Friday 24 August 2012

Alu Wadi

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Ingredients 


  • १२ अळूची पाने / colocasia leaves
  • 2 चमचे कोकामाचा कोळ (soak 4-5 kokams/aamsul in 2-3 spoons water for 20 min and then squeeze out the juice and discard the kokam )
  • 1 1/4th cup chana dal flour/ besan
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 2 tsp goda masala  (This is one of the major ingredients used in maharashtrian cooking. For recipe click here)
  • Salt to taste
  • 1 inch chunk of jaggery


Method


  1. Make a spreadable paste of the above ingredients except leaves.
  2. Wash the alu leaves and trim off its stems.
  3. Remove a thin layer off the central rib of the leaves to make them easy for rolling. 
  4. Place the lip upside down on a flat surface and apply a thin layer of paste prepared in step 1. 
  5. Put another leaf on top of this and apply more paste. 
  6. Use 3-4 leaves of top of one another to get a good sized roll. 
  7. Now we need a steamer/ modak patra 
  8. fill some water in a steamer and place the inner jaali. 
  9. Place a thick plastic bag on the jaali and then place the rolls and close the lid. 
  10. Place the steamer on a burner and let it cook for about to minutes. 
  11. Steaming alu wadi is ready. 
  12. Cut these into pieces and serve hot. 
  13. U may also shallow fry them later or give it a tadka with mustard seeds





Monday 20 August 2012

Green Chutney - My Aaji's recipe





Ingredients

  • approx 7 tbs grated coconut 
  • approx 3 tbs curry leaves
  • approx 3 tbs chopped coriander
  • 5-6 garlic cloves
  • 1 tbs Jeera
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar to taste
  • 3 Green Chillies
  • Water - as required



Method


  1. Mix all the ingredients in a mixer grinder and grind well to form a fine paste. 
  2. Serve with bhajiyas, parathas or as sandwich chutney.

Sunday 19 August 2012

Mom's Special Khandvi



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साहित्य 


  • तांदळाचा रवा - 1 वाटी 
  • किसलेला गुळ  - 1 वाटी 
  • वेलची पूड  - 1 छोटा चमचा 
  • किसलेला ओलं खोबरं - 1 मोठा चमचा 
  • तूप 
  • पाणी 



कृती


  • तांदळाचा रवा थोड्या तुपावर भाजून घ्यावा. 
  • एका मोठ्या भांड्यात 2 वाट्या पाणी उकळत ठेवावा, त्याला चांगली उकळी आली कि त्यात गुळ  घालावा.
  • गुळ विरघळा कि मग त्यात भाजलेला इडली रवा घालावा आणि झाकण ठेवून एक वाफ काढावी 
  • वाफ काढल्यावर त्यात वेलची पूड घालावी 
  • हे मिश्रण चांगले एकजीव करावे आणि घट्ट व्हायला लागल्यास gas  बंद करावा 
  • तूप लावलेल्या थाळ्यात  हे मिश्रण ओतावे आणि चांगले एकसर  पसरावे 
  • थंड झल्यावर त्याचा वाड्या पाडाव्यात .
  • ह्या वाड्यांवरून ओले खोबरे भुर्भूर्व्हायचे .

Tuesday 14 August 2012

Classic Cheese Sauce



Ingredients 


  • 1 tbs butter (I prefer home made white butter for its lovely taste and colour)
  • 1/2 tbs maida
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 - 1 and half cube grated cheese
  • Pinch of salt
  • Mixed herbs (U can use carrom seeds/ajwain too )

Method

  • Melt the butter in a medium saucepan/frypan and add the Maida. 
  • Cook, stirring, for 1 minute over medium-low heat.
  • Once it becomes paste like, slowly add the milk, stirring until smooth. (Do not add entire milk at one go!)
  • Stir gently until the mixture comes just to the boil., then reduce heat and add the grated cheese and stir until melted and smooth.
  • Add very little salt to this mixture.
  • Sprinkle mixed herbs or just plain ajwain on the sauce.

Uses


This sauce can be used as pasta sauce. It can also serve as a dip for french fries and potato chips and garlic bread.