Friday, August 20, 2010

DONDAKAYA PAKODI FRY



INGREDIENTS  :

DONDAKAYA - 1 LB (SLICED)

URAD DAL - 1 TSP

CHANNA DAL - 1 TSP

MUSTARD  SEEDS - ½ TSP

CUMIN SEEDS - ½  TSP

CASHEW - ¼ CUP

CURRY LEAVES - 1 STEM

ONION - 1 BIG CHOPPED
 

RED CHILLI - 3 BIG

COCONUT - 5 SMALL PIECES GREATED

CORIANDER  POWDER - 1 TSP

OIL - 3 TBLSP

INGREDIENTS FOR PAKODA:

OIL - FOR FRYING PAKODA

CHANA FLOUR - ½ CUP

ONION - 1 SMALL (SLICED)

CHILLI  POWDER - 1 TSP

SALT - TO TASTE






PREPARING PAKODA -



Take a bowl and chana flour, add a pinch of salt and chilli powder. Now add sliced onions pieces and some water to make it like a batter. Mix it well. 


Take a pan and keep the oil for frying the pakoda. Place the flour batter (along with onions) into oil (Tip: Make sure you place the batter in small portions into oil, so you get nice crispy pakoda). After frying, keep the pakoda aside.




Now take dodakaya and cut them into slices, also cut the onions. Take a pan, add oil, after heating add some turmeric powder. Now add all the ingredients (Mustard, Urad dal, Channa dal, Mustard Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Cashew, Curry leaves, Onions, and Red Chilli) one after other. Fry them little and then later add the dodakaya pieces then add little salt and mix it well.

Keep the lid for few min and steam cook. Then add chilli powder and coriander powder and fry in medium flame. 





Now add the pakoda to pan and fry for few more min. Later put the  grated coconut and mix it well. After it is fried  remove into a bowel




It is ready to serve.

DAAL BHAATI




INGREDIENTS FOR DAAL:

TOOR DAAL – 1 CUP

MOONG DAAL - ¼ CUP

MASOOR DAAL – 1TBLSP

CHANNA DAAL - ¼ CUP

GREEN MOONG DAAL - ¼ CUP

URAD DAAL – 1TBLSP

MUSTARD – 1TSP

JEERA - ½ TSP

HING – 1PINCH

RED CHILLI – 1

CURRY LEAVES - FEW

BAY LEAF – 1 SMALL

CINNAMON - ½ INCH

TURMERIC POWDER - ¼ TSP

SALT – TO TASTE

CHILLI POWDER - ¼ TSP

GARAM MASALA POWDER - ½ TSP

CORIANDER LEAVES – FEW CHOPPED

INGREDIENTS FOR BHAATI:

WHEAT FLOUR –  2 CUPS

AGAVINE (VAMU) – 1/3  TBLSP

GHEE \ OIL - 4TBLSP

SALT – TO TASTE





Preparation of  Daal:

Take all the daals and soak them for nearly 1 hour.







After soaking, add water to daals, and cook them  in pressure cooker (two or three whistles). OR cook in microwave for 25 mins.






Take a pan, add some oil \ ghee, after heating add little Turmeric powder then add Mustard, Jeera, Hing, red chilli, Bay leaf, Cinnamon stick, and curry leaves and let them fry little.






Now take the cooked daal and mix in the fried ingredients. Add some salt, chilli powder and garam masala powder, then add some water and make it a medium thick liquid. Cook for some time. Later add the chopped coriander leaves and keep it a side.




Preparation of Bhaati:

Take a bowl and 2 cups of wheat flour, add pinch of salt and agawine (vamu) then add 4 tblsp of ghee\oil mix them well while adding little water to make the dove soft.





Now take the dove and make them into equal balls. Keep the wheat balls in the silver foil and bake them in the conventional oven for nearly 20 min one side and then 15 min the other side in the heat of 350.



















Now remove bhaati and let them cool. Now make the bhaati into pieces (medium or small as you like) and place them in a bowel and then add the cooked daal.






Now it is ready to serve

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

SHRIMP BIRIYANI




INGREDIENTS  :

SHRIMPS - 1 LB

RICE - 1 CUP

OIL\GHEE - 4 TBSP

GINGER - 1 TSP(PASTE)

GARLIC - 1 TSP(PASTE)

CHILLI - 4 BIG

CURRY LEAF - 1 STEM

MINT LEAF - ½ CUP

SALT - TO TASTE

CHILLI POWDER - ¼  TSP

TURMERIC POWDER - ¼ TSP

YOGURT - 2TBSP

ONION - 2 BIG(SLICE)

CARDAMOM - 3

CLOVES - 6

CINNAMON STICK - 1INCH

SAJEERA - 1TSP

CORIANDER POWDER - 2 TSP

BAY LEAF - 2 SMALL


MAZE - LITTLE

BIRYANIMASALA POWDER - 1TBLSP




Take 1cup of rice wash it. Add two cups of water and put it a side.




Now marinate the shrimps by taking shrimps into a bowel and adding some oil. Then add salt, chilli powder, little shrimp masala powder. Add the half spoon of ginger and garlic paste, 1tbsp of yogurt and coriander powder or coriander leaves. Mix well and marinate for nearly ½ an hour.






Take a pan, add some oil or ghee. After heating put the cloves (4), cardamom(2), 1/2 inch cinnamon stick, bay leaves,and sajeera. Fry little and then add the soaked rice into fried ingredients. Add salt as per your taste. Mix well and then add 2 cups of water. Place lid and cook on a medium flame until the rice is cooked.




Now take a pan, add oil. After heating add turmeric powder, curry leaves, two cloves, one full cardamom with shell,cinnamon stick ,and maze little. Then add onion slices and chillies, ginger garlic paste. After these ingredients are fried, add marinated shrimp and cook until the water (extracted from shrimp) thickens. Add  little  masala powder and cook for another min. Then remove the shrimps aside.




Now add the yogurt in the left over shrimp oil and then add chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves. Now add the fried shrimps and mix well.




Now place the cooked rice on top of the shrimps and steam cook in low flame for at lest 5 min. Now take the food color mix it with the water sprinkle it on the top of the rice. and put the lid for few more min. Shrimp biryani is almost ready, remove the whole contents into a big bowel to mix it nicely. Garnish and now it is ready to serve.