Masoor Rice

Time 30 min

Ingredients

Basmati rice 1 cup

Whole masoor 1/4 cup

Onion 1 medium size chopped lengthwise

Ginger Garlic paste 1/2 tsp

Bay leaves 2-3

Pepper 1 tsp

Cloves 5-6

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Big cardamom 1

Green chilies 2 slit from the middle

Ghee 2 tbsp

Water 1.1/2 or 2 cup (Depending on how old is rice)

Salt to taste

Method

Wash the rice and masoor with water. Drain the water,  in fresh water soak rice and masoor for 1/2 hr. 

Heat the thick bottom non stick sauce pan or pressure cooker (1.5 or 2 lit). Add ghee after it becomes hot add cumin seeds, bay leaves, pepper, cloves, green chilies, ginger garlic paste. Saute for few minutes. Add rice and masoor, saute for about 3-4 min. Add turmeric powder, saute for about 2-3 min. 

Then add hot water, stir well. (Then if you are using pressure cooker then whistle for 2 whistles and then immediately release pressure, turn upside down and cover the lid or keep without lid). If using thick bottom pan then cover with the lid keep the high flame for about 4-5 min. You will observe that most of the water is soaked by the rice. Then remove the lid stir rice upside down very carefully otherwise rice will get split. Keep the low flame and cook it for about 7-8 min. Serve with dahi raita.

Bedmi Puri

Time 30 min.

Ingredients

Wheat flour 2 cups

Semolina / Rava 1/2 cup

Oil 1 tablespoon for making dough

Water per requirement to make stiff dough

Oil for deep frying

Sesame seeds 1 tsp

For Moong daal mixture

Moong daal 1/2 cup 

Ginger 1/4 inch

Red chili powder 1/4 tsp

Garam masala 1/4 tsp 

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp
Fresh coriander 1 tsp

Salt as per taste

Method
Soak moong daal with cumin seeds for 2 hrs. Drain water and then grind with other ingredients without adding water. Keep it aside.

In a mixing bowl, add wheat flour, semolina, and salt. Mix very well. Heat oil in a saucepan, then pour into the mixing bowl over the flour. Probably make a small dig in the flour and add ghee into it. And then pour flour from sides into the ghee. Add 2-3 tbsp or more water and knead the dough. The dough should be not too hard or too soft. Keep dough for 15 min. Then knead the dough. Make small portions of dough of 1 inch. Start rolling it, it should not be too thin or thick, On one of puri should be sesame seeds and on other side apply paste of moong daal mixture. Then deep the puri keeping moong daal mixture on lower side. Deep fry in oil. Take out on tissue paper to remove excess oil. Serve with potato gravy bhaji.

Tip

You can add moong mixture in wheat flour to make dough without adding water. Then deep fry.

Dal Vada

Time 30 min

Ingredients

Chana daal 1/4 cup

Masoor dal 1/4 cup
Moong dal 1/4 cup
Chawli/black eyed beans 1/4 tsp

Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder 1/4 tsp
Carom seeds (Ajwain) 1/4 tsp

Freshly cut coriander 1 tsp

Green chilies 2

Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds 1/4 tsp

Curry leaves 3-4
Baking soda  2-3 pinch

Salt to taste

Oil for deep fry

Method

Soak all daal in hot water for about one hour with cumin and fenugreek seeds. Completely drain the water from daal, transfer it in the mixer vessel, then add remaining ingredients except ajwain and baking soda, Blend it in mixer. Make a coarse paste. Take out from the mixer vessel, into the bowl, then add ajwain, and baking soda. Mix well. The consistency of the mixture should be little thicker than bhaji batter.  Divide into 8-10 balls. Take one ball in hand apply little oil on palm gently press to make flat but round dal vada. Deep fry untill golden broun and crispy. It need to be served hot with sauce.

Tip

U can add more chilies as per your taste

U can add 1 big size tomato in the mixer while blending. If tomato is added then to make batter u need to add less water, because tomato contains water.

Mango Curry with Rajma

Time 20 min

Ingredients

Mango medium ripened 2 medium size (chopped into big pieces of size 4 inch)

Rajma 1 cup

Fresh coconut  paste 3 tbsp 

Jaggery 2 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp

Asafoetida 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder 1/2 tsp

Red chili powder 1/4 tsp

Oil 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method

Soak rajma overnight. Cook in pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles. Remove water and keep it aside.

Heat oil in pan. Add cumin seeds, mustard seed, asafoetida, after mustard seeds pops out, add 1 cup of water. Then add red chili powder and turmeric powder. Let it boil for 4-5 mins.

Then add chopped mango with seeds, Saute for few minutes.

Then, add jaggery, salt, coconut paste and stir well.

Then add cooked rajma and 2 cup of water. Stir well.

Cook for 7-8 min. Serve hot with rice/chapati.

Sweet Puri / Pakatli Puri

Time 30 min.

Ingredients

Wheat flour 1 cup

Semolina / Rava 1/2 cup

Salt as per taste

Ghee 1 tablespoon for making dough

Curd 2 tbsp
Water per requirement to make stiff dough
Oil for deep frying
For sugar syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water 
pinch of cardamom powder 

Method

For sugar syrup

Heat sugar and water in pan. It will start boiling. Make syrup of one string consistency. Add cardamom powder to it. Keep it aside.

In a mixing bowl, add wheat flour, semolina,  and salt. Mix very well. Heat ghee in a saucepan, then pour into the mixing bowl over the flour. Probably make a small dig in the flour and add ghee into it. And then pour flour from sides into the ghee. Add curd and 1 tbsp or more water and knead the dough. The dough should be not too hard or too soft. Keep it for 1/2 in freeze. Take our keep for 15 min. Then knead the dough. Make small portions of dough of 4 inch. Start rolling it, it should not be too thin or thick, make chapati of big size then using cover of small round tiffin make 10-12 puris. Deep fry in oil. Take out on tissue paper to remove excess oil. Deep in hot sugar syrup. Serve hot.

Tip

Sugar syrup should be hot when dipping the puris..

Onion Mini Samosa

Time 45 min

Ingredients

For wrapper
Maida/ All purpose flour 1/2 cup
Salt 1/4 tsp
Water 1/2 cup (1 tsp less)
For the filling

Chopped onion 1/2 cup

Poha 1/2 cup

Chaat masala 1/2 tsp

Coriander 2 tsp

Red chili powder 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Paste
Wheat flour 1 tbsp + 2 tsp water

Oil  for frying

Method
For making wrapper

Mix all ingredients and make batter like dosa. Keep it aside for 1 hr.
Heat non stick pan, (it should be medium hot). Add 2-3 drops of oil now with the help of cloth spread oil all over tawa. Now add one spoonful of batter at the center then spread in a round shape. Let it be for 2 min till the edges curl sightly. Remove from tava and keep it on the plate. Continue till you make wrapper from the rest of batter. You can spray oil on every wrapper so that u can stack on each other. Same you can freeze them for the recipes which requires wrappers.

For the filling

First mix onion and poha, then add remaining ingredients, mix well. Keep it aside for 15 min.
Actual method

Cut the wrapper at the center. Take one end, fold on other side by applying wheat flour paste then press at the end, insert spoonful of stuffing, then again apply paste to close the ends. Deep fry till golden in colour. 

Kanda Batata Rassa

Time 20 min

Ingredients

Potatoes 2 medium size or baby potatoes 8-10

Onion 2 large size (peeled and chopped)

Tomato 1 large size

Red chili powder/kolhapuri kanda lasun masala 1.5 tsp

Ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp

Jaggery 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Garam Masala 1/4 tsp

Oil 1.5 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method

Cook potatoes/baby potatoes in pressure cooker for 3-4 whistles. Allow it to cool. Peel off potatoes and cut into cubes. Do not cut baby potatoes.
Heat oil in pan. Add onion and tomato fry till it turns light golden in colour. Switch off the flame. Allow it to cool. Blend in blender to make coarse paste. 
Again heat same pan with 2 tsp of oil. Add cumin seeds. After seeds splutter, add paste and red chili powder and garam masala. Fry for 3-4 min. Till oil separate out. Then add 2 cups of water and potatoes. Keep the low flame and simmer for 5-6 min. Turn off the flame. Serve hot with puri or chapati.

Role of Borosil Cookware in Auspicious Day Celebration with Satynarayan Mahaprasad Sheera

Isn't it interesting that you can make Satynarayan Mahaprasad Sheera using your Borosil microwavable casserole in just 15 min. on any Religious occasions and Satynararayan Puja.
Yes... You Can You Can!!! without sweating and sacrificing your time in participation in celebration
Just follow the recipe and rock on !!!

Time 15 min

Ingredients

Semolina 1 cup

Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Sugar 3/4 cup

Milk 1.5 cup + 0.5 cup water (0.25 cup water more if u want sheera very soft)

Ghee 2 tbsp  

Ripe Velchi Banana 3 medium size

Cashewnut, kismis 1 tbsp

Cookware

Borosil Microwavable Casserole large size pl click on following link to choose your bowl

http://www.myborosil.com/category/microwavables/gourmet

Method

Microwave semolina using Borosil Microwavable Casserole large size on high power for 2 min. Please do mix atleast once while it is in microwave otherwise it will burn on one side. After 2 min it will turn golden brown in colour.   Then add cardamom powder and cashewnuts. Microwave for 10 sec. Then add smashed banana and kismis mix well. Microwave for 10 sec. Then add hot milk mixed with water. Mix well. Microwave for 2 min. Meanwhile mix atleast once while microwaving. If you feel you want more soft then add 0.25 cup more water or milk. Then add sugar mix well, microwave for 2-3 min. Switch off microwave. Keep in microwave covering lid for 4-5 min. Then add tulsi patta and offer to GOD first and then u enjoy. 

Vangyache Masala Kaap

Time 20 min

Ingredients

Eggplant (thin sliced ) 1 medium size  (10-12 slices) (i use eggplant especially used for bharit)
Gram flour (Besan) 1/4 cup

Rice flour  1/4 cup
Cornflour 1/4 cup
Red chili powder 1/2 tsp

Garam masala 1/4 tsp

Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

Amchur powder 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil shallow frying

Method

Make not thin nor thick slices of eggplant. Then deep slices in bowl containing water and salt. Keep it for 1 hr or atleast 1/2 hr. 
Mix all ingredients in a shallow plate. Do not add water. Keep it aside.
Heat little oil in non stick tava. Then take one slice from bowl containing water and salt, drain water then dip in masala mixture upside down and then drop them in flat non stick tava, shallow fry till golden brown. Shallow fry from both sides adding little oil. Serve hot.

Tip
Because of moisture of slices the masala mixture gets stick to slices.

Dum Aloo Biryani

Time 60 min

Ingredients

Basmati rice 1 cup

Potato 4 small size

Finely lenghwise chopped onion 1 big size

Ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp

Green chilies slit 2

Kasuri methi 1 tsp

Red chili power 1/2 tsp

Khada masala=Cloves 2-3+ pepper corn 5-6+ 1/4 Big cardamom 

Chopped coriander leaves 1 tsp

Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Marination

Curd 1/4 cup

Dry mint leaves powder 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Red chili power 1/2 tsp

Biryani masala 1/2 tsp

Garam masala 1/2 tsp

Little salt

Added in the rice for pressure cooking

Bay leaves 2-3

Pepper corns 1/2 tsp

Cloves 2-3

Cinnamon 2-3 small pieces

Big cardamom 1/2

Ghee 1 tsp

Water 1.25 cup

Little salt

Method

Soak rice in water for 1 hr. Then cook rice in pressure cooker till 3 whistles with bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon, salt and 1 tsp ghee.  immediately spread rice in plate so further cooking doesn't take place. Allow it to cool.

Chop lengthwise onion and fry in kadai till dark brown. Keep it aside.

Mix all ingredients for marination. keep it aside.

Peel off potato, With the help of fork make small incisions in potato so that potato will get marinated very well.

Now mix potato with marination mixture. keep it in freeze for one hour.

Heat ghee in the thick bottom non stick pan. Then, add cumin, pepper corn, clove. Then add coriander and green chilies. Then add onion, kasuri methi and ginger garlic paste. Stir well. Cook till onion turns golden brown in colour. 

Then add marinated potatoes and red chili powder. Stir well for 3-4 min. Add 2-3 tsp water cover the lid and cook for 2-3 min. 

Now take out only potato and  half of gravy. keep it aside.

Now spread rice in the same pan over gravy, on rice again spread potatoes and gravy, now again spread rice. On top of it add fried onion. 

Cover with aluminium foil and cook on low flame for 10 min.

You can keep pan on tava, so that rice will not get burn.

Paneer Fingers / Paneer Pakoda

Time 20 min
Ingredients
Curd 2 tbsp
Paneer cubes 6-7
Schezuan 1 tsp / Chili sauce + Soya sauce 1 tsp
Red chili powder 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice 2-3 drops
Corn flour 1 tsp
Breadcrumbs 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Method
Mix together all ingredients except corn flour and breadcrumbs. Keep it in refrigerator for 1/2 hr.
Make dry mixture of breadcrumbs and cornflour. Now apply cornflour breadcrumbs mixture to paneer cubes.  Then deep fry in oil till golden brown. Then drain the excess oil on absorbent paper. Serve hot with tomato sauce/green coriander / mint chutney.

Cucumber / Kakdi Dosa

Time 15 min
Ingredients
Dosa batter 1 cup
Grated carrot 2 tbsp
Grated onion 2 tbsp
Grated cucumber 1/4 cup
Grated ginger 1/4 tsp
Butter 2 tbsp 
Salt to taste

Method
Mix carrot, cucumber, ginger, onion, salt and batter.
Heat non stick pan, sprinkle salt water (2 tbsp water+1/4 tsp salt) all over the pan.
Then immediately pour spoonful of batter at the center, with the help of spoon spread batter fast in circular fashion.
Apply 1tsp ghee all over the dosa, then roll dosa and serve hot.

Tawa Pulao

Time 20 min
Ingredients
Long basmati rice 1 cup
Carrot , cut into small cubes 1/4 cup 
Capsicum , cut into small cubes 1/4 cup 
Green peas 1/4 cup 
Chopped onions lengthwise 1/4 cup
Chopped tomato 1/4 cup
Garlic paste 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Red chili powder 1/2 tsp
Pav bhaji masala 1 tsp
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Lemon juice 1/2 tsp
Oil 1 tsp
Butter 1 tbsp 
Salt to taste

Method
Cook rice adding salt and 1 tsp oil so that rice will not be sticky.
Boil all veggies just for 3-4 min. Or microwave on high power for 3 min. with 2 tbsp water. Allow it to cool. keep it aside.
Heat oil in tawa, add cumin seeds, after it crackles, add garlic, after it becomes golden in colour add onion and tomato. Mix well. Slightly crush the onion and tomato with the spoon and cook for 3-4 min. 
Then add all vegetables, mix well and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes. 
Then add turmeric powder, pav bhaji masala, red chili powder and salt mix well. (remember you have already added salt to rice). Saute for 2 min. 
Then spread masala all over the tawa, on top of it spread rice, then mix well and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes.
Then add melted butter and sprinkle lemon juice, mix well and serve hot with cucumber raita.

Boiled Peanuts

Just clean, remove mud, pressure cook with plenty of salt.......and enjoy.......

Lal Bhoplyachi Upvas Kheer / Red Pumpkin Kheer

Time 10 min

Ingredients

Peeled grated red pumpkin/lal bhopla 1 cup

Cardamom powder 1/4 tsp

Sugar 1/4 cup or more as per your taste

Warm full fat milk 2-3 cups

Ghee 1 tbsp  

Almond and Pista sliced  1 tbsp

Method

Heat ghee in thick bottom pan. Add grated pumpkin. Stir well. Then add warm milk. Mix well. Cook for 7-8 min. Then add sugar, cardamom powder and dry fruits. Mix well. Cook for other 4-5 min. Serve hot. 

Kadabu

Time 15 min

Ingredients

For stuffing

Chana daal 1 cup

Jaggery 3/4 cup or more as per the taste

Cardamom / Velchi powder 1/2 tsp

Dough

Wheat flour 1 cup

Semolina 1 tsp

Oil 2 tsp

Water 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

Method

For dough

First prepare dough. Add oil, salt and water to the semolina and wheat flour. Then knead the dough. It should be not hard or soft. Keep it aside.

For stuffing preparation

Pressure cook chana daal for 4 whistles. After the lid is removed take daal in non stick pan. 

Switch on the flame. Then add grated jaggery and cardamom powder. Let jaggery melt. Mix well. It should not stick to pan. Your stuffing is ready.

Actual method

Now make 7-8 balls  of dough of 1 inch in size. Roll one ball with rolling pin round in shape for about 4 inch. Add stuffing at the center and then put half of on the remaining half portion of kadabu. Using fingers gently press at the corners. Follow the same procedure for remaining balls. Deep fry till golden brown in colour. Serve hot.

Kalela Fritters / Bhajis

Time 20 min

Ingredients

Bittergourd 2-3 small size
Gram flour (Besan) 2 tbsp

Makai flour 2 tbsp
Rice flour 2 tbsp
Red chili powder 1/2 tsp

Turmeric Powder 1/4 tsp

Water 3-4 tbsp or more

Pinch of baking soda

Salt to taste

Oil fry frying

Method

Make thin slices of bitter gourd. Apply turmeric powder and salt. keep it aside for 15 min.
To make batter, mix all ingredients (keep in mind that you had added salt to bittergourd too) in a mixing bowl. The consistency of the batter should be in such a way that if you hold it in spoon it should not fall so easily. It means it should not be very watery. Keep batter for 2 -3 min aside. Heat the oil in kadai. Then take one slice apply batter and then drop them in kadai, deep fry till golden brown. Remove from oil and soak in the tissue paper to remove excess oil.

Tondli Rice

Time 30 min

Ingredients

Basmati rice 1 cup

Tondli 1 cup cut lengthwise into two

Onion 1 medium size chopped lengthwise

Garam masala 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder 1/4 tsp

Ginger Garlic paste 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp

Bay leaves 2-3

Pepper 1 tsp

Cloves 5-6

Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp

Big cardamom 1

Ghee 2 tbsp

Hot Water 1.1/2 or 2 cup (Depending on how old is rice)

Salt to taste

Method

Wash the rice with water. Drain the water keep rice aside. 

Heat the pressure cooker (1.5 or 2 lit). Add ghee after it becomes hot add cumin seeds, bay leaves, pepper, cloves, big cardamom, ginger garlic paste. Saute for few minutes. 

Add tondli and saute for about 3-4 min. 

Then add red chili powder, turmeric powder and garam masala. Mix well.

Then add rice saute for 3-4 min. Then add hot water and salt to the rice, stir well. 

Cover the lid of pressure cooker then whistle for 2 whistles, then switch off flame.

Then immediately release pressure, turn rice upside down and cover the lid (it will become soft) or keep without lid (it will become dry). Serve with tadka daal.

Tip

Tondli takes time to cook so best to use pressure cooker.

Mango Burfi

 Time 30 min  
Ingredients
Chickpeas flour /besan 1 cup
Mango pulp 2 cups
Sugar 3/4 cup
Ghee 1/4 cup 
Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp

Method

Blend in blender mango pulp and sugar. Pour this pulp into thick bottom pan, stir continuously atfer 5-6 min, water of mango will go away and it will become condensed. Allow it to cool. Keep it aside.

Grease the plate with ghee. Keep it aside.

Take thick bottom pan, dry roast besan for 5-6 min. Then add ghee and roast continuously ( low flame throughout the procedure). Roast around 6-7 min till it turns light brown and spreads nice aroma. To this add mango pulp & Cardamom powder. Mix well. stir for 6-7 min, till it becomes like halwa. 

Pour this mixture on greased plate sprinkle sliced almond and pistacho. Allow it to cool. Cut into pieces. 

Mango Condensed Pulp

Time 10 min  
Ingredients
Mango pulp 2 cups
Sugar 1/2 cup

Method

Blend in blender mango pulp and sugar. Pour this pulp into thick bottom pan, stir continuously after 5-6 min, water of mango will go away and it will become thick/condensed. Allow it to cool. Store in air tight container.

You can keep this in refrigerator for 4-5 months. Use this for making amrakhand, mango icecream etc.