Archive for May, 2007

Rajma.

Friday, May 25th, 2007

INGREDIENTS:
Onion - 1
Tomato - 2
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Dried Methi leaves - ¼ tsp
Chana powder - 3 tsp
Chilli powder - 2 tsp
Ginger & galic paste - 3 tsp
Red chilli & green chilli paste - 3 tsp
Jeera - ¼ tsp
Salt to taste
Garam masala - 2 tsp.
 

PREPARATION:–
Heat some oil in a pan add the Jeera, onions […]

BOMBAY ALOO.

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Ingredients
1 lb half - cooked potatoes
1 onion finely chopped
1 tbs ghee
2 tsp fresh chopped coriander
½ tsp chilli powder
1 tsp tumeric
1 tsp garam masala
juice of ½ lemon
½ tsp salt
Method
1. Heat oil add the onion and fry for 2 minutes . cook until the onion is transparent.
2. Add the tumeric mix well, add the salt […]

Paruppu(chanadal) rice.

Friday, May 25th, 2007

Ingredients :
Chana dal - 1 cup
Rice 4 cups
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
chilli powder - 1 tsp
Garlic - 2 pieces
Coriander leaves
Curry leaves
Red chillies - 4
Salt
Mustard seeds
Preparation:
Heat some oil in the pressure cooker
Add the mustard seeds, then add the red chillies, curry leaves along with the garlic
Add the onion and fry […]

tomato gravy.

Friday, May 25th, 2007

INGREDIENTS:-
Tomatoes - 2
Onion - 1/2
Red chillies - 6
Cinnamon , cardamom , cloves - each 3
Ginger & garlic paste - 3 tsp
PREPARATION:-

Grind the above ingredients together well for about 5 minutes, forms a great base for curries.

Paneer dilpasand.

Friday, May 25th, 2007

INGREDIENTS:-
Paneer 400 gms.
Chopped Cashewnuts 50 gms
Chopped Raisins 25 gms
Cornflour ½ cup
Bay leaf 1 No.
Whole Garam masala 1 tbsp.

Chopped green chili 1 tbsp.
Garlic paste 1 tbsp.
Ginger paste 1 tbsp.
Red chili powder 1 tsp.

Boiled Onion paste ½ cup
Cashewnut paste 2 tbsp.
Tomato puree 2 cups
Green cardamom powder 1 tsp.
Fresh cream ½ cup

Sugar 1 tbsp.
Oil 2 […]

Fried Ice Cream

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Ingredients

a few scoops of vanilla ice-cream
oil for frying
For rolling
crushed corn flakes or desiccated coconut
For the batter
1 teacup plain flour (maida)
For the batter
1. Mix the flour with 1 1/2 cups of water.
PREPARATION
1. Chill the ice-cream scoops in the freezer.
2. Dip the ice-cream scoops in the batter and roll into the corn flakes.
3. […]

Ginger lemon drink.

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

INGREDIENTS:-

Sugar
1¼ cups

Water
600 ml.

Freshly […]

Badam Halwa

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

INGREDIENTS
Badam - 100 gms
Sugar - 4 cups
Ghee - 30 gms
Cardamom - 3
Milk - 3 cups
Saffron - soak them in a lukewarm milk
Preparation :
Soak the Badam for 2 hours, peel the skin off them
Grind them well with milk
Add the ground paste to a heated pan and bring them to a boil with a reduced […]

Masala vadai (or vada)

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

Ingredients
1) chana dal - 350 gms
2) green chillies - 3
3) butter - 50 gms
4) ginger paste - 2 tsp
5) salt to taste
6) turmeric powder - 1 tsp
7) red chillies - 2
8) coriander leaves
9) onions - 2
 
For the batter :
Soak the chana dal for about 3 hours, grind them with little water .
Add the green chillies, […]

Angel Hair Pasta with Pignoli

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup pine nuts
1/2 cup clarified butter
1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
2 1/3 tablespoons butter
1 pinch ground nutmeg
salt to taste
1 pinch freshly ground white pepper
1 (8 ounce) package angel hair pasta

DIRECTIONS

Toast pignoli nuts slowly in a skillet, watching carefully not to burn. Remove from skillet when nuts are tan in color.
Cook noodles in boiling salted […]