Wednesday 31 October 2012

Vegetable pulao

Ingredients:

Vegetables like potato,carrot,beans,peas,corn

Onion 1big

Ginger and garlic paste

Whole spices like cinnamon,cloves,bay leaf,cardamom,jeera

green chilli 5-6

Coriander leaves

Mint leaves

Tomato 1

Salt

Turmeric

Basmati rice washed and soaked for 20mins 2cups

Water 4cups

oil 2tbs

 

Method:

Heat oil in pressure cooker add whole spices fry for 2 mins add sliced onion fry until light brown add ginger and garlic paste,chopped coriander and mint leaves,green chillies sliced fry for 3 mins.Now add vegetables ,salt,haldi fry for 4 mins add drained rice fry for 2 mins . Add water close the lid and cook till 2 whistles.Switch off the stove.When pressure goes away open the lid and mix well.Serve with raita or any curry as you prefer.

 

Monday 29 October 2012

Sambar for idli


Ingradients:
Toor dal  1 cup
Vegetables of your choice
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Hing
Sambar powder


Tempering
Oil
musturd seeds
curryleaves
Red chilli


Cook dal inprssure cooker with turmeric and hing
Cook veges
Fry onion and tomato in oil for few minutes add cooker veges sambar powder,salt  bring to boil
Add cooked mashed dal
You can add Half a cup of water mixed with besan flour to make the sambar thick.
Boil few minutes add the tempering and chopped coriander leaves.
Serve.














Idli



Ingradients:
2 cups  idli rice
1 cup  urid dal
Methi seeds 2tsp
salt


Soak rice and dal with methi seeds separately for 3-4 hours.
Wash dal and grind to a fine paste.
wash rice and grind coarsely.
Mix both batters  add salt and leave to ferment overnight.
Grease the idli moulds with oil ,pour batter and steam for 15-20 minutes.
Idlis are ready. Serve with chutney or sambar.