Crispy Baby corn Fritters...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category:

This baby corn fritters are perfect during this chilling winter season. Red chili paste and curry leaves give them a nice flavor and taste. Enjoy with crispy fritters with a cup of hot coffee or tea.






INGREDIENTS:
  • 100 gram babycorns
  • 1 table spoon rice flour
  • 2 table spoon besan flour
  • 1 table spoon kashmiri chili paste
  • 2 tea spoon ginger-garlic paste
  • 3 table spoon chopped coriander leaves
  • 2 tea spoon lemon juice
  • 8-10 curry leaves 
  • 1/2 tea spoon sugar
  • salt
  • oil

METHOD:


Take each baby corn and slice it vertically into 3-4 thin slices. Then chop each piece into two halves. Repeat it with rest of the baby corns.


Take this chopped baby corns into a bowl. Add kashmiri chilli paste, ginger garlic paste, sugar, salt, coriander leaves, lemon juice and mix it properly so that it coats all the baby corn pieces.Then add rice flour, besan and hand torn curry leaves and mix it properly so that the flour mixture coats the baby corns nicely. Do not add any water while mixing it.


Heat lots of oil in a kadai. Make small fritters of the mixture and deep fry them till crispy and golden brown.


Serve them hot with tomato ketchup or green pudina chutney.


Preparation Time : 10 mins

Mackerel Rechado...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: ,

Goan Cuisine is influenced a lot by Portuguese cuisine . Many popular seafood recipes like balchao, vindaloo etc have the Portuguese impact on them. 'Fish Rechado' is one such dish.Rechado masala pronounced as 'reshad'  is a spice paste prepared using coconut vinegar.It is can be used as stuffing for many fishes, like pomfret, mackerel,red snapper,salmon etc. Today i am posting the recipe of "Mackerel Rechado" which is the most famous among all fish rechados.

Rechado Masala

INGREDIENTS:
  • 25 kashmiri dry red chillis
  • 5 green cardamoms
  • 7 cloves
  • 8 pepper corns
  • 2 inch cinnamon
  • 1 tea spoon cumin seeds
  • 20 garlic cloves
  • 2 inch ginger
  • 1 cup coconut vinegar
  • 2 onions sliced
  • oil
  • 4 big size fresh mackerels
  • 4 table spoon lemon juice
  • 2 table spoon rice flour
  • 1 tea spoon sugar
  • salt


METHOD:


Soak Kashmiri red chilli's and all the whole spices in coconut vinegar for overnight or min 8 hours. Heat a little oil in a pan and saute onions till brown in it Cool them.Grind the soaked spices and chillies along with garlic cloves,ginger and fried onion to fine and smooth red paste.Use coconut vinegar used for soaking to grind it, do not add any water.Add little salt and sugar and grind again for a while.


Heat 2 tea spoon oil in a non stick pan and add the spice paste. Saute it with stirring continuously for 5-6 mins , do not allow it to get burnt.Let it cool. Rechado masala is ready. It remains in refrigerator for a month also.


Clean the mackerels properly. Remove the head and tail and give it slits on both sides. Cut 2 pockets on both the sides below the fish bone and clean it from inside. This pockets can be used to stuff spice paste also.


Rub salt, lemon juice and turmeric properly on the cleaned mackerels and keep them aside for 20 mins.
Now Take each mackerel and stuff the rechado masala in both pockets and also rub the paste on both the slitted sides of them. Now dip this stuffed mackerel in rice flour and coat it evenly with it on both the sides.Repeat it with all the other mackerels.


Heat a griddle and add oil in it. Shallow fry this stuffed mackerels till nice brown and crispy. Serve hot with rice and fish curry.


Preparation Time : 30 mins


NOTE:
1)Well i have a nice option  for my vegetarian friends. They can stuff this spice paste in lady finger(okra) and make it. 'Lady finger Rechado ' is a very famous vegetarian version of it.
2)You can make this spice in bulk and keep in refrigerator. It remains good for a month in it as no water is used in it and coconut vinegar is a very good preservative.
3)Use this same paste to make pomfret or any other fish rechado.

Penne in Roasted Bell Pepper Sauce...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: ,

Pasta in roasted bell pepper sauce is one of the most famous pasta. The flavour of roasted peppers give it a nice flavour and taste. I have altered the traditional recipe with few changes.




INGREDIENTS:
2 cups penne pasta
2 red bell peppers chopped roughly
1 medium sized carrot sliced
1 big size onion sliced
1 table spoon chopped garlic
1 tea spoon chopped green chillis
1 small onion diced
1/2 cup blanched sweet corns
1/2 cup chopped bell peppers
1/2 cup chopped baby corns
1 cup tomato puree
1 table spoon butter
1/4 cup pimento stuffed green olives
1 tea spoon Italian mixed herbs
1/2 cup grated mozzarella cheese
2 tea spoon chili flakes
1/4 tea spoon crushed peppercorns
2-3 table spoons olive oil
salt


METHOD:
Spread the chopped red bell peppers, carrots and sliced onion on a baking tray and sprinkle olive oil and little salt on them and bake them for 15 mins at 180 degrees.Cool them and then grind them using little water to fine paste.


Boil water in a big vessel and add little salt and oilive oil. Add the pasta and cook for 7-8  mins till its 'al dente'.Drain it and spinkle some olive oil and keep the cooked pasta aside.


 Heat little olive oil in a pan and add chopped garlic and green chillis and saute for 2 mins. Then add diced onions and chopped bell peppers.Add the sweet corn kernels, tomato puree and mix it well.Add the roasted pepper sauce to it and cook for 2 mins.


Add salt, peppercorns, olives, and chili flakes.finally add grated cheese and cook till it melts in the sauce. Now add the cooked pasta, mixed herbs and toss for some time. finally add the butter and remove from flame.


Garnish with stuffed green olives and sprinkle little EVOO and serve hot.

Cheesy Prawns Wraps...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: ,

Hello Friends...Was off from blogging from quite a long time but cant be away from it for long time:-)...I am posting a cheesy yummy prawns wraps today... I have stuffed wheat tortilla with a prawns and egg mix and finished off with mozzarella cheese. the combo of prawns with melted mozzarella gives a nice taste.



INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 cup medium sized prawns chopped in 3-4 pieces
  • 2 tea spoon lemon juice
  •  2 wheat tortillas
  • 2 tea spoon chopped garlic
  • 2 tea spoon chopped ginger
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1/2 tea spoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 tea spoon chilli powder
  • 1/4 tea spoon pepper powder
  • 1/2 tea spoon garam masala
  • 1 table spoon tomato ketchup
  • 1 tea spoon soya sauce
  • 1 egg
  • 200 grams mozzarella cheese
  • butter
  • oil
  • salt


METHOD:

Marinade the chopped prawns with turmeric powder, little salt and lemon juice and keep for 20 mins.Heat a pan and add little oil. Add chopped ginger and garlic and saute for 2 mins and then add chopped onion and saute for 3-4 mins till it turns light brown.

Add marinated prawns pieces and cook till done.Add salt, chilli powder,.Saute for 1 min and then add tomato ketchup and soya sauce and garam masala.Cook till done and remove from flame.Let it cool for 5-10 mins.

Beat and egg in a bowl and add little salt and pepper powder in it.Add the prawns stuffing made before in it and mix it well.

Now heat a non stick pan and add little oil/butter in it. Put the tortilla and on it pour the half of prawns and egg mixture on it. Spread it evenly on the whole tortilla and let it get cooked.When the egg is cooked flip it and let it get cooked on the other side. After 2 mins flip it again and add grated mozzarella cheese on the egg side and cook till it gets melted.

When cheese is melted roll the wraps and serve them hot.

Preparation Time: 20 mins

Diwali Wishes with Ganache Bites...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category:


A VERY HAPPY DIWALI TO ALL MY BLOGGER FRIENDS!!!...Hope u all are enjoying this festive season...
I am back with some chocolaty ,tasty and unique Diwali sweet.This Ganache Bites are liked not only by kids but by all age groups as chocolate is liked by all:-))




INGREDIENTS:
  • 200 grams marie biscuit
  • 1/4 cup black raisins
  • 200 grams cooking chocolate
  • 100 grams cream
  • 1/2 tea spoon vanilla essence
  • few walnuts
  • few glazed cherries
  • few slivered almonds
METHOD:
Heat cream on a very low heat in a heavy bottomed pan. Add cooking chocolate pieces to it it and mix it well till the chocolate melts fully. Remove from flame and mix well to form a smooth ganache.


Crush the marie biscuits into tiny pieces.Add finely chopped raisins and vanilla essence to it and mix well. Add almost half of the ganache to the biscuit mixture so that it binds the mixture well. Add little more if required and mix well.


Take small muffin tray or small muffins pans for each.Line it with a butter paper.Add the mixture to it and press to level it with hands.After leveling the mixture well keep this tray or muffins pans in the freezer for 15 mins to set well


Now after setting demould the set biscuit mix on a wired rack.Heat the remaining ganache again if it has thickened and add 1 tea spoon  milk if required. Pour this melted ganache on the biscuit mixture pieces.Pour it in such a way that it covers maximum part of it. Wait for 5 mins for the poured ganache to set again and then again pour the second layer of ganache.Now after pouring ganache keep them in refrigerator for the ganache to set for 20 mins.


Now remove this ganache bites and keep them each in a muffin liner. Garnish each with glazed cherries, walnuts and almonds. Keep in refrigerator  to set again for 5 mins. 


You can serve them whenever you want.


Preparation Time : 25 mins.

NOTE: If you do not have muffins pans you can use a loaf pan. Pur ganache on the whole loaf and then after setting you can cut them into pieces and serve.

Chicken Baida Roti...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category:


This is a very popular dish from Hyderabadi cuisine...Chicken baida roti is a roti coated with egg on both sides and stuffed with chicken and rolled and sealed with egg. When i heard about this dish i decided to try it soon and i got kewl results .its a very filling , yummy  and must try dish.




INGREDIENTS:

  • 250 grams boneless chicken pieces
  • 1 medium sized onion finely chopped
  • 1 medium tomato finely chopped
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 fully cooked wheat flour rotis(medium thick)
  • 1 tea spoon chilli powder
  • 1 table spoon ginger garlic paste
  • 1 tea spoon garam masala
  • 1 table spoon chopped coriander
  • 1/2 tea spoon turmeric
  • oil
  • salt

METHOD:


Heat a pan and add little oil.Add finely chopped onion and saute for some time.Add shredded boneless chicken,ginger garlic paste and chopped tomato and saute for 3-4 mins.Add little water and close and cook for some time till chicken gets fully cooked.Add salt, chilli powder,garam masala and chopped coriander and mix well. Cook for 2-3 mins till dry and done and remove from flame.


Take a bowl and break all the eggs in it.Add little salt and turmeric powder and beat them well.


Heat a non stick pan and add little oil in it. Take 1/4 quantity of the egg mixture and spread it like a big omellete on it. When its half done keep one cooked roti exactly on top of it, so that when this egg gets cooked it coats the whole lower side of the roti. Then pour the remaining 1/4 part of the egg mixture evenly  on the top side of the roti . When the lower side of the egg gets cooked flip the roti carefully so that other side of the egg also gets cooked well.


Now on the cooked roti side add half the chicken mixture and fold the roti on all four sides carefully like a roll.Pour litte more egg mixture to seal the open sides and cook till the egg gets cooked well.Coat the whole roti with egg in such a way that no part of roti is visible.


Remove from flame and cut it in two and serve hot.

Boondi Bhel with Crispy Paneer...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: ,
Well Chaat items are loved by  all.But trying chaats at home rather then having them in stalls is fun sometimes specially when they turn out real tasty.I have posted lot of chaat items before in this blog and had not posted anything from past few months as i had covered mostly all from chaat items and dint have anything new to post, but recently i encountered with this boondi bhel with crispy paneer.Its a very unique and tasty chaat dish.Give it a try and i am sure you will love it.


INGREDIENTS:
  • 2 cups of fresh and crisp boondi(little salted boondis)
  • 2 cups fine yellow shev
  • 2-3 table spoon spicy green chutney
  • 2-3 table spoon sweet tamarind date chutney
  • 2-3 table spoon chopped coriander leaves
  • 3 tea spoon lemon juice
  • 2 tea spoon chat masala
  • 1 tea spoon chill powder
  • 100 grams paneer chopped in thin long slices
  • 1 table spoon besan(gram flour)
  • pinch of baking  soda
  • salt
  • oil

METHOD:


Take a bowl, add besan in it, little spicy green chutney,baking soda,salt n little water and make a thin batter.Dip the paneer cubes in it and shallow fry on both sides using little oil till crispy.Use a non-stick pan preferably.


Take a big bowl and add boondi and shev in it and mix them well.add chill powder, chat masala and toss them again.Add tamrind date chutney and green chutney and lemon juice,chopped coriander leaves and stir the mixture well.Add the chutneys according to your taste.


Add the fried paneer cubes and serve immediately.Add more chutney on top if required and serve.


NOTE: You can add finely chopped onion and tomato in it if you like.

Butter Chicken(Murgh Makhani)...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: ,


"Butter Chicken" or "Murg Makhni" is one the most popular chicken gravy dish ordered in restaurants.Its mild flavor and rich creamy tomato flavored gravy gives it a nice taste.This is my version of butter chicken which i make frequently.Its very simple recipe and turns out very tasty, like the one we find in typical Punjabi restaurants:-)).Give it a try and i am sure you all will love this.


INGREDIENTS:
  • 500 grams boneless chicken pieces
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 2 big onions cut into 4 pieces each
  • 3/4 cup cashew nuts
  • 1 table spoon charmagaz(melon seeds)[optional]
  • 3 garlic cloves chopped finely
  • 2 green  chillis finely chopped
  • white paste(grind 10 garlic cloves,1 small onion and 1 inch ginger piece into a fine paste)
  • 1-2 tea spoon chilli powder
  • 1 tea spoon tandoori masala
  • 2 tea spoon garam masala
  • 1 tea spoon turmeric powder
  • 1 tea spoon cumin powder
  • 1 tea spoon coriander powder
  • 1 tea spoon sugar
  • 2 table spoon lemon juice
  • 1 cup curd
  • whole spices( 4 pepper corns,1 cinnamon stick, 4 cloves, 3 green cardamoms)
  • 1 tea spoon kasoori methi
  • 2 cups milk
  • 2 table spoon cream(optional)
  • 1 cup tomato puree
  • 50 grams low fat butter
  • 2 table spoons chopped coriander leaves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • few drops of orange food colour(optional)
  • salt
  • oil
METHOD:
Apply turmeric powder and lemon juice to the chicken pieces. Take the white grinded paste and add chilli powder,tandoori masala,1 tea spoon garam masala and curd and mix it well. Apply this to the chicken pieces and marinate for 2 hours.Better if refrigerated.Soak cashew nuts in water for 1 hour and then grind them along with charmagaz to form a fine paste. Add little milk while grinding to get a smooth paste.


Now take the halves of 2 onions and cook them in boiling water for 5-6 mins or till they become soft. Cool them and then grind them along with whole spices(cloves,pepper corns, cinnamon n cardamoms) to fine paste. Do not use any water while grinding.


Now heat a non stick pan and add 2 tea spoon of oil. Add the chopped garlic and saute for 2 mins. Add chopped green chills,bay leaves and finely chopped onion and 2 tea spoon butter and saute for 3-4 mins till onion is done.


Now add the grinded onion-spice paste and saute for more 2-3 mins.Then add the cashew nut paste and saute more for 2 mins.Add more butter if required.When pastes are nicely sauted add the marinated chicken and saute it for 3-4 mins and then close and let it get cooked till done.


When the chicken is done add tomato puree ,salt and mix and cook for 2 mins. Add orange food colour in little milk and add. Add milk, cumin powder, coriander powder, chili powder(optional) ,sugar and kasoori methi.Stir well and cook for 2 more mins till it starts boiling.Add more milk to adjust the gravy consistency if required.Add cream and garam masala and cook for a min. Finally add the remaining butter in it and close the lid.Remove from flame and keep to rest for 10 mins.


Garnish with coriander leaves and cream and serve with hot nan or roti.


Preparation Time: 30 mins


NOTE: To make tomato puree, blanch 2-3 tomatoes.Cool and peel them and remove seeds.Grind them to fine paste. Heat the grinded paste and add 1 tea spoon vinegar, sugar and little salt in it.Heat till it boils and remove from flame.If you freeze this puree it remains for 2-3 weeks.

Sandwiched Chicken Bread Pizza...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: , ,

This is a very tasty and easy to prepare snack. I have named it sandwiched pizza, cause the stuffing inside the bread is arranged in a pizza manner which gives the main taste to this snack.I am sure this snack will be loved by all .Vegetarians can skip chicken and use paneer or soya chunks instead it.

INGREDIENTS:

  • 4 hard crust breads (Pav)
  • 250 grams boneless chicken pieces
  • 1 table spoon ginger-garlic-chili-coriander paste
  • 1/2 tea spoon turmeric powder
  • 2 onions sliced
  • 2 green bell peppers sliced
  • 200 grams grated cheese
  • 1 tea spoon chili powder
  • 1 tea spoon garam masala(optional)
  • 2 tea spoon soya sauce
  • 1 tea spoon chili sauce
  • 2 tea spoon dry oregano
  • 1/2 cup tomato-chili sauce(or ketchup)
  • salt
  • oil



METHOD:


Apply turmeric powder and  ginger-garlic-green chilli-paste to chicken pieces and keep for 20 mins.Cook them till done.Shred them into small pieces.


Heat little oil in a pan and add sliced onion in it and saute it for 2 mins. Then add chopped capsicum and saute it for 3-4 mins till both are done.Now add the shredded cooked chicken in it and mix well.Add chilli powder, chilli sauce, soya sauce and garam masala and salt and stir well.Remove from flame.


Take each bread and give a cut to it in the center till the end.Apply tomato sauce on the lower inside side of it. Spread a layer of prepared chicken onion mixture on it.Sprinkle little dry oregeno on it. Then lastly sprinkle lot of cheese on it.


Grill it in a oven till the cheese melts and the sides of bread become light brown.Close it like a sandwich and serve hot.


Preparation Time: 20 mins


Burnt Garlic Noodles...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: ,


This Burnt garlic noodles are normal Chinese noddles flavored with garlic.Here burnt garlic does not mean that garlic in it is burnt during preparation but its a special cooking technique used in mostly for Chinese cooking to give a nice taste and flavor to the dish.Here the garlic is cooked in oil for some mins on very low fire which gives the dish a very nice flavor and taste.This is a very simple recipe, but frying garlic on low heat makes it very tasty.So do try it.


INGREDIENTS:

  • 100 grams Hakka noodles
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots
  • 1 cup sliced cabbage
  • 1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
  • 1/2 cup chopped spring onions
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced capsicum
  • 1 table spoon finely chopped garlic
  • 1/2 tea spoon pepper powder
  • 2 tea spoon soya sauce
  • 1 tea spoon chilly sauce
  • salt
METHOD:


Heat 5-6 cups of water in a vessel and when it starts boiling add little salt and 2 tea spoon oil in it. Add the noodles and let them get cooked for 5-6 mins till done.Then drain the water and keep them under running cold water for some time.Drain them and keep them aside.


Now heat a non stick pan and add 2-3 tea spoon of oil. Keep the heat very very low. Add the chopped garlic and saute it on very low flame for 5 mins till its flavor infuses in the oil. Saute continuously and keep the flame low.This process is very important as it gives the main flavor in it.


Now when garlic flavor is infused fully in the oil and it has turned light brown add chopped carrot and spring onion whites.Saute for a min and add chopped capsicum, mushroom, spring onion greens and cabbage.Saute them all on high flame for 2-3 mins.


Then add soya sauce, salt,chilli sauce and toss well. Add the boiled noodles and mix them well with the veges. Add pepper powder and toss again for few seconds.Add more seasonings if you like and toss on high heat for 2 mins.


Burnt garlic noodles are ready.Serve them hot.


Preparation Time: 15 mins

Healthy Oil/Butter Free Broken Wheat Muffins(Goan Panke)...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: ,



Muffins or cupcakes are  always considered as tasty and healthy snacks.This broken wheat  muffins are very healthy and tasty too.They do not contain even one drop of oil.These are one of the traditional Goan baked items and they are called as "Panke" here...They are made in homes as well as sold in Goan bakeries from past many years.They are one of the traditional breakfast item in Goa.In this muffins jaggery is used to sweeten instead of sugar and also ginger is added which gives it a very nice taste and flavour.This muffins are soft inside and top crust is hard and crispy with sesame seeds taste.Do try this healthy and tasty muffins and i am sure you all will like them.

INGREDIENTS:
  • 1  cup broken wheat(dalia)
  • 1/2 cup grated jaggery
  • 3 tea spoon roasted sesame seeds
  • 1 table spoon fine grated ginger
  • 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
  • 1/4 cup wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup cashew nut pieces
  • 1 tea spoon baking powder
  • 1/4 tea spoon baking soda
  • salt
METHOD:


Wash the broken wheat properly and soak it in water for 6-7 hours.Water should be little more then it.After soaking time is complete broken wheat will absorb all the water and become soft and double in size.


Now heat a small kadai with 1 table spoon of water.Then add the grated jaggery to it and let it melt fully.Then add this melted jaggery to soaked broken wheat and mix it well with it. Now add roasted sesame seeds,salt,grated ginger,wheat flour, cashew nut pieces, grated coconut and mix well.Be careful while mixing, mix it in only one direction.


Lastly add baking powder and baking soda.Mix it well.When the dough is stirred and it shows thread formation in between then the dough is said to be fully ready to bake.


Preheat the oven for 10 mins at 190 degrees. Take muffins cups and put paper muffin cup liners and put the mixture in it.Fill each muffin cup 3/4 and sprinkle remaining sesame seeds on top.Bake them immediately at 190 degrees for 25-30 mins or till the muffins rise and crust becomes crispy and brown.


NOTE: They remain good without refrigeration for 4-5 days.

Mango Saffron Modaks(Kesari Ambe Modak)...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: ,

A VERY HAPPY BELATED GANESH CHATURTHI to all my Blogger friends...I was little busy so was not able to post during initial days of ganesh chaturthi, but its still its going on in some places so no worries:-))We celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi as every year this year .We had it for 1 n 1/2 day and we had lot of fun celebrating it.I have put few pics of the ganesh at my place.So today i am back with a Ganesh chaturthi special modak recipe. Modak is said to be favourite sweet of lord Ganesh so its the most common prasad offered to him.Its  nice to offer home made pure modaks to him then the readymade ones which sometimes contain flour and other adulterations, so i am posting "Mango Kesar Modak" which i had made for this chaturthi. They are very easy to prepare but you need to have little patience to make them.






INGREDIENTS:

  • 500 grams fresh khoya(mawa or khava)
  • 21/2 cusp mango pulp( i used canned sweetened mango pulp)
  • 300 grams sugar
  • few strands of saffron
  • 1 cup fine cashew nut powder
  • 1 tea spoon fresh cardamom powder





METHOD:


Heat a non stick pan and add the khoya to it.Keep on stirring it and cook on very low flame for 25-30 mins till all the moisture in it dries up.Keep stirring continuously and carefully so that the khoya does not get burned.


Mix saffron strands with mango pulp.When the khoya dries up add sugar and mango pulp in it.Add sugar according to your taste.Mix well and cook with stirring continuously on medium flame.The mixture will turn into liquid as the sugar will melt.After some time add cashewnut powder in it and mix it well.


Cook it on medium to low flame with stirring  continuously till the mixture starts drying up.It will take more 25-30 mins.Add cardomom powder and countinue cooking.Stir till the all mixture dries up and forms a ball.Remove this mixture on a plate and let it cool for 10 mins.


Take a modak mould and grease it with ghee.Put this mixture little by little in it and shape into modaks.If you do not have modak mould you can shape them in hands or even give them the shape of pedas.




Offer them as prasad to lord Ganesh.This mixture yields 25-30 medium size modaks.They remain fresh for 2-3 days without refrigeration.


Preparation Time: 1 hour


NOTE: if you do not get khoya, you can prepare it by reducing milk.Heat whole milk in a wide thick bottomed pan and then keep stirring till it reduces to almost 1/4 and thickens up.This is khoya, you can refrigerate it for almost 20 days and use it for any sweets later.

Nan Katayi(Indian Style Cookies)...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: ,


Recently i was  again in mood of baking something and made this Indian style Cookies called as "Nan Katayi", as i had not made them recently ...This are one of the most famous and simple Indian cookies...They do not require any special ingredients also,they can be made in no time and are eggless to. If steps are followed properly then they turn out crispy, tasty and melt in the mouth cookies.


INGREDIENTS:
  • 2 cups all purpose flour(maida)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup ghee(or vanaspati butter)
  • sliced almonds and cashewnuts
  • 1 tea spoon baking soda
  • 1 tea spoon fresh cardomom powder(or vanilla essence)

METHOD:


Sieve baking soda and flour for 2-3 times and keep it aside.Heat the ghee till it melts and add it to the flour and also add all the other ingredients except dryfruits and mix it well. Kned it well without using any water.While kneding press it well so that no air gap remains in it.


Form a ball of it and keep it aside for 4-5 hours.After the standing time is over grease a baking tray with ghee and preheat the oven for 180 degrees. You can even baking them after 30 mins if you do not have time, but keeping the dough longer yields better results.


Make small lemon size balls of the dough and press them a little, put dry fruits in the center hole.You can keep them plain also.While making dough balls and pressing them be careful as they can break soon as dough is not that sticky. You can grease your hands with ghee to make handling of the dough easier.


Arrange this balls in the greased tray and leave 2 inches gap between them.Bake them at 170 degrees for 25-30 mins or till they get slight cracks on top.


Cool them and keep in air-tight container.They remain fresh for 15-20 days.


Preparation Time: 40 mins

Crispy Prawns Toast With Oriental Chilli Garlic sauce...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: , ,



Today i am back with a very crispy and different snack recipe " prawns toast".This is one of the tasty, quick and simple snack recipe from my collection.Prawns binded with spring onions and coriander and flavoured with mild spices gives a very nice taste.Also roasted sesame seeds add the extra crunch to it.This toasts taste best with this oriental chilli garlic sauce.



INGREDIENTS:


For Prawns Toast:

  • 1 cup medium sized prawns (cleaned and deveined)
  • 5-6 bread slices
  • 1 1/2 cup spring onion greens and white chopped
  • 7-8 garlic cloves
  • 1 table spoon coriander leaves
  • 1/2 beaten egg
  • 2-3 tea spoons chinese red chilli sauce
  • 3 tea spoons bread crumbs( or corn flour if deep frying)
  • 3 tea spoons roasted sesame seeds
  • 1/4 tea spoon pepper powder
  • salt
  • oil

For Oriental Chilli Garlic Sauce:

  • 1 cup tomato ketchup
  • 2 tea spoon chopped garlic
  • 1 tea spoon chilli flakes
  • 1 table spoon chopped spring onion greens
  • 1 tea spoon soya sauce
  • 2 tea spoon chilli sauce
  • oil



METHOD:


Add little salt and cook the prawns along with little  water.Let them cool.Now in a small mixie put this dry cooked prawns,chopped spring onion whites and greens,chopped coriander leaves and garlic cloves.Grind this mixture very coursely without using any water.


In this grinded mixture add 1/2 beaten egg,red chilli sauce,salt, pepper powder and bread crumbs or corn flour.sesame seeds and mix it well.Bread crumbs and egg is added to bind the mixture well.


Take each bread slice and cut it in two halves.Apply the above mixture to one side of each bread half.Heat little oil in a pan and shallow fry this bread slices till crispy on both sides.While putting them to fry always put the side with prawns paste to cook first.You can even deep fry this sides, but i avoided it and did shallow fry.


Now meanwhile you can prepare the sauce.Heat a small deep pan and add little oil in it.Add chopped garlic,chilli flakes and spring onions in it and saute until garlic becomes light brown.You can add pinch of salt while sauting it..Then add tomato ketchup, soya sauce,chilli sauce and little water and cook for 2-3 min until it starts boiling.Oriental Chilli Garlic Sauce is ready.


Serve this crisp prawns toast with this oriental chilli-garlic sauce.


Preparation Time: 18 mins

Mushroom Methi Malai...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: ,

In Goa rainy season is going on now...and its the end of the wild natural mushroom also:-((...This mushroom start growing in july and grow till august end....I love this mushrooms a lot, they are very very yummy:-))....These mushrooms grow in forests and people pluck them and sell them.These mushrooms have lot of demand in Goan market..I have put a pic of this wild mushrooms below  for those who do not know much about them...This year also i enjoyed lot of this wild  mushrooms...i made the usual goan dishes  with them which i have already posted last year,and when i had lot of them still remaining i decided to try something new and different with them...Finally i decided to make a fusion of a punjabi gravy  and this mushrooms and "Mushroom Methi Malai" came to birth and it turned out very well:-))...the flavour of this mushrooms combined very well with that of methi leaves....
Last year i had posted some tasty dishes with this wild mushrooms. I have given the links below for those who missed it.


                                            
                                                          Goan Natural Wild Mushrooms

INGREDIENTS:
  • 50 medium sized fresh wild mushrooms
  • 2 cups packed of  fresh fenugreek leaves(methi)
  • 1 1/2 cup fresh cream( i used low fat)
  • 3 cups skimmed milk
  • 1/2 cup cashewnuts
  • 1/2 cup charmagaz (dried melon seeds)
  • 1 big onion
  • 2-3 green chillis
  • 1" ginger
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 tea spoon poppy seeds(khus khus)
  • 4 cloves
  • 4 green cardamoms
  • 4-5 peppercorns
  • 3/4 tea spoon fennel seeds
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 1-2 tea spoon sugar
  • pinch of fresh nutmeg powder
  • 1/2 tea spoon garam masala
  • 3-4 table spoons of butter(low fat prefered)
  • 2 table spoons of kasoori methi
  • oil/ghee
  • salt

METHOD:


Soak cashewnuts and charmagaz in little water for  2 hours.Similarly soak poppy seeds , cardomomss,cinnamon,cloves,peppercorns and fennel seeds in little water for 2 hours.


This wild mushrooms has lot of mud as you can see it on the above pic on them so they have to be washed very well so that all the mud goes. The best method to wash them is soak them in water for 15 mins and then rub each one of them gently with a muslin cloth, all the mud on them gets absorbed by the cloth.After washing them chop them in 2 pieces and keep.


After the soaking time is complete we need to make the white paste.Take small grinder and in it add all soaked spices, cashewnuts, charmagaz,chopped onion, green chillis , garlic cloves and ginger pieces in it and grind using water used to soak them .Grind it to fine thick paste, do not use much water.


Now heat a non stick pan and add little  butter and saute the fenugreek leaves for 3-4  mins and keep them aside.After that saute the chopped mushrooms for 7-8 mins or till they are cooked.Close and cook  them for 2-3 mins while sauting.After they are done keep them aside.


Heat a pan and add 1 table spoon of butter.Add the grinded white paste and saute it for 7-8 mins on low flame till the raw smell goes.Keep stirring countinously or the paste can get burned.Whisk the cream for 1min.Then add the fresh cream and milk and mix well.Cook it on low flame till the mixture starts boiling.


When it starts boiling add the sauted fenugreek leaves and mushrooms and mix well and let it cook again.Add salt, sugar and nutmeg powder.Check the consistency of the gravy.It should be thick creamy gravy.Add more milk if required to adjust the consistency.When it starts boiling add garam masala and stir.Finally add kasoori methi and remove from flame.

Add some butter on it and serve hot with nan or roti.


Preparation Time: 35 mins


NOTE: You can even use button mushrooms instead of wild mushrooms if you do not get them.
This is a mildly spiced dish, so i have used little amount of spices,if you want you can increase the amount of spices added.

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