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Monday, April 12, 2010

Vegetable Noodles




Ingredients:

Noodles-150g
Onion chopped- 1/2 cup
Cut all Veg lengthwise:
Carrot -1/2Cup
Beans - 1/2Cup
Beetroot-1/2Cup
Cabbage - 1Cup
Olive Oil- 2 tbsp
Chilli powder- 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
MSG (Ajinomoto) - 1/4tsp
Soy Sauce- 1 tsp
Tomato Sauce- 1 tbsp

Preparation Method:

Heat 2 cups of water and add the noodles after it boils.
Cook for 3 mins.Switch off the stove and wash with cool water and drain fully.
Now add garam masala and 1 tbsp oil and mix welland keep aside.
Heat remaining oil in a heavy bottom pan, when oil is hot,add the onion and all veg. and saute for 3 mins.
Now add 1 tsp Chilli powder,and salt and MSG and saute well.
Then add the prepared noodles and mix well.
Now add Soy sauce and tomato sauce.
Mix well that Noodles are welll coated with masala.
Yummy Veg noodles ready now.
Serve hot.

Variation: If u want ,can add an egg after sauting the vegetables / before adding chilli powder.






Potato Masala


Ingredients:
Potato- 2 big size ( boiled and slightly mashed)
Onion- 1 ( Cut lengthwise )
Green chilly- 2 ( Slit lengthwise)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Tomato - 1 ( Cut lengthwise)
Curry leaves- 10
Coriander leaves- handful
Mustard Seed- 1 tsp
Urid dal- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Oil and Salt as required.

Preparation:
Heat 2 tsp oil in a pan, add the mustard seed in the hot oil. When it splutters , add the urid dal and curry leaves.
Add the ginger garlic paste and saute
Now add the onion and green chilly and saute for 2 mins.
Then add the chopped tomatoes and saute for a min.
Now add the turmeric powder and salt. Saute for 1 min.
Then add the smashed potatoes and 1/2 cup water.Adjust the salt .
Switch off the stove when the gravy boils and Garnish with coriander leaves

Serve with Poori/Chapati.

Poori



Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 1 cup
Wheat flour - 1 cup
Rava - 1 tsp
Warmwater and salt as required
Oil for deep fry

Preparation method:

Mix all flour with required salt and warm water to make the dough. Add 1 tsp of oil into the dough and knead it well .
Make into small lemon size balls and keep it for 15 mins.
Take each ball and Roll into circle using rolling pin.
Put the poori in the hot oil and press slightly on the top side over the poori using a spatula to puff. Turn and cook the otherside also .

Serve hot with potato masala.

Rava Dosa


Ingredients:

Rava- 2 cups
Rice flour- 1 cup
Maida/All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Ginger- 1 tbsp - finely chopped
Green chilly- 2- finely chopped
Whole pepper- 1 tsp
Cumin seed- 1 tsp
Coriander leaves- handful - chopped
Salt- as required
Water - as required
Oil

Preparation method:

Mix all the ingredients with required salt and water.
Consistency should be watery ( than dosa batter)
Heat the tawa and pour the batter in circular motion from outside to inner.
Put oil over the dosa and cook both side
Serve hot with coconut chutney / Sambar.

Fish Pulav


Ingredients:
Basmati Rice- 2 cups
Whole Garam masala- Brinji leaves,cinnamon,cloves,cardamom,staranis,jathipathiri
Onion- 2 big (sliced long and thin)
Tomato- -3 big (sliced )
Ginger and garlic paste- 1 1/2 tbsp
Green chilly- 2 (slitted)
Coriander leaves and mint leaves - each handful
Chilli powder- 1 tsp
coriander powder-1 tsp
turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
garam masala powder-1/2 tsp
curd-2 tbsp
Milk-1 cup
lemon juice- 2 tsp
Ghee- 1 tbsp
Oil- 1 tbsp
salt- as required
For fish fry:
Fish (Salmon)- 1/2 kg (pieces)
Chilly powder-1 tsp, coriander powder-1 tsp,turmeric powder-1/4 tsp,garlic paste-1 tsp, salt as reqd.- Mix these and taste the salt and adjust as required. Put Fish pieces in this masala and marinate for 1/2 hr.

Preparation:

In heavy bottom pan, put oil and ghee.When the oil become hot, put all whole garam masala and then add the ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
Then add the chopped onion and green chillies and saute for 2 mins.
Now add he chopped coriander and mint leaves and saute for a min
Add all the powders(chilli,turmeric ,coriander and garam masala) and saute well
Now add the chopped tomato and 1 tsp salt and saute till tomato blend well with the masala.
Then add the curd and mix well
Now add 1 cup of milk and 3 cup water and let it boil.
After the liquid boils, add the rice( washed and soaked for 10 mins) and check and adjust the salt.
Now add the lemon juice and cook in the rice cooker.

Meantime, fry the marinaded fish pieces .
After the rice cooked, add the fried fish pieces and mix well and keep it in warm for 10 mins
Serve with Onion raita and Enjoy.