Eggplant with Egg Recipe(Brinjal with Egg)

Brinjal with egg curry is prepared as side dish in Andhra.Its very easy & nutritious recipe.If any one dont like brinjal can try this recipe.
lets have a look





Ingredients:

1lb-Brinjal/Eggplant
2 eggs
1-small chopped onion
2-green chillies
1 tsp-garam masala
1 tsp-ginger garlic paste
2 tsp-oil
salt for taste
1-chopped tomato
1 tsp-cumin/mustard seeds
1 pinch-turmeric

Directions:
Wash brinjal/eggplant,cut in to 1 inch pieces,soak in salt water.
Heat a pan add oil,add mustard,cumin seeds.let it splitter,now add onion,turmeric saute it for 1min,add ginger garlic paste,green chilli,salt,saute it till onions are brown color
Now add tomato,garam masala,let it cook till tomato is juicy.now add brinjal &cover the lid for 5 min.
Remove the lid & stir slowly,cook it for another 5 min.
Once the Brinjal r done,break the eggs in to brinjal mixture &fry it till egg is well fried.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Rice/Roti with Dish Sambar

Kala chana(Black chickpeas)

Kala chana is great snack item,chanagalu in Telugu are a very good source of Calcium, Protein, Fiber and Folate. Since folic acid is very essential to pregnant women having a cup of cooked beans at least 3 times a week is a very delicious way to incorporate folate in their diet. Alasandalu /black eyed peas are one of the beans which doesn't require overnight soaking and pre planning. You can either directly pressure cook or soak for couple of hours and then cook.




Ingredients:

2cups- Black chickpeas
* 1 small onion
* 2-3 green chillies
* 1 lemon


For seasoning( Tadka / popu ):

* 1 tsp cumin seeds
* 1 tsp mustard seeds
* 1 tsp minapappu / urad dal
* 2 tbsp oil
* 5-10 curry leaves

Preparation:

Soak black chick peas for 1-2 hrs and then pressure cook with 4 cups of water( Until the beans are immersed in water )
* Pressure cook for 4 whistles or boil separately until they are cooked and tender( make sure they don't fall apart )
* Drain off the cooked beans
* In a saute pan heat oil, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds and urad dal. Once they start to splutter add chopped onions and green chillies along with salt.
* Once the onions are cooked to translucent add the cooked peas and mix together.
* Switch off the heat, add lemon juice and finish it off with cilantro.


I prepared this yesterday even my little one likes it,she says its Yummy

Chicken Tikka

Chicken Tikka recipe is very famous Indian cuisine we find in every Restaurent.for preparing chicken tikka just we have to marinate in yogurt & some spices,then bake it on oven,its very easy to prepare but Time taking.every non vegetarian like chicken tikka recipe.i prepared it this week,its very delicious as in restaurent.

Give a try like me



Ingredients:

1 lb-boneless chicken
1/2cup- yogurt
1tsp-garam masala powder
1tsp-gingergarlic paste
1-tomato
1-capsicum/pepper
1-onion
2tsp-oil
salt for taste
5 tsp-lemon juice
1 tsp-redchilli powder
skewers-3(soak in water for 10 min)
1 tsp-coriander/cumin powder

Directions:
cut the chicken in to bite size pieces, Wash chicken & remove excess water,if its wet place a tissue on it for 30 sec,so that the chicken is dry.
Take a mixing bowl,add yogurt,all the ingredients,add tomato,capsicum by chopping them in bite size pieces.
Add chicken pieces to yogurt mixture & marinate chicken & keep it in the freezer for 2 hrs.
Remove the skewers from water & now skewer the chicken pieces on thick skewers not too tightly.insert one tomato,onion,capsicum piece then chicken piece,again tomato,onion,chiken...
Now preheat oven to maximum,cook chicken in broil mode for 10 min then turn over,APPLY SOME OIL (to not to burn)
& cook in broil mode till chicken is done.
Serve hot by sprinkling lemon juice,chat masala(optional)

WOW DELICIOUS CHICKEN TIKKA

Beetroot Patties(Beetroot appalu)

Beetroot appalu recipe is prepared in very few kitchens.I used to prepare it because our family dont like Beetroot.Especially my little one.This item became one of her favorite snack.its the same procedure as sorakay appalu.Beetroot is the vegetable rich in nutritious & iron.

come on lets check Ingredients






Ingredients:

2 cups-riceflour
1 grated- beetroot
4 green chillies(chopped)
1 onion(chopped)
1tsp-cuminseeds
salt for taste
water
oil for deep fry

Directions:
First peel off the Beetroot skin then grate it & keep it aside.
Take the flour in a mixing bowl,add salt,grated beetroot,green chillies,onion,cumin seeds,coriander leaves.
Prepare it like Roti/chapati Dough.Add little water if needed.
Now heat the pan with oil,Now do the dought to small lemon size balls.
Wet ur hands take a ball & press in ur palm like pattie/appalu,u can use ziploc for doing patties.
continue this process & drop the appalu into hot oil,add 5 or 6 patties at a time,fry it & turn other side till they are fried well.
serve hot with ketchup

Bajji

Mirchi Bajji is very popular snack,we get from road side vendors,But in USA
WE cant get from street side,we have to cook to eat.Bajji is a simple dish prepared by dipping the sliced vegetable(especially mirchi) in the batter and deep frying it.

I prepared Bajji with Banana pepper by stuffing it with potato filling then dipped in gram flour batter and deep fried it,it tastes delicious,so i want to let u know my mirchi bajji recipe Today






Ingredients:

3 Banana Peppers
1 1/2 cup Chik pea flour(gram flour)
1/2 tsp chaat masala
1 table spoon salt (or per your taste)
1/2 table spoon ajwain
1 onion (finley chopped)
1 lemon
1 big potato for stuffing
Canola or any other oil for deep frying
Few Coriander stems(if you like for garnishing)

Directions:
. Mix chik pea flour, salt and redchilli powder in a bowl with water so that it is not very loose or tight in consistency (Make sure the batter has no lumps).
2. Now take Banana peppers and make a cut to one side of it. cook potato& mash it in a bowl,add ajwain,lemon juice(half of the lemon),chaat masala.mix it well & fill/stuff this mixture in to banana peppers and keep it aside

3. Take the oil and heat it in a cooking bowl.
4. Dip these peppers in the batter that we prepared and fry them until they are lightly brown.( 3-4 minutes).make sure the banana pepper cooked well

5. Now cut the fried peppers,add onions.
6. Finally squeeze some lemon juice & serve hot

Can have as it is or with ketchup/chutney with a cup of tea

Garelu(Vada)

Garelu/Vada Recipe is very famous in Andhra,in Andhra people used to eat with spicy chicken cury.Garelu will be in Donut shapes,tastes yummy for every one.

lets have a look on preparation





Ingredients:
2cups-whole urad dal/uraddal
4-greenchillies
1 inch-grated ginger
1/4 cup chopped coriander
salt
1-chopped onion
few curry leaves
1tsp-cuminseeds

Directions:
Soak urad dal in waterfor 4 hrs,if it is whole uraddal wash it only twice(we need pottu).
whole urad dal is very healthy ,so prefer it to prepare garelu.
Grind soaked urad dal and add all the ingredients,dont add water,mix all the ingredients in urad dal batter.make sure it is very thick batter.
Heat the oil in apan on high flame,wet your hands and take little batter and press it in ur left hand using right hand. Make a hole in the middle and deep fry till golden brown.
u can prepare in ziploc by applying oil to it

serve hot garelu with spicy chicken curry or chutney.

whole urad dal is Very nutritious for kids. try to prepare idli,dosa with it.

Cabbage With Moong Dal

Cabbage...No.....I dont Want...
This is the Dialoque we here from most of the people.Cabbage cooked with moong dal tastes Delicious & well goes with Roti/Rice.
Cabbage is verY good for Milk feeding moms in the time of postpartum(post Delivery).Having cabbage in any form makes more Milk supply for post delivery moms.

Here is the ingredients






Ingredients:

1/2-cabbage(chopped)
1-onion(chopped)
4-greenchillies
1tsp-ginger/garlic paste
1tsp-garam masala
1/4tsp-cuminseeds,mustardseeds
3tsp-oil
1/4cup-Moong dal
salt

Directions:
clean the cabbage &finely chop it.wash moong dal soak it for 5 min.
Heat the pan,add oil after few seconds add cumin,mustard seeds,let them temper.
Now add onions,green chilli,ginger garlic paste saute it.
Add moong dal,chopped cabbage,cover the pan & cook it for 10 min.
add salt stir ocasionally,by cooking it for another 10 min.
Finally add garam masala & cook for 5 min or till cabbage is cooked well.
Garnish with Coriander.

Note:u can also add red chilli powder,depends on ur taste.same curry is done with Cabbage with chana dal