Friday, May 13, 2016

Upma



                  Upma is a healthy breakfast. Its very easy to make. Check the recipe below...





Ingredients:
  • Coarse Semolina 1 cup
  • Water 2.5 cups
  • Onion 1 small finely chopped
  • Green Chili 2 chopped in pieces
  • Urad Dal 1 tsp
  • Curry Leaves
  • Coriander leaves
  • Nylon Sev
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil
  • Ginger 1 cm piece finely chopped
  • Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
  • Asafetida a pinch
  • A lemon wedge
  • Freshly scraped coconut (optional)



Method:
  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Add mustard seeds. When they crackle, add chopped green chili, finely chopped ginger, asafetida, coriander leaves, curry leaves & urad dal.
  • When urad dal turns golden, add finely chopped onions.
  • When onions turn translucent, add semolina. 
  • Roast semolina until semolina turns golden.
  • Add water & salt to taste.
  • Cook until all the water is absorbed by semolina.
  • Serve hot.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves, nylon sev, freshly scraped coconut(optional) & a small drizzle of lemon juice.



Tips:
  • Prepare this upma on medium heat.
  • Use coarse variety of semolina.


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Sunday, May 8, 2016

Carrot Halwa


      I know carrot halwa is a very simple dish. Everyone knows how to cook it. But there are still some people who dont know its recipe mayb theones who just started cooking. So this one is for them. Try this my style of making gajar halwa.



Ingredients:
  • Grated Carrots - 2 cups
  • Milk - 2 cup
  • Sugar - 1 cup
  • 1 tsp Cardamom Powder
  • Almonds & Pistachios for garnishing
  • 2 tsp ghee



Method:
  • Wash, peel & grate the carrots.
  • In a heavy bottomed non stick pan, boil Milk on a medium flame till it is reduced to half.
  • Heat ghee in another pan
  • Add grated carrots to it.
  • Cook the carrots on medium flame for 5 mins.
  • Add sugar & let it cook on medium flame till the sugar melts & carrots become soft.
  • Add the reduced milk to the pan of carrots. Keep cooking till the carrots mixture thickens.
  • Add cardamom powder to it.
  • Cook it until all the moisture evaporates from the mixture.
  • Garnish with chopped dry fruits of your choice.
Tips:
  • Keep stirring while making carrot halwa.
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