VEG PARCEL

Veg parcel is steamed and healthy recipe , Easy to cook.  I like the dish because of its buttery smell. I have made four parcels from below ingredients, Its upto you which veggies you want to select and the proportion too.

Ingredients :-

Broccoli chopped – 1 cup

Tomatoes chopped-1/2 cup

Cauliflower chopped – 1 cup

Onions chopped – ½ cup

Potatoes chopped – 2 cups

Green chillies chopped -2-3

Coriander leaves chopped – ½ cup

Green peas – ½ cup

Beans – ½ cup

Butter – 100 g

Salt – as per taste

Black pepper powder – 2 tsp

Method :-

Tear Aluminium foil into large squares.

Put chopped potatoes, onions, cauliflower, Tomatoes, green chillies, peas, Beans, Broccoli, Salt, Butter, Black pepper powder, Coriander leaves.

Fold the foil loosely to make air pocket but Seal the edges very carefully that steam should not escape.

 Heat the pan, put the Parcels on it and Cook for 15 mints.

Open the foil very carefully, some moisture will be there.

DAL PARWAL(LENTIL POINTED GOURD)

Parwal is the name of pointed gourd in India. This dish is tasty and unique. If you make this preperation of pointed gourd like this, every person who will have this dish sure appreciate you. 

Ingredients-

Parwal (Pointed gourds)-5-6

Oil-4 tbsp

Asafoetida-pinch

Black gram lentil(soak in water and make paste)-300 gms

Ginger paste-1 tsp

Green chilies-2

Turmeric-1 tsp

Salt as per taste

Garam masala-1 tsp

Method-

Cut parwal in big cylindrical shape

Heat the oil, add asafoetida, fry parwal(pointed gourds)

Add ginger paste ,turmeric, green chilies

After sometime add paste of black gram dal, fry it with parwal

When cooked add garam masala and take off from flame

COCONUT MILK PULAO

First of all I admit that straining coconut milk is laborious ,so,  buy a can of coconut milk. This dish was my mom's  favorite. Actually she used to make this pulao, This is a tasty pulao, appropriate for ritual ceremony. "Coconut milk pulao", "fritters" and "Aloo dum"- wow nice combination!

White pulao with green peas-nice  looking dish,
recipe----------------

Ingredients-

Scented rice-500 gms

Butter-5 tbsp

Coconut milk-2 cups

Green peas-1 cup

Cashew nuts-10

Salt-according to taste

Whole garam masala-10 g

Bayleaves -2

Cauliflower - 150 g

Carrots - 100 g

Potatoes - 100 g

Broccoli 100 g

Green chillies- 2

Method-

Cut all above written vegetables into big chunks.

Heat butter, add whole garam masala

Fry cashew nuts in it.

Now fry rice in butter.

Add peas, salt, again fry it.

Now add coconut milk,cover it ,let it boil.

When rice get cooked take off from flame

serve.

COCONUT PRAWN FRY

My brother is a great fan of prawns, For him I had made this, It was delicious. If you will make you found by yourself. Yes, washing cleaning deveining  Prawns are really lengthy but result is awesome so…,Recipe is here…………….

Ingredients-

Prawn- 15 pieces

Onion paste- 2 tbsp

Ginger paste-1 tsp

Garlic paste-1 tsp

Salt to taste

Red chilli powder-1 tsp

Coconut paste-2 tbsp

Lemon juice-1 tbsp

Egg – 1

Cornflour-5 tbsp

Oil- for frying

Method-

Devein prawns

mix onion paste, ginger and garlic paste, lemon juice, salt, add prawn in it and marinate for 1 hour

now  in egg ,mix cornflour properly that no lumps should formed,add coconut paste in it

put marinated prawns in this mixture

fry these prawns in hot oil

FISH HARIYALI

“hariyali” is a Hindi  word which  means green ,so we can say it green fish, The day when I have made this my brother was asking me to make different preparation of fish, so, I have made this, He appreciated very much. fish helps in protecting against heart diseases, cancer, Depression, Arthritis and so on. Coriander also known as cilantro, Chinese parsley. In Hindi it is said as Dhania, You can take fish according to your choice, I have taken here “ Rohu”. Now the recipe…………..

Ingredients-

Fish – 5-6 pieces

Coconut – scrape (1/2 cup)

Green chilies-4-5

Coriander leaves- 50 gms

Garlic pods-2-3

Oil- 5 tablespoons

Turmeric-1 ½ tsp

Salt-according to taste

Method-

Green paste-Make paste of  coconut, green chilies and coriander leaves.

Fry fish pieces in hot oil. Take out fish pieces and keep aside.

Now in oil add garlic pods, green chilies, green paste, fry for some time, add water

When water starts boiling add fish pieces and salt, after 5 mints put off the flame

Garnish with coriander leaves

SPINACH DAL

I have made this dal for guests and believe me the whole bowl was empty.Delicious dal made with spinach- not only it is tasty but also nutritious because toor dal (pigeon peas) is a source of vitamin and what to say about spinach, it has high nutritional value like vitamins,minerals,omega-3 fatty acids and many more,serve hot with bread or rice

Ingredients-

Pigeon peas or toor dal-100 gms

Palak or spinach-50 gms(cut into small pieces)

Cumin powder-1 tsp

Garam masala-2 tsp

Green chillies-3-4

Fenugreek seeds-15 gms

Salt to taste

Oil for tadka-25 gms

Turmeric powder-1 tsp
Cream and coriander leaves- to serve

Method-

Soak the toor dal, cook the dal with water and salt,turmeric powder  till soft

 add spinach leaves, cumin powder, salt, garam masala

cook till spinach leaves are cooked

Now in  another pan heat oil add fenugreek seeds , green chillies for tadka

Now add this tadka in dal

Ready to serve

MIXED VEGETABLE CURRY OR LABRA

I had made this dish in satyanarayan puja(Indian ritual)  for guests that's why I have taken vegetables in kgs, If you want to take in low proportion you can), This dish was so tasty that the whole pot was finished, because it’s a mixture of vegetables and less spices it is good for health too. It’s a delicacy of Bengal, Bengali people like to have it with Khichdi, in ritual ceremonies like Durga puja or what puja may it is. Hot khichdi with  Labra combination is great.

Recipe..............

Ingredients-

Potatoes- ½ kg (cut into 2” pieces)

Pointed gourd-1/2kg (cut into 2” pieces)

Long  beans-1/2 kg (cut into 2” pieces)

Pumpkin-1/2 kg (cut into 2” pieces)

Brinjal-1/2 kg  (cut into 2” pieces)

Tomatoes-1/2 kg (cut into 2” pieces)

Green chillies-6-7 (cut into 2” pieces)

Salt-as  per  taste (cut into 2” pieces)

Panchforan-mustard seeds, cumin, fennel, nigella  seeds, fenugreek seeds (little bit of all five)

Garam masala(powder)-1/2 tbsp (cut into 2” pieces)

Oil- 2 tbsp

Turmeric powder-2 tsp

Method-

Heat oil in  deep bottomed pan

add panchforan to it, now put all vegetables, turmeric powder, green chillies in the oil, fry for some time

now add water ,salt , after all veggies are cooked add garam masala

when the water reduced to approx. none then the dish becomes ready

 the dish should be thick, serve with rice or khichri

EGG CUBES CURRY

Last week I had made this delicious egg curry i.e. egg cubes curry, I am fond of this dish, whenever I am bored with same egg curry, I make this. My whole family likes this dish, In general egg cubes seems like Tofu or Paneer. We can have this curry with rice or Bread like chapati, Parathas etc., I have fried this cubes but some people don’t, you can make this according to your taste , If you don’t want to fry those cubes then do the whole process same as here mentioned below accept frying,  I am posting the recipe here

 Ingredients--

For cubes-

Eggs- 6

Onion grated-100 gms

Salt- as per  taste

Oil- for  frying

For gravy-

Onion paste- 1 tbsp

Garlic and ginger paste-1tsp

Tomato puree-1 tbsp

Green chillies-2-3

Garam masala powder-1 tsp

Oil-1/2 tbsp

Beat eggs, add grated onion, salt and green chillies, mix nicely

Now in a steamer put  this  mixture over a container  and  steam it

After 15 mints,  remove from flame, cut into cubes 

fry them till golden brown

Gravy - 

Heat oil in a pan, add ginger garlic  paste, onion paste, turmeric, salt, green chillies,fry a little.

After some time add tomato pure ,water, Now add all the egg cubes in it, when the gravy become thick, Take out from flame.

serve with hot rice 

 

  

ARHAR DAL(PIGEON PEAS) PULAO

Hiiii Friends,

                   How are you all?

Today I am going to start writing about my favourite recipes which I am learning from my school days,

I am passionate lover of good  food.I have made this pulao some weeks ago.Between all dals(pulses) I like Arhar(pigeon pea) most. Pigeon pea also known as Gandule bean, Cajanas cajan, toor dal in India. We Indian people mostly use split pigeon peas which is known as toor dal and it is rich source of vitamin, Dietary Fibers, Carbohydrates, Proteins, minerals like potassium, Zinc, sodium, Magnesium etc.,  some time people uses young pods, young pods are very tasty, They are also used in some curries. I remember that when I was a kid ,I plucked those young pods and ate them. If I will get now those raw young pods I will do the same  I have made this pulao two weeks ago, My dada(elder brother) liked it very much, so, here is the recipe.....

Ingredients-------

               1) Rice-1 cup

                2) Pigeon peas-1 cup

                3) Vegetables like potatoes, beans, cauliflower,       peas(according to your choice)-250 gms(cut into 1" pieces)

                4) Onion - 2 of medium size

                5) Bay leaves - 3-4

                6) Dried red chilies- 2

                7) Cardamoms- 4

                8) Cloves- 4

                9) Cinnamon sticks-little 2-3 small pieces

                10) Turmeric powder -1 and 1/2 teaspoons

                11) Clarified butter or Ghee -1 and 1/2 tablespoon

                12) Salt- according to your taste

                13) Coriander leaves - for garnishing

                14) Water-3 1/2 cups.

Method -


Soak rice and Arhar dal(pigeon peas) in two pots with water separately.

Put cooker over flame

 In cooker put ghee(clarified butter), add cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon in it.

Add sliced onion, fry it till golden brown, now add all the vegetables in it

put salt, turmeric into this mixture,saute it

now its time to add dal(pulse), fry dal with all vegetables a little

Add rice and 3 -1/2 cups of water in it, mix all the ingredients very well, cover it.

 Heat it upto two whistles, open it, take out in a plate

 now garnish it with coriander leaves.

ready to serve