Friday, September 26, 2014

Red Hot Malaiwale Jhinghe


This is such a lovely dish which I experimented the other day it turned out near to any restaurant style. Do try this you will absolutely love it ...Superb in taste and simply 
YUM YUM !!!!

Ingredients

20 - 25 Jumbo prawns (deveined and cleaned)

For Marination

2 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 1/2  tsp Red chilli powder 

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp haldi powder

1/2 tsp fine corn meal

salt to taste

For Tadka

5-6 big flakes of garlic finely chopped

4 slit green chillies

1 sprig curry leaves

2 tbsp coriander leaves 

For gravy

2 finely chopped tomato

2 tbsp cream

3 tbsp oil for frying + 1 tbsp for gravy

salt to taste

Method 
  1. Marinate prawns with ingredients listed under Marination and keep aside for 25-30 mins.
  2. Take oil in a pan drop in these marinated prawns and fry well till cooked and oil oozes out.
  3. In small kadai put oil add green chillies, chopped garlic fry well now add curry leaves and fry add coriander leaves fry and put this on prawns and mix well.
  4. In pan oil 2 tbsp oil drop in chopped tomato and fry well till mashed add cream and mix well. Now add the flavoured prawns and mix in....taste it its such a beautiful burst of flavour. Garnish with coriander leaves ...You will also say simply superb !!!!






Monday, September 22, 2014

3 Mins Dates Burfi


No sugar Dates burfi which is simply Awesome and can be done in 3 mins in Microwave ...you heard me right ...Just 3 mins in microwave...its Amazing and tastes superb ...try this ..you will surely love it .......Yum Yum Yum !!!!!!

Ingredients

7-8 Almonds (roughly chopped)

10-15 Dated (Pittted ...seeds removed)

4 tbsp  roughly chopped pista

4 tbsp cashews

1 tbsp Ghee + 2 tsp oil

Method
  1. In pan add ghee and lightly toss the nuts and put in microwave safe bowl.
  2. Add de- seeded dates, oil and mix well with your hands
  3. Microwave high for 2 mins and mix well.
  4. Take out fromTmicrowave and mix again with a help of spoon and again microwave high for 1 min .
  5. Take this out on a baking paper and tightly roll it into a log and refrigerate for 3-4 hrs and slice into roundals and serve. Its very healthy and yummy too you will simply love the taste.

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Carrot Dalia Patties



This is a diabetic friendly recipe which is adapted from Tarla dalal website...I have slightly altered the recipe according to my taste buds but was very surprised by the fact that Dalia  binds and gives such a great taste to these patties...simply superb taste...Please try this absolutely lip smacking patties and leave a feedback :)

I am also  sending this recipe to Indusladies Kids Lunchbox Recipes Book 


Ingredients

1/4 Cup Dalia (soak for 1/2 hr)

2 med sized carrot (grated)

1 Onion chopped

1/2 cup grated Paneer 

1 tsp Shiracha sauce ( you can use any chilli sauce available)

1 tsp soya sauce

3 green chilles (minced finely)

1 tsp grated ginger

3 tbsp rice flour of binding + 4 tbsp rice flour for making a paste

1 tbsp coriander leaves

3 tbsp Maida  (Plain Flour)

oil to shallow fry

salt to taste.

Method


  1. Soak Dalia for 1/2 hour and squeeze out water out and mix in grated carrot, onion, grated paneer, sriracha sauce, soya sauce, green chillies, grated ginger.
  2. Add  Rice flour to it and mix it well. Add coriander leaves and salt. Mix well .
  3. Make balls out of this and flatten it a bit keep it aside.
  4. Make a paste of maida (Plain flour) and rice flour add water and till it gets a semi thick consistency.
  5. Dip the balls in this batter. 
  6. Heat little oil about 4 tbsp in sauce pan and  shallow fry in oil till crisp on both the sides. Serve hot with dip of your choice.....Simply Awesome...I loved the taste :)

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Cucumber Chutney


This is one of my most favourite chutney and whats more its has no coconut and diabetic friendly chutney .....try this you will absolutely love it...I always enjoy this chutney with methi thepla simply Yummy.

Ingredients

1/2 cucumber diced  (into cubes)

2 tbsp Roasted peanuts

1-2 green chillies  (little less spicy one's)

2 big flake of garlic finely chopped

2 tbsp coriander leaves

1 tbsp lemon juice 

2 tbsp yogurt

1 tbsp cream

1 tbsp oil

salt to taste

Method

  1. In non stick pan add oil then put broken green chillies, garlic and fry well till brown add cucumber and fry well till it gets cooked a bit.
  2. Grind this along with coriander leaves, lemon juice, 1 tbsp yogurt, peanuts and lemon juice.
  3. Grind without adding water. Remove in a serving bowl .
  4. Add cream and 1 tbsp yogurt and mix well. Add salt and serve with chapathi ...can also be served as a dip ....oh you will love every bite of it :)




Friday, September 5, 2014

Pomegranate peel Chutney

This is the first time I have personally tried anything with pomegranate peel , this chutney has got so many health benefits .... it is ideal for Anti Diahorreal and very good for abdominal pain as well . So I did decide to try ...it was yumm....Thanks to Nutan for sharing such a lovely recipe :)

Ingredients

3-4 Pieces of Pomegranate skin

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

3-4 Roasted Red chillies

1 cup grated coconut

1 tsp ghee

small size of tamarind (1/2 a tsp)

salt to taste

Method


  1. Roast Cumin seeds and pomegranate peels in little ghee.
  2. Grind this along with red chillies, coconut and tamarind. Add little water.
  3. Season with salt.
  4. Chutney is ready :)