…Add salt to taste & give it a good stir. If you intend cooking in the pot, cook till the sprouts are tender & potatoes are cooked nice & soft. If using a pressure cooker then fix the lid along with the vent weight(whistle). Cook up to 2 whistles. Release steam completely but do not remove the lid immediately. Let the contents settle down & the flavors blend. Open the cooker & check for consistency of the gravy. Add water if yo…
…ansfer this paste into a sufficiently wide and thick bottomed dekchi/handi/pot/non-stick pot or in the pressure cooker body. (I like to use the pressure cooker body as I can grip the handle firmly and comfortably while stirring). Next, grind the scraped coconut with minimum water as possible to a very fine, smooth and thick paste. Add the coconut paste, sugar and a pinch of salt to the chana dal paste. Cook on medium heat. Keep stirring continuous…
Lasagna is a delicious one pot baked meal. It is versatile and you can use your creativity to make it interesting. It is so simple, easy and quick to assemble and bake. You can bring your leftovers to good use by converting it into lasagna. If you have small portions of meat, vegetables, sauces and cheese lying in your fridge then just combine and arrange them in layers with lasagna sheets and you can have a hot piping meal in a short time. Left…
…aves (Kadipatta) 1 tsp. Cooking Oil Procedure : In a sufficiently deep pan/pot, combine tomatoes, ginger, peppercorns, mint, tamarind, green chilli, jaggery, sugar and a little salt. Add 3 cups of water and bring to a boil. Lower heat to a medium and cook for about 10 minutes or till tomatoes are soft. Cool and blend in a grinder. Strain the mixture and transfer to a pot. Add turmeric pwd., chilli pwd. and rasam pwd. Stir well and again bring to a…
…with some water add to the rice paste. In a sufficiently large dekchi/pan/pot, blend well the rice paste, thick & thin coconut juice together. Place the pot on the heat & keep stirring continuously on slow heat till the mixture starts bubbling. Add grated Goa pyramid jaggery & keep stirring till the mixture starts thickening. Then add sugar, boiled chana dal & salt to taste. Keep stirring for about another five minutes. Switch off…
…in & let soak for about 20 mins. Cook the rice in a sufficiently large pot of boiling & salted water till 3/4th done. Drain completely & let it cool completely. Heat a sufficiently large & deep wok/kadhai/dekchi/pot with oil & ghee till hot. Add peppercorns, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves & shahijeera, black & green cardamoms & let it splutter. Then add onions, a little salt & pinch of sugar & fry the onio…
…tock or alternatively 1 cup creamy milk or to taste In a pressure cooker body / soup pot or a sufficiently deep and broad pan; heat oil until just hot. Sauté onions and garlic on low until onions are soft and translucent. Add the vegetable stock and bring to a boil. Add mashed potatoes and mix well. Cool the mixture and puree in a blender. Pour the contents back in the pot and bring to a boil. Stir in the milk and sugar (optional). Add sliced spin…
…er with water & reserve the water to be used in the curry. Heat a deep pot/handi/dekchi or a mud pot with vegetable/coconut oil till hot. Reduce heat & add the remaining chopped onions. Saute till the onions are soft & translucent. Add the masala paste & sauté till rawness disappears. Add the reserved water & additional water depending on how thick or thin you want your curry to be. Stir well. Add green chillies, tefla, a pinch…
…ne with curds till smooth. Set aside. Heat 2 tbsps. oil in a handi/cooking pot and sauté the reserved methi leaves on low heat for about 5 mins. Set aside. Add the remaining 2 tbsps. oil in the same cooking pot and sauté ginger-garlic paste and green chilli paste on low heat for about 3 mins. Add turmeric pwd., red chilli pwd., cumin pwd., and coriander pwd. Stir well to combine. Next add tomato puree and cook for 3-4 mins. Add the onion-curd past…
…l sieve again. Transfer the pulp in a wide and thick bottomed dekchi/handi/pot/ non-stick pot or in the pressure cooker body. (I used the pressure cooker body). The cooker handle helps to grip firmly and comfortably while stirring. Add the sugar and a pinch of salt. Cook on medium heat. Keep stirring continuously while on heat. To stir, use a wooden spoon with a long handle if possible. At first, it is easy to stir as the sugar will melt and there…