Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Baked Veg Cheese Paneer



Ingredients
red yellow and green pepper in small quantities
mixed herb 1 tsp
red chilli flakes - 1/2  tsp
pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
grated cheese - 2 to 3 tbl.sp
paneer - 2 to 3 tbl.sp
salt as per taste

for the dough
refined flour - 1 cup
pinch of salt
olive - 1 to 2 tsp
water

Method
Heat oil in a pan and add red yellow and green pepper, saute for few seconds. Add mixed herb, red chilli flakes, pepper powder, salt and mix well. Cook for a minute. Remove in a bowl.
Add cheese and paneer and mix well.
Take a small dough and roll into small chapati. Put the stuffing and cover it as shown. Bake in the oven at 180 degree for 15 to 20 minutes and serve hot.


Friday, September 23, 2016

Fenugreek Seed Bhaji



Ingredients
Methi seeds - 1 cup soaked in water for 2 to 3 hours
onion - 1 medium
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
tomato - 2 medium
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
corriander powder - 1 tsp
roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp
red chilli powder and salt as per taste
corriander leaves for garnishing

Method
Heat oil in a pan and add chopped onions. Cook till it becomes translucent.
Add ginger and garlic paste and saute for few seconds till the raw smell goes.
Then add tomatoes and  cook till it is totally mashed up.
Add all the powder masala and  stir fry for few seconds.
Wash the fenugreek seeds and add to the masala. Add water if needed and cook till soft. Garnish with corriander leaves and serve hot with chapati or bhakri.

Thursday, September 22, 2016

Spicy Cucumber Pancake



Ingredients
cucumber - 2 medium
paste of one medium onion
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
yoghurt - 2 tbl.sp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
red chilli powder and salt as per taste
wheat flour dough - 1 cup
chopped corriander leaves

Method
Mix all the ingredients together and make thick batter. Heat a pan and with the help of a spoon spread like a dosa on the pan. Cook on both the sides and serve with pickle or ketchup.

Friday, September 9, 2016

Dry Nuts Modak



Ingredients
walnut, almond and cashewnut take in small quantities
dry coconut - 50 gm
dates - 200 gm
poppy seed - 1 tbl.sp
jaggery - 50 gm or as per taste
cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
raisins - 2 tbl.sp

Method
Dry roast nuts and grated dry coconut seprately and coarsely make a powder of it.
Heat 2 tbl.sp of butter in a pan and add raisins, cook till it puffs up. Then addpaste of dates, jaggery, poppy seeds, cardamom . Mix well and cook for 2 minutes. Then add the blended powder. Mix well and cook again for 2 minutes. Remove and let it cool down.
Take a modak mould and stuff this mixture inside it and close. Open and take out dry nuts modak. Serve.


Sunday, September 4, 2016

Mutter Paneer Bhurji



Ingredients
cumin seed - 1 tsp
onion - 1 medium size
garlic cloves - 4
ginger - 1 small piece
tomato - 2 medium
cooked/frozen green peas - 100 gm
paneer - 100 gm
roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp
red chilli powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
garam masala - 1/2 tsp
juice of half lemon
kasuri methi - 1 tsp
salt as per taste
corriander leaves for garnishing

Method
Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. When they splutter add ginger garlic and fry for few minutes till the raw smell goes, then add onions and fry till soft. Make a paste of tomato and add to it and cook till the raw smell goes. Add all the powdered masala and green peas and cook till it is dried.
Then add paneer/cottage cheese, juice of half lemon, kasuri methi. Mix well and cook for 2 minutes.
Serve hot with roti or bread.

Dosti Roti



Ingredients
Wheat flour dough

Method
Make small balls of wheat flour dough. Roll two small roti. On one apply oil and sprinkle wheat flour dough and place other one on top of it. Again roll it with the help of rolling pin. Heat a pan and cook on a medium flame on both the sides. Remove and separate both. You will get thin soft roti. Serve hot with curry.

Saturday, September 3, 2016

Dates and Chocolate Cake

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Ingredients
powdered sugar - 150 gm
egg - 2
paste of dates - 1/4 cuip
cocoa powder - 1/4 cup
walnut - 1/4 cup
butter - 80 gm
milk - 1/4 cup
refined flour - 150 gm
baking powder - 1 tsp
baking soda - 1 tsp

Method
Blend together sugar, egg, butter, cocoa powder, walnut, paste of dates and milk. Remove in a bowl. Seive together refined flour, baking soda, baking powder and gently mix with the batter.
Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degree for 35 to 40 minutes. Prick it . If it comes out clean then the cake is ready.