Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Vegetable Poha











Ingredients:





  • 3 cups thick poha


  • 1 tsp chana dal


  • 1 tsp urad dal


  • 1/2 tsp mustard seeds


  • 2 tsp garam masala


  • 1/4 tsp haldi powder


  • 1-2 red chillies


  • some peanuts


  • salt for taste


  • 4-5 tbs oil for frying


  • a little of butter


  • 1 big potato


  • 1 big onion


  • 2 carrots


  • 1 cup green peas (frozen )


  • a little bit of cauliflower


  • 1 big tomato


  • 1-2 green chillies


  • a small piece of ginger


  • a little bit of finely cut coriander leaves


Method:





  • wash thick poha with water.


  • soak poha for 10 to 15 minutes and drain the water with little water remaining.


  • cut the vegetables.


  • heat oil in a frying pan and fry the channa dal, urad dal, peanuts, red chillies, and mustard seeds.


  • add green chillies and ginger.


  • put all the cut vegatebles except tomatoes too


  • add garammasala, haldi, and salt


  • mix everything then add tomatos


  • mix it again then add butter


  • add soaked poha and mix it for 10 minutes


*This serves 4-5 people

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Methi Paratha














Ingredients:




  • 2 to 3 cups Atta (Wheat flour)

  • A bunch of methi leaves

  • 3-4 green chillies

  • Small piece of ginger

  • 2-3 garlic cloves

  • 1 tsp red chilli powder

  • 1tsp garam masala powder

  • 1 tsp ajman seeds

  • 1 tsp sesame seeds

  • 1 tsp tarmarind paste

  • 1tbs plain yogurt

  • salt for taste

  • 1 cup oil to fry the paratha


Method:



  1. Cut the methi leaves finely

  2. Make the paste of greenchillies, ginger, garlic

  3. Take a dish and put finely cut methi leaves and add all ingredients, then atta, and 4-5 tbs oil in it and mix well

  4. Put water in the mixture

  5. Leave it for 20 minutes

  6. Then make a circular shape like a paratha

  7. Now heat the frying pan and put the "methi paratha" on pan and heat the paratha on both sides

  8. Then put little oil on both sides of the paratha and fry it on both sides as shown in the second picture above