Tomato soup

Piping hot delicious tomato soup......
This simple tomato soup is perfect in taste.

Ingredients 

1/2 capsicum

1 onion

2 tomato

5 clove garlic

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1 tbsp butter

1/2 tbsp ghee

pinch of black pepper

1 bread crumb ( wheat bread)

oregano to sprinkle

salt to taste

Heat ghee in a pressure cooker Add cumin seeds. Now add garlic clove crushed & fry till brown. Add all vegetable chopped, 1&1/2 cup water & salt. Close the lid & cook for 10 min.

Now grind this preparation in a paste. Add bread crumbs & grind again. 

Cook this paste open for 2-3 min more. Serve in a bowl with butter. Sprinkle black pepper & oregano.

Serve HOT.

If you like it spicy add 1 green chilli while cooking.

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Spring potleez

Spring potleez...

Ingredients

1 Onion sliced

2 Spring onions sliced

2 Carrots sliced in thin strips

1 capsicum sliced in thin strips

1/2 small Cabbage shredded

2 whole red chilli seeded & chopped

2 tbsp oil 

oil for deep-frying

Salt to taste

a pinch White pepper

1 tsp soya sauce

1 tsp cornflour

5 tsp Maida

For wrappers mix maida with salt & 1/2 tsp oil & make a dough. 

Divide the dough into small portions & spread each like small roti. Leave it for 5 min befour stuffing.

For stuffing---

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add onion, spring onions, carrots, capsicum, cabbage and salt and stir. 

Add pepper powder, red chilli & soy sauce and mix. Cook till the vegetables soften. Set aside to cool.

Heat sufficient oil in a small pan. Make a paste of cornflour with 2 tbsp water.

Spread the spring roll wrappers. Divide the stuffing into small portions & stuff it with small amount veg on each wrapper. 

Fold in the edges and make potlee. Apply cornflour paste to seal. Keep the potlee under a wet cloth.

Heat oil and deep fry till golden.

Serve it with schezwan sauce.

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Fresh coconut laddu.

Test of coconut so refreshing & coconut laddu just awesome.
Quick coconut laddu.

Ingredients

1 Fresh coconut grated 

1 Nestle milk maid don't use the entire tin

2 tsp milk powder

1/2 tsp cardamom powder 

1 tsp deshi ghee

fried almond cashew & raisins

Coconut powder 4 tsp

Heat ghee in a kadhai add coconut saute them for 4-5 min on low heat. Add milk powder & condensed milk ,mix well. Keep stirring on low flame. Add cardamom powder & nuts mix it again. Cook the mixture for 5 min , make sure it do not stick to the karahi. Turn of the flame let it cool.Now roll them in round shape & roll them in coconut powder. Done.

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Khandvi

Very easy & simple dish, try it now.

Ingredients

1 cup besan

1 cup curd

2 cup water

1/2 tsp ginger paste

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

salt to taste

2 tbsp coriander leaves finely chopped

2 tbsp oil

1/2 tsp black mustard seeds

4 green chilli finely chopped

10 kari patta

pinch of heeng

In a big bowl add curd & besan together. Mix well now add ginger paste, 1 tbsp oil, turmeric & salt. Mix it again.

There should be no lumps in this better. Add 1 cup water mix well & add rest of the water (1 cup).

Batter is ready.

Heat a deep pan add batter

Cook for approx 10 min on low heat. Keep stir evenly to avoid lumps formation.

 When done pour a ladleful on a large plate back side. Spread  thin with the back of a large flat spoon.

When cool, cut into wide strips. Now roll each strip. Place in a dish. 

Sprinkle coriander on khandvi rolls, Heat oil in a pan add mustard seed, heeng, curry leaves & chilli. now pour over khandvi rolls. Serve with mint chutny.

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Oats Laddu.

A sweet  way to be healthy.

Ingredients

2 cup oats

1 cup sugar

1 tsp cardamom powder

1 cup ghee

1 tbsp besan

1 tsp water

pinch of saffron color

Roast Oats first.

Grind the oats.

Mix color in 1 tsp water & mix it with sugar. Now grind the sugar. 

You will get the yellow color sugar powder.

Heat ghee in a deep karahi, Add cardamom stir & add besan now roast besan well.

Add oats, mix well. In center add half cup ghee.

Mix well & turn off the gas.

Let it cool a bit. Add rest of the ghee & sugar, mix well & bind the laddu.

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Aloo-dam

Aloo-dam

Ingredients

10 small boiled Potatoes

1 big Onion finely chopped

4 tbsp cup thick Curd

1 bay Leaf

1 pinch asafoetida

1/2 tsp red chilli Powder

1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1/2 tsp cumin Seeds

1 Green cardamom

1 black cardamom

1 small cinnamon

1/2 tsp garam masala

2 Cloves

4 black pepper

5 tbsp Oil

2 tbsp chopped coriander Leaves

Salt to taste

Peel & prick the potatoes using a fork. Heat oil in a pan add potatoes & fry them over medium heat till light brown. transfer potatoes to a plate.

Now in same pan on low heat add cumin seeds, asafoetida and sauté for few seconds. Add bay Leaf, green cardamom, black cardamom, black pepper and saute. Add onion & fry until onion turns golden brown.

Add ginger garlic paste & fry for few seconds.
Now add 2 tbsp water & all dry powder spices & fry till oil starts to separate.
Add curd & Stir continuously for 5 min. Now add fried potatoes, salt & mix well. If needed add 2 tbsp water. Cover & cook for 5 min.
Turn off the heat. Sprinkle coriander Leaves.
For Dark color of gravy fry onion & gravy well.

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Masala baingan bharta....Eggplant Bharta

Masala baingan bharta....Eggplant Bharta, easy to make & yummy in taste.

Ingredients

3 medium sized eggplants or 2 big.

2 tbsp oil

2 medium-sized onions chopped fine

1 tsp cumin seeds

4 cloves garlic chopped

1/2 inch ginger grated

4 green chillies as i like spicy one

1 large tomato chopped

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/4 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp garam masala

salt to taste

Roast the eggplant on a gas top by placing them straight on the burner on low flame, check with a knife its inner part will be soft. let it cool & peel off the charred skin.

Now heat a pan & add oil, when hot, add the cumin seeds and cook till the spluttering stops. Now add the onion & green chilli & fry them till soft.

Add  ginger, garlic &  fry for 1 min. Add all spices stir & add salt. Now add the eggplant and mash while mixing. Now place the tomato in center  & cover it with baingan & cover the lid. Cook for five min. Add the chopped fresh coriander and stir.turn off the heat.

Serve hot with Chapatis or Rice

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