Thursday, January 28, 2010

Chilli Corn

Ingredients:

  • 1 yellow capsicum
  • 1 green capsicum
  • 1 cup baby corn
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 Chillies
  • 1 Red chillies
  • 1 tbsp Chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp Coriander powder
  • pinch Turmeric Powder
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
  • 1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander leaves
  • Curry leaves
Directions To Cook:
  • Cut the baby corn into small round pieces and boil.
  • Cut yellow and green capsicum into medium size.
  • Take oil into a pan/kadhai.
  • Add tempering agents and allow it to fry.
  • Add onions,chilles,ginger garlic paste,salt,chilli powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder and cook in a slow flame until the onions changes it color.
  • Add yellow and green capsicum and leave it for 3mins.
  • Add little water and let it cook for some time.
  • Add baby corn and cook until the water is completely absorbed.
  • Garnish with corainder leaves and serve hot.
  • goes well with rice,chapati/roti.
Note:
After cutting the capsicum wash them again in a little salt water and drain the water completely by squeezing the capsicum.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Vegetable Fried Rice



Ingredients:
  • 2 cups rice
  • 3 3/4 cups water
  • 1 cup carrot
  • 1 cup Potatoes
  • 1 cup Fresh Batani(green peas)
  • 1 cup Cluster Beans
  • 1 Elaichi(Cardamom)
  • 5 pieces Dalchina chekka(Cinnamon)
  • 8 Lavangam(Cloves)
  • 2 Red chillies
  • 6 tbsp Oil
  • Salt to taste
  • Kothimeera(Coriander leaves)

Method:
  • Before starting to cook first wash the rice drain the water and keep it to a side.
  • Cut carrot,potatoes,cluster beans into medium size.
  • Take oil in pan/kadhai.
  • Add Red chillies to it and fry till the color is changed.
  • Add all vegetables to it and cover it for 3 mins.
  • Add salt and masala ingredients to the vegetables and cover it for 3 mins.
  • Add rice to the vegetables mix it gently and leave it for another 3 mins.
  • Add water and let it cook until the water is boiled completely.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.
Note:

Always wash and drain the water from the rice and keep it aside atleast 15mins-30mins before you start cooking fried rice,pulao or biryani. Since we are soaking the rice for 15mis -30mins before cooking we always keep quater cup less
water.