Vegetable korma

Vegetable korma/Kurma is a coconut based gravy made with boiled mixed veggies and blend of aromatic spices..a must have with kerala style flaky Parotta. There are two methods for making this gravy, Either with coconut or with coconut milk whatever available. This recepi is done with fresh coconut

Ingredients:

2 cups mixed vegetables boiled with minimum water or steamed.(Potaoes, carrots, cauliflower, beans and peas)

1 tbs oil

1 tsp mustard seeds

10-12 curry leaves

2-3 green chilli slitted lengthwise

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

2 onion chopped

2 tomatos chopped

salt as per taste

1 tsp sambar powder

1 tsp garam masala

coriender leaves for garnishing

for paste:

1/2 cup fresh coconut

1 piece cinnamon

2 cardomom

2 tsp poppy seeds white

3-4 cloves

2 garlic clove

1 tsp funnel seeds

1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds

Make paste by adding water and keeps aside

Method:

Heat oil in a pan and add musturd seeds..once splutter add curry leaves and green chilli.

After few seconds add u chopped onions and fry until light brown.

 Add Ginger garlic paste and fry for 30 seconds.

Add chopped tomatoes and cook until tender and mashes. add sambar powder and mix well, cook for a minute.

add boiled veggies and coconut paste. Adjust the consistency and salt. 

Boil for 3-4 mins on sim, switch of gas add garam masala and garnish with corinder leaves.

serve hot with roti, parata or kerala style parotta.

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Kerala Parotta

Kerala style parottas are flaky, soft melt in mouth Indian bread..key to make perfect parotta is in using lottss of oil..so if you want to enjoy this delicacy..forget about calories for some time.

Ingredients:

2 cup maida or plain flour, I used plain flour and wholewheat half half.

2 tsp sugar

5-6 tbs oil

1/4 tsp soda

1/2 tsp salt

warm water to knead the dough

Method:

sift flour and add salt, sugar baking soda and mix well

Add 2 tbs of oil and mix again with hands so flour'll become crumbly.

Add water slowly and knead to a smooth dough.

spray oil generously and leave dough covered for 1/2 an hour

Knead again and devide dough into 8 equal parts

Take one part and roll it very very thin..do not worry about shape it should be thin enough that you csn see your hand through it.

Now put 1 tsp of oil on rolled dough.

Spread oil nicely on whole surface.

Now start from end and fold it in fleets like fan.

make a roll of folded dough.

Repeat with all dough balls, spray some oil and leave for 15-20 mins. 

Take one rolled portion and make it flat with help of your palm and fingers. 

You do not need rolling pin as dough is really soft and can be rolled easily. 

shallow fry on skillet like parathas.

After taking off from skillet loosen the layers of parotta with your palms.

 Serve hot with South Indian style Korma, chickpeas or any other curry. please leave your feedback and comments. :)

Creamy Matar Mushroom

I love mushroom in any form, in pizza, rice, curry..so today I am going to share my favourite Matar Mushroom in creamy gravy that is finger licking good, nutritious and healthy..and ready under 20 mins.

Ingredients:

1 cup cleaned and chopped mushroom

1cup boiled green peas

2 tbs + 1 tbs oil

1 onion finely chopped

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1/4 cup cashew soaked for 5 mins in hot water.

2 large tomato roughly chopped and microwaved till tender upto 3 mins.

1/4 cup milk

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

2 cloves

1 piece cinnamon

2 green cardimom

2 bay leaves

1 tsp salt

1tsp coriender powder

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp garam masala.

1/2 tsp kasturi methi

Method:

Take one table spoon of oil and slightly roast cleaned mushrooms until slightly brown. keep aside

Make a paste of soaked cashew and cooked tomato. keep aside.

Take 2 tbs of oil in a deep pan add cumin, clove, cinnamon, cardimom and bay leaves. fry until fragrent and add chopped onion. cook until lightly brown then add ginger garlic paste. Cook for 30 seconds on medium sim.

Add tomato cashew puree and cook until oil seprates. Add all the spices and fry for 30 seconds.

Add mushrooms and mater. Mix well. Add milk and some water according to how thick gravy you want, dont make it too watery.

Boil for 2-3 mins, add crushed kasturi methi and again boil for a minute. Serve garnished with coriender leaves and cream(optional)

serve hot with fulkas, naan or rice.

Variation: you can use corn in place of peas if you want corn mushroom or a mixture of corn and peas.

strawberry smoothi

A healthy and beautiful way to start your day. This is a quite versatile recepi you can replace strawberries with any of the friut of your choice or even with fruit salad. freeze your left over fruit salad overnight and turn them into this yummilocious drink in morning. Full of flavour and energy..to start your day

Ingredients:

1 cup frozen strawberries or any fruits..I used here half cup frozen and half cup fresh strawberries.

3/4 cup plain yogurt or fruit yougurt

1/4 cup milk 

2 scoop vanilla ice cream optional

1 tbs chia seeds optional

1 tbs sunflower seeds optional

Method: Take everything in mixie and blend to a smooth paste. Smoothies are generally thick but if you dont like thick consistency use milk and yogurt 1/2 cup each.

Serve immediately garnished with grated fruit 

Please leave your comments and feedback to improve my recepies and blog.

Instant strawberry syrup

10 fresh strawberries chopped

water enough to dip strawberries

4 Tbs sugar

Method: 

Mix everything in a microwave safe mug and warm for 2 minutes

mix again well and mash strawberries

Again microwave for 1-2 minutes.

Cool before serving.

Can be used as dip or spread on toast :)

Choco dip

1 cup milk

200 gm choclate coarsly chopped

1tsp corn starch.

add corn starch in 2 tbs of milk and keep aside. boil remaining milk and add choclate..keep stirring untill all chocolate melts..add corn starch mix and boil for a minute.

cool and serve with various dishes, use for making milkshakes and smoothies. :)

Spanish Churo with chocolate dip

Churo is a form of bite size donuts can be made of various shapes. These are generally served with chocolate dip. Can be made using eggs or eggless.

1 cup plain flour

1 cup water

100 gm butter

1/4 tsp salt

2 eggs

1/2 cup castor or icing sugar

oil to fry

Method

Combine water and butter in a medium pan and bring to the boil over high heat. Cook until butter melts.Remove from heat.
Add the flour and salt and mix well until well combined and the dough comes away from the side of the saucepan.

Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 15-20 minutes or until cool.
Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, until well combined. Spoon dough into a piping bag fitted with a star shaped nozzel.

Add enough oil to a large saucepan. Deep-fry for 1-2 minutes or until golden brown.

 Cut churros with scissor while dropping in oil from piping beg. Transfer to the paper towel. Dust with icing sugar.

Serve churos with Choclate or strawberry dip

Please leave comments if uou havd any questions or feedback :)