Sunday, 24 November 2019

Misal (Usal) Pav (A Maharashtra Dish)















Ingredients:
  • Mixed Sprouts (Channa, Moong, Greenpeas) - 2 cups
  • Fresh grated coconut - 2 tbsp
  • Onion - 2 (chopped)
  • Tomatoes - 3 (chopped)
  • Green chilli - 2
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - As required
  • Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Misal masala powder - 1 1/2 tsp
  • Pav - 2

For seasoning:
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Curry leaves - little

For garnishing:
  • Chopped onion - 2 tbsp
  • Lemon juice - little
  • Mixture / Farsan (Used for snacks)  - little
  • Coriander leaves - little

Method:
  • First boil the mixed sprouts in a cooker & wait for 3 whistles to come.
  • Take a kadai, add oil & fried onions till it changes into light pink colour.
  • Then add coconut & fry for 3 mins.
  • Add tomatoes, mix well & fry for 5 mins more.
  • Allow it to become cool & grind in a mixer adding green chilli, ginger & garlic to a smooth paste.
  • Then take a pressure cooker & add oil.
  • When it becomes hot, add ground masala to it & stir well.
  • Then add all the dry masalas & mix well.
  • Then add boiled sprouts along with water.
  • Check salt & close the cooker & wait for a whistle to come.
  • Keep the flame low & wait for 15-20 mins.
  • Then remove from the gas.
  • Your misal (usal) is ready.

For serving, add misal in a bowl, garnish with chopped onion, lemon juice & mixture / farsan & enjoy with Pav / Bread.

Saturday, 16 November 2019

Kootanchoru








Ingredients:
  • Raw rice or boiled rice - 1 glass
  • Tuvar dal - 3/4 glass
(Wash & boil together in a cooker & wait for 4 whistles).
  • Vegetables - 1 cup [brinjal, carrot, potato, drumstick, raw banana & leafy vegetables (2 handful)]
  • Grated fresh coconut - 2 tsp
  • Small onions - 10 (peeled)
  • Salt - As required
  • Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
  • Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
  • Oil + ghee - 2-3 tbsp.

For grinding masala:
  • Big onion - 1
  • Garlic flakes - 2 
  • Dry red chillies - 4
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Grated coconut 
  • Water - little.

Grind all the above into a smooth paste.


For seasoning:
  • Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
  • Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
  • Curry leaves - little.

Method:
  • First cut all the vegetables into small pieces.
  • Then take a cooker, add oil & ghee together.
  • When it becomes hot, add the seasoning & wait for a second.
  • Then add small onion & fry till it changes into light brown colour.
  • Then add all the vegetables one by one & mix well.
  • Add salt, turmeric, ground masala along with tamarind paste & required water.
  • Then add boiled rice, dal & mix well.
  • Close the cooker & wait for 3-4 whistles to come.
  • After the pressure goes, open the cooker & garnish with curry leaves.
  • Serve with wafers, roasted papad & the above side dish (last image).

Wednesday, 6 November 2019

Tendli (Little-gourd) Pulav












Ingredients:
  • Cooked rice - 1 bowl
  • Tendli (little-gourd) - 1/2 kg (Cut it length-wise & boil)
  • Onion - 1 (Cut it thinly length-wise)
  • Tomato - 2 (chopped)
  • Salt - As required
  • Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Oil + ghee - 2 tbsp each
  • Coriander leaves - little

For grinding masala:
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 1 chopped tomato 
  • 1 green chilli
  • Goda masala
  • Little coriander leaves
  • Grated fresh coconut - 2 tbsp

Grind all together in a mixer to a smooth paste & keep aside.


Method:
  • First take a deep bottom kadai & add oil.
  • When the oil becomes hot, add onion, tomato, boiled tendli & mix well.
  • Then add salt, turmeric, red chilli powder, little sugar & mix well.
  • Then add 1 tbsp fresh cream & stir nicely.
  • Finally add cooked rice & mix well.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves on the top.
  • Add fresh ghee & serve with raitha & wafers.