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Tuesday, 23 April 2013

On the menu tonight: - moong dal and crispy potato bhaji/batatyacha kachrya and chapatti along with papad and fresh mangoes!!!


Moong dal

Ingredients:-
·        About two fistfuls of moong dal
·        1 diced tomato
·        3-4 cloves of garlic
·        1 green chilli
·        Mustard seeds
·        Cumin seeds
·        Asafoetida
·        Curry leaves
·        Finely chopped coriander
·        Turmeric powder
·        Salt
·        Oil

Preparation:-
·        Cook the moong dal in a pressure cooker.
·        Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let them crackle. Add a pinch of asafoetida, curry leaves, garlic and chilli.
·        Add tomatoes,a pinch of turmeric and salt.(adding salt helps cook them faster)
·        Add the cooked moong dal and some water and bring it a boil.
·        Add the chopped coriander and serve hot with roti or rice.


Crispy potato bhaji/batatyacha kachrya  
    
   Ingredients:-
·        Two large potatoes
·        Oil
·        Salt
·        Turmeric powder
·        Red chilli powder
·        Mustard seeds

   Preparation:-
·        Thinly slice the potatoes into small triangles.
·        Heat a generous amount of oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Let them crackle.
·        Add a pinch of turmeric and the sliced potatoes.
·        Add a tablespoon of red chilli powder and salt. Mix it properly the potatoes.
·        Cook for 20-25 minutes without a lid, stirring occasionally.
·        Serve hot with roti.


Roti/chapatti

       Ingredients:-
·        Wheat flour
·        Salt
·        Oil 
        

        Preparation:-
·        Add salt to the wheat flour and knead it into dough.
·        Take a small amount of dough and roll it into a small circle the size of your hand. Apply a little oil on half part of the circle and fold the other half over it. Do the same process and fold the dough into a triangle. Dust some flour over it and roll it out thinly till it is about 5 mm thick or less.
·        On a preheated flat pan, roast it properly on both sides. Dab some oil or butter while roasting.
·        Serve hot with bhaji or dal.

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