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Sunday, February 24, 2019

Ukde Seeth , Muga Saarupkari ( whole Green Gram Rasam ) Terrace Grown Pumpkin Leaves Podi /fries, Raw Mango Pickle n Mango Slice .

Ukde Seeth , Muga Saarupkari ( whole Green Gram Rasam ) 
  Terrace Grown Pumpkin Leaves  Podi /fries, Raw Mango Pickle n Mango Slice . 

Muga Saarupkari ( whole Green Gram Rasam ) 

  • Whole Green Gram ... 1/2 cup 
  • Water ..3 cups 
  • Green chilly .. slit 3
  • Salt to taste 

Seasoning

  • Oil ..1 tsp 
  • Mustard seeds ..1/2 tsp
  • Dry red chilly ..1 broken 

Method 
Wash the whole  green gram  n pressure cook it ... mash it lightly .. 

Boil the cooked Whole green gram with slit green chilly adding salt n then season . 



 Pumpkin Leaves  Podi /fries 
  • Pumkin leaves - 12 to 14 ,wash n pat dry . 
  • Raw rice-1 cup
  •   Urid dhal -1/4 th cup
  • Oil - 1 tsp 
  •  Dry red chillies -6 to 8 or according to the spice 
  • Tamarind -Tamarind seed size 
  • Salt to taste .
  • Oil for deep frying
  • Rice Flour -1 tblsp 

Method  


  Soak raw rice for 2 hours .. 


  Roast urid dhal with oil ,  till it gives a nice aroma n changes its color .cool  it .. 
 
 Grind the  chillies n tamarind to a fine paste n then add the soaked rice, roasted urid dhal  n grind it to medium coarse  paste . Dont add water , sprinkle if required .. remove the batter ,add salt n 
 mix well . 

Place a leaf on the wooden board with back surface up and stalk end towards you . smear ground masala all over ,place smaller leaf over it and repeat the procedure for 4 to 5 leaves ,and fold and roll them ,smear the fold with paste ,and form the shape of a cylinder...  ..  slice it n run the sliced pieces over rice flour n  deep fry till crisp few at a time . 

Egg Bhurji Cheese Sandwich

Egg Bhurji Cheese Sandwich 



  • Bread slices - 4
  • Green Chutney - 1 tblsp
  • Tomato Ketchup - 1 tblsp
  • Cheese Cube's  - 2, i used Amul cheese cubes
  • Butter as needed to roast 


For Bhurji 

  • Eggs -2
  • Oil -2 tsp
  • Onion -1, finely chopped
  • Black Pepper Powder- 1/2 tsp 
  • Salt to taste


For Green chutney , to grind to a  paste 
  •  Coriander leaves-1/2 cup 
  • Green chillies-2 
  • . Cumin seeds-1 tsp
  • Garlic-2 or 3 cloves 
  • Ginger .1/4 th inch piece
  • Salt, to taste
  • Water a little 

Method 
Grind all the ingredients together adding very little water , Keep aside 

Method to Prepare Egg Bhurji 
Beat eggs in a bowl , add pepper powder , salt n whisk it properly . 

Heat a pan , add oil , add chopped onion n fry till transparent , Add the egg mix to the pan and stir continuously on medium flame  n make Bhurji ..Keep aside .

Method to Prepare Sandwich 

Remove the brown edges of the bread 

On one Slice of the bread  generously apply the Green chutney , add egg bhurji n grate cheese 

On the other slice of the bread  apply tomato ketchup .Now place this ketchup slice over the bhurji slice . 

Heat a tawa, drizzle little butter n place the sandwich over it n roast on both sides

Slice the sandwich n serve warm . 


Friday, February 22, 2019

Jeev Kadgi /Bread Fruit Spicy Songa with Ground Masala

Jeev Kadgi /Bread Fruit Spicy Songa with Ground Masala 
  •  Jeev Kadgi / Bread Fruit chopped into 3 inch bigger chunks  -  2 cup's 
  • Coconut Oil -1 tblsp 
  • Onions - 1 huge or 2 small (chopped )  
  • Coriander seeds -2 tsp ( not roasted )
  • Roasted dry red chilly - 3 short n 8 long
  • Tamarind - Goose berry size 
  • Salt to taste ..
Method 
Grind roasted dry red chillies , coriander seeds n tamarind to a very fine paste .

In a kadai add oil , chopped onions and fry till reddish brown , then  add the ground paste and fry till the raw smell goes ,add salt , chopped bread fruit pieces , add  water as needed  , keep covered n cook till the bread fruit pieces turn soft . 

Seasoned Steamed Pathrado




Seasoned Steamed Pathrado 
  • Raw Rice- 1 cup
  • Thur dhal-1/2 fist 
  • Grated Coconut -2 Cup's
  • Hing/Asafoetida-small piece 
  • Tamarind -marble size 
  • Roasted dry red chilly -10 /12  or according to the spice 
  • Salt a required 
  • Pathrade paan /colocasia leaves -12 /14 tender ones ..

Method 
Soak rice n thur dhal for 2 hours .  

Grind grated coconut, roasted dry chillies,hing n tamarind to a fine paste ... then add soaked rice n thur dhal n grind to a coarse paste (  without adding water . Can sprinkle water if required . take the batter and add salt  

Remove fiber from the leaves n wash thoroughly .

Place a huge leaf on the wooden board with back surface up and stalk end towards you . smear ground masala all over ,place smaller leaf over it and repeat the procedure for 5 to 7  leaves ,and fold and roll them ,smear the fold with paste ,the 
shape of a cylinder


Season 

  • Coconut Oil - 1 tblsp 
  • Musatrd seeds - 1-1/2  tsp 
  • Methi/Fenugreek seeds -1/2 tsp 


Method to steam the pathrado 

In a small pan , add oil n splutter mustard seeds n then add methi seeds . Keep aside . 

Heat a steamer / Pedavana  , Place the rolled pathrado cylinder n carefully add the seasoning all over it using a spoon n steam for about 25 to 30 mts ,  till cooked . 

Jeev Kadgi Podis / Bread Fruit Deep Fried with Ground Batter

Jeev Kadgi Podis / Bread Fruit Deep Fried with Ground Batter 

  • Bread Fruit - 1 
  • Coconut Oil as required to deep fry 

To grind to a fine batter 

  • Raw Rice- 1 cup 
  • Dry red chilles - 10 /12 
  • Hing/Asafoetida - a generous pinch 
  • Salt to taste 

Method 
Peel the bread fruit n slice it 

Wash n soak raw rice along with chilles for about 2 hours . Drain it well n then grind to a fine paste along with hing .. it should be a thick batter  so sprinkle little water while grinding .  Remove the ground batter n  add salt , mix well .  Add the sliced breadfruit in the ground batter n marinate it for 8 to 10 mts   . 

Heat oil in a kadai ,   add in the marinated bread fruit pieces  n deep fry till crisp  at  4 to 5 at a time . 

Ukde Peja , Gobi Aaloo upkari /Stir fry n Roasted Pepper Papad

Ukde Peja , Gobi Aaloo upkari /Stir fry n Roasted Pepper Papad 

Gobi Aaloo upkari /Stir fry 


  • Cleaned cauliflower florets finely chopped ..1 cup 
  • Potato chopped into 2 inch cubes -1 cup 
  • Oil..2 tsp 
  • Mustard seeds  -1/2 tsp 
  • Dry red chilly - 3,broken 
  • Salt to taste 


Method 
In a kadai add oil, add mustard  seeds splutter it , then add broken dry red chilly , stir for few seconds   . Then add the cauliflower florets n also chopped potatoes along with little water , salt and cook till done .

Ukde Seeth , Tomato Rasam , Raw Mango Chutney n Bitter Gourd Podi

Ukde Seeth , Tomato Rasam , Raw Mango Chutney n Bitter Gourd Podi 
Tomato Rasam 

  • Tomatoes ..2 huge fully ripened 
  • Rasam Powder..1 tsp 
  • Tamarind ..marble size 
  • Green chilly ..1 
  • Jaggery ..a small piece 
  • Salt to taste

Seasoning 

  • Oil..1 tsp 
  • Mustard seeds ... 1/2 tsp 
  • Curry leaves ..1 sprig 

Method 
Wash n boil the tomatoes , cool, peel the skin n make puree of it . Add water for rasam consistency , add slit green chilly , tamarind , jaggery ,salt n rasam powder n boil well . Then give the seasoning .



Ambuli chutney (Raw Mango chutney )
  • Raw Mango- 1 medium
  • Grated coconut- 3/4 th  cup 
  • Garlic flakes- 2 
  • Green chillies-2 or according to the taste 
  • Salt to taste 

Method 
Clean n scrap the tough skin of the raw mango, remove the seed n chop it . 

Grind grated coconut, chopped raw mango, green chillies , garlic flakes n salt to a semi coarse paste . 

Note: This chutney shouldnt be too fine nor coarse .


Karathe Podi /Bitter Gourd  Fries
  • Bitter Gourd -  2 Medium 
  • Salt ..1/2 tsp 
  • Oil for deep frying 

      To Marinate 
      • Red chilly powder-3 tsp 
      • Coriander Powder ..2 tsp
      • Turmeric powder- 1/4 th tsp 
      • Salt to taste  

                To coat 
                • Rice flour- 2 tblsp 

                Method 
                Wash the bitter gourd's ,  scarp the skin roughly n chop into thin roundels . wash this in water for about 4 to 5 times n apply salt to it n keep aside for 1 hour . After one hour , s
                queeze well the salted bitter gourd roundels n set aside 

                In a bowl add red chilly powder , Coriander powder , turmeric powder n adjust salt as the bitter gourd roundels is already salted ..   add the  bitter gourd roundels n  mix well .. set aside for few mts.


                Now dip the marinated bitter gourd roundels over rice flour n deep fry few at a time until crisp in heated oil .