Friday 17 April 2020

Gujarati Dal Dhokli











ingredients :


  • Thur dal - 3 to 4 cup
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Red chii powder - 11/2 tsp
  • Dhaniya jeera powder - 1 tsp
  • Jaggery - 2tbsp


[ mix all ingredients to gether in a vessel and cook in the cooker for 5 to 6 whistle ]

For Dhokli :


  • Whole wheat flour - 1 cup
  • Gram flour - 2 tbsp
  • Oil - 2 tsp
  • Turmeric - 1 tsp
  • Ajwain - 1/4 tsp


[ add little water and kneed a soft dough to make chapati. Make small balls from the dough and make thin roti. cut the roti into small pieces and keep aside.]

Method :

Now take the cooked dhal and mashed well and transfer to a big vessel, If the dhal is thick add required water and make thin now add all  dry masalas and jaggery and mix well allow to boil when it's started to boil add the roti pieces to that.  Cook for 10 to 15 minutes on medium flame  untill the dough cooked poperly. Finely heat ghee in a pan, seaso with hing, cumin seeds, mustard seeds and curry leaves. When it/s crakle add it to the dhal. Your tasty dhal dhokli ready to serve.

Thursday 20 February 2020

Jawar Dosa





Ingredients :


  • chilli

Method :

Take a vessel, add all ingredients and pour water and mix nicely without lumps. Make like rawa dosa batter constency. Keep a dosa tawa on the gas, [ tawa should be hot. ]  pour batter and spread thin and sprinkle oil ghee mixture, wait for a second till it becomes crispy, flip it other side and remove from the tawa and serve with coconut chutney.

Cauli Flower Biryani










Ingredients :


  • Basmathi rice - 1 glass [ soaked in water for 30 minutes ]
  • Cauli flower - 1/2 [ remove flowerts and put it in the hot water adding a pinch salt in it ]
  • Onion - 2 [ peel and cut it thin lenthly pieces ]
  • Tomatoes - 2 [ chopped ]
  • Mint leaves - little
  • Coriander leaves - little
  • Green chilli - 2 [ slit ]
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - as required
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
  •  Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Biriyani masala powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Curd - 2 tbsp
  • Oil  + ghee - 2 tsp each


[ keep the flowerts in a bowl, add salt, turmeric red chilli powder and mix well keep aside for 15 minutes ]

For seasoning :


  • Whole garam masala - 1 tbsp
  • Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Tej patha - 2



Method :

Take a cooker, add oil and ghee together. When it's becomes hot, add seasoning. Wait for a second then add ginger garlic paste and  stir well. Now add onion and tomatoes along with mint leaves fry till nice aroma comes then mix curd to that keep the flame low mean time keep a kadai on the gas and pour oil when the oil becomes hot, add the magranate  flowerts to that and  deep  fry till it's change in to light brown in colour. Remove them and keep it in a container. After the raw smell goes add all other dry masalas and mix well now add soaked rice along with fryed flower and required water. Now check the salt and close the cooker and wait for 3 whistle to come after the pressure goes, open the cooker and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with onion, cucumber raitha. 

Friday 7 February 2020

Jowar Roti















Ingredients:
  • Jowar flour - 1 cup
  • Salt - a pinch
  • Water - As required
  • Ghee - little

Method:
  • Take a plate, add the flour, salt & mix well.
  • Then add little water & knead nicely.
  • If the dough seems sticky or pasty, add more flour to it & knead nicely.
  • Now make small to medium size balls of the dough.
  • Sprinkle a good amount of jowar flour on the rolling board.
  • Flatten a ball & place it on the flour.
  • Add some more flour on the top with your palms, press it lightly & rotate the roti.
  • Add more flour, if required.
  • Now gently lift the roti & place it on the hot tawa with the flour side facing yourself.
  • Apply some water all over the roti with your fingers.
  • Allow the base to cook & then flip the roti. 
  • Allow this watered side to cook till you see the light brown spots.
  • Lift the roti & place it on the fire.
  • The roti will begin to puff up.
  • Cook other side of the roti on the flame.
  • Apply little ghee on it.
  • Your roti is ready to serve.

Monday 27 January 2020

Coconut Milk Masala Rice












Ingredients:
  • Basmathi rice - 1glass (soaked for 1/2 an hour)
  • Coconut milk - 2 cups
  • Green chilli - 2
  • Onion - 1 big (cut lenghtwise)
  • Green peas - 1/2 cup
  • Ginger - 2 tsp (finely chopped)
  • Salt - As required
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Curry leaves - little

For seasoning:
  • Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
  • Cardamom - 2
  • Cinamon - 1 small piece
  • Cloves - 2

Method:
  • Take a pressure pan, add oil & wait for a while.
  • When it becomes hot, add the seasoning.
  • Then add onion along with little salt till it changes into light pink colour.
  • Then add ginger, green chilli, green peas & mix well.
  • Now add coconut milk along with soaked rice.
  • Add salt.
  • Close the cooker & wait for 2 whistles to come.
  • Serve hot with raitha.

Monday 13 January 2020

Tomato Thokku (Without Onion & Garlic)





Ingredients:

  • Red tomato - 1 kg (chopped)
  • Tamarind purie - 1 1/2 tsp
  • Jaggery - lemon size
  • Salt - As required
  • Turmeric - 1 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder - 2 tbsp
  • Green chilli - 2-3
  • Til oil - small cup


For grinding masala:

  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Methi seeds - 1 tsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Roast without oil & grind to a powder & keep aside.

  • Til oil - 2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Dry red chilli - 4-5 (broken)
  • Broken black gram - 1 tsp
  • Channa dal - 1 tsp
  • Cumin seeds - little


Method:

  • Take a kadai & add oil to that.
  • When it becomes hot, add chopped tomatoes, tamarind paste, jaggery, salt, turmeric, red chilli powder, little oil & mix well.
  • Allow to boil in low flame for 10 mins till all the water gets evaporated & the oil leaves aside.
  • Now add the ground masala to it & mix well.
  • Meantime, take a small kadai, add the remaining oil & the seasoning.
  • Then add it to the thokku after 2 mins.
  • Remove from the gas.