Monday, May 26, 2008

సాంబారు పొడి

Sambhar Powder
Preparation time ([days] hrs:min): 20:00
Cooking time ([days] hrs:min): 10:00
No. of servings: 1
List of ingredients:
2 cups coriander seeds
1/2 cup chana dal
1/4 cup urad dal
1/4 cup cumin seeds
4 tbsp black pepper
2 tbsp fenugreek seeds
1 pinch hing
2 cinnamon
3 cloves
3 cardomon
1 pinch nutmeg
2 red dry chillies
Cooking procedure:
saute all the above ingrediants to golden brown color and also red chillies to little dark color. then mix then all and grind them into powder.

టమోటా పచ్చడి

Tomato Chutney
Preparation time ([days] hrs:min): 00:30
Cooking time ([days] hrs:min): 00:10
No. of servings: 6
List of ingredients:
4 tomatoes
4 green chillies
2 tablespoons nuvvulu / til /sesame
2 tablespoons jeera
1 tablespoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon urad dal
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon salt(according to taste)
3 red dry chillies
Cooking procedure:
heat half tablespoon oil and saute green chillies cut. remove the chillies from oil and fry the finely chopped tomatoes in the same oil with turmeric. let the chillies and tomatoes to cool. saute the sesame seeds, jeera/cumin seeds and grind them into powder. then mix coriander powder, sesame-jeera powder, tomatoes, chillies, salt and grind them to a fine paste. now heat the remaining oil, heat the mustard seeds, jeera, urad dal and red chillies for tadka / popu. put it in the tomato chutney and that's it

టమోటా రైస్

Tomato Rice
My athamma used to prepare tomato rice whenever someone in the house is on long journey. This is easy to prepare and delicious. Try this one !!
Preparation time ([days] hrs:min): 00:15
Cooking time ([days] hrs:min): 00:10
No. of servings: 4
List of ingredients:
2 glasses rice(basmati or thin long grained rice)
5 tomatoes
15 green chillies
1 onion
3 cloves
3 elaichi
3 patta / cinnamon
1 teaspoon turmeric / haldi
1 teaspoon gingergarlic paste
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon salt ( according to taste)
1 bunch coriander
Cooking procedure:
Heat oil in big vessel. Add cloves, cinnamon, elaichi. saute them for a while. now add chopped onions and longitudinally cut green chillies. stir them until onion turns to golden brown. next add turmeric and ginger garlic paste and saute a little. Now add finely chopped tomatoes. stir them until tomatoes are nicely cooked. then add the rice and stir. add 2 glasses of water and cook until rice is cooked. remove from heat and add finely chopped coriander. Serve Hot.

టమోటా ఉప్మా

టమోటా ఉప్మా
Preparation time ([days] hrs:min): 00:10
Cooking time ([days] hrs:min): 00:20
No. of servings: 1
List of ingredients:
1 cup indian semoline(upma rawa)
2 cups water
1/2 cup onion
1 cup tomato
3 tablespoons oil
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
1 teaspoon turmeric
2 teaspoons mustard seeds
2 teaspoons salt(according to taste)
7 Leaves curry leaves
3 red dry chillies
4 green chillies
Cooking procedure:
heat oil in a vessel, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let it splutter.
add the red dry chillies and cut curry leaves.
add chopped onions and chopped green chillies and stir till onions are tender.
add turmeric and chopped tomatoes. and cook till tomatoes are soft and pasty.
add salt and water( 2 cups) and bring it to boil.
Then slowly adding semolina with one hand, stir constantly with other hand and close the lid immediately and simmer the heat.
Leave it for 4-5 minutes and check whether semolina is cooked and tender.
that's it garnish with cilantro. టమోటా ఉప్మా READY
Storage Tips:
store in refridgerator. but be sure to serve hot... tomato upma is great when served hot.
Additional Info:
serve hot with some Indian pickles and ghee on top

Vegetable Fried Rice

Vegetable Fried Rice
Preparation time ([days] hrs:min): 01:00
Cooking time ([days] hrs:min): 01:00
No. of servings: 6
List of ingredients:
500 grams rice
2 tablespoons oil
2 onions
2 cardomons
2 cinnamon
4 cloves
2 bayleaves
5 green chillies
5 beans
2 carrots
2 potatoes
2 grams cashew nuts
50 grams green peas
1 tablespoon coriander powder
1/2 tablespoon garam masala
1/2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
1/2 tablespoon jeera
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
salt(according to taste)
Cooking procedure:
Clean Rice and soak it in water. Take a big vessel and heat oil in it. After heating oil, add cardomons, cinnamon, Cloves. Add Bay leaves, Jeera and Stir. Now add finely chopped onions and cook till tender. Add finely chopped green chillies, turmeric and ginger garlic paste. Now add cubically cut Potatoes and cook till tender. Add longitudinally cut carrots and beans and cook till tender. Add coriander powder and garam masala powder and stir. add salt and water and bring to boil. Then add soaked rice and cook. Serve it with roasted cashew nuts. Happy Cooking !!

ఉప్మా

Upma (Simple )
Upma is a Indian dish made of Indian semolina found in Indian stores.It is simple to make. There are many types of Upma, like tomato upma, ginger special upma. Below Upma is a simple one for starters. If this is done better then u can learn other types(I think :-)... ).
Preparation time ([days] hrs:min): 00:05
Cooking time ([days] hrs:min): 00:20
No. of servings: 1
List of ingredients:
1 cup indian semolina
2 cups water
1/2 cup onion
3 green chillies
3 dry red chillies
3 tablespoons oil
2 tsp cumin seeds
7 leaves curry leaves
salt according to taste( one tsp)
Cooking procedure:
heat oil in a vessel, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and let it splutter.
add the red dry chillies and cut curry leaves.
add chopped onions and chopped green chillies and stir till onions are tender.
add salt and water( 2 cups) and bring it to boil.
Then slowly adding semoline with one hand, stir constantly with other hand and close the lid immediately and simmer the heat.
Leave it for 4-5 minutes and check whether semolina is cooked and tender.
that's it garnish with cilantro.
Additional Info:
serve hot with some Indian pickles

బీరకాయ w/ eggs

బీరకాయ గుడ్డు (Green scale gourd with eggs)
Preparation time ([days] hrs:min): 00:30
Cooking time ([days] hrs:min): 00:10
No. of servings: 6
List of ingredients:
500 beerakaya(green scale gourd)
2 onions
2 teaspoons fenugreek leaves
2 teaspoons red chilli powder
1 teaspoon turmeric
2 eggs
2 tablespoons salt(according to taste)
2 tablespoons oil
Cooking procedure:
Heat oil and add chopped onions. saute till tender and add turmeric and fenugreek leaves. add chopped beerakaya and saute till everything tender. now add salt, red chilli powder and stir and cook for 2 minutes. now add the eggs and close the vessel with lid. cook till eggs are cooked and then stir. that's it.