Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Sarso Ka Saag


Ingredients:
· 2 bundle mustard leaf chopped finely // Sarso ka Saag
. 1 bundle spinach leaf
. 1 bundle leaf of radichio
. 3 inch mooli
· 6 Green Chilies
· 1 tsp Salt
· ½ tsp Ginger
· ½ cup Water
· 1 tbsp Maize-atta
· 2 tbsp light butter + evoo
· 1 Med-Onion
. 2 smallish-medium tomato
· 3 inch shredded Ginger
· 5 cloves Garlic chopped
· Kasoori methi

Method:
· Pressure cook chopped green,mooli with green chilies. salt, ginger, water, and cook until well done.
. Hand mash the cooked leaves mixture
· Take 1/4 of the mixture , add corn flour and mix it and blend it to a puree
· Heat the light butter add the onion, chilly and garlic and fry till onion browns.
. Add chopped tomato cook well and add turmeric, garam masala
· Add pureed green, mashed green while stirring constantly.
· Put in a serving dish and serve with some kasoorri methi on the top.

GosaLe Saali chutney

1 cup skin(the sharp edges) of ridge gourd
1/2 cup fresh/frozen coconut
1/2 tea spn cumin seeds
2-3 green chilies
1/4 tea spn tamarind extract (optional)
Ghee
Salt
Method:
Heat ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds. When they start popping, add green chilies and skin. Fry for about 7-8 mins till the color of the skin starts changing . Take it out on a plate.
Add coconut to the same pan and fry for about 3-4mins.
Grind all together with tamarind and salt.
Serve as a side dish with rice, dosa or idlis.

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Dalitoy

1 cup toovar dal, cover with water, add 1/2 tsp turmeric, and cook until the lentils are quite mushy

1 tsp mustard seeds

2 red chillies


2 green chillies

1 tsp vegetable oil, like canola

A generous pinch of asafetida (hing)

2 tbsp ginger shreds

10 curry leaves (optional)

Juice of a lemon

Salt to taste