Recipe- Kuli Paniyaram/ Appe

Kuli Paniyaram/ Appe

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Ingredients
Dosa Batter 2 cups
Onion 1 large (Finely Chopped)
Capsisum 1 small (Finely Chopped)
Carror 1 medium (Finely Chopped)
Curry Leaves 15-20 nos
Green Chilli 2 nos 
Oil 1 tbsp+ to fry
Mustard Seeds 1 tsp 
Salt 1 tsp
Baking Soda 1 pinch


Method

  • Take 1 tbsp oil in a non stick pan and heat on medium flame.
  • When oil is hot enough add 1 tsp Mustard seeds and let it cracker.
  • Add curry leaves and fry (Fig 2).
  • Add all vegetables and 0.5 tsp salt, fry for few seconds.
  • Cover the pan and reduced the flame to low, check after 2-3 minutes. 
  • When vegetables looks bit soft, switch off the flame (Fig 3).
  • nd add this tempering to dosa batter, Mix well (Fig 5).
  • Now add a pinch of baking soda, beat well and keep it aside (Fig 6).
  • Heat Kuli Paniyaram tawa on high flame.
  • Add few drops of oil in each grove.
  • Now pour a tbsp of dosa batter in each grove (Fig 7).
  • Cover the tawa and reduce the flame to low and let it cook for 5-6 minutes.
  • Check if the top side looks cooked (Fig 8) flip the Kuli Paniyaram and let other side also cook (Fig 9).
  • Check in 4-5 minutes if done remove all in a serving tray.
  • And follow the same method with rest of the batter.
  • Serve hot with chutney. 
 

Recipe- Gobhi Tandoor Se

Gobhi Tandoor Se


Ingredients
Gobhi/ Cauliflower 1 medium
Hung Curd 2 cups
Onion 1 medium (Finely Chopped)
Ginger Garlic Paste 1 tbsp
Red Chili Powder 2 tsp
Asafoetida/ Hing 0.5 tsp
Haldi Powder 1 tsp
Ajwain Seeds 1tsp
Roasted Jeera Powder 1 tbsp
Aamchur Powder 1 tsp
Coriander Powder 1 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp 
Black Salt 1 tsp
Dry Kasoori Methi Leaves 2 tbsp (Roughly Crushed)
 Oil 1 tbsp
Laung/ Clove 2 nos
Curd 2 tbsp


Method

  • Wash and clean gobhi properly and cut unwanted stems.
  • In a big pan boil some water and add a pinch of salt and laung.
  • Add washed gobhi to the boiling water, cover the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes. 
  • Remove gobhi and wash with cold water.
  • Keep on a grill so that all excessive water runs away.
  • Now for the marination take hung curd in a bowl (Fig 1).
  • Add finely chopped onion, ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, hing, haldi powder, ajwain seeds, roasted jeera powder, aanchur powder and coriander powder. Mix well (Fig 2).
  • Now add kasuri methi leaves and mustard oil. Mix well (Fig 3).
  • Add salt and black salt. Mix well (Fig 4).
  • Now grease a baking tray and keep aside.
  • Hold gobhi in ur hand with bottom upside and start filling marination inside (Fig 5).
  • Fill it as much as you can making sure it goes deep inside (Fig 6).
  • Now turn the gobhi and place in the center if a greased baking tray.
  • Apply a thick layer of marination over the gobhi so that it covers full (Fig 7&8).
  • Make sure to save 3-4 tbsp of marination for later use.
  • Refrigerate this for atleast 4-5 hours or overnight for better results.
  • Now when you want to serve preheat the oven at 200°C.
  • When oven is preheated take the gobhi out of the refrigerator (Fig 9).
  • And bake it for 30 minutes at 180°C.
  • After 30 minutes bake it for further 10 minutes at 210°C.
  • When done take it out of the oven and let it cool down to handle (Fig 10).
  • Meanwhile mix 2 tbsp of curd with left over marination.
  • And spread this in a serving plate (Fig 11).
  • Now arrange tandoori gobhi in the center of serving plate (Fig 12).
  • And cover the sides with hot steamed rice (Fig 13).
  • Serve hot.

Tips
Make sure to cut down the center hard stem of gobhi.
Start filling the marination only when all water is drained properly and gobhi is dry.
You may also serve this with chapati, paratha or puri.

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Recipe- Semolina Bites
Semolina Bites


Ingredients
Suji/ Semolina 1.5 cups
Curd 2 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp or according to taste

Eno Salt 5 gm pkt (Unflavored)
Mustard Seeds 2 tsp
Curry Leaves 15-16 nos 
Oil 1 tbsp


Method

  • Take suji in a bowl add curd and salt, mix well.
  • Add sufficient water to make a medium thick paste.
  • Cover and keep aside for 0.5- 1 hour.
1. Steam Method
  • Heat a steamer and grease the plates.
  • When done add the eno salt to the semolina paste and mix well (Fig 1).
  • greased plates.
  • And steam for 20 minutes.
  • Check with the help of knife or tooth pick, if not cooked keep it for another 2-3 minutes (Fig 2).
2. Microwave Method
  • For that half fill a big wide microwave safe bowl with water.
  • And microwave for 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile grease a microwave safe bowl and keep aside.
  • Now add the eno salt to the semolina paste and mix well (Fig 1).
  • greased microwave safe bowl.
  • And place this bowl in the water filled big and wide bowl (Like a double boiler system).
  • Cover with another bowl and microwave for 10 minutes on high.
 
  • When done remove from the bowl and allow to cool (Fig 3).
  • Now take 1 tbsp oil in a non stick pan and heat on medium flame.
  • When oil is hot enough add 1 tsp Mustard seeds and let it cracker.
  • Add curry leaves and green chili, fry (Fig 6).
  • Now add semolina bites and toss well on high flame for 2-3 minutes or untill golden in color (Fig 7).
  • Serve hot with coconut or daal chutney.
 

Tips
Do not beat too much after adding Eno salt.
Pour the mixture in a greased bowl as soon as you done with mixing Eno salt.
If serving to kids, adjust salt and chili according to your child taste and tolerance.

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Recipe- Aamras

Aamras


Ingredients
Mango Pulp 2 Bowl
Sugar 4 tsp
Saffron 2 Pinch
Green Cardamom 4 nos
Nutmeg/ Jaiphal Powder 0.5 pinch
Fresh Milk 1 tbsp

Method

  • Grind mango pulp with sugar well and keep aside.
  • Crush saffron and green cardamom seeds well in a traditional grinding stone (Fig 1).
  • Add milk and grind well again (Fig 2).
  • Mix this with mango pulp.
  • Sprinkle a pinch of nutmeg powder and mix well.
  • Pour in a serving dish and garnish with some saffron and cardamom seed.
  • Serve with puri, rice or paratha.
 


Tips
Do not add nutmeg powder more than half a pinch otherwise it may dominate the taste of mango.
Use sweet mango otherwise the taste would not be good.

Vegan may substitute cow milk with any vegan/almond/ coconut milk.
Adjust sugar as per the sweetness of mango.


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Recipe- Whole Wheat Cake

Eggless Whole Wheat Choco Walnut Cake in Microwave

Buttermilk 1 cup


Method

  • Take a wide and deep microwave safe bowl and grease well with oil or butter.
  • In another bowl Sift Aata + Chocolate Powder + Baking Soda + Baking Powder for 3 times. 
  • In the third time add walnuts while sifting so that walnuts gets the coating of aata. 
  • By this all the dry ingredients will go down and the aata coated walnuts will remain in the strainer. Keep aside.
  • Now in another bowl take oil and buttermilk, Mix well.
  • Add sugar and mix well.
  • Now add the dry ingredients and mix well.
  • Add coated walnuts and mix well.
  • Now pour this in to greased bowl and microwave for 10 minutes on high.
  • Check with the help of knife or tooth pick, if not cooked keep it for another 2-3 minutes.
  • Now with the help of a sharp knife remove the cake from the sides of the bowl.
  • Flip over a wired rack or grill and tap a bit the cake will come out easily. 
  • Let it cool for 5-10 minutes.
  • Cut when cool enough.
  • Serve warm.

Tips
Check if your baking powder is not too old otherwise cake will not rise well. 
You may top the cake with chocolate sauce as well while serving.