Sunday, September 25, 2016

FARALI SURAN(YAM) NU SHAAK

      

       Ingrediants:
Suran 2 cups peeled and cubed
Ghee – 2 tablespoon
Cumin seeds – ½ teaspoon
Green chili – 1, slit
Peanuts – 1-2 tablespoons
Rock salt (sendha namak) – to taste
Black pepper powder – ¼ to ½ teaspoon or to taste
Yogurt  – ½ cup, whisked
Cilantro or coriander leaves – 2 tablespoons, chopped finely

Methods: 
1.   Peel the suran and cut into cubes. If not using right away then soak in the water. I have cut into ½ to ¾ inch cubes. While cutting and peeling the yam, many times it gives the irritation or itchy feeling to your hands, so grease your hands with oil and then continue.

2.   Then take them into the pressure cooker, add enough water so they are submerged in the water. Cover with the lid, put the weight on and turn the heat on medium. Let it cook for 1 whistle only. I have cut into small cubes so one whistle was enough. So adjust the time accordingly. Drain the water and keep the boiled saran aside. 

3.   Heat the ghee in a pan on medium heat. Once hot add cumin seeds and let them sizzle.

4.   Then add slit green chili. Salute for 30 seconds.

5.   Add peanuts and with stirring constantly fry for a minute.

6.    Then add boiled suran cubes and stir.

7.   Add salt and pepper.

8.    Mix well and saute for 2-3 minutes.

9.   Now lower the heat and then add whisked yogurt. By lowering the gas heat, yogurt will not curdle.

10. Mix well.

11.  Cook for 2-3 minutes. The gravy will becomes thick and will coat the suran pieces. I like it semi dry kind sabji, but if you like thin gravy, you can add little water.

12.  Lastly add chopped coriander leaves and turn off the stove.

13. Stir well and sabji is ready to serve.

Friday, June 10, 2016

GINGER LIME CHIA DRINK


Chia seeds may help blast belly fat.
they're also packed with fiber- five grams per tablespoon
to keep you full.

Ingredients

  • 1 Teaspoon Honey
  • 1 Cup Water
  • 1 Teaspoon grated Ginger
  • 2 lime juice
  • 1 Tablespoon Chia seeds
  • Fresh mint for garnish
Method

Stir together honey, water, ginger, lime juice and chia seeds.
Refrigerate for at 30 Minutes.
garnish with mint.


GRAPEFRUIT-BASIL SLUSHIE



Ingredients
  • Juice of 1 medium grapefruit
  • 1 basil leaf, plus more for garnish
  • 2 cups ice
Method

     Bleand juice, basil and ice until smooth.
     Garnish with additional basil.

Thursday, June 2, 2016

SMOKY MANGO PANNA


Ingrediants:
Mangoes
Sugar
Roasted cumin powder
Black salt
Fresh mint

Method:
  • Roast raw small mangoes  on a grill on your stove top.
  • As they roast they will start turning yellowish green and start to soften.
  • Keep roasting, till outer peel blackens.
  • Transfer them to a piece of foil.
  • Close foil and let cool.
  • Once cool, peel the smoked mangoes.
  • Squeeze out the pulp.
  • Add salt, sugar, coarsely pounded roasted cumin and kala namak as per your taste.
  • Stir this mix till sugar dissolves completely and it becomes a smooth paste.
  • Add this paste to chilled ice water.
  • Add chopped fresh mint
  • Check seasoning, if the mangoes are not sour enough…Add squeeze of lime/lemon
  • Serve chilled…Enjoy the delicious summer treat!

Monday, May 23, 2016

માલપુઆ

સામગ્રી:
2 કપ મેદો
3 કપ દુધ
2 કેળા (મેશ કરેલા)
2 ટે. સ્પૂન નારિયેળ (છીણેલું)
10 કાજુ (ઝીણા સમારેલા)
15 કિશમિશ
1 ટે. સ્પૂન સોજી
2 કપ ખાંડ
3 કપ પાણી
4 લીલી ઈલાયચી
1 કપ ઘી

રીત:
- બધી સામગ્રી ભેગી મેળવી માલપુઆ માટેનું ખીરુ તૈયાર કરો.
-અન્ય એક બાઉલમાં પાણી અને ખાંડ મેળવી ચાશણી તૈયાર કરી લો.
-હવે પેન પર એક ચમચો ખીરુ નાંખી ધીમાં તેને શેકો.
-તેને ઘીમાં શેલો ફ્રાય કરો.
-પુડલો થોડો લાલાશ પડતો થાય એટલે પ્લેટમાં કાઢી લો.
-સર્વ કરતાં પહેલાં ચાશણી ગરમ કરો અને તેમાં એક મિનીટમાટે પુડલો પલાળી રાખો.

-બાદમાં ગરમ ગરમ પુડલો સર્વ કરો

MANGO ICECREAM


Ingredients:
• 1 Cool Whip 
• 2 Cup Mango chunks 
• 1 Tin condensed milk
• 1 tin evaporated milk
• ½ tspoon Saffron
• Pinch of Cardamom powder 
• Pinch of yellow food colour

Recipe:
• Crush Mango chunks in Chopper
• Take a bowl and mix all ingredient with crushed mango
• Spread the mixture in a dish or bowl 
• Sprinkle some graded pistachio
• Cover the dish with clear plastic wrap
• Freeze it for 6-7 hours or overnight

Your Mango ice cream will be ready to serve next day.

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

MASALA IDLIS



INGREDIENTS

40-50 pieces of Small idlis
1 cup Thinly sliced cabbage
1 cup Thinly sliced bell peppers
1/4 cup Boiled chana dal OR Bengal Gram lentils
2- 4 pieces of Whole red Chilies
1.5 tablespoon Desiccated unsweetend Cococut
2 teaspoon Mustard Leaves
6-9 pieces of Curry leaves
1-2 tablespoon Homemade Sambhar powder
Salt to taste
2 tablespoon Oil

METHODS
     1)  Make regular size idlis and chop them in pieces or..

     2)  Make penny size idlis.

     3)  Slice Cabbage.Slice bell peppers. 
Assemble spices..

4)  Boil and drain chana dal.

5)  In a pan heat oil, add mustard seeds, whole red chilies and chanadal. 
Saute for a minute and add all the spices.

6)  Add cabbage and capsicum and sauce until soft. 


7)  Add idles.

8)  Desiccated coconut. 
Sprinkle 1-2 tablespoon of water and mix until well blended. Cover and take it off the flame.

9)  Let the idlis soak in all the flavors.


         Serve hot in breakfast or...


         Enjoy it as a snack. 


AUTHENTIC SOUTH INDIAN IDALI


INGREDIANTS
3 cups Idli rice
1cup Whole urad dal  
1/2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
Water - as needed
Salt - to taste

METHODS
  •           Measure each ingredient as per the above measurement and keep seperately. Soak rice, urad dal with fenugreek seeds in water each seperately for atleast 2 to 3 hours.

  •           Then drain water from urad dhal+fenugreek seeds and add it to the grinder. While adding urad dhal take care the grinder doesnt get stuck. Sprinkle water then and there and grind it. Its always better to stand near atleast during the final stage of till the proper consistency is reached. Keep sprinkling water in between at regular intervals. The batter should be light and nice fluffy.

  •           Collect the urad dhal batter in a container(big enough to hold the fermented batter). Now drain water from rice and add it to the grinder, sprinkle little water and start grinding.Grind it keep adding water in between. Grind it smoothly with a slight coarse texture. The rice batter should be slightly thicker than urad dhal batter.

  •            Now take the rice batter and urad dhal batter, add salt and mix well. Keep aside in a warm place to ferment well for atleast 10 - 12 hours. Can you see the fermented batter with a porous look? If you see the batter would have raised well and now your idli dosa batter is ready to use.

  •            Take a laddle full and add it to the idly pan and steam it for 10-12mins. Sprinkle little water and carefully slide around the edges to take the idlis.

  •            Hot soft idlis ready to be served.


My Notes:
The texture of the batter depends purely on the quality of urad dhal. Also the volume varies each time when I get urad dhal from a different store.

You can add soak 2 tbsp  poha  for 10mins and add it while grinding along with rice and urad dal.

The water quantity I've given is approximate and may vary depending on the quality of rice and urad dhal.

Also while making idlis you can place a cloth before pouring the batter which gives even more soft idlis. I rarely use it. :)


Idlies taste best when the batter is fresh.