Thursday, October 31, 2013

Egg Fry


Ingredients

  • 12 hard boiled eggs, de-shelled and pierced with knife.
  • 2 big onions, sliced
  • 5 big tomatoes finely chopped
  • 2 green chilli, finely chopped
  • 6 Garlic Cloves
  • 1’’ Ginger
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds ( Zeera)
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 2 Cloves
  • 1 small piece Cinnamon
  • ½ Bay leaf
  • 1 tsp Red chilli powder
  • 1/2  tsp turmeric powder
  • Coriander finely chopped for garnishing
  • Salt to taste

Method

  1. Coarsely grind ginger, garlic and cumin seeds and keep aside
  2. In a pan heat oil, add cinnamon, clove and bay leaf and roast.
  3. After the spices leave the aroma, add finely sliced onions and roast till golden brown.
  4. Add the coarsely ground ginger-garlic-cumin masala and roast.
  5. Add green chillies and roast.
  6. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt.
  7. Add finely chopped tomatoes and fry for few seconds. Cover the pan and cook till the tomatoes are cooked and soft.
  8. Add eggs and fry till the gravy thickens.
  9. Garnish with chopped coriander and server hot.

Friday, October 25, 2013

Pudine-Wali Roti


Ingredients

  • 2 cups wheat flour
  • ½ cup finely chopped pudina (mint) leaves
  • ½ cup finely chopped coriander
  • 1 tsp garlic paste
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste
  • 1tsp vegetable oil
  • 2 Green chillies (Finely chopped – optional)
  • Water to knead the dough

 Method
  1. In a big bowl add wheat flour, finely chopped pudina(Mint) leaves, finely chopped coriander leaves , garlic paste, turmeric, salt and green chillies (optional) and mix well
  2. Add required amount of water to the flour mixture and knead into soft dough.
  3. Apply oil. Leave covered for 30 minutes.
  4. Divide the dough into small balls, and coat them with wheat flour.
  5. Roll the dough with a rolling pin until the balls resemble thin, round rotis.
  6. Heat a thick bottom pan, and cook the rotis until blisters appear on the bread's surface. Apply little oil, turn over and cook on the other side. 
  7. Serve the rotis with curd and pickle.

 Tips :

  • Green chillies are optional can be added to make the rotis spicy.
  • 1 tsp red chilli powder cane be used instead of green chilli.
  • Pudina wali roti can be rolled like chapattis also. ( i.e Make small rotis apply oil in the center and fold the roti and then roll the rotis into bigger round)



Thursday, October 24, 2013

Chilli Chicken

Chilli Chicken

Ingredients

  • 500 gms Boneless chicken
  • 1 tbsp garlic paste
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 2  tsp red chilly powder
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 egg
  • 1 big green capsicum (deseeded and diced)
  • 2 Big Onions (diced)
  • 5 to 6 Green chillies (Can use more for more spice)
  • 1 tbsp Soya sauce
  • 1 tsp Red chilly sauce
  • 1 tsp Vinegar
  • 2 tsp Tomato ketchup
  • 3 to 4 tbsp corn flour
  • ½ tsp Sugar optional
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Oil for frying
  • 1 star anise
  • 8 to 10 garlic cloves finely chopped
  • ½ ‘’ ginger finely chopped
  • 2 to 3 dry chilly

Method

  1. Wash the chicken, and cut into bite size cubes. Marinate the chicken with ginger paste, garlic paste, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and egg. Leave for 30 mins.
  2. Add corn flour to the chicken and mix well. Heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep fry the chicken pieces drain and set aside.
  3. Heat oil in a wok. Add finely chopped garlic and saute. Add finely chopped ginger and green chillies and saute. Add star anise and dry chilly and saute.
  4. Add diced onion, green capsicum and saute.
  5. Add the chicken, soya sauce, tomato ketchup, sugar, salt and pepper. Mix well.
  6. Add Vinegar and mix well.
  7. Mix 1 tbsp of the corn flour with water and add to the chicken. Mix well. Boil till it thickens.
  8.  Serve hot.