Sunday 30 November 2014

Easy Veg Kurma


Ingredients
  1. Potato - 1
  2. Carrot - 2
  3. Beans - 15 no
  4. Onion - 1
  5. Tomato - 1
  6. Green Peas - 1/4 cup
  7. Green chilly - 3
  8. Malli Powder- 2 tsp
  9. Chilly Powder - 1/2 tsp
  10. Pepper Powder -1/2 tsp
  11. Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
  12. Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tbs
  13. Gram Masala Powder - 1 tsp
  14. Cashew nut - 10
  15. Coconut - 1/2 cup
  16. Kaskas - 1 tsp
  17. Oil 
  18. Mustard - 1/4 tsp
  19. Curry Leaves
  20. Malli Leaves - 1/4 cup
  21. Salt

Instructions

Chop the all vegetables as square pieces



CashewPaste
  • Soak CashewNuts in the hot water for 10 mins
  • Grind soaked Cashews , Kaskas , Coconut.




 Method

  • Take cooker, Pour some oil add mustard and curry leaves . After both got fried place all chopped vegetables and fry.
  • Now add Ginger Garlic Paste and mix well til the raw smell has gone.
  • Sprinkle all the Powder with the ingredients.
  • Now add the Cashew paste and enough salt and water to the consistency you prefer the kurma to be and mix well and cook over flame.
  • Let it come to a boil with medium Flame for 2 whistle.
  • After 10 mins Transfer to the Serving Bowl and Garnish with Coriander Leaves.

                                                                            " Kurma Ready  "

    Saturday 17 March 2012

    Rava Kesari...


    Ingredients:
    1. Rava (Sooji) - 1 Cup
    2. Water - 3 Cup
    3. Sugar - 2 1/2 Cup
    4. Ghee - 1/2 Cup
    5. Broken Cashews - 1-2 Tbsp
    6. Raisins - 1-2 Tbsp
    7. Cardamon Powder - 1/4 Tsp
    8. Food Color (Yellow) - 1 Pinch

    Method:
    • Heat kadai when gets hotter now add 1/2 cup ghee, rava, cashews and raisins fry them till before becoming golden brown.

    • Now add 3cups of boiled water with food color into the rava.
    • The rava should be completely cooked and you can find it out by touching it. It will be  soft, will not stick to the sides and will come together as one mass.

    • At this point add the sugar. Make sure to add sugar only after the rava is well cooked.

    • Keep stirring while the sugar melts and comes together into a thick pudding like consistency.
    • Now sprinkle cardamon power and remove from kadai and serve it hot. 


    Wednesday 7 March 2012

    Kothu Kozhi (Keema Chicken)



    Ingredients:
    1. Boiled boneless chicken - 1/4kg
    2. Chopped onion - 2
    3. Chopped tomato - 2
    4. Chopped green chili - 3
    5. Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1Tbsp
    6. Coriander powder - 1 Tsp
    7. Red chilli powder - 1 Tsp
    8. Gram masala powder - 1Tsp
    9. Coriander leaves 
    10. Mustard
    11. Curry leaves
    12. Chicken gravy
    13. Cooking Oil
    14. Salt
     
                    






    Method:
    1. Pour oil in a pan add mustard, curry leaves and fry with onion ,tomato and green chilli.
    2. Once it is fried add all powder items add chicken gravy now.
    3. Now reduce boneless chicken in to small pieces & mash it with the above mixture.
    4. Garnish with coriander leaves.
    Kothu kozhi is ready.