When i think of street food and when i remeber my college days the first thing i get in my mind is pani puri, chaat, and pav bhaji. I still remember the days when we come out of college in the evening and stand near the stall at the corner of the street. This place is very famous for Pav Bhaji and almost each and every student would have ate here one day. And how big line and waiting it can be but still we all frnz use to wait for our turn to come and use to chit chat there till then. Thats really very amazing moments in my life. I really miss those college days and all that fun. When i saw these Pav Bhaji dinner roles in the store forst thing that strike my mind is my frnz. So just bought them and gave a trail of it and it came out very well and enjoyed the meal that day.
Ingredients :-
Dinner rolls - 8 Cauliflower - 1cup Potatoes - 3 Cabbage - 1/2 cup Tomatoes - 1cup, chopped Green peas - 1/2 cup Carrots - 1 Garlic - 2tsp (finely chopped) Green chillis - 3 Onions - 1/2 Ginger - small piece finely chopped Lemon juice - 2tsp Butter - 1tsp Oil - 4-5tsp Cilantro or Coriander - 1/2 bunch finely chopped. Pav Bhaji Masala - 1tsp Salt to taste
Procedure:-
Potatoes are boiled, peeled and mashed. Keep aside.
Take cauliflower, cabbage, peas, carrots in a bowl, add water and microwave it for 10 mins. (not too much because it may turn mashy. Just to make them soft.)
Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat. Saute garlic, green chile, onions and ginger. Cook until onions are brown.
Add tomatoes and let it cook till they are mashy.
Stir in cauliflower, cabbage, peas, carrots for sometime.
Add the mashed potatoes and mix well. Now add 1glass of water. Cover and cook it for around 10-15 mins.
Stir occasionally to avoid potato paste to stick to the base. Add some chilli powder, salt and mix well. Season with coriander, pav bhaji masala (optional) and switch off the flame and serve with lemon and chopped onions.
-Toast the dinner rolls, and spread lightly with butter.
Now take this dinner role a piece and dip it in the Pav Bhaji curry and have a bite. It will melt and very good for dinner meal.
When it comes to sea food first thing that comes into my mind is 'Prawns'. Really that is the special dish in my house always which is fav by each one of us. The best thing that i like in it is that either if v have little amount of prawns at home that is been stored in the fridge some day the those can be just added to some of our veggies which gives it so much taste. I generally do this by adding it to veggies like bottle gourd, ridge gourd, with any leafy curry, brinjal and so on. But aprt form all these dishes when it comes to stir fry oh ma God v really die for it... It tastes that good and i think u can see the color how it is and so give a trial to see Heaven On Spoon... :)
Ingredients:-
Prawns - 1lb Onions - 2 Chillis - 5 Curry leaves - few Chilli powder - 2tsp Turmeric - 1 tsp Oil - 3 to 4tsp Garam masala - 1tsp Jeera - 1tsp Ginger Garlic Paste(GGP) - 2tsp Garlic - 2cloves Lemon juice - 1tsp Coriander - 4 stems chopped finely Salt to taste
Procedure:-
Take prawns in a bowl and marinate them with 3tsp onion paste, GGP, chilli powder, salt, turmeric, little lemon juice. Mix it well and keep it refrigerated for 1hr.
Heat oil in a pan, add the marinated prawns and keep the lid. Water comes out from it and let it cook till all the water coming out of it evaporates and taske aside into a bowl.
Grind onions, jeera, garlic, salt and fry this in the same oil. Add chillis, curry leaves and fry till the onion paste turn light brown color.
Now to this add the fried prawns and mix well so that the onion paste is coated on the prawns fully. Adjust salt and chilli powder, add garam masala and mix well.
Let it cook for 5 to 10 mins and finish it off with coriander and turn off the heat.
Serve it as a starter or with hot rice or as side dish.
Onions - 2 (big) Rice flour - 3tsp Senaga pindi/ Besan flour - 2 table sp Oil for deep frying Salt to taste
Procedure :-
Cut onions into thin slices and separate them with hand so that all the tangles are removed from each other.
Add the salt to taste, rice flour and senaga pindi/besan in it and mix well. (dont add any water but make sure that each onion is at least having a bit of the flour on it).
Heat oil for deep frying and fry these in it and take it aside on a paper towel and serve it as an evening snack.
I always wonder why am i doing so many specials with non veg as a main ingredient. But what happens to people who is purely a vegetarian. What does they do??? I wonder what all specials can we make with veggies same as non veg. Then when im discussing this with my hubby he said that, he dont what is the recipe but he once ate some aloo curry looked like a whole aloo made into some fry and its very spicy and tasty. These are the things he said that day and told me to try it. I once tried it like normal fry when i got the baby potatoes one day. But when he ate that he said that its not matching the taste that he had it that day. So then again my thinking process started of how to make it??? One day when i got the idea of making veggie dish as non veg recipe process then i thought of doing it with Aloo again. Then i tried this recipe and its a big hit and he said that this is the one he had long back and this is the taste he is expecting for.....At last im so happy for the successful dish by me which he is asking me from long time. And being a pure veggie item with a non veg touch i gave it a name "Tandoori Aloo". Ingredients :-
Aloo - 8 (as small as possible) Onions - 2 (small) Chillis - 4 to 5 Chilli powder - 1tsp Turmeric - 1/2 tsp Red Color - pinch (optional) Coriander - few leaves finely chopped Curd - 1/2 small cup Oil - 3to4 tsp Garam Masala - 2tsp Salt to taste
Procedure :-
Potatoes boiled and peel the skin and keep them aside.
In a blender add onions and grind it little bit (not to a paste but have to see the some flakes too) and then add the green chillis, salt and grind it again and add this paste to the boiled aloo and keep it aside.
Add all the other ingredients to the potatoes except coriander and curd and mix well.
Heat oil in a pan and add these potatoes to it and saute it frequently at regular intervals to avoid blackening.
When it is turning its color to dark brown color add the curd and fry it till all the curd evaporates from it.
Finish it off with coriander and serve it with rice. (not only with rice but can have it as an appetizer too).
Mangoes – 3 Chilly powder – I cup Salt - 1 cup Mustard seeds powder – 1 cup Coriander seeds – 1 tps Sesame oil – 2 cups Turmeric powder –a pinch Garlic - 1
For seasoning :
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp Urad dal – 1 tsp Chana dal – 1 tsp Red chillies – 5 to 6 Asofeotida – a pinch
Procedure :
Take three ripe mangoes and clean it with a dry cloth so that no water on it.
Now peel the mangoes and grate the pulp them with a grater and let it dry for 1 to 2 hrs.
Take a pan and dry roast the mustard seeds and coriander seeds and grind them into fine powder.
Take a dry bowl add the grated mango pulp, chilli powder, salt , mustard powder, turmeric powder and coriander podwer. Mix them well.
Heat two cups of sesame oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, urad dal, chana dal , red chillies and a pinch of asofeotida (hing) and let them sputter. Now turn off the stove and let it cool.
After the seasoning is cooled, add it to the mango mixture and mix it well. Lastly add the whole garlic pieces.
Now the mango tokkudu pachadi is ready to serve. Its an Andhra special. Its good with hot rice and dosa or idly .
Chicken legs - 3 Yogurt - 2tsp Chili powder - 2tsp Pepper powder - 1tsp GInger Garlis pase - 1tsp Lemon Juice - 2tsp Pinch of turmeric Pinch of red Color Onions - 1/2 cut into circles Salt to taste Jeera powder - 1tsp Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp Oil - 4to5tsp Curry leaves - 5 Tomato Sauce - 2tsp Chilli Sauce - 1tsp
Procedure:-
Firstly clean the chicken legs and remove the skin if any on it and keep a small slits on each leg piece (around 4-5 slits for each leg piece).
Now in a small bowl add chilli powder, salt, little turmeric and lemon juice to it and mix well into a paste.
Now this paste is stuffed into each piece of leg in that slits v made. (we does this for better taste that comes from inside of the piece too) and if any paste is still left just apply it to the outer skin of the legs pieces.
In a bowl add yogurt, GGP, Pepper powder, salt, jeera powder, coriander pwdr, 1tsp oil, Red color and mix well into a paste.
Now roll the leg pieces in this mixture and refrigerate it around 1-2hrs.
Heat a pan, add oil and to it add these marinated chicken pieces and fry.
Turn the pieces at regular intervals to avoid blackening and when it is almost fried add the tomato sauce, chilli sauce and mix well, keep the lid and cook it for around 5-10 mins so that it is cooked inside too.
Now garnish it with coriander and serve it with onions and a lemon.
And i can only say about my dad that Thanku so much for everything in my life and i feel there should not be any spl wrds for him to say because that special he is to me... And being a dad's kid i can say him...
Peas - 1/2 small cup Chilli powder - 1tsp Turmeric - 1/2 tsp Coriander - some for garnishing Oil - 3 to 4tsp Mustard - 1tsp Jeera - 1tsp Salt to taste
For Masala :
Garlic - 5to6 2Elaichi 2 - 3 Lavang or Cloves 1 inch Chekka or cinnamon stick Gasagasalu - 1/2 cup Coconut - 1/2 cup
Procedure:-
Soak the meal maker in hot water and cut them into small pieces and keep it aside.
In an cooker add 3-4 tsp oil and to it add mustard seeds, jeera and when they start spluttering add aalo, onions, peas and fry for 5mins and meanwhile prepare the paste of masala.
For masala paste grind all the ingredients in masala section till all the poppy seeds are fully grinded into a paste and then to it add chilli powder, turmeric, salt and mix well and keep it aside.
Now when the onions and aloo is fried add this paste and the meal maker pieces to it and fry for 3 more mins.
Now pour around 1 big glass of water in it and mix well and add some salt if necessary and keep the cooker lid and cook it for 1-2 whistles. (can cook outside too without using cooker but i prefer this method for easy and quick cooking.)
Now after 5 mins take the lid and if needed add chilli powder and salt to taste and mix well.
Garnish it with coriander and serve it hot with chapati , roti .........
Hello friends.... I always love to hear some inspiring stories from my frnz and will try to memorize when i feel like. May be all the stories will not effect us but at least knowing is always better i feel. So that may be in future in circumstances when we are in some critical situations these stories may help us to be bold enough and take some decisions. So when Yesterday i got a mail and i liked it a lot and inspired me a lot so would love to share with u all.... This is really very inspiring and a gr8 message conveyed at the end which is not just true but the fact with everyone...Frankly telling its true for me at times when i give excuses for the things that im not that successful... :) So Here it goes....
Last year an occasion where a very successful company's CEO was speaking in a seminar… he was repeatedly trying to convey a message to all the students of prestigious college… "What you do is not an important thing… How well you do your work is more important… that is what defines your success"
Many of the students raised queries regarding the same statement… as some of these students were not convinced with this statement.
The students said… only some professions are chosen ones. Some students said… they only wanted to chose what they think is a great career ahead. Some… wanted to say… only if it is a good company… they will join it… because that is what will give them a better tomorrow.
CEO was not able to understand how to convince the students that… it is their hard work that counts and not any other factor… that can take to fame.
He wanted to tell them… some people land up in the place they want to be… some people have to accept what they are doing…
But… no matter what you are doing… it is only how well you do the task… matters in the end.
He thought for a while… and immediately… … told all the students… that he has a picture to mail them… That will explain to them… what exactly he wanted to convey in his message… he took all the emails… and then immediately that night… emailed them this photograph… which tell every one what was in his mind.
TRUE… you give your best to whatever you do… You will get the best out of it.
See the picture for yourself if I was mistaken, this is a photo of a name that no one forgets (atleast no one among the one's who know this game) .... You should deserve… Before you desire .... ...Jonty Rhodes He was a national hockey player and hockey was his passion He was the hockey goal keeper for south african team. He had to chose cricket because he was forced to do so…
Will that stop him from reaching to fame???NEVER!
He is the best… and people only know him as the best.
Moral : Dont ruin your career giving your self excuses that perhaps this is not where you wanted to land up.Try to focuss and enhance your capabilities in whatever you have in front of yourself.
And We give so many excuses about ourselves for such small things too. But after seeing this video that really made me think of myself once. If we are really not able to do by having evrythng in life then what about ppl who has something lagging in thier life and still they are successful. I hope it will touch ur hearts too and make u all to think for a while... Truly Inspiring and Heart Touching video... Also watch the video "To all of you who feel like giving up".
When it comes to cooking, my hubby is not that much passionate about it as many others. But frankly to say about him he really helps me a lot while cooking. When his frnz come home they alwaz say abt Raj that he is a very good cook and does very well when they use to stay as bachelors. They always ask me have i ever tasted his superb dishes. But never ever i tried his cooking and he always praises me saying that when i have a wife who cooks too good why shud i??? WIth that wrd im into air and never asked him to cook for me. But somewhere i always think about his cooking when im gonna taste that cooking which his frnz use to say. He generally cooks dal, some fry curries, chicken curry, rice, chapatis as they use to say top be their general menu (never fried, poor me..:( ).
Last week its my Birthday and surprisinglyyyyyy as ssoon as i got up in the mrng he is ready with the breakfast thats been prepared with his own hands. There are many surprises on that day and one among them is this breakfast in the mrng. May be its such a small thing to say but i felt so happy for that as its for the first time he is cooking for me without my interest or forcing.It's the little things in life, That brings the greatest happiness. One among such is this. He does it so many times but may be its like helping me or like when i say the procedure he does it. But this time its all came from his care affection and love. That touched me a lot and im very glad to say that it came out really good.
This is been prepared by him. But the dosa batter was prepared by me and dosa by him... :) and obvious the chutney is made by him. So enjoy the breakfast .... ;)
Onions - 2 (small) Red chillis - 4 Garlic - 2 cloves Ginger - small piece Jeera - 1tsp Salt to taste
For tempering : Oil - 1tsp Red chillis - 2 Urad dal - Curry leaves
Procedure :-
For Dosa: Soak the dal and rice, methi seeds together for 5-6hrs and then grind it into a thin batter by adding little water at a time ferment it overnight. Mix it well and the batter is ready for preparing dosa. Now heat the tawa and on it add little water and take one big spoon full of batter, pour it in the heated tawa, spread it over from the middle like a small circle shape and fry it for 1min. Now flip it over and fry on the other side too. Repeat the process with the remaining batter as needed and serve it with chutney.
For chutney: Grind all the chutney ingredients and keep aside. Now in a pan add little oil and to it add the tempering items and then add the paste to it and fry till the raw smell goes from it. Make sure that there is no raw smell else it may not taste that good. When fully fried add 1/2 glass water when it starts boiling switch of the flame and serve it with idly or dosa.
When any one talks about Andhra food, and that to specially non-vegetarians the first thing that comes into mind was thsi Gongura Mutton. I like dishes that are spicy and without it i feel that a non veggie dish is incomplete. So here is one of the authentic Andhra non-vegetarian dish Gongura Mutton. This is really a worth trying and mouth watering combination of making. We will never miss to make this dish when Gongura/Sorrel leaves is into the markets. This is really very delectable and mouth-watering dish.
Clean mutton and to it add chilli powder, salt, turmeric and mix well and keep it aside for 1/2 hr.
Now in a pressure cooker add oil and to it add the the garam masala items and then add onions, chillis and GGP and fry for sometime till they are soft.
Now add the tomatoes and saute it for sometime, then add the marinated mutton pieces and fry it for some time till all the water that comes out of it evaporates.
Then add 2glasses of water and salt to taste and add the gongura, then keep the lid and cook it for 5 whistles.
When the pressure goes just take the lid and check fr softness and whether the mutton is fully cooked or not. Now its time to serve it with any dish. Rice, chapati, Biryani, Naan.....The list goes on...
Beerakaya/ Ridge gourd is a very good vegetable among all where each and every part of it is good for health and can be used in any form and in many dishes. And i dont want to waste even the skin of the ridge gourd as it is very good and tasty too. So this is the instant recipe with the beerkaya thokku/ skin.
Ingredients :- Thokku of 2 Beerakaya (as shown) Groundnuts - 2tsp Tamarind - small (pedha usirikaya size) Red chillis - 3 Dhaniyalu - 2tsp Jeera - 1tsp Minapappu/ Urad dal - 1tsp Salt to taste
Procedure:-
Heat oil in a pan add jeera, urad dal red chillis, dhaniyalu, groundnuts and fry for sometime till the groundnuts are fried a little.
Now add the Beerakaya thokku, salt, tamarind and fry till the thokku turns little brown and keep aside.
When it is cool grind the mix by adding little water and serve it.
It will be good when taken along with hot rice and sesame oil or used as any chutney with tiffins like idly or dosa.
Sending this dish to the Green Gourmet Event hosted by Preeti of Write Food and also to "Best out of waste" event hosted by Nithu of Nithu's Kitchen.
This is a very popular South Indian dish. I love it a lot and very tasty too.. This version of preparing is done my sweet mom and i love it a lot. I always feel that it is similar taste to Biryani and very easy one too.. Veggie lovers will love this like anything. Can be prepared very quick and no need to spare much time on it too.
Ingredients:-
Basmati Rice - 2cups Coconut - 1/2 shell of the fresh coconut (can use readily available coconut milk tin too) Onions - 1/2 Carrots - 1 Chillis - 8 (according to ur taste) Potatoes - 1 Cauliflower - 1 Peas - 1/2 cup Oil - 3 tsp Whole Garam Masala (lavang, elachi, Chekka, Biryani Leaf) Salt to taste (Instead of adding all veggies separately you can use the frozen mixed vegetables that is readily available in the store. )
Procedure:-
Heat oil in a pan and to it add all the garam masala, onions, chillis and fry for sometime.
Then add all the Veggies and saute them till they are little soft.
Now to this add the rice and saute it for 2 mins and to this add 2cups water and 1cup of coconut milk.
(Note :- For coconut milk i used the white, fleshy part of the coconut which is edible and used fresh, i grinded into paste by adding little water and used this 1cup grinded in the rice as coconut milk)
Now shift this into electric rice cooker and cook it till it is done. Serve it hot with raitha or any gravy curry.
Watermelon - 1/2 (small) Ginger - small inch Lemon - 1/2 Sugar - 1/2 cup Some icecubes
Procedure:-
Deseed the watermelon and cut it into pieces and add it into the juicer.
To it add 1tsp crushed ginger juice, sugar, Squeezed lemon juice, Icecubes and grind it.
Now serve it chill. :)
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Now it has become very common in every house to eat chapati's daily. So i alwz like to experemnt on different types of roti's, paratha's and so on. But for preparing different variety of roti may take some special time for us to spare on it. But when we want to eat something spicy and yummy without much stress and there is lack of time then in no time you can just go with this combi of Masala Roti and Carrot Raitha within mins... :) Its very healthy, tasty and easy way too. I alwaz prefer to do very simple and quick dishes which make us comfortable in our day to day life specially..... Enjoy..!!!!
Ingredients :-
Wheat flour-1cup Chilli powder- 1 tsp Pepper powder- 1tsp Jeera powder - 1tsp Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp Ajwain/Vamu - 1tsp Milk - half small cup Oil - little for frying Salt to taste
Procedure:-
Mix all the ingredients except oil by adding little milk (mix milk along with some water and use it for mixing) at a time and make a smooth dough and keep it aside.
Now make it into small balls and prepare chapati's and fry it on the tawa by adding little oil by frying on both sides evenly.
Repeat the process with the remaining dough and serve it hot with the carrot raitha.
Carrot Raitha:
Mix 1cup of yogurt, 1/2 cup grated carrot, 2 chopped green chillis, pinch of chaat masala, Salt to taste and mix well. Serve it with rotis.
The other day when me and my friend who is a neighbor discussing about some snacks. Then she told about these patties and she said that she will prepare it for me. But as she is busy with her kids she told me the procedure and both together prepared this snack item for evening that day. So i thank my friend for such a nice recipe. Ingredients:-
Aloo/Potatoes - 4 Corn - 1/2cup Peas - 1/2 cup Coriander - 1/2 small bunch Maida/ All purpose flour - 3 to 4tsp Bread Crumps - 1cup (or) Bread slices- 4 Chillis - 4 Oil as needed for frying the patties Salt to taste
Procedure:-
Potatoes boiled, peeled, mashed and kept aside. Boil peas and corn separately and keep aside.
Now take the mashed potatoes, peas, corn, coriander, chopped chillis, salt and mix well.
In a small bowl add the maida and make it a thin paste by adding water to it and keep aside.
Now make small balls (lemon size) of the potato mix and lightly press it in the middle and make it like patties.
Dip this in maida mix and roll it in the bread powder and keep aside.
Repeat the process with the remaining aloo mix and keep them aside.
Now heat the tawa and on it spread oil and fry these tikkies on both sides till golden brown colour and serve it with tomato ketch up.
Note : If you don't have bread crumbs then can use normal white bread. You just need to remove the edges of the bread and make it a powder and use it as crumbs of bread. If people not that cautious about oil can deep fry these patties and serve it for more taste.
Hi friends!!!! So how was ur weeknd??? After a long weekend break and a fresh start for the month here is my recipe starting with a sweet.... :) So i think everyone had a great time with all the trips and all.... Now got the time to visit and come with more and more recipes i think.... So today's recipe is my sisters recipe that she prepared recently. Here we have used some dry fruits that are readily available at home and no need for any special purchase.
So i think everyone is very tired with the trips and needs some energy now... ;) Dry fruits are good for health and it gives energy, also a good way to make our kids have some energetic food in this form. Almonds are the nuts which eliminate the bad cholesterol from the body and dates increase the hameoglobin levels in our body. So the whole family can have these laddus. Try it once buddies!
Ingredients:
Dates – I cup (seedless) Almonds – ½ cup Cashew nuts (kaju) – ½ cup Raisins – ¼ cup Sesame seeds – 1 tsp Ghee – 2 tsp
Procedure:
Deseed the dates and grind them in little pieces.
Fry the almonds , cashew nuts and raisins in the ghee.
Now add the dry fruits along with the ghee and 1 tsp of sesame seeds with date pieces. Mix them well.
Now make them into small balls or laddus.The yummy and healthy easy laddu is ready.
