Posted on 23 February 2010 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Cauliflower – 1 medium
- Boiled Green peas – 1/2 a cup (optional)
- Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
- Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp
- Oil – 1 tablespoon
- Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
- Salt to taste
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Posted on 02 November 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Chopped keerai(Any)‐ 3 cups
- Milk‐ ½ cup
- Cumin seeds‐ ½ tsp
- Green chilli‐1
- Tamarind‐ a lime size
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Posted on 08 September 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Carrot – 1/4 kg
- Onion – 1 big (chopped)
- green chillies – 2 or 3
- Grated Coconut – 1/2 cup
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
- Curry Leaves Few
- Urad dal – 1 tsp
- Oil
- Salt
Method:
- Peel and grate the carrots in a big grater.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Splutter the mustard seeds and urad dal.
- Add curry leaves. Add onion and green chillies and saute till the onions become translucent.
- Add the carrot and salt and bring to boil for some time.if necessary add some water and cook for about 2 min.
- Then Add the grated coconut and mix well.
- Serve hot with rice
Posted on 05 August 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Fresh Greens – 2 cups (washed and chopped),
- Toor dal – 1 cup,
- Onion – 2 (Finely chopped),
- Toamto – 1 (Finely chopped),
- Red dry chilly – 2 ,
- Asefeotida powder – 1/2 tsp,
- Mustard seeds – 1 tsp,
- Cumin seeds – 1 tsp,
- Turmeric powder – 1 tsp,
- Red chilly powder – 1 tsp (as per taste),
- Grated coconut – 1/2 cup,
- Salt – as per taste,
- Oil – for frying.
Method:
- Grind together grated coconut and 1/2 tsp cumin seeds in to fine paste.
- Heat oil in pressure cooker, add the mustard seeds, remaining cumin seeds and saute till splatter.
- Add the onions, dry chilly, asefeotida and saute till transparent.
- Now add the tomatoes and saute for 2 mins. Add the dal and saute a min.
- Put the greens, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, salt and saute. Add water till the greens sink and close the lid.
- Put in high flame and cook for 2 whistles, simmer and cook for 1 whistle.
- After done, open the lid and adjust the taste and add the coconut paste and boil for 2mins till the curry consistency.
- Serve with hot with plain rice or chapathi
- I am Sending this Recipe To” Viki’s Side Dish for Chapathi” Event
Posted on 31 July 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- 1 can organic chickpeas, drained
- 1/4 cup salted cashews
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp paprika(Red chilli powder)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp chili pepper
- 1/2 tsp onion or garlic powder
- 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- optional: 1 tbsp lemon juice for moister chickpeas with a zesty flavor.
Method:
- Drain chickpeas very well.
- In a Pan, add 1 Tbsp oil and turn heat on high.
- Add half the portion of chickpeas and coat well in oil.
- Allow chickpeas to toast to brown. Toss a bit and let toast again.
- Add in additional oil and chickpeas. Toss well.
- Shake pan and toast outside of chickpeas a bit more.
- When the chickpeas have some nice brown edges, add in the remaining ingredients (except the cashews)-add the agave first. Toss well. Then add in all the spices.
- Toss well-coating the chickpeas evenly with spices.
- Reduce heat to med-high and allow to cook through. A little more browning is a good thing.
- When the chickpeas look just about done-and have absorbed all the liquid, add in the cashews. Toss cashews with chickpeas-they should soak up any remnant spices and moisture.
- Brown the chickpeas and cashews as much as you’d like. However, if the chickpeas start getting mushy-you know they are done. Try to pull them from the heat before the much occurs though.
- Let cool slightly before serving. Serve over salads or on their own.
Posted on 30 July 2009 by Sarmila
Ingredients:
- Sliced Mushrooms – 1 pack
- Ginger paste – 1 tsp
- Garlic paste – 1 tsp
- Onion – 1 no
- Tomato – 1 no
- Coriander powder – 4 tsp
- Masala powder – 4 tsp
- Chilly powder – 2 tsp
- Salt – 1 tsp
- Coriander leaves(optional) – 4 stems
Method:
- Wash mushrooms in warm water.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add ginger and garlic paste and stir, till brown.
- Add chopped onions and stir, till onions are cooked.
- Add coriander powder and
masala powder and stir, till the smell of masala powder comes out.
- Add one or two chopped tomatoes, chilly powder and stir well, till tomatoes blend well.
- Add mushrooms, cover the pan with a lid and cook on a low fame,
till mushroom is cooked.
- Secret to cooking mushroom well is that you should not cook mushroom in water. Mushroom, itself has a lot of fluid which comes out when heated up. Hence it gets cooked in its own fluid.
- Add water and salt as required and stir well, till everything blends.
Garnish with coriander leaves.