Thursday, September 30, 2010

TASTY BREAD ROLL

TASTY BREAD ROLL
INGS: 5-6 Slice of Bread ( cut the sides ),
5-6 tbsp Curd, 4 long pieces of Paneer( 1 inch by 1 inch), Red Chilly pd and Salt to sprinkle on Paneer pieces, Cut Green Chilly, Coriander leaves, Salt and Red Chilly pd to taste and 5-6 tbsp Corn flour.

METHOD: Cut the sides of bread , mix the curd to make it soft.
Now add green chilly, coriander leaves, red chilly pd and salt to taste.
Make a dough, keep it aside. Take 4 long pieces of paneer and sprinkle Salt and some red chilly pd on it. Take one piece of paneer and some bread dough ( mixture ),wrap around the whole paneer piece to give
“roll shape”. Put oil to heat, complete the other 3 pieces of paneer in the same manner. Spread the corn flour on a plate, coat all the rolls in the corn flour. Fry in hot oil and serve hot with chutney and Tomato sauce.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

BAIGAN GRAVY

INGS: 2 Long Brinjals ( Baigan ),
( Cut into half and further sliced),
One Onion cut finely, One green Chilly slit,
One tbsp Oil, little Jeera (cumin ), One tsp Cream.
Grind to a fine paste: One Tomato cut, a small
piece of Ginger, 2tbsp grated Coconut, 3-4 Cashew,
1 tbsp curd, 1\4 tsp Turmeric pd, 1\2 tsp red Chilly pd,
1\2 tsp Garlic paste.


Grind all in mixer to a fine paste.
Cut thin slices of Brinjal, sprinkle some salt and red chilly pd.
Put a pan to heat, add some oil, fry the chilly and take them out.
Now add jeera,onion also add the Brinjal pieces, put few tbsp of Water, cover and cook until soft. Now add the ground paste, stir well. Cook again for few minutes, add salt to taste, lastly add some cream. Garnish with green chilly.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

TIP TO USE LEFT OVER KHICHIDI

Do not throw away leftover Khichidi , instead mix in wheat flour with Salt, Turmeric pd
and some Red Chilly pd. Use water and make regular dough and make most soft Parathas ever.

Monday, September 27, 2010

SOME USEFUL TIPS

TIP FOR THE DAY IS WHILE COOKING ONIONS ADD LITTLE SUGAR, THEY WILL TURN PINK NICELY.

When cooking always taste the food and make as per your family's likes n dislikes. Use easy steps n ways of cooking, use what is easily available n handy.

STORE CURRY LEAVES N CORIANDER LEAVES IN ALUMINIUM FOIL REMAIN FRESH FOR DAYS..

 

RECIPES FROM UMA CHOWDHARY

 CHOORMA recipe to go with your lovely and detailed dal-bati...see, i won't write the exact measurements, but u can take about one katori wheat atta, add liberal amount of ghee,( in fact enough to form loose laddoos),add... very little water or milk, then form batti like rolls, and deep fry in gheee, on slow flame, until it changes colour to a nice brown!!take them out of the ghee, and let them cool, after that grind all the battis in the mixie, to a coaarse mixture. Grind sugar in a mixie (about half the portion of the choorma's portion's), and slowly mix the powdered sugar to the choorma. enhance with elaich powder, saffron, mishri ( very small cubes of sugar).
 TAMATAR KI LONJI
 Make the parathas using leftover khicchdi, it's very light to eat and make along with it tamatar ki lonji banao,---cut tomatoes into medium sized pieces, start a tadka, a little oil, jeera,hing, let the tomatoes simmer for a while, put in pieces of green chillies. when cooked for about 5 minutes, add about 4 spoons of sugar, salt to taste, red chilly powder, dhania powder, and half lemon. garnish with fresh coriander and serve hot with the parathas

STAY HEALTHY

Its best to eat a good breakfast and followed by a light lunch and dinner.
If wish to have in between then eat a fruit, vegetable or low fat milk product.
Eat all fruits except Bananas , Grapes, Mangoes, Chikoos  and  Grapes.
All the above mentioned fruits contain high level of sugar..

LOVELY HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE

1tin Milkmaid ,50 gms butter

1\2 cup cocoa pd, 4-5 tbsps cut nuts

(like almonds, cashewnuts n raisins a must )

4-5 tbsps sugar, 2-3tsps drinking chocolate pd

METHOD: mix all ingredients in a thick bottom pan (except the nuts )

Put the pan on heat and stir carefully until the chocolate mixture

leaves the sides of the pan . Now also add the cut nuts and take the pan

off heat.Put in a greased dish ,let it cool down,then break into pieces

or cut in shapes of your choice.