Pav Bhaji

PAV BHAJI

For the pav:

1. pavs -10 (small squares of white bread)

2. butter-4tbsp

3. pav bhaji masala - 1 tspn (optional)

For the bhaji:

1.potatoes- 1/2 cups boiled and mashed

2.cauliflower - 1 cup finely chopped

3.green peas -1/2 cup

4.carrots -1/2 cup chopped

5.onion - 1 cup chopped

6.capsicum -1/2 cup finely chopped

7.tomatoes - 1/2 cups chopped

8.turmeric powder -1/2 teaspoon (haldi)

9.pav bhaji masala- 1 1/2 tablespoons

10.butter - 4 tablespoons

11.ginger garlic paste -2 table spoon

For serving

1 large onion, chopped

4 lemon wedges

1 tablespoon chopped coriander

Preparation 

For the bhaji

1. Boil the cauliflower, peas, capsicum and carrots till they are soft.

( with turmeric powder and garam masala powder)Drain out the excess water.

2. Heat the butter in a large pan, add the onion and sauté for 2 minutes.

Then, add the prepared ginger -garlic paste and sauté till the onion softens.

3. Add the tomatoes and simmer till the oil separates.

4. Add the pav bhaji masala, and salt and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

5. Add the boiled vegetables and potatoes and mash thoroughly using a potato masher,

adding ½ cup of water if required.

For the pav

1. Slice each pav into 2 horizontally. Apply a little butter to each side and sprinkle

with a little pav bhaji masala, if desired.

2. Heat a large tava and cook the pav on both sides till the pieces are lightly browned.

How to proceed

1. Serve the hot bhaji on 4 individual plates and top with the onion and coriander.

2. Serve with the hot pav and lemon wedges.

Tips

Pav bhaji masala is a spice blend which is readily available at most grocery stores.

I am sure even children who don't want to eat vegetables will love to eat this

Rice Mussels Fry or Ari Kadukka

ARI KADUKKA

Rice Mussels Fry or Ari Kadukka Ingredients:

1. Mussels – 20 numbers

2. Raw rice flour – 2 cups

3. Grated coconut – ½ of a coconut

4. Fennel – 1 tea spoon

5. Onion – 10

6. Chilly Powder – 2 tea spoon

7. Turmeric powder – ¼ tea spoon

8. Salt – adjust to taste

9. Oil – as required

Roast the rice flour. Mix the rice flour with salted boiled water.

Grind the ingredients 3,4,5,6,7,8, together and mix with the rice flour mix.

Wash the Mussel, tear it half and fill with the rice flour mix. Cook that in

steam and take out. Remove the outer shell

. Mix ingredients 6,7,8, together and make it a thick liquid. Dip the cooked Mussels in that and then fry them

in boiling oil and take out.

Chicken Sukka

Chicken sukka

Ingredients:

1.Chicken - 500 gm

2.Ginger - 1 small inch ginger

3.Garlic - 3 cloves

4.Onion - 2 onions (cut in to 4 pieces)

5.Capsicum - 1 (cut in to big pieces)

6.Tomato - 1 (cut in to big pieces)

7.Chilli - 1 tsp

8.Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

9.Salt

10.Oil

11.Lemon

Preparation:

Clean the chicken, cut into small pieces and deep fry it.

Make a paste of ginger, garlic,red chili powder, turmeric

powder with little oil & salt and marinate the chicken for

about 1 hour. Fry tomatoes, onions and capsicum separately

and add fried chicken into this and stir fry in high flame

until done. Garnish with lime and onion pieces.This is one

of the easiest method of making a chicken.

Mushroom Masala

MUSHROOM MASALA

INGREDIENTS:

1.Mushroom      - 6 Big
2.Onion       - 1 No
3.Ginger       - 1 Spn
4.Garlic        - 4 Pcs Chopped
5.Curry Leaves     - As Required
6.Coconut    - 4 Spns
7.Oil    - 4 Spns
8.Coriander Powder - 3 Spns
9.Chilli Powder     - 1/2 Tspn
10.Pepper Powder - 1 Spoon
11.Turmeric Powder    - 1/4 Tspn
12.Salt For Taste

PREPRATION:

Cut Mushrooms In To Small Pieces. Add Sliced Onions, Ginger, Garlic And Curry Leaves. Fry Ingredients 8,9,10 &Amp; 11 In A Spoon Of Oil And Marinate The Mushrooms With Salt And Keep It For 1/2 An Hour. Add 2 Cups Of Water And Boil It. Fry Coconut In A Spoon Of Oil Until Golden Brown. Grind The Coconut To Fine Paste. Now Add The Paste And A Pinch Of Garam Masala Powder In To The Boiling Gravy And Stir Well. You Can Add Fried Onions In To This Curry For A Better Result. Decorate The Curry With Some Coconut Milk. This Curry Goes Well With Dosa, Roti, Rice Etc.

Dum Aloo

Dum Aloo

INGREDIENTS:

1. Baby potatoes - 6 nos.

2. Onion - 2 sliced

3. Ginger - 1 spoon - chopped

4. Garlic - 1/2 spoon - chopped

5. Tomato - 1 sliced

6. Coriander leaves - 2 spoon - chopped

7. Kashmiri chilli powder - 1 tblspn

8. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

9. Oil - 3 spoon (any oil)

10.Garam masala powder - a pinch

11.Salt - for taste

Prepration:

Boil potatoes and peel its skin. Heat the oil in a pan to fry onions. When it

start to change the colour, add ginger then garlic and stir well. Add tomatoes

and stir well for some time then put chilli powder, turmeric powder and stir until

it becomes a paste. Now take the potatoes, prick 4 sides with a tooth pick and add

mix it with the paste and cook covered until the paste covers the potatoes. Now add

a cup of water and cook for 5 more minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.

This curry goes well with chappathies or nan. Butter nan will be ideal