Wednesday, October 10, 2007

urad dal ke kabab

ingredients:
  1. whole urad dal 2 cups (soak it for 5 hrs)
  2. Maggi 1 single pack
  3. bread 3-4 slices
  4. chaat masala 1 tea spoon
  5. red chilly pdr 1 tea spoon
  6. green chilly 2-3 finely chopped
  7. coriander leaves finely chopped
  8. salt to taste
  9. oil for frying

method:

soak whole urud dal for 5 -6 hrs and boil it ,keep aside

cook plain maggi with maggi masala,( no need to add any other masala) and keep aside...

now take a large bowl ,add all the ingredients with maggi and dal...mash the bread properly and add this also ...now simply make tikkis out of it and deep fry it or you may also shallow fry dal kabab on tawa...sprinkle some kabab masala before serving it....

kuch meetha ho jaye

ingredients:
  1. vanilla ice cream 1 brick
  2. white rasgulla 8-10 pcs
  3. cad bury brown chocolate 1 large
  4. almonds 15-20 grind it

method of making pudding:

first of all, squeeze water from the rasgulla and mash it properly (it should be totally dry)..

now take a big bowl mix melted vanilla ice cream and rasgulla properly....shift this mixture into a serving dish and decorate it by grating chocolate and spread all the almonds, now freeze it for 2 hrs (minimum) before serving.

hara bhara kabab

ingredients:
  1. boiled potatoes 3-4 medium size
  2. boiled peas 1/2 cup
  3. spinach 100 gms
  4. green chillies 2-3 finely chopped
  5. red chilly pdr to taste
  6. salt to taste
  7. chaat masala 1 tea sp
  8. coriander leaves finely chopped
  9. cornflour 2 tab sp
  10. oil for frying

method:

peel and grated boiled potatoes, now add boiled peas ,salt ,green chilly, red chilly pdr,coriander leaves, chat masala and keep this aside...

for spinach: boil spinach leaves in a large pan for 5 min add some salt in it( immediate adding salt in any green veg. will never reduce the natural colour)...now take out all the leaves and refresh it in a cold water ...squeeze excess water and chopped it finely..now mix this chopped spinach with the above ingredients...now add cornflour for binding...if needed add more cornflour to bind and then make tikkis of it....and then fry these tikkis properly....and serve hot..

for better taste u can spread kabab masala on the tikkis before serving..

preparing kabab masala:

  1. salt to taste
  2. cumin seeds 1 tea spoon
  3. sugar 1/2 tea sp.
  4. chaat masala 1 tea spoon
  5. anar dana 1 1/2 tea sp.
  6. green cardamom 2
  7. cloves 2
  8. red chilly pdr 1 tea sp.
  9. Cinnamon 1 small stick

heat tawa and stir continuously all the masalas for 5 mins now let it cool down and then grind it properly ....

bread cum veg cutlet

ingredients:
  1. bread 4-5 pcs
  2. boiled potatoes 2 large
  3. cabbage 1/2 cup grated
  4. peas 1/2 cup boiled
  5. carrot 1 large grated
  6. cheese 1/4 cup grated (optional)
  7. red chilly pdr. 1 tea sp. or to taste
  8. salt to taste
  9. coriander leaves finely chopped
  10. chaat masala 1 tea spoon
  11. green chilly 2-3 finely chopped
  12. oil for frying

method:

peel and smash boil potatoes ,now add all the ingredients except bread and mix well....

now take some water in a bowl and dip bread slices for 2 sec. and then squeeze the water from the bread and mash it properly...now add this bread with potato mixture, if the mixture seems little watery (due to cabbage)...add some more breads and make rolls of it...

another option is take the bread and press it gently between palms and put some mixture and make a roll of it....and then deep fry it..

bread rolls are ready to serve ...serve it hot with green chutney or tomato sauce.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

poha cutlet

ingredients:
  1. poha 2 cups
  2. onion 2 small (finely chopped)
  3. capsicum 1 small (finely chopped)
  4. carrot 1 big (grated)
  5. green chilly 2 small (finely chopped)
  6. peas 1 cup (boiled)
  7. cumin seeds 1 tea sp.
  8. asafoetida a pinch(hing)
  9. red chilly pdr 1 tea sp.
  10. salt to taste
  11. water 2 1/2 cup(for better taste u can use milk with the same quantity)
  12. coriander for decoration(chopped)
  13. chaat masala for spreading
  14. oil for frying

method:

first soak the poha in water and keep aside for 15 mins.

for stuffing:

now in the mean time, heat 1 tab sp. oil in a pan and put the hing, now add cumin seeds ,chopped green chillies ,stir for about 5 sec. then add chopped onions, capsicums ,carrot and boiled peas...now add red chilly powder and salt...simmer the flame for 5 mins..and then let it get cool for some time

now drain all the water and extract the poha and be ready for the stuffing..grease your palm with little oil and take some poha and spread it by pressing it properly now stuff that ready masala and give it an oval shape and deep fry it...

after frying all the rolls, slit the rolls vertically and spread the chaat masala properly...now sprinkle the coriander leaves and serve it hot with green chutney...

chilly paneer

ingredients:
  1. paneer 250gms
  2. onions 2 large(peel off the whole onion and cut into 4 pcs. then separate all the layers)
  3. capsicum 1 large ( same as onion)
  4. cornflour 4 tab sp (for paneer)*
  5. maida 2 tab sp(for paneer) *
  6. cornflour 2 tab sp ( for batter)
  7. tomato sauce 2 tab sp
  8. chilly sauce to taste or 1 tab sp.
  9. vinegar 1 tea sp.
  10. soya sauce 1 1/2 tab sp.
  11. garlic paste 2 tea sp.
  12. black pepper 1 tea sp. (powder)
  13. salt to taste
  14. green chillies 4 -5 (vertically cutted)
  15. red chilly powder 1/4 tea sp.
  16. orange colour a pinch (optional)
  17. oil for frying paneer
  18. oil 5tab sp(for prep. paneer)

*note: the ratio of maida and cornflour should always be 1:2 ..so if u r taking maida 1 tea sp the cornflour should be 2 tea spoon so that while frying ,the paneer should be properly coated by the batter...

method for preparing batter:

first of all cut the paneer into cubes..now take a bowl and prepare the batter for paneer...

take maida add cornflour ,a pinch of orange colour ,little salt ,red chilly powder and then mixed it well with plain water, the batter should not be very liquid..now add the paneer cubes one by one and start frying it...

method for preparing chilly paneer:

heat oil in a pan, add the black pepper, green chillies and garlic paste, stir it for two mins..now add onions and capsicums and simmer the flame for 5 mins...

in the mean time take another bowl and put all the sauces and cornflour (without vinegar), mix it properly and add it into the pan, now mix all the onion and capsicum with this sauce batter...and now add fried paneer and mix it well and at last add the vinegar...

if u want little gravy u can add some water .....and the chilly paneer is ready..