Thursday 3 December 2015

Noodles with Spinach, Eggplant and Sprouts....

Noodles with Spinach, Eggplant and Sprouts....
Ingredients
3 Packets of Hakka Noodles
1 cup of Eggplant cut into thick medium strips
1/4 cup of Spinach chopped
1/2 cup of Red Capsicum cut into long strips
1 Onion sliced
1 tbsp Garlic chopped
1 tbsp sliced Red Pickled Chilli
1/4 cup of Moong sprouts
2 tbsp of Rice Wine Vinegar
2 tbsp of Worcestershire sauce
3 tbsp of Hot Basil Sauce  
1/2 tbsp Grated Jaggary
Salt to taste
3 tbsp Sesame Oil

Method
Boil the noodles according to the instruction on the packet. While draining the water from the noodles, retain 1/2 cup water from it. Take the water in a bowl, add salt, Jaggary, rice wine vinegar, worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp oil and hot basil sauce. Mix it and keep it aside. Take a wok, add 1 tbsp oil, heat it and fry the eggplant till brown, take it out and keep it aside. In the same wok add 1 tbsp oil again. Let the oil heat, add garlic and onion, fry on high flame till translucent. Add the capsicum, spinach, pickled chillies, sprouts and eggplant. Stir fry till 2 minutes, add the noodles and pour the sauce on the noodles. Stir fry on high flame till the sauce and noodles have incoperated well. Serve hot.

Wednesday 2 December 2015

Fluffy Cheesy Potato Casserole

Fluffy Cheesy Potato Casserole


Ingredients
6 Eggs
2 Big Potatoes peeled and grated
1/2 Red Capsicum thinly sliced
4 Garlic cloves minced
2 Green Chillies minced
2 tbsp Parsley chopped
1/2 tbsp Chives chopped 
1/4 cup Cheddar + Mozzarella grated
1/4 cup Milk
1/4 cup Whole Wheat Flour
 Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Pepper  powder
1/2 tsp All Spice powder
2 tsp Butter

Method
Put the grated potato in salt water and par boil it. Drain the water from the potato and keep it aside. Take the eggs and separate the yolks from the White. Beat the yolk, add salt, pepper powder, all spice powder and milk, whisk it. Add the flour, cheese, butter, potatoes, capsicum, parsley, chillies and garlic. Mix the batter well. Take a glass baking bowl. Pour the batter and bake at 200 degrees celcius for 10 minutes in a pre heated oven. Take the bowl out of the oven and stir the egg batter once, put it bake in the oven and bake it for 20 minutes more. Mean while the eggs are baking, take the egg whites, add salt and 1/4 tsp pepper powder. Beat the egg whites till stiff.
After the baking time is over, take the bowl  out and with the help of a tbsp, drop the egg whites on the baked egg, put the bowl back in the oven and bake for 10 minutes more till the eggs whites are cooked and brown from top. Sprinkle chopped chives from top. Serve it with toast or sautéed mix vegetables...

Chingri Mach diye Kalmi Saag / Water Spinach Fried with Prawns

Chingri Mach diye Kalmi Saag / Water Spinach Fried with Prawns

Ingredients
1 small bowl medium size Prawns
1 bunch Kalmi Saag chopped
6 Garlic Cloves minced
2 Green Chillies slit
1 Onion chopped
1 Tomato chopped
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tbsp Oil

Method
Take a wok, add oil. Heat it. Add garlic, chillies and onion. Sauté it for few minutes. Add the Kalmi saag, tomato, salt, turmeric and prawns. Stir fry and cook till the water from the Kalmi saag dries up. Serve it with hot rice.

Tuesday 1 December 2015

Mutton Stew 

Mutton Stew 
Ingredients
500 Mutton pieces
2 Potatoes cut in to big cubes
1 Carrot cut in to big pieces
1 Capsicum cut into big pieces
Small size Cauliflower florets cut into 4 pieces
1 Tomato cut into 4
Few French beans cut in to 2 pieces each
1 Onion cut into big pieces
6 Garlic cloves crushed
1 tsp Ginger grated
1/2 cup Green Peas
2 Green chillies slit
2 Bay leaf
Whole garam masala
2  Cardamom
1 stick cinnamon
4 Pepper corn
2 Cloves
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Pepper powder
1 tbsp Sugar
2 tbsp of Whole Wheat Flour or APF
1 tbsp Ghee

Method
Heat ghee in a cooker and add the bay leaf and whole garam masalas, garlic, ginger  and Mutton. Saute it for 10 minutes. Add the onion, salt, sugar and all the vegetables. Stir and cook for 10 minutes.  Sprinkle the flour and stir well for 2 minutes.  Add 6 to 8 cups of water. Pressure cook it and give 3 whistles, once done, serve it with hot rice.

Palang Saager Ghonto / Spinach with Potato Brinjal and Peas....

Palang Saager Ghonto / Spinach with Potato Brinjal and Peas....

Ingredients
1 bunch Spinach chopped
2 Potatoes cut into small cubes
2 medium sized Brinjals cut into small size  cubes
1/4 cup Peas
2 Green chillies slit
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Coriander powder
2 pinch of Garam Masala powder
1/2 tsp Sugar
3 tbsp Moong dal Boris fried
1 Bay leaf
1 tbsp Oil
1/4 tsp Ghee

Method
Take a pan. Add oil. Add  bay leaf and chillies. Add the potatoes, peas and brinjals. Stir and sauté it for 5 minutes. Add the spinach, salt, sugar, turmeric and coriander powder. Stir fry, cover and cook till the potato cubes are tender and the vegetable is almost dry. Add ghee and sprinkle garam masala powder. Crush the fried Boris and sprinkle from top.