Bhaturas

                                                    Bhaturas 

I got this recipe from - best ever curry cook book
 
Baturas must be eaten hot and cannot be reheated.

Ingredients:
15 gms / 1/2 oz   fresh yeast
5 ml / 1 tsp         granulated sugar
120 ml / 1/2 cup  warm water
200g  / 2 cups     all purpose flour / maida   
50 gm / 1/2 cup   semolina / rava
2.5 ml / 1/2 tsp    salt
15gm / 1 tbs        ghee or butter
30 ml / 2 tbs        plain yogurt / curd
oil for frying    
Method :
1. Mix the yeast with the sugar and water in a bowl.

mix yeast and sugar in warm water 

2. Sift the flour into a bowl and stir in rava / semolina, salt and rub in the butter or ghee.
3. Add the yeast mixture and yogurt to the dough, mix well. Turn out on to a lightly floured surface and knead for 10 mins until smooth and elastic.

4. Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with clear plastic and leave to rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.

5. Turn out on to a lightly floured surface and punch down. Divide into twelve equal pieces and shape each into a ball. Flatten it into discs and roll out on a lightly floured surface into 5" rounds. 

6. Heat oil to a depth of 1 cm in a deep frying pan. Slide one batura about 1 minute and turning over. remove from oven and drain in a paper towel and fry the remaining baturas. Serve immediately.

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Malai Chicken Tikka

        Chicken tikka is a very popular chicken dish served in many restaurants throughout the world. This dish has chicken pieces marinated in spices, yogurt, whipped cream and grilled in the hot coal grill. Our grill chef (my husband) grilled this perfectly :) 

Tikka in the grill..

  1. 1 lb/1/2 kg     boneless skinless chicken
  2. 1"                  ginger
  3. 1 tsp             ground pepper
  4. 3                   ground green chilli
  5. 3 tbs              yogurt/ curd
  6. 1 tsp              lemon juice
  7. 1 tsp             corn starch
  8. 1 tbs             whipped cream
  9. 3-5                bamboo skewers
10.  few leaves of lettuce and tomato slices to garnish.    
11. salt to taste
        Cut the chicken into 2" thick stripes.
        Grind the ginger and green chilli to a fine paste.
        *( A) Combine all the ingredients  from  2-8 in the ingredients list.
To grind:
2                    cardamoms
1"                  cinnamon
1                    star anise
2                    clove
        **( B) dry roast the above ingredients  and grind it to a fine powder.
Method: 
1. Add the *(A) combined ingredients + the ground spices **(B) + with the chicken and marinate it for 2-6 hrs
2. Soak the skewers in water for 20 mins.
3. Thread the chicken onto the skewers
Place the chicken on the grill, baste it with oil, remove the chicken when the chicken is moist and cooked through.
4. Garnish it with lettuce and tomatoes. 
Tips for taste:
* If the marinated chicken pieces are over cooked, it'll become dry and hard. 
* Don't place the chicken over direct heat on the grill.

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Spicy Rava Paniyaram

      This is the third dish i'm making using the rava iddly batter (recipe for rava iddly batter- Rava Iddly Batter) . I made this paniyaram in a pancake poppers pan. I'm really amazed to see some of the cuisines from other countries resembling indian dishes. Pancake batter resembles the sweet paniyaram batter. 

Crispy evening snack

Ingredients:
1 cup        rava iddly batter- link for rava iddly batter
1 small     red onion       (finely chopped)
1               green chilli    (finely  chopped)
1/2"          ginger            (crushed)
1 tbs         shredded coconut 

mix the above ingredients together 

mix the onion,......with the batter

To temper:
1 tsp       mustard seeds
1 tsp       urud dal
few         curry leaves
6-8         cashew bits  
1 tsp       ghee
1/2 tsp    oil 

batter in the mold...

1. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the mustard and urud dal after the mustard splutters add cashew and the curry leaves. 
2. When the cashew becomes light brown, switch off the stove and add the to the batter. Check for salt.
3. Heat the pan - pancake poppers or kuzi paniyaram pan.
4. Dip a cloth in ghee or oil and apply it to the mold. 
5. Pour a ladle of batter in the mold, reduce the heat, cover the pan  and cook for few minutes.
6. Turn the paniyaram once. Take the paniyarams out when it's done.
7. Eat this delicious paniyarams with any chutney.Coconut Chutney , Cucumber Chutney
  To make sure it's cooked through, insert a tooth prick in the middle of a paniyaram and it should come clean.

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Mango Kosumali / mango cucumber salad

This salad is a lovely combo of color, texture and taste.                

cucumber mango salad

Ingredients:
1. 1 cup       chopped cucumber
2. 1 small     finely chopped green mango
3. 1 med       diced tomato
4. 1/2 tsp      olive oil
5.  salt to taste
6. 1/4 tsp      cumin seed
7. 1 small     dried red chilli

Method:                     
1. Combine the first five ingredients from the ingredients list.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seed and the red chilli,  fry till it gets brown. Add it to the salad.

colorful combo...... 

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Egg and Paneer / cheese Stuffed Sweet Pepper

 

      I made this spicy stuffed sweet peppers as an appetizer for our guests. It was crispy on the outside with soft egg white and paneer / cheese stuffing on the inside, I made cucumber salad to go with this one bite snack. It was a hit with the kids too. It looked colorful and tasty!

Paneer/cheese one bite snack...

grab the stem and eat..

Ingredients:
Pepper:
12         peppers
2 tsp      oil
salt       1/4 tsp
pepper 1/2 tsp
Cut the peppers into half without removing the stem, remove the seeds, dry it and apply the oil. Season it with salt and pepper.  

cut and remove the seeds..

For stuffing: 
6                   egg whites
1 cup            finely chopped onions
1 cup            grated/ shredded paneer or any shredded cheese 
4 tbs             bread crumbs
3                  green chillies -finely chopped
1. 5 tbs         oil 
1 tsp             red chilli powder 
salt to taste

ingredients ....

combine bread crumbs with chilli powder.
Method:
1. Heat 1 tbs oil in the pan and add the onion and the chillies. when the onion becomes soft remove from the pan.
2. In the same pan scramble the egg whites. 
3. Combine the onion, shredded cheese / paneer, egg and salt.
4. Stuff the mixture inside the  peppers.

stuffed pepper

5. Sprinkle the bread crumbs over the stuffed pepper and press it down.

sprinkle bread crumbs..

6. Pre-heat the oven to 350 dgrs. Arrange the peppers on a foil lined baking tray. 

drizzle oil...

 

7. Drizzle the remaining oil over the peppers.

8. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or till the peppers look slight brown on sides and crispy. Be careful not to burn it.

bake it...

golden brown and crispy....

9. Transfer it to a serving dish and serve with cucumber salad or with tomato sauce.

serve with mango salad...

Paneer stuffed peppers

                                                               
                                                           
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                                                              Mango Cucumber Salad
                                                                     ENJOY:)

Chicken Korma/ kuruma

      Korma has it's roots in the mughlai cuisine, it's a dish with meat or vegetables braised in a liquid, it may be a creamy sauce or a stock. In this recipe, chicken is cooked in a spicy coconut sauce. Coconut can be substituted with cashew paste or yogurt. This dish is very popular in indian restaurants because of it's mild and creamy taste.

Ingredients:
3/4 kg/ 1.5 lb      chicken
1                         onion
1/2 tsp                ginger garlic paste
1/4 tsp                turmeric powder
few                     curry leaves
1/2 tsp                lemon juice
1/2 tbs                oil 
 clean and cut the chicken and apply turmeric powder over it.
slice the onion
            

A. To dry roast and grind:
 2                        cloves
3                         cardamoms
1/2"                    cinnamon 
1/2 tsp                kasa kasa / poppy seed
1 tsp                   sombu / fennel seed
Roast the above ingredients in a pan and grind it to fine powder.

B. To grind:
1/2 cup              shredded coconut
*10 - 12               green chillies
* add or reduce green chillies according to individual preference.

Add some water and grind the above ingredients to a fine paste.

Method:
1. Fry the onions in oil till it becomes soft and brown. Reduce the heat and add the curry leaves, ginger and garlic paste and fry for few mins, add the ground spices (A).
2. Now add the chicken and stir fry till the spices are well coated over the chicken.
3. Add the coconut paste (B) and salt, add water as needed. Lower the heat to sim, cover the pan and cook till the chicken is fully cooked and the raw smell no longer remain.
4. Transfer the chicken to a bowl and garnish it with mint or coriander leaves.

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This will be tasty side dish for aapam, string hoppers (iddyappam),
iddly and dosa. 


  
                      

Potato Stuffing for Masala Dosa and Puri Kizangu.

   This dry potato curry can be used as the stuffing for poori kizangu and masala dosa. 

Ingredients:
1 cup             cooked and mashed potatoes

1 med            thinly sliced onion

2                    sliced green chillies

1/2"               crushed ginger

1/8 tsp           turmeric powder

2 tsp              chana dal/ kadalai parupu (soak in water for 1 hour)

1/2 tsp           chilli powder

1/2 tbs           oil  

1/4 cup         cooked peas and carrots (optional)
few sprigs     coriander leaves
few                curry leaves

salt to taste

Method:
   Fry the onions, green chillies and ginger in oil, add curry leaves, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and the soaked dal, stir for few mins. Lower the heat, sprinkle 2-3 spoons of water and let the dal become soft, add the cooked potato and cook for few more mins till the potato gets incorporated with the masala. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Poori recipe : 
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Iddly

Iddly batter should be perfect to get soft and iddlies. Click here for a good iddly batter recipe. There are some links for nice side dishes that'll pair well with iddly in the end of this post.

Fluffy Iddlies

Ingredients:
2-3 cups             iddly batter 
few spoons         oil or ghee

Perfect!

Method:
1. Fill water in the iddly cooker. Apply oil or ghee to the iddly molds.

2. Fill the molds with iddly batter.
3. Stack the plates and keep it inside the cooker. 
4. Remove it when the steam comes out.
          Serve the iddlies with any indian chutneys or with sambar.

Side dishes for iddly:
    1.   Thakkali kootu / Tamatar ki sabzi 
    
    2.     Cucumber chutney / Vellarikai Chutney

    3.     Coconut - Roasted Gram Chutney

    4.    Watermelon Rind Chutney

    5.    Araichu vita sambar

    6.    Pudina Chutney / Mint Chutney

    7.    Chicken Kulambu with Coconut

    8.   Pepper Chicken Gravy

    9.  Chicken Kuruma / Korma
                                                          ENJOY :)