Tuesday, October 7, 2014

EGGLESS BANANA CAKE


Banana cake-

Plain flour-2cup
Banana ripe-3(small size)
Butter/ oil-1/4 cup
Sugar powder -1cup(according to taste)
Baking powder-1 tbsp
Baking soda-1/2 tbsp
sour milk-1tblsp
Salt   a pinch
almond (chopped)

Method-

  • Take  peel bananas in a bowl and mash  bananas with help of a fork ,you can also use mixer to mash bananas
  • Add sugar powder,butter in banana puree,mix them properly untill sugar  dissolves
  • Take another bowl add plain flour,a pinch salt  ,baking powder, baking soda ,sour milk(  milk made sour either by adding  white vinegar or lime juice) mix them ,and add them  in banana puree,again  mix them well and lastly add chopped almond
  • Pour the batter in  greased baking dish
  • Heat the  gas oven ,place baking dish on gas oven  and bake on low  flame for 35 to 36 minutes
  • When cake is baked ,down for just a couple of minutes to brown the top


  • Remove baking dish  from  gas oven ,now cake is ready,cut and serve them




Thursday, July 10, 2014

paneer bhurji

                               
Ingredients-
paneer-200grms
onion-1cup chopped
Tomato -1cup chopped
Ginger- 2tbsp chopped
cumin seed- 2-tbsp
coriander powder-1tbsp
Green chilli-2tbsp
Turmeric powder-1tbsp
salt to taste
oil (as require)

Method-

  • Heat  the oil in kadahi,add cumin seed till it become splutter,add chopped onion,chopped tomato,chopped green chilli,chopped ginger and stir it for some time,then add turmeric powder,coriander powder and mix well
  • Add crumble paneer and stir it,add salt to taste again stir it ,you may also sprinkle chopped green coriander on this
  • serve with parathas or roti



Sunday, July 6, 2014

SPICY CHANA DAL FARA WITH TOMATO CHUTNEY




 Spicy chana Dal fara with tomato sauce



 

 INGREDIENTS-

Chickpea(CHANA DAL)-2cup(soaked in water for 2-3 hours)
Green chilli paste-3tbsp
Garlic paste-2tbsp
Cumin powder-2tbsp
Red chili powder-1tbsp
ginger paste-1tbsp
salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/2tbsp
For Dough-
Wheat flour-2 cup
oil-3tbsp
Salt-1/2tbsp
Water -as required

Method-

  • Mix salt,wheat flour,oil and knead the flour with help of water to be make soft dough
  • keep at side
  • Blend the dal in mixer   to be make fine paste
  • Add ginger paste ,green chilli paste,garlic paste,cumin powder,salt to taste in blended chana dal 
  • Divide the dough into equal portion and roll each portion like chapati
  • put 2tbsp filling in the middle of chapati and fold it like gugia or semi circle ,sealing the edges by pressing hand
  • Repeat this process for all portion
  • Boil 3 cups water in cooker put fara and boil for 10-15 minute drain it, cool for some time
  • cut the fara with knife into many peices
  • Heat oil in pan,add cumin seed,when cumin seed spluttering then put peices of fara
  • Fry it  until become golden brown and crispy
  • Serve with tomato chutney












Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Bharwa karela












Ingredients-
Bitter gourd-5-6
Onion-1cup chopped
Chopped tomato -1 medium
Raw mango 1cup (Peeled and chopped)
Ginger-garlic paste2-3tbsp
Turmeric powder-1tbsp
Red chilli powder-1tbsp
Coriander powder-1tbsp
cumin powder-1tbsp
fennel seed 1/2tbsp
salt as required
oil for frying

Method-
  • wash and  scrape each  bitter gourd
  • Make long  slit on middle  part of it and remove all seed and pith from  each bittergourd
  • Rub the salt both side of bitter gourd ,keep at side 1-hours then wash it properly 
  • Boil it for 5 to 10 minute
  • Drain it from water and keep aside
  • Heat oil in kadahi ,add fennel seed when it start to  splutter,add chopped onion saute until it  golden brown add,chopped tomato ginger -garlic paste,chopped raw manago and stir it
  • Add turmeric powder,coriander powder,cumin powder,red chilli powder,salt and Cook till raw smell goes.
  • Remove from flame and let it cool
  • Stuff the karela with prepared masala well
  • Now heat oil in Karachi and fry butterflied/ karela in low flame,tossing them  in ,so they will get cooked and browned evenly 
  • Serve with rice or pratha







Saturday, May 24, 2014

khandvi

Ingredients;
Besan/Chickpea (Gram) Flour – 1 cup
Buttermilk – 2 cups (1 cup yogurt + 1 cup water)
Turmeric Powder – 1/8 tsp
red chilli powder-1tsp
Asafoetida – pinch
Salt – to taste
For Seasoning:
Oil – 4 tsp
Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
Asafoetida – pinch
Green Chillies – 2 (cut length wise)
Coriander – chopped 
Method:
  • take 1-cup water and 1-cup yoghurt,mix them and form butter milk
  •  Take a bowl, mix Besan (Gram Flour), butter milk, Turmeric Powder, Salt and Asofoetida.
  • . Add Water and blend the mixture to a smooth (lump-free) batter.
  •  Heat oil in kadahi add batter
  •  stir continuously on mid flame untill cook
  • when done,pour a ladleful in plate/kitchen plateform
  • spread as thin as possible with help of flat spatula
  • when cool , With a sharp knife cut into 2 inch wide strip,roll each strip
  •  make the rolls as big as you like. If they get too thick, cut it off and start a new roll
  • Repeat this procees for all strip ,place in serving dishRepeat rolling and placing rolls on a plate.
  • . Sprinkle   chopped Coriander over the Khandvi.
  • . Heat Oil in a small ladle.
  • . Add Mustard Seeds, untill  spluter.
  • . Add Asofoetida, Green Chilies and switch off heat.
  • . Sprinkle seasoning over the Khandvi.


Friday, April 4, 2014

GROUNDNUT SPICES SNACK

1-RAW GROUND NUT

2-SOAK GROUNDNUT IN WATER
AND DRAIN IT

3-ADD CHICKFLOUR

4--SPICES


6- SPERATE GROUND NUT
ADD SPICES AND WATER
MIX IT

7-GROUNDNUT SNACK




















INGREDIENTS--
Grounddnut 1-cup
Red chilli pwoder-2tbsp
Black salt-1tbsp
salt-1/2tbsp
chickflour(besan)--4-5tbsp
Black pepper-1/2tbsp
cumin powder-1tbsp
Chaatmasala-1tbsp
Asafoetida-a pinch
Turmeric powder-1tbsp
Oil as required
METHOD

  • Take a bowl add besan  ,black salt ,salt,red chill powder,asafoetida,cumin powder,black pepper powder,turmeric powder and mix well
  • Take  another bowl,sprinkle some amount of water on groundnut,and add spices besan ,mix it
  •  Repeat the process two times for batter coating
  • Heat oil in kadahi,fry the groundnut till it becomes golden brown,drain it



Friday, March 28, 2014

Bread Uttapam with tomato sauce




Bread uttapam
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Bread uttapam


Ingredients
White bread slices
Water 
Semolina-1cup
Salt to taste
Curd-1cup
For Topping:
onion( finely chopped )
Green chili(chopped)
Red chili powder-
Coriander-2tbsp( finely chopped coriander)
 Tomatoes(chopped,-2)
Black pepper-1tbsp
Oil as required
Method
  • Cut the bread in round shape 
  • In a separate bowl, add semolina, salt, curd and mix well.Rest it for 15 minute
  • Then add chopped onion,chopped green chili,chopped coriander,red chili powder,chopped tomato,black pepper powder and mix well
  • Heat a non-stick pan with oil .Now pour the uttappam batter with a spoon , and spread on round shape bread slices to make a small uttapam. 
  • cook from both sides till golden brown   Similarly make more uttappams and remove in a plate 
  • serve hot with tomato sauce






Wednesday, March 26, 2014

veg momos with tomato garlic chutney

Ingredients
  • Plain flour -1cup
  • hot oli -2tblsp
  • salt (according to you)
  • water
For Stuffing-
  • Cabbage – 1 cup ( finely  chopped )
  • Carrot – 1/4 (Finely chopped )
  • onion-finally-1/2cup(finally chopped)
  •  Black pepper powder-1tblsp
  • red chilli powder-1 tblsp
  • salt (according to you)
  • sugar-1/2tblsp
  • ginger-garlic paste -2tblsp
  • oil
  • Mix Maida with salt,water and a tsp of oil to make a soft  dough.Keep it covered for 30 minutes.
  • Heat a kadahi  with oil add chopped onion, ginger -garlic paste saute for some time  then add chopped carrot , finally chopped cabbage and a stir in high flame add salt,red chilli powder sugar, black pepper saute ,till it become soft 
  • Now take the dough and make very small sized balls of even size.
  • Roll it to make a thin small poori of 4-5 inches. Then take a tsp of stuffing and keep it in the center of the poori.
  • fold it to make momos shapes
  • Arrange the momos in a greased plate  & steam in an idli pot for 10-15 mins 
  • Add a tsp of oil in idli pot water while steaming
TOMATO GARLIC CHUTNEY
  • Ginger-Garlic paste – 1tblsp
  • cumin-1tbsp
  • fenugreek seeds-1tblsp
  • Red chilly – 4  nos ( adjust)
  • Tomato - 1 CUP
  • Salt & water – as required
  • METHOD-
  • Heat a kadhi with oil add cumin,fenugrrek, add red chilli powder fry for a minute add chooped tomatoes salt and cook for 3-4 mins till it become soft after cool,mix it in blender, and chutney is ready to serve with momoes

Friday, February 28, 2014

sooji chilla

INGREDIENTS-
  • Sooji -2 cups 
  • Curd -1cup
  • water -1cup
  • 1- onion finely chopped
  • 2 green chillies chopped
  • coriander leaves chopped
  • 1-tomato chopped
  • 1/2 tsp cummin seeds (jeera)
  • Salt to taste
  • oil for fry

Method


  • mix rawa,curd and water.keep aside the mixture at least 2 hour for fermentation    
  •  add  salt, red chili powder,cumin seeds, onion chopped, chopped tomatoes, chopped green chilies  chopped  coriander leaves  and mix well. 
  •   make the batter smooth, making sure  there are no lumps.  Batter should be the  consistency 
  • heat a nonstick tawa spread  oil on tawa ,Now spread the mixture carefully over the tawa.
  • Once cooked properly, turn over and let it get crisp.
  • Serve immediately with sauce/green chutney


Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Beetroot aloo tikki with amla coriander chutney

Beetroot aloo tikki

4 boiled mashed aloo
black pepper-2 tsp
lemon juice-2tsp
beetroot grinded  -3tsp
salt(according to taste)
cumin powder-1tsp
ginger(chopped)-2tsp
green chilli(chopped)2tsp
coriander leaves(chopped)
red chilli powder-1tsp
oil for frying

method-


  • Grind the beetroot into coarse mixture and trnsfer it to a bowl
  • add cumin powder,red chili powder,chopped green chili,chopped coriander and ginger,lemon juice,salt;and boiled mashed aloo ,some amount of oil,and mix them  


  • take each portion of mixture and make round shape


  • Heat 1 tsp oil, and pan-fry the tikkis on both sides till crisp golden brown, adding oil if required 
  • serve hot with a amla coriander chutney






Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Cauliflower-cabbage mix pakoda


Ingredients-
cabbage-1cup
cauliflower-1cup
besan(chick flour)- 2 cup
Red chilli powder-1tsp
Onion-1 large (chopped)
Green chilli -2 (finally chopped)
Coriander leaves 1/2 cup (chopped)
 Ginger -garlic paste-2 tablespoon
Ajwain-1tsp
Kalonji-1tsp
Chat masala-1tsp
salt   to taste
oil for dip frying
Method-
  • Take a bowl and add chickpea flour ,salt, ajwain seeds,kalonji seed,red chilli powder, chopped green chilli,ginger-garlic paste,chopped onion,crushed cauliflour,and chopped cabbage and some amount of water
  • and mix it properly
  • Heat oil in kadahi ,when it becomes hot,then make cutlet shape of mixture,and deep fry until it become golden brown
  • drain it from oil
  • Serve hot with chutney





Thursday, February 6, 2014

pua recipe




                         PUA RECIPE

INGREDIENTS:
Wheat flour-1cup
Milk-1/2 cup
Water-1 cup
Fennel seed (saunf)-1tsp
Grated coconut
Oil-as required
Sugar-1/2 cup(or as required)
Cardamom-1/2tsp

METHOD:


1)Take a large bowl, add wheat flour to the hot milk, mix well and then add 1tsp fennel seed,grated coconut,1/2 tsp cardamom powder,1/2 cup sugar( or as required).Make
a thick paste (batter) by adding water.Batter should
not be more thick or thin.Keep aside for 2-3 hours.

2)Heat oil in kadhahi for deep frying and pour the batter into the oil to make round cake and fry till it becomes golden brown.Puas are ready to serve.

Methi thepla

                            Methi thepla


INGREDIENTS:


Wheat flour - 1 cup
Besan /gram flour- ¼ cup 
Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp.
Fenugreek/ Methi leaves ( chopped) - 1 cup
Asafoetida -a pinch
Red chilli powder - ½ tbsp.
Chopped coriander-1/2 cup
Chopped green chilli -2tbsp
ajwain-1/2tbsp
Kalonji-1/2tbsp
Curd - 2 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Water - As required
Salt - To taste
Oil (as required)

METHOD
:
1) In a wide bowl, mix the ajwain , kalonji
seeds, wheat flour, asafoetida, salt,red chilli
powder and turmeric powder.chopped coriander,chopped green chilliand mix it properly.

2) Add the curd and water and knead soft dough.keep aside for 25 minutes.Make round balls of the dough and roll into a chapatti.
3) Heat a tawa and place the prepared chapatti
on to the tawa and rub oil on both side of
chapatti till it become golden brown.
4)Serve with tamoto sauce.