Showing posts with label Indian Bread. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Indian Bread. Show all posts

Monday, 2 November 2015

Egg Curry Version II and Eggless Sheermal Made In Tandoor; Step Wise


Egg Curry Version II


Hi all!
I cook various cuisines at home and really try to feed the family a variety of food. Home made food is always so healthy and nutritional too. When it comes to home cooked food, there are certain preparations which we call as comfort foods. They are easy to make and always a pleasure to stir up.
I am still on my sabbatical as kid writes his X board exam at the end of this session and I’m trying to be available for him in his crucial year. I might like to take up learning culinary skills if anything comes my way but all that are speculations, I have nothing concrete to speak about as of now.

Thursday, 21 August 2014

Kid's Lunch Box Ideas| Stuffed Cream and Fenugreek Flatbread | भरवाँ मेथी मलाई पराठा | Step Wise


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Hi all!!
Fenugreek greens is a family favourite but unfortunately I get to see these greens rarely here. Last week when I visited my vegetable mart, I saw that fresh greens had just arrived and I was tempted to buy all the varieties. But knowing that the greens perish very fast, I controlled my temptations and narrowed my purchase to the fenugreek greens, coriander and mint.
When I returned home and asked S what he wants me to cook with the fenugreek, he gave me his favourite options of Methi Bhaath and Maatvadi Palya. Both I and the kid were in no mood to eat South Indian food, so I asked S to suggest more options, to which he replied conveniently ‘then you decide’. I was a bit annoyed initially that again I had to sit, then I thought of making mushroom methi matar but I didn’t want to go elaborate and make rice, daal, roti  too. I was about to give up and make a simple methi daal but then the grey cells decided to work …

Tuesday, 8 April 2014

Kid's Lunch Box Ideas| नवधान्य पूरी | Savoury Deep Fried Indian Bread made using Nine Grains | Dairy Free | Vegan | Winners Of Only Event


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Hi!!
Today while I surfed through my old pictures, I landed on these Pooris and realized that I have the recipe lying in my drafts for ages now. I kept wondering how I missed posting this but at the same time was happy too, as it is just the right time for me to post it for my current event ‘Only’ Cooking With Grains running through this month and is guest hosted by Shruti.

Friday, 25 October 2013

Indian Cooking Unfolded & Uncomplicated By Raghavan Iyer | Recipes & Book Review


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Hi!!
While I write this post, I must confess my heart is humming with joy. It is not always that you are sent a copy of your favourite cookbook author for a review and for that I need to thank John from Workman Publishing, New York, who are the publishers of the book.
I have been a proud owner of 660 Curries by Raghavan Iyer and ever since then I’ve been an ardent fan of his cooking and teaching style. He is a pro at what he does and his new book is all about that.
Let me first begin with the appearance of the book. The appearance is quite unassuming. It does not have the customary glossy lushness but the book attracts you because of the smiling picture of the mentor, creator of the book Mr Raghavan Iyer, who is seen cooking on the cover page.

Saturday, 10 August 2013

Raw Banana & Tender Fenugreek Leaves Paratha | Vegan | Flatbread | Stepwise | Pregnancy Recipes


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Hi All!!
I’m here with yet another healthy recipe which is definitely tasty too. I was very curious and apprehensive about how this combination would turn out. The raw banana has become kind of favorite with me after I made the gluten free, Banana Rings. I had been eyeing the small bunches of baby fenugreek leaves for a few weeks now, in my regular vegetable shop and this time I decided to give it a try. These small baby plants are about 2-3 inches long with tender stems, roots and tiny leaves.
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Both, the raw banana and fenugreek are extremely nutritive ingredients and a combination of both definitely is an extremely nutritional preparation. During pregnancy, one needs to consume about 300 more calories daily than one normally would in their non-pregnant state. The extra calories gives added energy to support the growth and development of the unborn child. The average-size banana contains about 100-110 calories. Other than that, the banana are fat free, cholesterol-free food that contribute to heart health.

Tuesday, 30 July 2013

दम परवल​ (Dum Cooked Pointed Gourd) & Flax Seed Flat Bread | Lunch Combo |


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Hi!!
It was about 3yrs back, I was entering a new territory, a new job with new surroundings, new colleagues, new targets and pressures. I used to feel lost at times and my best friend in that hostile situation used to be the library, where I could spend a decent time reading various books, either work related or even others too.
Apart from the personal time that I used to spend in the library, I had to compulsorily use three quarters of an hour on records in the reference section. The reference section had books of all kinds, from literature and history to modern technology. And amongst all these books were a few cookbooks too which I could not touch during my officially allotted time but on other days, I could use them.

Monday, 25 February 2013

SOS Pancakes, Stuffed Paneer N Spinach Paratha for The Review Of Fortune Rice Bran Health Oil


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Hi All!
Last few days have been chaotic and messy, too many things happening and loads to finish with deadlines, the biggest of all the deadlines was finishing revision for the Final exams. The kid appears for his grade 7 exam and had a humongous syllabi to finish and every now and then was seeking my help. I’m taken for granted to clear his doubts and be around when he is studying as he hates being alone.
Besides this I had a carpenter and a plumber along with a mason working fulltime in my house past 4 days. My ears were deafened with all the knock knock and I was tired cleaning the house every now and then. And since all this was not enough my laptop started troubling and I was some how managing with the internet on my cell phone. I’ve a tough time when I’ve to do elaborate things using the cell phone.. Amongst all this mess the good thing that happened was that I received a 2litre can of Fortune Rice Bran Health Oil from BlogAdda with a smiley card along with it, that made my day. I am reviewing healthy heart oil as a part of the BlogAdda's Product Review Program for Indian Bloggers.

Saturday, 4 August 2012

Watermelon Rind Thalipeeth..a treat for fasting days | तरबूज के सफेद भाग का उपवास के लिए थालीपीठ | Step Wise | Gluten Free | Dairy Free

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Hi.
In a traditional Maharashtrian family fasting is quite regular. fasting on Ekadashi, Chaturthi is quite common, apart from that some people do fast on Tuesdays/Mangalwar or Thursdays/Guruwar or any one day of the week. On such days they stick to fasting food that is, no grains are eaten and only satvik food is eaten like sabudana, bhagar, potatoes, sweet potatoes. Even salt used is not the common salt but sendha namak is used. In these months, many people fast for Shravan Somvaar  i.e. the Mondays of Monsoon and a few fast on Fridays too.

Monday, 11 June 2012

Ankurit Kadve Vaalachi Usal & Jowar Roti..Lablab bean curry and Sorghum Bread


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Hi!

Those who are regular readers to my blog can sense my health freak attitude these days. Yes, I’m undoubtedly, now a days very health conscious and calorie conscious.Junk food is a complete no, no, except on very rare occasions. I’m just back from a small vacation at S’s hometown, where I attended my nephew’s Munji (thread ceremony) and S’s friend’s wedding. So, I do not have to tell you that for a few days I did over indulge but to my delight, after returning back, it did not show on my weighing scale.
One can also read in my blog, my insistence on making Jowar Rotis these days. Jowar/ Sorghum is a grain with low glycemic index and is gluten free. I prefer to make these instead of wheat chapatis now a days. These can be tricky to make initially but with regular practice they are fun to make and obviously healthy too.

Monday, 23 April 2012

Pink Beet Fit Paratha


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 Hi All!

Joining my list of healthy and tasty snack items, is this Pink colored Paratha which I had made for the kid's lunch box. This is a nutrient 'BLOCKBUSTER' PARATHA. My regular readers would know that all my innovation goes in  making  food item for the kid in a  tasty and nutritional way. The kid is in his pre-teens and definitely needs a good dosage of proteins along with other important nutrients.

Saturday, 15 October 2011

Soybean Curry and Carom seed Flavoured Flatbread | सोयाबीन करी और​ अजवायन पराठा

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Hi!
As you all know one thing that prominently dominates in this blog is surely the curry and I used to post curries very regularly earlier and I believe I’m posting a curry after a long time.
As a mother it is my responsibility that the kid gets his proper quota of protein and hence I keep using different legumes so that I’m able to break the monotony. This time for a change I used soybeans to make the curry and to compliment it I made ajwain (carom seeds) paratha ( flat bread).

Friday, 11 March 2011

Stuffed Broccoli and Cottage Cheese Indian Bread

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Hi.

In my attempt to provide the family a wholesome breakfast I tried this combination at home and this turned out to be a super hit with the family, something that they cherished and asked for more and more. This is the second preparation with broccoli (remember the stuffed broccoli tikkis) in the last few days that we have thoroughly enjoyed.

I found this as an excellent way to provide  an iron and protein rich meal. I was especially delighted as the younger one who is the fussy eater was more than eager to eat it and carried it in his lunch box too.

Monday, 20 December 2010

Stuffed Potato-Fenugreek Paratha

 

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Hi!

My kids love stuffed parathas and I have always seen them overeating whenever I serve them hot parathas and the mother in me is always pleased when my skinny kids overindulge themselves and in winter hot food is all what you want. I also make the stuffed methi/fenugreek parathas in winter which is one of the most popular recipes in my blog.

This paratha is another attempt to introduce the greens in our diet.We all love fenugreek and we adore the potatoes so thought of combining them. While I made the filling the younger one kept poking his nose in the kitchen, he was very happy to see that I mashed the potatoes and added spices to it, he realized that there’s aloo paratha coming his way. He readily went and laid the plates on the table and when he came again in the kitchen  to pick up the glasses, he was very upset to see that I mixed greens in the potato filling. I was a little dubious that he might not eat it but then he asked me again, will this taste good? I said yes, this will taste even better. True to what I said, both my kids savored the hot parathas and I had to actually stop my younger one from eating, realizing he might upset his stomach by excessive indulgence.

Ingredients

For Potato-Fenugreek Filling

5-6 medium sized boiled and peeled potatoes

a bunch of fenugreek leaves, washed and chopped

1 tbsp roasted cumin pwd

1/2 tsp garam masala

1 tbsp anardana pwd

1/2 tsp rock salt

salt to taste

to make a paste of

4-5 green chilies

an inch piece ginger

a handful of coriander

3-4 garlic pods

For the dough

about 3 cups whole wheat flour

3 tsp carom seeds

1 tsp salt

water for kneading

Other Ingredients

oil for shallow frying

and for cooking

Method

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Mix all the ingredients under dough and knead a firm dough.

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Heat a teaspoon of oil and saute the chopped fenugreek leaves and sprinkle some salt, let the leaves lose water and reduce in volume. Cool it.

Grate the potatoes and add the fenugreek leaves, the paste, garam masala, salt, rock salt, anardana and roasted cumin pwd and make the filling.

Take a large marble size dough and put almost double the volume of filling into it and make a ball.

Roll the paratha using dry flour and then roast it on a hot griddle and then apply a teaspoon of oil on either side and fry the paratha.

Serve hot with yogurt, butter and pickle.

 

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I am sending this preparation to My event ‘ONLY’- Greens hosted by Saraswathi at Sara’s Corner, CWS- Ajwain an event by Priya and guest hosted by Kavita,

Thursday, 26 August 2010

Bohri Paneer and Stuffed Onion Kulcha


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Hi again!
Continuing to post the recipes of my Rakhi preparations I share today two extremely tasty recipes. Bohri Paneer and Stuffed Onion Kulcha. The two together make an excellent combo. My kids loved the mild cottage cheese gravy with the amazingly soft kulchas.
I had seen the  Bohri ( a Muslim community from Gujarat) preparation in a cookery show and it originally is a non-veg preparation so non vegetarians can try their version. I personally liked the ingredients going into it and thought that the mix will surely taste good and hence attempted  trying it with cottage cheese (paneer) and I must say it’s worth trying and tastes good. The preparation is surely rich and creamy and high on calories but perfect for festive occasion or a celebratory lunch/dinner. The recipe does not need many ingredients and has a subtle taste, I am sure all kids would love it,  just like my kids did.
During our stay in Goa we used to visit Fidalgo on 18th June road in Panjim and I used to love their onion kulcha. My love for kulchas surely had begun there. I would prefer a kulcha over the Naan any day. I just love this soft Indian bread, it’s truly amazing!!! Ever since then I had been wanting to try it and I do not know why I never tried it till now. Glad I did as we fell in love with it. I tried making it on the griddle as well as baking it and either way it was successful and tasted superb. The Kulcha by itself can also be eaten as it is soft, stuffed and is quite flavorful.
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Ingredients for Bohri Paneer
400 gms cottage cheese cubed
2 onions chopped
5-6 garlic pods
3-4 green chilies
1/4 tsp white pepper (optional)
an inch of ginger chopped
about 1/2 cup curds
15 almonds blanched
5-6 tbsp coriander
a small handful of mint leaves
1/2 tsp garam masala
salt to taste
and ghee/clarified butter for cooking
Method for Cooking Bohri Paneer
Heat a tsp of oil and saute the onions followed by the ginger and garlic. Cool it.
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Grind together the blanched almonds, green chilies, coriander, mint, curds and the cooled onion mix.
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Marinate the cubed paneer in the ground paste with some salt for half an hour.
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Heat some ghee in a pan and add the paneer (cottage cheese) and cook well till the paste coats the paneer nicely then add some garam masala to it.
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Now add the milk followed by the cream. Bring it to a boil and switch off the flame else the cream curdles.
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Ingredients For the Kulcha Dough
3 cups APF
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1-1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 cup milk
about 1/4 cup curds
salt to taste
3 tbsp oil
ghee or butter for application
some APF for rolling
For the onion stuffing
onions finely chopped
some cilantro chopped
2 chilies finely chopped
a tsp of caraway seeds (shahjeera)
a little salt
Method for the Kulcha dough
Mix all the ingredients of the dough except the oil and ghee and knead a firm but soft dough and cover it with a damp cloth for 10 mins.
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After 10 mins knead the dough again with the oil and let it to rest for an hour.
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Take a small dumpling of the dough and using some APF roll it. Put the stuffing in it, spread, press it and spread a little flour over it. I realised  after making a few kulchas that pressing the onions helps as they do not come out while rolling.
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Fold it from the edges again and make a ball then roll it into a 6”-7” disc using APF.
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Now either you bake it at 250C or cook on the griddle, either way they turned out well, and you get soft and fluffy kulchas. Finally smear it with some butter or ghee and serve hot.
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The combo together.
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A quick reminder that the ‘Only’- Kids Delight gets over by month end so  rush in your entries and get a chance to win a cookbook by Tarla Dalal. Also US/UK/Canada residents can participate in the CSN Giveaway.
Sending it to
Let's Relish: Paneer and Show Me Your Curries events.

to Neha’s Kids Menu Event

also reposting Cottage Cheese – Sago Corn Cobs for Let’s Relish.

Sunday, 18 July 2010

No Oil Chana Masala and Instant Whole Wheat- Bread Bhatura


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Hi Friends!
The food from the state of Punjab is extremely popular throughout India and one can find many restaurants catering to this world famous cuisine. I am sure everyone  is fond  of the world famous combo food Chana-Bhatura but as it’s high on oil and calories we eat that once in a while.
Today I share this extremely popular combo food recipe cooked in my style and in a healthy way. I guess all Indian food blogs will surely have the recipe to this, so one might ask, what’s new here?
New is that, I have still not read any one contributing to a NO OIL CHANA, yes this recipe has absolutely ZERO OIL but is high on taste and one surely does not miss out the oil factor.
I had learnt this recipe from my colleague who is a Punjabi Sikh. She would bring this in her lunch box and we all used to love it. She used to call this 'Keechad Chana' or Cheekad Chana, which translates to 'Muddy Chana' in English, probably for the blackish colour of the curry. When I had asked her for the recipe, I was shocked and surprised to hear that it had absolutely no oil, as one can’t make out that difference. I found it a very unusual recipe, very healthy, low on calories and still scrumptious….unbelievable, right?!?!  Do try this and then believe it. As for me, as I finished cooking S entered the kitchen saying, “What are you cooking? It’s smelling good” Smile.
A normal bhatura is made with refined flour and yogurt and the process of fermentation takes 3-4 hrs. This Bhatura recipe is my Mom’s. I have repeatedly mentioned that she is a marvelous cook and I still can’t match the speed with which she cooks. My Mom uses bread which has natural yeast in it so it helps fermenting fast and the bhatura can be rolled in half an hour after the dough is kneaded.
I have always found Bhatura made in this  way is crispy, does not soak the oil  and also  it does not turn chewy on becoming cold unlike the regular bhaturas. One can make this completely with refined flour but being a health conscious Mom I replaced the 'All Purpose Flour' largely and made a whole wheat version.
The Combo made in this fashion becomes a healthier substitute to the normally high fattening version. So next time you are scared on binging chana-bhatura try my method and you will never regret.

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