Cabbage with Chana 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-chana dal
salt

Directions:
clean the cabbage &finely chop it.wash chana 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 chana 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.

Bathura

Ingredients:
all purpose flour 2cup
baking pdr 1/2 tsp
curd 3/4 cup
salt 1/2tsp
sooji 1/4 cup
sugar as needed
water as needed

Directions:

In a bowl add flour, salt, baking powder, sugar mix well then add sooji, butter milk and use water also to

make a medium stiff dough

rest atleast for 2 hrs

roll it into thin rounds fry in hot oil
Serve hot with paneer,chole curry.

Besan ladoo

Ingredients

1 tsp pistachios powder
1 tsp cardomam powder
250 grams flour (besan)
100 grams ghee
250 grams sugar (grinded)

Directions:


In a kadhaiadd ghee bring it to boil then reduce the flame and add besan mix well till changes its colour.

Once the besan is done then add sugar mix well, cardomam powder mix well immdly switch of the flame and let it cool down then make into small ladoos.

Once the ladoos are ready dip one edge of ladoo in ghee and dip on pistachios mixture.

Yummy Ladoos are ready to serve

Aloo paratha

Ingredients:

Chapati Atta 200grams
chat masala 1/2 tsp
cooking oil 2 tsp
cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Green chillies 4
Green coriander leaves 1/2 bunch
Lemon juice 1/2 tsp
Onion 1
Potato 3-4
Salt per taste

Directions:

# In one pan sieve 200 gms chapati atta. Add , cooking oil, and salt.
# Mix it well.Boil potatoes till they become soft.
# Add mashed potatoes, onion, green coriander leaves, green chillies & lemon juice mix it.
# Add little water to make a soft dough.
# Keep a side for about 10 to 20 minutes.
# Make frying pan (Tava) hot on medium heat.
# Take small ball from dough and roll it in circular shape .
# Place it on hot tava. When it gets little brown, apply oil or ghee.
# Turn it and again apply oil or ghee on other side.
# Keep turning simultaneously until it gets golden brown.
# Tasty Aloo Parathas are ready!!!
# place them in paper towel to absorb excess oil.
# Serve it with curd or dhaniya chutni (coriander chutney)or butter or pickles.

Chilli paneer

Ingredients:
ajinomoto pinch
chilli garlic sauce 1tsp
coriander powder 1/2tsp
Corn flour 1/2tsp
cumin seeds 1/2tsp
curry leaves number 7
egg number 1
garlic chopped 1 tsp
ginger garlic paste 1/2tsp
green chillies number 4
lime juice 1tsp
maida 1tbsp
oil for frying
onion 1/2 cup
paneer 1 lb
red bell pepper 1cup
salt as per taste
soya sauce 1 tsp
water as needed
yellow bell pepper 1 cup

Directions: How to make Chilli Paneer


Cut paneer into cubes.

Take a dish add salt,ginger garlic, water,egg and mix well and pour on the cubes mix well and add maida.

Take oil to fry add the mixed paneer into it and fry in very slow flame.

Take a pan add oil cumin,garlic,ginger garlic paste,chopped green chill,onion,coriander powder,little water,chill garlic sauce,ajinomato,red bell pepper,yellow ,chilli powder,soya sauce,curry leaves,salt,lime juice, if you want to add colour u can, now add paneer and mix well,

Finely finish it off with coriander leaves.

Papdi chaat

Ingredients:

aloo as needed
chaat masala powder as needed
coriander leaves 1bunch
cucumber finely chopped as needed
cumin powder as needed
curd sweet as needed
green chutne as needed
onions chopped 1
papdi number 5
red chilli powder as needed
sev as needed
sweet tamarind chutney as needed
tomatoes 1
Directions

take a plate,spread papdi apply sweet chutney, aloo pices,cucumber,tomatoes,onion, green chutney, sweet curd, then sprinkle red chilli powder, chaat masala,cumin powder, sev, again top it with curd then sprinkle coriander leaves.

its ready

Vegetable puffs

Vegetable puffs are great snacks for every one&can get in any place.It tastes delicious with tomato chutney.
Here is the process...




Ingredients:

10 number All Vegetables
1 tsp Chaat Masala
1 bunch coriander freshly chopped
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin seed
1 tsp Ginger Garic Paste
1 small lemon
1 tsp Oil
1 number puff sheets
1 tsp red chill powder
as per taste salt
1 pinch Turmeric Powder


Directions


1. Take all type of vegetables cut into small pieces boil till bit and keep it a side.

2. take a Pan add oil to it then add cumin seeds,turmeric,ginger garlic paste,salt,red chillie powder,saute them then add all vegetables,corainder powder,coriander leaves mix them then add chaat masala,lastly add lemon juice mix well once it is done transfer it to a plate let it cool down.

3. Take Puff Sheets make it into different shapes add stuffing into it, add little water to the edges and close the puff keep it in the fridge for 5 min.

4.Pre heat the oven at 450f and keep it for 10 min.

check it in between(not to burn)

Serve hot with tomato ketchup

Thotakura with chana dal_amaranth leaves

Thotakura/amaranth leaves is a great nutritious green leafy vegetable,which is rich in iron.thotakura pappu,thotakura pulusu kura,vepudu are the common varieties prepared with amaranth leaves,my way of cooking thotakura with chana dal is different variety&nutritious dish prepared with stalks of thotakura(dont throw away stalks) .its simple & healthy dish can have it with rice,roti.





Ingredients:
1lb-Thotakura/amaranth stalks
1/4 cup - chana dal
2-greenchillies
1-chopped onion
1/2 tsp garam masala
1tsp curry powder(can check in my blog)
2tsp oil
salt per taste
1 tsp-cumin,mustard seeds
1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 pinch turmeric

Directions:
clean and finely chop thotakura stalks,clean chana dal and soak for 15 min in water.
Now heat the pan add oil,cumin,mustard seeds,let it temper,now add turmeric,ginger garlic paste ,saute it add onion,green chilli,saute it for 2 min,till onions get brown color.Add chana dal,let it cook for 1 min in oil.
At this point add salt,garam masala,curry leaves.close the pan with lid for 5 min in lower flame.
Add thotakura leaves and mix all the ingredients well,cook it till chnadal,thotakura r cooked,it takes 10 min.
stir occasionally in between.turn off stove & serve with roti/rice.

Very healthy for every one.

Rajma Masala

Rasma recipe/Red kidney beans masala is very famous Dish of North Indians.Red kidney beans are rich in protein,they are very healthy&nutritious for kids.
Rasma masala is prepared with red kidney beans as main ingredients.




Ingredients:

1 cups - Red kidney beans
1 tsp - Red chilli powder
1 tsp - garam masala
1 chopped - onion
2 chopped - green chillies
1 tsp - cumin seeds
2 tsp - oil/butter
1 tsp - gingergarlic paste
1 tsp - amchur powder
coriander leaves
salt as per taste
1/4 tsp - turmeric
1 chopped tomato
1/4 cup cream/milk

Directions:
SOAK red kidney beans in water for 3 hrs ,wash with water & pressure cook kidney beans by adding 3 cups water,salt.
Heat a pan,add oil,cumin seeds,onions,fry onions for 2 min,then add ginger garlic paste,turmeric.
Add green chilli,tomatoes let it cook for 2 min,then add garam masala,red chilli powder,add cooked kidney beans with water(dont drain water).
Let it cook for 5 min add amchur powder,mix it well let it cook for 10 min in low flame.
check the taste,can add salt for ur taste,now add cream(whole milk).mix it well.

Serve hot with roti/puri

Saggubiyam semiya payasam/Kheer

Saggubiyam payasam is thecommon and yummy,yummy on going dessert from our grand parents time to till our time, as a prasadam on every festivel/celebration to god in every south indian families.its very easy dessert prepared with milk,sugar/jaggery as main ingredients.



Ingredients:

whole milk-5cups
saggubiyyam(sabudana)-1/4 cup
semiya(vermicelli)-1/4 cup
sugar-1/2 cup
cardomon powder-1 pinch
ghee-1tsp
cashewnuts,raisins-few

Directions

Heat a pan in low flame add ghee fry nuts,raisins till they r brown color,remove it to a bowl,now add vermicelli fry it and keep it aside.
WASH SABUDANA twice,throw away water soak it for 1 hr(if sabudana is very small size no need to soak),i prepared with smaller one.
Take a nonstick pan add sabudana with 2 cups of water cook till it is transparent or soft,keep stirring in between so that sabudana dont stick to pan.turn
Add milk to sabudana let it boil now add vermicelli & keep stirring till vermicelli turns soft or it is done.turn off the flame.
Now add sugar/jaggery for kids prefer jaggery(ITS RICH IN IRON),cardomon powder.
mix it well.
Add the fried nuts to payasam & mix it

Take payasam in a bowl offer it to GOD then u can have it either hot or cold

Idly

The basic,simple,easiest,healthy food/breakfast in India is idly.I think every women knows how to prepare idly in home,this is my process of preparing idli recipe,i often prepare for Breakfast.

U can also use Idlimix(in stores) to prepare instant idly.get idly rava from grocery store for this process.



Ingredients:

2cups-Idli rava(bansi idli rava)
1 tsp_fenugreek seeds
1 cup-urad dal
salt to taste

Directions:
Take a bowl Soak urad dal,fenu greek seeds in the water,in other bowl soak idli rava in water for 5 hrs.wast these two items till u get clean water from them.

Now grind or blend urad dal by adding required quantity of water,till it becomes soft batter.it takes 5 min to blend.
Take idly rava,squeeze out water from rava by pressing with hand,add this rava to urad dal batter.make sure water is completly squeezed out from entire rava.
Now add salt to the batter,mix it well.cover and keep aside for over night or 6 hrs
undisturbed ferment.
Before u prepare idly mix the batter well,check the salt,take the idly mould, apply oil/ghee/water with the fingers to the moulds.
pour the batter to moulds using hand or scoop and steam in the rice cooker for 25 min or till its done(u hear the sound).
u can check by inserting fork or toothpick ,if tooth pick comes clean idlys are done

Serve hot with chutney,sambhar,karam podi

Beerakaya Curry with milk - Ridge Gourd curry

Beerakaya or Ridge Gourd is a vegetable used to prepare number of dishes like beerakaya pappu,beerakaya pachadi,vepudu and with eggs.
Beerakaya curry is very simple,fast,quick to make and tasty when Ridge gourd is cooked with milk.this recipe goes well with roti or rice.




Ingredients:

1 tbsp oil

½ tsp mustard seeds

5-6 crushed garlic cloves

8-10 curry leaves

1 large onion finely chopped

2-3 green chillis slit length wise

3 ridge gourds peeled and chopped into small pieces

1 tsp red chilli pwd

¼ tsp turmeric

¼ tsp coriander pwd

salt to taste

2 cups water

1 small cup milk

chopped coriander leaves for garnish

1 Pre-heat oil in a cooking vessel. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add the crushed garlic cloves and curry leaves and stir fry for a few seconds.
2 Add the chopped onions and green chillis and sauté till the onions turn pink. Add the chopped ridge gourd pieces, combine and cook on medium heat for 5 mts.
3 Reduce heat and cover with lid and cook further for another 7-8 mts. Add red chilli pwd, turmeric pwd, coriander pwd and salt and combine.
4 Add the water, bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover with lid and cook till all the water evaporates.
5 Lastly, on medium flame, slowly add the milk to the curry, while stirring continuously for 3-4 mts or till you get the desired curry consistency. Constantly stir otherwise the milk will curdle.
6 Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve with hot rotis or steamed white rice.

Upma Recipe(Sooji upma)

In south India , Upma is usually taken during breakfast. It is a simple and tasty dish made using Sooji/Semolina. sooji Rava Upma made using less oil is very nutritious & healthy and ideal for people on diet. Wheat Rava Upma also fills your stomach very well.






Ingredients:

Roasted sooji Rava - 1 cup
Ginger - 1 inch (chopped fine)
Water - 3 cups
Coriander - 1/2 cup (chopped fine)
Onions - 1/4 cup (chooped fine)
Green chillies - 5
Curry leaves - 5
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tbsp
Cashews or Peanuts-(optional)
tomato - 1(chopped)
ghee - 3tsp
lemon juice - 2tsp


Method:

Take a pan add 1 tsp ghee,add rava roast it lightly

1.Heat about 3 tbsp of oil/ghee in a pan and add cashew or Peanuts, mustard seeds, cumin seeds. When mustard seeds begin to splutter add urad dal, curry leaves, onions and ginger.
2.After a few seconds add chillies and chopped tomato.
Let it fry for a min or two.
3.Then add water and bring to boil.
4.Now add salt according to your taste, reduce heat and add roasted rava gradually to the boiling water.
Mix thoroughly and take care to not let the rava form into lumps.
On reduced heat, cover cook for a few mins and once upma is done serve hot.
add some lemonjuice

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