Wednesday, July 30, 2008

RAJMA

Today I will tell you how to make rajma.
ingredeints;-
for 4 people
1 cup rajma soaked overnight in 5 cups water.
for masala-:
4 med size tomatoes
1 big onion
1"piece ginger
2 green chillies
chopped coriander leaves 1 tbsp
1/2 tsp haldi
2 tsp salt
1tsp oil
you can make the masala in little oil withmicrowave.
first take chopped onions in a bowl microwaveable and keep for 3 min in microwave.now put onions with all other ingr except haldi and coriander leaves in a blender and grind to a paste.again put the masala with little oil in a microwaveable bowl andkeep in microwave on high for 15 min stirring after every 5 min.cook the rajma with salt in pressure cooker for 30-45 min after whistle.add the masala in it and also haldi andcoriander leaves and let it boil for 10 mins.you can have it with roti or chawal/rice.

Monday, July 28, 2008

PROFILE

My children are independent now and staying abroad..often they ask me about different recipes.So I thought of creating a blog and post different recipes which are tried and tested.and many children like them who are alone can try these recipes.I will start with simlple dal chawal and aloo ki sabzi.
DAL-:dal is arhar ki daal
serves 4 people
ingredients-;
1 cup arhar dal/yellow lentils
4 cups water
1/2 tsp haldi/turmeric
1tsp salt
1tsp jeera/cumin seeds
1/2tsp red chilli powder
1/2tsp garam masala
1pinch hing/asoeftida
1tsp ghee
method;-cook the dal with salt and haldi in pressure cooker.After a whistle keep for 15min Now when the lid of the cooker opens heat ghee add cumin seeds red chilli powder hing and garam masala and mix it in dal.dal is ready
CHAWAL/PLAIN RICE.(serves 4)
take 2 cups rice clean it in water.add 3 cups water and keep it for 1 hour.now put in the cooker and as soon as the cooker whistle comes close the burner.keep the lid of the cooker closed till it opens by itself.nw rice is ready.

ALOO KI SABZI;-
ingredients:-
1/2kg aloo/potatoes
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1tbsp oil
1tsp garam masala
boil potatoes in cooker for 5 min.after whistle on slow fire.heat oil in a karahi.mash potatoes in big pieces.put potatoes in oil and add all other ingredients and mix.keep on slow fire for 5 min tossing in between.
now you can eat dal chawal and aloo ki sabzi.