comfort meal - shallots sambhar fried okra & rice

I know I  keep going away its hard to come back here the space which started it all my journey with words I know I am again going poetic so todays post let it be of food ,..
Food which connects us to our soul
Food makes us feel happy
Food which we look forward to
At the end of the day to be satiated
Not something fancy but real
Something which in the first bite
Connects our heart & soul
Food essence of life,..
Yesterday I had this simple lunch of leftover food

Indian meal

Shallots sambhar
Fried okra
Leftover rice tempered with curry leaves & mustard seeds
& sago papas...
A perfect meal for me to satiate my soul
What is your perfect meal friends,..

Weekend cooking – mutton korma paired with egg pulao mint chutney and chapathi

As you all must be knowing by now my weekends are known to be chaotic still I manage to prepare a decent meal and that's what I did yesterday with the back up ingredients like coriander chutney,mint chutney and home made curd life looks easy so if nothing else at least I can prepare stuffed paratha but last few days weather has been very bad in Singapore hot and humid so stuffed paratha was out of plan so I thought of preparing curry with the shaan masala which I keep for such situations when I am out of idea to experiment ,this is a simple curry which doesn't need any special ingredient this is how I executed the meal .

 

mutton korma

• Recipe name – mutton korma
• Preparation time – 10 mins
  Cooking time 30 mins
• Ingredient
  Goat meat 500gm
  Curd half cup
  Onion one sliced
  Ginger julienne one tbsp.
  Oil to cook one tbsp.
  Shaan korma masala half packet
  Preparation
  In a mixing bowl beat curd mix half packet of shaan korma masala followed by the mutton pieces ,keep aside.
  Procedure
• Heat oil in non stick wok,once hot lower the flame and add sliced onions
  Keep stirring till the onions become brown add the marinated mutton pieces
  Keep stirring ,sprinkle few drops of water and let it simmer for 10 minutes
  After 10 minutes sprinkle ginger julienne and transfer the content to pressure cooker.
  Pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
  Serve warm with pulao and chapathi.  
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• Recipe name – Egg Pulao
  This is something which I do most of the time ,fry boiled egg in the same wok in which curry was prepared,strain and keep aside
  Fry the cooked rice in the same wok ,that's all ;-)
  To serve keep the fried rice in a bowl top it with the fried boiled egg.
  
  
  Serve warm with curry.
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  that's all for now friends, I know I have been away for two months will be catching up with you all soon prepare this meal the day you want eat something yummy and that without spending much time in the kitchen .
• take care and happy blogging.
      

 

 

Indian Veg Thali - Chapati with Alloo Bhujia,Palak Dal and raita

Weekend was preety hectic but still i managed to cook decent meal ,help Advay with his homework and do other chores.For Sunday's dinner prepares this delicious Chicken Curry from Srivalli's blog which i paired with plain rice and a simple salad.Thanks a ton for sharing the recipe Srivalli,will be preparing this soon again.
For today's post sharing with you all a simple and delicious thali which i can have anytime ,this one is perfect for weekends too,as this dal can be prepared with leftover toor dal ,and the fried  rice is prepared with leftover rice.With crispy Alloo bhujia and refreshing cucumber onion raita nothing can beat this meal specially in summers.

Recipe name Alloo Bhujia /crispy spiced potatoes 
Recipe source my  mom's kitchen
preparation time 10 mins
cooking time 20 mins
Ingredient
Peeled and Cubed potatoes kept in water three
dried red chili shredded one
fenugreek seeds one tsp
asafoetida one fourth tsp
salt as per taste
turmeric powder half tsp
mustard oil one tbsp
Procedure
Heat oil in non stick pan,once hot lower the flame
add fenugreek seeds,dried red chili and asafoetida
let it splutter add drained potatoes
sprinkle salt and turmeric powder
fry for a minute and cover and cook on low flame.
after five minutes mix everything again and cook till its done.
serve warm with chapati,dal,rice and raita.
For fried rice flavoured with mustard and curry leaves
heat half tsp oil in the same pan in which potatoes were cooked
once hot add pinch of mustard,few curry leaves and a crushed dried red chili
add leftover rice and fry everything for two to three mins
serve warm.

Spinach dal recipe blogged here .
Cucumber raita recipe blogged here 
Linking this post to
Indian Thali Mela hosted by Srivalli of Cooking for all seasons.
The Weekly Story Week 79  hosted by Colours Dekor.
Thats all friends,wish you all happy week ahead.
Take care and Happy Blogging.

talk with friends and family but not while cooking,.;-)

Have you guys ever tried cooking while talking on phone
if not tried in the midst of cooking ever answered a call
or in other words cooked and talked at the same time
i did yesterday and this is what happened
Mishap
forgot to add lentil to the Khichdi and the result u guys can imagine
had to reopen the pressure cooker to add the lentils and by then rice was done
so the rice was overdone just because i had to cook the lentils.
but then i had to add lentils because i was preparing khichdi
( hope hubby is not reading this , i was too embarrased to tell him )
so yesterdays lesson - never to talk on phone while cooking and if the call is important just turn off the flame and speak ,or i wont know what i am cooking and what i have added or not added while talking .
Coming back to todays post this one is simple meal,doesnt require much cooking,prepared this with leftover rice for tomorrows lunch,this one is bit spicy but i liked it ,we call this onion fried rice,reminds me of childhood.
Recipe Name Egg and Onion Fried Rice
Ingredient
Leftover rice one cup
onion one chopped
green chili one chopped
cumin seeds half tsp
salt as per taste
egg one
oil one tsp
garam masala powder half tsp
Procedure
Heat oil in wok,once once oil is hot lower the flame
add cumin seeds and once it starts spluttering
add chopped onion and green chili
increase the flame ,onions should turn brown

lower the flame again and add rice,salt and garam masala
mix and remove from flame.
In non stick pan add few drops of oil and prepare fried egg
mix fried egg with the onion rice.

Serve warm,this dish doesnt need any side dish,i liked the taste of crispy onions with green chili.

thats all friends,wish you all happy weekend,

for glimpse of my kitchen please click here

cee u all soon,tk care and happy blogging.

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.