BANARES KE BHARWA ALLOO ,..GHARWALI KHEER KE SAATH..

WHEN I SAW THIS RECIPE WHILE BROWSING THROUGH BOOKS IN LIBRARY,..WAS REALLY AMAZED,..LOOKED REALY YUMMY ,..SO THOUGHT OF PREPARING BANARASI BHARWA ALLOO,,ONE MORE REASON TO PREPARE THIS RECIPE WAS I WANTED TO KNOW HOW DIFFERENT IT TASTES FROM THE MASALA BHARWA ALOO WHICH WE PREPARE AT HOME..SO HERE COMES MY VERSION OF THE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

POTATO THREE

GREEN CHILLI THREE CHOPPED

GINGER GRATED ONE TSP

CHOPPED DRYFRUITS ONE TABLESPOON

JAGGERY ONE TABLEPOON GRATED

SALT TO TASTE

FRESH CREAM ONE TABLESPOON

AMCUR HALF TSP

PULP OF TAMARIND ONE TABLESPOON

SEEDS OF CUMIN AND FENNEL ONE TSP

TOMATO PUREE HALF CUP

AND POWDER OF RED CHILLI AND TURMERIC ONE TSP EACH

OIL TO COOK

COTTAGE CHEESE

(PREFERABLY HOME MADE ONE)

PROCEDURE

FOR THE POTATOES

PEEL AND DIVIDE THE POTATO INTO PARTS,.WASH AND PAT DRY,KEEP ASIDE

HEAT OIL IN WOK SUFFICIENT TO SHALLOW FRY THE POTATOES,DRAIN OUT THE OIL AND KEEP ASIDE

ONCE THE POTATOES HAVE COOLED DOWN ,SCOOP OUT THE CENTER PART OF EACH HALF OF THE POTATO

CHOP THE SCOOPED PART AND KEEP ASIDE

FOR THE FILLING OF THE POTATOES

IN A MIXING BOWL ADD MASHED COTTAGE CHEESE ,CHOPPED GREEN CHILLIES,CHOPPED POTATOES ,DRYFRUITS AND SALT,MIX WELL

STUFF THE POTATOES WITH THIS FILLING AND KEEP ASIDE

FOR THE GRAVY

HEAT ONE TABLESPOON OF OIL IN WOK

GIVE TADKA WITH ASAFOETIDA,FOLLOWD BY CUMIN AND FENNEL SEEDS

ONCE THEY START CRACKING ADD GRATED GINGER AND FRY FOR A MINUTE OR TWO

NOW ADD TOMATO PUREE,TURMERIC POWDER AND RED CHILLI POWDER,.

ADD WATER TO THE MIX AND KEEP STIRRING

NOW ADD TAMARIND PULP,AMCHUR,JAGGERY AND SALT

KEEP STIRRING,NOW ADD THE STUFFED POTATOES TO THE GRAVY,,AND KEEP COOKING ON LOW HEAT

ADD FRESH CREAM,..AND ENJOY WITH HOT RICE OR NAN...

GHARWALI KHEER

WHILE COMING BACK FROM GYM,.I FELT LIKE EATING KHEER,CALLED UP HUBBY AND ASKED HIM TO BOIL MILK AND SOAK RICE,.FOR KHEER,.BY THE TIME I REACHED HOME,..MILK WAS ON STOvE,..AND HUBBY WAS ADDING SOAKED RICE IN THE BOILED MILK,,..AFTER THAT I CONTINUED,..I DONT LIKE KHEER WHICH IS IN LIQUID STATE,,AND I KNEW IF I ASKED HUBBY TO CONTINUE,,HE WOULD HAVE PREPARED THAT WAY...SO I KEPT STIRRING..ADDED FEW STRANDS OF SAFFRON,SUGAR NEEDFUL AND FINALLY AFTER SOME MINUTES,,DELICIOUS KHEER WAS READY,,..

I AM SENDING BANARASI BHARWA ALLO AND KHEER FOR SWC UP HOSTED BY NUPUR OF CINNAMON HUT

AND KHEER FOR MIXED RICE EVENT HOSTED BY EASY CRAFTS

TAMATAR MALAI KORMA FOR INTERNATIONAL FOOD LEAGUE

I was really feeling bad because i had missed open sesame 1 as i was on blog break,..and yes recipe marathon too,..then siri told me about open sesame two,..thus the guessing the riddle began,..

i chose box number 2 and this is the riddle which i got

For Box 2: here is ur riddle:

I think I am a pleased woman since I blush so much
I am so soft and shiny to your delicate touch
But look what I have for relatives, so different with no common string
one used for smoking, one for hotness, one used to refer idler and one referred as veggie's King

I am not what you refer to me most often
I am 'fruit' of labour but never called one so
I am neither a wolf nor a peach in the scale of one to ten
but then why do you think I am called one as so?

I can go green with envy, or completely red with anger
A little crown on my head makes my walk look like a swagger
You cant do without me in your day to day cooking
Tell me what veggie I am without too much thinking.

Cheers,
Siri

i couldnt guess the riddle,got confused with capsicum she sent me this hint

and finally i knew the answer...TOMATO

huh tomato,..sounds easy but couldnt think of anything except chutney,raitha or pickle,...thought lot,..asked my friends too..what to prepare ,..cause the main ingredient of the recipe had to be tomato and then i got his recipe from one of my relative,.its called TAMATAR MALAI KORMA

INGREDIENTS

TOMATO TWO FINELY CHOPPED

ONION ONE CHOPPED

GARLIC THREE CLOVES CHOPPED

OIL TO COOK

SALT TO TASTE

GREEN CHILLI CHOPPED TWO

CORIANDER POWDER

FRESH CREAM TWO TABLESPOON

ONE TABLE SPOON CHOPPED DRY FRUITS

PROCEDURE

HEAT OIL IN WOK

ADD GREEN CHIILI,FOLLOWED BY GARLIC AND ONION

KEEP FRYING TILL ONION START CHANGING THEIR SHAPE

NOW ADD CHOPPED TOMATOES,ONCE U SEE OIL ALONG THE SIDES

ADD CORIANDER POWDER AND SALT,,

IF IT STARTS STICKING ,ADD FEW DROPS OF WATER AND COVER AND COOK

NOW ADD ONE TABLE SPOON OF FRESH CREAM,KEEP STIRRING

COOK FOR A MINUTE OR TWO.

BEFORE SERVING GARNISH WITH FRESH CREAM AND CHOPPED DRYFRUITS.

WE HAD WITH LACHA PARATHA,..TASTED REAL GOOD,..

ENJOYED SOLVING THE RIDDLE,SIRI...

WAITING FOR OS3

TAMATAR MALAI KORMA GOES TO INTERNATIONAL FOOD LEAGUE AT DINING HALL

tring tring..here comes asan khana thela with pavbhaji,gobhi manchurian,orange candy,aam panna or salad dip,..

STREET FOOD,..WOW WHAT A THEME,.WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THIS THEME FOR THE MBP HOSTED BY SIA OF MONSOON SPICE AND ORIGINALLY STARTED BY COFFEE OF THE SPICE CAFE I WAS REALLY EXCITED,.REASON BEING I JUST LOVE STREET FOOD,,BE IT ANYTHING...KACHODI,SAMOSA,PAANI POORI ,ALLOO TIKIYA CHAT OR CHURMURA,,I HAVE GOT SO MANY FOND MEMORIES RELATED WITH STREET FOOD BUT I CANT PEN THEM DOWN ALL TOGETHER CAUSE THEN THE POST WILL BE,. TOO LENGHTY,..ONE THING WHICH HAS NOT CHANGED WITH TIME IS LICKING OF PATTAS,..IN MY HOMETOWN CHAT IS GIVEN BY THE CHATWALLAHS IN PATTA BOWL MADE OF DRIED LEAVES..AFTER EATING CHAT I USED TO LICK THE PATTA LEAVES ToO..IMAGINE ..AND THAT TOO IN FRONT OF EVERYONE...I DO THIS IN FRONT OF MY HUBBY TOO ,,,BUT AS HE IS NOT AWARE,,,OF MY HABIT..HE KEEPS TEASING ME...COMING BACK TO THE MBP EVENT WITH THEME STREET FOOD,,,I CHOSE FIVE FELLOW BLOGGERS TO TRY STREET FOOD RECIPES FROM THEIR BLOG

THEY ARE

NUPUR OF ONE HOT STOVE

SOWMYA OF CREATIVE SAGA

SHEETAL OF SWEETY MY KITCHEN

NUPUR OF CINNAMON HUT

AND LAKSHMI OF TASTE OF MYSORE

SO HERE COMES ASAN KHANA THELA(STALL) WITH CHATPATA PAVBHAJI,TASTY GOBHI MANCHURIAN.COLD ORANGE CANDY,TANGY AAM PANNA AND YUMMY SALAD DIP

PAV BHAJI FROM NUPUR OF ONE HOT STOVE

HAVE BEEN COOKING PAV BHAJI SINCE LONG TIME,..USED TO EAT LOT IN BANGALORE,,WHENEVER I CRAVED FOR SOMETHING SPICY,,AND YUMMY,,WHEN I TRIED NUPURS PAV BHAJI I COULDNT CONTROL MYSELF FROM ADDING CHOPPED ONIONS WHILE FRYING THE MASALAS,..THIS IS THE ONLY CHANGE I DID.,.THANKS FOR THE RECIPE..NUPUR,..BOTH ME AND HUBBY LIKED UR VERSION OF PAV BHAJI.

GOBHI MANCHURIAN FROM SOWMYA OF CREATIVE SAGA

GOBHI MANCHURIAN,,REMINDS ME OF THE LONG QUEUES AT THE GOBHI MANCHURIAN STALL WHICH WAS NEAR OUR COLLEGE ,..AS THE FOOD IN OUR MESS WAS REALLY BAD,,,WHENEVER WE USED TO FEEL LIKE ADDING SOME ZING IN OUR DINNER,,,WE USED TO GET GOBHI MANCHURIAN FROM THIS STALL,,PRICED AT RS 10 WAS SUFFICIENT FOR TWO PEOPLE,,,AND TASTY TOO,..THANKS SOWMYA FOR THE DELICIOUS RECIPE OF GOBHI MANCHURIAN,,IT WAS REALLY YUMMY,,CHANGE WHICH I DID,,I DIDNT ADD SPRING ONIONS..

ORANGE ICE CANDY FROM SHEETAL OF SWEETY MY KITCHEN

WE REMEMBER ICE CANDY AS CHUSKI,,,DURING OUR CHILDHOOD DAYS..WE USED TO WAIT FOR THE ICE CANDY MAN...HE USED TO RING HIS BELL,,WHENEVER HE USED TO ENTER OUR LANE,,AS SOON AS WE USED TO HEAR THE BELL,,WE USED TO RUN TO THE GATE ,HOLDING TIGHTLY ONE RUPPEE COIN IN OUR HAND,,AFRAID THAT IT WILL FALL...SOMETIMES WE USED TO EAT TWO OR THREE,,,WHAT A BAY TO BEAT HOT SUMMER DAYS..THANKS SHEETAL FOR THE RECIPE,,PREPARED FOR THE FIRST TIME AND REALLY ENJOYED SPECIALLY MY SON...AS U CAN SEE IN THE PIC,..

AAM PANNA FROM NUPUR OF CINNAMOM HUT

AAM PANNA REMINDS ME OF BIG EARTHEN POTS ON MOVABE STALLS ,COVERED WITH DAMP RED CLOTH AND DECORATED WITH GREEN CHILLIES,MANGO AND PUDINA LEAVES,..THE SIGHT OF AAM PANNA STALL IS COMMON IN NORTH INDIA,,,DUE TO HOT SUMMER AND HEAT WAVES..TANGY AAM PANNA ,,,QUENCHES THIRST,..AND COOLS DOWN THUS HELPING IN BEATING THE HEAT..THANKS NUPUR FOR THE RECIPE,PREPARED FOR THE FIRTS TIME .

AND MY LAST ENTRY BUT REAL YUMMY IS

SALAD DIP FROM LAKSHMI FROM TASTE OF MYSORE

ACCORDING TO LAKSHMI ,,ON THE STREETS OF MYSORE.,FRESHLY CUT CUCUMBERS ARE SOLD WITH MANGO CHUTNEY,..WOW THAT SURE WILL TASTE GREAT,..I PREPARED SANDWHICH WITH THE MANGO DIP,..AND LIKED IT with MY LUnCH TOO AS U CAN SEE IN THE PIC..THANKS LAKSHMI FOR THE CHUTNEY RECIPE,.PREPARED FOR THE FIRST TIME,..THE ONLY CHANGE I DID WAS THAT I ADDED MORE OF HOT OF CHILLIES

HOPE U GUYS ENJOYED THE FEAST..

TIME TO GO

CEEYA...

PANEER KOFTA OR ALLO GOBHI award ke sath..

Few days back,,,had invited Sheetal for lunch at home,,,till a day before had not decided what to prepare for lunch,as i had to meet her around 12 ,had to finish my preparation before 12,..cooking is not tough for me,..problem was managing was my son...cause these days he gets up at 8 ...and is active till noon,..and i had to manage both advay and cooking,..to charge myself had tea in the morning,..started with the kofta preparation,..couldnt click the pics,,while cooking,,,as i was managing many things together,..advay bange dhis head twice,..so my sis with whom iw as chattin through skype too ,,.told me to make him seat on his chair,..and put the seat belt,,thats what i did,..and my mother and sis were entertainin my son online while i was cookin...sigh..this is somethin which i wil remember always,..talking about my sis there is great news to share...she is selected to receive the star pole award for best business feature in business today...really happy for her...:-)

coming to the recipe of paneer kofta in black garvy wih dash of cream

Sorry sheetal i knw i promised u long back that will mail u the recipe asap,..but many things were keeping me busy,..finally thought of blogging this recipes..so that it reaches..you...sorry for keeping u waiting from such a long time,as i had to prepare koftas in hurry,,,i didnt had much time,..i had to prepare cottage cheese too,.

ingredients

for the koftas

cottage cheese mashed one cup

bread soaked and mashed half cup

potato boiled one

one table spoon plain flour

salt to taste

black pepper crushed one tsp

for the garvy

paste of onion,tomato,garlic one cup

green chilli paste one tsp

cumin seeds one tsp

milk half cup

khoya two tabelspoon

mixture of red chilli,turmeric ad coriander one tbsp

fresh cream to garnish one tablespoon

chopped dryfruits two tablespoon

oil to cook

salt to taste

procedure

for the koftas

mix everything together

make small balls

heat two tablespoon oil

shallow fry the koftas

keep turning till they are brown from both sides

p.s. i never deep fry the koftas,,,if u wish u can deep fry them

for the paste

heat oil in wok

add cumin seeds

add the prepared onion paste and keep frying till u see oil

along the sides of the vessel

now add the masalas,slat and mix well...

once masals start sticking,,add milk followed by khoya

add water and let it boil

just before serving,put the prepared koftas inthe gravy,

and heat for a minute or two.

before serving garnish with fresh cream and chopped dryfruits

ALLO GOBHI DRY

INGREDIENTS

CHOPPED GREEN CHILLI TWO

GARLIC CRUSED TWO

ONION ONE CHOPPED

CHOPPED AND BOILED CAULIFLOWER HALF

CHOPPED AND BOILED POTATO ONE

CUMIN SEEDS

GARAM MASALA ONE TSP

SALT TO TASTE

RED CHILLI ONE TSP

PROCEDURE

HEAT OIL IN WOK

ADD CUMIN SEEDS ONCE THEY START SPLUTTERING ADD

CHOPPED ONIONS,GARLIC AND GREEN CHILLI

ONCE ONIONS START CHANGING COLOUR ADD SALT AND RED CHILLI

KEEP FRYING'

NOW ADD THE POTATOES AND CAULIFLOWER

COVER AND COOK

KEEP CHECKING

ONCE DONE MIX GARAMMASALA AND SERVE.

paneer kofta goes to EAT HEALTHY PROTEIN RICH EVENT HOSTED BY SANGEETH

AND ALLO GOBHI AND PANEER KOFTA GOES TO UP SWC HOSTED BY NUPUR OF CINNAMOM HUT.

LAKSHMI OF TASTE OF MYSORE PASSED ME 'BEAR HUG " AWARD....

i pass this award to
priti of indiankhana
sukanya of sukanyas musing
srilekha of me and my kitchen
and vedamurthy of iyengar kitchen
congrats friends enjoy ur award and thanks,,,Lakshmi for passing me this gaint bear hug ,lotz of hugs to u too,..thanks for being there,,,i really cherish ur friendhsip,,,and thanks to blogging,,,i got u as a friend...

santre wala pulao poro ke saath or strip weight loss par,..

notyet100	jacks family is obsessed with weight problem,..so their diet is restricted tocertain things..jack finds solaces in his friend jills company...

this comic book is my first entry for the create a comic event started by lakshmi of taste of mysore ,thanks lakshmi for introducing this hobby,,keeps me really occupied,,,specially when rajneesh is on call,,and my son is sleeping,..toondoo,.rocks,..its got so many features and applications,..and easy to use too,...thanks for toondoo,..too,..i am hooked to it,,,now ..not gettin time for tshirt painting,,,and my other hobbies,..:-)


prepared pulao with orange flakes,,,few days back...here goes the recipe

ingredients

cooked rice one cup
saffron strands dissolved in one tablespoon of milk
few seeds of cloves,green cardamom and crushed cinnamon stick
orange chopped
grounded black pepper
orange juice one fourth cup



oil to cook
salt totaste

procedure

heat oil in wok
add cinnamon,clove and green cardamom,and saute for a minute
add cooked rice ,followed by juice



keep frying
add salt,keep few orange pieces for garnishing,.add others to the rice
add pepper,followed by grounded pepper
finally add dissolved saffron and cover and cook
delicious pulao is ready ,..



we had with spicy omelette,..cooked in persian style,.. (poro)

ingredients

chopped onion one
chopped tomato one
chopped potato half
crushed garlic two cloves
green chilli two chopped
cheese grated



salt and black pepper
oiltocook
egg two
cumin seeds

p.s. any veggies can be added with potaotoes for example,green peas,sweet corn,mushroom

procedure

heta oil in wok ,
add cumin seeds,onion,tomatoes,potatoes,green chilli,garlic
season with salt and pepper ,



now add the beated eggs to themixture
cover and cook till the bottom layer is brown
turn the omelette and add grated cheese





santre wala pulao goes for mixed rice event hosted by ec of easy craft






spicy omelette goes to sangeeth whois hosting EAT HEALTHY PROTEIN RICH FOOD EVENT

what happens when cupcakes are baked by maid...read on...

wouldbe bride speaks to her fiancee
HIII SO ,..WE GETTIN MARRIED IN FEW DAYS,,,U WAN ASK ME ANYTHING..?/ strip 1 http://www.wittycomics.com/comic/41977 would be bride thinks what if her inlaws ask her to bake the cupcakes	THOSE CUPAKES WHICH UMADE...WERE REALLY TASTY..U GONNA BE IN DEMAND..EVERYBODY LIKEDTHEMAT HOME....ATUALLY THEY ALL AHVE STARTED LIKIN U...ARENT U HAPPY

GOD,..HOW TO TELL HIM THOSE CUPCAKES WERE BAKED BY MY HOUSEMAID NOT BY ME...WHY SHEE HAD TO MADE THEM SO DAMN TASTY,..

WHAT HAPPENED ,..WHAT U THINKING,..IF U WANN ASKME ANYTHING GO AHEAD,..

HMM NO,,I WAS JUST THINKING WHETHER U WILLHELP ME OR NOT IN COOKING...THTS ALL..BEING WORKING WOMAN,,ITS TIRING TO COOK AFTER COMING HOME,..

DON WORRY,..I WILL HELP U..IN THE BEST POSSIBLE,..WAY,..WILL BE UR HELPER IN KITCHEN,,,EVERY GOOD CHEF NEEDS HELP,..

STRIP 2

http://www.wittycomics.com/comic/41980

maid to would be bride

MAM,TOMORROW U R GETTIN MARRIED ,PREPARED THIS JELL-O OF RASPBERRY FLAVOUR FOR YOU,,,WHAT HAPPEND WHY U SO DEPRESSED...

DON ASK CYNTHIA,..BEAUSE OF UR GOOD COOKING I M IN BIG PROBLEM,..MY WOULD BE INLAWS LOVED UR CUPCAKES,,WHAT IF THEYASK ME TO PREPARE,..U KNW I DON KNW ABC OF COOKIN LEAVE ALONE BAKING....

DON WORRY ,MISSY,,WHENEVER THEY ASK U,,,JUST PAGE ME WILL PARCEL YOU IS THAT OKY,,,,

UMM YA TAHT SOUND S LIKE GOOD IDEA,..THANKS ALOT CYNTHIA,..I DON KNW WHAT I WOULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT YOU...

HUH ,..LAST DAY OF HONEYMOON...I JUST HPE,..EVERYTHING GOES WELL ONCE I REACH BAK HOME,..

I AM WAITING TO GO HOME,..U KNW WHY...DREAMT ABOUT THE CUPCAKES,..U TELL ME WHAT ALLU NEED WILL BUY ON THE WAY BACK....

strip three http://www.wittycomics.com/comic/41981

MY MIND IS BLANK WHAT TO TELL HIM,HE IS SO EXCITED,,TRIED CALLING UP CYNTHIA TOO BUT AS USUAL HER CELL IS OUT OF REACH,..DAMN ME...

WHT HAPP,.U LOOK SO TENSED EVERYTHIN FINE...R U ANGRY OR SOMETHIN,...

HUH NO...WAS MISSING MY PARENTS...THOUGHT OF GIVING THEM SURPRISE BEFORE WE GO TO OUR PLACE...IF ITS OKY WITH U,..

SUCH A SMALL THING AND U AFRAID TO ASK,..DON WORRY....I CAN UNDERSTAND...WE WILLMEET THEM,..OKY

HUH WHT A RELIEF,.THANK GOD COULD SPEAK TO CYNTHIA,..IN THE LOO...I JUST HOPE CUPCAKES ARE READY BY THE TIME WE REACH MOTHERS PLACE,..

COME WILL GET U A DRINK,..WILL CALM U DOWN,..U LOOK PREETY UPSET....

strip 4 http://www.wittycomics.com/comic/41982 MAM,HVE PREPARED THE CUPCAKES AND KEPT IN YOUR COSMETICS BAG,..U WAN JELLY TOO?

NO CYNTHIA THANKS LOTZ,.ND PLEASE KEEP UR CELL ON,..ITSOUT OF REACH MOST OF THE TIME...

I HOPE U HAVE PREPARED THE CUP CAKES GUESTS HAVE COME FOR TEA,..AND EVEN I WAN TO HAVE

YA THEY ARE DONE,..WIL GET THEM ,..

COULD U MAKE OUT THE PECULIAR SMELL COMING FROM CAKE,..LAST TIME THE SMELL WAS NOT THERE,..SOMETHING LIKE THECREAM WHICH U USE DAILY,...ND YA UR PERFUME TOO..ND IT WAS QUIET SOFT TOO

HAD ADDED FLAVOUR OF TEA ROSE,...THTS WHY THE SMELL..U REMEMBER U TLD ME UR FAV FLAVOUR IS TEA ROSE THATS WHY,..AFTER ADDING TEA ROSE CAKE BECOMES SOFT.....

THIS DRINK TASTES WEIRD,..WHAT FLAOUR HAVE U ADDED ,.. strip 5 http://www.wittycomics.com/comic/41983

HUH,,,U SURPRISED ME BY PREPARING MY FAVOURITE FLAVOUR CUPCAKES SO I THOUGHT OF GIVING U PLEASENT SURPRISE,,,ANY GUESSES,,,

NO I CANT GUESS,..WHAT HAVE U ADDED AND ARENT U DRINKING THE SAME THING...UR LOOKS DIFFERENT,,

NO SWEETHEART I MADE THAT DRINK SPECIALLY FOR U,..ITS BLACKBERRY FUSION WITH OLIVE OIL AND ROSEWATER,..MY OWN CREATION FOR MY LOVE,..

WHAT,..OLIVE OIL IN DRINK...WHO GAVE U THE IDEA,..OF ADDIN OLIVE OIL WITH ROSE WATER IN DRINK...

YOU SWEETY ,..WHEN U ADDED TEAROSE OIL IN CUPCAKES FOR ME ,..I THOUGHT OF ADDING OLIVE OIL AND ROSE WATER FOR U,..TOMAKE PERSONALISED SIGANTURE DRINK FOR U...