Mint Rice by Lahari Recipe Link
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Mint Rice by Lahari Recipe Link Pudina(Mint)2 bunches Chillies2 GingerGarlic Paste1 tablespoon Cumin1 Tablespoon CashewnutsFew Ghee2 big spoons Bastmati Rice1 glass(serves 2) Grind mint and chillies.Fry the mixture in a pan until raw odour is gone.Cook rice separately.Fry ginger garlic paste ,add cashewnuts and cumin.Fry until cashews turn golden brown.Add the mixture to the rice.Then add the mint mixture,add salt as required.Mix well and serve hot Pic courtesy:mahanandi..well the recipe is different Batata Poha by Anu Recipe Link Ingredients: * 2 cups poha (thick flattened rice) * 1 medium onion * 1 medium size potato cut into small pieces * 12 green chilies or paste * 12 Garlic or paste * 1/2 tsp turmeric powder * 1 tsp mustard & jeera seeds * Peanuts some grated * juice of 1 small lime/lemon * a few curry leaves (56) * salt to taste * a pinch of sugar (optional) * chopped corainder leaves, for garnish * Asafoetida 1 pinch * Oil 2 tbsp Method: * Take a large bowl and soak the poha in water for just 2 min. Gently wash the poha and drain all the water immediately. Set aside for 15 mins. * While the poha softens, peel and finely chop the potato into small pieces. Finely chop the onion and green chilies as well * Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan * Add the mustard seeds , jeera and when they pop add the curry leaves, Asafoetid, chopped potato and close the vessel with lid for 7 to 10min until potato get cooked, then and add chopped green chillies and garlic paste * Add the salt, and turmeric powder , grated peanuts and stir well. * Add the soaked poha left at a side. * Cover the pan with a lid and let poha steam for 5 to 7minutes. * When the poha is well cooked, turn off the flame. * Add the lemon juice, sugar and mix well. * To serve, garnish with fresh chopped onion and coriander leaves. * You can serve it with pickle or chutney of your choice, One can also have with Tea or Coffe or any fav cold drink. Note: one can add peas, corn or carrot as well with potatoes for variation. Also one can even add onion to cook with potatoes but I think its more delicious when we add onion after on it. Pacchadi by Pavan Recipe Link I am giving the recipe (Entry for Sab's Food Festival???) for this pacchadi as how my dad used to make. I was told that usually children run away when serving this chutney, but we as kids were always longing to eat (drink) this. May be it's better to make it this way to cater for all: (pic coutesy:http://indiacuisine.blogspot.com/2006/03/ugadipachadiandhradelicacy.html) Ingredients: Neem flower Grated Green Mango Grated Coconut Jaggery Salt Green Grapes (seedless preferable) Oranges Tamarind Green chilly paste (or red Chilli powder) Sugarcane Juice Ripe Banana pieces Preparation of Neem flower powder: Collect about 100 gms of tender neem flower and powder them between your palms and pass through a sieve to remove any fibres, etc . How To: After soaking tamarind and jaggery in a good amount of water (so that the water tastes sour) for about 15 minutes, extract tamarind juice by squeezing the pulp and straining the juice from it. Filter out the waste. Cut the grapes and orange into small pieces and add to the water. Add the neem powder which you prepared earlier to the water. Add a little bit salt and the green chilly paste along with the sugarcane juice and banana pieces. Mix the grated green mango and coconut. The fruit salad, oops the Ugadi traditional pacchadi is ready to be served...Drink or eat, it's upto you... Have loads of apetite. And don't forget to search for all the 6 tastes that the pickle boasts of. Suji Cones by Ashuna Recipe Link I have tried this recently...when my brother asked me to make something special other than the usual pizza's i make.. i didnt know what to do..because all i had was 1 cup suji, 1 cup buttermilk, some grated carrot,grated coconut powder 2 red chillies,jeera,mustard seeds,asafoetida,curry leaves,coriander, little groundnut powder, pepper, little amchoor powder(dry mango powder) 57cashews, red chilly powder, a pinch of baking powder, garam masala, finely chopped green chillies, salt, oil. And ofcourse,i had some small glasses with me..! Now,i was thinking..what should i cook up with these things now..?? there is nobody at home to go the market and fetch me something..!! then i came up with a new recipe..! All i did was... 1) Put some oil(about 35 table spoons) in a pan and heat it. 2)Add 2 red chillies(you have to cut them in to small pieces..you cant add them as a whole..!),jeera,mustard seeds,asafoetida,curry leaves,coriander,finely chopped green chillies,cashews(break these into pieces),groundnut powder(fry ground nuts without oil and then grind it). 3)Then add suji and fry till the aroma comes. 4)Take this in a bowl and then add buttermilk..(see to it that the mixture isnt hard..it should be a bit watery because suji,when soaked,swells. At the same time,dont make it too watery.) 5)Add little garam masala,salt,a pinch of baking powder,little bit of amchoor(dry mango powder) and mix it and let it stay till the mixture hardens a bit. 6)After the mixture hardened, take the small cone shaped glasses and apply oil to the inner walls of the glass(so thst the mixture wont stick to the glass)... 7)Then,put a layer of some grated carrot and then grated coconut powder,and then little bit of groundnut powder in the glass. 8)Add the mixture to the glass and cover the top of the glass with aluminium foil. 9)Take a cooker,put little water in it and put these glasses inside the cooker and let it cook for 10 minutes without the weight(whistle) on the cooker. 10)Now,take out the glasses and turn them upside down. And you have the cones ready..!! my brother found them beautiful and at the same time tasty...!! He ate all of them with tomato sauce(you can have this with pudina chutney too..) Well,this is what i tried..it came out to be good...! Prawn's Biryani by Ashuna Recipe Link I m on a cooking spree...!! LOL.. So these days i m just cooking cooking and cooking...!! My brother is here with me..since his exams were over..He is a nonvegetarian and me a vegetarian.. He always rates my cooking..!! Akka..this is ok..this good and this is bad..! Ofcourse..he never said.."Akka..this is bad..!" He always loved my style of cooking..! He loved prawns since childhood.. knock..knock..someone is at the door..! Thats my uncle..with a packet.. I was wondering what it was..and my brother was excited and shouted.."Fresh Prawns akka...!!" i thought...uhh..uhh..again work in the kitchen for me..!! so..here is what i made..prawns biryani..! So..you need.. All the masala items..(elachi..loung..etc..etc..what all you want to add..) 12 tea spoons Shajeera 23 onions,cut length wise.. 710 green chillies. Ginger garlic paste.. 1 tsp Garam masala. 710cashews. 1 cup prawns.(This is your wish..need more prawns in biryani..you can add more..but 1 cup is equivalent to 1/4 kg) Red chilly powder. 1/2 cup Pudina. 1/2 cup coriander. 1 cup long rice.(the one you use for biryani's) 2 cups water for 1 cup rice. Oil Salt to taste. Now, 1) Take a cooker or a deep bottomed pan. 2) Put 710 teaspoons of oil to fry the prawns. 3)Add ginger garlic paste,turmeric and little salt to prawns and fry them in this oil. 4)fry till golden brown..dont fry too much.Remove them and keep aside. 5) Now,in a cooker or a deep bottomed pan,add 710 teaspoons oil and if you want you can add some ghee too.(for taste) 6)After th eoil is heated,add masala things,Shajeera,onions,Green chillies(cut length wise) Ginger garlic paste,Cashews. 7)Let all these fry. 8)Add 1 spoon garam masala. 9)Then add the prawns you previously fried and kept aside.. 10) Add red chilly powder(i added 12 spoons.This depends on the amount of spicyness you can take) 11)Add pudina and coriander leaves. 12)let these fry for 3 minutes or so. 13)Add 1 cup rice and fry it for 5minutes.(This ensures that the rice in biryani will not stick) 14)Pour 2 cups water.(remember..1 cup rice,2 cups water) 15)Add enough salt. 16)If its a cooker,let two whistles come.Otherwise cook till the water disappears and rice is cooked in the pan. And yes....your prawns biryani is ready..!! serve it hot with any good curry or it goes well with raitha.. Hope you ll love this..! Leche Flan by Pinkipop Recipe Link From my previous blog , Sabiha suggested that i should post the creamylicious recipe of the leche flan i made.So here's the recipe..get ready with the activation of your taste buds and your salivary glands! Sensuous… luscious.. seductive…irrisistable... heavenly this is how I describe these leche flans ! Leche Flan 12 egg yolks 2 x 400 gm cans evaporated milk 1 x 400 gm can condensed milk 1 tsp vanilla extract or lemon zest (optional) sugar 1.