Instant Dhokla

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One of my personal Fav.

Besan - 1cup
Salt
Sugar - 1/2tsp
Eno/Soda bicarb - 1tsp
Lemon Juice - 1 drop
Warm Water - 1/2cup

for tempering
Oil - 1tbsp
Rai
Green Chilli - 2
Shredded coconut - 1 1/2tbsp

Method:-

1. Mix all the ingredients.(except eno)
2. Add eno at last.. just before you put it for steaming.
3. Before the foam fades away pour the mix in a steel plates or baking tray and steam cook it for 15-20 min
4. Take out,Preapare tempering and pour over the Dhokla.
5. Cool for  5 min and then cut into desired shapes.

Instant Dhokla

Serve hot with chutney of your choice...Garnish with Coconut..njoy!!

Peas Masala

Dec 2010 wen i visited one of my hubby's company lodges here in Tanzania,,the chef(african) made for me chapati n peas curry..that curry was real yummmy..from that day i was in search of that peas recipe,but unfortunately couldn't find..yday searching thru Rak's site..i found a similar dish..i made it today with naan...ufff...it was Deliciyasoooo..got a "Thumps Up" sign from my hubby(his way of saying..fud's good/delicious.:D

Peas Masala

 

Green Peas - 1 1/2cups

Onion(medium)-2
Tomato(big) -3
GGP - 1 1/2tsp
Rcp - 1 1/2tsp
Garam masala - 1/2tsp
Coriander pwdr - 2tsp
Fresh Coriander leves - 2tbsp
Sugar-a pinch
Salt
Jeera and methi seeds -1/4tsp each
Haldi -1tsp

For Tempering
Oil -2tbsp
Cinnamon -1 " pc
Cardamom - 2
Cloves -2

Method:-

1. Roast jeera n methi seeds..and powder it.Keep aside.
2. Chop Onion and tomatoes.Fry it in 1tsp oil,till tomatoes are soft.
3. Add Ginger-Garlic paste.
4. Cool this mix and later grind it into a paste.
5. Heat a pressure cooker and preapre the tempering.
6. Add the Onion-Tomato paste and fry on medium heat for  5 min till it reduces in volume.
7. Add all the masalas (except jeera-methi pwdr).Fry till the oil separates.
8. Add the green peas,salt ,sugar and enough water(1.5-2cups).
9. Pressure cook it.(2 whistles)
10. After the pressure has escaped ,open the cooker and add the freshly prepared jeera-methi pwdr.
11. Boil and Garnish with Coriander leaves.

Tastes gr8 with chapati/naan and rice...:)) njoy!!

Homemade Tawa NAAN

All these years i had been thinking that making a naan is the most toughest thing..but Nooo..its as simple as making normal Roti/Chapati..so here's another recipe that i found on Rak's .

Maida - 2cups

Tawa Naan

Curd - 1/2cup
Warm Milk - 1/2cup
Sugar - 1/2tsp
Salt - 1tsp
Baking Powder -3/4tsp
Cooking Soda -3/4tsp
Melted ghee/Butter - 4tsp









Method:-

1. Sieve maida,baking powder and cooking soda(2-3 times).
2. Put the maida mix into a wide bowl.
3. Make a well(shape) in the center of maida mix.
4. Add curd,milk,sugar and salt  into the well(of maida mix).
5. Combine all together.
6. Knead the dough with light hands.
7. Apply little oil on the prepared dough.
8. Cover it with moist cloth and keep aside for 2-3hrs.
9. After it rises up..knead it again to release the excess air inside the dough.
10. Make balls(little bigger than roti balls).
11. Dust the platform with maida and make chapatis.
12. Apply little water on the top and pull the chapati from one side(to make  it oblong shaped).
13. Heat a tawa,bake the chapati(put the wet side first on tawa).
14. Bake on both sides and put it on direct flame for that extra crispiness n burnt look.
15. Apply butter/ghee and serve it hot.

I served it with Peas Masala(recipe found on Rak's site).Do try this combo..it really tastes YUMMM..:D

Tawa naan served with Peas masala

Green Chicken Curry

Green chkn curry

Chicken - 10-15pcs
Ginger paste - 1 1/2 tbsp
Garlic paste -(10 garlic cloves)
Green chilli paste - (3 to 5 chillies)
Onion paste - (1 big size onion)
Haldi - 1tsp
Coconut Milk - 2 cups(fresh /powdered)
Salt - to taste
Corainder Leaves - 2 bunches

Tempering
Jeera -1tsp
Curry Leaves
Cinnamon sticks - 2
Cloves - 3
Oil - 3tsp
Bay leaves - 2

Method:-

Heat oil in a pressure cooker,prepare Tempering.
Saute Onion paste .
When Onion changes color add coriander leaves,Ginger-Garlic-chilli paste.Mix well for 5 min.
Put chicken pcs,saute and add haldi.cook for 2 min.

Mix coconut milk,then add salt.
Check salt(add more if it tastes sweet becoz of coconut milk).

Close the lid,pressure cook the curry(3-5 whistles).

Serve hot with Appam,Rice or Chapati.
Njoy!!

East Africa- Lyf in Tanzania

A Dik-Dik(a small form of Deer)

Its almost 5.5 yrs..i started my lyf with my hubby  here in Tanzania..my early days here v spent in jungle.. shocked..??ya the real jungle(national parks)..it was quite an exciting lyf..lots of greenery around,butiful eye catching scenery and lots n lots of wild animals.i was so excited from all this..tht i always carried a camera with me.Sharing a few pics of Amazing Africa.

Ngorngoro Crater-Tanzania

Herd of Zebra's n Wildebeest -Ngorongoro Crater