Sunday, December 27, 2009

Poha Khaman/Instant Poha Khaman

Khaman is favourite farsaan…usually the khaman are made from gram flour or chana dal but Here I have experimented with poha with milk. Once you taste this khaman, I am sure you will be tempted to try more!!!

Ingredients
1 big bowl poha (Poached Rice or Beaten Rice)
1\2 bowl milk
7-8 green chillies
1 piece of ginger
11/2 lemon
3 tbsp sugar
½ tbsp turmeric powder
3 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
For the tempering:
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp mustard seeds
For the garnish:
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
1 tbsp dry coconut powder
Method:
Step 1: Finely chopped the green chillies without seeds and grated the ginger. Keep aside.

Step 2: Wash the thick poha with cool water until moistened, turn poha over with your hand to ensure all poha is damp, but not soggy.

Step 3: Heat the milk in big heavy bottom pan and add the sugar, salt, and turmeric powder for nice color.Step 4: When the milk is boiled, add the moist poha, lemon juice, mix well and sauté on low flame, while stirring continuously.

Step 5: In other small pan heat the oil, add the grated ginger and green chillies.

Step 6: Sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.

Step 7: Remove from the flame and pour this tempering over the boiled poha on other flame.

Step 8: Stirring continuously, when the the pohas soak all the milk and is becomes a thick consistency turn off the flame.

Step 9: Place immediately into a greased thali evenly to make a uniform layer using a spatula while the batter is still hot.

Step 10: When cool cut the Khaman into square pieces.
Step 11: Heat the oil in small pan.

Step 12: Add the mustard seeds, when the seeds crackle, remove from the flame.

Step 13: Pour this tempering over the khamans and garnished with coriander and coconut.

Step 14: Serve immediately.
Message for coming year...

The Old Year has gone. Let the dead past bury its own dead. The New Year has taken possession of the clock of time. All hail the duties and possibilities of the coming twelve months!

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Merry Christmas and Recipe of a Chikki

Merry Christmas to all my Friend....Enjoy your day with lots of fun!!!
Santa the Magical Person
Christmas is a very special time for many children -- the day presents are left by a magical person.

Christmas is the time of year that children from all over the world await with wide-eyed anticipation. Brightly wrapped packages are left under the Christmas tree or in a sack at the end of their bed. But how do the gifts get there? Who puts them there? Most children, faced with this line of questioning, will barely contain their excitement when they describe a jovial elderly gentleman in a big red coat and a large white beard.
Make a wish dear children.....Santa is on the way of your home….
However, most of his illustrations added to what is now the modern day concept of Santa. Among his additions to the story were the following:
* Santa lived at the North Pole (thus, making him a “citizen of the world.”)
* He wore fur suits
* Elves assisted in his toy workshop
* Children wrote Santa letters
* He kept a list of all who were “naughty or nice”
* Bad children were not rewarded with gifts
Nast’s engravings were popular throughout the country, appealing to both rich and poor, literate and illiterate alike.
In the United States of the late 18th-century, Christmas in most parts of the newly formed country centered around drinking, eating, and raucous noisemaking. However, this would change during the 1800s when Christmas became a quieter, more child centered and family oriented event.


This post is special those friends which are eagerly waiting for this recipe....Thanks for your polite request for chikki. Your request is always valuable for me. :)
Sesame Seeds Chikki

Ingredients:
1 cup sesame seed
3\4 cup shred jaggery
2 big spoons water

* Special type of jaggery which is available in market in winter for making Chikki.

Method of making chikki:
Step 1: Heat two big spoons of water in a kadai (Thick pan).

Step 2: Add shred jaggery in it.

Step 3: Melt nicely on medium flame.
Step 4: When its color is slightly change in dark side then add sesame seeds and continuously stirring.Step 5: In low flame mix jaggery and sesame seeds very well within a minute then turn off the flame.Step 6: Grease a tray or any clean surface and roller of roti before start to make chikki.

Step 7: When you turn off the flame spread the material into grease surface.

Step 8: Quickly roll the material with roti roller so it becomes thin. (As early as possible)

Step 9: Slightly draw horizontal and vertical lines before it cool.

Step 10: When it is cool cut in to square pieces.
Step 11: Store in container in cool place.

Puffed rice Ladoo/Puffed rice Chikki


Ingredients:


3 cup puffed rice
3\4 cup shred jaggery
2 big spoons water

Method of making chikki:
Step 1: Heat two big spoons of water in a kadai (Thick pan).
Step 2: Add shred jaggery in it.
Step 3: Melt nicely on medium flame.

Step 4: When its color is slightly change in dark side turn off the flame on low.
Step 5: Add puffed rice and stirring continuously.
Step 6: In low flame mix jaggery and puffed rice very well within a minute then turn off the flame.Step 7: Take one cup with cold water and take the 3-4 drops of water in your plam and then make the ladoo.Step 8: Here you want extra hand to help coz you make all ladoo as early as possible before the material to be cool.
Step 9: Quickly make the ladoo from the material. Step 10: When it is cool place in container.

Peanut Chikki

Ingredients:

1 cup peanut
3\4 cup shred jaggery
2 big spoons water


How to Roast Peanut:
Step 1: Take the peanuts.
Step 2: Roasted the peanut in thick pan or kadai in law flame.
Step 3: When it is roasted then turn off the flame.

Step 4: This is your roasted redskin peanuts coz it contain the skins. When it's cool remove the skin and break each peanut in to parts so it is easy spread in chikki.

Method of making chikki:
Step 1: Heat two big spoons of water in a kadai (Thick pan).

Step 2: Add shred jaggery and mix well.

Step 3: Melt nicely on medium flame.

Step 4: When its color is slightly change in dark side then add roasted peanuts in it.Step 5: In low flame mix jaggery and peanuts very well for 1-2 minutes after that turn off the flame.Step 6: Grease a tray or any clean surface and roller of roti with oil before start to make chikki.

Step 7: When you turn off the flame spread the material into grease surface.

Step 8: Quickly roll the material with roti roller so it becomes thin.

Step 9: Slightly draw horizontal and vertical lines before it cool.

Step 10: When it is cool cut in to square pieces.

Step 11: Store in air tight container in cool place.

Cashew chikkiSame way you make peanut chikki...Note: If you try first time then take small portion.

Thought of the day:

" If you CANNOT be a pencil to write Anyone's Happiness , then try Atleast to be a NICE Rubber to ERASE everyone's SORROWS..."

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Mashala Sukhadi / Katalu and Difference between "Somebody You Love" & "Somebody You Like"

This sweet is made in winter for good health. This is original the same process of Sukhadi or Gud papadi but we add another ingredients so it’s become healthy and benefit in winter. In Gujarat the ready made masala is available and we call it as Katalu. This katalu is all type herbals things in it. I was used famous masala of Katalu known as “Sutariya Masala”.

Ingredients:
250gm wheat flour (Atta)
200gm jaggery (Gud)
150gm ghee
25 gm Katalu (sukhadi masala)
25 gm dry grated coconut
25gm edible gum (Gaund)



Method:
Step 1: Finely chopped the jaggery and keep aside.

Step 1: Heat the half of the ghee in pan and fry edible gum on medium flame. Step 2: Finely crashed fried edible gum and keep aside.

Step 3: Add remaining ghee and add wheat flour in heat ghee on medium flame.

Step 4: Mix flour and ghee very nicely and roasted in low flame.

Step 5: Roasted the flour with continuously stirring until it comes out to brown color.

Step 6: When the flour is roasted well turn off the flame and add fry chopped edible gum.

Step 7: Mix well and after that add 25 gm ready made sukhadi masala (Katalu) and grated coconut in it. Step 8: Turn off the flame and add chopped jaggery in it.

Step 10: Mix this mixture quickly and thoroughly.
Step 11: Spread very well in flat big plate.

Step 12: Cut it in square shape or diamond shape within 2-3 minutes.

Step 13: Let it cool for sometimes and after that store in container.

Note:
1. If you like then add finely chopped almond and cashew before add the jaggery in it.

Difference between "Somebody You Love" & "Somebody You Like"
1 - In front of the person you love, your heart beats faster, But in front of the person you like, you get happy.

2 - in front of the person you love, winter seems like spring. Butin front of the person you like, winter is just beautiful winter.

3 - If you look into the eyes of the one you love, you blush. Butif you look into the eyes of the one you like, you smile.

4 - In front of the person you love, you can't say everything on your mind. Butin front of the person you like, you can.

5 - In front of the person you love, you tend to get shy. Butin front of the person you like, you can show your own self.

6 - You can't look straight into the eyes of the one you love. Butyou can always smile into the eyes of the one you like.

7 - When the one you love is crying, you cry with them. Butwhen the one you like is crying, you end up comforting.

8 - The feeling of love starts from the eye Butthe feeling of like starts from the ear.


So if you stop liking a person you used to like, all you need to do is cover your ears. But if you try to close your eyes, love turns into a drop of tear and remains in your heart forever...

Saturday, November 28, 2009

KHANDVI

GUJARATI KHANDVI AND CAKE RECIPE
One of my blog friend ask about recipe of Khandvi so i was made it and try to post in best way!!!


Ingredients:
1cup gramflour (besan)
2 cup buttermilk
1 tbsp red chilli powder
Salt To Taste
For seasoning:
2 tsp Oil
2 tsp Sesame seeds
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tbsp Coriander finely chopped
Method:
Step 1: Take heavy pan place the gram flour.

Step 2: Mix gram flour with buttermilk and salt. Avoid lump of flour.

Step 3: Add water if require and place pan over medium flame.
Step 4: Bring to a boil, stirring continuously.
Step 5: Continue stirring till you reach a paste-like consistency, adjusting the flame to avoid scorching. The mixture splatters a lot, so you must be careful.
Step 6: Turn off the flame and Spread as thin as possible with the back of a large flat spoon. Use circular outward movements as for dosas.
Step 7: Repeat for all plates and sprinkle red chilli power over each plates.
Step 8: While it cools, heat oil in a small pan.

Step 9: Add mustard seeds, and sesame seeds.
Step 10 Stir a few times, and then sprinkle over the spread out mixture.
Step 11: When cool, cut this layer into strips of your wish. Roll up each strip like a scroll, as firmly as you can, without breaking them, and arrange on to a serving dish.

Step 12: Garnish with coriander leaves, and coconut and serve.
Note: If you like then add Grind ginger and green chillies paste in butter milk so its become more testy. I was made it simple.
Recipe of CAKE click HERE


Read it, I felt I could relate to it, like so many of you... I just had to share it with all of you wonderful people of this world!!!
Married or Engaged or Future Married Guys: Give it a serious thought!!!

—Here is a girl, who is as much educated as you are...

—Who is earning almost as much as you do...

—One, who has dreams and aspirations just as you have because she is as human as you are..

—One, who has never entered the kitchen in her life just like you or your Sister haven't, as she was busy in studies and competing in a system that gives no special concession to girls for their culinary achievements...

—One, who has lived and loved her parents & brothers & sisters, almost as much as you do for 20-25 years of her life...

—One, who has bravely agreed to leave behind all that, her home, people who love her, to adopt your home, your family, your ways and even your family name ...

—One, who is somehow expected to be a master-chef from day #1, while you sleep oblivious to her predicament in her new circumstances, environment...

— One, who is expected to make the tea, first thing in the morning and cook food at the end of the day, even if she is as tired as you are, maybe more, and yet never ever expected to complain; to be a servant, a cook, a mother, a wife, even if she doesn't want to; and is learning just like you are as to what you want from her; and is clumsy and sloppy at times and knows that you won't like it if she is too demanding, or if she learns faster than you...

—One, who has her own set of friends, and that includes boys and even men at her workplace too, those, who she knows from school days and yet is willing to put all that on the back-burners to avoid your irrational jealousy, unnecessary competition and your inherent insecurities..Yes, she can drink and dance just as well as you can, but won't, simply because you won't like it, even though you say otherwise ...

—One, who can be late from work once in a while when deadlines, just like yours, are to be met...

—One, who is doing her level best and wants to make this most important relationship in her entire life a grand success, if you just help her some and trust her...

—One, who just wants one thing from you, as you are the only one she knows in your entire house - your support, your sensitivities and most importantly - your understanding, or love, if you may call it...

— But not many guys understand this...Well... Give it a thought now!! —

Friday, November 20, 2009

Mysore Paak

Mysore Paak is a popular South Indian sweet dish. I was tried it first time so if you have any suggestion for that then it should be appreciated. It is not looks like as we purchase from market but the test is same as market.Ingredients

Channa flour (Besan) : 1 cup
Sugar : 1 1/4 cup
Ghee : 3 cups
Water : 1 1/2 cup
Servings: 12 pieces




Method
Step 1: Heat ghee and keep aside.
Step 2: Take Besan and mix it with one cup of ghee so that it is of dropping consistency.

Step 3: Now put the sugar and the water in a pan and start heating it.

Step 4: Once it starts boiling then adds the mixed Besan mixer in it.

Step 5: Now put about one cup of heated ghee and keep stirring. Stir in one direction (clockwise or anti-clockwise) only.

Step 6: Keep stirring (medium flame) and after 3 mins add one cup of ghee in it.

Step 7: Continue this until the Besan leaves the sides of the pan.

Step 8: Once it does so, and then pours it out into a greased tray.

Step 9: After about 4 mins cut it into pieces and allow it to cool.

Step 10: Once cool it can be eaten.

Note: It can be kept fresh for 10 days in an air-tight container.

Destiny is not a matter of chance, It's a matter of choice;

It's not a thing to be waited for, It's a thing to be achieved.

~ William Jennings Bryan


Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Instant Marcha with Bengal gram flour

Ingredients:
1\2-cup long thin cut green chillies,
1\2-cup Bengal gram flour,
1-big size jaggery piece,
1\4-tbsp turmeric powder,
2-3 tbsp lemon juice,
1-tbsp oil,
Salt to taste.

Method:
Step 1: Heat the oil in law flame and add chopped green chillies in it.

Step 2: Cook in law flame for 2 minutes and after that add salt and turmeric powder in it.
Step 3: Add 1\4-cup water slowly because when you add water then green chillies are ‘splutter’ so cover it with lid. Add jaggery piece and lemon juice in it.Step 4: Sprinkle the besan flour over the water.


Step 5: Mix well with green chillies and take care so that no lumps are there.

Step 6: Turn off the flame and place in serving dish. Serve as side dish.

Wise Quotes
Don’t let someone become a priority in your life,
When you are just an option in their life …
Relationships works best when they are balanced.


When we wake up this morning,
we have two simple choices.
Go back to sleep and dream, or wake up and chase those dreams.
Choice is yours…
We make them cry who care for us,
We cry for those who never care for us
And we care for those who will never cry for us
This is the truth of life, it’s strange but true
Once u realize this, it’s never too late to change
Time is like a river,
You cannot touch the same water twice
Because the flow that has passed will never pass again
Enjoy every moment of life
Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world.
If you do so, you are insulting yourself
- ALEN STRIKE

Sunday, November 8, 2009

MOtivational Story ,Amba-Haldar (Fresh Turmeric Pickle)

Excellence Is A Drive From "Inside"
A gentleman was once visiting a temple under construction. In the temple premises, he saw a sculptor making an idol of God. Suddenly he saw, just a few meters away, another identical idol was lying.
Surprised he asked the sculptor, “Do you need two statutes of the same idol”. “No” said the sculptor. “We need only one, but the first one got damaged at the last stage”.
The gentleman examined the sculptor. No apparent damage was visible.
“Where is the damage” asked the gentleman.
“There is a scratch on the nose of the idol. Where are you going to keep the idol”.
“The sculptor replied that it will be installed on a pillar 20 feet high. When the idol will be 20 feet away from the eyes of the beholder, who is going to know that there is scratch on the nose?”
The gentleman asked.“The sculptor looked at the gentleman, smiled and said "God knows it and I know it ".
The desire to excel should be exclusive of the fact whether someone appreciates it or not. Excellence is a drive from “Inside” not “Outside".- Jasmine

Amba-Haldar (Fresh Turmeric Pickle)

Ingredients
250 gm Amba-Haldar (Yellow- orange fresh turmeric)
2 big piece of ginger
2 big size lemons
Salt to taste Method:
Step 1: Take ginger and orange fresh turmeric and peel it. Use plastic gloves when peel and cut the orange turmeric. Step 2: Peel the yellow turmeric.
Step 3: Cut into long pieces.
Step 4: Mix both and sprinkle the salt and lemon juice over it.
Step 5: Lemon juice and salt mix properly with turmeric. You can also your ginger juice or ginger small piece for nice flavor. Step 6: Place it in cool area. It is very easy to make pickle of fresh turmeric.

Benefit of Turmeric:
It has antiseptic properties. It helps in reducing flatulence and aids digestion.
I t is helps in reducing flatulence, cough and cold.
Benefit of Ginger:
Ginger is known as a digestive medicine, so include it in your daily diet so you will not face many problems of indigestion, gas, flatulence and other stomach ailments.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Date Pickle

Happy Halloween day to my all blog friend
Date Pickle

Ingredients
200gm date
1 cup sugar powder
11/2 cup lemon juice
50 gm ready made pickle masala

Method:
Step 1: Wash the whole date in water.
Step 2: Place in clean plate or white moist cloth.Step 3: When they become dry then remove the seeds and cut into long piece.

Step 4: Take dry clean vessel and add sugar and lemon juice in it.
Step 5: Mix all sugar powder in lemon juice properly.
Step 6: Add dates pieces in this mixer.
Step 7: See that all dates pieces is cover with this lemon juice otherwise add more lemon juice.Step 8: Add ready made aachar (pickle) masala in it.Step 9: Mix all this properly and closed the vessel with cover.Step 10: It is ready to eat it within two hours.
When U Face Choices…

Just toss a coin...

not just because it settles the question,

but while the coin is in d air,

u will know what ur heart is hoping for !!!

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Vada



We made this vada before one day of Diwali festival this is our gujarati tradition to make vadas on that day and day is called “ Kali Chaudas”.
In our Gujarat every one makes the vadas on Kali chaudas for dinner. Kali Chaudas falls on Narak Chaturdasi or Choti Diwali day. This festival is observed as Roop Chaudas in Rajasthan.

VADA (Tradtional recipe of Gujarat)


Ingredients for vada
2 cup yellow corn flour Or Makki ka atta (available at any store or click here)
1 cup Bajra flour (Millet)
1 cup Gram flour
1\2 cup Semolina
1\4 cup wheat flour
1\4 tbsp Turmeric powder (optional)
1\2 cup sesame seeds
3-tbsp oil
5-6 tbsp lemon juice
1\2 cup yogurt to make dough
Sugar and salt to taste

Ingredients for the paste
9-10 fresh long green chillies
20 pieces of garlic
One big piece is Ginger
* Crush all this ingredient in mixer.
* Blend till smooth pasteMethod for making Vada:
Step 1: Mix all the flours together.Step 2: Add sugar, salt, turmeric powder and lemon juice.
Step 3: Heat the oil in a small vessel.

Step 4: Add sesame seeds and fry for while.Step 5: Add green chillies past and turn off the flame.Step 6: Pour this mixture over the prepared flour.Step 7: Mix with flour very nicely.Step 8: Add yogurt as require in it.Step 9: Knead the stiff dough.Step 10: Take small portion of dough and make round shape with help of plam or otherwise divided the dough into big portions and Roll into big round shape and then cut into small round shape with help of round shape.Step 11: Take all the vadas with help of knife.
Step 12: Deep Fry in hot oil on medium flame.Step 13: when all vadas if puffy then turn into another side and fry on low flame until they become light golden yellow.Step 14: Drain excess oil and place in another plate.
Step 15: Serve hot with tomato ketchup or fresh green chutney or it is batter tasty with yogurt chutney. Step 16: Store in an air-tight container after letting them cool thoroughly. They will keep well for a few days.
For other variations with this: Add Methi (Fenugreek) leaves for a nice change.
Enjoy these on another day with hot or cold a cup of masala tea. Make a perfect snack or breakfast.
Method of making yogurt chutney:
Step 1: Heat the 2-tbsp little oil in vessel.
Step 2: Add the cumin seeds and curry leaves.
Step 3: Turn of the flame and add into yogurt and add salt, sugar, red chilli powder and coriander seeds powder as your taste.
Farsi Puri or Salted Sakarpara (gujarati name)
Masala Puri with Methi leaves: Amrat Paak / Rava Paak/ Suji ladoo: Dark chocolate with peanuts
I made this with ready material of amul dark chocolate only double boiling the material and peanuts. Place in cool and ready to it in 15 minutes.
Heena design
Drawing



Diwali Message
Always believe in YOU,
Listen to your Heart,
Trust your instincts,
know you CAN,
see your own strengths,
Dream it- Dare to Do What you are afraid of
Keep the faith.
Follow your vision
Remember...
ANYTHING is possible if only you believe.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

White beans curry with tomato gravy

Happy Navratri to all my blog FRIENDIngredients for curry:
100gm white beans.
1-tbsp red chilli powder,
1\2-tbsp turmeric powder,
Salt to taste,
Coriander leaves for garnish.

* Soak white beans whole night in warm water.


* Add 2-cup water in cooker with one tbsp salt and presser cook for three whistles.

* Drain extra water from white beans.


Ingredients for Gravy:
2-big size tomato,
2-big size onion,
10-12 pieces garlic,
2-green chillies.

* Crush all gravy material in to mixer until smooth paste.
Ingredients for Tempering:
1-tbsp mustard seeds,
1-tbsp cumin seeds,
1\2- tbsp hing (asafoetida),
6-7 curry leaves.
2-tbsp oil.
Method:
Step 1: Heat the oil in pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing and curry leaves.

Step 2: Add tomato gravy in it and cook until they becomes thick.

Step 3: After that add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt in it.

Step 4: Mix well and add cook white beans in it.

Step 5: Cook on medium flame for 5-minutes and stirring continuously.

Step 6: Turn off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.
Step 7: Serve with Roti, Papad and Achaar.:)


Let us love everone, who come our way, every element that is a part of our life....

To make this world more beautiful.

Friday, January 16, 2009

Instant Corn Dhokla

Preparation Time: 10 Minutes
Cooking Time: 15 to 20 minutes
Making Approx. 20 pieces


Ingredients:
1 cup sweet corn kernels (Makai ke dane)
½ cup curds (dahi)
1 cup semolina (Rawa / Soji)
5 long green chillies
1 small piece of ginger
Salt to taste
1 tbsp fruit salt
¼ tbsp lemon juice
¼ tbsp oil for greasing
¼ cup corn kernels for garnish
Ingredients for temper: 11/2 tbsp mustard seeds
2 tbsp oil
A pinch of asafetida ( Hing)
Method:
Step 1: Cut chillies and ginger and combine with the sweet corn and blen in a mixer till smooth.


Step 2: Add curd and blend it.

Step 3: Take the semolina in a bowl and add 1\2 cup water and salt.

Step 4: Add Ginger-green chilli paste and mix well.

Step 5: Just before steaming, sprinkle the fruit salt and lemon juice over it.

Step 6: When the bubbles form, mix gently.
Step 7: Pour spoonfuls of the batter immediately into thali or moulds and shake the thali clockwise to spread the batter in an even layer.

Step 8: Steam in a steamer for 15 to 20 minutes or till the dhoklas are cooked.

Step 9: Cool slightly and cut into square shape.

Step 10: If you like without oil then serve immediately granished with boiled sweet corn and coriander.

Step 11: Heat the oil in a small vessel.

Step 12: Add mustard seeds when the seeds crackle, add asafetida, mix well. Saute on medium flame foe few seconds.

Step 13: Remove from the flame. Pour this tempering over the dhoklas.


Step 14: Serve hot with tomato ketchup or fresh green chutney.:)


Recipe of tomato ketchup click here.

Recipe of Green coriander leaves chutney click here and here.

Recipe of red chillies chutney click here.

Feel free to grow, follow your life’s path and do as you desire, but whatever you do, do it with love.

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Mix vegetable curry with white gravy

Something different flavor in curry….
Ingredients for white gravy:
1-cup milk
10-15 pieces of cashewnut
10 pieces of garlic
2 pieces of ginger

* Crush all this material in mixer.

Ingredients for grounded:

1-tbsp mustard seeds
1-tbsp cumin seeds
1-tbsp green raw fennel

* Crush all this dry masala in mixer.


Ingredients for boiled:
1-cup green peas
1-cup chopped potatoes
1-cup chopped cabbage
1-cup chopped cauliflower
1\2-cup chopped carrot

* Boiled all ingredients until they are soft.

Ingredients for curry:
1-cup chopped tomatoes,
1\2-cup chopped onion,
1-tbsp butter,
1\2 tbsp turmeric powder,
Coriander leaves for garnish

Method:
Step 1: Heat butter in thick bottom pan.

Step 2: Add chopped onion and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Step 3: Then add chopped tomato and cook until they are soft.

Step 4: Add white gravy and cook for 3-minutes.

Step 5: After that add turmeric powder and grounded masala in it.

Step 6: Add boiled vegetable in it.

Step 7: Mix well and turn off the flame.
Step 8: Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with roti.

Saturday, December 27, 2008

Date Sweet/ Khajur Paak

Merry Christmas and Happy new Year


Ingredients
500gm date khajur packet
200gm fresh mava
50gm sugar
50gm ghee (1\4 cup)
20gm edible gum (Gaund)
1\2 cup water ( or simple milk)
Almonds chopped for decoration

Method
Step 1: Deseed the dates and roughly chop up dates.


Step 2: Take 1\2 cup water (or simple milk) in kadai and heat up to boiling and add chopped dates. Step 3: Keep stirring till all dates becomes soft and turn off the flame.

Step 4: Cool for 2-3 minutes and place into grinder bowl.
Step 5: Blend the date in a mixer till smooth paste (If it is too thick add a tiny amount of water to loosen it but try to make thicker pulp)


Step 5: Grated mava. Step 6: Grind 20 pieces of almond into mixer.

Step 6: Take another thick pan and heat the ghee in pan.

Step 7: Fry edible gum on medium flame.

Step 8: Finely chopped fry edible gum and keep aside.

Step 9: Then remove half of the ghee from pan and add prepare dates mixer.

Step 10: Add sugar and stirring till thick consistency.

Step 11: Stirring well up to all water part is burn and paste of date looks dark brown color.
Step 12: Add fry edible gum and mix it.


Step 13: Add grated mava on a low flame and keep stirring.
Step 14: Stirring up to date mixture sets in thick consistency.


Step 15: Take little part of mixer in hand and try to make small balls if it becomes in shape then turn off the flame. Step 16: After that add almond powder and mix well.

Step 17: Pure the batter of khajur paak or date sweet on the plate.

Step 18: Cool for 20 minutes after that take little ghee in your palm and make medium balls of date sweet or khajur paak.

Step 19: Decorate the balls with chopped almond and place in another plate.

Step 20: Store into container and place in cool.

Another recipe of Date Sweet is HERE

Note:
1. If you use sweet mava then you don’t add sugar because I thought that khajur were sweet enough.
2. If you don’t like to add water then you directly grind the dates into grinder but you need heavy duty grinder because dates are not soaked.

Love is the basis of every relation in human kind, without it the world is barren.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Chakri / Spiral wheat flour snack


Chakri- Crispy and Crunchy Spiral Wheat Flour Snacks
Chakri is a wheel shaped crunchy spicy snack made from wheat flour or rice flour. In our Gujarat all people make from wheat flour. You can have lots of fun with this one as it uses a special tool called a sev maker.
Ingredients for making Chakri:
1 big bowl wheat flour
1\2 of bowl yogurt (curd)
6 tbsp sesame seeds
4 tbsp red chilli powder
1 tbsp turmeric powder
5 tbsp oil for making dough
Salt to taste
Oil for frying
Sev maker with star nozzle for making chakri
Method for making chakri:
Step 1: Place the wheat flour in steal vessel and cover with lid. Pure the half cup water in the pressure cooker and put the flour vessel in it and closed the cooker with top. Cook the simple flour in base of water for three whistles.


Step 2: Turn of the flame and cool at room temperature. If wheat flour is warm then it is best for making crispy chakri.


Step 3: Place this wheat flour in big bowl and rubbing smoothly with hand.
Step 4: Add red chilli powder, salt, turmeric powder, and sesame seeds in it.

Step 5: Heat 5 tbsp oil and add the sizzling hot oil to the wheat flour or if flour is warm then add oil as it is. Mix lightly.
Step 6: Add yogurt to make stiff dough. Knead thoroughly with hand not food processor. If you need than add little water for making smooth dough.
Step 7: Take sev maker and place the dough in a sev maker, using the chakri (star) nozzle.

Step 8: Closed the sev maker tightly.
Step 9: Make long strips with the sev maker and after that make spiral on to the paper. Gently press the ends of the chakri so it is not open when we fry it. Make this type of raw chakri at least more than ten. Step 10: Heat the oil for frying. Test the oil by dropping a small piece of dough and wait for 3 or 4 seconds if it does not rise to the top then oil needs to be heated.
Step 11: Gently place the raw charki in heat oil and fry it for two minutes until light brown on the underside. Step 12: Turn in to another side and fry into middle flame for 1-2 minutes. If you are frying in low or medium flame on another sides than it’s turns into golden brown and crispy. So you can take care of it.
Step 13: Remove the cooked chakri from the oil.

Step 14: Drain on paper and fry the remaining raw chakri in the same manner. Step 15: When all the chakri have been cooled then store in an airtight jar.


Sunday, November 30, 2008

Gulabjamun and Dry Coriander leaves puri

This post is special for my Mom and Dad. My mom is far away form me but always near to heart. Mom Happy Marriage Anniversary.
Love you and Miss you MoM
Gulabjamun
An Indian sweet preparation traditionally made out of evaporated desiccated milk blended with wheat flour, fried and soaked in sugar syrup.
Ingredients:
Ready made gulabjamun paket of 200 gm
600gm sugar
Ghee for deep fry
Few strands of saffron

Method of making Gulabjamuns:
Step 1: Mix the ready made jamuns packet with 125 to 150ml water in parts in big vessel. (For richer jamuns, use simple milk instead of water.)
Step 2: Knead gently into soft and smooth dough.

Step 3: Apply ghee on both palms and then shape medium round and smooth jamuns without cracks from the dough. Cover the jamuns with moist cloth until we make sugar syrup.

Step 4: Take 600gm sugar in vessel.

Step 5: Add approximate 600ml water in it.
Step 6: Turn on the gas and heat this sugar mixer until they are bubbling.

Step 7: When bubbling is stop and mixer becomes slightly thick then turn the gas in lowest flame. Don’t turn off the flame until we simmer the gulabjamuns.

Step 8: Add few strands of saffron in sugar syrup.
Step 9: Take a thick pan and heat the ghee or oil on medium heat.

Step 10: Place the jamuns softly in heat oil in law flame.

Step 11: Deep fry in ghee in low flame until it turn golden brown.

Step 12: Drain excess ghee and place the hot sugar syrup in low flame.

Step 13: Soak the jamuns in hot sugar syrup for 15 minutes.

Step 14: After 15 minutes place it in another serving bowl and enjoy with your dinner or lunch….:)

Coriander leaves dry puri (Snack Item)

Ingredients for making coriander mixer:
3 cups fresh coriander leaves
9-10 long fresh green chillies
3 big size lemons (½ cup lemon juice)
1 tbsp turmeric powder
3 tbsp sugar
Salt to taste

Method for making coriander paste:
Step 1: Wash the coriander leaves very nicely and chopped it.

Step 2: Cut the green chillies and blend all material in mixer with little water.

Step 3: Mix till smooth paste.

Ingredients for making puri:
2 cup wheat flour
1 cup semolina (Rava/ Suji)
6 tbsp oil
Oil for deep fry the puri

Method of making coriander leaves puri:
Step 1: Mix the both flour with 6 tbsp oil very nicely.

Step 2: Add the mixer of coriander leaves.

Step 3: Knead slightly stiff dough and add little water if it needed.
Step 4: Cover with a moist cloth and keep aside for 5 minutes.

Step 5: Knead again and divided into big portions.
Step 6: Roll into big round shape and then cut into small round shape with help of round shape.

Step 7: Make small Slits with the tip of the knife on top of the puris.

Step 8: Deep Fry the puri in hot oil and fry until they are golden brown on both side.

Step 9: Drain excess oil.

Step 10: If you like square shape than try in square shape it is easy to shape and quick to make.

Step 11: Store in a container.

Step 12: Enjoy it in your breakfast or snack time…..............:))

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