Carrot and peas pulao

A very healthy and easy recipe for all ,especially children will love it !!!


Ingredients -
Rice -2cups (boiled )
Mixed vegetables-1/2(carrot and peas )
Onion -2tbspn (chopped)
Chilles -2
Haldi or turmeric powder -1/4tspn
Salt -To taste
Mint leaves  -10-12
Oil or ghee -2tbspn

Method -

Heat ghee or oil in a wok, add whole jeera ,onion and sauté  till done .Add vegetables and chilles ,add salt to taste and haldi powder , mix well .Cover the wok till the vegetables are done.Add boiled rice and mint leaves ,mix well and serve hot with raita.

Whole brinjal (South Indian style)

Ingredients-
Brinjal -1/2kg
Salt -To taste
Haldi or turmeric powder-1tspn
For the masala-
Onion-1medium(chopped)
Ginger-1inch (chopped)
Tomato-1medium(chopped)
Garlic-2pods(chopped)
Curry leaves-A few
Coconut -2tbspn
Oil-2tspn
For tempering -
Mustard seeds -1tspn
Green chilies -2



Method-

Heat 1tspn oil in a pan.Add onion,ginger ,garlic and coconut ,sauté for 5-6 minutes.Let the masala cool down ,put it in a blender with tomato and blend it into a fine paste.In the mean while make a +slit in the brinjals with the stem intact .Marinate with salt and haldi powder for 15-20minutes. In a pressure cooker heat 1tspn of oil ,add mustard seed,green chillies and curry leaves , add the masala paste,add salt to taste.Add the marinated brinjals and add 1cup of water.Cover the lid and pressure cook it till 3whistles or till done. You can serve this hot with methi paratha and pickles.Enjoy !!!

Mutton Paya (Odia style )

This is a traditional mutton recipe from Hyderabad which is made with only lamb or goat legs . Mutton paya is a very tasty recipe . On the occasion of Chadakhai (a day when  Odia households feast on non vegetarian food after the month of Kartik is over), I post this recipe on the request of a brother  :)

Ingredients-
Paya (Lamb or goat leg) -      1kg
Onion-  1/2kg   (Chopped)
Tomato-  4 medium(Pureed)
Ginger-Garrlic paste-   5tbspn
Oil or ghee-  3tbspn
Salt-  To taste
Haldi powder-   1tspn
Garam masala-    1tbspn
Green chilli  -       3nos
Jeera  (cumin powder) - 2tspn
Dhaniya  (corriander) powder   - 2tspn


Method

Heat oil or ghee in a pressure cooker, add chopped onion , saute till done, add ginger & garlic paste, saute till done. Add the pureed tomatoes, saute till the masla is done or till smell of raw masala stops coming. Add the paya , salt to taste, haldi powder, green chillis , jeera and coriander powder and mix well. Close the pressure cooker lid and wait till you get 4 whistles or till the paya is done well. Wait for 10 minutes, open the cover, add garam masala powder, mix well and serve it hot with steamed white rice. Enjoy !!

Soyabean allo curry (soya bean potato curry)

Ingredients-
Soybean nuggets -2cups
Potato  or allo-1medium (cut into medium size)
Onion-1medium(chopped)

Ginger /garlic paste -1tspn

Green chilies-2(chopped)

Salt-To taste

Curd-2-3tbspn

Turmeric or haldi powder-1tspn

Chillie powder-1tspn or to taste

Garam masala powder-1tspnoil-1tbsp

Method-

Soak the soybean nuggets in water as per instruction in the packet.Heat oil in a kadhai ,add the chopped onion and sauté till done.Add ginger /garlic paste .Saute till the raw smell vanishes.Add the chopped green chilies ,sauté for 2-3minutes.Squeze out the water from the nuggets and add them.Saute for 5minutes till they are fried properly.Add salt to taste,haldi powder,chillie powder and mix well.Add 2-3 tspn of curd and mix well with the soybean nuggets.Add the potatoes ,add 1cup of water and cover the lid.Let it simmer in slow flame till the potatoes are done.Add garam masala powder and mix well.Aserve hot with plain white rice or chapatti.Enjoy!!

Malai egg curry

Ingredients-
Hard boiled eggs-6
Onion-1big (chopped)
Tomato purée-1/2 cup
Fresh cream /malai-4-5tbspn
Ginger /garlic paste -1tspn
Garam masala-1tspn
Salt-To taste
Haldi powder-1tspn
Oil-2tbsp
Corriender leaves -To garnish




Method-

Heat oil in a wok ,add chopped onion ,saute till brown.Remove and grind into a smooth paste in a grinder .In the same oil ,add the hard boiled egg ,saute so that they become brown from all sides.Keep them aside.In the same oil add ginger/garlic paste ,saute for sometime till the raw smell vanishes.Add tomato puree ,saute till the tomato is well cooked .Mix the onion paste slowly. After the gravy boils for 5minutes,switch off the stove.Add cream slowly and mix together the gravy.Add garam masala and add the fried eggs .Add salt to taste and haldi powder .Mix well,garnish with corriender leaves and serve hot with either white boiled rice or chapati .Enjoy!!!

Mango lassi

Wishing you all a very happy and safe diwali !!!Enjoy ....



Ingredients-
Mango pulp-1/4cup (In season you can use fresh mango)
Curd-1cup
Khoya-1tbspn
Sugar -To taste
Elaichi /cardamom powder-1/2tspn
Almond flakes-For garnishing

Method -

Blend together in a blender mango pulp ,curd ,sugar (add sugar to taste)and khoya .You can add water to make the lassi to the right consistency of your choice.Garnish it with cardomom powder and almond flakes .Serve cold .

Dal Tadka

Ingredients-
Moong dal-1/2 cup
Toor dal -1/2 cup
Salt -To taste
Haldi powder-1/2tspn
Jeera /cumin powder-1/2tspn
Dhaniya/coriander powder-1/2tspn
Chilli powder-1/2tspn or to taste

For tampering -
Asefotida or hing-1/4tspn
Butter-2tbspn
Green chilli-4
Pepper powder-A pinch
Whole cumin seeds / sabut jeera-1tspn




Method-

In a pressure cooker boil both toor dal and moong dal with salt,haldi powder with 2cups of water.In a wok heat butter ,add jeera or cumin seeds ,hing or asefotida .Fry for 2minutes ,add onion saute till done,add tomato and saute till the tomato is cooked well.Add the boiled dal into the tadka,add pepper powder and mix well.Bring to boil and serve it hot with plain steamed rice.