Tuesday, February 9, 2010

A noodles story

Ingredients :

  1. Plain Noodles - 1 packet
  2. Onion - 1 Sliced
  3. Capsicum - 1 Sliced
  4. Cabbage - 1 Shredded
  5. Carrot - 1 Sliced
  6. Beans - 1/2 cup Chopped
  7. Soya Sauce - 2 tbsp
  8. Vinegar - 1 tbsp
  9. Chili Sauce- 1 tbsp
  10. Pepper Powder - 1/4 tsp
  11. Oil - 2 tbsp
  12. Salt to taste.
Preparation Method :

  • Boil Noodles in enough water and do not over cook.
  • Strain the Noodles in cold water 2-3 times and drain water and set aside.
  • Add few drops of oil to the noodles to avoid sticking.
  • Heat oil in a wok and add sliced onions and stir fry for, add all other vegetables and stir fry for 2 minutes.
  • Add salt and pepper and mix well. Now add boiled noodles and mix well.
  • Add vinegar, chili sauce and soya sauce and stir fry for a minute.
  • Serve it hot.
  • And this is the story of vegetable noodles.

Rajma (Red kidney beans)

Ingredients :

  1. Red kidney beans - 2 cups
  2. Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
  3. Onions - 1 chopped
  4. Garlic cloves - 5 chopped
  5. Ginger - 1 inch chopped
  6. Green chillies - 3 chopped
  7. Tomatoes - 3 chopped
  8. Corainder powder - 1/2 tsp
  9. Red chili powder - 1 tsp
  10. Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
  11. Oil- 2 tbsp
  12. Salt to taste.
  13. Handful Coriander leaves
Preparation Method :
  • Soak red kidney beans overnight.
  • Wash and pressure cook and Keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add ginger, garlic and green chillies. Fry until they turn brown.
  • Add onions and tomatoes.
  • Add salt, turmeric powder and mix well.
  • Add the boiled red kidney beans, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala and stir.
  • Cook until a thick gravy is formed.
  • Garnish rajma with coriander leaves.
  • Serve hot with chapatis or parotas or rice.

Monday, December 28, 2009

chilli chicken

Ingredients :
1. Chicken - 500 gms
2. Onion - 1 nos.
3. Tomato - 2 nos.
4. Green chillies - 3-4 nos
5. Green bell pepper - 1 nos.
6. Salt - to taste.
7. Oil - to fry.
8. Sugar - 1 tsp.
9. Coloring agent - 1/2 tsp.
10. Red chilli powder - 1 tsp.
11. Coriander & Curry leaves to garnish.

Preparation Method :
  • In a pan deep fry chicken and keep it aside.
  • In a blender add tomatoes, sugar, red chilli powder, coloring agent and blend it.
  • In a pan add 3 tsp oil and fry chopped onions, green chillies, green bell pepper and saute.
  • Now add the blended mixture.
  • Add chicken, salt and saute it.
  • Let it become a thick mixture.
  • Now garnish with coriander and curry leaves.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Fish Fry

Ingredients :

  1. Fish - 8 to 10 pcs.
  2. Red Chilly Powder - 2 tsp
  3. Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
  4. Grated Coconut - handful.
  5. Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tsp.
  6. Fennel seeds - 2 tsp.
  7. Small onions - 6 nos.
  8. Lemon juice -
  9. Salt.
Preparation Method :

  • Clean fish and dry it.
  • Coat it with Red chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt.
  • Grind coconut, ginger garlic paste, fennel seeds, small onions and marinate in the fish and keep aside for an hour.
  • Fry the fish and serve with few drops of lemon juice

Monday, December 14, 2009

Corn Flakes

Ingredients :
  1. Saunf - 1/2 tsp
  2. Coriander seeds - 1/2 tsp
  3. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  4. Black pepper - 1/2 tsp
  5. Butter - 1 tsp
  6. Salt - 1/2 tsp.
  7. Cinnamon - 3/4 tsp
  8. Corn flakes - 1 cup.
Preparation method :

  • Dry roast saunf, coriander seeds, jeera, black pepper, cinnamon and make a coarse powder.
  • Now in the roasting pan add butter and let it melt and now add corn flakes with the powder and toss it that powder and the corn flakes are in touch.
  • Now serve it with tea.......

Chocolate truffle

Ingredients :
  1. Sweetened condensed milk - 1 can.
  2. Butter - 1 tsp
  3. Cocoa powder - 2 tsp
  4. Egg yolk - 1 (optional)
  5. Chocolate sprinkles - 1 package.
Preparation Method :

  • Put the condensed milk, butter, egg yolk and cocoa powder in a pan and mix them all together.
  • Let the mixture cook over low heat for about 12 minutes, stirring it constantly until the mixture loosens from the bottom of the pan and it is thick like cream.
  • Put the mixture on a greased plate and allow it to cool down completely.
  • Roll 1 teaspoon of mixture into small balls.
  • Put the chocolate sprinkles in a bowl and roll the small balls in the chocolate sprinkles.



Scrambled Eggs

Ingredients :
  1. Vegetable oil - 6 tsp
  2. Corn Tortilla - 4 cut into thin strips
  3. Egg - 4 beaten and frothy.
  4. White onion - 1/4 cup.
  5. Green chillies or Jalapeno - 1 small.
  6. Tomato - 1/2 cup.
Preparation Method :

  • Heat half the oil and saute the tortilla strips and drain it and keep it aside.
  • Heat remaining oil in skillet and stir-fry the chopped tomato, onion and green chillies for 30 seconds.
  • Put tortilla strips back into the skillet.
  • Pour beaten eggs into the skillet over other ingredients and cook, stirring often, until mixture sets.