Sunday, October 31, 2010

Yummy Chicken Lollipops

My Sons love this dish .. If  you have small age kids, then definitely you have to try this...
Simply they love it.. Of course, me to..

Ingredients
Chicken lollipops (u have to take some particular joints with bone and cut the muscles in down area and bend it into lollipop shape)
salt
ginger garlic paste
food color
turmeric
chillipowder
coriander powder
garam masala
oil
curd
lemon juice

Marination:
Take chicken lollipops (per whole chicken you may get  4 lollipops) marinate with turmeic powder and after 2 minutes wash it with water.
Now add Add all the ingredients except oil one by one and marinate 30 min to 1 hour

Preparation:
If you have oven preheat the oven cook this oven.
other wise

1.Take kadai pour oil keep the flame on low flame fry the chicken lollipops turn both sides every 2-3 minutes
2.Serve hot with raw veggies...

It's yummy


Punugulu -Andhra Evening Time Snack

It's raining here..Dull weather, i feel like if it happens in India, Definitely i will tell to my dad to bring punugulu from the road side shop.. I love it very much even my kids too..

Today i want to try this at my house..

Ingredients
1/2 cup uradh dal
1 cup rice
coriander leaves
salt
oil
baking soda


Chutney:

chetni dal
oil
curry leaves
green chillies
tamarind juice
Cumin seeds
Chenna dal
uradh dal
2 red chillies
mustard seeds
salt

Preparation:(punugulu)

1. Soak the dals and rice for 4 -6 hours depending up on the climate conditions
2. Grind it thick consistency.
Note: Generally we will add more water to dosa batter here for punugulu we have to add very less water..
3.Add salt and baking soda, coriander leaves
4.Heat the kadai pour more oil
5.Fry it and serve it with nice liquid chutney here like
chetni dal chutney or onion peanut chutney.

Chetni dal chutney Preparation:

1. Taka kadai pour bit oil add cumin seeds, curry leaves, green chilli one by one.
2.Add chetni dal(Roasted split peas) and grind it with tamarind jucie and salt.

Seasoing:
Taka kadai pour very less oil add mustard seeds, dals, curry leaves, red chilli top it on chutney.


Note : you can also make these with your existing dosa batter

the picture below shows prepared with existing dosa batter

Pepper Chicken Fry

This is one my favorite dish very yummy ...

Ingredients
750 grams chicken
1/2 cinnamon stick
fennel seeds - few
cloves-2
cardamon- 2
bay leaves -1
mustard seeds- few
curry leaves- few
spring onions- 1
coriander leaves -1
whole black pepper
salt
chilli powder - 1/2 tea spoon
coriander powder- 1 tea spoon
cumin powder- pinch
ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tablespoon
Red- onion medium size-1
small tomato -1
oil


Preparation
1.Take a kadai pour oil heat it on medium flame
2. Add mustard seeds, fennel seeds, curry leaves, cinnamon, cardamon, cloves, bay leave, whole black pepper seeds fry it bit on low flame.
3.Add onion slices fry it well
4.Add tomato slices to it fry well
5.Now add ginger garlic paste fry it well
6.Take out everything in bowl once it get cold mash it well like paste
7.Take chicken cut into slices marinate with turmeric and clean with water (smell will go off)
8.Take kadai pour bit oil add mashed paste fry it well again all the liquids will go off
9.Now add chicken close the lid for 5 min
10.Stir well and salt, chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder,
11.Stir occasionally and add spring onion slices
12.Once the chicken done add coriander leaves slices to it and close the lid..


Now the yummy pepper chicken fry is ready u can serve this with rice, dosa, parotha

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Mysore Bonda

Actually i have to say thanks to one of my friend she remind me this dish after seeing in her blog i started trying this dish.. I love this especially in small hotel they prepare very well ..

I can't tell this is exactly same like that hotel bonda but this is 90% same like that


Ingredients
All purpose flour or maida 1 bowl
Rice flour ¼ bowl
Baking soda ¼ teaspoon
Butter milk
Ginger chopped
Cumin  seeds
Green chillies chopped
Coconut slices
Salt
Water


Preparation

1.Take a bowl add all purpose flour mix well and add rice flour to it mix well
2.Add baking soda to the mixture
3.Add butter milk slowly to the mixture mix well and cumin seeds too
4.Keep Aside for 10 min
5.Later Add chopped ginger,chillies, coconut slices to it..
6.Marinate it upto 1 hour
7. Take a bowl of water to clean hands while making bonda..
8. Take a Kadai pour ½ level oil and flame should be  low..
9.Take little batter with the cleaned hand pour in oil fry it well.
10. it will turn into round small ball side bonda
11. Serve NOT HOT bit cold will be good then only it will become bit soft with coconut chutney.


Aloo Bonda

Very special dish from the' North part of India'


Ingredients

Chopped onion
Cooked and mashed potatoes 2
Turmeric
Cumin seeds
Salt
Curry elaves
Mustard seeds
Green chilli slices
Ginger slices
lemon

Gram flour
Water
Baking soda
salt

Preparation:
1.Pressure cook the potatoes
2. Peel the skin mash it
3.Take a kadai pour oil add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chillies,ginger, curry leaves fry it well
4.Add onion slices and mashed potatoes, add salt to it..
5.Switch off the flame let it get warm..Mean while make the batter
6.Take 2 cups of gram flour in another bowl mix salt and baking soda  with water
7.Make a batter paste.
8.Add lemon juice to the potato gravy
9.Make cooked potato curry into small balls

Like this

10.Coat that ball with batter and fry in oil on low to medium flame serve hot..

You can serve this dish with ketup to your little kids.
Still i remind, during my childhood when I was going to shirdi to visit Shridi saibaba temple I tasted this on the railway station.. it’s yummy dish try it and let me know

Bisbilla Bath (karnataka) or Aarsi Parapu Sadam (tamil)

I love this dish very easy and tasty.. It come under very quick for small kids. Mostly kannada and tamil nadu people love this.. When i was in India last year my neighbour aunty did this i tasted and took the recipe from her.. thanks to her.


Ingredients
1 cup toor dal
1 cup rice
red chillies
garlic cloves -2
mustard seeds
onions
tomatoes
mix vegg(optional i didn't used in my dish)
curry leaves
ghee
chenna dal
split uradha dal
small cup of tamarind juice
water
green chillies
salt

Preparation:

1.Take a kadai pour ghee once it get heat add mustard seeds, curry leaves, chenna dal, split uradh dal , sliced garlic, sliced chillies, red chillies,fry it this is jsut seasoing
2.Now add sliced onions saute it for some time add tomatoes (If you want to add mixed veggies add it to the  tomato and onions)
3.Now add soaked toor dal and boil it for some time
4.Add salt and tamarind juice and add juice
5. Pressure cook for 2 -3 whistle on low flame
6. Once the pressure gone shift it to hot pack or some vessel..

Very yummy and easy dish got ready


Just u can serve with appalam with this dish..


Note : You can do this dish with the left over rice..

only modification is cooked toor dal and left over rice is the difference, which means u have to cook the dal before mixing the ingredients and cook on 1 pressure whistle.

ENJOY......................

Friday, October 29, 2010

Soya Bean nuggets With Drum Stick

Most vegeterians like this soyabean nuggets in their dishes.. It look like a meat but this is vegeterian..
This is very simple dish id u don't have vegetables on your fridge u can take some soya bean nuggets try this recipe.. u can add any other vegetables whatever available in your fridge..


Ingredients

Red onions- 1 small size
one medium tomato
ginger garlic paste
mustard seeds
curry leaves
chillipowder
coriander powder
salt
oil
soya bean nuggets few like 10 - 12
drumsticks - 4- 6
turmeric

Preparation
1. Take soya bean nuggets boil in water 2 -3 minutes on medium flame
2. Once it get warm remove Squeeze water from the soya bean nuggets and keep a side
3.Take a kadai pour oil fry it well on it.
4.Now another kadai pour oil once oil get heat add mustard seeds few, curry leaves
5. Add onion slices fry it well
6. Add tomato slices fry it agian
7. Add gingergarlic paste,turmeric,salt,chilli powder, coriander powder let it boil some time with a cup of water
8. Add drumsticks and fried soya beans to it liquid content pressure cook on low flame until complete 1 vissele.

9. Serve hot with chapathi, or bread nan or rice

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Crispy Cabbage Pakora

Ii loveeeeeeeeeeee  this cabbage pakora..


Ingredients
1/4 cabbage
salt
pinch food color
rice flour 1/2 cup
gram flour 1 cup
water
baking soda
chillies
onions (optional)

Preparation

1.Take the cabbage and onion cut into long thin slices
2.Add  flour with salt and  water mix it well
3.Add baking soda, food color
4.Heat the kadai pour oil
5.Fry the cabbage in that oil
6.Serve hot


Some people like to eat with green chutney.. 

Spicy Lamb Fry

I love non-veg even my kids too..

Here in australia i get lamb bit cheaper than goat meat
my husband like fried meat than curry..

Ingredients
1/2 kg lamb
ginger garlic paste
cinnamon
cardamon
cloves
bayleaf
onions
tomato
salt
oil
turmeric powder
mustard seeds
curry leaves
fennel seeds
chilli powder - 1/2 table spoon
coriander powder - 1 table spoon
pepper powder - 1 table spoon

Please check your spice levels depend on your taste i eat more spicy




Apply turmeric to lamb pieces marinate 2 minutes and clean with water

Preparation
1.Take lamb cut into small pieces and pressure cook it on low flame until one visil
 take it on bowl keep aside
2. Take kadai heat oil pour curry leaves and mustard seeds , fry it well
3. Now add fennel seeds , add sliced onions and fry well until onions turn into golden brown
4. Now take everything keep in a bowl
5.Add ginger garlic paste to oil and fry it well
6. Add tomato slices fry well add the totatl content mash it well like paste(all onions and tomato fries)
7.Take a kadai pour bit oil add mashed paste fry it well until become thick paste no need to add extra water
8. Now add cooked lamb pieces to it and fry it well
9.Add chilli powder, coriander powder, more pepper powder,salt to it
10.Until it become dry garnish with coriander leaves if available garnish with spring onions before switch of the burner..


yummy dish ready.........

I genrally serve ricewith this dish or parotha

Mushroom Biryani

Especially in other countries like USA, AUS, e.t.c Will get mushrooms at any time at low cost.

This is one of the delicious dish

Ingredients
Basmati rice 1 1/2 cup
Mushrooms 15
ginger garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
1 cinnamon stick
2 cloves
2 cardamons
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon biryani masala
curry leaves
fennel seeds
salt
ghee - 1 teaspoon
1 cup coconut cream
cashews-optional i didn't added to my dish
one medium size onion
1 tomato medium size

Preparation:

1.Soak rice few minutes
2.Take kadai pour oil fry fenugreek seeds, curry leaves with cinnamon, cardamon,cloves,bayleaf add long thin slied onions fry it well
3.now add tomaoto slices and mushroom slices to fried onions fry it well
4. add ginger garlic paste
5. Mix the coconut cream with water add suficient water to that fried veggies
example.. i usually add2 cups of basmati rice for that i add 3 cups of water.. so here i add coconut cream so both coconut cream and water should be 3 cups liquid
6.Add garam masala and biryani masala
7.Now add cleaned rice to the liquid and salt
8. cook it
9. I added mint leaves also
10. After cooking serve hot with side dish or raitha

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Gobi Manchuria

Well known dish from north side of India..

U know i hate cauliflower but it's very good for health.. so i tried this recipe it came well.. my elder son finished half dish with fried rice..

U can serve dish with fried rice, jeera rice, sometimes i ate with chapthi also..


Ingredients
1/2 cauliflower
maida
corn flour
spring onions
onions
soy sauce
redchilies
milk
water
oil
ginger garlic paste

Preparation

Take cauliflower floretts and boil in water 3-4 min by adding 1 spoon on milk to water
keep the floretts in plate
Now take flor mix gingergarlic paste,salt,if possible food color make a paste with the help of water
take each floretts coat with flor paste depp fry in oil keep aside

Take a kadai pour oil add red chillies(possible make it powder) add, ginger garlic and onions stir well
later add spring onions,salt,soy sauce add little water cook well add corn flour with water stir it looks like some kind of sauce .

Now add the fried cauliflower to it close the lid turn off the burner

Paneer Stir Fry

This is just like other Wester country Stir fry veggies..
When i feel to eat stir fry veegies as light diet..

So i add this paneer for new variety and tasty..

here paneer i used noncubed so shape is bit different... that too i used Australian local paneer

Ingredients
onions long and broad cut
bell pepper
(optinal veegies u like)
paneer cubes(should be fried)
jeera seeds
bit ginger garlic paste
soy sauce
chilli sauce
salt

Preparation:
cut the veggies long and thick cut (healthy and tasty for stir fry)
Pour few drops of oil on kadai add jeera seeds
add onions and veggies fry it and bit of ginger garlic paste
at last add salt, paneer cubes, chilli sauce , soy sauce, ajnamoto

serve with light pulka or jeera rice

Paneer Fried Rice

Paneer very good source of calicium to small kids.. and also me and my kids like Paneer alot..

I tried Paneer fried rice...it's turns very tasty



Ingredients
Paneer -200 grams
Garlic cloves- 2
Ajanamoto
cup of mixed veggies
white pepper
soya sauce
salt
chilli sauce
cooked rice


Preparation


Fry the paneer cubes in ghee or oil or butter and keep aside
Take a Kadai pour oil
add garlic pieces fry it well add veggies and fry it well

At last add fried paneer cubes and mix well with ajnamoto,salt,chilli sauce, soy sauce, whitepepper
and add cooked rice to it mix well pack in hot pack serve with paneer butter masala or gobi manchurian