Wednesday, June 22, 2011

PineApple's Chutney

Instructions
1. Cut pine apple to small pieces or you can use tinned pine apple.

2. Grate coconut and ginger.

3. Heat oil, add panch phoron and red chili and when splutters add pine apple pieces and cook for a minute. 4. Add sugar, salt, raisins, dry dates, juice of one lemon, ginger and half cup water or the pineapple juice if using tinned pineapple. Cook till thickens. Stir occasionally. 5. Cool and serve after meal.

Cauliflower with Peas Bhaji ( matar phulgobi )

Ingredients:
Cauliflower : one
Ground turmeric : 1/2 tsp
Cooking oil: 4 tsp
Salt to taste
Green peas : 1/2 cup
Panchforan / Cumin Seeds: 1tsp
Red whole chili: 2 nos 



Direction 

To make this cauliflower bhaji, take a medium-sized cauliflower and chop it into very small florets. The hard stem at the bottom has to be cut into tiny pieces. Cook 120 g (4 oz) of green peas and drain them. In the same oil, throw in a phoron of 3-4 dry red chilies, 1 teaspoon of whole cumin seeds and 2 bay leaves. After a couple of minutes, throw in the cauliflower. Stir once or twice, add a little salt and reduce to a medium heat. Sauté gently for three to four minutes, add the peas and simmer covered over a low heat until the florets are tender. Uncover, check for salt, adding if needed, turn the heat to high and stir until the vegetables are browned. Despite being dry, it tastes good with both rice and luchi(Puri).


Sukto (Mixed Vegatables Curry)

Ingredients:
3 Nos- Drum Sticks ( Cut in small Strips )
3 Nos- Parwals ( Peeled and then cut in small Strips )
2 Nos- Bitter Gourd ( Cut in small Strips )
2 Nos- Medium Size Potatoes (Peeled and then cut in small Strips )
1 Nos- Small Egg plantl ( Cut in small Strips )
1 No- Green Banana ( Cut in small Strips )
You can add more vegetables if you want
( All Vegetables should be of 2 Inch Length )
4 Tbsp- Oil
5 Nos- Medium Size Bari/Bori ( Sun Dried Small Pulse Cakes )
1 Tbsp- Ginger Paste
1 Tsp- Mustard Paste
1 Tsp- Red Chili Powder
1 Tsp- Salt ( To Taste )
½ Tsp- Turmeric Powder
2 Tbsp- Ghee
½ Tsp- Panch Phoran
1 Tsp- Roasted Panch Phoran
3 Tbsp- Milk
2 Tsp- Sugar


Direction 

Heat 3 Tbsp Oil and then fry the Boris in it and keep aside. Also fry the bitter gourd in it and keep aside. Add all the Vegetables in it one at a time and sauté all the Vegetables well in it. Let the Vegetables brown a bit in Color. Now add the Fried Boris  to it.  Add all the Spices to it and mix well. Add Water and let the vegetables simmer well and get cooked. Heat Ghee and add panch phoran in it. Let it splutter well and then pour this over the Vegetables. Add Sugar and Milk and mix well. Simmer well and when the vegetable is boiled properly, off the gas . Add roasted panchphoron powder and mix well . Cover it and keep that for 10 mins . Serve Hot with Rice. 

Khichdi

Ingredients:
Rice :100 gams
Moong dal :30 gams
Masur dal :30 gams
Cholar dal(Channa Daal):30 gams
Onion (large): 2 no.
Potatoes (small):2 no.
Coconut (2" piece):1 no.
Turmeric powder: 1 tsp.
Red chili powder: 1 tsp.
Cumin seeds: 1 tsp.
Garam masala: 1 tsp.
Garlic 6 cloves
Ginger 1 piece
Green chilies : 5-6 nos.
Ghee As required
Oil As required
Salt To taste


Direction 

Wash and soak the dal and rice, chop onion and green chilies finely.
Mince the coriander leaves, ginger and garlic. Peel the potatoes and cut into small cubes. Grind the coconut piece to a fine paste. Fry onions in a combination of 1 tablespoon ghee-1 tablespoon oil. When the onions are light brown add the minced garlic, ginger and green chilies.
Then add the garam masala together with the ground coconut. Fry for a while. Pour warm water . First add channa dal after 10 mins add moong dal and after 10 mins add masur and rice . Add water till it is about 2 inches above the level of the rice. If the water dries up, more warm water may be added. Add potato cubes and salt. When the water starts bubbling, lower the heat and simmer till rice and dal are cooked. Serve hot with Some Fry.


ROHU FISH KALIYA

Ingredients:
2 large steaks of Rohu Fish
3 teaspoons turmeric powder
3 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoon panchphoran
1 teaspoon cumin powder
2 teaspoons coriander powder
3/4 teaspoon chili powder
1 Tablespoon plain plain yogurt
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
oil for deep frying
3 medium sized potatoes
1 large onion, finely chopped
2" ginger root , peeled and grated
2-3 cloves of garlic, finely sliced
2 dried red chili


Direction 

Cut each fish steak into 4 quarters as evenly as possible. Wash and drain the fish and place in a bowl; rub the pieces with 2 teaspoons turmeric powder and one teaspoon of salt and let sit about 15-20 minutes. Heat the oil for deep frying in a small deep vessel . Deep fry the fish a few pieces at a time - 5 mins. each side and then set them aside. Peel the potatoes and cut each one into 4 long wedges. Wash the potatoes drain and set aside. Heat 6-8 tablespoons of the oil add red chili peppers into it and add the panchphoran. When the panchporan begins to sputter, reduce the heat to "low" and add the ginger and garlic and stir fry for 30 sec to a minute. Next add the onions and stir fry them on "medium" heat until they are soft and golden brown. Now reduce the heat to the lowest setting and add the remaining turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder and cumin powder stir fry for 2-3 mins. Raise the heat to "medium-high" and now add the potatoes. Stir fry for 5-6 minutes making sure they are evenly covered in all the spices. Add the yogurt and stir fry for another minute or two and then add water and bring it to boil. Cover the pan, reduce the heat to "low" and let it cook for 15 mins. Now add the fish and stir once. Cover and cook some more until the vegetables are done. Sprinkle the garam masala and take off from the heat. Serve hot with rice. 


Thursday, December 30, 2010

Sorshe Ilish (Hilsha Fish with Muster Seeds)

Ingredients:
- 6 pieces of Hilsha Fish
- 1 tsp muster seeds powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Chilly Powder
- 1 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- Crushed 1 tomato .
- 4-5 Green Chillies
- Salt (Acc to your test)
- Muster Oil

How To Prepare :

1. Clean all the Fish pieces and Marinate that pieces with turmeric powder and salt.

2. Heat muster oil in a pan then fried all the pieces of fish one by one.

3. In a bowl take crushed tomato , 2 green chillies in to small pieces , all fried fish pieces add together.
4. Add 1 tsp turmeric powder , 1 tsp cumin powder , 1 tsp coriander powder , 1 tsp chilly powder with mixed fish fries. Mix well.

5. Take another separate bowl , add muster powder and little bit water and 1 tsp mustered oil and mix together.
6. Now add muster seeds mix with Fish fries.
7. Marinate well for some times.
8. add little muster oil on the surface of a pan and heated that pan.
9. Keep whole fish mixture in that pan and high heat it for few seconds.
10. Finally Fish is ready and garnish it with 4 green chillies and Serve it with Hot Boiled Rice.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Sorshe Chingri(Shrimp with muster seed)

Ingredients:
-Chingri (shrimp) 100 gm
- Dhone pata (2 ati)(coriender leaf)
- Sorshe (1/2 tsp)(muster seedS)
- 1 tsp turmaric powder(Holud)
- 1 tsp chilly powder(lonkar guro)
- 1 tsp jira powder
- 1 tsp dhone powder(coriender powder)
- 2-3 green chilly(according to your test)
- 1 tsp salt(acc to your test)
- 1/2 cup mustered oil.
- 2 tomatoes.(crush it)

How to Prepare:
1. clean 100 gm shrimps properly.
2. merinate shrimp with crush tomatos,coriender leafs,turmaric powder,chilly powder, jira powder, coriender powder, and salt.
3. cut the green chillys into small pieces and add with that mixture.
4. Add 1 tsp master seed powder with little bit of water,and mixed it properly.
5. Add muster seed powder mixed with shrimp mixture.
6.Add musterd oil with this shrimp mixture.
7. Now merinate properly and leave it for few seconds.
8. After few seconds if you have MicroWave then use it,Keep the shrimp mixture inside the microwave and set the time almost 20 mints .
or
If you don't have microwave then used your fry pan.Put on your burner,keep that Pan.Mix a little bit oil at the surface of your pan .Then you keep your shrimp mixture and cover it.keep it over heat for 1 secs.Really a good smell is coming.
9. Now your Shrimp is ready to serve it.