HONEY CHILLI POTATO (CHINESE DISH)

HONEY CHILLI POTATO
INDO CHINESE DISH

HONEY CHILLI POTATO is one of the most popular indo-chinese dish. Even kids like this dish very much. It is very simple and easy recipe to prepare it. Whenever desired to taste it, can make it dry or with gravy. Without any tension, you can serve it as a starter in party or get together also. Then come and let us see ingredients for recipe of HONEY CHILLI POTATO

INGREDIENTS:-

* Potatoes - 3 (250gm)

* Green chilli -2 slit

* Green coriander leaves - 2-3 tsp

* Corn flour - 4 tbsp

* Ginger paste - 1tsp

* Garlic cloves - 2 medium sized finely chopped

* Red chilli sauce - 1tsp

* Tomato sauce - 2 tbsp

* Soya sauce - 1 tsp

* Salt to taste

* Honey - 1tsp

* Oil for fry and cook

* Sesame seeds(roasted) - 1small tsp

* Whole red chilli - 1

PREPARATION:-

* Wash potatoes, peel and slice lengthwise like finger chips

* Take a bowl and place cornflour. Mix all pieces in corn flour and coat properly.

METHOD:-

1. Heat oil in a pan.When heated, place corn flour coated potato in oil and fry it till they get golden brown in colour. Fry all potatoes like same,then drain out from oil and keep on kitchen towel paper that excess oil soaked on it.

2. Heat another sauce pan and add 1 tbsp oil to pan.

3. Add finely chopped garlic, ginger paste and green chilli. Saute for 1 minutes and then add all sauces Red chilli sauce,soya sauce and tomato sauce 

4. Add salt to taste and stir well

5. Place fried potato and honey, stir well

6. Now HONEY CHILLI POTATO is ready and take out in a saucer. 

7. Garnish with fried red chilli, chopped coriander leaves and roasted sesame seed.

Note:-

* If you want to add onion then put it after saute  chopped garlic, fry for 1 minutes then add all sauce

* If you want gravy in this recipe, prepare a thick liquid of corn flour and water. Then add to this recipe before adding potato. Let it boil and make its consistency you like

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DESHI TURAI VEGETABLE (RIDGE GOURD)

DESI TURAI KI SABJI

RIDGE GOURD

Desi Turai is called Ridge Gourd in english. Its taste is tastier than normal turai, but sometimes

it comes out bitter in taste. While peeling and cutting turai always try to taste one by one, otherwise sabji would be bitter in taste. It is available in summer season.  You can made not only in gravy form, but also in dry or stuffy, whatever you like. It can served with chapati paratha and rice. Let us see how does it look and to make this vegetable in gravy form.

INGREDIENTS:-

* Ridge Gourd - 250gm

* Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

* Salt to taste 

* Refined oil - 2 tbs

* Turmeric - small1/4 tsp

* Coriander powder - 1small tsp

* Red chilli powder - less than small 1 tsp

* Fennel seeds powder - 1/2 tsp

* Green coriander leaves - Chopped & washed

* Tomato - 2

METHOD:-

1. Cut Turai in length pieces & grind tomatoes  in a mixer in form of liquid paste

2. Heat oil in Pressure cooker and put cumin seeds. 

3. After crackle cumin seeds put turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander powder .mix it well

4. Now add tomato paste in it.Roast it until oil separates from tomato paste

5. Add Turai & salt, mix it well

6. Close the lid of cooker,let 2 whistle come & switch off the flame

7. Open after cool itself. Mix garam masala in it 

8. Now Turai ki Sabji is ready 

9. Take out in bowl and garnish with coriander leaves 

10. Serve with paratha, puri, chapati & rice as you like

NOTE:-

* NO need to add water in this vegetable because in cooking time turai leaves water itself.

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HOME MADE RAVA IDLI MIXTURE (SOUTH INDIAN)

HOMEMADE RAVA IDLI MIXTURE

Here is recipe for Rava idli mix. You can make at home whenever you want to make rava idli. NO need to go for shopping it. It is very simple and easy recipe with few ingredients. Let us see for ingredients which is available at home easily.

INGREDIENTS:-

* Rava (Semolina) - 1/2 kg

* Oil - 2 tbsp

* Mustard seeds - 2tsp

* Gram pulse - 1tsp (Soaked)

* Urad pulse - 1 tsp (Soaked)

* Salt to taste

* Curry leave washed and torn by hand -  2 tsp

* Ginger grated - 2 tsp

METHOD:-

1. Heat oil in pan. when heated oil put mustard seeds

2. Let it crackle, add gram dal and urad dal that should be drained out from water

3. When both pulses get light golden brown, add ginger and curry leaves

4. After 30 seconds add rava (Semolina)

5. Stir continuously rava (semolina)on medium flame

6. Don't roast golden brown. Only roast for 1 to 2 minutes

7. Switch off the flame

8. Store in container after cool and whenever you need to make idli go to link http://aishvaryasbharrat.blogspot.in/2015/06/home-made-rava-idli-south-indian-dish.html

Note :-

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DAL MAKHANI (SIDE DISH)

DAL MAKHANI

Dal Makhni is a rich lentil made in various restaurants and you might experience different taste in different restaurants. Its made of whole urad lentil and richness of makhan i.e, butter is added to bring in more taste to you taste buds. 

The recipe carries a secret, which is the more number of hours its cooked, the more tasty it would be. It needs to be cooked slowly, if you have slow cooker, take its advantage. Let us try to make DAL MAKHANI

INGREDIENTS:-

* 1/2 cup -Whole urad dal
* 1/4 cup - Rajma
* 4 medium size - Tomatoes
* 2-3 - Green chillies
* 2-3 tbsp - Butter or cream
* 1-2 tbsp - Ghee as per your choice
* 1'' piece - Ginger
* 1 pinch - Asafoetida
* 1 small tsp - Cumin seeds
* 1 small tsp - Kasuri methi
* less than small 1/4 tsp - Garam masala
* 1/2 small tsp - Red chilli powder
* 1/4small tsp - Turmeric powder
* 1 tsp - Salt
* Green coriander leaves for garnishing
* 1 stick 1/2 inch - Cinnamon
* 1 Cardamom, 2-3 cloves,1 bay leaf

METHOD :- HOW TO MAKE DAL MAKHANI

- Soak whole urad lentils and rajma overnight and next morning cook in the pressure cooker for 25-30 mins.

-In a dash of unsalted butter, add cumin seeds and whole garam masalas (cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves and bay leaf).

-Add chopped garlic and ginger and cook till it becomes golden brown. Add fresh tomato puree and cover for 5 mins or till it leaves the oil.

-Add all the masalas ( cumin powder, red chilli,  turmeric, salt) with about 8 tablespoons of butter and cover it , till the you see bubbles on the top of curry.

- Once the masalas are cooked, add the boiled lentils to the curry. Mix it well. 

- Simmer your stove and let it cook for 1 hr-6 hrs, it will keep getting thicker and if you cook it for longer period keep adding boiled water to it, if it gets thicker . Keep stirring once in a while, to save it from getting burnt from the bottom of the pan.

- Once you have reached your desired consistency, add about 1/2 cup cream and 1 tsp of kasoori methi to the dal.

- Serve  it with naan, tandoori roti, rice and laccha paratha go to link http://aishvaryasbharrat.blogspot.in/2015/05/laccha-paratha-flat-

NOTE:-
If you want to add onion then you can add after ginger and garlic becomes golden brown.
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SUJI HALWA (SWEET DISH)

SUJI (SEMOLINA)

HALWA

SUJI HALWA is sweet dish that is very easy to prepare it. Whenever we want to make it we can make at home . Mostly all ingredients are available at home and there is no more time to prepare it. Its main ingredient is SUJI that is called RAWA or SEMOLINA. So let us see how to make SUJI HALWA

INGREDIENTS:-

* SUJI - 1/2 Cup

* Besan - 2 tbs

* Wheat flour - 2 tbs

* Ghee - 1/3 cup

* Sugar - 3/4 cup

* Dry fruit as required - chopped

* Cardamom -3-4 

* Raisin -10-15

* Water - 2 cup

METHOD :-

1. Heat Ghee in a Kadahi and place suji, Besan and wheat flour

2. Roast suji, besan and wheat flour by stirring continuously till golden brown these ingredients

3. After suji get golden brown, add water & keep stirring

4. Then put sugar in it, let it cook on medium flame

5. Mix all chopped dry fruits & raisin and stir

6. When halwa is ready, turnoff flame & mix cardamom powder

7. Serve hot halwa in a plate & enjoy

NOTE:-

Your comments are welcome. If any suggestion, it would be precious for me

SPINACH SOUP(PALAK KA SOUP)

SPINACH SOUP

(PALAK KA SOUP)

PALAK SOUP is very nutritious and very easy & simple recipe to prepare. To make this recipe let us see what we required ingredients

INGREDIENTS:-

* Spinach - 250 gm

* Bottle gourd - 1/2 cup

* Onion - 1/2

* Ginger -1/2"

* Garlic cloves - 4 to 5

* Celery little for flavour and depend on your choice

* Salt to taste

* Black pepper - 3 - 4

or green chilli -1/2

* Cinnamon stick -1 very small piece

* Milk - 1/2 cup

*  Cream - 1 tsp for garnish

METHOD:-

1. Wash spinach, carrot and bottle gourd cut into pieces, tomatoes,onion and place in pressure cooker

2. Add ginger , garlic green chilli or black pepper, cinnamon stick, torned celery and little salt

3. Boil all these thing in pressure cooker for one whistle

4. Let open the lid of pressure cooker & take out spinach with all ingredients in mixer 

5. Grind it and strain with the help of strainer

6. Once again boil, then add milk

7. Garnish with cream at the top of soup and serve it hot

NOTE:-

Boiling time you can add a pinch of baking soda to maintain green colour of soup but i avoid to use baking soda. Pls share your comments.

KADHI PAKODA

KADHI PAKODA

 KADHI PAKODA

RECIPE TYPE: main dish                      CUISINE: north indian                          SERVES: 4-5

INGREDIENTS:-  

FOR KADHI:-

* Sour curd -1.5 cup or 375 gram curd
* Water - 3 cups or add as required
* Red chilli powder or lal mirch - ½ tsp
* Turmeric powder/ haldi - ½ tsp
* Garam masala powder - ½ tsp
*  Pinch of asafoetida/hing
* Salt - 1 to 1.5 tsp or add as required
* Besan or gram flour - 8 tbsp or about 40 grams
* Mustard oil or sunflower oil or any oil for shallow frying or deep frying pakoras

FOR PAKORAS:-

* Besan or gram flour -1cup
* Red chilli powder/lal mirch - ½ tsp
* Turmeric powder/haldi - ½ tsp 

* Garam masala powder - ½ tsp r
* Carom seeds/ajwain -½ tsp
* Salt to taste

* Water - ¼ cup water

FOR THE KADHI TADKA:-

* Ginger/adrak - 1 tbsp chopped
* Garlic finely chopped - ¾ to 1 tbsp
* Fenugreek seeds/methi seeds - 8-10

* 2 Green chillies chopped
* 2 Red chillies broken
* Cumin seeds/jeera - 1 tsp

* Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

* Carom seeds/ajwain - less than 1tsp
* Pinch of asafoetida/hing
* 8 to 10 curry leaves
2 tbsp mustard oil

INSTRUCTIONS:-

PREPARING THE CURD MIXTURE:-

1. In a bowl take 1.5 cups sour curd or about 375 grams of curd. whisk it well till smooth
2. Add 8 tbsp gram flour, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and 1 tsp salt to the whisked curd. Stir and mix everything again.

3. Add 3 cups water and stir again.
4. Stir very well to make a smooth mixture without lumps. if there are lumps, then break them with a wire whisk or a spatula or with your fingers. keep the curd mixture aside. you can use a blender to make this mixture, but make sure you haven’t over do it. you will get butter instead of a smooth blended curd

PREPARING THE PAKORAS:-

* Put 1 cup gram flour/besan in a bowl and add ajwain/carom seeds, red chili powder, garam masala powder and salt or as required.
* Mix everything well and keep aside covered for 30 minutes.
* Heat oil for deep frying in a pan or kadai. with a spoon or with your hands drop the pakora batter in the oil.
* When the pakoras are partly cooked, then turn over and fry the other side.
fry till the pakoras are crisp and golden.

* Remove the fried pakoras and place them on a kitchen paper towel so that extra oil is absorbed. Fry the pakoras in batches this way. when done keep all of them aside.

PREPARING THE KADHI:-
* In another pan or kadai, heat 2 tbsp mustard oil.
* Add the 1 tsp cumin seeds, 8 to 10 methi seeds and a pinch of asafoetida. Allow the cumin seeds to crackle and the methi seeds to change their color. Fry on a low flame, so that these spices do not get burnt.
* Then add 1 tbsp chopped ginger/adrak, chopped garlic and green chillies, stir and saute for a minute.
Now add curry leaves, dry red chilies (halved or broken). Stir and saute for a minute on a low flame,then add the curd mixture.
* Stir very well.Increase the flame to medium and bring the kadhi to a boil. keep on stirring often so that the bottom does not get brown

* Low the flame and then simmer the kadhi until the kadhi will thicken. if the kadhi becomes too thick, then add some hot water.
* Now add the pakoras in the kadhi. stir gently.
* Cover the kadhi with a lid and let the pakoras be soaked in the kadhi for 8 to 10 minutes.
 * Sprinkle some garam masala powder on the kadhi.
* Serve the kadhi pakora with steamed rice or jeera rice,  you could also have kadhi with rotis or parathas.

NOTE:-

(measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250 ml)
for kadhi mixture:

If you like onion then you can use in tadka or pakoras. Please give your precious comments