Masala Mushrooms / Tasty Mushrooms

This one is Naina’s most wanted and liked dish, and one of my favorites too.. whenever I go to mom’s place, I tell her to make it for me .. or I carry a packet of mushrooms :)
This one goes to Side Dish for Chapati at Viki's Kitchen
Ingredients:
1 packet Mushrooms
5-6 Garlic
Little ginger
2 green chillies
Some coriandar leaves
3 tsp of Curd
1 tsp of Meat Masala / Malwani Masala
Salt to taste

Procedure:
Make a paste of garlic, ginger, green chillies and coriander leaves. Clean and Cut mushrooms into half and then boil and drain. Keep it aside, marinate mushrooms with curd and the paste prepared add salt and Meat Masala
Put this mixture in cooker and give one whistle. Let the cooker cool down, hot masala mushrooms are ready to serve.
Hmmm yummy .. and mouth watering…
Tastes better with bread or pao and can be even served as a side dish with chapattis.

Enjoy -
~ Kanchan

Nachani Cake!

Never imagined that 'nachani'(Ragi) cake would come out so tasty!! Me & my sis -in-law tried it & this low fat cake is really yum!

Ingredients:
1 cup Milk
1 cup Dahi
1 cup Nachani atta
1/2 cup Wheat atta
1/4 cup Bhuna Rava
1 cup Sugar
2 tea spoons Amul butter
2-3 Dairy Milk chocolates (Rs5/- ones)
4-5 spoons Cocoa powder
a few drops of Vanilla essence
1/2 spoon baking soda

Method:
Mix all the above ingredients well to form a smooth creamy batter. Note: Mix in one direction while making the batter.
















Apply ghee in a microwave container & pour the batter into it. Pre-heat at 150 degrees & then bake for 40 minutes. (Keep checking by inserting a toothpick, if it comes out clean then the cake is done!)

-Akki.

Doodhi Kofta - Oil Free

I was very tempted to make and have something yummy.. but got really bored of oily and fried food.. Peeped into the fridge and there was bottlegourd (doodhi).. so made oil free doodhi Kofta
Here's the oil free version:

And here's the normal version (mom in law had made a while ago):


This one goes to Side Dish for Chapati at Viki's Kitchen

For the koftas:
1 medium grated bottlegourd (say 300 gms)
1 medium grated carrot (if you like)
1 cup gram flour (adjust the quantity as per yr choice)
1/4 tsp tumeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 medium green chilli chopped
some chopped coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Mix all the above ingredients, no need to add water, as the gourd releases enough water to bind.
For the normal version, you can make kofta like balls and deep fry.. I don’t have a Paniyaram pan, so decided to spread it like an omlette or pan cake on the non stick pan
It was quite thick, and I covered and cooked it for 10 mins on medium flame. Turned over, covered and cooked for another 5 mins. I happened to make 2 pancakes/ omlettes
Once done, cut it into pieces like cubes or diamonds of your liking
This is what mine looked like

For the Gravy
3 medium onions - paste
2 medium tomatoes pureed
1.5 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/4 tsp tumeric powder
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp garam masala powder
2 tsp coriander powder
Salt to taste

For the magic aroma:
1/2 tsp black pepper powder - freshly ground
few curry leaves crushed
1/2 tsp butter

Cook the onion paste till brown. Then add all the other ingredients and cook till the oil seperates.
Add enough water and bring to a boil. Once the gravy thickens a bit, add the koftas, and cook for 2-3 mins more.
Just before turning off the gas, add the magic aroma ingredients, and your yummy dish is ready!
Mom in law couldn't wait to taste it!! She loved it, and hubby enjoyed it too!!
-Naina

Egg cup

Mom in law saw it on a cookery show a while ago.. Made it quite sometime back.. but I haven't posted it!

The pic's not too great... (I always click with my cell phone)


Basically, just take 2 eggs, beat them and add salt.
Then, for the sutffing… make a mixture of your choice, like onions, tomatoes, chillies, cheese. Add seasonings of your choice and keep this aside.
We took a bagharia (the round cup type vessel we use to temper the dals)..
Put half of the beaten egg into it, once it is semi cooked, remove it.
Put the remaining half of the beaten egg in the bagharia, and once this one sets, put in the stuffing, and semi cooked 1st egg on top of it.
Let it set, and your 'egg cup' is ready to eat..
Made it just once, so welcome to suggestions!
Also, may turn out better in the microwave.. will try next time

-Naina

Jowar Bajra Poori

My mom in law tried this out.. inspired from something she saw on a cookery show..



Another entry for the Breakfast Event at Simple Indian Food



For the dough:
2 cups jowar atta
2 cups bajra atta
1/2 tsp haldi powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
4-5 tbsp oil
1/2 to 3/4 cup curds (sour better)
1 chopped onion

Knead all this into a tough dough.. roll out as pooris and deep fry..

As an alternative, you could even make rotis / theplas / parathas with this dough!
-Naina

Microwave Potato Chips

My hubby loves bhajiyas, deep fried snacks and wafers.. though occasionally :)
So I thought, lets try out oil free wafers

(I know it looks a bit burnt, but didn't taste like burnt..)

This one goes to Microwave Easy cooking Potluck Party


Slice the potatoes finely with a slicer.. Spread evenly on a microwavable dish. Microwave on high for 3-4 mins (until almost done). Then grill for a minute or 2..And its crispy and crunchy..
-Naina

Potato and Drumsticks

This one's from my sis in law.. Everytime she comes over.. she treats our taste buds and sharpens my culinary skills!!

This along with Achari Vegetable (also my sis in law's !!) goes to Side Dish for Chapati at Viki's Kitchen

4 big drumsticks (Singi) (chopped into finger size pieces, and semi boiled)
1 big potato
3-4 cloves of garlic crushed
1 medium onion sliced finely
2-3 tbsp curds (sour if poss)
2-3 tbsp besan (gram flour)
Tumeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder
Salt to taste

In a pan, heat some oil, and add the crushed garlic. When it gives a pleasant aroma, add the onions, and cook till golden. Add the masalas. Then add the gram flour, roast a bit. Add to it the curds and mix evenly. Add water, and add the vegies. Cover and cook untill done!
Something unusual to my taste! And of course delicious!

-Naina