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Thursday, March 1, 2018

Dahi Vada(Perugu Vadalu)

March 01, 2018
Dahi Vada(Perugu Vadalu)
Ingredients:
1.urad dal 1 cup
2.Green chillies 2
3.onion 1
4. Ginger cut into small pieces.
5.  Oil for deep fry.
6. Curd( preferably home made
7. For seasoning(mustard, curry leaves,red chillies,jeera powder ,little oil)
8.salt to taste.
Procedure:To prepare dahi vada or peruguvada we have to prepare vada first.I prefer grinding urad dal in a food processor as it gives soft and crispy texture to the vada.After I get ready my vada batter I add green chillies,cut onion ,ginger pieces and I mix well.when my batter is almost ready I deep fry in oil until it cooks well.Take out in a tissue paper and soak just 2 mins in cold water, in this way Vada absorbs curd perfectly.Mean while get ready dahi mix,for this I take a small deep vessel and I mix 2 cups of curd till it is soft.Then add tadka(talimpu) to it.When my vada is almost done I take out and put it In a tissue for few secs then I slowly transfer to the dahi mix.Lastly I just sprinkle jeera powder on top of it.I refrigerate few hrs for getting very good taste.

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Vankai( Brinjal) Mutton Curry

March 01, 2018
Vankai( Brinjal) Mutton Curry
Ingredients:
1.Mutton 1lb(less than 1/2 kg around400gms)
2. Brinjal 4 to 5 count
3.Ginger& Garlic paste.
5. Chilli powder
6. Onion1 count,green chillies2to3
7.Garam masala 1 Tspn
8.oil and salt .
Preparation: we first marinate mutton with 1/2 spoon  of ginger garlic paste ,chilli powder,turmeric powder salt and add 1 spoon of oil.keep aside for half an hr then  transfer the mutton in a cooker just stir fry for 5 mins then add water to it.cook in a pressure cooker until 3 whistles( it depends upon the quality of mutton)some times it takes more time to cook the mutton.Make sure the mutton 80% cooked.
PROCEDURE:
1.Cut brinjal into big pieces and cut onions and green chilli.
2. Heat oil in a pan then add mustard seeds, green chillies and onions
3.when onions almost turn brown add ginger garlic paste.Fry for few mins then add brinjal pieces.
4.FRy few mins around 5 to 10 mins until brinjal is little soft.Then add cooked mutton to the pan.
5. Cook both brinjal and mutton and cover the lid for 10 mins until we see water oozes out frm curry.
6. Now add little chilli powder and fry well then we can add 1 to 2 glasses of water to the curry.I prefer adding the water which I used to cook mutton in the cooker this gives more tasty to the curry.
7. Cover with lid and cook for 10 to 15 mins.
8.Lastly I add 1 spoon of garam masala and cook for another 3 to 4 mins.Sprinkle some Coriander leaves on top of it.Serve hot with rice or roti.

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Parval Aloo Curry( Potols Potato Curry)

March 01, 2018
Parval Aloo Curry( Potols Potato Curry)
Parwal or potols is pretty famous vegetable in eastern part of India.This vegetable looks like Tindora but very different in taste.It can be prepared in many ways.My mom cooks parwal fry and parwal curry in a very easy methods.This is pretty common vegetable in orissa and bengal states of India.During my childhood days when were visiting grand parents home ( Bubaneswar)we used to eat this vegetable a lot.Coming to this today's recipe is little different version compared to what my mom used to cook.This is my husband's recipe which he learnt from my mother in law.Here goes enak and tasty parwal curry.





Ingredients:

  • paraval 1lb( nearly 1/2 kg)
  •  Aloo(potato) 3 to 4 count
  •  One big onion
  • Tomato 1 big
  • Ginger garlic paste 1 tspn
  • Jeera 1/2 tspn
  • chilli powder 1 tspn
  • Turmeric powder 1/4 tspn
  • Garam masala 1/4 tspn
  • coriander powder 1/2 tspn
  • cumin powder 1/4 tspn
  • Poppy seeds 1/2 tspn
  • 1 bay leaf
  • Mustard oil or vegetable oil 3 to 4 tbspns
  • Grated coconut 2 tbspn
  • salt to taste


Preparation
Make a paste of  one onion and  Blend tomato separately into fine paste.Get ready the paste with grated coconut,poppyseeds and keep aside.



Procedure:



  • Cut Paraval and  potato into big pieces and marinate with salt and turmeric powder just 2 to 3 mins. keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a pan just 2 to 3 tb spn of oil,when splutters  fry potato and parval pieces.This takes around 5 to 8 mins keep aside.
  • In the same pan,add little oil, bay leaf, jeera( 1/4 tspn) a pinch of sugar  then add onion paste.Fry few mins until the raw smell goes off.
  • Now add tomato paste,chilli powder,turmeric powder, coriander powder,cumin powder.Fry well until oil oozes out of the  masala.
  • Add fried potato and Parval pieces to this masala paste.Fry few mins then add 1 to 2 cups of water depends upon how much thick gravy we prefer.Finally add coconut poppyseeds paste.Then cover it until it is well cooked.
  • This takes around 15 to 20 mins.Now the curry is almost ready.Add very little garam  masala. cook few more mins. Enjoy  with rice or roti.




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Maida Butter Biscuits

March 01, 2018
Maida Butter Biscuits
Ingredients:
1.Maida 1 cup
2. Butter 1/3 cup ( less than 1/2 cup)
3.sugar1/2 cup
4.Vineela essence. 1 Tspn
5.Baking powder 1 Tspn and little bit baking soda( less than 1/2 Tspn )
Before baking 

Procedure:
After baking

1.Take a bowl mix maida baking powder and baking soda to it.
2.In another bowl cream the sugar and butter.
3.By adding sugar and butter cream to the bowl prepare a tight dough as we do for chapathis.
4.we can add more butter if the consistency of dough is too hard.
5.Make small round balls and press each one into flat circles with less pressure.
6.Arrange it in a baking tray with aluminum foil on it and grease it  with oil.
7. Pre heat the panggangan to 325 Fand bake it around 25 to 30 mins.
8.we can observe the cookies almost changing the color.
9. When they are done.Take out from the panggangan and cool it of.Enjoy the taste of lezat butter cookies.

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Tutti Frutti Cake

March 01, 2018
Tutti Frutti Cake
Tutti frutti cake is one of the delicious cake I have ever made.I still remember eating this cake in my childhood. In India tutti-frutti refers to candied raw papaya.Tutti frutti is available in red green and nice colors. These are also used in cookies ,ice creams and lot of desserts.Actually I always bake this cake during Christmas time.we all love the flavour of tutti frutti in the cake.Coming to the recipe it is easily made with all purpose flour,sugar,eggs ,tuttifrutti  vanilla essence. Here is the recipe below.





Ingredients :

  •  Maida(all purpose flour)2cups
  •  Sugar 11/2 cup( one cup + half cup) you may reduce to 1 1/4 cup )
  • Tutti frutti 1/2cup
  •  Eggs 2
  •  Butter 1/2cup
  •  Baking powder 2Tspns and baking soda 1/2tspn
  •  Fruit essence or vanilla essence 2tspn
  • milk  1/2 cup(low fat milk)


Procedure:

  • Pre heat the panggangan 350 F(175C)
  •  Grease the baking tray with oil or butter.
  •  Take a large bowl mix maida butter,baking soda and baking powder
  •  In another bowl cream the butter and sugar till smooth.
  •  Beat a egg in a bowl add essence and mix it well.
  • slowly add butter and sugar cream, egg mix to the bowl
  •  Mix it well unti it is smooth.
  • Take tutti frutti in a plate coat with all purpose flour.(1/4 tspn),add to the cake batter.( Leave few tutti frutti to sprinkle on top)
  • Pour the batter in the baking container.
  •  Lastly we can add remaining tutti frutti on top.
  •  When panggangan reaches the temperature keep the container inside.Bake it at 350F.
  •  It takes around 45 to 50 mins for complete baking.you can check with tooth pick inserted in it.when it comes out clean then it is almost done.  when it cools down,you can cut into pieces.Yummy cake is ready.


NOTE: Some times time varies with  different panggangan capacities.It may take 5 to 10 mins more or less time.Check out with tooth pick,the best way I follow.








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Mutter(Peas) Paneer

March 01, 2018
Mutter(Peas) Paneer
Ingredients:
1.paneer1lb(220 g)
2.green peas 1cup
3.one large onion
4. Ginger&garlic paste 1tspn
5.chilli powder 1tspn
6.Daniya powder1 tspn, jeera powder 1/2 tspn
7.one tomato make it into fine paste
8.whole garam masala (lavang,dalchin,cardamom each 3 count)
9. One Tspn of fresh cream.(optional)
Preparation:Grind onion into fine paste. Then grind tomato into fine paste.
Procedure:

1.Heat oil in a pan.Stir fry frozen fried paneer for 2 to 3 mins.
2.Remove the paneer from the pan then add whole garam masala to the oil.
3.Now add onion paste to the pan fry fry until oil oozes out from the pan.
4.Add ginger garlic paste fry few more mins,then add tomato paste or store bought tomato purée to the pan.
5.Fry until raw tomato smell disappears.
6.We now add Daniya,jeera,chilli powder,little bit garam masala to the pan.Fry few mins..This takes around 4to 5 mins.
7.Its now time to add green peas to the pan, mix it well then Add 1 or 2 cups of water to the pan.
8. I usually add frozen peas, so I prefer adding after the gravy cooks well.
9.When the gravy is almost boiling add fried paneer cook for 5 to 10 mins.Now we can add fresh cream to the curry(optional)
10.Curry is ready now. Sprinkle some coriander leaves on top of it.serve with rice or roti. 
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