Bagara Baingan

You Need:

Baby Egg Plant - 10

Curry leaves - 10

Fenugreek seeds - 1/4tsp

Thick tamarind juice - 4tbsp

cumin powder -1/2tsp

coriander powder - 1tsp

cumin seeds - 1/2tsp

mustard seeds -1/4tsp

Red chilli powder - 1tsp

Turmeric - 1/4tsp

jaggery - a little

cinnamon stick 1inch - 2

cloves -2

bay leaves - 2

Elachi - 1

Chopped green chilli -2

Chopped onion - 1

Hing - a pinch

Gingergarlic paste - 1tsp

For masala powder:

Peanut - 1/4cup

sesame seeds - 3tbsp

Cocount powder or grated cocount - 3tbsp

Method:

Roast the peanuts in a medium heat for 1min,we need to fry the peanuts for 70% with that add sesame seeds let them splutter,add cocount powder fry it for another 30sec ,keep it aside to cool.

once the mixture gets cooled grind it to a fine paste(not a very fine paste neither a coarse paste)

Slit the eggplant till the midway(don't cut) add salt with this place it in the nan grill over the stove top(In the original recipe u need to fry it in the oil)for 3 to 4mins,for cooking it evenly u need to turn all the side,keep it aside.

Heat oil in a pan put all whole garam masala,mustard seeds,cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds once they splutter add onion,curry leaves,hing and salt saute it for a min then add turmeric and ginger garlic paste with this again saute it till the onion gets brown.if the mixture gets dry while u sauteing u can add very little amt of water(make sure the mixture should not get burn).Now add cumin powder,coriander powder and chilli powder ,add 1/2 cup of water and bring it to boil.Add Peanut masala paste now.At this stage turn ur stove to low-med then add tamarind water with another 1cup of water and jaggery ,cook this gravy till oil looses out.Finally add eggplants into the gravy cook it for another 10 to 15mins,so this eggplants slowly observe all flavors from the gravy switch off the stove.Serve warm with paratha,roti ,rice,briyani...Etc.

Carrot Cake

I have been thinking to upload this recipe as my first post(but i cud't )...Now it's time to post my family favorite cake.it's nothing other than carrot cake....it's very simple and tasty recipe.



You Need:

All purpose flour - 1cup
Baking soda - 1tsp
Baking powder - 1/2tsp
sugar - 3/4cup
cinnamon pdr - 1tsp
vannilla extract - 1tsp
grated carrot - 1 and 1/2 cup
egg- 2
vegetable oil - 3/4cup
Salt - 1/4tsp
Chopped nuts and raisins - 1/2cup

For Frost:

1pkt of cream cheese(room temp)
unsalted butter - 1stick(room temp)
powdered sugar - 1cup
chopped Nuts - 1/2cup
Vanilla extract - 1tsp

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a cake pan.

In a large bowl, mix the flour with cinnamon,sugar,baking powder ,baking soda,salt and nuts.Add vanilla extact then add egg one at a time beat slightly,add carrot beat it again at low speed or hand.Add vegetable oil beat the mixture once again for 1min,pour the mixture into prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely(it will take atleast 1hr to get cool the cake completely).

To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost the completely cooled cake(otherwise frosting will start to melt ).

Berry Breakfast drink

I used struggling to make breakfast ,because my hubby wants something new and helathy meanwhile that should be filling .So that i searched for healthy and quick recipes.Finally i got this Low calories and healthy drink.

Ingredients:

Orange juice - 1/4cup

pinapple juice - 1/4cup
Non fat yogurt - 1/4cup
fresh strawberry - 1/2 c sliced
Half banana sliced

Method:

Place the orange juice, pineapple juice, yogurt, strawberries, and bananas into a blender. blend everything until smooth. The berry drink will be very thick and tasty. Serve immediately.

This is my entry for sigsiv MBP-Mixed Drinks

Note:The original recipe contains 1/4cup blueberry,i don't have blueberry at home so i have not add it here.

Bitterguard Curry

Ingretiends:

Bitterguard - 3

Uraddal - 1tsp

Mustard seeds -1/4 tsp

Curry leaves - 5

Cumin seeds - 1/4tsp

onion - 1/4 cup

Buttermilk - 1/2cup (optional)

Grated cocunt - 4tbsp

Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt - As needed.

Method:

Chop the bitterguard into a small pieces and put it to the buttermilk for 10mins,this step will reduce the bitterness.Heat oil in a pan put all the temperings let them spalutter.Add onions saute it for a min add chilli,turmeric powders and salt.Drain the bitterguard from buttermilk add it to the pan close the lid,allow the bitterguard to wellcook.Finally add grated cocount cook for one more min,swith off the stove.Serve with any rice.

Mixed vegetable curry

Ingredients:

Mixed vegetables - 1cup(Here i have used peas,potato,beets and carrots)

Onion - 1/4 cup

Grated cocount - 4tbsp or bread crumbs - 4tbsp
Salt - as needed
oil - 1tsp
Paruppu podi - 1tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp
Jeera - 1/2tsp
curry leaves - 4 to 6
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Method:

Heat oil in a pan add mustard,jeera and curry leaves then add onion and turmeric saute it for 1min.Add mixed vegetables and salt to the pan close the lid cook for 5-7 mins add paruppu podi to it cook it another 2mins.

Finally add cocount or bread crumbs cook for one more min.Switch off the stove,serve it warm.It goes very well with rasam or curd.

Jackfruit banana Nut cake.

I found this original recipe from mahanadi and this seems very innovative and interesting to me.So that i've tried with my favorite nuts and flavors



Ingredients:

All purpose flour - 1cup
Banana - 1cup
Jackfruit chopped finely - 1cup
Chopped nuts - 1cup(raisins,almond,cashews)
baking soda - 1tsp
baking powder - 1tsp
2tbsp - melted butter
warm milk - 1cup
cinnamon powder - 1tsp
sugar -1/4cup

Method:

Mix well all the dry ingredients and jackfruit in a big bowl,add mashed banana into the mixture .

Add meldted butter and warm milk to the flour mixture combine everything thorouly.

Pour the cake mixture to the greased pan and bake at 425F for 35mins or untill the inserted tooth pick into the cake come out clean.

Cool it to room temp,serve it warm.

Simple Pork Fry

Ingredients:

Pork - 1/2kg

Onion chopped - 1

Tomato - 1

Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Chilli powder - 1tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

coriander powder - 1tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - a sprig

Salt - to taste

Oil - as needed

Coriander leaves -a small bunch

Fresh grated coconut - 2 tspn

Garam masala powder - 1tsp

Method:

Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds,curry leaves then add onion into the pan saute it till the onion get brown colour add tomatos followed by all masala powder except garama masala saute the mix for 5mins.Add pork and salt,close the lid til the pork cooked finally add the garam masala powder and fresh cocount cook it for another 4mins switch off the stove.Garnish with fresh coriander leaves,serve it warm as side dish.

Hyderabadi Dum Chicken Briyani

Ingridients:

For Marinade:

Balck elachi -2

Green elachi - 2

Bay leaves -2

cinnamon - 2 piece of 2"

cloves - 3

star Anise - 1

mace - 1

kalpasi - 1

ginger garlic paste -2tsp

chilli powder - 1tsp

corienter powder - 1tsp

turmeric powder - 1tsp

cumin powder - 1tsp

fennel seeds -1/4 tsp

fresh coriander - 1bunch

fresh mint - 1bunch

lemon - half

Chopped green chillis - 2

pepper corns - 1/4 tsp

Fried onion -1/2 cup

yogurt - 1cup

atlast 1/2 kg chicken.
and salt as needed.

For cooking:

Rice - 2cups

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

1/4 tsp saffron.

one hand full of each fried onion,coriander and mint leaves.

In big bowl combine all the marinade items keep it for atleast 1hr in refrigrator(usually i used marinate to overnigt).

In boiling water add cumin seeds and boil the rice untill it is half cooked.Then drain it and keep aside.

Take another small bowl with 3tbsp of warm water put the saffron starnds inside and keep that also for 15mins.

In a heavy bottemed pan put the marinated chikcken in to it level it up with a spatula then add the half cooked rice over the chicken after the rice add one handfull of fried onions,coriander leaves,mint leaves and saffron water.Keep the pan over the stove with low flame and close the pan with tight lid for 30 to 35 mins(If u don't have the tight lid then take one thick cloth cover the pan and then close the lid over the cloth)then swich off the stove.

serve warm with raita or your favorite side dish.

Soya Curry

Soya balls are very healthy food.but lot of peoples are doesn't like that taste.even if we put in briyani,noodles or whatever the way it will separated by our loved ones.this is what happens at every home,of course at my home also till i started to make this recipe.Now everybody is love this curry at my home.

Ingredients:

Dry soya balls - 1cup

chopped Onion - 1/2 medium

chopped Green chilli -3

Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/4tsp

cumin powder - 1/4 tsp

turmeric powder -1/4 tsp

Sherdded cocount - 3tbsp

cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

urad dal - 1/4 tsp

musterd seeds - 1/4 tsp

oil - 2tsp

salt - as needed

lemon juice -1/2 tsp

Direction:

In a pan take 3cup of water put it medium while the water come to the boiling stage put the dry soya balls switch off the stove and close the pan with lid.After 5mins open the lid and drain the soya balls then let them cool.once soya gets cooled sherd the soyas using ur mixer.

Heat oil in a pan then add mustred,urad dal,cumin after splutter the musterd add green chill and onion saute for a min then add sherded soyas keep the stove at medium,after 3mins add all the powders and salt let it saute for another one min then add cocount,switch off the stove add the lemon juice.Serve it with anykind of rice as side dish.