Thursday, January 5, 2012

Garlic-Coriander Leaf Rolls, A Healthy Tea-Time Snack


 I was just searching for some tea time snacks from different blogs and found this recipe from http://priyaeasyntastyrecipes.blogspot.com/2011/12/eggless-whole-wheat-garlic-rolls.html and planned to prepare it and no wonder it came out so beautifully and it was yum with Tomato ketchup and a mug of coffee :)

Ingredients:
2 cup - Wheat Flour
1 tsp - Dry Yeast
1 tsp - Sugar
1 tsp - Salt
3 tsp - Grated Garlic
3 tsp - Finely chopped coriander leaves
50 gm - Butter
1 tsp - Oil 
1/2 Cup - Luke warm Water

Procedure:


  • Add sugar, salt and dry yeast to the luke warm water. Leave it till its gets foamy.
  • Now add the foamy yeast to the flour and knead it.
  • Cover it with a kitchen towel and keep to rest for 1 hour.  
  • At room temperature mix the grated garlic and chopped coriander and keep it aside.
  • Once they doubled their size,punch down the dough,dust the dough with flour and roll them as a thick rectangle disc.Spread enough garlic-coriander spread and roll them as a loaf, cut the rolled loaf as 8-10 pieces, arrange them over a greased baking tray,sprinkle the sesame seeds, let them sit again for few minutes in warm place.
  • Preheat at 220°C and bake at 180° C for 20 minutes.
  • Serve hot with tomato ketchup with a cup of coffee.
 







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Monday, December 12, 2011

Matar Panner with a Peanut Gravy

Winter, the season of vegetables is back. I love this season because my favorite vegetables is found in the market. :) (Cauliflower, green peas, carrot, red tomatoes etc...) Well I don't like dairy products more except curd. And Panner(cottage cheese) I don't like. But my husband just love it. So, planned to have some thing which will suit we both @ our dinner, combined green peas and cottage cheese with a peanut touch to it. :)

Matar Panner with a Peanut Gravy from my kitchen


Ingredients:



1 cup – Green peas (shelled)             

50 gm – Paneer (sliced)

2 no.s – Onion (large chopped)

2 tbsp – Garlic (paste)

2 tbsp – Ginger (paste)

3 no.s – Green Chilli

1 no.s – Red Chilli (dry & its optional )

2 no.s – Tomato (puree)

½ cup – Roasted Peanut

4-5 tsp - Oil

1 tsp – Turmeric Powder

1 tsp – Red Chilli Powder

1&1/2 tsp – Coriander Powder

1&1/2 tsp – Cumin Powder

Salt – for taste

Water – as per requirement of the gravy

Oil – for frying paneer



Procedure:


  1. Heat 2 tsp of vegetable oil in a kadai and put the chopped onion to it.
  2. Cook the onion till its golden brown.
  3. Remove from the kadai, keep it aside and let it cool.
  4. Bring to a paste along with the roasted peanuts once cooled.
  5. In the same kadai put 3 tsp of oil and put the mixture ( garlic paste, ginger paste, green chilli paste and red chilli paste).
  6. Cook till the raw smell goes away.
  7. Now add the freshly prepared tomato puree and cook till the oil leaves.
  8. Now add the green peas, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt.
  9. Mix it properly.
  10. Now add the onion-peanut paste to the peas, adjust the water and cook for 8-10 minutes in a lower flame.
  11. Meanwhile fry the paneer in oil. (just to have a golden color)
  12. After the peas get tender add the paneer and cook for more 2-3 minutes at a lower flame.
  13. Once cooked serve hot with Phulkas, Roti, Nan, Kulcha, etc... :)
 




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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Pudina Lime

Pudina(MINT) is said to be the best medicine for stomach problems. Pudina can be used in various forms. I normally prepare pudina paranta, pudina chutney and I learned Pudina Rice from my mother-in-law (soon to publish once I prepare it :D ) and Pudina Lime from my sis-in-law {Jyoti-http://mymindtree.blogspot.com} Today I would like to share Pudina Lime, one of the best coolant during Summer and very refreshing... must try Coolant.
Pudina Lime From My Kitchen


1 bunch Pudina 
10-12 tbsp Sugar (honey can be used instead of Sugar)
Water (Chilled preferably)

Grind Pudina along with sugar with some water. Now add the rest water as per your requirement and serve. (You can separate with the help of separator if you like)
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Friday, October 14, 2011

A new look & taste to the old Oats porridge .... "OATS DOSA"

I love eating Oats Porridge where as my husband never likes it so last time I prepared Muffins using oats. 3-4 days before one of my friend shared Oats Dosa in her blog, and yesterday I prepared it & must say a new taste and look of oats... PS:my husband liked it.. I hope my readers will also like it. Its easy, quick and healthy ... "A MUST TRY RECIPE"
Batter

Oats Dosa From my Kitchen
Ingredients:

Oats 1 cup
Curd (preferably sour) 6 tbsp
salt for taste
baking powder 1/2 tbsp
water for maintaining the consistency



Preparation:
Mix all the ingredients and add water to make a good consistency and  leave it for 2-3 minutes. Put the batter as you prepare dosa and put some oil Once done have it with tomato ketchup... Its Yummmm.... :)

 
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Banana-Oats Muffins.

Passion to my baking and cooking started after my marriage...thanks to my JeeT(my sw2) who always encourage me to do some thing new at kitchen....:) today I have baked something new with ripe banana and oats...

Banana-Oats Muffins by Surabhi
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1 cup self raising flour
75 gms Castor sugar
1/2 cup refined oil
1 tbsp Baking Powder
2 ripe banana (grated)
7-8 Tbsp Oats 
Procedure:
Shift Maida and baking powder and keep aside. Whisk the eggs with sugar till sugar dissolves. Add oil into it and mix well. Now add grated banana and oats and mix well. Now slowly fold into the mixture of self raising flour and baking powder.
Preheat the oven to 160 C. Fill the muffin mold 3/4th of the mixture and sprinkle some oats at the top. Now bake it for 40 minutes @ 160 C. Once baked let it cool for 5-10 minutes... and enjoy the muffins... 

PS: It tastes better & yumm when it is hot. Try it and give comments to my post :)



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