Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Bhisibele bhath

Ingredients:
1bowl rice
3/4th bowl toor dal


Spices  :
1tablespoon chana dal
3/4th tblsp urid dal
1inch cinnamon
4cloves
1 tblsp coriander seeds
1 tea spoon black pepper
6 red chillies

Vegetables:
Onion
Potato
Beans
Carrots
Cauliflower
drumsticks

1.5 tblsp tamarind sauce
Peanuts and cashewnuts

Tadka:
Cumin seeds
asaefoetida
curry leaves
methi seeds (5-6 seeds)

Procedure :
 Boil rice and toor dal separately.
 Roast all the spices on low heat (preferably separately) and grind it into a coarse powder.
 Cut the vegetables into big pieces and fry it in oil till it is moderately cooked.
 Pour the tamarind sauce on the vegetables. Sprinkle the masala on the vegetables with a pinch of turmeric and coconut. And fry the vegetables nicely.  Mash the toor dal and add it to the vegetable mix. And then mash the rice and add it to the vegetables and mix it well.  Fry the peanuts and cashewnuts and add it to the mixture. Give tadka of fry Cumin seeds, asaefoetida, curry leaves and methi seeds .

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Date and walnut cake

Maida - 120 gm
Sugar - 120 gm
Butter (white/unsalted) - 120gm
Seedles dates - 200gm
1 tablespoon - eating soda
1/2 tablepoon - baking powder
6 tablespoon - hot water
2 eggs
60 gm walnut


Procedure:
Mix dates, soda and water. Keep aside for 4 hours and then grind it in the mixer.
Mix maida and baking powder. Beat butter and sugar and add the date mixture and add beaten eggs.
Then add the maida mix to this and mix everything well. Cut the walnut into small pieces. Add 1/2 tablespoon maida and soda to walnuts. Mix half of the walnuts into the maida mixture and use the remaining half of the walnuts to garnish.