Onion Tomato Chutney

Onion Tomato Chutney

Onion Tomato Chutney is an easy delicious chutney. A great accompaniment with samosa, kachori, vada, idli, dosa and so many snacks items.

Onion Tomato chutney is full of flavor and vibrant in color. This sweet-sour chutney is best in taste when prepared with fresh tomatoes.

Ingredients:

5-6 tomatoes

1 onion finely chopped

1/4 tsp mustared seeds

2-3 green chili chopped

1/2 tsp garlic paste

1/2 tbsp coriander leaves chopped

1/4 tsp red chili powder

1 tbsp sugar

1 tsp oil

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Wash and blanch tomatoes in hot water for 8-10 mins.

2. Now peel tomatoes and chop them roughly.

3. Heat oil in a pan, add mustered seeds, garlic paste and onion saute till
    onion turn golden brown.

4. Add green chili, red chili powder, salt and chopped tomatoes, mix well.

5. Now add sugar and cook it for 5-7 mins.

6. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot or cold as per your choice.

Tips:

1. You can grind tomatoes if you like.

2. Sugar can be skipped.

3. You can add vinegar and store it in refrigerator for one week. 

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Tomato Soup

Tomato Soup

Tomato soup is one of the most popular soup among different soups. The soup made with fresh tomatoes is best in taste. Tomato soup is a healthy, low-calorie comfort food.

The primary ingredient in this recipe is tomato. Other ingredients are butter, black paper, fresh cream, salt etc.  It's simple, filling and equally good hot or cold. Tomato soup is super easy to cook.

Ingredients:

5-6 tomatoes

1 tsp ginger-garlic paste

1 tsp butter

1 tsp fresh cream

1/2 tsp black pepper powder

1 tsp sugar

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Wash and blanch tomatoes in hot water.

2. Remove skin and when it cools, puree it in a blender.

3. Strain the blended mixture in a soup strainer.

4. Heat butter in a pan add ginger-garlic paste, stir it for few seconds.

5. Now add the blended mixture, salt, sugar and pepper power. Let it boil
    for 2-3 mins.

6. Pour into soup bowl, garnish with fresh cream and serve piping hot. 

Tips:

1. You can use toasted bread for garnishing and serving.

2. For rich red color add beetroot to soup.

3. Cornflour can be added for thickening the soup.

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Coconut Chutney

Coconut Chutney

Coconut Chutney is a traditional south indian side dish and a perfect companion for most of the South Indian dishes like idli, dosa, uttapam, vada, pongal etc.

The main ingredients are roasted gram dal, coconut, green chilis, curry leaves and spices.It is super quick and easy to cook, goes well with a lot of Indian snacks and breakfast items.

Ingredients:

1 cup fresh coconut grated

2 tbsp roasted chana dal (bhuna chana)

2-3 green chilis

Salt to taste

For tempering:

1/2 tsp urad dal (split, skinned black gram)

1/2 tsp mustard seeds

1/4 tsp cumin seeds

7-8 curry leaves

1 tsp oil

Method:

1. Grind together all ingredients with little water to a smooth consistency.

2. Heat oil in a small pan. Add mustard seeds when they splutter, add cumin
    seeds, urad dal. Fry till urad dal becomes light brown.

3. Now add curry leaves, fry for some time

4. Immediately pour tempering on coconut chutney.

5. Mix it well.

6. Coconut chutney is ready to serve.

Tips:

1. If you don't have fresh coconut you can use desiccated coconut or
    coconut powder.

2. To add a little sourness tamarind or yogurt can be used with other
     ingredients.

3. You can adjust quantity of water according to your choice.

4.  For a fresh taste consume coconut chutney in a day.

5. To get a good white colored coconut chutney the outer brown layer
    of coconut can be scraped.

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Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer
( Spinach & Cottage Cheese)

Palak Paneer or Saag Paneer is one of the most popular, delicious, hearty North Indian dish prepared with spinach and cottage cheese. The smooth and creamy consistency of spinach, melt in the mouth paneer cubes and spices give it a delightful flavor.

This combination of spinach and paneer is very healthy, highly nutritious, a splendid

blend of taste and texture. The paneer in this recipe can be fried to add some extra flavour.

Ingredients:

1 bunch palak (spinach)

100 gm paneer (cottage cheese)

1 tbsp tomato puree

1 onion chopped

1 tsp red chili powder 

3/4 tsp ginger-garlic paste 

1 tsp cumin seeds 

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 tsp garam masala powder 

3-4 green chili chopped

1 tbsp oil

Salt to taste 

Method:

1. Remove stems pf spinach leaves and wash in running water.

2. Blanch it in boiling water for 2-3 mins. Drain out water.

3. Grind spinach into a fine paste.

4. Dice paneer into small square pieces.

5. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds. When they 

    crackle, add ginger-garlic paste, stir for 1/2 min.

6. Now add green chili, chopped onions & fry again until they turn light 

    golden in color .

7. Now add tomato puree, stir for some time, add red chili powder, 

    spinach puree & mix well. Add water if required. 

8. When it comes to a boil, add garam masala, paneer, salt &
    mix well. Let it boil for 1-2 mins.

9. Transfer into a serving bowl & serve hot.

Tips:

1. Wash the spinach with cold water after blanching it,
     the color of spinach will remain good.

2. You can deep fry paneer, it will give dish a different
     flavor.

3. The consistency of spinach can be changed according
    to your choice.

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Jeera Rice

Jeera Rice

Jeera rice is a popular rice recipe with a wonderful flavor of cumin seeds. This is a very simple and flavored dish which can be prepared in a few minutes. This dish is goes well with most of the gravies.

Ingredients:

1 cup basmati rice

1 tsp cumin seeds

1-2 green chilies 

3-4 curry leaves

2 cups water

1 tsp oil

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Wash and soak rice to 10-15 mins.

2. heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, stir till cumin get browned.

3. Now add curry leaves, green chilies and stir it for few sec.

4. Add water, salt and rice, mix well.

5. When rice starts boiling, let it cook for 5 min on low heat.

6. Now cover and cook rice for 15 mins.

7. Serve hot with your choice of side dish.

Tips:

1. You can also cook jeera rice in a pressure cooker.

2. Shah jeera can be used instead of cumin seeds.

3. Some whole spices and green vegetables can be added.

4. If you use ghee in place of oil, it will enhance the flavor of rice.

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Moong Sprouts Stir Fry

Moong Sprouts Stir Fry

Moong Sprouts are a good source of vitamins protein, and minerals. This dish is equally good for 

all age group people be it adult or kids.

Moong sprouts are easy and quick to prepare and can be taken in breakfast,snack also can be used as 

side dish in lunch/ dinner.

Sprouts can easily be grown at home and home grown sprouts are fresh and economical too.

Ingredients:

1 cup moong sprouts

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

1/4 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp red chili

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1/4 tsp coriander powder

1/4 tsp garam masala 

1 pinch asafoetida

2 green chili chopped

4 curry leaves

1 tsp oil

1/4 tsp lemon juice

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat oil in pressure cooker.

2. Add mustard seeds allow it to splutter. Now add cumin seeds, asafoetida
    curry leaves, green chilies stir it for some time.

3. Now add red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, salt and
   garam masala.

4. Add moong sprouts,1/4 cup of water and mix well.

5. Close the pressure & cook it for 1 whistle only.

6. Take off from heat,open pressure cooker and add lemon juice

   

7. Hot moong sprouts are ready to serve.

Tips:

1 .Don't over cook moong sprouts else it will turn mushy.

2. If you want to serve this as a curry add some tomatoes

    and more water to it.

3. At the time of serving you can add chopped onion and 

    chat masala.

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Garam Masala

Garam Masala

Garam Masala is an aromatic Indian spices mix which is used  to  enhance the taste of food.The recipe of garam masala can differ from person to person

In variations of garam masala fennel seeds, dry ginger, mace, star anise, salt, turmeric, garlic etc can be added. Garam masala is typically used in powder form but in South India it used in paste form with coconut milk. 

Ingredients:

100 gms coriander seeds

  25 gms cinnamon

  50 gms black peppercorns

  25 gms cloves

  25 gms cumin seeds

  25 gms black cardamom

  10 bay leaf

Method:

1. First measure And then Clean and dry all spices in sun for 2-3 hrs.

2. Dry roast all ingredients one by one until you get a nice aroma of 

     roasted spices.

3. Mix all spices and let them cool .

4. Once it cools grind it to a fine powder in a mixer.

5. Sieve it through a flour strainer.

6. Store it in an airtight container and use it as required. 

Tips:

1. You can store this masala for 1 year.

2. I usually do not add nutmeg and green cardamom,dry ginger to my
    garam masala if you like you can add these spices with other
    ingredients.

3. Make sure that cool down all the spices completely after roasting else
    it will form lumps while grinding.

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