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

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)

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 alternative, Finger 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

Fried Pomfret

These are Pomfret Fish fillets, This Pomfret fish is a good option for Starters as it has a sweet flesh
Tasty & Easy to cook Doesn't take much time at all

Fish fillets are Marinated in a Spicy paste & Pan fried, Healthy Starter
I have cooked this fish on the bone, Marinated the whole fish so that it gets tender & juicy, Fresh fish always has a sweet meat. Try this fried pomfret




Ingredients
Pomfret Fish: 2 medium

Red chili powder: 2-3tsps
Turmeric: 1/2 tsp
Tamarind paste: 2tbsps
Salt to taste
Lemon juice: 1/2

Method
Take fish steaks make a pocket slit & clean the interiors
Then Clean the fish several times
I have given 2-3 slits for the whole fish

Marinate with salt & lemon juice leave for 5 min
Mix together Red chili powder, turmeric & tamarind paste

Apply this paste generously on fish fillets
Leave to marinate for 5 min

Coat these in Semolina(Rava)both sides & shallow fry in oil or Tawa fry on a pan in lesser oil 4-5 min each side on medium heat

Fried Pomfret is ready to serve, Enjoy with Sea food Meals

Creamy Vegetable Kurma

Creamy Vegetable Kurma side dish for Roti or accompliment for rice

This is a creamy side dish gravy along with mixed vegetables mildly spiced try this colorful side dish

Try this Creamy vegetable kurma perfect side dish with Roti for Breakfast or as a meal with Rice

Ingredients:

Potato: 1

Cauliflower florets: 1cup

Carrot cubed: 2

Tomato: 1

Oil: 3sps

Mustard seeds:1 tsp

Curry leaves few

For the masala

Coconut grated: 3/4th cup
Green chillies: 2

Firstly I have Boiled all veggies Cauliflower Carrot & Potato.

Make a paste of coconut & Green chili with little water & keep aside

Then In a pan add Oil when heated add mustard seeds & curry leaves

Then add Onion & sauté Add Tomato & cook till soft (Add little salt so that tomatoes will soften)

Add all cooked Vegies & give it a mix

Then add this coconut chili paste (blended) & mix well

Add 1 cup water & cook with lid for 2 min

Adjust salt & add more water if you want to make it Gravy consistency

Creamy Veggie Kurma is ready enjoy with Roti/ Rice

Oats Besan Chila(Oats & Chickpea flour pancake)

Healthy Breakfast Instant Dosas are gaining popularity, one such dosa is this Oats Besan Chila(Oats & Chickpea flour pancake) a healthy & Protein rich breakfast

With toppings like Onion Tomtaoes & greenchilies this Pancake is wonderful for breakfast it keeps you full for a long time, can also try my other Instant Breakfast recipes Oats & Rava Dosa, Besan Chila

Try this Healthy Oats Besan chila made just like any Utaapam, pancake with Toppings

Ingredients:

Oats: 1cup
Gram flour(Besan): 2-3sps
Onion: 1
Tomato: 1
Green chilies: 2
Coriender leaves : Handfull
Red chili powder: 1tsp
Turmeric: 1tsp
Water: 1cup- 1&1/2cups
Salt to taste
Oil for spreading: 2-3sps

Powder the Oats & take in amixing bowl
Then add Gram flour & mix add little by little water to form a batter

Add chili powder & Turmeric mix add salt to taste leave it for 5-10 min

Then add all finely chopped toppings, onion tomato chilies coriender leaves

Then add little more water to make it pouring batter consistency

Heat a griddle/Tava sprinkle Little Oil
With the help of a Laddle Pour 1 laddle full batter at centre & spread Outwards
Forming a Pancake, Spread little Oil to the sides, close lid & cook 2-3 min each side

Remove on a plate & serve with Tomato sauce

Oats Besan chila is ready Perfect for breakfast or snacks, Tastes just like Omelette

Note: Batter must not be too thick make it Pouring consistency to get soft Pancakes

This Pancake cant be made too thin like other Dosas it has toppings so it will be liitle Thick, spread the batter as much as possible

Dry Fruits Roll 250th Recipe

Healthy and tasty Dry fruits Roll is very easy to prepare. Make very good use of Dry fruits pack recieved as gifts for diwali by making these delicious dry fruits roll, here is the procedure my 250th Recipe on my blog: Dry Fruits Roll

Ingredients:

Dates(De-seeded): 1 cup

Almonds: 1/2 cup

Cashew: 1/2 cup

Ghee: 2sps

Poppy seeds: 4-5 sps

Procedure

Dates & figs can be added to form he base I have just used dates

Take De-seeded dates add a spoon of hot water & blend to a paste Keep aside

Chop the nuts of your choice you can add one cup or more

In a pan add little ghee & Roast the chopped nuts for a minute & remove

Add rest ghee to the same pan and add dates paste fry nicely for 5 min till its gooey

now add the nuts and mix well till it leaves sides doesnt take long just 2-3 min

Remove and spread on a plate, allow it to cool little bit

Then spread this on a plastic sheet & make a roll like a log 

Shape it up and tighten the roll to form desired thickness

Open it slowly

Spread Poppy seeds to the sides of the sheet & roll it front & back

This way you can add poppy seeds to the Roll evenly, repeat the other side

Roll it tightly and freeze this rolled sheet of dry fruits for 2-3 hrs

Remove & cut to desired thickness

Keep in the Fridge and use, Rich Dry fruits roll is ready to indulge

Notes:

Figs can be added to form the base I have just used dates, if you want to include fig just soak them a bit & grind to paste, even can add Apricots and any other nuts of your choice

Keep in the Fridge can be used for a month