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• Quick beans

  Date: 2012.01.17 | Category: General | Response: 0

  beans and Cabbage Recipes
  ingredients: – :- 200grams beans, 1 green chilly, 1 table spoon oil, 1 pinch mustard, 1 pinch urad dal, few curry leaves, 1/4 cup shredded coconut, 1 small onion and salt to taste.
  Preparation time : – 10 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: -Chop the onion and chilly into tiny pieces. Cut the beans into small pieces. Take a frying pan and pour the oil and bring to heat. Add the urad dal and mustard and let it crackle. Then add the chilly, curry leaves and let it crackle too. Add the onions and sauté till the onions turn soft and then put the beans in. Sauté at regular intervals and sprinkle a little water and keep cooking. After the beans are nearly cooked add the salt and sauté. Finally, add the coconut and sauté and switch off the flame.
  Quick cabbage
  Ingredients : -200grams cabbage, 2 green chillies, 1 table spoon oil, 1 pinch mustard, 1 pinch urad dal, few curry leaves, 1/4 cup shredded coconut, 1 small onion and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 10 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE : -Chop the onion and chilly into tiny pieces. Grate the cabbage. Take a frying pan and pour the oil and bring to heat. Add the urad dal and mustard and let it crackle. Then add the chilly, curry leaves and let it crackle too. Add the onions and sauté till the onions turn soft and then put the cabbage in. Sauté at regular intervals and sprinkle a little water and keep cooking. After the cabbage is nearly cooked add the salt and sauté. Finally, add the coconut and sauté and switch off the flame.
  Brinjal fry
  Ingredients : – :- 1 big brinjal, 1 teaspoon turmeric, 2 teaspoons red chilly powder, oil to fry, 1 teaspoon corn flour powder and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 5 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE :Take a bowl of water and add 2 teaspoons of salt and stir well and keep it aside. Next cut the brinjal into thin circles. Put it in the saline solution. Brinjals tend to have worms and this solution will get all the worms out. Then drain all the water. Add the turmeric, red chilly powder and salt. Mix it well and let it marinate for a while. Just before frying the brinjal add the cornflower and mix it well. Take a frying pan pour some oil and then deep fry it until the crumbs become crunchy

• Channa snack

  Date: 2012.01.16 | Category: General | Response: 0

  recipes

  ingredients: – :- 200 grams black channa(chickpeas), 1 medium sized onion, 2 green chillies, 2 table spoons oil, 1 pinch mustard, 1 pinch urad dal, few curry leaves,1 teaspoon lemon juice and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 10 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: -Soak the channa for 5-6 hours. Boil the channa with a little salt and a pinch of cooking soda. Cut the onions and chilly into really tiny pieces. Take a frying pan and pour the oil and bring to heat. Add the urad dal and mustard and let it crackle. Then add the chilly, curry leaves and let it crackle. Add the onions and sauté till the onions turn soft and then add the channa. Add a little salt and sauté. Pour the lemon juice and serve.

  Sprouted green gram snack
  Ingredients : 1 cup whole green gram, 1 medium sized onion, 2 green chillies, 1 teaspoon lime juice, 1/2 teaspoon garam masala, 1 pinch turmeric, 1 pinch asafoetida,1 tablespoon chopped coriander, 1 tablespoon oil and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 15 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE : -Soak the green gram overnight. Put the green gram, water, salt and turmeric and cook in a pan on a low flame for 10 minutes. The gram must be cooked yet firm. Take another pan and pour the oil. Bring to heat and add the green chillies and let them crackle. Next put in the asafoetida powder and sauté briefly. Add the onions and sauté till they are soft and golden brown. Add the garam masala (hot spice mix), green gram and salt to taste. Mix well and sauté for a while. Put the coriander, simmer cover with a lid and cook for minute. Remove from flame, add the lime juice and garnish with coriander and serve.
  Bharatiya brussel sprouts
  Ingredients : – :-:- 8 brussel sprouts, 4 green chillies, 1/2 teaspoon urad dal, 1/2 teaspoon channa dal, 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds,2 tablespoons grated coconut, 1 tablespoon oil and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 15 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE :Wash the brussel sprouts and dry them nicely. Finely chop them and set aside. Finely chop the green chillies and set them aside too. Take a frying pan and pour the oil and bring to heat. Once the oil is very hot add the mustard seeds and let them crackle. Next put in the urad dal, channa dal and sauté till they turn a light brown. Then add the chillies and let them crackle. Put the finely cut brussel sprouts and fry for about ten minutes. Once its nice and soft add the salt and grated coconut stir once and remove from flame.

• Rajasthani Dahi Poppadoms

  Date: 2012.01.14 | Category: General | Response: 0

  indian cooking
  Ingredients : – 2 medium sized poppadoms, 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds, 1/2 teaspoon mustard, 1 pinch asafoetida, 1 pinch turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon red chilly powder, 1 teaspoon besan( gram flour), 1 teaspoon chopped coriander, 1 tablespoon curd(yoghurt), 1 tablespoon oil/ghee and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 5 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE: – Cut the poppadoms into little squares. Take frying pan and pour in the oil. Bring to heat and add the mustard and let it crackle. Add the cumin seeds next and sauté till they turn dark brown. Next add the asafoetida and turmeric powder and fry briefly. Pour the curd and add the red chilly powder and stir well. Cook for two minutes. Reduce the flame and mix the besan (gram flour). Stir well, pour water and add salt to taste. Let it boil. Once it’s boiling nicely add the poppadoms and the coriander. Simmer and cook till the mix becomes a nice thick paste
  Dahi sabzi
  Ingredients : – 100 grams mushroom, 100 grams carrots, 100 grams peas, 100 grams cauliflower, 100 grams potato,1/2 cup coriander,15 cardamoms, 3 garlic flakes, 1 inch ginger, 250ml curd, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 medium sized onions, 2 teaspoon coriander powder, 1 teaspoon turmeric,1/2 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon red chilly powder, 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder, 2 tablespoon ghee( clarified butter) and salt to taste.

  Preparation time : – 15 minutes Serves : – 2

  HOW TO PREPARE : – Finely chop the onions, ginger and garlic separately and set them aside. Cut all the vegetables into tiny pieces excluding the peas. Take a blender and add the curd, ginger, garlic and onions and blend to make a nice smooth paste. Now put in the lemon juice, pepper, salt and mix it. Add the turmeric, cinnamon powder, coriander powder, red chilly powder and blend it for 30 seconds. Put in 1/4 fresh coriander and blend till the aroma begins to rise. Next take a pan and pour the ghee and bring to heat. When the ghee begins bubbling add the blended ingredients. Powder the cardamoms and add it to the paste. Do not forget to stir at regular intervals. Add all the vegetables and stir slowly. Put the remaining coriander and cook till the vegetable become soft. To check if it’s cooked just press the vegetables with a spoon. If the spoon goes through turn of the flame and serve hot