Aloo Dahi



Aloo Dahi

Ingredients:

Aloo- 500gms

Onion 1 pc (thinly chopped)

Curd / dahi- 1 cup

Whole Jeera- 1 tsp

Red chilly flakes-2pc

Ginger-garlic paste- 1 tsp

Haldi- 1tsp

Red chilly powder-1/4tsp

Black pepper- 1/4 tsp

Kitchen king masala- 1tbsp

Corriander / dhania powder- 1tsp

Green corriander/ dhania leaves- for grnishing

Oil- 4tbsp

Salt to taste.

Method:

• Cut Potato into medium sized cubes
• In a kadai add 2tbsp oil when oil get heated add jeera and red chilly falkes.
• When jeera spliters add aloo and salt, cook till golden brown.
• In another kadai add 2tbsp of oil and add onion when oil get heated.
• Add salt, ginger-garlic paste and fry.
• In a cup mix all masala with little water and add to the fried onion.
• Cook the masala on low flame till oil comes out.
• In a cup beat the curd with egg beater untill smooth paste.
• Add the curd stirring slowly.
• Add water as per the consitency you wish.
• Boil and cook for 5mins
• Dahi Aloo is ready to be served.
• Garnish with green corriander.
• Serve hot with roti/ paratha or steamed rice.

Cooking tips:

Add curd through a sieve and stir continously, it would not let the dahi splitter.

Veg Fried rice



Veg Fried Rice

Ingrdients

 

Rice (basmati long dana)- 1cup

Carrot- 1pc (thinly cut into 1cm length)

Cabbage- 1cup (finely chopped in length)

Beans- 200gms ( finely chopped diagonally)

Capsicum- 1pc( finely chopped)

Soya sauce- 2tbsp

Green Chily- 2-4 pc (finely chopped)

Aginomotto- 1tsp

Refined oil- 4tbsp

Salt to taste

 

Method:

 

Soak and drain rice and keep aside

Take a kadhai and add 2 tbsp oil, when oil get heated add rice and fry for few min.

In a another vessel boil 2cups of water with salt, add fried rice and cook.

Now in another kadai add 2tbsp of oil then add all vegetables and fry.

Add salt, and cook till vegetables are tender.

Add soya sauce and cooked rice.

Toss the rice well with all the vegetables till they get blended nicely.

Add ajinomotto and cover the lid for a min.

Your delicious vegetable fried rice is ready.

Serve it with paneer chilly or manchurian (check out my next blog for these reciepe)

 

Cooking tips

Ajinomotto adds chinese flavour to the dish, but as it is carcinogenic I usually avoid adding it. You can also avoid it if you are health conscious.

 

Baigan Fry

Baigan Fry

Ingredients:-

Small round brinjal- 250gms

Potato- 2small piece

Haldi- 1 tsp

Red chilly powder- 1/2 tsp

Dhaniya powder- 1tsp

Jeera powder- 1tsp

Garlic paste- 1tsp

Kitchen King- 1tsp

Amchur powder- 1/2tsp

Salt as per taste

Oil - 4tbsp

Method:

• Take a brinjal make 2 slits in plus shape.
• Cut potato into small square shape.
• In a bowl mix al the spices, salt and 2tbsp oil.
• Put this masala mix into the brinjal slits one by one.
• In a bowl put the masala brinjals , potato and the remaining masala mix.
• Marinate this for an hour.
• Now place a kadai on fire and add 2tbsp of oil.
• After oil is hot add all together the brinjals, potato and the masala mix.
• Put the lid and sim the gas.
• After 20 mins the brinjal and potato will be cooked take out and serve with roti/ paratha or rice and dal.

Cooking Tip

Don't use spatula while cooking this dish just toss the kadai if needed as it may break the brinjals.



Paushtik Paratha

Paushtik Paratha

This is most healthy and delicious paratha. You add green veggies like cabbage, beans, carrot etc which add nutrients, vitamins, minerals to the paratha along with carbohydrate. This makes it a complete food.
Try this easy and simple and I am sure your kids and family would definitely love it as my family love this.

 

Ingredients:

 

Wheat flour-1cup
Beans- 50gm (finely chopped)
Carrot -50gms (finely chopped/grated)
Cabbage- 1cup (finely chopped /grated)
Red Chilly powder- 1tsp
Black Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
Haldi- 1tsp
Oil- 5tbsp
Salt as per taste

Method:

• In a bowl mix wheat flour, salt, 2tsp oil, haldi, red chilly and black pepper powder.
• Now add all the chopped vegetables and water.
• Make soft dough.
• Take small ball and roll over it to make chappati.
• In a pan roast the chappati and add oil to make paratha.
• Your delicious Paushtik paratha is ready.
• Serve with tomato ketchup or tom-chi sauce.

Cooking Tip

This make ideal tiffin for kids just don't add red chilly powder and your kids will love it.

Malai Sandwich

Malai Sandwich

Ingredients:

Bread Slice- 8slice
Fresh Cream/ malai- 1cup
Onion- 1pc (thinly sliced)
Green Chilly- 1or 2 pc  (thinly cut)
Black pepper- 1tsp
Chat Masala- 1/2tsp
Butter- 2tsp
Salt as per taste.

Method:

• In a bowl mix cream, sliced onion, pepper, salt, green chilly, chat masala.
• Take a bread slice put cream mixture on one side and cover with other bread slice.
• Similarly prepare for all the bread sice.
• Grill the bread sandwich in the toaster or sandwich maker.
• Take out the sandwich rub butter over it and your malai sandwich is ready to be served.
• Serve this grilled sanwich with tomato& chilly sauce.

masoor dal with tori

Tori wale Dal

Ingredients

Red lentil (masoor dal) - 200gm
Tori-250gm
Onion-1large pc (thinly sliced)
Garlic paste-1/2 tsp
Whole Jeera-1/2 tsp
Red Chilly dry flakes-2pc
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Red Chilly Powder-1/2 tsp
Corriander Powder-1/2 tsp
Amchur Powder-1/4 tsp
Garam Masala Powder-1/2tsp
Oil-2tsp
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Peel tori and cut into 2-3 inch long thin piece 
2. Place cooker on gas add oil, when oil get heated add jeera and red chilly flakes.
3. Now add thinly sliced onion and fry.
4. Add garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, corriander powder, garam masala powder and amchur powder.
5. Fry all the masala using some water.
6. Now add daal and fry for few minutes then add tori and  fry.
7. Add water and salt.
8. Put the lid and simmer the gas and wait for 3 whistle
9. Open the lid and serve the dal with steamed rice or roti

Delicious Palak Paneer Kofta

Ingredients:

For Koftas:Crumbled(/grated) fresh paneer 50 gmsFinely chopped spinach 1 bunch 4 tbsp gram flour (besan) ½  tbsp chat masala
1 tbsp roasted cumin powder Salt to taste Oil for deep frying

For Gravy:

1 big onion paste 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste 2 pureed tomatoes 1/2 tbsp jeera 1 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder ½ tsp red chilly powder
½tsp garam masala powder 1 tbsp Oil Salt to taste

Method:

For Kofta's:

1. In a bowl take crushed paneer and add salt,  pinch of black pepper powder, pinch of roasted jeera powder and mix well. Roll it into small smooth balls..
2. Now take small portion of the spinach in your palm and stuff the paneer balls in it.
3. Then make round shape koftas out of it. This one is a bit tricky as spinach mixture is very loose and its a bit tough to handle it.
4. Finally deep fry these koftas in hot oil till they turn brown. Drain and set aside.
5. Heat oil in a wok, add jeera let it sputter  and then add onion paste and fry for some time till raw smell of onion goes away.
6. Add ginger garlic paste and sauté till it leaves oil.
7. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder, red chilly powder, kitchen king and sauté for some more time.
8. Then add pureed tomatoes & salt. Slowly add milk, stirring continuously and cook till done.
9. Add water as required to make a thick gravy.Add garam masala for aroma.

Serving:
First place kofta's in the dish and cut it into two halves a part attached. then add the gravy in the serving dish and place cut kofta over it. Serve hot.


Cooking Tips:

Fresh paneer can be made from milk- take 1/2litre milk boil it and then add 1 lemon juice into it. Strain it into a soft cotton piece and place a hard substance over it for an hour.