Methi Parathe ( मेथी चे पराठे )

Cooking time : 30 minutes.
Ingredients:

Methi leaves ( Fenugreek leaves) finely chopped.
wheat flour
red chili powder as per the taste.
salt to taste.
coriander seeds + jeera ( cumin seeds ) powder ( धणे जीरे पूड ) .
( roast cumin seeds and and coriander seeds for a while( 5 min) and then grind it)
turmeric powder( हळद) .
Garlic 3-4 cloves ( optional) लसुण हवा असल्यास
water

Procedure:

1. Mix finely chopped methi with wheat flour properly.
2. Add that much flour as much you need to accomodate the amount of methi you have taken.
3. Add salt, chili powder,turmeric, grinded garlic, coriander seeds, cumin seeds powder in the above mixture.
4. Add water to prepare a dough.Neither tough nor loose.
5. Make medium size round balls and roll the paratha.
6. While roasting , drizzle little oil .
7. Roast from both the sides.
8. Serve with curds, pickle or any spicy chutney.

Note: The same way you can do palak parathe as well.

साबुदाणा वडे ( Sabudana Vada)

Ingredients:
1 Cup sabudana (Sago)
1 Potato
2-3 spoons roasted groundnuts powder ( spoons what we use for drinking soup . That much quantity of ground nut powder)
salt to taste
2-3 green chillies ( finely chopped)
1 small spoon red chili powder
oil to deep fry
Cumin seeds
ginger (grated)

Procedure:

1. Soak the sabudana ( sago) in water for 5-6 hours. Keep water required to soften them. Sabudana should not become sticky.
2. Boil one potato in cooker itself.
3. Once the sabudana is ready, mash the potato well and add it to sabudana.
4. Add finely chopped chillies, red chili powder( this we are adding just for good color), salt to taste, jeera(cumin seeds),grated ginger into sabudana(soaked).
5. Mix it well.


6. Make medium size vadas.

7. Deep fry them in hot oil till you see nice redish brown color vada. (Keep the flame high first while frying,and then while removing them put the flame at sim.)

उपवासाची बटाट्याची भाजी

बनवण्या करता वेळ : १५ मिनिटे

साहित्य :

३ ते ४ बटाटे

अर्धी वाटी दाण्याच कूट

२ ते ३ हिरव्या मिरच्या

जिर

चहाच्या चमच्या एवढी साखर

२ चमचे तूप

चवीनुसार मीठ

क्रृती :

1. बटाटे कुकर मधे चांगले उकडून घ्यावेत
2. मध्यम आकाराचे तुकडे करून घ्यावेत
3. फोडणी करता तुप गरम करायला ठेवावे , चांगले तापल्यावर त्यात जिर , मिरच्यांचे तुकडे घालावेत
4. बटाट्याचे तुकडे घालावेत
5. १ / २ दा हलवल्यावर दाण्याच कूट , साखर , मीठ घालाव
6. १ वाफ येऊ द्यावी
7. गरम गरम भाजी , (उपवासाच्या )लिम्बाच्या लोणच्या सोबत किंवा दह्या सोबतहि छान लागते

टीप : बटाटे कधी कधी जास्तच शिजले गेले असतील तर , भाजी बनाव तानाची जी वाफ सांगितली आहे ती देऊ नए .

Spicy Carrot Salad ( गाजराची कोशिंबीर )

Cooking Time: 15 min

Ingredients:

1. 3- 4 Carrots
2. Salt taste
3. Coriander leaves finely cut
4. LemonCumin seeds
5. Mustard seeds
6. Curly leaves
7. 2-3 Green chillies ( as per the taste)
8. Grated coconut half cup
9. Asafoetida

Procedure:

1. Grate the carrots .
2. Add grated coconut, finely chopped coriander leaves, pinch of sugar in it.
3. Add Lemon juice ( about half lemon or till tastes Little sour )
4. Add salt to taste.

फोडणी /Tadka:

1. Heat the oil in Iron wok.
2. Put mustard seeds
3. Put Asafoetida then cumin seeds , then curry leaves.
4. Put this tadka over the above mixture.
   

Dhokla

I always believe in continuous learning but yesterday i experienced it :)
I made Dhokla yesterday evening and realized few more thing i could improve and/or share with
you all the tips i learned .
So i have modified the it with few new tips..
Enjoy the Evenings with tasty Dhokla ..Khamanga Dhokla.....:)

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup gram flour
2. 2-3 spoons sugar ( small size spoon)
3. salt to taste
4. pinch of baking soda
5. pinch of citric acid
6. Water
   

For Tadka:

1. 2 Table spoon oil
2. Coriander leaves finely chopped
3. 4-5 green chillies
4. Cumin seeds
5. Mustard seeds
6. Curry leaves

Procedure:

1. Add water,baking soda,sugar,salt to the gram flour and make a smooth batter.
2. Batter should be of thick consistency.
   
3. Beat the batter finely.
4. Add pinch of citric acid into batter.
5. Beat it well again.
   
6. Keep the steamer or cooker filled with water ready on the stove and heat the water. OR
   
7. Take a big vessel, keep a stand in it , pour water ( for steam) in the vessel.
8. Apply oil to the pan ( or you can take a steel dish as well)and then pour the batter in it and keep it on the stand inside vessel.
   
9. Cover the vessel.
   
10. Steam it over water for 7-8 min or till it is done. ( Put a knife into it after 8 min, if the batter sticks to the knife) it is still not done).
11. After Dhokla is ready , its time for the tadka.
    
12. Heat oil in iron wok, put mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves allow to splutter.
13. Spread coriander leaves(finely chopped) on the Dhokla first.
14. Pour the tadka over Dhoklas now.
15. Cut into medium size squares or diamonds and serve with those Boiled green chillies,Pudina chutney or Tamarind-jaggery sauce :)
    

Tip:

1. After you beat the batter, before pouring the batter into pan, add citric acid. So the order given in the procedure should be followed correctly.
2. In the boiled water we can boil the green chillies. slit the green chillies vertically and then put these into that boiled water( of cooker/steamer )along with a pinch of salt.
3. Let it boil while Dhokla is getting steamed.Boiled green chillies wont taste as spicy as raw but still gives good spicy flavor.

Important Tip: Even after following , if it doesn't work out :) remove the batter from plate/pan
add Wheat flour , red chilli powder, little garlic paste mix well to make dough and make parathas :)

Instant Rava Idly ( without fermentation )

Ingredients:

1. 1 Cup rava ( Semolina) ( barik rava/ fine semolina )
2. 1 Spoon gram flour( बेसन) (spoon what we use for drinking soup)
3. 1 Carrot , choped into small cubes
4. 1 Tomato finely chopped
5. Coriander leaves finely chopped
6. Pinch of Baking soda
7. pinch of citric acid
8. Salt to taste
9. Water
10. 2 Table spoon oil
11. Mustard seeds
12. Cumin seeds
13. Curry leaves
14. Urid dal ( उडदाची दाळ)
    

Procedure:

1. Mix Semolina ( rava) and gram flour (besan ) together with little water to make a batter Add a pinch of baking soda, add salt as per taste.
2. Beat the mixture well
3. Soak this mixture for 5 minutes.
4. Add pinch of citric acid.
5. Beat the mixture well again.
6. Apply little oil to the Idly pan/Mould.
7. First put the chopped vegetables ==>carrot,tomato in the mould.
8. Then pour the batter in the moulds.
9. Steam it in the cooker for around 7 - 8 minutes.
10. Heat the oil in Iron wok, put mustard seeds, cumin seeds, chopped corriander leaves,curry leaves, urid dal.
11. In this tadaka, put these Idlies.
12. Shallow fry the idlies for 2-3 minutes.

Note: We can steam the idlies in normal steel pan as well. Keep little water in the pan and boil it. Then keep a small stand inside this pan, and then keep the mould/idly pan on it. Cover the outer pan.

Beetroot Raita

Ingredients:

1. Two medium size beetroot
2. coriander leaves finely chopped
3. 4-5 green chillies finely chopped
4. curry leaves
5. cumin seeds
6. mustard seeds
7. 1 1/2 cup curds
8. salt to taste
9. 1 small spoon sugar
10. 2 tablespoon oil

Procedure:

1. Cook the Beetroot in cooker for approximately 3 whistles
2. Chop the beetroot finely.
3. Beat the curds properly
4. Add curds, sugar,salt( as per taste),coriander leaves,green chillies into chopped Beetroot and mix well.
5. Heat the oil ,put mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and then curry leaves and pour this tadaka on the raita.

Note: Curds should be thick and not liquidy.

Tip: Cut the Beetroot into 2 pieces and then cook in cooker. Beetroot will be cooked properly.

दही वडे

दही वडा :

साहित्य :

१ वाटी उडदाची दाळ

हिरव्या मिरच्या बारीक़ चिरलेल्या

अधरक बारीक़ किसलेला

तळण्या करता तेल

जीरे पुड

कोथिम्बिर ( optional) बारीक़ चिरलेली

पाणी

मीठ


कृती :

1. उडदाची दाळ जवळ पास २ ते अडीच तास भिजत ठेवावी
2. नंतर मिक्सर मधून वाटुन घ्यावी
3. वाटलेली दाळ जास्त वेळ ठेवल्यास तेल जास्त ओढल्या जाते , म्हणुन जेव्ह्ना वडे करावयाचे असतील तेव्ह्नाच वाटुन घेणे उत्तम
4. वाटल्या वर हाताने चांगले फेटून घेणे
5. वडे तळून घ्यावेत
6. लहान भांड्यात पाणी गरम करावयास ठेवावे
7. पाणी कोमट झाले की त्यात मीठ घालावे व नंतर त्या पाण्यात वडे घालावेत
8. १ ते २ मिनिटे ठेवावेत व नंतर हातात धरून पिळून काढावेत
9. दही छान घुसळुन घ्यावे व त्यात १ -२ चिमुट साखर घालावी( दह्याचा आम्बट पणा बघून घालावी ) , किसलेला अद्रक आणि बारीक़ चिरलेली मिर्ची एकत्र वाटावी व दह्यात घालावी ( चावी प्रमाणे मिर्ची घालणे )
10. दही परत चांगले मिसळुन घ्यावे व वाड्यानवर घालावे
11. वरून जीरे पूड थोडेस तिखट अस हाताने घालावे
12. घरी असल्यास चिंच गुळाचा सॉस ही घालावा
13. हवी असल्यास कोथिम्बिर बारीक़ चिरलेली घालावी .
    

टिप :

1. दही बनवताना मीठ घालू नए
2. तळून झाल्या वर ज्या वेळेस वडे वाढायचे असतील त्या आधी कोमट पाण्यातून काढून घ्यावेत

Moogachya daliche vade(Moong dal pakode)

Ingredients:

1 Cup moong dal ( yellow split peas)
grated ginger to taste
4-5 green chillies ( as per your taste you can reduce or add more)
salt to taste
3-4 table spoons coriander seeds
2 (small) garlic cloves ( optional)

Procedure:

1. Soak moong daal for 5-6 hours in water.
2. Before grinding the daal, drain the water totally.
3. Grind grated ginger,chillies,garlic,coriander seeds along with daal.
4. Add salt as per taste.
5. Heat the oil in Iron wok.
6. Make small size bhajis and fry it on high flame of stove.
7. Fry them till you see a brown color on them.
8. Make it sim flame and then remove them.
9. Serve hot hot with tomato sauce or Tamarind-jaggery chutney ( chincha gulachi chutny) or pudina chutney.

Akki Roti/ अक्की रोटी ( तांदळाचे थालीपीठ )

Akki Roti:

अक्की म्हणजे कन्नड़ भाषेत तांदुळ। म्हणुन अक्की रोटी म्हणजे आपण त्याला तांदळाचे थालीपीठ म्हणू शकतो

साहित्य :
२ कप तांदळाचे पीठ
कोथिम्बिर बारीक़ चिरलेली ( १ ते २ मीडियम साइज़ च्या जुड्या )
७ ते ८ मिरच्या बारीक़ चिरलेल्या ( चवीनुसार कमी किंवा जास्त )
४ ते ५ कांदे बारीक़ चिरलेले
शेपू बारीक़ चिरलेला ( साधारण १ जुड़ी )
कड़ी पत्ता बारीक़ चिरलेला
जीरा
मीठ चवीनुसार
पाणी

कृती:

• तांदुळाच्या पीठात चिरलेला कंदा, कोथिम्बिर,कड़ी पत्ता, हिरव्या मिरच्या, जीरे, मीठ, चिरलेला शेपू घालावा व त्यात मावेल इतपत च पाणी घालून चांगले मळावे
• पीठ, ना जास्त पातळ ना घट्ट असे मळावे
• तव्यावर थालीपीठा प्रमाणे लावावे
• कड़े ने तेल थोड़े तेल सोडा
• रंग बदल्ल्या वर उलथवावे
• दोन्ही बाजूंनी भाजावे ।
• गरम गरम वाढावे
• ह्या सोबत शेंग दाण्याची चटणी छान लागते

शेपू अगदी घातलाच पाहिजे अस नाहीये पण त्याने छान फ्लेवर येतो पण कुणाला आवडत नसल्यास घालू नय्ये

Dal Chutney

Ingredients:
1/4 cup chana daal (split Bengal gram)
1/4 cup urid dal(split black lentils)
Curry leaves ( for flavoring)
3-4 red chillies ( as per taste)
Tamarind to taste
Salt to taste
Sugar to taste
1 Table spoon oil for roasting the dal
1-2 Table spoon oil for Tadaka
Mustard seeds
1/2 cup Grated coconut

Procedure:

1. Pour 1 table spoon oil in kadhai(iron wok) and put red chillies,curry leaves, chana dal,urid dal and roast (on medium flame of stove)till you see the golden brown color of dal.
2. Let the mixture cool down, then grind it with tamarind, and little warm water.
   
3. After the first grind, now put grated coconut and grind it again.
4. Add warm water just to make it little pasty. Do not make this chutney watery .
   
5. Put the tadaka of curry leaves and mustard seeds on the top of the chutney.
6. Mix it well, ad ready to serve :)
   

Note: Proportion of dal in 1:1 so depending on the quantity you want
change the quantity of dal and other ingredients.

Tip: Always use Warm water in chutney to have the proper bond. Otherwise water gets separated from the
thick part of chutney.

This chutney can be served with any kind of dosa:)

Instant Rave Dose

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

1 Cup rava(Semolina) ( jaad rava/chiroti rava)
1 cup rice flour
4-5 finely chopped onions
coriander leaves finely chopped
curry leaves finely chopped
3-4 green chillies to taste (optional)
salt to taste
1 1/2 Big spoon curds
Cumin seeds
1-2 Carrots

Procedure:

1. Soak the rava,rice flour in water and curds( 3 or more cups) for around 15 minutes. Put as much water so that batter is neither watery nor thick. you should be able to sprinkle it.
2. Put the cumin seeds(jeera), salt, chillies,onion...all the chopped ingredients given above in batter.
3. Mix it well. The batter should be consistent and without any lumps.
   


4. Hit the tava (non-stick electric griddle) and put little oil on it.( Oil only for first Dosa.Later on no need)
5. Sprinkle the batter on it with spoon unlike normal dosa and try to make it a round. We need 2 to 3 spoons of batter in order to have a medium size round dosa.


6. Drizzle little oil on top,sides
7. Flip the dosa once you see the side as golden brown.( Keep for more time if you want it crispy)
8. After flipping just keep it for 1 more min (on the medium flame).
9. Ready to serve :)
   

You can serve it with Ground Nut chutney or coconut chutney or tomato sauce also.

Tip: The proportion of rava and rice flour is 1:1
So if you can make as many dosas as you want with this proportion.

Note: The following items can be added in dosa as per your taste.
Dill leaves( shepu) finely chopped
palak finely chopped
carrot(Gajar) grated

Also,if you have fine rava(Fine semolina) with you,even that will work fine :)

GroundNut Chutney

Ingredients:
1 cup ground nuts
red chillies to taste
3-4 cloves of garlic ( optional and as per your taste)
1/4 cup grated coconut
salt to taste
little sugar
tamerind to taste
1 tablespoon oil
curry leaves,Cumin Seeds,mustard seeds for the Tadkaaaaaa
Procedure:

1. Roast the ground nuts, red chillies,and garlic cloves together with oil till the garlic cloves changes the color to brown.
2. Let the things cool down.
3. Grind all the ingredients i.e ground nuts,chillies,garlic,grated coconut,tamerind,salt,little sugar together .
4. Add little warm water after the first grind and then grind again just to mix the water well wilth.
5. Heat the oil , add curry leaves,Cumin Seeds,mustard seeds
6. And put this tadka on the cutney :)

Tip: Always put mustard seeds first in the hot oil, when they poo up, add cumin seeds and at the end add curry leaves. This is to avoid curry leaves and cumin seeds gettinng burnt.

Peanuts Masala

Ingredients:
2 cup peanuts
2-3 onions finely chopped
1 tomato finely chopped
Coriander leaves finelly chopped
2-3 green Chillies to taste finelly chopped
lemon juice
salt to taste

Procedure:

1. Roast the peanuts on the sim flame till they turn light golden brown ( roasting on the high flame wouldnt roast then from inside properly; only the outside part would appear its burnt.)


2. Remove The skin of the peanuts ( red color cover)


3. mix them with chooped onion,tomato,green chillies,Coriander


4. Adjust the salt and lemon juice as per the taste.

Tip:

Add the chopped things once you finish the roasting of peanuts.

If we keep on adding one by one , it will take out the crisp of peanuts. So add the onion ..etc things at the end.