Thursday 7 January 2016

Italian Fried Rice

Italian Fried Rice 

Ingredients 

2 cups of Cooked Rice 

1 Onion chopped 

1/4 cup Green and Yellow Capsicum chopped 

1/4 cup Red Cabbage chopped 

2 tsp Red Pickled Chilles sliced 

1 tsp Garlic cloves minced

2 tbsp Sliced Green Olives 

1 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar

Salt to taste 

1 tsp Italian Seasoning 

1/2 tsp Pepper powder 

1/8 teaspoon pepper

1 tbsp Parmesan cheese powder 

2 tbsp Olive oil 

Baby Parsley for garnishing  or chopped Parsley 


Method 

In a large nonstick pan, add oil. Add the garlic and onion, saute till light brown in colour. Add the cabbage, capsicum, olives and red chillies. Stir it and cook for 3 minutes. Add salt, pepper powder, Italian seasoning, Parmesan cheese and vinegar. Stir in the rice. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Garnish with parsley.


P. S. Vegetables like Mushrooms, Zucchini, Broccoli, Carrot can be added..

Sunday 3 January 2016

Mix Vegetables and Cottage Cheese in White Gravy Su's Style

Mix Vegetables and Cottage Cheese in White Gravy Su's Style
Ingredients
1 cup Green Peas
1 cup Cauliflower cut into small florest
1 cup Carrot cut into pieces
1 cup Potatoes cut into small cubes
1 cup French Beans cut into pieces
1/2 cup Black Grapes cut into pieces
2 Green Chillies slit
1/2 tsp Ginger Grated
2 cups Cottage cheese cut into pieces
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
2 Bay leaves
1/2 tsp Cumin powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder
Salt to taste
1/4 cup Cashwenuts
1/2 cup Curd
1/4 cup Fresh Cream
2 tbsp Ghee

Method
Take a pot, add ghee, heat it. Add cumin seeds and bay leaves. Let the cumin seeds crackle, add all the vegetables and ginger. Saute the vegetables for 3 minutes, add salt, cumin powder and  garam masala powder. Stir fry for 2 minutes, add the grapes.. Mean while add the curd and the Cashwenuts in a grinder and grind it. Add the paste to the vegetables. Add 1/2 cup water, let it cook till the vegetables are almost tender, add the cottage cheese and fresh cream. Let it cook till the vegetables are done.

Mix Vegetable Dal...

Mix Vegetable Dal...
Ingredients
1 cup Moong Dal
2 cups of Mix Vegetables cut into small pieces
( Cauliflower, French Beans, Radish, Carrot, Potato, Peas and Tomato)
1 Green Chilli slit
1/2 tsp Ginger grated
1/2 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala powder
1/2 tsp Bhaja Masala ( Roasted Cumin seeds, Coriander seeds and 1 Red Chilli made into powder)
Salt to taste
1 1/ 2 tbsp Ghee

Method
Boil the dal in a pot with 4 cups of water, 1 tbsp ghee, salt, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and ginger till the dal is half cooked. Add the vegetables and chilli. Add water if required. Boil it till the dal and the vegetables are cooked. Add the Bhaja masala and remaining ghee on top before serving the dal..

Orange Delight Su's Style

Orange Delight Su's Style 

White Chocolate Orange 
Ingredients 
2 cups White Chocolate 
2 cups Fresh Cream
1/2 cup Cream Cheese 
1 cup Fresh Orange Juice 
1/2 tsp Orange essence 
1 tsp Veg Gelatine 
Method 
Melt the white chocolate. In a bowl beat the cream and the cream cheese. Add the melted chocolate, keep beating it, add the orange essence and orange juice, beat it. In 2 tbsp hot water add the gelatine and mix it, add the gelatine in the chocolate and beat it. 

Orange Gelatine 
Ingredients 
4 cups Orange juice 
2 cups of Sugar
Pinch of Salt
1 tsp Veg Gelatine 

Method 
Add all the ingredients in a pot except veg gelatine... Boil the orange juice till it reduce 1/4 of the quantity. Let it cool, strain it and add the veg gelatine and boil it for 2 minutes.. 

For Assembling 
Take a shot glass, add the orange delight  till it fills 3/4 of the glass. Fill up the rest of the glass with orange gelatine.... Repeat the process. Cool it in a refrigerator for 6 hours.. Or till it sets..

Baked Doi Begun (Brinjal)

Baked Doi Begun (Brinjal)
I wanted to give Doi Begun a twist...
Ingredients
3 Medium size Bharta Brinjals cut into cubes
2 cups Fresh cream
1 cup Hung Curd
1/2 tsp Red Chilli powder
1/2 tsp Bhaja Masala (Roasted Cumin Seeds and  1 Red Chilli made into powder)
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Mustard Oil

Method
Take a baking dish, add the brinjals, rub in salt, beat the hung curd and cream. Pour the beaten cream and hung curd and 1 tbsp of mustard oil and mix it with the brinjals. Sprinkle the Bhaja masala and chilli powder.. Bake at 200 degrees Celcius for 45 minutes  or more till the brinjals are  cooked, in between drizzle remaining mustard oil on the brinjals...  Serve hot.... Garnish with coriander leaves....