Thursday 16 March 2017


Raddish Chutney 



Ingredients:
  • Oil - 1 tbs
  • Radish - 1
  • Tomato - 1
  • Tamarind - 1 tsp
  • Small onions - 1/2 cup
  • Salt - as required
  • Coriander leaves- 1/2 cup
  • Green chillies - 2
  • Dry chillies -2
  • Garlic cloves - 4
  • Coconut - 3 tbs
  • Channa dal - 2 tbs

Method:



1. Wash, Peel and cut the radish into small pieces.

2. Heat oil in a pan, add chana dal, tamarind, green chillies, dry chillies and garlic cloves fry well. 



3. Add the small onions and coriander leaves with some salt and fry them well.



4.Then, add tomatoes ; saute well. Once it turns mushy ; add radish, fry it well. Switch off the flame.





5. Cool it down fully and grind it with a coconut to a smooth paste ; Serve with Idly or Dosa.




Thursday 9 March 2017


Chicken Pasta in White Sauce





Ingredients:

  • Butter - 1 tbs
  • Capsicum - 2 cups
  • Boneless chicken - 1 cup
  • Mixed herbs - 2 tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Plain flour - 1 tbs
  • Onion -1/2 cup
  • Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Chilly flakes- few
  • Garlic - 4 cloves
  • Milk -1 cup
  • Oil -1 tbs

Method:

1. In a bowl add chicken, onion cubes and chopped garlic. Boil for 5 minutes. Reserve the water in a cup.



2. Boil the pasta in the hot water and cook until it's done; drain the water and rinse it in a cold water.

3. Heat butter and oil in a pan, add onion, chopped garlic ; Fry them well and set aside it in a separate plate.

4. Then, add capsicum and boiled chicken. Fry them well & set them aside with a onions.





5. In a same pan, add some butter and melt it; add all purpose flour and whisk well.






6. Add boiled milk, reserved water and keep whisking them in low flame.

7. The mixture will start to thicken ; At this stage add chilly flakes, pepper powder, salt and mixed herbs.

8. Add the sauteed onions, capsicum and chicken.




9. Pour the sauce onto the boiled pasta. Enjoy it hot !!







Monday 6 March 2017


Peanut Chutney



Ingredients:
  • Oil - 2tsp
  • Mustard - 1/2tsp
  • Urad dal -1/2tsp
  • Roasted peanut -1/4cup
  • Small onions - 10
  • Coconut - 3tbs
  • Dry chillies -5
  • Tamarind - 1tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Curry leaves- few
  • Garlic - 4 cloves 
  • Cumin seed -1/4 tsp

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan ; add dry chillies, cumin seed, garlic and onions with some salt. Fry for few minutes then, add peanut and tamarind.  

2. Switch off the flame - Cool it down and grind to fine paste with freshly grated coconut.





3. In a separate pan, heat oil, add some mustard, urad dal and curry leaves ; Fry them well. Pour it on the chutney. 

4. Serve with hot Idilys and Dosa.





Thursday 2 March 2017

Chilli Paneer 


Ingredients:
  • Oil - 1tbs
  • Paneer cubes - 2cups
  • Butter - 1tbs
  • Garlic -1tsp (finely chopped)
  • Capsicum - 1
  • Spring onion - few 
  • Corn flour - 3tbs
  • Pepper powder- 1/2tsp
  • Onion - 1
  • Green chillies -2
  • Tomato sauce - 1tsp
  • Chilly sauce - 2tsp
  • Vinegar- 1/2 tsp
  • Sugar - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Soya sauce -2tsp

Method:

  1. Add 2 tablespoons of cornflour, salt, pepper powder and panner in a bowl. Mix the panner without adding water.                       


2. Heat oil in a pan add the paneer and fry both the sides till its turn brown. Drain them on a kitchen tissue.



3. In the same pan, add butter and finely chopped garlic ; Fry till you get a nice aroma. Add diced onions, capsicum, slit green chillies and white stalk of spring onion ; Saute in high flame for a minute.





4. Add soya sauce, vinegar and chilly sauce ; mix well. Then, mix one teaspoon of cornflour in a bowl mix with 1/4 cup of water. Pour it in the pan and lets it be boil for few minutes.

5. Add the paneer cubes and stir well ; Garnish with the spring onions ; Serve with chapathi or naan.