Friday, June 26, 2009

Bread Poha
Ingredients:

Serve - 2

1. Bread slice - 6pcs and cut in to 1/2"squares or small pieces
2. Onion - 1medium size chopped
3. Tomato - 1 Medium size chopped
4. Curry Leaves- 8-10 pcs
5. Black Mustard Seed - 1/4th tsp
6. Green Chilli - 2pcs chopped
7. Turmeric Powder - 1/4th tsp
8. Coriander Powder - 1/4th tsp
9. Lemon Juice - 1-2tsp
10. Coriander Leaves For Garnishing
11. Salt To Taste
12. Oil - 2tsp














Method:
1. Heat Oil in a pan or kadhai, add mustard seed and curry leaves.
2. When it splutter add chopped onion and green chilli, salt and fry till soft.
3. Add coriander powder and turmeric powder and fry it for 1 -2 mins on medium flame.
4. Add chopped tomato and fry it for 3-4 mins on medium flame.
5. Add Bread pieces and mix well and add lemon juice and cover with lid for 2-3 mins on medium flame.
6. Garnished With coriander leaves.

(Note: 1. If u like then u can add frozen peas or roasted peanuts)

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Rava Idli (Microwave)

Ingredients:
1. Rava(Sooji, Semolina) - 2cups
2. Oil - 2tsp
3. Dahi(Yogurt)- 1cup(well beaten)
4. Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp
5. Curry Leaves - 6-8pcs
6. Hing(Asofoetida) -2pinchs
7. Roasted Chana Dal - 1tsp
8. Urad Dal - 1tsp
9. Dry Red Chilli - 2pcs(Broken into pieces)
10. Salt to taste
11. Coriander leaves(Cliantro) - 3 to 4tsp chopped
12. Water - 1cup (approx)
13. Eno Fruit Salt - 1tsp OR Soda bi carbonate(Baking soda) - 1tsp
14. Green Chilli Chopped - To taste















Method:
1. Heat Oil in pan.
2. Add hing,mustard seeds, dry broken red chilli.
3. When they start popping, add curry leaves, chana dal, urad dal & salt. Fry it sometime on medium flame.
4. When chana dal and urad dal become light brown, add rava and fry it on medium flame for 3mins.
5. When rava turning light brown then switch off the heat or flame.
6. Transfer roasted rava in a bowl and allow it to cool for 10-12 imnutes.
7. Add yogurt, Chopped Green chilli, chopped coriander leaves, water and mix well.
8. Leave it for around 20 mins.
9. Add Eno fruit salt (OR baking soda) and mix well.
10. Grease the microwave safe idli moulds with ghee Or oil and fill the moulds upto 3/4th capacity with the batter.
11. Pour 200ml water in the plate of the Idli stand and microwave on 100% power for 2 mins, cover with the lid.
(If u r in US then just put idli mould in microwave)
12. Let it be cooled in microwave for 5-6 mins.

13. Remove the idlis from the idli stand and repeat the above steps for the remaining batter.
14. Serve hot with chutney (Coconut chutney OR green chutney /sambhar)