onion rings and lemon slices.

Green chutney or mint chutney

Ingredients:
  • Mint           1 bunch
  • Curd           1/4 cup
  • Cummin powder  pinch
  • Salt      to taste
  • Green chillies   4
Method:
  1. Grind together mint,cummin powder,salt and green chilies to a fine paste.
  2. Take it in to a bowl and add curd.Whisk it carefully.
  3. Green chutney is ready


Red chilli-Garlic chutney

Ingredients:
  • Red chillies           10
  • Ginger                   1"inch
  • Garlic                    5 to 6
  • Cummin seeds      1/2 tsp
  • Vinegar                1tsp
  • Soy sauce            1/2tsp
  • Oil                       1tsp
  • Salt                   to tatse
  • Tamarind paste 1/2tsp
Method:
  1. Boil the red chillies for 10mintues and gring them in to a fine paste with ginger,garlic,cummin seeds.
  2. Then heat the oil and add this paste to it and cook it.
  3. Finally add salt,so sauce,tamarind paste,vinegar and cook for another 2 to 3 mintues and let it cool.
  4. Store in a air tight bottle.

Papdi chaat

Ingredients:
•15 to 20 Papdi Crisp
• 2 medium Potatoes (boiled and chopped)
• 1/2 cup Sprouted Green Gram
• 1 1/2 cups Yogurt (whipped)
• 1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
• 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 1/4 cup Red Chilli-Garlic Chutney
• 1/4 cup Green Chutney
• 1/4 cup Sweet date Tamarind Chutney
• 1/2 tsp Chaat Masala
• 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander Leaves
• Sev as required
Chutney's can be seen under the label "chutney"
Method:
  1. Whip the yogurt till smooth and add salt and sugar to it and mix well. Refrigerate.
  2. On a plate, arrange the papdis and place potato slices on each papdi.
  3. Top it up with boiled sprouted green gram, red chilli-garlic chutney, green chutney and sweet tamarind chutney.
  4. Sprinkle cumin powder, chaat masala, red chilli powder and salt and chilled yogurt over the papdis.
  5. Add sweet tamarind chutney, red chilli-garlic chutney, coriander leaves, sev and serve.

Corn Chaat

Ingredients:
  • 2 large hard-boiled Potatoes (cubed) 
  • 1 cup boiled corn 
  • 1 tbsp Butter 
  • 1 large Green Chilli (sliced) 
  • 1 tsp Sugar 
  • Salt (to taste) 
  • 3 tbsp fresh Lemon Juice 
  • ¾ cup plain Sour Yogurt 
  • 3 tbsp Onion (finely chopped) 
  • 1½ tbsp fresh Cilantro (finely chopped)
  • 1/2 tbsp Chaat masala  
Method:
  1. Blend yogurt with ½ cup water until smooth. Set aside.
  2. Heat butter in the same frying pan and fry potato cubes and green chilli, until brown, on high heat.
  3. Add boiled corn, salt, and sugar. Stir for 15-20 seconds and remove from heat.
  4. Drizzle lemon juice and toss well.
  5. Transfer the mixture into serving bowls.
  6. Add 2-3 tbsp yogurt on each bowl and garnish with onion and cilantro.
  7. Sprinkle chaat masala and serve.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Prawns fry with coconut

Ingredients:
  • Prawns             1/2 pound
  • Onion chopped  1/2 cup
  • Green chillies       2
  • Red chillies          2
  • Ginger garlic chopped finely  2spoons
  • Cloves       2
  • Cardamom  1
  • Turmeric powder  pinch
  • Salt      to taste
  • Chilli powder   1tsp
  • Dhaniya powder  1/2 tsp
  • Cummin powder   pinch
  • Garam masala   1tsp
  • Coconut shredded  1/2 cup
  • Cilantro chopped   Fist full
  • Butter           1/2 stick


Method:
  1. Place a pan and heat the butter,then add cleaned prawns and fry them by adding pinch of salt and turmeric.
  2. After frying place them aside and add chopped ginger,garlic,cloves,cardamom and fry them,then add green chillies chopped,red chilles and then chopped onions.
  3. Let it fry for a while and then add salt to taste,chilli powder,cummin powder,dhaniya powder and garam masala.Stir it and let it fry for few seconds and add fried prawns to it and cook it again for 5mintues on a medium flame by stirring it continuously.
  4. Switch off the flame and add the shredded coconut and cilantro.Turn once and serve it.