Wednesday, January 19, 2011

MIXED SPROUTS CURRY.

Sprouts are the best and healthy diet food for adults as well as kids. When it comes to a mixed sprouts, then therez nothing else to defeat with rest as its superb duper healthy dish. This is my mom's recipe which she prepares of fen for lunch. The flavour which I like the most is the flavour of roasted coconut which is mixed at the end of the dish. Woo believe me guys its a nice aromatic flavour u get. For this recipe seasoning is not necessary but if possible can do it with simple mustard seeds, jeera and curry leaf with coconut oil for a extra taste :) It also goes well with chappati too.


INGREDIENTS.


1 1/2 Cup Mixed Sprouts.(I added Green gram, Black channa, Black eye beans, Green peas, White peas)

1/2 Cup Grated Coconut.

1/2 tsp Turmeric Pd.

2 Dried red chillies.

1 tsp Rice powder.

2 tbsp Grated coconut for roasting.

Water as per needed.

Salt to taste.

Oil.


METHOD.


Pressure cook the mixed sprouts and keep it aside.

Grind the coconuts, turmeric, rice pd and red chilly into fine paste adding enough water.

Heat Oil in a kadai. Season them with mustard seeds, jeera and curry leaves and add cooked sprouts Add enough water with salt and bring them to boil. Later add the grounded mixture and stir. Close with a lid for about 2 min and remove from flame.

In another pan, put 1 tsp of oil and add grated coconut. Roast them till it turns brown colour and pour it into the curry.

Garnish with fresh curry leaf.

Serve hot with rice.


Enjoy!!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

VEGETABLE KURMA

This is the recipe I tried from one of my favorite, talented blogger from ''RAKS KITCHEN''. Since the day I saw her vegetable kurma, I was in full enthuse to prepare that to satisfy my tasty buds and finally done. It was soo tasty and the best what I liked was the creamy texture of the grinded cashew was just heavenly. For the ingredients click '' here'' . I really adore her clicks which are very neat with awesome presentation. Thanks for this recipe dear. I have lots of recipes bookmarked which I will surly try and post them :)

Enjoy !!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

HAPPY NEW YEAR :)

WISHING EACH AND EVERYONE MY WARM AND HEARTFELT HAPPY NEW YEAR.

MAY THIS YEAR 2011 TOO BRINGS EVERLASTING GLOW OF HAPPINESS, LOVE, PEACE AND GOOD FORTUNE.


ENJOY GUYS WITH UR LOVED NEAR AND DEAR ONES.

Monday, December 20, 2010

BREADFRUIT CUTLET

Herez coming the next unique recipe which is a real lip smacking one nothing but breadfruit cutlets. I kept few pieces of breadfruit after making breadfruit fritters. Its my first trial and was a super duper hit one. Its simple, easy and effortless at the same time acts as a best appetizers during gettogethers or parties. People can never make out that its made of breadfruit. The process of preparing this cutlets are same just as we prepare for normal veg cultets. Instead of adding boiled veggies I added breadfruit. Rest the same :) . Do try this awesome delight.


INGREDIENTS.

1 Cup Breadfruit pieces.

1/2 Cup Boiled Potatoes.

1 Medium Sized Onion.

1 Green chilli.

1 tsp Red chilli pd.

1/2 tsp Turmeric pd.

2 tsp Garam Masala.

1 tsp Ginger- Garlic Paste.

2 Beaten Eggs.

Breadcrumbs.

Salt to Taste.

Oil for shallow fry.



METHOD.

Pressure cook breadfruit pieces adding salt and little water. ( I took 2 whistle and then Sim for 15 min) Allow them to cool. Then mash them with boiled potatoes and keep aside.

Heat some oil in a pan. Add onions, chilli, ginger garlic paste with some salt. Saute till the onions turns translucent. Then add red chilli pd, turmeric pd and garam masala and give them a nice stir. Finally add the mashed potatoes- breadfruit mixture and saute well. Allow the mixture to cool.

Meanwhile beat the eggs in a bowl and keep it aside. In another plate, spread breadcrumbs.

Heat oil in a pan for shallow fry the cutlets. Now make a flat round patties then dip them in the beaten eggs and on the breadcrumbs and shallow fry them in oil till golden brown. Place them on tissue and serve hot with tomato sause.




Enjoy!!

Saturday, December 4, 2010

BREADFRUIT FRITTERS

Hey friends, Hope all of ur are fit and fine. Finally am back with happy and hectic shifting to my new house. Currently enjoying my stay to my fullest also tiring to have a close touch to my new kitchen ;) Hope half of u all must have viewed my new home snaps :) Was so happy to c all ur sweet comments. Thanks buddies. Now coming back to recipes, I prepared breadfruit fritters which is somthing different from normal dialy used potato or capsicum or cauliflower fritters. The procedure for making besan batter is the same just as u prepared for the rest of the fritters. The tastes is just superb when u have them with a sip of coffee. Let me tell u one more thing is its a bit mushy type when u bit as its precooked before deep frying. People say that method is done to cook the breadfruit. I love them so much and hope u would also love it. Do try this awesome recipe guys.


INGREDIENTS.


15 Pieces of Breadfruit.


1 Cup of Besan.


1 tbsp Chilli pd.


Pinch of Hing.


Pinch of Soda.


Salt to taste.


Water as per required.


Oil for deep frying.

METHOD.


Cut the breadfruit into medium thick size as shown in the pic. In boiling water, soak them for 5 min and drain. Arrange them on plates and season with salt and chilli pd.
In a bowl mix in besan, chilli pd, soda, hing, salt with required amount of water to form a paste. The consistency must not be so thick nor thin.
Now heat oil in kadai. Take the marinated breadfruit and dip them into the besan batter and carfully drop them into oil. Deep fry until its done.
Serve hot with ur fav dipping.



Enjoy!!