Friday, August 2, 2013
THOTAKURA AND PANEER SMILEYS(AMARANTH LEAVES AND PANEER SMILEYS)
THOTAKURA AND PANNER SMILEYS
INGREDIENTS:
1.Thotakura finely chopped and blanched – 1 cup,
2.Paneer – finely grated – 1 cup,
3.Boiled potato – 1 – mashed,
4.Corn flour – 2tsp,
5.Red chilies boiled and pureed – 1 tsp,
6.Garlic – coarsely crushed – 6,
7.Salt as per taste,
8.Maida – 1 tsp,
9.Oil for frying,
METHOD;
1.Mix all the ingredients accept oil into a tight batter,
2. Make balls out of this mix,
3.Pat each ball into a circle and make eyes and smile on each ball with a toothpick,
4.Fry these smiles in moderately heated oil till they turn golden brown,
Serve these smileys hot with garlic sauce and ur kids will relish them in these rainy season asking for more n more n more n more.
PYAAZ AUR PANEER KI KACHORI
PYAZ AUR PANEER KI KACHORI:
INGREDIENTS:
1.Paneer – 1 cup grated,
2.Onions – 2 finely chopped,
1. Ghee – ¼ cup,
2. Jeera – ¼ tsp,
3. Asfoetida/Hing – ¼ tsp,
4. Finely chopped coriander – ½ cup,
5. Garlic – 7-8 finely chopped,
6. Green chillies – 2-3 finely chopped,
7. Salt as per taste,
8. Maida – ¼ kg/2 cups,
9. Water for mixing the dough,
10. Oil/Ghee for deep frying,
11. Saunf : 1tsp
METHOD:
1. Take maida in a bowl add some a tablespoon of ghee and salt to it and knead it with water to form a dough, leave it aside covered for about 20 mins,
2. In a kadai heat a tsp of ghee, add saunf, jeera and hing to it when it splutters, add onions, chopped garlic and green chillies to it sauté it till the onions become transuculent now add some salt and chopped coriander to it and mix and take it in a bowl.
3. Make a small marble size balls of the knead maida and flatten each ball into a small puri, now place the paneer and pyaaz filling in the centre of the puri and close the puri to form a round shape,
4. Piearce the roundel shape with fork to form marks on it and deep fry them in hot oil/ghee,
Your hot Paneer aur Pyaaz ki kachoris are ready to be served, serve it with potato and curd raita, you will relish it taste
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
SPINACH MUSHROOM CUTLET
SPINACH MUSHROOM CUTLETS:
INGREDIENTS:
1.Chopped spinach (blanched)– 1 cup puree,
2.Chopped mushrooms(blanched) – 1 cup,
3.Besan – 2 tsp,
4.Chopped garlic – 5,
5.Green chili chopped – 2,
6.Boiled green peas, - ¼ cup mashed,
7.Corn flour – 1 tsp,
8.Bread crumbs – ½ cup,
9.Dry sonf powder – ¼ tsp,
10.Salt as per taste,
11.Oil for deep frying
METHOD
1.Heat 2tsp of oil in a kadai, then add saunf powder to it now add the garlic and saute it,
2.Now add besan to it and fry it it leaves it rawness,
3.Add the boiled and mashed peas, pureed spinach and finely chopped mushrooms and fry till everything gets together,
4.Add chopped green chilies and mix well, fry everything till the ingredients blend together and thickens,
5.Take this mix in a bowl and add the corn flour to it and mix well and let it cool,
6.Now make heart shape tikkis of the mix and coat these tikkis in the bread crumb powder till it is coated compleltely from all sides,
7.Now deep fry this cutlets in moderately heated oil or u can shallow fry them too,
Serve them hot with tomato sauce or curd raita
AKUKURALA SIRALAM
AKUKURALA SIRALAM
INGREDIENTS:
1.Thotakura – finely chopped – 1cup,
2.Palakura – finely chopped – 1 cup,
3.Chukakura – finely chopped – ½ cup,
4.Sirraku- finely chopped – 1 cup,
5.Menti akku – ¼ cup – finely chopped,
6.Channa dal – 2 cups soaked for 2 hrs,
7.Urad dal – 1 cup soaked for 2 hrs,
8.Green chillies – finely chopped – 4,
9.Dry red chillies – 2,
10.Curry leaves – 2 stems,
11.Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp,
12.Asfoetida – pinch,
13.Oil for frying,
14.Sodabicarbonate – a pinch,
15.Salt as per taste,
16.Coriander finely chopped – ¼ cup,
17.Onion – 2 – finely chopped,
METHOD:
1.Grind the urad and channa dal coarsely to form a batter,
2.Add all the chopped leaves accept coriander, curry leaves, red chillies, asfoetida and mustard seeds,
3.Mix the batter properly and pour the batter in the idli vessel to and steam the idlies,
4.When the idlies are done, cool them and cut them into small pieces,
5.Heat 2tsp of oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds when heated let it crackle and then add asfoetida, curryleaves, red chillies and let it fry for 1 min,
6.Now add the cut idlies into the tempering and fry for 5 mins,
Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander, u can try this as breakfast too or for ur kids tiffin box.
Monday, July 29, 2013
PAUSTIK MIXED LEAFY PAKORAS:
INGREDIENTS:
1.Spinach – washed and finely chopped – 2 cups,
2. Amaranth leaves(Thotakura) – washed and finely chopped – 1 cup,
3.Bachali akku – washed and finely chopped – 1 cup
4.Pudina – washed and finely chopped – ½ cup,
5.Coriander leaves – washed and finely chopped - 1 cup,
6.Water amaranth(ponaganti akku) – washed and finely chopped – ½ cup,
7.Curryleaves – ¼ cup – finely chopped,
8. Besan – 3 cups,
9.Green chilies – slitted long – 5,
10.Onions – sliced long – 3,
11.Ajwain(vamu)- ¼ tsp,
12.Salt – as per taste,
13.Water for mixing the batter,
14.Oil – for frying,
15.Menthi akku – ¼ cup – chopped,
METHOD:
1.Mix all the ingredients with water accept oil to form a dropping consistency,
2.Heat oil in a kadai sufficient for deep frying the pakoras,
3.Add a spoon of heated oil to the pakora batter and mix it thoroughly,
4.Drop the pakoras into the moderately heated oil and fry them golden brown,
Very apt for this rainy season serve them hot with a cup of masala tea
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)