Showing posts with label Onions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Onions. Show all posts

Friday, May 28, 2010

Soya Mutter pasanda


Soya Mutter pasanda
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Basic Pasanda Gravy
For the Onion & Cashew paste
  • 1 Cup Roughly chopped Onions
  • 5 Cloves Garlic
  • 1/2”piece Ginger
  • 2 tbsp Cashew
For the Brown Onion paste
  • Oil for deep frying
  • 1/2 Cup sliced Onions
Other Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Chilli Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Garam masala
  • 3/4 Cup Fresh curd beaten 
  • Salt to taste
For the Onion & Cashew paste
Combine all the ingredients in a deep pan, add3/4 cup of water & simmer for 8-10 minutes. Keep aside to cool.
Blend in a mixer till smooth. Keep aside
For the Brown Onion paste
Heat the Oil in a kadai, add onions & deep fry till they turn golden brown in colour. Drain on absorbent paper
Blend the onions in a mixer till smooth using 2 tbsp of water. Keep aside.
How to proceed?
Heat the oil in a kadai, add onions & cashew paste & cook on medium flame for  a few seconds, stirring continuosly.
Lower the flame, add the curd & mix well, simmer for 2-3 minutes, stirring continuosly. Add the brown paste & salt & simmer for another 2 minutes.
Now this is the basic pasanda gravy, heading now for
Soya mutter pasanda
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1 basic pasanda gravy
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Boiled green peas
  • 3/4 cup Soya chunks
For the garnish
  • 1 tbsp Fresh cream
Heat the oil in a kadai & add cumin seeds. When the seeds crackle, add the ginger garlic paste & pasanda gravy & saute on medium flame till oil separates
Add turmeric powder, chilli powder, sugar &1/4 cup water, mix well & simmer for 5 minutes, stirring once in between. Serve hot garnished with cream.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Papdi Chat

This is a lovely recipe which happens to be one of my favourites,an extremely simple recipie which manages to enligten your taste buds!!
papdi chat
INGREDIENTS
  • 1 Cup Chopped Cucumber
  • 1 Cup Chopped Tomatoes
  • 1 Cup Chopped Onions
  • 1 Cup Chopped & Boiled Potatoes
  • 1 Cup Chopped Green Coriander
  • 1 Cup Boiled Chick Peas
  • Green Chutney
  • Tamarind Chutney
  • Beaten Fresh Curd
  • Plain Sev
  • 1/4 tsp Cumin powder
  • 15-20 Papdi(Puri)
  • Chat Masala
PROCEDURE
Slightly crush the papris & mix all the ingredients together along with little salt & serve immediately.