Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Methi Thepla (Fresh Fenugreek Paratha ),Honest Scrap Award

Very very tasty and spicy.........:-)
Ingredients for making Paste of methi leaves:
A bunch of fresh green methi (fenugreek) leaves
9-10 fresh green chillies

Method of making mixer of methi leaves:
Step 1: Wash the leaves of methi with water twice.
Step 2: Cut the green chillies and remove the seeds.
Step 3: Place methi leaves and green chillies into mixer bowl.

Step 4: Grind it and make paste not much smooth and just crush it. (Add little ¼-cup water if requires to grind)Ingredients for paratha:
2 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tbsp lemon juice (or yogurt)
3 cups wheat flour
1 tbsp sugar (optional)
2 tbsp oil
Salt to taste
Butter or oil for frying

Method of making paratha:
Step 1: Take a big plate for making dough and add green mixer of methi leaves and add lemon juice, oil, sesame seeds and salt to taste.

Step 2: mix all this ingredients very well.

Step 3: Add the wheat flour and making slight stiff dough. It is doesn’t require to add water, If so then left some of the flour.

Step 4: If you like then you add 2-tbsp curd (Yoghurt) for more taste or as option of lemon juice. Step 5: If you aloe to rest this dough for 15 minutes then it’s become smooth and after that it is easily puff.
Step 6: Make medium size bolls and roll it about 5” diameter with help of roller.

Step 7: Heat the thick pan and place the methi thepla over it.

Step 8: Cook in low flame for one minutes.

Step 9: Turn another side and cook on medium flame until golden patches.
Step 10: Spared the oil (or butter) on top side and turn on other side.

Step 11: When you turn on another sides then it become puffy if the flame on medium heat.

Step 12: Fry both sides till light brown.

Step 13: Repeat the same procedure for the remaining dough.

Step 14: Serve hot in Breakfast with tea.

If you like to serve in dinner than it is always good with tomato curry (or any curry with tomato gravy) and lemon pickles.

Note: You also add fresh coriander leaves in it to become testier and reduce the bitterness of fenugreek.


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Thanks you very much to Mina the Princess of her college…from give-me-some-spice, nominating my blog for the The Honest Scrap Award

According to the award rules, I now have to tell you 10 honest things about myself and pass on the award to 10 fellow food bloggers who are honest in their approach to blogging.So here goes: 10 honest things about myself:

1. I was learn blogging from my younger sister. I am really very thankful to my sister. Also her husband….
2. I like to observe the people when they make any item by hand. I have captured the picture in my mind. These habits always help me when I made any item.
3. I have great passion for making food.
4. I like to go to functions and visit all the friends and family members. I also like they all come at my home. I like to wear saree in party.
5. I am very sensitive person I am also cry in movie.
6. I like visit old historical place.
7. I don’t make friends easily. I have very few friends but when I have friend one time then they are my forever friend.
8. I like truth speaker people.
9. In my work place everyone trusts me because I always help people when they are in struggle.
10. Everyone like to become my friend.....because I always do something special for others. I found very few people who help me so I always think opposite if they can’t help me than I am always first to help others.

And I would like to pass on this award to bloggers behind the following blogs:

1. Zobar
2. Vanamala

3. Ushaprshanth

4. Swapna

5. Susan

6. Shyam

7. Shanti Bhanu

8. Ruchii

9. Manjula

10. Rahin

Friday, February 5, 2010

Peas-Carrot Capsicum curry with onion tomato gravy

Ingredients for curry:
1 cup fresh green peas
½ cup peel and long cut carrot
½ cup cut pieces of capsicum
1\4 tbas turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tbsp red chilli powder (mirch powder)
1\2 tbsp gram masala
1\2 tbsp mustard seeds (rai)
1 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera)
¼ tbsp asafetida powder

3 tbsp oil
Sugar optional
Salt to taste



Ingredients for gravy:
3 medium size tomatoes

2 medium size onions
Small piece of ginger
8-9 pieces of garlic

* Peel the onion and ginger and cut into medium size pieces.
* Cut tomatoes and remove the skin of garlic and place all this into mixer of bowl.

* Grind it and make gravy. Add little water if required.

Method of making curry:
Step 1: Heat the oil into cooker and add mustards seeds.

Step 2: When the seeds crackle, add the cumin seeds, and asafetida powder.

Step 3: Add the cut carrot and capsicum pieces in it.

Step 4: Sauté on a medium flame for few seconds.

Step 5: Then add fresh green peas and mix well.

Step 6: Turn the flame law and add the tumeric powder, red chilli powder, sugar (optional) and salt to taste.Step 7: Add the tomato-onion gravy and then add 1\4 cup of water. (approximate)

Step 8: Then add ½ tbsp gram masala and mix well.

Step 9: Pressure cook for only one whistle on medium flame.
Step 10: Wait for 5 minutes and then open the lid of cooker.

Step 11: Place into serving bowl.

Step 12: Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with triangle shape paratha, lemon aachar, papad and curd. :-)

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Sunday, January 10, 2010

Sev Khaman/ Sev Khamani

Sev Khaman
First we make Khaman Dhoklas...A famous snack sold in every street of Gujarat, it is no longer restricted to the region. It is readily available in every part of the country. People love these yummy dhoklas as a breakfast, snack or as a farsaan in the lunch or dinner menu.

Ingredients for Khaman Dhoklas:
2 cup besan (Bengal gram flour)
11\2 cup buttermilk
3 tbsp sugar
4 finely chopped green chillies
1 tbsp ginger paste (optional)
½ tbsp turmeric powder for nice color
½ tbsp fruit salt
Salt to taste
1/4 tbsp oil for greasing

Ingredients for tempering:
1 tbsp oil
1 tbsp sugar
2 green chillies, finely chopped
1 tbsp mustard seeds ( Rai / Sarson)
1 tbsp sesame seeds (optional)
½ tbsp asafetida (Hing)
5 to 6 curry leaves (Kadi patta)

For the garnish
2 tbsp freshly grated coconut

Method of making Khaman Dhokla:
Step 1: Combine the Bengal gram flour with buttermilk and mix well adding warm water if required to make a good consistency of batter. Keep aside for 5-6 hours.

Step 2: Add the finely chopped green chillies, salt, sugar, and turmeric powder.

Step 3: Mix all these ingredients with batter.

Step 4: Just before steaming, add the fruit salt and add 1 tbsp of water over it if required.
Step 5: When the bubbles form, mix gently. Prepare the steamer for dhokla.
Step 6: Pour the batter immediately into a greased thali and shake the thali clockwise to spread the batter in an even layer.

Step 7: Steam in a steamer for 12 to 15 minutes or till the dhoklas are cooked.

Step 8: Cut into square pieces and keep aside.

Step 9: Take small vassal and mix the sugar with half cup of water.

Step 10: Heat the oil in small pan and add the mustard seeds, when seeds crackle, add chopped green chillies and asafoetida.

Step 11: When chillies fry then add curry leaves.

Step 12: Add the sugar water in it and sauté on a medium flame for few seconds.

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

Step 14: Serve immediately garnished with grated coconut.

Sev Khaman/ Sev Khamani

This recipe was invented from the Khaman Dhoklas!!!
They are crumbled, tempered with garlic-ginger and mixed with pomegranate seeds and coconut. Serve garnished with sev and relish its unique flavour. Those who do not like garlic can omit it.
Ingredients:
20 pieces of khaman dhoklas
1 tbsp oil
2 tbsp cumin seeds (jeera)
2 tbsp finely chopped ginger- garlic (lehsun, optional)
A pinch of asafetida (hing)
½ cup pomegranate seeds (anardana)
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
2 tbsp grated coconut
¼ cup Bengal gram sev for recipe click here

Method:
Step 1: Crumble the khaman dhoklas in a bowl and keep aside.
Step 2: Heat the oil in a small pan and add the mustard seeds. When the seeds crackle, add the garlic paste and asafetida and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.

Step 3: Pour this tempering over the crumbled dhoklas and mix well.

Step 4: Garnish with the pomegranate seeds, coconut, and sev.
Step 5: Serve immediately.

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