INDIAN RECIPE

                                  METHI PULAV                              Ingredients 11/2 Cup Basmati Rice 1 cup green peas A small bunch of methi (fenugreek) leaves (chopped) 2 tomatoes (chopped) 4-5 flakes of garlic (paste) 2-3 green chilies (chopped) 1/4th tsp. turmeric powder Red chili powder to taste Salt to taste 1tbsp oil / butter Method Wash methi properly and drain the water and keep aside. Heat oil in the pan and add garlic paste and fry till light brown. Now add tomatoes, peas. Methi, green chilies, salt, chili powder and turmeric powder. Stir-fry for 8-10 minutes. Add rice and fry well for another 5 minutes. Add enough water and pressure cook on low flame for 5 minutes. Serve the methi (fenugreek) pulao hot with chilled raita.

                                                           PALAK (SPINACH) RICE                                                                    Ingredients 1/2 bunch (cut into small pieces) palak ( spinach) a pod garlic a small piece of ginger 1 chopped onion 1 tomato curry leaves 1 mashed potato 1 cup basamathi rice salt to taste 1/2 tblsp garam masala powder (optional) For Seasoning  1 tblsp mustard 1/2 tblsp urud and channa dal 1/2 tblsp green chillies and red chillies (cut into pieces) Method First wash and cut the palak into small pieces and keep aside. Then cook the basmathi rice and set aside. Now take a wok, po...

                                                                         MASALA DAL                                             Ingredients 1 cup Masoor Dal 5 slit Green Chilli 1 tblsp chopped Coriander Leaves 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder 1/2 cup grated Coconut Salt to taste 1 tsp Mustard Seeds 1 tsp Cumin Seed 2 chopped Tomato 1 tblsp Oil 1 meduim sized sliced Onion    Method Wash and soak the gram for 30 minutes. Grind the grated coconut with a little water to a smooth paste in a blender.keep aside. Fry the sliced onions till golden brown. remove and keep aside. Cook the gram in a pressure cooker with just sufficient water to cook the dal until soft. Remove th...

                                    Curry Leaves Chutney                                         A very easy recipe to make a chutney pf curry leaves with a flavor of tamarind Ingredients: 1 large bunch of curry leaves 5 dry whole red chilies (sabut lal mirch) 1 tsp coriander seeds (khara dhania) 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera) 5 cloves of garlic 1 tsp tamarind pulp Salt to taste. Method Heat a pan without oil and dry roast the curry leaves in it. Now add rest of the ingredients except the salt and tamarind and roast well. Take off the heat and grind well with the tamarind. Add salt to your taste and store away.

                                         Garlic Rasam                                     INGREDIENTS for coarsely ground rasam spice mixture: 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp cumin seeds/jeera 2 to 3 garlic cloves/lahsun 2 dry red chilies, broken and deseeded for tamarind pulp: ½ cup water 1 tbsp tightly packed seedless tamarind tempering and other ingredients: 1 tbsp sesame oil ½ tsp mustard seeds ½ tsp urad dal/husked and split black gram 8 to 10 curry leaves/kadi patta 1 to 2 dry red chilies 8 to 10 garlic, crushed lightly, with or without peels 1 small to medium tomato, chopped or crushed ¼ tsp turmeric powder/haldi a pinch of asafoetida/hing 1.5 to 2 cups water salt as required 1 to 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves METHOD preparing tamarind pulp...

                                             Carrot Rice                                                       Ingredients Rice - 1 cup (uncooked) or 2 cups cooked rice  Grated carrot - 1 cup (about 3 carrots) Onion - 1 (chopped) Green chilly - 2 (slitted) Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - as needed Oil - 1 tblsp Cilantro - for garnish   For tempering Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp Urad dal - 1 tsp Curry Leaves - 1 strand (You could also use channa dal and some cashew nuts for tempering)   For Masala Coriander seeds - 1 tsp Dry red chillies - 3-4 Peanuts - 1 tblsp Grated Coconut - 2 tsp Method 1. Cook the rice separately and keep it aside. Spread it on a tray to ensure that the grains dont s...

                                                      Broccoli Paratha                                   Ingredients Whole Wheat flour - 1.5 cups All purpose flour - 1 tbsp Broccoli - 1/2 crown Onion - 1/2 (minced - optional) Garlic - 1 clove  Green chilies - 2 Garam masala - a pinch Turmeric powder - a pinch Carom seeds or bishop's weed (Ajwain) - 1/2 tsp Salt - to taste Oil - for making parathas Method Wash the broccoli and cut into florets. Bring some water to boil and add app. 10 florets to it with some salt. After 2 minutes remove the florets and grind it into a fine paste with turmeric powder, garlic, garam masala and green chilies. In a mixing bowl add wheat flour, all purpose flour, the ground mixture, some minced onions, carom...

                                                       KADAI  PANEER                          Prep Time :  10 mins     |   Cook time : 15 mins     |   Serves :  2 Ingredients Paneer, cubed - 1 cup Onion - 2, cubed Tomatoes - 3 (small),chopped Capsicum - 1, cubed Ginger,finely chopped - 1 tblsp Green chillies - 2 Red chilli powder - 1 & 1/2  tsp Dhaniya/coriander powder - 1 tblsp Garam masala powder - 3/4 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp Salt - As needed Kasoori methi - 1 tsp Coriander leaves,chopped - 2 tblsp To Temper Oil - 3 tblsp Coriander seeds - 1 tsp Method Heat oil in a pan/kadai and season with the coriander seeds. You can crush it roughly too before seasoning. But...

                            RAJMA CHAWAL Serves : 4 - 5 Preparation time : 40 - 45 mins Ingredients: Ingredients for Rajma : 1 cup red kidney beans (soaked overnight) 2 onions (finely chopped) 6 cloves of garlic (chopped) 1 tbsp ginger (grated) 2 green chilies (finely chopped) 2 tomatoes (grated) 1 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped) ¾ tsp red chili powder ½ tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tsp garam masala Salt to taste 1 tsp butter 1 tbsp oil Ingredients for rice 1 cup rice 3-4 cups of water 1 tsp salt  Method Method for making Rajma: Take a pan, add 3 cups of water along with soaked kidney beans and a pinch of salt. Cook for 20 to 30 minute till the beans is soft and tender. Take a small bowl add all the spices, chili powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, salt and pepper. Mix all the spices well. Take a kadai, he...