Chana dal Burfi

A Nestle Moment Recipe...

MILKMAID- ½ cup(100g)
Milk -3 cups (450ml)
Ghee ½ cup
Chana Dal (Bengal Gram Dal) -  100g
Water -500ml
Desiccated Coconut- ½ cup
Almonds- 10,chopped
Pista- 2 tbsp, chopped
Elaichi powder- 1 tsp

Method:
1. Soak the chana dal in the water and keep aside for 2-3 hrs.
 Strain off the water & cook the dal in 2 cups of  Milk till
soft, keep aside to cool. Grind the dal to a coarse paste.
2. Heat Ghee in a karahi, add the dal paste and fry stirring
continuously till the mixture is light brown. Add the MILKMAID and blend into the mixture, then add the remaining milk and cook
 till the mixture leaves the sides of the karahi.
3. Add the desiccated coconut, almonds, pista and elaichi powder and mix well.
Remove from fire and spread in a greased thali.
 Cool and slice into desired shape.

Broccoli Thoran/Stir fry

Broccoli - 1
Carrots - 1(medium,grated)
Curry Leaves - a few
Haldi - 1/4tsp
Salt
Oil - 2tbsp
Fresh (grounded)Black Pepper - 1 tsp
Coconut(shredded) - 2 tbsp/Kopra - 2 tbsp
Rai/Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp
Rice(grains) - 1 tsp

Method:-

1. Separate broccoli florets from stem..boil them with haldi n a pinch of salt for 5 min.Drain and keep aside till it cools..then chop it.
2. Heat oil in a kadai/pan,crackle rai , rice grains and curry leaves.
3. Saute grated carrots for a minute n then add the boiled broccoli.Cook covered for 5 min.
4. Add salt ,black pepper and mix well.Cook for 5 more minutes.
5. Atlast add coconut/khopra..mix and remove from stove.

Serve with Rice...njoy!!

Veg Burger

Home made Veg burger...my style

Buns - 5 (market bought)
Potato - 3 (Big)Diced
Carrots - 2 (medium)Diced
Onion - 1 (medium) chopped
Coriander Leaves - 2 tbsp(chopped)
Ginger - 1" pc (grated)
Salt
Garam Masala - 2 tsp
Corn flour - 1 tbsp
Bread crumbs - 5 tbsp
Oil - for shallow frying
Mozarella cheese sheets - 5

Method: -

1. Boil potatoes n carrots in a pan with a pinch of salt.Drain n keep aside.
2. Once cool mash them using a fork or back of a spoon.
3. In a non-stick pan saute onions n ginger in 1tsp oil/butter.
4. Take a medium bowl,mix potaoes-carrots n sauted onion-ginger.
5. Add salt,garam masala,cornflour n coriander leaves .
6. Combine them using ur hands and make small tikkis.
7. Coat d tikkis with bread crumbs.
8. Shallow fry these tikkis in a non-stick pan..until brown n crispy .
9. Cut the buns in half and heat them on a tawa.
10. Place tikkis in between  d buns and place one sheet of mozarella sheet above d tikki.

Serve hot with Ketchup n Coffee/Chai..as evening snack....NJOY!!!

note:- for this particular tikkis..i didn't use bread crumbs..still thy tasted yummmm..if u wish u can delete bread crumbs.

Parippu Vada/Chanadal Vada

Yummy Kerala snack...my mom makes delicious vadas..i miss them...

Chana dal - 1 cup (soaked for 2-3 hrs)
Onion(small) - 2
Green Chilli - 2
Ginger - 1 small pc
Curry leaves - a few
Hing - a pinch
Salt
Oil - for deep frying

Method:-

1. Drain soaked dal and grind it in a mixer grinder using very less water.Keep it little grainy.
2. Chop onions.grind half of the chopped onions with ginger and green chilli in the mixer grinder.
3.  Mix dal mixture and onion mix,plus rest of the chopped onions.
4. Add hing,salt and curry leaves to the batter,Batter should be little thick.
5. Add little water if its too thick.
6. Form into tikki and arrange on a tray.
7. Heat oil in a kadai on medium flame.Fry vadas 4 or 5 at a time till golden brown.

Serve hot with Chutney of ur choice and a HOT cup of CHAIiii.... njoy!!!

Dahi Tadka

Simple,quick side dish for d Rice n Curd lovers..by Chef Sanjeev Kapoor

 

Yogurt - 2.5cups

Oil - 1 tbsp

Jeera - 1/2tsp

Green chilles - 2

Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp

Ginger paste - 1tsp

Haldi - 1/4tsp

Rcp - 1/4tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2tsp

Salt

Curry Leaves - 5

Method :-

Heat oil in a non-stick pan and add cumin seeds. 

Slit green chillies and finely chop coriander leaves.

Add ginger paste to the pan and sauté for a while. 

Add green chillies, reduce heat and add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and mix well. 

Add curry leaves, coriander leaves, salt and yogurt and switch off heat immediately. 

Mix well and serve immediately....Njoy!!!