Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Soya Chunks Kofta




Ingredients


Soya chunks - 1 cup

Potato - 2 ( Boiled, Peeled and crushed )

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp

Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp

Fennel seeds  - 1/4 tsp

Salt - as per required

Onion -1 

Tomato - 2 

Tomato sauce - 1 tbsp

Chilli powder - as per required

Oil - 1 1/2 tsp

Fresh cream - 1/2 cup

Kasturi methi - 1 tsp

Water - 1/2 cup

Coriander leaves - few

Method: 

  • Cut Onion and Tomato finely. Puree the tomatoes.
  • Soak Soya chunks in salt water for 10 min and drain excess water and keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a pan, add fennel seeds, ginger garlic paste, onion, potato and tomato puree. Cook for a few min.
  • Add Garam masala powder, salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, tomato sauce and kasturi methi.
  • Add soya chunks and water. Cover and cook for 5 min in medium flame.
  • Add Fresh cream and stir in low flame for a few min.
  • Adjust salt and garnish with coriander leaves.




 


Vegetable Avial

Ingredients:



Carrot ( Cut in to 2 inch pieces ) - 1 Medium

Beans ( Cut in to 2 inch pieces ) - 6

Potato ( Cut in to 2 inch pieces ) - 1

Drumstick ( Cut in to 2 inch pieces ) - 1 Medium

Broad beans ( Cut in to 2 inch pieces ) - 4

Raw banana ( Cut in to 2 inch pieces ) - 1

White pumpkin ( Cut in to 2 inch pieces ) - 200 grams

Yam - Boiled and Peeled ( Cut in to 2 inch pieces ) - 100 grams

Green Peas - 1/4 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Coconut scrapped - 1/2 cup

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Green chillies - 4 or as per taste

Rice flour - 1 1/2 tsp

Salt -  as per taste

Coconut oil - 1 1/2 tbsp

Curd - 1 1/2 cup


Method:


  • Boil 2 cups of water in a deep pan. Add turmeric powder and curry leaves and let it boil for a few minutes.
  • Add Carrot, Beans, Broad Beans, Drumstick, Potato and Raw banana pieces. Add Salt. Stir, cover and cook till the vegetables are soft.
  • Add White Pumpkin, Yam and Green Peas. Cover and cook again for 5 min.
  • Grind Coconut, Green Chillies, Cumin seeds and Rice flour and make a paste with little water.
  • Add this ground paste to 1 1/2 cup curd and mix well.
  • Add this curd mixture to the vegetables. Stir and make the flame low for a few minutes.
  • Adjust salt as per taste. Drizzle Coconut oil and serve hot.



Seven Cup cake

Ingredients:


Gram Flour ( Besan ) - 1 1/4 cup

Ghee - 1 cup + 2 tsp 

Sugar - 2 1/2 cups

Milk - 1 cup

Coconut ( scrapped ) - 1 1/4 cup

Cashews - 10



Method:


  • Take 2 tsp ghee in a heavy bottomed pan and fry cashews till golden brown. Keep it aside.

  • Add Gram flour, Ghee, Sugar, Milk and Coconut on the same pan. Cook on medium flame stirring continuously.

  • As it begins to leave the side of the pan or when it comes along with your spatula while stirring, turn off the flame and pour it to the greased plate.

  • Decorate with cashews. Make slices when it is hot and cool it completely.