Saturday, February 11, 2012

Gobi manchurian dry/ Gobi manchurian/ Cauliflower manchurian



INGREDIENTS
1. Cauliflower medium size chopped- 1
2. Maida- 3tbsps
3. Corn flour- 5tbsps
4. Rice flour- 1tbsp
5. Ginger, garlic and green chilly paste- 2tbsps
6. Ginger chopped finely- 2tbsps
7. Garlic cloves chopped
8. Green chilies chopped finely- 2
9. Red chilly powder- 2tbsps
10. Tomato sauce- 1tbsp
11. Soya sauce- 2tsps
12. Chilly sauce- 1tbsp
13. Vinegar- 1tsp
14. Salt to taste
15. Oil
16. Orange food colour(optional)
17. Onions chopped finely- 1

INITIAL PREPARATION
1. Initially soak the chopped cauliflower in water and add a tsp of salt to it and cook for 5mins.
2. Now take a vessel and add maida flour, rice flour, corn flour, ginger garlic chilly paste ,food colour, salt and little water to it and mix thoroughly.
3. Now add chopped cauliflower to it and now fry them in the oil till it turns brown and keep it aside.

METHOD
1. Now heat the oil in a pan and add chopped garlic, chillies and chopped onions and cook till it turns transparent.
2. Now add tomato sauce, chilly sauce, soya sauce, chilly powder, vinegar and salt to it and cook for 5mins.
3. Finally add cooked cauliflower to it and fry it in a high flame for 2mins.
4. Serve hot and it will be very tasty.

Veg Noodles



INGREDENTS
1. Plain noodles- 3 (single packets)
2. Cabbage grated- 2cups
3. Carrots garted- 1cup
4. Green chilies silted- 3
5. Capsicum grated- 1cup(optional)
6. Pepper- 2tbsps
7. Red chilly powder- 2tbsps
8. Spring onions- 2tbsps
9. Salt to taste
10. Oil- 2tbsps

METHOD
1. Initially take 6 cups of water in a vessels heat it till you get bubbles and now add noodles to it cook it by adding a tsp of salt to it and now remove the water from the vessel and add cool water to it and finally remove the noodles from that and keep it seperately.
2. Now heat oil in a pan and add all the veggies and fry till it is cooked.
3. Now add cooked noodles to it and add required amount of salt, pepper and chilli powder to it and fry for 5mins in a high flame.
4. Serve hot and enjoy

Brinjal curry/ Vankaya kura/ Katrika curry



INGREDIENTS
1. Brinjal chopped finely - 6 to 8
2. Tomatoes Chopped finely- 2
3. Onions chopped finely- 2
4. Green chilies- 4
5. Cloves of Garlic chopped finely- 3 to 4(optional)
6. Turmeric- 2tsps
7. Mustard- 1tsp
8. Cumin seeds- 2tsps
9. Red chilli powder- 2tbsps
10. Salt to taste
11. Oil- 2tbsps

METHOD
1. Initially heat oil in a pan and add mustard and after it splutters now add cumin seeds to it.
2. Now add chopped garlic cloves to it after few seconds add chopped onions and green chilies to it and let it cook till onions turn transparent.
3. Now add tomatoes and brinjal to it , let it cook for 10mins once you noticed that everything is cooked well now add some water, salt, tumeric and chilli powder to it and cook it for 10minutes and not turn it off.
4, Now serve hot with rotis or any rice.

NOTE: You can replace Okra/ Bendakaya/ Ladies finger  with brinjal and can prepare the same curry it will be very tasty.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Bread Upma

INGREDIENTS
1. Bread- 5 to 6
2. Onion finely chopped- 1
3. Green chilies silted- 3
4. Turmeric- a pinch
5. Mustard- 1tsp
6. Cumin seeds- 2tsps
7. urad dal- 1 tbsp
8. Chana dal- 1tbsp
9. Asafoetida- a pinch
10. Cilantro/ Kottimeera/ Coriander leaves- 1tbsp
11. Salt- to taste
12. Curd- 1tbsp
13. Oil- 2tbsps
14. Curry leaves- 1tbsp

METHOD
1. Initially soak the chopped bread by removing brown layer from it in curd and remain to few mins.
2. Fry oil in a pan and add mustard to it till it splutters and now add cumin seeds, urad dal and chana dal to it and fry it until it turns brown.
3. Now add chopped onions and chilies to it and fry it till the onions turn transparent.
4. Now add turmeric, salt and asafoetida to it.
5. now add soaked bread and cook for 5mins.
6. Finally garnish with cilantro and serve hot.

Curry leaves chutney/ karivepaku pachadi

INGREDIENTS
1. Curry leaves- 1 cup
2. Red chilles- 2 to 3
3. Urad dal- 1tbsp
4. Chana dal- 1tbsp
5. mustard- 1tsp
6. Cumin seeds- 2tsps
7. Asafoetida- a pinch
8. Jaggery grated- 2tsps
9. Tamarind water- 2tsps
10. Oil- 2tbsps
11. Salt to taste

METHOD
1. Fry little oil in a pan and add mustard seeds to it and after splutters add cumin seeds, urad dal, chana dal, red chilles and fry it till it turns brown.
2. Now take the fried things in to a bowl from the pan.
3. Now add lttle oil to the pan heat it and add curry leaves to that and fry it till the raw smell of the leaves is gone.
4.Now grind all the fried items with out adding curry leaves to that.
5. Now add cuury leaves, salt, jaggery and tamarind water to that paste by adding some water.
6. Finally add asafoetida to it and serve with rotis and any rice.