French Beans and Snake Gourd Vegetable (Maharashtrian Style)
Ingredients: 200gms French beans; strings removed and chopped into small pieces, 125gms padwal (snake gourd); scraped, cleaned, cut lengthwise into two and chopped into medium thin slices, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai), 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), A pinch of asafoetida, A pinch of turmeric powder, 1 green chilli; finely chopped, A lemon-size ball of tamarind; soaked into warm water and pulp removed, 1 [...]
Continue reading...Maharashtrian Chinch-Gulachi Amti (Method I)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
‘Amti’ is Maharashtrian name for ‘dal with tadka’ or even curries. Every community in Maharashtra has its own style of preparing amti, and hence they are numerous amti recipes. This amti recipe is prepared at every Maharashtrian Brahmin household. The recipe is simple and can be made very quickly since it does not involve any cutting [...]
Continue reading...Appe (Paddu)
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
‘Appe’ is commonly prepared in Southern India and Maharashtra. The batter is similar to that of ‘idli’ but this recipe could be prepared as sweet too. Will post that recipe soon. This is the traditional savory recipe for appe. The photo posted here was taken at one of the South-Indian joints we visit regularly. Ingredients: 2 cups rice; [...]
Continue reading...Stuffed Green Chillies
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Ingredients: 4 large green chillies; washed and pat dried, 3/4 cup freshly grated coconut, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, Salt to taste, Juice of 1/2 lemon, Oil for frying. Method: Make vertical slits to the green chillies and remove all the seeds, creating a space for the filling. Rub them from inside with some lemon juice and salt. Keep them aside for few minutes. [...]
Continue reading...Potato Stuffed Karela (Bitter Gourd)
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Karela or Bitter melon/gourd has immense medicinal value and hence diabetic patients are prescribed to eat it in ample quantities. This recipe of stuffed karela is made of potatoes and dry coconut. Coconut adds a little crunchiness to the stuffing. Stuffed karelas could be served in a gravy as given in the recipe below or [...]
Continue reading...Bread Pudding in 20 minutes
Thursday, April 16, 2009
This Bread Pudding recipe is very simple, with 6 ingredients and you can prepare it in a pressure cooker in 20 minutes. Ingredients: 110 gms bread slices (best if day old); roughly torn into pieces, 500 ml hot milk, 60 gms sugar, 2 eggs, 1 tsp vanilla extract/essence, 1/2 cup golden raisins cashew nuts and/or almonds (broken into pieces), Butter to grease the dish. Method: Place the [...]
Continue reading...Mix Veg Cheese Paratha
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Ingredients: Kneaded whole wheat dough, Ghee/Butter/Oil for roasting. For the stuffing- 1 carrot; finely grated, 1 capsicum; finely grated or chopped, 1 cup cauliflower florets; washed, pat dried and finely grated, 1 onion; grated, 1-2 green chillies; finely chopped, 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1/4 tsp carrom seeds (ajwain); coarsely ground/whole, 1/2 cup or as per taste, grated cheese, Salt and paprika to taste, Some chopped coriander leaves (optional). Method: Mix [...]
Continue reading...Italian Garlic Chicken
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Ingredients: 2 skinless and boneless chicken breasts; halved, 1 tbsp crushed garlic or garlic powder, 2-3 tbsp dry bread crumbs, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese; shredded, A pinch of rosemary and salt to taste, 2-3 tbsp Olive oil. Method: Combine olive oil and garlic and warm them. Do not boil. Cover and set aside for few minutes. Meanwhile mix bread crumbs, rosemary, salt and [...]
Continue reading...Fodnicha Bhat (Tadka Rice)
Monday, February 16, 2009
This is a recipe that can be prepared with leftover rice, and is so simple that you can prepare it in 5 minutes. Serve with spicy mango pickle to get an unforgettable taste. Ingredients: 1 cup cooked rice (leftover rice), 1 onion; chopped, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds, 1/4 tsp heeng (asafoetida), 5-6 cloves of garlic; curshed, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 - 3/4 tsp [...]
Continue reading...Moong Dal Halwa
Monday, October 20, 2008
Ingredients: 2 cups moong dal, 2 cups sugar, 3 cups milk, 1 1/2 cup ghee, 150 gms khoya, 7-8 almonds, 8-10 pods of elaichi (ground), A handful of raisins, Few strands of kesar (saffron), Few drops of yellow food color. Method: Soak the moong dal for 2-3 hours. Then wash it and drain well. Now grind it to a coarse paste. Add little milk and yellow food [...]
Continue reading...Doodhi Halwa (Bottlegourd Pudding)
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Ingredients: 1 1/2 kg doodhi (bottlegourd), 250 gms khoya; crumbled, 300 gms sugar, 1/2 cup ghee, 8-10 elaichi (green cardamom) powdered, A handful of dry fruits as per your choice, Few drops of green food color (optional). Method: Peel and grate doodhi, then hold between your palms and press to drain out excess liquid. (Use this liquid is any vegetable or dal recipes as [...]
Continue reading...Chicken Nuggets
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Ingredients: 2 boneless chicken breasts; cut into bite size pieces, 1 egg; beaten, 2 tbsp all purpose flour, Salt and pepper to taste, Bread crumbs to coat, Olive oil for shallow frying. Method: Marinate the chicken nuggets with salt and pepper for an hour (if possible). Season the beaten egg with little salt and pepper. Add flour and egg to the marinated chicken. [...]
Continue reading...Khoya Modak (Ganesh Festive Special Mithai)
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh khoya, 1/2 cup fine powdered sugar, 1 tbsp icing sugar, Few strands of saffron (kesar) dissolved in little warm milk, 1 tbsp ghee, 1/2 tsp finely ground green cardamom (elaichi). Method: Melt ghee in a pan and add khoya. Roast khoya on low-medium flame, stirring till it turns light pink. Remove from flame, let it cool and then grind [...]
Continue reading...Cream of Tomato Soup
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Ingredients: 300gms ripe red tomatoes, 1 onion; coarsely diced, 1 carrot; coarsely diced, Celery; coarsely diced, 1 inch piece ginger, 4 garlic cloves, 4 green cardamom, 1 tbsp cornflour dissolved in little water, Ground white pepper to taste, Salt and sugar to taste, Cream as per taste; beaten, Bread crumbs to garnish. Method: Combine tomatoes, onion, carrot, celery, ginger, garlic and cardamom and cook well. Let these vegetables cool [...]
Continue reading...Stuffed and Fried Eggs
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Ingredients: 4 eggs, boiled, 1/2 cup roasted desicated coconut, 1 onion, finely chopped or grated, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala, Salt to taste, Oil. Method: In a pan, heat some oil and add onion. Saute till it changes colour on a medium-low flame. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and garam masala and mix well. Meanwhile grind [...]
Continue reading...Dry Methi Mutter (Maharashtrian)
Friday, August 8, 2008
Ingredients: 1 bunch of methi (fenugreek); leaves and tender stems separated, washed and coarsely chopped, 1 1/2 cup green peas (mutter); 2 medium size onions; finely chopped, 5-6 cloves garlic; finely chopped, 1/2 tsp heeng (asafoetida), 1 long green chilli; deseeded and chopped into 1/2″ pieces, 3-4 tbsp freshly grated coconut, Salt to taste, 3-4 tbsp oil. Method: Sprinkle some salt on chopped methi leaves and [...]
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