Friday, June 26, 2015

Spring Onion Sabzi - Stir Fried Spring Onion Veggie

Simple but yet finger-licking delicious stir fried vegetable tempered with roughly crushed garlic.


Ingredients: Serves 2
  • 1 Bunch of Spring Onion
  • 6-7nos Garlic Cloves
  • 1tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1/4th tsp Hing
  • 1/4th tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1tsp Red Chilly Powder
  • 3-4tbsp Besan
  • 1tsp Sugar
  • Salt to taste 
  • 1tbsp Oil
Method:
  • Finely chop the greens & onions of the spring onions and keep it separately.
  • Heat oil in a kadhai and add mustard seeds. When mustard seeds begins to crackle add hing, turmeric powder and crushed garlic and saute till raw smell of the garlic fades away. Do not brown the garlic cloves.
  • Now add chopped onions and saute for a minute. Add greens of the spring onion and salt. Mix all ingredients well. Cover the sabzi with the lid and let it cook on a low flame. Keep on stirring occasionally. 
  • When spring onion sabzi is almost done add red chilly powder, sugar and sprinkle besan. Mix well and let the sabzi cook under cover for another 5 mins till besan is cooked. If you feel the bhaji is getting dry then sprinkle little water over it.
  • Spring Onion Sabzi is ready. 
  • Serve hot with Roti.

Friday, June 19, 2015

वालाच भिरड

पौष्टिक आणि चविष्ट नारळाच्या वाटणात शिजवलेली डाळींबी उसळ. 

साहित्य :

  • १ कप ओला नारळ 
  • १/२  कप  कोथिंबीर
  • ५-६ लसूण पाकळ्या
  • ४ हिरव्या मिरच्या 
  • २ कप कडवे वाल (सोल्लेले आणि मोड आलेले )
  • १ tsp राई 
  • १/४ tsp हिंग 
  • १/४ tsp  हळद 
  • २ tsp गुळ
  • मीठ चवी पुरता
  • १ tps लाल तिखट (ऑप्शनल )
  • २ कप पाणी
कृती:
  • सर्वात आधी वाटण तयार करून घ्या. मिक्सर मधे ओला नारळ, कोथिंबीर, ५-६ लसूण  पाकळ्या  आणि हिरव्या मिरच्या बारीक वाटून घ्या. वाटल्यास थोड़ पाणी घालून वाटा. हे वाटण तयार आहे. 
  • एका कढाई मधे तेल आणि राई घाला. राई तडतडली की त्यात हिंग, हळद  आणि नारळाच वाटण घालून चांगले परतून  घ्या. खमंग वास सुटल्यावर त्यात वाल घालून परत नीट परतून  घ्या. वाल नाजुक असल्यामुळे पटकन मोडले  जातात म्हणून हलक्या हाताने परतावे.
  • आता वालीत २ कप पाणी घालून मध्यम आचेवर वाल शिजू दया. वाल शिजत आले की त्यात गुळ, मीठ आणि लाल तिखट घाला आणि मंद आचेवर शिजवा. वालाची उसळ/ डाळींबी उसळ तयार आहे. 
  • गरमागरम पोळी, भाकरी बरोबर ही उसळ उत्तम लागते.
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Sunday, June 14, 2015

Coconut Laddoo

Coconut Laddoos!!!An heavenly sinful indulgence.One of the most loved Indian Dessert. Whatever may be the occasion, these delicious coconut laddoos will melt your heart with its unique taste.


Ingredients:
  • 175 gms Fresh shredded coconut
  • 200 (half tin) Condensed Milk
  • 3 Green Cardemon pods
  •  1 tsp Ghee (Preferably homemade)
Method:
  • Keep aside some shredded coconut that we will require to decorate the laddoos afterwards.
  • In a non-stick thick bottom pan ghee. When ghee is slightly hot add shredded coconut and cook the coconut on slow flame till raw smell fades away. Do not brown the coconut. This procedure will takes atleast 5-7 minutes. Keep stirring constantly.
  • Now add half tin of  condensed milk and mix well. Stir this mixture continuously, so that it does not stick to the bottom of the pan.
  • Cook this mixture on a slow flame till the mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan.
  • Switch off the flame and add crushed cardemon into the laddoo mixture and mix well.
  • Keep aside this laddoo mixture to cool down. Once cooled apply some ghee on your palms and roll out the laddoos.
  • Now roll these laddoos in the shredded coconut that we have kept aside.
  • Enjoy this heavenly sweet delicacy.
Tips: You may also add dry fruits like almonds and raisins in this laddoos for extra flavour.