Wednesday, 25 April 2012

More cup cakes...


Brinjal Gothsu


Ingredients:
Egg  – 5

To Grind:
  • Small Onion  -   10  (Or) Big Onion   -   1
  • Ginger   -   2  sticks
  • Garlic   -  7 pods
  • Coriander seeds   -  3 tspn
  • Cumin Seeds  -  1 1/2tspn
  • Red Chilli  -  2
  • Whole Pepper  – 1tspn
  • Fenugreek Seeds -  1/2 tspn
  • Curry Leaves  – 1string
  • Cinnamon  -  2
  • Cloves  -  2
  • Fennel Seeds  -  1/2tspn
  • Coconut  Powder   -  4 tspn
For Seasoning:
  • Mustard Seeds  -  1/2tspn
  • Curry leaves  -  few
  • Coriander leaves  -  2 string
  • Tomato  -  1
Recipe:
  1. Dry fry each ingredient separately which is listed under  grind  section above .
  2. Heat oil in a pan. Add Onion, Ginger and garlic and fry them for 3 minutes.
  3. Hard boil Egg and keep it aside.
  4. Grind  the fried ingredients very nicely.
  5. Heat oil in a pan.Add  Seasoning Ingredients one by one.
  6. Then add tomato and saute well.
  7. Then  and grounded  masala,  fry it for another 2 minutes.
  8. Now add required amount of salt and water.Cover the pan with a lid  and cook till the gravy is little thick.
  9. Slit the two sides of egg and put it into the gravy. Dont break the egg.
  10. Do the same for all remaining eggs and keept it in low flame for another 5 minutes.

Thursday, 19 January 2012

Vendaikkai puli kulambu


Ingredients 
  • Ladies Finger : 15-20  
  • Fenugreek Seed : 1 tbsp
  • Red Chili : 2
  • Onion : 1/2
  • Tomato : 1
  • Turmeric : 1 tbsp
  • Aachi Kulambu Milagai Powder : 1 tbsp
  • Tamarind : 1 lemon Size
  • Curry Leaves
  • Sesame Oil 
  • Mustard


To Grind
  • Coriander Seed  : 3/4 tbsp
  • Cumin Seed : 1/2 tbsp
  • Pepper : 3
  • Red Chili : 2
  • Garlic : 2 pods
  • Curry Leaves    
  • Onion : 1/4
  • Coconut  : 3 tbsp

Method of preparation
  • Extract pulp from tamarind.
  • Fry the items in the 'To grind' section in little oil and allow it to cool down.
  • Grind them to a fine paste.
  • Finely chop onions and tomatoes.
    Add oil in a pan and fry ladies finger for about 5 minutes and keep them aside.
  • Add mustard, fenugreek and once it splutters, add dried chilly, curry leaves and chopped onions to it.
  • Once golden brown, add tomatoes and when oil separates add ladies finger, salt and the ground paste together with turmeric, kulambu milagai powder, water and allow it to boil .
  • Finally add the tamarind pulp and boil till required consistency.







Semiya payasam


Ingredients
  • Semiya : 1 cup
  • Milk : 2 cups
  • Condensed milk : 4 tbsp
  • Sugar : 3/4 cup
  • Raisins
  • Cashews 
  • Ghee 
  • Cardamom pods : 3 crushed
Method of preparation
  • Dry roast the semiya till golden brown and set aside.
  • In a thick bottom pan add water and milk in the ratio 1:2 along with cardamom pods and bring it to boil .
  • Add Semiya to it and stir continuously till semiya is soft and cooked well.
  • Add sugar, condensed milk and stir for a while till the semiya absorbs the sweetness
  • Add the remaining 1 cup milk and boil well for few more minutes. Set this aside
  • Fry cashews and raisins in ghee and add this to the payasam and serve warm.

Chane Jaisalmer ke

Ingredients
  • Kala Channa : 1 cup
  • Yogurt : 1 1/2 cup
  • Besan flour : 1 tbsp
  • Green chillies : 4 
  • Turmeric powder :1 tbsp
  • Red chilly powder : 1 tbsp
  • Coriander powder : 1 tbsp
  • Garam masala powder : 1/2 tbsp
  • Chat masala : 3/4 tbsp
  • Cinnamon : 1"
  • Cloves : 4
  • Cardamom : 3
  • Cumin seeds : 1 tbsp
  • Salt
  • Asafoetida  : a pinch
  • Ghee 
  • Onions
  • Chopped coriander leaves 

Method of preparation
  • Wash and soak Channa for over night in enough water.
  • Pressure cook them for about 3 whistles and mash them slightly.
  • Whisk the yogurt for a smooth texture and add besan flour, chilly powder, garam masala, chat masala, coriander powder, slit green chilly, asafoetida and mix well so that there are no lumps of any masala.
  • Heat ghee in a pan and add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and cumin seeds when they begin to change the colour add yogurt mixture, salt mix well.
  • To this add mashed Channa and 1/2 cup water if required and bring to a full boil and cook for 5 more minutes.
  • Remove from heat,garnish with coriander leave and sliced onion.

Gotsu

Ingredients
  • Brinjal :1
  • Moong Dal : 1/ 4 cup
  • Onions : 1
  • Tomato : 2
  • Green chilly : 3-4
  • Garlic : 2 pods
  • Hing : a  pinch
  • Turmeric powder : a pinch
  • Chili powder : ¼ tbsp
  • Mustered seeds : 1 tbsp
  • Curry leaves
  • Salt
  • Oil


Method of preparation 
  • Pressure cook moong Dal with turmeric, hing and garlic.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add mustard and curry leaves. Once they splatter, add finely chopped onions and saute them for few minutes.
  • To it add tomatoes and fry them till oil starts to separate from them.
  • Cut brinjal into small cubes and add them to this along with salt and red chilly powder.
  • Add little water for the brinjal to cook so that they should be mushy.
  • Once done, pour the Dal over this and cook for about 5 minutes.
  • Finally garnish it with some coriander leaves and serve hot.


Paruppu payasam


Ingredients
  • Green Gram Dal  : 1 cup
  • Jaggery powdered : 1 cup
  • Coconut Milk – ½ cup
  • Shredded coconut : 3 tbsp
  • Cardamom powder : ½ tbsp
  • Cashew Nuts : 5 - 6
  • Ghee


Methods of preparation
  • Dry roast the green gram dal until slightly brown.
  • Pressure cook the dal adding water in the ratio 1 : 2 for about 3 whistles.
  • Prepare the sweet syrup by adding ½ a cup of water to jaggery on a low flame and once it melts completely, add teh remaining water and bring it to boil.
  • Pour this over the cooked and mashed dal and stir for a while.
  • Add coconut milk and let it be on a low flame for couple of minutes.
  • Fry cashews in ghee along with shredded coconut ( optional ) and cardamom powder and add it to the payasam.