Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Delicious Capsicum stir fry with Groundnut powder

I used to show disinterest towards green capsicum,due to a sort of bitter taste from it.
But a combi of capsicum with groundnut powder and coconut makes it deliciousss.
You cant believe its capsicum curry once its done. Believe me...i will surprise you...
Required:
Green Capsicum- 3 ( cut into very very tiny pieces)
onion- 1
salt
haldi
chilli powder
groundnut ppowder ( palli podi)- 1 cup
coconut powder ( can use dry coconut powder or grind the fresh coconut pieces)
Oil- 1 spoon
Coriander -to garnish (optional)

For seasoning/popu/tadka:

mustard seeds - spoonful
red mirchi    - 2
curry leaves  - few
garlic pods   - 2
channadal     - spoonful
urad dal      - spoonful
Oil           - 3 spoons

1. Heat a spoon of oil in a kadai
2.Once its hotput all the seasoning ingredients
3.Cut onion into small pieces and add to seasoning.
4.After onions turn transparent,add the capsicum pieces
5.Stir them for 1 min and close the lid and allow it to get cooked
6.After 5 mins, add salt ,haldi and chilli powder of your taste and stirr
7.Close the lid for 5-7 mins
8.NOw add ground nut powder and mix it well with the capsicum pieces.
9.Now again close the lid for some time.
10.Now add coconut powder and start to stir
11.Stir until the curry looks as if the capsicum is dipped in gold and the essence striking ur nose so tempting.
Now garnish with coriander and enjoyy the taste and health together.

Spicyyy kothimeera chicken

Spicyyy kothimeera chicken / Dhania chicken :Only 1 spoon oil :)

We went to a restaurant last wednesday as my husband had holiday but i went to office :(
so...we went for lunch near by
When going  through the menu card saw dhania chicken and ordered it as my husband is fond of kothimeeer
So tried it accordingly at home with only 1 spoon of oil and here is the recipie.

Required:

1. Chicken    - 1/2 kg
2. Kothmeeri     - 1/2 bunch ,incase u r fan of coriander no wrong in using full bunch ;)
3. Salt     - accrding to taste
4. turmeric (haldi)   - accrding to taste
5. chilli powder - accrding to taste
6. curd   - 1 cup
7. Masala paste  - 2 onions +2 chillies + 2 elaichies + 5 laung +4 garlic pods + piece of ginger
8. Oil                  - 1 spoon

 1. Wash and clean chicken with salt water
 2. Cut coriander ( kothmeer) to tiny pieces
 3. Then blend it well
 4. Now Take a bowl Mix masala paste ,curd,salt,palak paste and let it blend well
 5. Now add chicken pieces to it and let it marinate for 30 - 40 mins ( allowing the chicken pieces t absorb the taste of coriander and masala)
 6. After 30 mins, take a kadai,put spoon of oil
 7. Let the oil heat for sometime
 8. Now put the chicken mixture in kadai and stirr it occasionally keeping in sim.
 9. In some time we can see the corianders flavour touching the doors of your neghbours house even.
10. Then we can Off the stove and serve hot with pinch of lemon juice on it.
I bet u will crave for gravvvyyy more than chicken pieces.Its yummyyyyyyyy ...huh

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Kotthimeera kabab / Kothmeeri ki wadi ( marathi)

Very delicious, you have to believe.
I was just having lunch asusual with my friends at office located in pune,one of my friend  brought this wadi and just shared it to eat
and my god !!!!! irresistible.
I couldnt stop from asking her whats the name of the recipie and asked her to get the procedure to prepare it from her mom.
Moreover my husband is fondd of kothimeer and soo couldnt stop from googling it also.hence got it in a  marati web site and prepared it in my style.
hence now its in front of you.
Lets start...

Things required:
1. kotthimeera       - 1/2 bunch ( cut in to small pieces)
2. senagapindi-basen - 2 cups
3. Salt              - acc to taste
4. Chilli powerder   - acc to taste
5. Haldi       - 1 spoon
6. Oil (optional)   - for deep fry


1. Take a bowl ,put the chopped and washed coriander, mix with all the other ingredients with some water to gain a medium consistency ( not too thin)
2. Now we need to steam this mixture so that it comes into shape of a cake.
   I used my idli cooker for that.In place of idli batter i just kept this coriander-besan paste.
    Hence in 10 mins i could get my paste in shape of idlis.

3.Then we need to just cut the idli's into desired shape ( vertical stripe cuts give a nice look as in pic)
4.Now heat the oil for deep fry in a pan and deep fry our vertical cuts here.
5.Take them out onto a absorbing kitchen towel or a nice news paper ;) until some oil is absorbed and now serve hot with tomato ketch up
and i bet you will reach heights of happiness.

You can also shallow fry with out oil at cost of 10-15 mins more.In that case ignore Point #4 over here.

Iam happy i could share this recipie.its a different and tastyy snack.
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