Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Horse Gram dal


Ingredients:
Horse Gram- 1 cup roasted and soaked in water
Onion- 1 finely chopped
Ginger-garlic-green chilli paste- 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves- few, chopped
Mustard Oil- 1 1/2 tbsp
Tamarind pulp- 1/2 Cup
Jaggery- 1 tsp
Asafoetida- 1/4 tsp
Panch putona- 1tsp
Red chilli- 2
Cumin powder- 1 tsp
Coriander powder- 1 tsp
Garam Masala- 1 tsp
Salt as per taste

Method:
1.Cook the horse gram in pressure cooker with salt till it cooked.

2.Allow the steam to escape. Then in mixer blend the cooked horse gram to a coarse
paste.

3. Heat Oil in Kadai,add panch putona and red chilli and fry for a min. Add
onion,saute until onion soft. Than add ginger-garlic-chilli paste.Fry well

4. Add cumin.coriander,Asafoetida,garam masala,tamarind pulp,jaggery,salt if required and
 mix well.

5.Add the horse gram paste along with water and bring to boil.

6.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.




Monday, October 29, 2012

Chick peas and Sweet potato Chaat


Ingredients:
Sweet potato- 1  medium, cooked in its jacket
Chick Peas- 1 cup,soaked in water
Red Onion- 1 small,finely chopped
Carrot- 1 small, finely grated
Cucumber- 1 small,finely grated
Coriander leaves- few, chopped
Green Chili- 2, finely chopped
Chat Masala- 1/2 tsp
Lemon- 1, juiced
Black salt- as per taste
Black pepper- 1/2 tsp(optional)

Method:
1. Partially boil the sweet potato.Peel it and chop into cubes.

2. Boil chick peas till cooked. Don't overcooked.

3. In bowl combine Chick peas,cubed sweet potato and all the above ingredient
   one by one.



4. Mix well and serve.