Chinese Veg Fried Rice

Hi Readers,

Although, this is Chinese, I have not used Ajinamoto as this is not good for heath. This is a healthy and yummy rice recipe that almost everyone likes.

Ingredients :- 1 bunch of finely chopped spring onion
                     1 Carrot chopped
                     1.5 cup boiled rice ( Chinese/basmati/brown)
                     100 gm fresh green peas
                     1 red bell pepper finely chopped
                     1 cup finely chopped cabbage
                     1 tsp ginger/garlic paste
                     1 tsp vinegar
                     1 tsp soya sauce
                     2 tsp oil
                     1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
                      salt to taste

Method :- Heat oil in a pan. Add half portion of spring onion( the white portion of onion) and fry till it starts it starts turning pink. Add the ginger-garlic paste and cook till the smell is removed and it starts turning brown. Add the carrots and green peas, cover and cook for 3 to 4 mins in medium flame. Now, add the red bell pepper and cook for another 1 min. Now, add the cabbage, soya sauce, vinegar, salt and black pepper and mix it well. Add the boiled rice and cook for another 2 mins and serve hot. Garnish this with the remaining spring onion(green portion).

    

Kerala Style Pumpkin curry

Hi Readers,

This is my first trial with Kerala style dish. I was bit excited to try this dish after finding the recipe online. But, I feared if it would really taste good. I must say this dish turned out beautifully. I have modified the original Kerala dish a little bit. Hope, you would try my version and would like it.

Ingredients :- 250 gm yellow pumpkin
                     100 ml coconut milk
                     1 potato
                     1 tsp cumin seeds
                     1 tsp mustard seeds
                     1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
                     10- 15 curry leaves
                     2 red chili
                     1 tsp oil
                     1 cup water
                     1/2 tsp turmeric powder
                      salt to taste
                     1/2 tsp asafoetida

Method :- Was, and peel & remove pumpkin skin and potato skin. Cut into cubes. In a pan heat water and add the pumpkin and potato cubes on to it. Cover and cook till it starts boiling. Cook in medium flame. Uncover and smash a few cubes of pumpkin and potato using the back of spatula. Add coconut milk, salt and turmeric powder to the mixture and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from flame. In another pan, heat oil, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds. When it starts to splutter, add red chili, curry leaves and asafoetida to it. Add this splutter mixture to the curry, mix and serve hot with plain rice.

Sweet Corn Salad

Hi Readers,

This is another recipe that is easy and is full of nutrients.

Ingredients :-

1 cup fresh sweet corn boiled
1 capsicum chopped
1 tomato chopped
1 onion chopped
1 tsp lemon juice
salt to taste
1/2 tsp chili flakes
1/2 tsp oregano
1 tsp olive oil

Method :-

Add sweet corn, capsicum, tomato and onion in a bowl. Add the olive oil, sprinkle chili flakes and oregano and add lemon juice. Toss and serve. You can refrigerate to serve cool.

Methi paratha

Hi Readers,

Now, its time for some yummy methi ke parathe with green chutney.

Ingredients:-
6 cups Wheat Flour
1 cup Besan
1 tspn. Cumin seeds
Salt as per taste
1/2 tspn. Turmeric Powder
2 tspn. Chilli Powder
2 bunch of fresh green Methi Leaves
1 bunch of Coriander Leaves

Method;-
Cut methi leaves and coriander leaves into small pieces.
Crush the cumin seeds and keep aside
Take a wide mouthed container, put wheat flour, besan, salt (as per taste), turmeric powder, chilli powder, crushed cumin seeds, cut methi leaves, coriander leaves and mix well. Put water in the mixture and make it a dough.
Convert the dough into small size balls enough to roll like chapatis.
Roll each ball like chapatis and put on the pre-heated pan on the stove. When one side becomes brown, flip on the other side.
When both sides are done apply ghee on both sides
Your hot-hot methi parathas are ready. Serve hot with green mint chutney.

Rajma masala

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This is a delicious Red kidney bean preparation, that is authentic Punjabi cuisine and tastes best with steamed rice.

Ingredients
•Red kidney beans (rajma),soaked overnight 1 1/2 cups
•Salt to taste
•Oil 3 tablespoons
•Bay leaves 2
•Onions,finely chopped 2 medium
•Ginger,chopped 1 inch piece
•Garlic,chopped 6-8 cloves
•Tomatoes,pureed 3 medium
•Coriander powder 1 tablespoon
•Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
•Red chilli powder 2 teaspoons
•Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
•Garam masala powder 1 teaspoon

Method
Pressure cook rajma with five cups of water and salt till totally cooked and soft. Heat oil in a deep pan. Add bay leaves and onion (you can grate the onion if you wish). Add ginger and garlic and continue to sauté till the mixture turns golden. Add tomato puree, mix and continue to cook. Add coriander powder, cumin powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and cook till the oil leaves the masala. Add rajma along with the cooking liquour and mix. Adjust salt and add garam masala powder. Lower the heat and simmer for about fifteen to twenty minutes on low heat. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Enduri Pitha (Stuffed idli ) Authentic Odia Dish

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I am going to share one authentic Odia dish that is made on the special occasion of Prathamastami in the month of November each year. This is made using turmeric leafs, which leave behind its awesome fragrance with the Pitha(idli). I have named it Idli as it has many resemblance with idli. In Odisha we call all dosha's and Idli like preparation as Pitha. There are many varieties of these Pitha's. One of the most adorable variety is Enduri pitha.

Ingredients :-
1 and 1/2 cup rice
1 cup black gram
1 cup grated coconut
1 cup paneer made from curd
150 gm jaggery
3 cardamom cloves
6 peppercorn
Green turmeric leaves
salt to taste

Method :-  Soak rice and black gram overnight and then grind into a smooth paste. Leave the batter for another 3 hrs to ferment.
Stuff :- Place a pan in medium flame. Add little oil, add the coconut, paneer and jaggery and mix well. Add powdered cardamom and black pepper. Keep aside.
Preparation:- Put a wide mouthed pot and fill it with 1/3rd part water and bring to steam. Cover this with a clean muslin cloth which is tied to cover it. You can also do this using a Idli maker. take a green turmeric leaf. Place little batter and then place little stuff in it and wrap the leaf and place on the vessel to steam.

Vegetable Upma

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This is South Indian breakfast, easy to make and healthy.

Ingredients :-         

        One cup Rava

  One cup mixed vegetable

  Water 3 Cup (16 tbs)

  Vegetable oil 2 Teaspoon

  1 tsp arahra dal

  Mustard seeds 1 Teaspoon

  Onion 1 Medium, chopped

  Green chillies 2 , chopped

  Some Curry leaves

  Lemon juice

Method:- 

Take the pan and cook the rava (without oil) until it gets brown. Stir continuously. Take it out from the pan. Take a pan and warm the oil in it. Pop the mustard seeds in the oil and then put the green pepper, arhar dal, curry leaves and chopped onion in it. Cook these things until onion become brown. Put the vegetables in the pan and add three cups of water, salt, lemon juice and cover the pan for 2 minutes. Now add cooked rava in the pan and mix it well. Turn off the flame, cover the pan and put aside for 1 minute.