Channa /Chole Masala

We made….Black chick pea masala right?!!..
Now itz time for white chick peas…

As you know they have highest % dietary fibers…
Here is the Kabuli channa masala/chickpea/channa/chole masala

What you need?

Chick peas 3 cups (soaked in water 0vernight)
Onions 2(well chopped)
Medium size Tomatoes (ripe) 4
Tomato puree/sauce 2 tsp (for extra sour taste)
Green chilies 4
Ginger–Garlic paste 1 tsp
Coriander powder ½ tsp
Dry mango powder ½ tsp(optional;again this is for spl sourness)
Turmeric powder ¼ tsp
Chili powder ½ tsp
Channa masala powder 2 tsp
Whole gram masala (Fennel ½ tsp seeds, cloves 2, cinnamon stick 1, bay leaf 1)
Cumin seeds ½ tsp
Coriander leaves
Lemon juice 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil

How to make!!!!!!!!!!!
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Channa/Chole/Chickpea:
Add salt and Pressure cook it and leave for 3 whistles. Allow it to cool.Dont drain it completely as we can use this water when we boil the gravy.
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1)Heat deep frying pan, Pour oil add cumin seeds, whole garam masala, ginger –garlic paste fry it .
2)Now add chopped chillies, onions and fry till golden brown.
3)Add all the powders; fry it for a minute till it mixed well with onion paste.
4)Add chopped tomatoes, sauce/puree and mix it well.(allow tomatoes to blend well with the mixture).Add 1 tsp of salt(for this mixture)

5)Now add boiled channa to this mixture. Pour the channa water, the stew (as per ur choice of consistency either watery/thick gravy/slightly dry).

6)Let it boil for around 10 minutes in high flame and around 5 minutes in medium flame.
7)Add 1 tsp of lemon extract, garnish with coriander leaves.....
another topping.......... onions!!!!!!!!!!!(WOW)

Serve with Puri,Chappati,bread…..

Lemon Rice

Lemon Rice-Famous Hurry Recipe!!!!


Ingredients:
Boiled Rice(grainy) 1 cup
Onions(finely chopped) 3/4 cup
Red chillies-3
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Roasted peanuts 3/4 cup
Urad dhal 1tsp
Curry leaves 1 sprig
Ginger (grated) 1/2 "
Turmeric powder 3/4 tsp
lemon 1
Salt to taste
To garnish:
Coriander leaves
Method:
1)To the heated pan, pour oil,add the mustard seeds, urad dhal.
Let it splutter,now add red chillies,peanuts,ginger,onions,curry leaves.
Fry it till the onions turn slightly golden brown.
2)Now add the turmeric powder ,salt and fry for a minute.Add lemon juice and saute it well.
3)Finally,Add the rice and mix well so that the lemon mixture is evenly distributed.
4)Garnish with coriander leaves.
Best with Pickle and Raita

Ladoo(with pistachios&cashew)

A semi sweet..yet yummy Indian sweet....Ladoo with two main ingredients-cashews and pistachios is right here.....

All you need is
Pistachios 1 cup
Cashews 3/4 cup
Sugar 1/4 to 1 cup(ur pref)
Ghee 4 tsp
cardamom powder 3/4 tsp
Method:
1)Soak both the nuts for about an hour or two in a cup of milk.after 2 hours,Peal of the outer skin of the pistachios.
2)Add both the nuts in to a blender and grind it to a fine paste.
Remember:leave a drop of water/milk...Dont add any extra amount of water or milk to it when you blend as the you will not get the right texture later in your process.
3)Take a pan,pour 3 tsp of ghee and add this paste
twist,stir continuously (for about 10 min or so),add sugar ,cardamom powder to this mixture and allow it boil in medium flame and you will find the paste-Non sticky,slightly turned golden yellow /green.
4)Transfer this dough another ghee -greased plate and allow it to cool.

5)Make small balls(any desired shape) and garnish each ladoo with pistachios

Njoyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Banana Bread

The most common fruit which is cultivated in more than 100 countries all over the world-------------"Banana" has the highest % of vitamin B in it.
I wanna include a recipe which has the exact flavour of it irrespective of all the added ingredients...........thz Banana Bread............


We need..
All purpose flour 2 cups(measuring cup)

Ripe banana 2 ½ cups
Nutmeg powder ½ tsp
Brown sugar 3/4 to 1 cup
Butter ½ cup
Egg 2
Walnuts, raisens, cashews ¼ cup
Cinnamon powder ¼ tsp(optional)
A pinch of salt (optional)
Method:
1)Preheat the oven to 350 F
2)Take a bowl, Mix the flour, soda, sugar and butter
3)Take another bowl mix egg and banana (smash it well before mixing it with the egg)


Else you can slightly blend this mixture in a blender!
4)Now add both the flour and banana mixture together and stir it well to get a better batter.
5)Grease the loaf pan with butter, pour this batter in to the pan.



6)Bake it in the oven for an hour’s time till the loaf is perfectly cooked (insert tooth pick to check whether its baked well, it should come out of the loaf without sticking).
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7)Allow it cool for few minutes (10-15 minutes) transfer it to a bread plate or any flat plate and cut the loaf in to slices.

Itz mild enough…………….. with a moist texture…Try and taste it once……I bet you can never Say NO>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Sambar

The very basic dish in most of our houses..................

Ingredients:
Any vegetable or juz onion (small/large)1/2 cup
Toor Dal 1/2 cup
Tamarind 1/4 cup
Tomato 1
Fenugreek seeds 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves 1 sprig
Chilli/sambar powder 1 1/2 to 2 tsp
Turmeric powder1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Hing powder 1/4 tsp
Oil 1 tsp
Salt to taste

To Garnish:
Coriander leaves

Method:
1)Wash the dal,pressure cook it with 3/4 tsp of turmeric powder and 3/4 tsp of Castor oil(Dal is well cooked and soft if we use this oil),1 1/4 cup(or a bit more than this) of water

2)Allow it for 4-5 whistles.

3)Heat a pan,pour 1 tsp of oil,add cumin seeds,fenugreek seeds(optional),mustard seeds (allow it to splutter) curry leaves,hingpowder, red chillies,onions,tomato and fry it well.

4)Then add the vegetable of your choice, boiled dal,sambar powder,salt and bring it to boil.Now,add tamarind extract to it.let the sambar boil for another 5-10 minutes.

5)Garnish with coriander leaves

Best with Idly ,vada,Dosa,rice...
Rich in:Proteins...

Mixed Vegetable Sandwich

Another easy and a nutritious bread recipe…………….
I made a similar kinda super fast sandwich some years back when my cousin came home..,,,,,,,,
By d way, she loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All ingredients are of your choice!!YES! thz sandwich…there are so many ways to make this..
With cheese, different chutneys, sauces, lettuce, or juz with onion-tomatoes and much more..
When all my other recipes fall under weekend category of cooking for the blog and frnz….this is my weekday life giver!!

..Juz bread and the toppings …
Wheat bread 2
Mustard seeds ½ tsp
Thinly chopped Onions
Minced chillies
Well chopped and boiled vegetables (Carrot, beans, cauliflower)
+Green peas (juz boiled) 1 cup
Ginger-garlic paste ½ tsp
Turmeric powder 3/4tsp (a pinch)
Tomato 1
Cumin 1tsp
Coriander-cumin powder 1tsp
Pepper powder 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder ½ tsp
Lime juice 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Butter

Method:
1) Heat the pan, to 1 tsp of butter add mustard seeds (allow it to splutter), cumin seeds, onions, chillies, ginger-garlic paste, tomatoes and fry it well for around 10 minutes

2) Now add all the four powders (coriander, pepper, garam masala, and turmeric), salt and fry for around 6 min

3) Add the vegetables, sauté it well and allow it to boil (the vegetables should blend well with the masala).


4) Add 1 tsp of lime juice to the mixture.

5) Take any bread; I have taken wheat bread, place the raw onion slices on either sides of it.

(Bread-first topping (onion slice)-veg mixture-last topping (onion)-bread).Serve with hot sauce!






Note: If you prefer to toast the bread or add any cheese toppings, you can do that too..

French Toast

This is a mouth watering breakfast from Denny’s restaurant,U.S. I have tasted so many French toast dishes served with hot syrup & butter…But this is fabulous in deed…… Yummmmmmmmmmmy.. Thought it’s going to be a tough task to bring out the taste..But not so….. It all depends on the bread we choose and a perfect serving. I learnt this toast from one of the world class chef’s site who shared this recipe as part of his experience at Denny's.

Here goes all about the toast for your taste….Don wait try it out...................
You will adore it



Eggs 2-3
Whole milk 2/3 cup
All-purpose flour 1/4 cup(measuring cup)
Sugar 1/3 cup
Vanillas extract ½ tsp
Salt ¼ tsp
Cinnamon powder ¼(optional)
Thick bread (thicker than the usual white bread…TEXAS TOAST)
Butter 3 tsp

To Garnish
Powdered sugar
Butter
Maple syrup /honey (if u have some other fruit syrup too...u can add)

Method:
1. Whisk together eggs, milk, flour, sugar, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon powder in a large bowl. See to that you get a fine textured batter without any flour balls.

2. Heat the pan in medium flame or even low. When the pan is hot, add 1 tsp of butter.
3. Drop each bread slice into the batter for about 10 seconds per side. Let some of the batter drip off from the bread put the bread on the pan.

Cook each battered bread slice for 1 to 2 minutes per side until golden brown.

4. Serve the bread slices, dust each slice with powdered sugar, butter and also with some maple syrup/honey on the sides.

Note: if you don’t have thick breads can try out with ordinary bread slices, but it’ll become slightly soggy and thin when you dip in the batter. So give a try with thick bread slices.
Some people won’t prefer to use egg, so avoid that..You can expect the exact taste …
But you will like it as any wheat variety dipped with flour, milk and sugar will surely be good…