Name: Masala Urad Dal Pooris Popular Category: Breads Author: Simran Date: 9/18/2009 5:19:00 PM Hits: 6021
Rating: ( 2.0 ) by 3 users Ingredients: Ingredients
Ingredients for the dough
2 teacups plain flour (maida) 2 teaspoons hot oil ( microwave for 10 secs) ½ tablespoon nigella seeds(kalonji) 2 pinchs of Salt
Ingredients for the masala poweder for the stuffing
1 tablespoon coriander seeds ( Dry fry them on a dry hot pan) 1 tablespoon cumin seeds ( Dry fry them on a dry hot pan) 1 teaspoon aniseed (saunf) 8 black peppercorns ( Kali Mirch) 4 large red chillies
Ingredients for the actual stuffing ¾ Tea cups of Black Gram ( Urad Dal) 2 tablespoons of Oil Salt to taste
For Deep Frying Oil or Ghee Instructions: Preparing the dough
1. Take a mixing bowl. 2. Add 2 cups of Maida ( Plain Flour) 3. Add 2 teaspoons of hot oil ( microwave for 10 sec) 4. Add the Nigella Seeds. 5. Add 2 pinches of Salt. 6. Add some water and knead it into a stiff dough. 7.Leave this dough aside for settling for 20 minutes.
Preparing the Masala 1. Take the dry roasted Coriander seeds, Dry Roasted Cumin Seeds, Saung, Peppercorns, red chillies and grind them into a fine powder.
How to make the stuffing. 1. Soak the Urad Dal in water for 4 hours. 2. Drain the water once done. 3. Grind this Urad Dal in a coarse paste in a grinder , use little bit of water as needed. 4. Take this lump of Urad Dal paste and fry it in the oil. 5. Take out of the frying pan. 6. Let it cool 7. Add the Masala Powder prepared above and add the salt as well. 8. Mix well.
Next Step 1. Now take the dough and make small balls. 2. Roll the balls into a roud shape using a pin and roller. 3. Put some stuffing in the middle. 4. Fold the edges to cover the stuffing completely and roll out again into small pooris. 5. Deep fry the poories in hot oil.
Serve with yoghurt or any vegeterial dish.
Name: Punjabi Wadiyan ( Wadi) Popular Category: Ingredients Info Author: HS Date: 5/9/2008 3:27:00 AM Hits: 14388
Rating: ( 2.0 ) by 6 users Ingredients: PUNJABI WADI:
500 gm. Urad Dal or black gram dal, skinless 375 gm. petha or ash gourd.
If this is not available, use same amount of cauliflower flowerets or Zuchini , Ginger paste 2 Tablespoons Green Chillies 10 finely chopped Finely Chopped coriander leaves 1 Cup Coarsely Ground black cardamom seeds 1 teaspoon Red Chilly powder 1 tablespoon Black Peper coarsely ground 2 tablespoons Saunf ( Fennel Seeds) 2 tablespoons 20 Cloves - coarsely grounded Jeera(Cumin Seeds) 2 tablespoons 1 tsp. mace powder 2 pinches of nutmeg, freshly grated 1 teaspoon of asafetida or hing powder 1/2 teaspon of. cinnamon powder Instructions: 1. Coarsely grind urad dal in a dry Grinder. 2. Soak in enough water to cover 1/2 inch above the dal and leave for a couple of hours. It will absorb water and become like a thick batter. 3 Add the asafoetida powder in and mix well. 4. Leave overnight in a warm place, to let it rise a little. 5. Clean, wash and gratech the petha or cauliflower and squeeze the water out and keep aside. 6. Grind ginger, green chillies and coriander leaves, all together, in a food processor. 7. Take a big mixing bowl and add the Dal in. 8. Add all the other ingredients. 9. Beat vigorousl and mix well, add water as needed to fix the consistency to a dropping consistency. 10. Take 2 trays and put the greased paper or baking paper in the tray . 11. Now put small blobs the size of Pingpong Balls on the tray. 12. Leave them in the hot sun, until dry.
Store in airtight containers or plastic bags. Freezer is good, if you have a large one.
( The more air you have in your mixture the better it is. The trapped air is responsible for making the Wadis light. )
Note: They are not edible straight away and they are used as an ingredient in a curry. You can cook up a dish with Peas and Wadiyan , once you have the Wadis completely dried. Normall one or two Wadis are broken into small pieces and sauted with some oil and then add the spices and peas and cook like a curry..
Name: Haldi (Turmeric) - The nature's wonder Popular Category: Ingredients Information Author: Hs Date: 4/1/2006 3:36:00 AM Hits: 8152
Rating: ( 2.0 ) by 6 users Ingredients: Haldi or Turmeric Instructions: Turmeric (Curcuma longa, also known as tumeric) known as HALDI in Hindi, punjabi and Urdu. Turmeric is a member of the Ginger family. This is a spice which is always used in Indian curries and other South Asian cooking. In Japan it is also used in tea.
It has an active ingredient called curcumin. Curcumin is known for its antitumor, antioxidant, anti-amyloid and anti-inflammatory properties.
Turmeric has many healthful properties.
Sangli, Maharashtra is the largest producer of turmeric in Asia.
Medicinal use
The medicinal properties of the tumeric have for millennia been known to the ancient Indians and its medical properties have been expounded in the Ayurvedic texts. It is only in recent years that Western scientists have increasingly recognised the medicinal properties of tumeric.
• Recent studies have shown that turmeric can be effective in fighting a number of STDs including chlamydia and gonorrhea.
• Anti-tumoral effects against melanoma cells.
• Slows the breast cancer
• It has beneficial effects in Alzheimer's disease, cancer and liver disorders.
• Curcumin is known for its antitumor, antioxidant, anti-amyloid and anti-inflammatory properties.
• Using Turmeric while cooking meat kills the germs present in the meat.
Cosmetic use
• Turmeric is currently used in the formulation of some sun screens. • Turmeric paste is used by Indian women to keep them free of superfluous hair and for glowing skin.
I have found Haldi as an excellent treatment for Gout pain. If you have a gout pain then take half teaspoon of Haldi with water at night. It is considered a good way to help clear the liver of all the toxins.
I have had miraculous results with this method. Please let me know what your experiences have been.
Name: Ajwain Seeds Popular Category: Ingredients Information Author: HS Date: 4/1/2006 3:51:00 AM Hits: 8026
Rating: ( 2.0 ) by 6 users Ingredients: Ajwain Instructions: Ajwain
(also known as Carom, Ajowan, Bishop's Weed and Seeds Of Bishop's Weed) is a common spice used in Indidia and other areas in Asia.
Ajwain is often confused with lovage seed; even some dictionaries mistakenly state that ajwain comes from the lovage plant.
Flavour
Raw ajwain smells almost exactly like thyme because it also contains thymol, but is more aromatic and less subtle in taste, as well as slightly bitter and pungent. Even a small amount of raw ajwain will completely dominate the flavor of a dish.
In Indian cuisine ajwain is usually used by dry roasting it first on a pan, this greatly enhances its flavour.
It is used in India and Africa, and one of the most common uses is with lentils. Iit can reduce the gassy effect of beans when Ajwain is added. One suggestion is to use it along with cumin, whenever cumin is called for.
While cooking the fried dishes like Pakora, samosa and bread pakora , Ajwain is always added in the batter , this helps to digest them properly.
Traditional Medicine
Stomach upset and Gas - Take some Ajwain, a pinch of salt and add some lime or lemon juice, let the lime juice get completely absorbed inside the Ajwain, once it feels dry store it in a glass bottle, take a pinch of this Ajwain and chew it, it is an excellent digestive aid while suffering from inflatuence ( gas).
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