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.

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

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.

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

Tomato Dal

Tomato Dal is very famous Dish all over India,its very simple Dish & easy to prepare.
Main ingredient is Dal,if u dont find any vegetables in your fridge other than tomato,Tomato pappu is the best option & it can be prepared in minutes.




Ingredients

1cup - dal
3 tomatoes
1 onion(chopped)
4 green chillies
2 red chillies
2 garlic cloves
salt for ur taste
3 cups water
2 tsp tamarind juice
few coriander leaves

for tempering:

4 curry leaves
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp urad dal
1 tsp chana dal
pinch turmeric


Directions:

wash dal with water,add 3 cups of water for 1 cup of dal in pressure cooker.
add chopped tomatoes,onion,green chillies,pressure cook till 3 whistles,reduce the flame & cook for 5 min.
let the cooker cool down,then mash the dal mixture so that dal get mix with tomatoes,add salt,tamarind juice at this time.

Now heat a pan with some oil/ghee add tempering ingredients,red chillies,after they pop add the dal mixture to the tempering,let it cook for 5 min.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

Tomato dal is ready. SERVE with Rice,ghee or Roti

Bitter Gourd With Jaggery(Kakarkaya Bellam kura)

Kakarkay is very famous Nutritious dish of ANDHRA.kakarkay juice works very well for Diabetes
Having it weekly twice avoids Kidney problem.So have a habit to give for kids by adding jaggery

Here is the recipe






Ingredients:

Bitter gourd - 6 nos(medium sized)
Onion - 1 medium
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - a few leaves
Garlic clove - 1
Dried red chillies - 4 nos
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Oil - 2 tsp
Jaggery - 1 tsp
Salt and chilli powder - according to taste

Method:

Slice the bitter gourd into very small pieces.
Add salt and turmeric powder to the bitter gourd and let it sit for a few minutes.
Squeeze them and get the juice by squeezing them. (juice can be given to diabetic patient)

Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan and add cumin, mustard seeds to the pan.
When the seeds start sputtering add crushed garlic, whole red chillies, curry leaves.
Add onion , bitter gourd pieces to this,let it cook for 10 min by closing pan with a lid.
take off the lid fry in highflame for 5 min

Let them fry till they are done and add chilli powder and crushed jaggery.
after adding jaggery,fry it for 3 min.

SERVE with hot rice.

Alasandala rasam(Black eyed peas Soup)

Rasam normally forms the second course in a traditional south Indian menu. There are various way of preparing it. It is normally mixed with plain cooked rice and eaten with different side dish. It makes for a very good appetizer or soup also when taken all by itself. Rasam has many spices and is considered to be good for health

This Rasam is one of GREAT ANDHRA recipe,IT likes by every one from kids to old people




Ingredients

pinch Asafotedia
to taste few Curry Leaves
2 number garlic flakes
1 number Lemon Sized Tamarind small
1 number long Red Chillies
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp Mustard seeds
2-3 tbsp Oil
1-2 number tomatoes
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 number onion(chopped)
2 number green chilli
few coriander leaves
Drained water of cooked alasandalu

Directions

1. Take a pulp of Tamarind and make a juice out of it.
2. Take a Kadai, pour Oil and mustard seeds. Wait till it pops out.

3. Put flakes of Garlic, Red chillies,onions,grenchilli,curry leaf and tomatoes - Fry for 1 minutes,add pepper

4. Put haldi and pour tamarind pulp with salt,alasandalu water and Let it boil for 15-20 mts.

5. Put coriander leaves and bring boil to off.

Yummy Rasam is ready.
NOTE: u can use rasam powder

KADAI PANEER

Ingredients

1). 250 grams Paneer
2). 2 medium sized onions (Finely chopped)
3). 2 tomatoes (Chopped)
4). 1 Green pepper
5). 3 tbsp oil
6). 1 tbsp coriander powder
7). 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
8). 1 tsp red chilli powder
9). 1/2 tsp kasoori methi(Dry fenugreek leaves)
10). 1 tsp ginger paste
11). 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
12). 1" piece cinnamon
13). 2 cloves
14). 1 green cardamom
15). 1 bay leaf
16). Few cilantro for garnishing

How to make Kadai Paneer

1. Cut paneer and green peppar into cubes.
2. Heat oil in a kadai and add cinnamon, cardamom, bayleaf, cloves and cumin. Saute for about 5 seconds.
3. Now add the chopped onion
and fry till translucent.
4. Now add the ginger paste and saute for a while.
5. Add green pepper, tomatoes and salt and cook till the tomatoes are mushy. Lower the heat completely.
6. Now add the red chilli powder, coriander powder, kasoori methi and garam masala powder, mix well and cook for about 30 seconds. If you find the masala very dry just sprinkle a bit of water.
7. Finally add the paneer cubes and mix it well. Cover and cook on a low flame for about 3-4 minutes.
8. Garnish with chopped cilantro.
9. Serve hot with any Indian bread.

TINDORA FRY(Dondakay fry)

This fry is also good with Rice along with sambar/dal/rasam.
THE process of Tindora fry takes 30 min to 40 min .
IF u prefer to deep fry,it takes much oil,its faty,so i avoid it.

Follow these simple steps for great taste







INGREDIENTS:
salt - depends on taste
peanut - 2 tsp
cumin,mustard seeds -1tbsp
Tindora- 1 lb (500 gm)
Onion - 1
Crushed garlic - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - 1 string
Oil - 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
curry powder - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
garam masala - 1 tsp
grated dry cocunut -2 tsp
Palli podi - 2tsp
PREPARATION:

Wash the Tindora and keep it aside,take off the edges,cut in to long thin slices or round thin slices(i prepared round slices)

Heat oil in a pan and add cuninseeds,mustard seeds(whole talimpu)curry leaves,turmeric,salt, peanuts,onions and saute it.

Add crushed garlic and saute for a minute.

Add sliced tindora and fry.

Reduce the flame to medium heat and fry for about 20-25 min.(stir occasionally)

When it get cooked, add curry powder,palli podi(u can watch in my blog), turmeric powder,garam masala,grated dry coconut(can get in Indian grocery) and stir well.fry it for 5 min then switch off

Serve it with rice along with gravy curry or dal/sambar

BEANS FRY

Any vegetable fry we often used to eat with rice will be good with sambar,dal.
its very easy TO PREPARE






INGREDIENTS:

Beans - 1 lb (500 gm)
Onion - 1
Crushed garlic - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves - 1 string
Oil - 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
curry powder - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
garam masala - 1 tsp
grated dry cocunut -2 tsp

PREPARATION:

Wash the beans and keep it aside,take off the edges,cut in to small pieces

Heat oil in a pan and add cuninseeds,mustard seeds(whole talimpu)curry leaves, onions and saute it.

Add crushed garlic and saute for a minute.

Add Beans and fry.

Reduce the flame to medium heat and fry for about 10-15 min.(stir occasionally)

When beans get cooked, add curry powder(u can watch in my blog), salt,turmericpowder,garam masala,grated dry coconut and stir well.fry it for 5 min then switch off

Serve it with rice along with gravy curry or dal/sambar

PANEER MAKHANI

This also goes to the "Eat Healthy- Protein rich" event. It is such a wonderful theme, a great way to eat healthy and experimenting with a variety of nutritious
ingredients.




Ingredients
Paneer- 200 gms
Butter- 1 to 3 tbsp (as per your choice)
Tomato puree- of 2 tomatoes
Onions- 1 (big, finely chopped)
Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp
Chilli powder- 1 tsp (not heaped)
Chaat masala – 1 tsp
Kasuri methi or dried fenugreek leaves -1 tbsp
Cashew-8 to 10 (soaked in hot water and made a paste in the mixer)
Garam masala powder- ½ to 1 tsp according to taste
Fresh coriander leaves – 2 tbsp
Oil- 2 tbsp
Salt- to taste
Sugar-1/2 tsp
cream if needed

Method:
Take a pan and add the oil and a tbsp of butter, chopped onions and ginger-garlic paste. Saute. When the onions turn transparent, add the puree of 2 tomatoes. Saute for 3-4 minutes. Add salt, chilli powder (you could even use kashmiri chilli powder as it would add more color to your dish), kasuri methi and sauté for 2 minutes. Add the chaat masala and 1 tsp of freshly chopped coriander leaves. Add the cashew paste and let it cook for a two to three minutes.

Add the paneer pieces. Add half cup of water and cover and cook till paneer is done. Open and add the garam masala powder and chopped coriander leaves.add cream,that is optional.Serve hot with any of the Indian breads or even rice.