RED BELL PEPPER HALWA !!!!

My todays recipe is from the blog FLAVORS AND COLORS. Believe me i was not sure about the taste until i tried it.  It tasted just like carrot halwa & was awesome in taste.

INGREDIENTS:- 

Red bell pepper(capsicum), grated - 1/2 cup                            
milk - 1 cupsugar - 1/2 cupcardamom powder - 1/2 tspghee - 2tblsp

METHOD:-

1. Wash, clean, cut & deseed the capsicum. Grate it & squeeze the water out & keep it aside.
2. Heat ghee in a pan. Add grated capsicum & saute it for a minute
3. Now add the milk & bring it to a boil. Simmer the flame & continue cooking till the milk is reduced almost to a dry mixture.
4. Add sugar & mix it well. Keep stirring at intervals until all the water evaporates & the mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan.
5. Add the cardamom powder & mix it well.
6. Switch off the flame & garnish with the nuts of your choice.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

ALMOND VEGETABLES !!!!!

Its a chinese dish & i first tasted this dish at restura Ocean pearl, Udupi when we went to celebrate our son's 12th reults. I fell in love with dish as i like almonds, chinese cuisine & non spicy dishes very much. It looked very much easy to prepare at home for me. When i was searching for this recipe in google, i saw Master chef Sanjeev kapoor's recipe  & decided to try it. Ofcourse i skipped few veggies & added few veggies what i had in my fridge . & I added black pepper powder instead of white pepper powder , hence the colour :P 

INGREDIENTS:-

Almonds, blanched & peeled - 20
carrots, cut into round - 1 medium
babycorn, cut into round - 4-5
french beans, cut into 1 inch diamond shape - 4-6
green capsicum, cut into 1 inch 1 inch diamonds - 1 medium
butten mushrooms quartered - 6-8
cornflour/corn starch - 2 tblsp
oil - 2 tblsp
ginger , finely chopped - 1/2 inch piece
garlic, finely chopped - 3-4 cloves
onion, roughly chopped - 1 medium
vegetable stock - 2 cups
salt to taste
black/white pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
chilli flakes -1 tsp
fresh coriander leaves, chopped - 1 tblsp fpr garnishing

METHOD:-

1. Mix cornflour in 1/4 cup of water. Heat oil in a wok, add ginger, garlic & stir fry for half a minute.Add chilly flakes & fry for half minute. Add carrot, french beans, babycorn, mushrooms & stir fry for 2 minutes.
2. Add vegetable stock & bring it to a boil. Reduce heat & simmer for a couple of minutes. Add almonds, onion, capsicum, pepper powder, salt & mix well. 
3. Stir in the cornflour mixture & cook on high flame for about 2 minutes or until the sauce thickens, stirring occasionally. 
4. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves & serve hot.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))

Note :-

1. You can add other veggies like brocoli, cauliflower, paneer etc.
2. Instead of chilli flakes, u can use chilly oil too.
3. I skipped adding MSG in this recipe as it is not good for health.

VEG BUTTER GARLIC RICE !!!!!

I got this delicious recipe from my gorgeous & dear friend Mangala. She doesn't believe in clicking pics & posting them, but an ace cook & dedicates most of her time to her family which makes her ideal woman. This is a stomoch filing healthy & tasty  dish & perfect for lunch box/lunch/dinner/parties.

INGREDIENTS:-

Cooked basmathi rice- 1 cup
garlic chopped - 4 pods
spring oinions, chopped & white & greens seperated - 2
button mushrooms, chopped - 1 cup
Mixed bell peppers(to look colourful), chopped - 1 cup
byadgi chillies - 1 or 2( you can more just to get a little flavour)
salt to taste
butter - as required

METHOD:-

1. In a pan heat butter, add chopped garlic& fry until it becomes little reddish & then add chillies & fry for a minute or two.
2. Then add whites of onion & cook till transparent.
3. Then add chopped mushrooms & bell peppers & cook on medium flame till ust done(not too soft)
4. Add salt & mix well.
5. Now mix cooked basmathi rice & mix well on low flame for few minutes.
6. Garnish with spring onion greens & serve hot with gravy.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

CHILLY CHEESE TOAST !!!!!

My son was craving for this & i had mozzarella cheese lying in my fridge. So,, decided to try both grilled & tawa version. I liked grilled version very much & my son liked tawa version. What i felt is i should have added little oregano & few chilly flakes to the mixture.  You can serve it as starter or for evening snacks or for kids lunch box.

INGREDIENTS:-

Bread – 6 slices
Cheese – 100gm (I used mozzarella), grated
Green Chillies – 1 (thin long variety)
Green Capsicum – half
Italian Seasoning 1/2 tsp

Chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp

Butter - 2 cubes (i used salted amul butter cubes)
Salt – if needed

METHOD:-

1. Cut green chillies finely, chop the capsicum – set aside. 

2.Take grated cheese in a bowl and mix green chillies, italian seasoning , chilly flakes and capsicum with it.

(Quantity shown here is after applying mixture to 3 bread slices)

3. Take the bread slice and apply butter to both sides.

4. Now apply the cheese chilli mixture. 

HOW TO GRILL ?

 Meanwhile preheat oven at 200 deg C for 3mins and grill it at the same temperature for 11 mins.

Cut diagonally n serve wid tomato ketch up

TAWA METHOD:-

Heat tawa and apply butter to both sides of bread and toast bread slices from one side.

Now keep flame low and turn bread slices to another side & apply chilly cheese mixture.

Now close the lid and turn the flame off when cheese completely melts (it will take 5 mins on low flame).

Cut diagonally n serve wid tomato ketch up.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

NOTES:-

1. You can add one more green chilly minced to make it little spicy.

2. Or you can sprinkle oregano and chilly flakes while serving.

Vegetable Cooker Biriyani !!!!!!

My today's recipe VEGETABLE  COOKER BIRIYANI is from SWASTHI'S RECIPES. Easy to make & yummy to eat 👍

Ingredients (240 ml cup used)

1 ½ cup of basmathi rice (soaked for at least 10 mins)
1 potato cubed
1 carrot chopped
Fistful of green peas
1 onion sliced
1 tbsp. ginger garlic paste
Fistful of mint leavesCoriander leaves (optional)
1 to 2 green chili
1 tbsp. lemon juice (optional)
1 ½ to 2 tsp. Biryani Masala Powder (adjust to suit your taste)
2 ½ cups water or thin coconut milk2 to 3 tbsp.
Oilfried capsicum for garnish (optional)

Dry spices

1 bay leaf
4 green cardamoms
1 star anise
Two 1 inch cinnamon stick
6 cloves½ tsp. shahi jeera
Few pepper corn (optional)

For garnishing:

Few cashew nuts
Chopped mint & coriander leaves

How to make the recipe

Prepration

Soak rice for at least 10 minutes. Drain the water and set aside.Chop all the veggies and mint.

Making veg biryani

1. Add oil to a pressure cooker and heat it.
2. Add spices and fry till you get a nice aroma for one to 2 minutes. 
3. Fry onions until golden. 
4. Add ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw smell has gone.
5. Add all chopped vegetables, fry for about 2 minutes.
6. Add mint leaves, biryani masala and saute for 2 more minutes.
7. Measure and pour water or coconut milk, salt and lemon juice.
8. When the water begins to boil, add rice and stir
9. Close the lid and let the cooker whistle once on a low flame. 
10. Off the stove and when the pressure goes down, open the lid and fluff up.
11. Serve veg biryani with raita

Notes

If your rice is not cooked, just sprinkle some water and cover with a loose lid and cook for few more mins
If your rice becomes mushy, reduce the qty of water the next time you cook.
You can use store bought biryani masala powder. Using too much of masala powder can make your biryani bitter. So adjust the powder according to your taste.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

IDLY BURGER !!!!!!!

IDLY BURGER...sounds interesting na ! Actually it's a fusion food. Kids usually dont wana eat idly, dosas. & they love to eat burger any time. But burger buns are not that healthy. So, i substituted them with idlies :P . Patties are readily available in markets now a days. But i made it at home & followed my own recipe & it tasted good too. First thought will not add cornflour to the patty dough , But while frying everything got  seperated. & rava went bottom of the kadai. Then added cornflour to the patty dough & dipped the patty in the cornflour paste too & it came out nicely. But it looks like more roasted, actual fact is all coz of my previous disaster. The rava which went bottom of the pan coated with other patties too. So, please don't go by looks, prepare it & just enjoy the taste. 

INGREDIENTS:-

For burger patty:-

potato, boiled, peeled & mashed - 2 medium
onion, finely chopped - 1 medium
capsicum, finely chopped - 1/2
green chilly, finely chopped - 1
ginger- garlic paste - 1 tsp
garlic cloves. minced - 8
salt to taste
cornflour - 2 tsp
bombay rava - as required
oil for deep frying

Method:- 

1. Heat oil in a pan & add ginger garlic paste & fry for a while. Now add garlic, green chilly, onions, capsicum & fry for 2 mins on a medium flame.
2. Take a bowl & add mashed potatoes+all the ingredients in pan +salt+1 tsp cornflour & kneed it well
3. Make double the lemon size balls from dough & gently press them in between your palms.
4. Make very thin paste from rest cornflour & dip this patty in that paste.
5. Roll the patties on bombay rava & keep aside.
6. Heat oil in a kadai & deep fry the patties one by one.
7. When done take out from oil & keep them ready in a plate.

Note:- You can added cooked fresh/frozen green peas & grated carrots to the patty dough for extra taste.


INGREDIENTS IDLY BURGERS:-                                  

Now patty is done. Choose idlies according to moulds you have used. Will post the pics next to it.

Idlies - 2 OR 4
patties - 2
cheese slice - 2
tomato ketch up - as required
tomato slice - 2
ghee - 2tsp
lettuce leaves (i skipped this)
tooth pic - 2

  (If you are using these type of idly moulds, then use 2 idlies. Slice them into 2 & use)

   (If you are using these type of idly moulds, then use 4 idlies)

METHOD:-

1. Heat non stick tawa & spread a tsp of ghee on it. 
2. Now place idly slices/idlies on them.
3. Apply ghee  on upper sides too. & shallow fry them till golden brown.

4. Now take them in a plate & apply tomato ketchup on one side.

5. Place one tomato slice on one idly slice & then one patty & then one cheese slice & close it with another idly slice, tomato ketchup part down. 
6. Repeat same for another 2 idly slices.
7. Insert tooth pic on both & serve.

NOTE:- If you are using lettuce leaves place them before tomato slice.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

CAPSICUM RAITHA !!!!!!!

I got this reciepe from my friend POORNIMA AJITH KUDVA who is an ace cook and a good singer too. Actually in original recipe tomatoes were not there but i added just to get tangy taste & it tasted good too. But you can skip adding tomatoes. & if capsicum itself is spicy you can skip adding green chilly too.  A healthy & tasty side dish for rice along with curry. & a jhatpat recipe too.



INGREDIENTS:-

Onion, finely chopped - 1/2 cup
capsicum, finely chopped - 1/2 cup
tomato, chopped - 1 medium
green chilly, slitted - 1
jeera - 1/2 tsp
jeera pow - 1/2 tsp
coriander pow - 3/4 tsp
curds - 100 ml
salt to taste

METHOD:-

1. Heat oil in a non stick pan & add jeera, when it splutters add chopped onions & capsicum & green chilly till onion turns transparent.
2. In a bowl add curds+jeera pow+coriander pow+salt & mix well.
3. Now add onion capsi mixture & mix well.
4. Finally garnish with chopped tomatoes.
5. While serving, mix everything well & serve immediately.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))

PANEER MASALA USING KNORR MASALA POWDER !!!!!!

This is a awsome recipe that goes well with rotis/dosas. I made this recipe using readymade powder KNORR CHEF'S ROYAL VEGETABLE MASALA. Instead of vegetables, i added paneer & fresh grean peas. 

INGREDIENTS:-

paneer - 200gms
paraboiled green peas, fresh/frozen - 1/2 cup
capsicum, cubed - 1 large
onion - 2 medium
tomato - 2 medium
oil - 4 tblsp
ginger- garlic paste - 1/2 tblsp
coriander powder - 1tsp
red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
knorr che'f royal vegetable masala - 1 tblsp
salt to taste

METHOD:-

1. In a kadai heat oil & fry ginger garlic paste & add chopped onions + cubed capsicum & fry till onions are light brown.
2. Now add chopped tomatoes+  & all the powders & fry till oil gets seperates from the mixture.
3. Add paraboiled green peas & cubed paneer into the mixture + 1 cup milk & mix well.
4. Now add royal vegetable masala & salt to taste & stir well.
5. Bring it to boil & cook till we get desired consistancy & switch off the stove.
6, Serve with hot phulkas/dosas.

    ( i made paneer masala dosa using this & it tasted great ! )

HAPPY COOKING :))))))))