Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Kadhi

All time favorite... soul food. Sour Curd / Yogurt - 2 cups Water - 1 cup approx to liquidify the curd to lightly thick buttermilk Gram Flour / Besan - 3 tbsp Ginger green chilli paste - 1 tbsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp Salt - to taste Sugar - 2 tbsp (or to taste) For Tempering: Oil / Ghee - 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp Coriander Seeds - 1 tsp (optional) Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4 tsp (optional) Cloves and Cinnamon - 2 and 1" stick Cilantro and Curry leaves - 2 tbsp chopped finely Dry red chillies - 2 (optional) Whisk curd well and add water to form a thick liquid consistenty. Add gram flour and mix well ensuring no lumps are formed. Add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil on medium flame till done and the gram flour is cooked well. Heat oil in a pan add the ingredients of tempering fry for few seconds and add to the kadhi. Serve with rice.

Masala Khichadi

Food for the Soul - Khicadi! You will need : Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp Bay leaves - 2 Cinnamon - 1" stick Cloves - 3-4 Peppercorns - 1/2 tsp Peanuts - 2 tsp Ginger - Garlic Paste - 1/2 tsp Green Chilles - 2 tsp chopped Onion - 1 chopped finely Tomato - 1 chopped Other veggies - handful carrot, potato, peas (optional) Ghee / Oil - 2tsp Rice - 1 cup Tuvar Dal - 1/2 cup Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp Salt to taste Coriander Leaves - 2 tsp Cook the rice and dal together in a pressure cooker upto 3 whistle with 4 1/2 cups of water. Keep aside. In a pan heat ghee or oil, when hot add the cumin seeds and other spices and peanuts. Stir for few minutes. Add the ginger garlic paste, green chillies and onion. Stir and cook for few minutes and then add the tomatoes and mixed veggies. Add salt, turmeric powder and garam masala. cook till the veggies are done. Add the cooked rice and dal, water if required mix well and cook covered till done. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with Kadhi and papad!!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Unpalatable Sabudana Khichadi

Monday, August 16, 2010

Dhokla or Khaman Dhokla