Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Baigan Chokha



Baigan Chokha 

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 20 minutes

Ingredients : 
  • Baigan (egg plant) - 500 gms (big sized)
  • Onion - 1 big size
  • Green Chilly - 2-3 
  • Coriander Leaves - finely chopped
  • Ginger - 2 inches
  • Tomato - 1 medium size
  • Mustard Oil - 1 table spoon
Method :

Peel wash and finely chop onion, ginger. Wash and finely chop green chilly, coriander leaves,  and tomato, keep aside. Roast baigan on gas stove or in oven. Peel baigan and mash nicely. Mix chopped onion, ginger, chilly, coriander leaves, tomato, salt and mustard oil. Mix well and serve with rice or paratha / roti. 

NB : Baigan chokha is specially taken with litti. 




Monday, April 11, 2011

Litti (recipe from bihar)


Litti 

Preparation Time : 20 minutes 
Cooking Time :  30 minutes 

Ingredients :
  • Atta (whole wheat flour) - 2 cup
  • Sattu (roasted gram flour) - 1 1/2 cup
  • Garlic - 4 cloves (finely chopped)
  • Ginger - 1 inches (finely chopped)
  • Lemon Juice - 2-3 tea spoon 
  • Red Chilly Achar Masala - 2 table spoon
  • Ajwain (Thyme) - 1 table spoon
  • Kala Jeera/ Kalaunji - 1 tea spoon 
  • Coriander leaves - (finely chopped)
  • Salt - to taste
  • Ghee - 
  • Cooking oil - 1 tea spoon 
Method :

Take atta in a bowl mix cooking oil nicely with your palm put water and knead soft dough. Cover it and keep aside. Mix sattu, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, achar masala, ajwain, kala jeera, coriander leaves, salt and mix it well for filling. Take atta dough on your palm and make 12-14 balls of it. Take dry atta and by pressing with your fingers make 2-3 inches in diameter. Fill it with the mixture one by one and close it. Place all the litties on a foil in a pre heated oven at 375degree till it is brown or black spot is visible. Turn the litties and bake for another few minutes. Heat sufficient ghee and keep aside. Take out litties and dip in ghee. Serve hot with aloo chokha aur baigan chokha.

NB: Litti is more tasty if it is baked in cow dung fire. Litti tastes good with mutton too.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Drumstick Potato Curry


Potato Drumstick Curry

Preparation Time : 10 minutes 
Cooking time : 30 minutes

Ingredients : 

  • Drum stick - 4-5
  • Potato - 3 medium size 
  • Green Mango - 1 small size
  • Yellow Mustard Seed - 2 table spoon
  • Green Chilly - 2-3
  • Garlic - 3-4 cloves 
  • Cooking Oil - 2 table spoon 
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Fenugreek (methi Seeeds) - 1/4 tea spoon
  • Bay leaves(tej patta) - 2
  • Salt - to taste
Method :

Peel drumstick properly cut into 3-4 inches, wash and keep aside. Peel potatoes and mago, cut into 1 inch pieces, wash and keep aside. Take mustard seeds, grind dry. Mix some water,green chilly, garlic cloves and to a fine paste.  Heat oil in a kadai, put fenugreek, bay leaves till it is golden brown. Put potatoes, turmeric powder salt and stir. Place lid on the kadai and let it cook till it is golden brown. Mix mustard paste and drumsticks mango pieces and stir. Cook for 15 minutes. Pour water and cook for another 10 minutes. Serve hot with rice.

NB : Tender drum sticks are more tasty and no need to peel. 

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Nankhatai(Indian Cookies)


Nankhatai

Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Baking Time : 30 minutes 

Ingredients :
  • Maida - 2 cup
  • Suji - 1 table spoon
  • Besan - 1 table spoon 
  • Sugar - 1 cup 
  • Butter - 1 cup 
  • Almond - 
  • Cashew -
  • Vanilla essence - few drops
Preparation :

Grind sugar,  keep aside. Take a bowl, mix butter and sugar till it is fluffy. Mix maida, suji,besan and 5-6 drops of vanilla essence.  Make a smooth dough. Take the dough on your palm , make small balls of it and press a little to flatten it. Put cashew and almond on the top of each piece. Bake nankhatai in preheated oven on 150 degree for 25-30 minutes. Nankhatai is ready,

Friday, April 1, 2011

Mango Chatni


Mango Chatni

Preparation Time - 15 minutes 

Ingredients :
  • Green Mango - 1 big size
  • Coriander Seeds - 2 table spoon 
  • Methi Seeds(fenu greek) - 1 tea spoon
  • Red Chilly - 2 
  • Mustard Oil - 1 table spoon
  • Sugar - 1 tea spoon 
  • Salt - to taste
Method :

Peel and wash mango. Cut in small pieces and keep aside. Roast coriander, methi (fenugreek) and chilly in a kadai . Put mango pieces, roasted coriander, methi, chilly, salt and sugar in a grinder jar, grind well. Take out in a bowl and mix mustard oil in it. Can have in all meals and breakfast. 

NB: Can use green chilly depends on taste .

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