Friday, November 28, 2008

POORI

POORI
HOW TO MAKE POORIS


Ingredients:
1 Cup whole wheat flour
2 pinch of salt
1tbspn.oil/ghee
Enough warm water to make the dough soft
Oil for deep frying

Method:
1.Add seived flour in a bowl,add salt and enough water and knead for sometime then add oil or ghee and knead into soft dough. Keep aside for 30min.
2.From the dough- divide into equal parts in the size and shape of a lemon.
3.Take sufficient dry wheat flour for rolling the dough- roll it into a form of small puris-say about 5inches wide.
4.Heat oil in a deep pan over low heat.
5.Slip the poori into the oil. Once it puffs up and turns to light-golden color turn it over and cook the other side .

Serve it hot .

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Stuffed Bhindi / Stuffed Okra / Stuffed Lady finger

Delicious and colorful recipe!! Try this and let me know.

Stuffed Bhindi/Stuffed Okra/Stuffed Lady finger



Ingredients:
500gms Bhindi
2 onions
2 tomatoes
2 green chillies
2tspn. oil
1tspn. chat masala powder
1/2 tspn. garam masala powder

Method:
1. Wash and wipe dry lady fingers. Slit them and keep aside.
2.Make a paste of onions, tomatoes, and green chillies.
3. Heat 1tspn of oil in a non stick pan on a meduim flame, and add the above paste and cook them for 3 min.
4. Add chat masala powder and garam masala powder and cook for 1 min. Let the masala cool
5. Stuff the masala into the slitted ladyfingers.
6. Heat 1tspn. oil in a non stick pan on a meduim flame. Add stuffed lady fingers to it and cook for 10-12 minutes. Stir in between.

Serve it hot.