Coconut Dal

Preparation Time : 20 min
Serving : 5

Ingredients :

Fresh Grated Raw Coconut - 1 Cup
Finely chopped Ginger - 2 tbsp
Finely Chopped Green Chilli - 3
Curry Leaves - 4-5
Oil - 2 tbsp

Cooking Time:

1)Prepare Coconut milk

      Grind the 1cup of grated coconut with 2cups of water.Blend it well.

2) Heat oil in a Thick Bottomed vessel add Green chillies,Curry leaves,Chopped Ginger wait till they pop up.

3) Add the Coconut milk and salt.

4) Boil the coconut milk (for about 3 min) or till it gets thickend.

5) Garnish with Coriander Leaves ....

Tips:

Maintain medium flame throughout the dish making :)

                                                    
                                                          Best Served with Aloo Parota
                                                                                   or
                                             Can be served with Roti/Masala Dosa/Steamed rice

Crispy Corn

Corn is a nutrition food. We can make Several recipes with corn with contains lots of Calcium . Here is one of  my recipie . People who doesnot taste the corn yet will enjoy this :)

                                                    Simple 4 step Recipe

Preparation time : 20 min
Serving - 4



Ingredients:

Corn - 2 cups
Flour (Maida,Corn,Rice flour ) - 1/2 cup each
Salt to taste
Zeera seeds - 1 tbsp
Red chilli powder - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 6-7


Cooking Time:

1) Pressure cook the Corn with a pinch of salt.

2) Mix the Flour(Maida,Corn/Starch,Rice ) ,Red chilli powder,Salt. in a bowl with sufficient water like a dough.(As shown in the figure below)

3) Heat oil in a vessel add corn nuggets and deep fry them.

4)Place them onto Tissue paper .Serve hot with Tomato Ketchup. 

Tips:

               We can Add Ginger-garlic paste in the dough to get more spiciness ....


                                                                          Have a Crunchy Byte :)

Bhendi Do Pyaaza /Okra Onion Curry

Preparation time : 20min
Servings :4

Ingredients:

Okra - 10-12
Onions - 6-7
Ginger -Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Red chilli powder - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Curry leaves - 4-5
Mustard seeds - 1/4tbsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tbsp
Oil - 5-6 tbsp

Cook time :

1) Cut the Okras into pieces let let them dry for about 1 hour.

2) Heat oil in vessel add mustard seeds,urad dal,Curry leaves,pinch of turmeric,Ginger-Garlic paste let them split.

3) Add Onions , dried okra (bhendi) to fry. (Onions should be more in content)

4) For seasoning add red chilli powder,Salt to taste. we can also add pinch of sugar (optional)

5) Cook till the Okra gets soft and fried.

Tips :
 
                If you want to do any kind of recipes with Bhendi , Cut them before an hour and let them dry so that they wont be sticky while cooking     

                                            
                                                 Dedicated to onion Lovers...........   :) 
             

         

Vegetable Dahi gravy

Preparation time : 20min
Serving : 4

Ingredients :

Potatoes -3
Carrot - 2
Chopped Capsicum -1 Big
Chopped Tomatoes - 3(large)
Chopped Onions -2 (large)
Green peas - 1/2 cup
Sliced Green chilli -2
Mustard seeds - 1/4tbsp
Zeera seeds - 1/4 tbsp
Urad dhal - 1/4tbsp
Yogurt/Curd - 1/4 cup
Red chilli powder - 1tbsp
Coriander leaves for Garnishing
Sugar - 1tbsp
Lemon jiuce- 1tbsp
Oil - 3 tbsp



Time to cook :

1) Pressure cook the potatoes,Green peas with a pinch of salt.

2) Heat oil in a vessel.Add mustard seeds, Zeera ,curry leaves,urad dal,Onions and fry them till they get transparent in color.

3) Add tomatoes,Green chilli,Capsicum, and fry them.Add 1tbsp of Red chilli powder,pinch of turmeric,1 tbsp of sugar.

4) Cook them until they get tender.

             
               Dish out and add Yogurt .Serve with coriander leaves :)

Tips:

Add Curd/Yogurt, 1 tbsp of lemon juice when we turn off the flame :)

                         
                               

                                    Can be served with Steamed rice/Roti/Pulka.   

Pav bhaji- Snack item

Preparation time : 30min
Servings - 5

Ingredients :

Pavs - 10
Potatoes - 1/2 kg
Tomatoes-5
Onions - 4 (Medium )
1/2 cup of Carrot,Gobi,Cabbage,Beans,Spring onions,Ghobi
Capsicum- 1cup
1 cup of green peas
Butter - 150gm
Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Ginger-garlic paste -1 tbsp
Pav Bhaji Garam Masala powder - 2 tbsp
Dhania -Zeera powder - 3tbps
Salt to taste
Garlic (optional) - 3-4 
Sugar - 1 tbsp
Lemon juice - 2tbsp



Time to cook :

1) Pressure cook the vegetables(Potatoes,Green peas,Gobhi,Cabbage,Carrot,Beans) with a 1 tbsp of salt.

2) Sqeeze the water from vegetable.Add a spoonfull of butter to the pan and add Zeera let them pop.

3) Add chopped onions,tomatoes,Capsicum,minced garlic and fry them till they get soft.Now add Ginger-Garlic paste ,Vegetables (Potatoes,Carrot,BeansGhobi).

4) Gently mash them add pinch of Salt,1 spoonfull of sugar,Red chilli powder, 2 spoons of Pav bhaji garam masala powder,half a spoon red chilli powder and fry them till the oil floats on the top.

5) Dish out the curry (Bhaji ) and add lemon juice to it.For seasoning add Spring onions.Its ready to serve with Pav.


For the Pav.

6) Split open the Pavs in the middle and apply butter inside.Place them on the pre-heated frying pan .When they golden brown color.Take off and serve hot with Bhaji...



 My way of serving is different:

     For extra taste place the curry in split open pavs cover it up with finely chopped onions,tomatoes,pinch of  salt(optional)
                   
                        Squeeze Lemon Juice on the top.

         
     I surely can say that the last touch(Lemon Juice) will take you into spicy and tangy world....