Microwave recipe of tomato rice

this recipe is for the event microwave easy cooking ( MEC )
hosted by cooking 4 all seasons
the theme for this month is rice

INGREDIENTS FOR TOMATO RICE-

RICE BOILED TWO CUPS ( I PREPAPRED THE RICE IN MICROWAVE RICE COOKER FOR 8 MINUTES )

ONION CHOPPED ONE
TOMATO CHOPPED ONE
SALT TO TATSE
CUMIN SEED 1/2tsp
dry mango powder 1/2 tsp
garam masala powder 1/2 tsp
oil

procedure

heat oil in pan and fry cumin seeds
when the cumin seeds turn brown ,ad onions and fry till soft
add tomatoes and fry till soft


add rice ,salt,amchur and garam masala powder


fry for five minutes and serve hot

Ghee bhath from bengali kitchen

THIS RECIPE IS FOR THE RCI BENGAL HOSTED BY Sandeepa
Recipe name - Ghee bath
ingredients
basmati rice cooked two cups


ghee/clarified butter 3tbsp
cloves 4
cinnamon 2
bayleaves 2
black peppercorn 3
salt
procedure
heat the clarified butter ,saute the cloves,cinnamon,bayleaves and peppercorns for a few seconds.


add the rice and saute for 1 minute


add salt and serve hot.

Recipe from my favourite place Goa- goan style masala potato

ingredients

potato peeled and cubed two
onion one
tomato one


garlic flakes chopped one
ginger 1/2" piece


cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
whole red chilies 3
salt to taste
oil 2tbsp


procedure
grind ginger, garlic ,redchilies and onion to a paste



heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds,when they turn brown add the paste and fry for 6 mins





add tomatoes and fry till they are soft


add potatoes and mix well


add sugar and salt
add 1 cup of water
cover and cook till mixture dries and patatoes become tender

Uttar pradesh ka street food- Allo tikiya chat chole ke sath

UP CUISINE IS INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THE DELICIOUS CHAT WHICH WE GET ON THE STREETS...WHEN EVER I USED TO GO HOME
DURING MY VACATIONS WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE I USED TO EAT CHAT EVERYDAY,,,FROM DIFFERENT PLACES IN MY HOMETWON...I USED TO GET SCOLDING,,,BUT STILL EVERYDAY CHAT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY DAY...AND NOW ALSO WHEN I GO BACK I DO THE SAME THING...BUT NOW DUE TO LESS TIME I USUALLY STAY IN DELHI ,,,SO DURING MY STAY MY SIS GETS CHAT FROM DIFFERENT PLACES ,..BENGALI MARKET CHAT IS FAVOURITE...ND BACK HERE IN SINGAPORE...I LIKED RAJS CHAT,,,SOMEWHAT TASTE LOOKED FAMILIAR,..COMING TO THIS OF CHAT ,..MY MOTHERS RECIPE,..WHICH I TRIED FIRST TIME HERE...DURING HOLI FESTIVAL..WE USED TO HAVE CHAT AFTER PLAYING HOLI,,AND ALLO TIKIYA WITH CHOLE WAS MY FAVOURITE...HAVE TRIED TO RECREATE THE SAME RECIPE,..

THIS GOES TO NUPUR OF CINNAMON HUT WHO IS HOSTING SWC UP/AWADH

INGREDIENTS


FOR THE TIKIYA


2 BOILED ALLOO MASHED
SALT TO TASTE
CHILI POWDER 1/2 TEASPOON
BLACK PEPPER POWDER 1/2 TEASPOON

FOR THE FILLING IN THE TIKIYA


CHOPPED ALMOND,CASHEWNUT AND RAISINS

FOR THE CHOLA RECIPE REFER THE CHOLA BHATURA POST



CHOPPED ONION ONE

CHAT MASALA ONE TEASPOON

IMLI CHUTNEY ONE TEASPPON

BEATED CURD TWO TABELSPOON

MIXTURE TWO TABELSPOON



PROCEDURE

ADD THE SALT, RED CHILI,BLACK PEPPER TO THE MASHED POTATO
MIX WELL


MAKE SMALL BALLS OF THE MASHED POTATO AND ADD THE DRYFRUITS IN THE BALL AND SEAL PROPERLY

HEAT OIL IN THE NON STICK PAN


AND PUT THE ALLO TIKIYAS INT THE PAN
KEEP TURNING TILL IT TURN BROWN FROM BOTH SIDES


ONCE DONE PLACE ON PAPER TO ABSORB THE OIL



IN THE SERVING DISH PLACE THE TIKIYA


TOP IT UP WITH THE CHOLA


PLACE CHOPPED ONION


FOLLOWED BY CURD
THEN IMLI CHUTNEY,MIXTURE AND CHAT MASALA


ENJOY THE TIIKIYA CHAT WITH CHOLA

From my experiment in kitchen- spicy chola with bhatura wann try ...?/?

i am sending this post for the rotimela hosted by srivalli of cooking 4 all seasons.

WHENEVER I THINK OF BHATURAS I AM REMINDED OF THE BIG PLATE SIZED BHATURAS WHICH WE USED TO GET IN OUR HOMETOWN..I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE KIDS WE USED TO GO FOR DOSA EATING,,,THE ONE WHO WAS NOT IN MOOD TO EAT DOSA USED TO EAT THE CHOLA BHATURA,..AS 15 YRS BACK...THERE WASNT MUCH VARIETY IN THE RESTAURENTS,..IT WAS EITHER DOSA OR CHOLA BHATURA....THOUGH BHATURA USED TO TASTE LIKE SALTY RUBBER..AND COMPARED TO BHATURA...CHOLA QUANTITY WAS ALWAYS LESSS,...I THOUGHT WITH TIME THINGS WILL CHANGE....FEW DAYS BACK WE WENT FOR OUTING. BACK HERE IN SINGAPORE..AND I DECIDED TO EAT CHOLA BHATURA AND I SAW THE SAME PLATE SIZED BHATURA AND CHOLA IN A SMALL BOWL...I STILL CANT BELIEVE THOUGH IN DIFFRENT COUNTRY 15YS LAPSE AND THINGS ARE STILL THE SAME....THAT DAY I DECIDED NO MORE EATING OF CHOOLA BHATURAS OUTSIDE...
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ANOTHER MMEMORY I HAVE IS OF THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS..WHENVEVER CHILDS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION WAS THERE IN OUR FAMILY..I REMEMBER...CHOLA BHATURA WAS ALWAYS PREPARED...NOW THOUGH THE TREND HAS CHANGED WITH TIME,,BUT STILL IN SOME HOME U WILL SEE THE SAME CHOALA BHATURA..YA NOWDAYS BHATURA IS REPLACED BY KULCHA...NEW TREND IS CHOLA KULCHA...AS PEOPLE THINK IT SAVE STIME...AS KULCHA CAN BE GET READYMADE FROM SHOP....ANYWAYS ENOUGH OF MEMORIES TIME FOR THE RECIPE...I LEARNT PREPARING CHOLA BHATURA FROM MY HUBBY BUT NOW WITH EXPERIENCE I CAN PREPARE MY OWN VARIATION....OF THE RECIPE WHICH HE THOUGHT ME....I ALWAYS USED TO ASK HIM WHETHER ONION IS FRIED OR NOT..FLOUR IS KNEADED PROOPERLY OR NOT...AND OTHER LITTLE THINGS...YA I ASK NOW ALSO ..BUT NOT THAT FREQUENTLY...I GUESS ENOUGH OF TALKING COMING TO THE TOPIC-

YESTERDAY MADE CHOLA BHATURA...THE RECIPE IS

INGREDIENTS

ONE BOWL OF KABULI CHANA SOAKED AND BOILED


ONE INCH OF GINGER GRATED
THREE CLOVES OF GARLIC GRATED
ONE AND HALF ONION CHOPPED
ONE TOMATO CHOPPED
THREE GREEN CHILI CHOPPED



FOR THE MASALA



TWO BAY LEAVES CRUSHED
THREE RED CHILI
ONE TEASPOON CORIANDER SEEDS
ONE TEASPOON CUMIN SEEDS
HALF TEASPOON EACH OF PEPPER AND CLOVES
ONE INCH OF CINNAMON
TWO BIG CARDAMOM
TWO SMALL CARDAMOM
ONE STAR ANISE
HALF OF ONION
GRIND ALL THESE MASALAS IN GRINDER AND KEEP ASIDE



MIX TWO TEASPPON OF SALT WITH HALF TEASPOON EACH OF REDCHILLI,TURMURIC,CORIANDER AND GARAM MASALA POWDER AND KEEP ASIDE

ONE TEASPOON OF CUMIN SEEDS

OIL TO FRY ONE TABELSPOON

PROCEDURE

HEAT OIL IN NON STICK WOK ADD CUMIN SEEDS
ONCE THEY START TO SPLUTTER ADD GRATED GINGER AND GARLIC,AND WHEN DONE ADD GREEN CHILI FOLLOWED BY ONION AND TOMATOES.


ONCE THE ONION STARTS TURNING BROWN
MIX THE SALT MIXTURE WITH THE GROUNDED MIX


AND ADD TO THE ONIONS...KEEP FRYING..TILL U SEE OIL ALONG THE SIDE OF THE WOK.


ONCE DONE ADD THE FIRED MASALA TO THE BOILED CHOLA AND PRESSURE COOK FOR THREE WHSTELS




FOR THE BHATURAS

INGREDIENTS

DEPNEDING ON YOUR NEED MAIDA
HOT WATER TO KNEAD THE DOUGH
OIL ONE TEASPOON
CURD TWO TABELSPOON

PROCEDURE

KNEAD THE DOUGH AND KEEP FOR 6 HOURS


AFTER 6 HOURS MAKE SMALL BALLS OF THE KNEADED DOUGH



NOW WITH THE HELP OF ROLLING PIN MAKE 5 INCH DIAMETER BHATURA


HEAT OIL IN THE WOK


FRY THE BHATURA AND KEEP TURNING TILL IT START TURNING BROWN.




ENJOY WITH HOT CHOLA

list of things which make me happy and my perfect cup of tea

went library today after along time,,got some really good books...and among the books theres one named" 2002 ways to cheer myself" thought of writing down some points which are really interesting-

MAKE A LIST OF ALL THE PEOPLE YOU CARE ABOUT MOST AND PUT YOUR OWN NAME AT THE VERY TOP OF THE LIST

SING YOUR BLUES IN THE SHOWER,AND LET THE WATER WASH YOUR TROUBLES AWAY(AT LEAST FOR FEW REALXING MINUTES)

IT IS TOUGH TO DO,BUT DO GIVE UP TRYING TO CONTROL OTHERS IN YOUR LIFE

DANGLE YOUR FEET IN A NEARBY FOUNTAIN TO GIVE YOURSELF A CASE OF 'HAPPY FEET'

SPEND AT LEAST 30 MINUTES A DAY OUTSIDE IN THE FRESH AIR.

LOOK FOR ANGELS AMONG US

START YOUR DAY OFF ON A LIGHT NOTE BY READING THE COMICS

OK,GET THIS TODAY REALLY IS THE FIRST DAY OF YOUR LIFE

KEEP IN MIND THAT NO ONE CAN MAKE YOU HAPPY EXCEPT YOU

UNLOCK THE MAGIC ENJOY AN OREO COOKIE AND MILK

FIND AT LEAST ONE GOOD REASON TO CARRY ON IN THIS WORLD

DO WHAT YOU LOVED TO DO AS A CHILD

EVERYNIGHT MAKE PLANS FOR THE NEXT DAY,TO BE SURE THAT U STAY NICE AND BUSY

SLEEP ON YOUR HEARACHES,BECAUSE THINGS ALWAYS LOOK BETTER IN THE MORNING

CHOOSE YOUR THOUGHTS CAREFULLY,AS THEY WILL GREATLY DETERMINE THE QUALITY OF YOUR ENTIRE LIFE

LIVE YOUR OWN VISION OF YOUR LIFE,NOT YOUR PARENTS,NOT YOUR SOUSES AND CERTAINLY NOT YOUR FRIENDS

DEEPLY DESIRE HAPPINESS FOR YOURSELF

GET MEMBERSHIP TO A TRENDY HEALTH CLUB

TREAT YOURSELF AS YOU WOULD A SPECIAL FRIEND.AFTER ALL,YOU SHOULD BE YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND

REMEMBER NOT TO TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUSLY.AFTER ALL ,YOU WILL NEVER GET OUT OF IT ALIVE

REMEMBER YOUR CHILDHOOD DREAMS,MAYBE ITS NOT TOO LATE TO START LIVING THEM

GO AFTER ALL THE THINGS YOU WANT FROM EVERY AREA OF YOUR LIFE

WITH EVERY PROBLEM IN YOUR LIFE ,YOU CAN DECIDE TO BECOME EITHER BITTER OR BETTER.CHOOSE TO BECOME BETTER

PRIORITIZE YOUR LIFE.MAKE LIST,GRAPH.NOTES

THROW YOURSELF INTO YOUR HOBBIES TO CREATE MORE FUN IN YOUR LIFE

PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN AND JUST SOB YOUR HEART OUT

PAMPER YOURSELF FROM THE TIME YOU GET UP IN THE MORNING TILL YOU GO TO BED AT NIGHT

STAY BUSY.HAPPINESS IS A SIDE EFFECT OF DOING OTHER THINGS

GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK. ANOTHER ONE AND ANOTHER ONE,GET THE POINT

JUST GRIN AND BEAR IT TILL THINGS GET BETTER

WHAT DO YOU LOVE TO DO?OKAY,STOP PUTTING IT OFFAND PLAN TO DO IT TODAY

TRACK DOWN YOUR CLOSET CHILDHOOD FRIEND.THE RENEWAL OF THAT SPECIAL BONDWILL BE GOOD FOR YOUR HEART

DO SOMETHING EVERYDAYTO PROVE TO YOURSELF THAT YOU LOVE YOU

LEAVE TOMORROW UNTIL IT ARRIVES

TRY REALLY REALLY HARD TO GET EXCITEDABOUT YOUR LIFE AGAIN

GIVE YOURSELF HAPPY HOUR EVERYDAY,WHERE FOR A PARTICULAR TIME PERIOD YOU PROMISE YOURSELF THAT YOU WONT THINK OF YOUR TROUBLES

BE YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND.WHO ELSE KNOWS ALL ABOUT YOU?

LET LIFE HAPPEN.LOOSEN UP

APPRECIATE YOU

FIND YOUR OWN UNIQUE WAY TO UNWIND

IF YOU ARE LOOKING LOST,LOOK TO HEAVEN FOR DIRECTION

FIND YOUR AUTHETIC SELF,WHO ARE YOU DEEP DOWN INSIDE? ONCE YOU KNOW THE REAL YOU,YOU WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO KNOW WHAT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.

KNOW THAT PAIN,STRUGGLE AND LOSS ARE THREE OF THE BEST TEACHERS YOU WILL EVER HAVE

TAKE A CHANCE AND GET INVOLVED AGAIN IN LIFE

LEARN TO ENJOY BEING BY YOURSELF,SO THAT YOU WILL NEVER FEEL LONELY AGAIN

WHEN TIMES GET REALLY HARD,LEARN TO LIVE MOMENT TO MOMENT

MY MOOD SHIFTERS -

BY MOOD SHIFTERS I MEAN DOING THOSE THINGS WHICH INSTANTLY CHANGE YOUR MOOD

READING PEANUTS...

DRINKING HOT TEA...

COOKING SOMETHING NEW...

TALKING TO MY SIS AND SHARING MY BLUES...

PLAYING WITH MY SON...

GOING FOR WALK ALONE OR FOR SHOPPING ....

GOING TO LIBRARY AND BROWSING BOOKS....

MUSIC ON MY ZEN...

THINKING ABOUT GOOD MEMORIES....

EATING WAFFEL AND ICE CREAM....

PAINTING...

EMBROIDERY

BLOGGING.......

THE RECIPE FOR MY MOOD SHIFTER TEA IS....

INGREDIENTS-

ONE CUP WATER
ONE FOURTH CUP OF MILK
ONE TEASPOON SUGAR
ONE TEASPOON TEA
CRUSHED ONE INCH GINGER AND TWO PODS OF CARDAMOM

PROCEDURE

BOIL WATER IN PAN
WHEN ITS HOT ENOUGH ADD THE CRUSHED GINGER AND CARDAMOM
WHEN THE WATER STARTS BOILING ADD THE TEA LEAVES AND SUGAR
WHEN THE WATER BECOMES HALF ADD THE MILK
BOIL FOR A MINUTE OR TWO
ENJOY THE HOT CUPPA AND CHANGE YOUR MOOD...

Wok fried cabbage with french beans

made this for dinner today,,,u can have this with either parantha or with dal chawal.

ingredients
chopped cabbage half
chopeed frenh bean 200gm
half onion chopped
green chili two chopped

cumin seeds half teaspoon
salt half teaspoon
oil one teaspoon
mixture of turmuric and rechili powder half teaspoon
procedure
heat oil in frying pan
add cumin seeds
when they start to splutter add chopped onion and chili
once onions are done add cabbage and french beans

when in semicooked state add the red chili and turmeric


cook for a minute.


this recipe tastes good when its cooked till its semicooked state..if u want to cook further u can.

Pomfret in spiced up gramflour

we had this dish for dinner yesterday,...good to eat with chapati.
Recipe Name Fried Pomfret in gramflour
ingredients-
one black pomfret washed and cut into big pieces

one onion chopped
one tomato chopped
three green chili chopped
besan two table spoon
two teaspoon mixture of all the masalas red chili,turmuric,coriander and garam masala
one teaspoon salt
one teaspoon oil
procedure
clean and wash the fish,now rub salt and turmuric and keep aside for 5 minutes after 5 minutes wash it and rub all the masalas and besan and keep aside
now heat oil in the pan
add the chopped chili followed by onion and tomatoes

once done and you see oil along the side of the pan
add the fish pieces,fry well and cover nad cook



serve with hot chapati

My experiment in Kitchen - Spiced up vermicelli with egg

we had this yesterday for luch,very easy to make ,i made it spicy cause i like spicy ,if u dont want it hot use less chily

ingredients-

one bowl boiled vermicelli or thin noodles



one onion chopped
three green chili chopped


three egg
one teaspoon of all the masalas mixed together redchili,turmuric,coriander,and garam masala
one teaspoon of salt
one teaspoon of oil

procedure

heat oil in the non stick pan
now add the chopped chili followed by onion


while the onions turn brown mix the egg with the masalas and salt



once the onions are done put the egg mixture in the onions


fry well till the egg is done

now switch off the burner and mix the boiled vermicelli


to maintain the indian masala flavour i didnt use any ketchup or sauce,if u want to alter the taste u can add sauce to it.
enjoy hot with tea.