Sunday, August 29, 2010

PAV BHAJI .... [ d way we like it :) !!!!! ]

Ingredients:


Cauliflower .... 3-4 cups
Potato ...........3 medium sized
Bell pepper .....1 minced
Tomato .........2-3 medium sized
Frozen Peas .... 1/2 cup
Carrots ........ 1 medium sized
Turmeric powder ... 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder ..........1 tsp
Ginger-garlic paste... 1 tsp
Everest Pav Bhaji Masala .... 1 tsp
Butter ........ 1 tsp
Oil .... 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Spring onion, cilandro to garnish

Boil Cauliflower in pressure cooker / microwave for 5 mins.
1 potato (4 pieces) microwave for 5 mins.
Take oil in a pan, add bell pepper, Ginger garlic paste, turmeric, chilly powder,tomato, peas (boiled), potato, cauliflower, pav bhaji masala, butter.
Mix and fry for 5 mins.
After sometime, Add little water.
Adjust with tomato, pavbhaji masala and salt.
Always add salt in the end.
Garnish with chopped spring onions, cilandro and tomato.

Serve Hot with Masala Pav :) .

Friday, August 27, 2010

Veg Pulav

1/4 inch Cinnamon
1 Jawatri
3 Clove
2 small bay leaves
1 cardamom
3 pepper corn
Powder them in Mixer
Heat 4 tbps Ghee;cumin (or shai jeera); add above powder, add finely chopped onion; 1/4 grated ginger; 5 chopped green chili;add 2 tsp salt; turmeric;shredded carrot; shredded beans; chopped cauliflower; peas; par-boiled potato; finely chopped 1/4 tomatoes. Add 2 tbs chilli powder;Few Resins;Cashew or Almonds
Add 1/2 tbs gram masala + 1/8 tbs coriander powder + 1/8tbs cumin powder( or 2/3tbs pulao masala). Add cooked rice rice; add soya chunks; chopped cilantro.
Add deep fried bread;chopped into cubes. Add a dollop of butter. Mix all; adjust salt and chill powder if required. In slow fire; cook for about 5 min ; with closed lid.
Serve Hot with cool raita.

To make raita; Mix Tomato; Onion; Chilli; Salt; Yogurt; Ice, cold water; in a blender

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

MAGGI Vegetable Noodles ....... custom made!!!!!!

Maggi Noodles

spring onions.......(1 medium sized)
bell pepper..........(1/4th)
tomato...............(1/2)
cabbage; shredded (1 tbsp)
sweet corn; boiled ( 1 tbsp)
green chilly........(v.small piece1/2cm)
red chilly powder (pinch)
oil (2 tbsp)
salt to taste

Noodles:
In a pan, boil 180 ml of water.
Add the MAGGI noodles when water starts to boil.
On a medium flame, let it cook for two minutes.
Meanwhile add 1/2 of Maggi taste maker.
The water would evaporate, and only
the noodles without extra water will be done.
Put off the flame, add 1 tsp of oil to the noodles,
to avoid sticking.
Keep aside.

Veggie:
Chop onions, bell pepper, tomato.
Heat oil in a pan, on a medium flame.
Saute green chilly, bell pepper
Add onions, then tomato, cabbage and sweet corn.
Add the remaining Maggi taste maker.
Add a pinch of red chilly powder and salt.
Add the Maggi noodles, mix it and take it off.
Serve Hot.

Monday, August 23, 2010

EGG OMLETTE TOAST...........Indian Railways Style!!!!!!

Egg
Spring Onions/ Onions
Tomato
Green Chillies
Pepper
Salt to taste
Bread

Chop the onions and green chillies.
Take a bowl and beat an egg.
Put salt, pepper and beat the egg some more.
On a low flame, grease the pan with butter.
Put the egg mixture ; Flip it in two minutes.
Toast the bread.
Put Butter on one side.
Put chopped tomato and omlette between the toast.
Serve Hot with Tea.

Prawn Pulao

Add slat and turmeric shrimps and keep it for 30 min
Cut into small pieces if shrimp r big

In Blender add 2 red chili,1 clove, 1 dal-chini, 1 cardamom, and water. Bled it to smooth paste


Heat oil and add finely Chopped onion
Add chopped green chili
Add marinated shrimps
Add green peas
cook for 1 min and then add blender paste
1/2 tbs of coconut milk
cook for 1 min
Then add cooked rice and chopped cilantro and mix well
Stir and dry till desire level and serve hot

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Kiwi WaterMelon Smoothie

1 cup of cubed kiwi...without skin
1 cup of watermelon ..without seed 'n skin
1/4 tbs of lemon
1 tbs sugar
3-4 cubes ice

Mix all in a blender and enjoy

Tadka Dhal

Mixed dal (Toor dal, moong dal, masoor dal) – 1/2 cup 
Tomato – 1 
Onion -2 tsp
Green chilli – 1 
Turmeric – 1/4 tsp 
Garlic, very finely chopped –2 tbsp 
Coriander leaves, very finely chopped – 3 tbsp 
Lemon optional
Palak -3 tsp for palak dal
Salt – as needed 

To temper
Ghee – 2 tbsp 
Cumin seeds – 1 tsp 
Red chilli powder- 1 tsp 
Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp 
Hing

Rinse dal. Pressure cook with  dal, Tomato ,Onion,Green chilli ,garlic and palak
Add tempering.Top of will coriander & lemon

Karela Fry

Slice Karela in thin slice.
Soak in water for 5 min and drain and pat dry
Apply salt and keep it for 30-45 min
Squeeze the Karela to reduce bitterness juice.
Put sqeezed karela in oven at 400F for 15-20 min till they are brown
Take oil ...put lots chopped garlic...then add big choped onion
Add karela and chili-powder and enjoy

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Mint Corn

2 tablespoons butter

1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 Cup corn corn Kernel
Mix all in microwave for 4 minutes
Now add

2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh cilantro

Mix well and serve hot

Butter Corn

1 cup of sweet corn kernel
2-3 tbs butter (more better)
1/4 tbs pepper powder
pinch of red chilli powder
rasalt

Microwave all for 4 min and serve hot with Jal-Jeera or PaniPuriWater

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Perfect Lobster Tail Poached

Wash lobster tail and cut the tail into pieces along its length.
Then cut each 1/2 piece along its width.(This make cooking easy with less butter)
Melt 1 bar of unsalted butter to 165F (which is Very low flame)
Add 3 chopped garlic
Then add 1 lobster tail as a time (cut into 4 pieces stated above)
Lobster should be at-least 80% drowned in butter. So use small vessel.
Cook 90 sec in closed lid. And then flip other side and cook for 120 sec.
When done you will see Lobster shell turning Bright Red.Enjoy hot.
Enjoy with rustic bread or baked potatoes or steamed veggies.

The excess butter can be used to make Yummy shrimp scampi .

Tasty Shrimp Scampi

Heat 1/4 cup Butter or Olive oil (Use 50-50 for both taste 'n health) on Medium flame till it all melts.
Add 14 Large Shrimp cleaned and devained
Add salt and pepper (add 50% less salt cause Shrimp 'n Stock is salty)

2-3 chopped boiled Asparagus
Add 1 chopped Thai Chilly
Add 5-6 Chopped Garlic (more then better)
Add 3 chopped scallions
Add 1 medium finely chopped peeeled, deseeded tomatoes
3 pinch of chopped cilantro or parsley
1tbs of Sherry/Merlot Red wine (a substitute is white Vinegar)
Add 1/4 cup of Lobster stock(substitute is clam stock)
Toss periodically and Cook till shrimp turn Pink//Orange.This will happen in 3 min max.
Add 1/4 medium small chopped peeeled, deseeded tomatoes stir for 30 sec.
Sever over drained Fettuccine(or similar noodle type pasta) cooked in salted water..
Sauce-Pasta proportion 60-40. Serve hot and enjoy with Garlic bread.