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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Cheese Dip Rice



Cheese Dip Rice Recipe


 









 
Ingredients:-
Vegetable salad
Rice - 1 cup
Olive oil - 2 tablespoons
Tortilla cheese dip - 2-3 tablespoons
Water - 2 cups
Vegetable stock - 1 teaspoon
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How to make cheese dip rice:-

  • Cook the rice with water and vegetable stock seasoning.
  • To cooked rice (pour away any excess water), add olive oil, cheese dip and mix well.
  • Add vegetable salad (full leaves without chopping) and mix well.
  • Refrigerate and serve cold.


Friday, October 2, 2015

Spicy Baby Potatoes



Spicy Baby Potatoes Recipe












Ingredients:-
Baby potatoes              500 g
Oil                                  2 to 3 tbsp
Asafetida powder          a pinch
Mustard                         ¼ tsp
Cumin                           ¼ tsp
Split urad dal                ¼ tsp
Curry leaves                  few
Small onions               10 to 15
Turmeric powder           ¼ tsp
Salt to taste
Red chilly                        2 or 3
Urad dal                          1 tsp
Chana dal                        1 ½ tsp
Black peppercorns        ½ tsp
Coriander seeds            ½ tsp
Oil                                    ½ tsp

How to make spicy baby potatoes:-

  • Heat ½ tsp oil in a fry pan. Dry roast the red chilies, lentils, black peppercorn, coriander seeds.
  • Keep tossing till rich aroma arises. Allow them to cool and grind it to fine powder.
  • Wash baby potatoes and pressure cook till soft. Cool and peel the skin.
  • Prick them with a tooth pick to make small holes in each of them & keep aside.
  • Add 2 tbsp oil to the fry pan.
  • Once hot, add dash of asafetida powder. Add mustard, cumin, split urad dal, curry leaves and wait to crackle.
  • Add finely chopped onions and saute them till golden brown.
  • Stir in the cooked potatoes.
  • Add turmeric powder and salt. Toss gently so that the baby potatoes get coated evenly with oil.
  • Add the spice powder and cook the potatoes on low flame.
  • Keep turning the potatoes, so that it turns golden brown all over.
  • Once potatoes get a lovely crisp brown texture with the spices, remove from flame.
  • Enjoy this savory dish with rice or chapattis.


Monday, August 31, 2015

Corn Kheer



Corn Kheer Recipe












Ingredients:-
Fresh Corn - 4
Yellow Cornmeal - 2 tbsp
Heavy Cream - 1 cup
Milk - 1 cup (or as needed)
Sugar - 2 tbsp (or as needed)
Salt - a pinch
Turmeric Powder - a pinch
Butter/Ghee - 1 tbsp
Rosemary - 1 spring (You could also use a couple of cardamom pods instead)

How to make corn kheer:-
Place the corn cob in the center of a wide vessel in standing position and remove the kernels using a sharp knife.
The wide vessel will prevent the kernels from splattering all over the place.
Scrape off all the remaining pieces out of the cob.
Melt the butter in a deep saucepan.
Add the corn kernels and the scrapes to the butter and sauté for 2 minutes.
Add the rosemary, sugar, turmeric powder, cornmeal to this and sauté for another 2 minutes.
Add the milk to the corn and let it cook till the corn gets soft.
Add the heavy cream and continue to cook. Add more milk or sugar if needed.
Switch off when you get a nice corn kheer like consistency.