Veg Thai Red Curry.
 One of my Favorite!!!
The cooking time is just about 10 mins and preparation time is again 8/10 mins.
The Ingredients are:
  --8 Red chillies(de-seeded) , soaked in warm water for 15 minutes and drained.
--2 Lemongrass stalks
--1 Onion
--2/4 Garlic (lehsun) cloves
--1 tbsp grated Galangal(can be substituted by Ginger)

--6 stalks of Coriander (not the leaves but stems )
--3/4 Lemon leaves
  --1/2 tsp White Peppercorn
--1/2 tsp salt

--1 Cup Coconut Milk
--1 tbls Sugar
--2/3 Basil Leaves
--Vegies of your choice like(babycorn, mushroom, Red/Yellow Peppers Beans,Carrots,Peas,Broccoli)

Method:-
---Grind all the spices and herbs(from 1-9) into a fine Red Curry Paste.
--Heat a Pan with a tbls of oil and add 2 tbls of curry paste and fry for a min.
--Now add all the vegies and let it cook for about 2/3 mins.
--Add coconut milk to it now and mix well.
--Add 1/2 Lemon Leaves, 2/3 Basil Leaves ,1 tlbs of Sugar and 1/2 tbls salt and a pinch of while pepper.
--Let it cook in simmer for 3/4 mins.

Hot and Sweet Thai Red Curry is ready which will leave your taste buds tingling.

Note:- The above Curry Paste Can be preserved for about a month, Just fry the Paste in little oill to remove the water.
I used about 2 Red Chilles as is and 6 of them de -seeded. You can Adjust this based on how hot/spicy you want it to be.

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Gutta Curry from Rajasthan with Laccha Paratha

The traditional Gutta Curry from Rajasthan with Laccha Paratha!!!!
Gatta Ingredients

1 Cup Gram Flour /besan(gram flour)
2 Oil/Clarified Butter -3 tbsp
3 green chilli,ginger and garlic paste

4 1 tbsp dhania-jeera( coriander & cumin) powder
5 1 tbsp Dry Mango Powder/Amchur
6 1 tbsp Turmeric Powder
7 Salt-according to taste

Curry Ingredients:-

1 1 Cup Finely Chopped Onion
2 1 Cup Finley Chopped Tomatos
3 1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
4 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
5 1 tbsp Red Chilly Powder
6 1 tbsp Dry Mango Powder
7 Cilantro/Dhaniya to Garnish
8 1 tbsp finely chopped Ginger, Garlic, Green Chillies
9 1 tbsp Salt
10 1 Cup Churned curd
Method
Making Gattas
1Take 1 cup besan, add 2 tbsp oil and all the dry spices to it.Mix into a Dough using curd not water(Not too loose)
2 Take the Dough and roll it into some Pieces of Hot Dog Shaped.
3 Boil water in a Pan and dip the rolls into water to cook, let it cook for about 15 mins until the rolls float up.
4. After the rolls cool down cut them into fine pieces and the Gatta's are done.
5. Don not throw the water away as it would be used to make the curry.

Making Curry
1 In a Pan heat 2 tbsp of oil or Clarified Butter, add some cumin seeds and ginger, garlic, green chillies.
2. Add onion and fry until golden brown, add tomatoes.
3. Add the Boiled water to it now left from the gattas Cook for about 2 mins
4. Add all the dry spices to the curd and mix well.
5. Add this curd into the curry now and cook in simmer for about 2 mins.
6. Finally add the Gattas to the curry and cook for about 8-10 mins in simmer.
7 Garnish well with cilantro.

Laccha Paratha
Ingredients
1 Cup of wheat Flour, (gehun ka atta)
1 Cup of All purpose Flour(Maida)
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp oil
4 Clarified Butter/Oil for frying Parathas
Method
1 Sieve the flour and salt together add 2 tbsp of oil and Knead into a smooth Dough.
2 Cover with a wet cloth and leave aside for 20 minutes.
3 Make Small Balls from the Dough and roll out into a big circle
4 Roll the circle into think Plates( applying oil on the plates each side )in and out like a Paper Fan and stretch it.
5 Roll like a Swiss roll. Press a little with your fingers.
6 Again roll the it into a big circle not applying much pressure
7 Heat a Pan and cook on both sides with oil/clarified butter until brown.
8 Apply Butter Ghee on the top before Serving to enhance taste
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Lentil Dumpligs in Yogurt/South Indian Dahi Vada

Lentil Dumplings in Yogurt

From the Indian Andhra Cuisine Lentil Dumplings in Yogurt known as Avadalu (Dahi Bada) but the spices used are very different and full of flavor!!!
Ingredients:-
Black-gram lentils/Urad dal(white without the cover) – 2 cup
Curd – 2 – 3 cups
Green chillies – 2-3 finely

chopped
Cumin seeds/Jeera – 1-2 tspn
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

For seasoning:
Mustard Powder(To make mustard powder take 4/5 spoons of mustard seeds and grind it in mixer as shown)
Black-gram lentils/Urad Dal – 1 tspn
Bengal-gram/Channa dal – 1 tspn

Mustard seeds – 1/2 tspn
Green chillies – 1 finely chopped
Curry leaves/Kadi patta – 7-10 leaves
Asafoetida- a pinch
Coriander/Dhaniya leaves for garnishing

Preparation:-
1. Soak the blackgram lentils for 3-4 hours.
2. Clean them well and grind to fine smooth paste, Remember it should be a tight paste.So do not add water.(Only few drops if needed)
3.Now remove from the grinder , add few cumin seeds(not necessary) and salt to taste.
4.Now wet your one palm with little water and take 1 spoon of above paste and with your hands turn it into doughnut shape/You can use a thin greased sheet as well to make this.
5.Carefully drop it into the hot oil and fry it on both sides on medium heat to a golden brown color.
6.Soak the above made vadas in warm water for 1/2 mins (this is to remove excess oil and make it soft).
7.Now into the curd add chopped chillies, mustard powder, chopped parsley, salt to taste and mix well.
8.Add the above made vadas into the curd now.
9. Garnish by adding more mustard powder and parsley.
10.Served typically cold after refrigeration for sometime to enhance the taste of mustard and curd.

Note:- To spice it up a little more to the add a topping/tadka of(mustard sees, asafoetida, curry leaves, green chilly, black-gram lentils,Bengal gram)
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Spicy Tomato Mint(Pudina) Rice

Tomato Mint(Pudina) Rice

Tomato Mint(Pudina) Rice.
Ingredients:-
1 Big Bowl Of Rice
2 1 cup of chopped Onions
3 1 cup of chopped Tomatoes
4 10/15 Fresh Mint Leaves

5 Some fresh Parsley
6 5/6 Green Chillies
7 1 tbls Salt
8 1/2 tbls white Pepper
9 1 tbls Garam Masala
10. 1/4 Cup of clarified butter(Desi Ghee)
11. Some Pieces of Onion and tomato separately.

For Cold Cucumber Salad:-
1 1 cup of cucumber cut into small pieces
2 1 cup of Tomatoes cut into small pieces.
3 2 spoons of the paste(tomato mint onion) from below step number 1
4 1 tbls salt
5 1tbls pepper
6 2 tbls Lemon Juice

Preparation(Time 10 mins):-
This is Spicy and easy to make Biryani.
Here is the method:-
1. In a mixer grinder take pieces of 1 Onion , 2 tomatoes, 10 mint Leaves, 5/6 Green Chillies,some Parsley and grind it in a coarse Paste.
2. In a Rice Cooker add 2 Spoons of Clarified Butter , add 1 cup of chopped onions and fry until golden brown.
3. Now add 1 cup of chopped tomatoes to it and fry for 1 min.
4. Add the tomato mint paste prepared in step 1 now and fry for about 2 mins.
5. Add some spices now like while pepper, salt,garam masala and turmeric to it.
6. Add washed rice to the mixture and mix well and fry for a min.
7. Add water to the Rice and cover the lid until 1 whistle.
8. Once it is done open the lid and now add remaining clarified butter from the top mix well and close the led(This adds that flavor of butter to the hot Rice).
9. Now that Rice is Done we can serve this with a easy to make salad.Take all the ingredients of salad mentioned and mix well and refrigerate for about 10/15 mins (You can do this first until the Rice is getting cooked )
10. Serve the Hot Spicy Tomato Mint Rice with Cold Cucumber Salad.
Note:-(Cooking of Rice depends on the Rice and the Rice cooker used typically we should not over cook it and let it cook like we do for Biryani)
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Hummus On the Go Recipe!

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HUMMUS is a Middle Eastern Dip/Snack/Appetizer is traditionally made with Chickpeas, Garlic cloves,TAHINI, Lemon juice, and most importantly Olive oil; it lends itself to several variations.Here is a very easy recipe which will take not more than 10 mins to make once we have the ingredients ready.

Ingredients

--1 Bowl of Boiled chickpeas(Chole ke Chane) or canned chickpeas
--2 tbsp lemon juice or

--2 garlic cloves, crushed
--1 tsp ground cumin/optional
--Salt to taste
--2/3 tsp of tahini -(roasted sesame(Til) seed paste) optional
--4 tbsp water
--4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or more
--1 tsp paprika(Lal mirch/Hari mirch)/optional
--4 rounds of pitta bread/or any bread of your choice.

Here is the Recipe for it:-

1.Soak the chick Peas overnight in water or at least for 4 hours,put it to boil with a pinch of baking soda until they are very soft.
2.Combine the boiled chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic, salt, tahini(optional), and water in a food processor/Mixer Grinder, and blend to a creamy purée.
3.Refrigerate the done hummus for some time although this is optional it can be served as is.
4.Serve with lot of Olive oil and seasoned with Parsley/Hari Dhaniya.

Note:-Recipe for Tahini Sauce:-
Tahini is nothing but roasted Sesame seeds paste, to prepare it roast some seeds of Sesame(Til) in a Pan until Golden Brown.
Cool it and grind it in a Mixer , add little salt and Olive oil and you are good to go!
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