Microwave Uttapam!!!

My hubby calls it as indian form of pizza. This is one of my favorite south indian dish and here i have given it lil modified version. Lets try it!!

All u need :  
For Batter:
1 Cup Rice
1 Cup Udad dal
1 Cup Cella rice (yellow n thick one)

Soak them together overnite and grind finely. keep aside for atleast 8 hours or uptill fermentation happens.

For Topping:
1 Capsicum (nicely diced)
2 Tomatoes (nicely diced)
1 Onion (nicely diced)


Spread batter with deep spoon or on microwave plate. Spread it evenly, do not spread it with thin base, it should be lil thick. spriinkle capsicum, tomato and onion or any other topping of ur own choice. Sprinkle salt and pepper . U can also add some cheeese over it.
Keep it in microwave for 4 minutes. Ur Uttapam cum Indian pizza is ready.

For first uttapam it takes 4 mins from second one onwards it will only take 3 mins and healthy and oil free uttapam is ready.

Serve hot with sambhar or coconut chutney.

Rajma-Masala.

Rajma-chawal is one meal, that my hubby can't stop eating anytime, anyday. He just loves. Initially i used to make it every sunday. My mom gave me one secret recipe for rajma, which actually add alltogether different taste in it. Here, I m sharing same recipe with u all.

I am sure all who are reading this receipe will surely try ones and feel the difference.

All u need is. 

2 Cup of chitkabri Rajma (soaked overnite).

3 Onions

5 Tomatoes.

5-6 cloves of garlic.
I tb spoon crated ginger.

3 Green Chillies.

Dry Masala as per taste (red chilli powder, turmeric, salt)

2 Tb spoon Garam Masala

2 Tb Spoon Kashmiri masala (u can get readynade in  jammu or see receipe in slurrps section) 

4 Cloves

5-7 whole black pepper.

Method:

Boil rajma with 3-1/2 cups of water, salt and 1/2 T spoon turmeric powder.

Saute choped onion in pan without oil(u can saute onion on tawa also, it will be easier then in pan). Let it cool down. Blend it in a mixer with tomatoes, chillies, ginger and garlic, make a thick paste. Heat oil in deep pan and add cloves, whole black pepper. Add zira when clove and black pepper splutter.

Add the onion -tomato mixture in oil, add all dry masala, including kashmiri masala. mix well and saute for min 20 min while covering the lid and mixing in intervals.

Meanwhile, drain rajma keep aside the boiled water(don throw).

Later, add rajma in sauteed mixture and mix well. Add boiled water and mix well,  add some dry pudina powder. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve hot with Rice.

If you want to make it without onion garlic, yes u can make it very tasty, only u need to add few more tomatoes, ginger and some boiled rajma to make thick paste and saute for atleat 30 minutes.

Try add your valuble comments.

Mushy Mushroom Matar

Ingredients:

• 200g Mushrooms
• 100g Matar(Green Peas) 
• 4 Red Tomatoes
• 2 Onion
• 2 Green Chillies(chopped)
• 3-4 Garlic Cloves(crushed or diced)
• 1 Tb Spoon Curd.
• Salt, zeera, Red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and garam masala as per taste.

Method:
In a wok, Saute nicely chopped onions, chilli and  crushed garlic. keep it aside.
In a pan, add 1/4 cup of water and add chopped tomatoes. cook them for 5-7 mintues. keep it aside.
After, both the onion and tomatoes cool down, blend them together in mixer into a fine and thick paste.

Put some oil in a wok, add some zeera, wait to let them splutter, add tomato paste and all dry masala as per your taste buds, but no garam masala now. cook at least for another 10 minutes. when paste become dark in color and start giving aroma, add curd and add some water (quantity depends, how u wanna ur gravy to be) into it. bring water to boil a lil and then put peas into it and cook for another 5 -7 minutes, later add mushrooms and cover the lid and cook for another 15-20 mintues(stir occasionally).

Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot.

Healthy Instant Snack - Seviyan

Hi friens,

My first Recipe on this blog: I always use this as SOS, when my hubby is hungry. Healthy and gets ready in no time. Also good to have it as breakfast.
All u need is  3 tomatoes, 2 onions, 1 capsicum (optional, if u like)  nicely diced and of-course 1 cup  of rawa(suji) seviyan(Bambino, Tasty Treat).
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Boil 2 cups of  water with 1 tb spoon salt. Add  roasted seviyan in boiled water and cover it. Keep aside for another 5 minutes.

In a pan, add 2 tb of oil (tastes better when mustard oil), if its mustard, heat oil at low temp and add mustard seeds before oil gets too hot(as oil will become bitter), saute onions till turned pink. Add tomatoes, 1 pinch   turmeric powder, and salt as per taste, saute till tomato softens. Now add capsicum(if required) and cook for another 1 minute.Do not exceed the time to cook capsicum, else they will get softened and  lose the  flavour.

Add seviyan( seviyan will soak all the water). Mix gently, garnish with chopped mint and coriander leaves and add 2 pinch of grounded black pepper. Switch off the burner

Serve hot. I am sure no one will require sauce or chutney...it tastes better without these.

Thanks.

P.S: Always keep roasted seviyan in storage as it stay for longer period.

Please comment, if u try and like this receipe. Suggestions are welcome on this blog.

My First Blog!!!

Dear Friends,

My name is Ankita, and with this blog, I ll be sharing my experiences on variety of culinary.

Equally, I want all of you to share your culinary experiences.

I am sure all of you Queens Of Kitchen will benefit from this blog.

Thanks