Saturday, January 02, 2010

Allor Gobhi Dum

Allor Gobhi Dum



Ingredient:

Potatoes: 8 (Large)
Cauliflower: 1 head ,broken into small florets
Onion: 2 (Large)
Onion: 1 (small finelly chopped)
Ginger-Garlic-Green Chilly Paste: 1 tsp
Tomatoes: 2 (Large)
Cloves: 5
Cinnamin: 4 sticks(21/2 cm each)
Mustard Oil: for deep frying potatoes and gobhi)
Bay Leaves: 2
Red Chilly Powder: 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder: 1 tsp
Sabji Masala: 2 tsp (you can also use kitchen king if you want)
Cumin Powder: 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala: 1/2 tsp
Salt: to taste
Refined oil : 4 tbsp (for cooking)
Water: 2 cups

Method:


  1. Remove the peel from potatoes and cut them into 4 pieces.


  2. Prick  the potatoes with thehelp of a fork.


  3. Keep th potatoes into a salted water for 10-15 minutes.


  4. Heat mustard oil in a kadhai and deep fry the potatoes until golden brown. Drain and set aside.


  5. Fry the cauliflower in the same kadhai till it changes its colour to golden brown. Drain and keep it aside.


  6. Grind together cloves and cinnamon into a powder.Keep aside.


  7. Grind the onions into a smooth paste.Keep it aside.


  8. Puree the tomatoes and keep it aside.


  9. Heat 4 tbsp of oil in a anothe pan,add bay leaves and cumin seeds.Stir for a few seconds.Add chopped onion and fry till the onion becomes golden brown.


  10. Add onion & ginger-garlic green chilly paste and cooks till the oil seperates.


  11. In an bowl mix all the dry masala powder (Except Garam Masala).Add little water to make a smooth paste.


  12. Add this paste to the onion mixture and cooks till the oil seperates.stirring occasionally.


  13. Add the powder prepared in STEP:6. Mix well. Add tomato paste also.


  14. Mix well and cook till the gravy starts thicken.


  15. Add fried potatoes, cauliflower and salt to taste. Stir carefully to evenly coat potatoes and cauliflower with masala.


  16. Add water. Stir once.When water start boiling add Garam Masala Powder. Mix well & reduce the flame to low and allow it to simmer for 10 minutes (covered with the help of a lid)


  17. After 10 minutes remove the lid ,stir well and cook for another 5 minutes on a high flame.


  18. Remove the pan from heat and serve the sabji hot with puris.






Pasta In Red Tomato Gravy

Pasta In Red Tomato Gravy




Ingredients:

Farfalle Pasta : 4 Cups ( You can use any other shape patsa of your choice)
Green Capsicum: 1 (Medium size cut into thin long Fingers)
Tomato: 1 (Medium size Cut into thin long Fingers:)
Tomato: 4 (blanched & make it to puree)
Onion: 1 (Medium finely sliced)
Grushed Garlic: 3 tbsp
Oil: 3 tbsp
Black Pepper Powder: 1 tsp
Red Chilly Powder: 1 tsp
Milk: 1 Cup
Fresh Cream: 2 tbsp
Olive oil: 1 tbsp
Mayonnaise: 2 tbsp
Grated Mozzaarella Cheese: 2 tsp
Salt: to taste

Method:

  • Boil 8-10 cups of water in a large pan.
  • Add 1 tsp of oil and 1 tsp of salt.Add the pasta to the boiling water. Let it be cooked for 7-8 minutes or till the pasta turns soft.
  • Remove from fire and let the pasta be in hot water for 2 minutes.Strain.Refresh in cold water and strain again.
  • Leave the pasta in strainer for 15 minutes so that all the water drains out.
  • Sprinkle 1 tbsp of olive oil on pasta and mix well. Keep aside.
  • Boil the water and add 4 tomatoes .Turn off the fire, Let the tomatoes be in hot wate for 8-9 minutes.Remove the tomatoes from water. Remove the skin of the tomatoes . Puree the tomatoes in a mixture. Your Red Tomato Gravy is ready. Keep it aside.
  • Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan.add 1/2 tbsp of crushed garlic. When garlic start changeing its colour add boiled pasta,saute for 2 minutes.Add 1/2 tsp of black pepper powder, 1/2 tsp of Red Chilly Powder and a pinch of salt. Mix well, remove pasta from the pan and keep it aside.
  • In a same pan add 2 tbsp of oil, add 2 tbsp of crushed garlic.Wait it changes its colour.
  • Add finely sliced onoin, capsicum and tomatoes .Saute the for 3 minutes.
  • Add the Red Tomato Gravy you just prepared.
  • Cook for 4 minutes or till oil seperates .
  • Add 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1/2 red chilly powder , salt to taste, 2 tbsp of mayonnaise, 1 cup of milk and 2 tbsp of fresh cream.Mix well.
  • When the milk stars boiling Reduce heat and cook it further for 3 minute.
  • Add boiled pasta and mix well.
  • Sprinkle 2 tsp of Mozzaarella chesse on the top pf pasta.Cover the lid and cook for anothe 2 minutes till the cheese melts.
  • Remove the lid and mix well.
  • Remove from fire.Serve hot.





Saturday, December 26, 2009

Super Veggie Pizza

Super Veggie Pizza



Ingredients:

Ready Made Pizza Base: 2
Butter or olive oil: for brushing the pizza base
Cheese: 1/2 cup
Mayonnaise: 4 tbsp

For the Pizza Sauce:

Tomatoes: 3 (blanched & chopped finely
Tomato Puree: 1/2 cup
Garlic: 4-5 flakes (crushed & finely chopped)
Vinegar: 1 tsp
Freshly ground Black pepper: 1/2 tbsp
Sugar:1/2 tsp
Salt: to taste

For the Toppings:

Onion: 2 (Firstly cut them into halves & then cut them into rounds
Pickled Green Chillies: 2-3 slices (Cut them into thin strips)
Cooked Green Peas: 1/3 cup
Paneer( cut into cubes): 1/2 cup
Capsicum:1 (Cut them into thinly widthwise to get thin strips)
Cooked Corn: 1/2 Cup
Mozzzarella or pizza cheese: 250 gms (grated)
Olive oil: 3-4 tbsp

Note: I have used frozen corns and forzen green peas, if you want you can se fresh corn or tinned corn kernels and you can also use fresh genn peas.


Method:

  • Brush pizza base with butter or olive oil. Place it on a wire rack .Microwave it for 1 minute at 60% power.
  • For the pizza sauce. heat oil in a pan.Ad crushed garlic.Stir for 1 minute and add all other ingeridents of the sauce. Bring it to boil.Lower the heat and allow it to simmer on low heat for about 5-6 minutes.Stirring occasionally.
  • Let the sauce cook by itself untill it becomes thick enough and have reduced in its quantity.
  • Mix all the toppings in a bowl, add salt and black pepper. Mix it well. Microwave the topping in a microwave safe bowl for 2 minutes at 80% power.
  • Spread 1 tbsp of butter or olive oil all over pizza base , so that it cover its edges.
  • Add 2 tbsp of mayonnaise and pizza sauce over the one of the pizza base,leaving 1/2" all around the edges.
  • With the help of a spatulla spread the mayonnaise and sauce all over the base..
  • Sprinkle onion,capsicum, corn, pickled green chillies, paneer cubes and peas.
  • Sprinkle left over grated cheese .
  • Drizzle some olive oil on the top.
  • Microwave it at 6-7 minutes at 80 power ao untill the base becomes golden and crisp. and cheese melts.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

ORANGE EGGLESS CAKE

ORANGE EGGLESS CAKE




Ingredients:

Powdered Sugar – ½ cup tumbler (very fine powder)


Milk –4-5 tsp

Maida – 1 cup

Refined Oil – 1/4 cup

Vanilla Essence – a few drops

Baking Powder – 1/2 tablespoon

Baking Soda – 1/4 teaspoons

Butter – 2 tablespoons (full)

Orange juice-1/2 cup

Yoghurt: 1 tbsp

Honey: 1/4 tsp
Method:

  • Sieve the maida with baking powder and baking soda atleast 3-4 times.
  • Grease the cake mould with refined oil and maida.
  •  Beat together Refined oil, sugar, butter, Yoghurt and honey with the help and beater or a spoon well till the mixture becomes light and fluffy.
  • To this mixture maida one table at a time.Mix well.
  • Add orange juiice to the above mixture.Also add the milk.
  • Add Vanilla essence to the mixture.
  • Beat the mixture for about 10 minutes only on one direction.
  • Transfer the mixture into a greased cake mould.
  • Heat the cooker forabout 8-10 minutes.
  • Keep the cake dish inside. Remove the whistle and rubber from the lid.
  • Cover the cooker with its handle after removing whistle and the rubber.
  • Bake the cake for 35-40 minutes on a low heat
  • The cake is ready when it leaves the sides of the mould and inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • When ready, take out from the cooker and leave for cooling for 2-3 minute.
  • Invert the tin over a plate and cut them into desired shape.






If the juice is over start adding milk. When the mixture is done it falls in folds.You can add cold water if needed. Pour it in a greased baking dish and bake.