Monday, May 23, 2011

Tofu Scramble

Ingredients
Soft tofu - 1 cup
Big onion - 1/2  finely chopped
Ginger & Green chili paste - 1 1/2 tsp
Tomatoes - 1/2 finely chopped
Coriander powder - 1tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - pinch
Block pepper - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves - Finely chopped
Salt - 1/2 tsp

To Make Tofu Scramble
  • Heat the Oil in fry pan 
  • Add Chopped Onion and Ginger green chili paste fry it until becomes golden brown
  • Add Cumin powder and Coriander powder, Turmeric powder and mix it well 2 minutes
  • Add Tomatoes and saute for a minute
  • Add crumbled Tofu and salt 
  • Mix well and saute for 5 to 6 minutes to let the tofu absorb all the flavors
  • When the mixture is dry add the coriander leaves 
  • Season with freshly ground block pepper
  • Serve it warm with bread and Sambar rice

Friday, May 6, 2011

Kuzhi Paniyaram

Ingredients
Boiled rice - 1 cup (Pulungal arisi
Jasmine rice - 1 cup (Raw rice, Pacha arisi)
Urud dal - 1/2 cup
Methi seeds - 2 tsp
Onion - 1 medium size chopped
Green chili - 2 chopped
Coconut - shredded 6 tsp

To Make Kuzhi Paniyaram
  • Soak the Rice and urud dal separately for 3 hours
  • And grind it as like Idly batter 
  • While mixing the batter add 1 tsp of salt and mix it well
  • And leave it over night for fermentation
  • Next day heat the oil in pan add mustard seeds, Onion, Green chili 
  • Fry it until onion becomes golden brown
  • And add in to the batter 
  • Add Coriander leaves, Coconut and mix it well with batter
  • If required can add little salt
  • Pour in to the paniyaram pan 
  • Wait for 2 minute and using the small stick turn upside and down 
  • And allow it to cook for 2 minutes and take it out
  • And serve it hot with Kara chutney 

Banana Muffins

Ingredients

All Purpose Flour - 1 1/2 cup
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Baking powder - 1/4 tsp
Brown sugar - 1/2 cup
Bananas - 2 (smashed)
Vegetable Oil - 1/4 cup
Milk - 1/4 cup
Egg - 2
Salt - Pinch
Vanilla extract - 1/2 tsp
Chopped walnuts - 1/2 cup

To Make Banana Muffins
  • Pre heat the oven for 425 degree F. 
  • Brush the muffin tray with butter and set aside
  • Whisk the All purpose flour, Baking soda
  • Brown sugar in a medium bowl and set aside ( dry ingredients together)
  • In  another bowl whisk the Eggs for 2 minutes
  • Add smashed banana mix it for 2 minutes
  • Add Milk, Salt, Oil and vanilla extract and mix it well
  • Make a small well in the dry ingredients (all purpose flour)
  • Pour the wet ingredients in the center 
  • And mix it with hand mixer machine 
  • Mix until dry ingredients become moisture and lumpy(mix it for 5 minutes)
  • Add the baking powder and mix it 
  • Do not over mix the batter
  • And gently stir in the nuts
  • Divide the batter evenly in to the muffin tray
  • Put the muffins in to the oven
  • And immediately reduce the oven temperature in to 350 degree F
  • Bake until golden brown for 25 minutes
  • Insert a toothpick in to the center of the muffin to check if it is done 
  • If toothpick come out clean means muffins are ready
  • Cool down the muffins for 10 minutes and serve it
Note : Once the Batter is ready should keep it immediately in to the Oven, And in this measurement can make 10 muffins

Green gravy Chicken

Ingredients
Chicken - 1/4 kg
Onion - 1 1/2 medium size cut in to pieces
Pistachio Nuts , Cashew Nuts - 1/4 cup
Milk - 1/2 cup

To Make Paste
Green chili - 4 Chopped (how spicy required can add that much)
Coriander - 1/4 cup
Ginger Pieces - 1
Garlic - 5 flakes
Coriander Powder(dhania) - 1 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp

To Make Green gravy chicken
  • In a Kadai put onion and Nuts in 1 cup of water, Cover it and cook it for 5 minutes 
  • Cool slightly and grind the boiled onion pieces and Nuts along with water 
  • And all the ingredients written under paste  make it as a fine green paste 
  • In a pan add 1 tsp of oil and fry the chicken. Cook until becomes tender
  • Add prepared green paste and onion paste and cook it for 5 minutes
  • And add a pinch of sugar and salt
  • Add milk and Mix well and 
  • Switch it off and serve it hot with Chapatti