Cauliflower Manchurian

Ingredients:

• Chillipowder - 1/2 tsp


• Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp


• Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp


• Cornflour - 5tsp [ add more if required]


• Water - required amount

Make a very thick batter of above mentioned items

Cauliflower - 10 pieces of medium size florets

Mix the cauliflower florets and deep fry in the oil, till they are golden brown, Keep them aside.

Now for Machurian gravy.

Onion - 2 finely chopped

Garlic - 10 finely chopped

Ginger - 1 1/2 inch - finely chopped

Green chillies - 10 nos - finely chopped

pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

spring onions - 1/2 bunch - finely chopped

Chilli paste - 2 tsp [get it readymade from any grocery shop]

Manchurian sos - 2 tsp

Vinegar - 1/2 tsp

Sugar - pinch

Soya sos - required amount

Salt - required amount

Crushed redchilli - required amount

Olive oil - 1tsp

Sesame oil - 2 tsp

Preparation Method:

• Heat the oil[olive and sesame] in the pan, once they are hot.


• Add the chopped garlic,ginger,onion,chillies.


• Fry till they are slightly brown then add the spring onion - Mix well for few minutes.


• Now add the chilli paste,pepper,soya sos,vinegar,manchurian sos,salt,sugar.


• Add 1/2 glass of water to the mixture, let the mixture boil well, raw smell from all the items will go off.


• Now mix 2 tsp of cornflour in a plain water, dissolve it in water nicely with any lumpsadd to the boiling mixture, now you will the gravy thickening


• Once the consistency reaches, check for salt and spiceIf more spice is required add crushed redchillies, mix well


• Now add the fried cauliflower to the mixture,mix for a minute

Serve it hot with chinese noodles or fried rice

Paruppu usli -Fried style

Ingredients:

• Beans - 1 cup finely chopped
  chana dal-1/2 cup


• toor dal- 2 tsp


• moong dal - 2 tsp


• redchilli - 2
  

Soak all three dals for 3 hrs and grind them with redchilli to a coarse paste

• Ginger - 1/2 inch


• Green chilli - 3 nos


• salt


• hing - pinch

Preparation method:

• 1. Heat oil in pan


• 2. Do tadka with mustard seeds and hing


• 3. Now add the grounded paste, keep mixing it till they turn brown


• 4. The paste will become dry loosing water


• 5. Now add the chopped beans to it


• 6. Mix well add oil and fry

Mango sambhar

Ingredients:

• Mango - 1 no
  
  


• Cooked Toor dal - 1 cup




• Tamarind water - 1/2 cup




• Chillipowder - 1tsp




• corriander powder - 11/2 tsp




• Tumeric powder - 1/2 tsp




• Onion - 1 finely chopped




• Tomatoes - 2 finely chopped




• Vadagam - 1 tsp




• Oil - 3 tsp




• Curry leaves - 1 string




• Cocount milk - 3 tsp

Preparation Method:

• Remove the outer skin from Mango and chop into pieces.




• Heat oil in the pan, do tadka with vadagam and curry leaves.




• Add the chopped onion, fry till golden brown.




• Now add the chopped tomotoes and fry till they are mushy.




• Add salt ,close and cook for 2 min.




• Now add the Mango pieces and mix well.




• Now add the chillipowder,corriander powder and tumeric powder.




• Mix well with 1/2 cup of water




• Allow it to boil for 10 min.




• Now add the tamarind water mix well, boil for 5 min




• Add the cooked dal mix well




• Finally add the coconut milk and garnish with corriander leaves

Serve with cooked rice.

Italian Pasta with Terrific Indian style pasta sauce

This recipe is very special to me as i combined Italian pasta with Indian style pasta Sauce, Believe me it tasted great, Innovating new style in cooking will allow us explore high. I am really happy to share this recipe for the event Vegan world hosted by Vaishali. Here goes the recipe.

Ingredients:

• Pasta - 1 cup


• Sliced olives - required


• Chopped mushroom - required


• Onion - chopped 2


• Tomotoes - chopped 2


• Chilli sos - required


• capsicum - required chopped


• salt - to taste


• oil

Method of preparation:

• Boil hot water,salt - cook it till they are soft.


• Strain water and keep it aside

For Gravy:

• Heat oil in the pan.


• Add chopped onion, till brown.


• Add the chopped capsicum saute it for some time.


• Then add the sliced,mushroom saute for sometime.


• Then add the chopped tomotoes - cook it mushy.


• Add the chilli sos


• salt,mix well, add some water


• Cook it comes to a thick gravy

Serve hot with pasta

Lemon Rice

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of cooked rice



• Greenchillies - 4



• Ginger - crushed 1/2 inch



• Lemon juice - 5 tsp



• Tumeric powder - 1/4 tsp



• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp



• Urad dal - 1 tsp



• Channa dal - 1tsp



• Red chilli- 2



• hing - pinch



• Curryleaves - 1 string



• Peanuts - 2 tsp



• Cashews nuts - 2tsp



• Oil - for sauting



• Salt - For taste

Method of preparation:

• Heat oil in the pan, add mustard seeds,urad dal,channa dal,redchillies,hing,peanuts,cashewnuts,curryleaves.



• Saute till they are brown.



• Now add the tumeric powder,green chillies,ginger saute for while



• Add the rice, mix well, add salt and lemon juice



• Mix for 2 min, garnish with corriander leaves

Serve hot with papad and Lemon pickle. Will give you a great combination

Mixed Vegetable Kurma

Vegetable Kurma - Saravana bhavan Style

Ground following ingredients to a fine paste

• 1 cup grated coconut



• 1tso khasa khasa/khus khus -Poppy seeds



• one table spoon saunf



• shredded onion 1/2 cup



• diced tomato one cup



• three green chillies



• one tablespoon cashews



• one medium piece of ginger

Other Ingredients

• Half onion into long fine strips



• half tomato - Chopped



• Mixed vegetables -1 cup

Preparation Method

• In a kadai, take two table spoons of oil, add bayleaves then jeera and little saunf and tumeric powder - Do tadka with these.



• add one teaspoon garam masala and then fry the onion till brown.



• Now add tomatoes and when they turn soft.



• Now add the mixed vegetables [I choose to add peas,cauliflower,potatoes and beans]



• Add some 1/2 glass of water and close the pan and cook the vegetables till soft.



• add the ground paste and salt and allow it to boil, it takes around 20 minutes for the raw smell to go.



• You see oil separation from kurma



• Now garnish with corriander leaves

Serve with Parotas, This dish is from famous south indian restaruant - Saravanabhavan.

OnionTomato Thokku/Tomato curry

Ingredients:

• Onion - 4 chopped finely



• Tomoto - ripen 3 chopped finely



• Chillipowder - 1 1/2 tsp



• Tumeric powder - 1/4 tsp



• Curry leaves - 1 string



• Sesame oil - 7 tsp



• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp



• Urad dal - 1 tsp



• Hing - Pinch

Preparation Method:

1. Heat oil in the pan, once it is hot, add oil.

2. Add mustard seeds, urad dal, hing and curry leaves

3. Add the finely chopped onion, saute them till golden brown.

4. Now add the finely chopped tomatoes and cook them till they are mushy

5. Now add the chillipowder and tumeric powder, add 1/2 glass of water.

6. Allow it to boil till raw smell goes off.

7. Heat off the heat when it is semi solid.

8. Garnish with corriander leaves.

9. Serve with chappatis and puri.