Mushroom with Peas

Ingredients................

• 2 cups of sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup green peas
• 1 cup diced tomatoes
• 2 diced ginger piece
• 1 diced piece raw coconut
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 Green chili
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric (haldi)
• 2 teaspoons coriander powder (dhaniya)
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder (adjust to taste)
• 3/4 teaspoons salt (adjust to taste)
• 1 cup of water

 Method....................

1. Firstly make a fine paste of (raw coconut, ginger, green chili, chopped onion )


2. Heat the oil in a saucepan on medium high heat. Pour the coconut onion paste

3. Fry about 5 min. when the paste turn thick.

4. Add dry spices like (coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric powder and salt)  fry about 2 min again .

 5.  Add tomatoes, peas. Cook until the tomatoes are soft and reduce to half.

 

6.  Now time to add mushrooms and Stir-fry for a few seconds.

 

7.   Add water. After coming to a boil reduce the heat to medium.

 

8.   Cook until mushrooms and peas are tender. Close the heat.

9.   Serve hot.

Bread Poha

Bread Poha can be made without much efforts, and makes for a quick, tasty snack, which is very healthy and perfect for a morning breakfast. The more ingredients you can get together from the following list, the better your efforts will taste :)

 


Ingredients..............

• Bread Sides- 6
• Black Mustard seeds- 1/2 tbsp
• Green Chili-1/2 tbsp
• Grated Ginger-1/2 tbsp
• Sliced Onion- 1/2 cup
• Tomato- 1/2 cup
• Peanuts- 3 tbsp
• Peas- 1/2 cup
• Coriander Powder-1/2 tbsp
• Red chili Powder- 1/4 tbsp
• Mango Powder
• Salt to taste
• Vegetable oil-1/2 cup
• Water -1/2 cup

Method..............

1. As always, start with oil in a frying pan.
2. Add mustard seeds, sliced onion, green chili and grated ginger.

3. Once the seeds start breaking, add the coriander powder.

4. Add peanuts and saute for a while .
   
   
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   Then add the tomato and fry till brown in colour.

6. Then add the Peas, red chili powder and mango powder and fry till brown in colour.

7. Mix well and add the bread pieces followed by some salt.

 

8. Cook for a while mixing and 6 tbsp water sprinkle on bread mixture.

9. Cover from the lid about 3 min on medium low heat

That's it!

you are ready to start your day!

Gram Flour Sweet Ball (Besan Ladoo)

Besan ladoos are rich, sweet dessert-snack made from gently roasted gram flour (besan). Ladoos can be served any time of the day. Traditionally in Indian households ladoos and burfis are served as cookies and chocolate.

Ingredients.....................

•1/2 cups gram flour (basen)

•1/2 cup unsalted melted butter (ghee)

• 3/4 cups sugar

• 4 tablespoons sliced almonds (badam)

• 3 tbsp Raisins

•1/4 teaspoons coarsely green grounded cardamom seeds (ilaichi)

For Garnish...................

•1 tablespoon melted butter or ghee

• 5 -7 Cashew nut
 
Method.........................

1.Put the basen (gram flour), melted butter in a large frying pan and mix.

2.Turn the stove on to medium heat and begin to roast the basen mixture until basen becomes light golden brown in color. Stir the mixture continuously with a spatula to prevent burning. Cooking on high heat will not allow the mixture to fully cook.

3.When the color has changed you will also start to smell the sweetness of roasted basen. This should take about 7 to 10 minutes.

4.Remove the pan from the heat and let the basen cool to a warm temperature. don’t let it become to room temperature.

5.While the mixture is warm add and mix cardamom seeds, almonds, Raisins and sugar.

6.To make the ladoos, take about 2 tablespoons of warm basen mixture into your palm. Gently press the mixture between your palms to form a smooth, round ball. The ladoos are usually about the size of a ping-pong ball, but you can adjust the as you prefer.

7.When you have finished making all of the ladoos, take one ladoo at a time and dip the ladoo a quarter inch into melted butter or ghee. Then lightly touch the part of the ladoo with the butter into the sliced pistachios just enough so some pistachios stick to the ladoo.

8.Put ladoos back on the plate with the cashewnut  side facing the top.

9.Leave the ladoos on a plate to cool to room temperature before putting into a covered container. The ladoos can be stored in an airtight container for 2 to 3 weeks.

Caramelized Toast

Ingredients...................

• White Bread - 2Pieces
• White Granular Sugar-120 gm
• Green Cardamom Powder- 1/2 tbsp
• Vegetable oil- 2 cups
• Grated Almond -2 tbsp for garnishing

Method.................

Making Sugar Syrup

1. Combine 120 gm white granular sugar, green cardamom powder and 2 cups of water in a heavy-bottomed saucepan
2. 
   Heat over medium, stirring constantly, to completely dissolve the sugar before the mixture begins to boil. Preventing crystallization of the sugar will keep the sugar syrup from having a grainy texture.

3.   Cook the sugar syrup for about five minutes, or until it thickens, once it comes to a boil. Don't stir it or scrape the sides of the pot once it begins boiling.

4.   Remove the pot from the heat and let the sugar syrup stop bubbling completely before using it in your recipes. Unused portions can be stored in the refrigerator in a container with a tight-fitting lid.


Procedure..............

1. Cut the bread into 4 part .

2.  Heat vegetable oil and fry bread pieces till golden brown both sides. 

 

 

3.   Now dip the fried bread pieces in sugar syrup and leave for 5 second and decorate with grated almond.

Now Caramelized Toast is ready to eat.

 

Cheese with lotus seeds curry (Paneer Makahan Curry)

Ingredients................

• Lotus Seeds - 1/2 cup
• Cottage Cheese - 1/2 cup cut in Dice shape
• Onion Paste- 4tbsp
• Garlic Paste- 2 tbsp
• Ginger Paste- 1 tbsp
• Red Chili Powder- 1tbsp
• Coriander Powder- 1 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder
• Garam Masala Powder- 1/4 tbsp
• Tomato Puree - 1/2 cup
• Vegetable Oil- 1
• Water- 1cup
• Salt to taste

Method................

1. Heat Vegetable oil in a pan.
2. Fry Lotus seeds (makhana) in the vegetable oil and next cottage cheese. 

1. Now transfer to another bowl.

2. Heat vegetable oil again and add all paste (onion paste, garlic paste, ginger paste and tomato puree)

3. Fry about 1 min or till golden brown
4. Now add Dry spices(coriander powder, red chili powder, garam masala powder, turmeric powder)

5. Again fry about 2 min medium low heat

6. When Paste turn to golden brown add lotus seeds and cheese.

7. Fry about 1 min and pour water about 1/2 cup

8. Now cover the lid and leave for 4 minutes.
9. Cheese with lotus seeds curry is ready