Monday 30 January 2017

Galouti Kabab


Melt in mouth Minced Lamb cutlets, as the name Galouti means cooked till it melts, Try this easy Mutton cutlets recipe

Ingredients:
Minced lamb meat: 250 grms
Bengal gram dal: 1 cup
Onion: 1 chopped
Whole spices: Cardamom 2
Cloves: 5
Staranise: 1
Cinnamon: 1 inch
 Green chilli: 1
Coriander leaves: little
Redchili powder: 2sp
Salt to taste

Method:

Pressure cook minced lamb with all other ingredients for kofta with just 1 cup of water for 3 vissels.

Cool down open the pressure cooker & check if still bit water is there just cook till water gets absorbed

Add chilli powder & dry out excess water, Cool this mix & make paste of it in blender
Add one egg to this mix & refrigerate for 1 hr





Take a portion in your hand and shape them making cutlets & shallow fry or tawa fry.


 Melt in mouth Minced Lamb cutlets ready to indulge






Monday 16 January 2017

Tomato Rassam


Winter is here, a bowl of piping hot Tomato Rassam is apt for any meal to complete 

Best with Rice or else just as a warm drink after meal this Rassam Suits everyone with its Tangy spicy taste.



Simple and easy Recipe for this Rassam


Ingredients:
Tomato: 4
Rassam Powder(or chilli powder): 2 tbsp
Water: 1ltr
Toor Daal(cooked): 1cup(Optional)
Tamarind pulp: 2 tsps

For the Tempering
Oil: 3sps
Mustard seeds:1 tsp
Curry leaves few
Garlic crushed:4-5 flakes
Red chilli:1
Cumin(Jeera): 1/2 tsp

In a pan add 2 sps Oil when heated add Tomato
Fry the tomato by adding little salt & cook till soft & mushy
Add water (aprox.1ltr) 4 glasses & let it boil for 5-8 min


At this stage you can remove the big chunks of tomato from this & grind to paste then add it back
(This way you will not get any big chunks of tomato while drinking)

Now add cooked Toor Daal or any other daal & mix just to give it volume this step is optional
Once it starts boiling add tamarind pulp mix adjust salt
Switch off when it gets a good boil. Sprinlke some Coriender leaves

Lastly give tempering: In a pan add Oil the mustard seeds, once it splutters add curry leaves & Garlic add whole dry red chilli & cumin switch off Flame pour this on Rassam
Tempered Rassam is Ready, a good appitizer drink

Note: Adding little salt to the tomatoes will soften them soon later adjust salt accordingly
If you don’t have Rassam powder replace with Sambar powder(I have used Shakti Sambar powder)




Monday 9 January 2017

Ragi Rava Dosa Instant breakfast


Wholesome Instant breakfast which keeps you full for a long time & gives you energy Make these Ragi Rava dosa & enjoy Crispy dosa which is healthy.
Ragi/ Finger Millet is Diabetic friendly non starchy  & gluten free, which makes It a very healthy alternativeFinger millet is very high in calcium, rich in iron and fibre, and has a better energy content than other cereals. These characteristics make it ideal for feeding to infants and the elderly.

Ingredients Needed:

Ragi: 1/2cup
Rice flour: ½ cup
Semolina(Rava): 3/4thcup

Onion: 1
Green chilies: 3
Coriender leaves: little
Water: 5+1/2 cups
Salt to taste
Oil for frying


Method to follow:


In a mixing bowl add Ragi, Rava & Riceflour
Take 2 cups water add to the flour slowly mix together, add rest of the water
Leave this aside for 5-10 min

Menwhile finely Chop Onion, greenchilies & coriender leaves
Add this to the batter along with salt to taste
Now the batter has rested for 10 min give it a nice mix
Batter is ready to make Dosas

Heat a Tawa(Griddle) add 2 sps Oil & spread it out evenly
Then sprinkle batter like neerdosa with force one Half ladle left side & half right side (Just sprinke batter dont spread.  Batter should be poured one left side one right side)...
It will have pores don't fill the pores... Apply oil on top cook till brown
When the sides crisps turn it & cook till other side till its crispy

Serve hot with Sambhar immediately, Crispy Hotel style Healthy Ragi Rava Dosa is ready

Note: 
Batter should be watery for 1cup flour it shd have 3cups water
Batter should be poured one left side one right side...& holes will appear...leave it don't fill up the holes

Wait till it crisps then only turn the dosa. Needs a bit patience serve immediately


If not serving immediately keep it on a warm tawa on sim for 5 min till you serve