Dhokla or Khaman Dhokla

Some dishes will make you to go back to younger days, for me dhokla is one of such dish.i started  to love dhokla in my school days .In Calcutta every weekend I used to have dhoklas  mmmmm.........still my mouth can feels that taste. I really want to make dhoklas  in my kitchen ,so I tried them and got it perfect.my receipe is down here..

Ingredients:

Besan	2cups
Water	1cup
Curd beaten	1cup
Ginger	1 ½ tsp
Green chillis	2-3
Salt	As per taste
Corriander	For garnishing
Coconut	¼ cup
Til/sesame seeds	½ tsp
Mustard seeds	1tsp
Turmeric powder	½ tsp
Eno salt/cooking soda	2 -21/2 tsp

 Method:

• Blend the greenchillis  and ginger into a very fine paste.
• Take a bowl add  2 cups of besan mix it with salt little of turmeric powder.
• Mix  grinded ginger and green chillis ( blend with water,don’t addexcess water)

•  Now mix it with water and beaten curd with a whisk without any lumps and keep aside.
• Take a deep round vessel  grease it  with  oil ,Now add eno salt to the batter and keep  it for 10-12 mins,
• Let the consistency be like idly batter.
• Now pour the batter  in to the vessel  and keep inside the cooker,close the lid  .
• Don’t place the whistle, steam it for 8-11 mins.
• After 8mins check it with toothpick .

• Just pierce with toothpick it should come out cleanly.

• Now allow it  to cool for 5-7mins and then turn the vessel , steamed dhokla will come out neatly.

 

 

• Cut it into cubes  and garnish it.

Garnishing:

Tadka :take a kadai add a tsp of oil  ,now add mustard seeds when splutters add white sesame seeds (I add black sesame as white was not available).

Now arrange the dhokla cubes  pour the tadka on the top and garnish with gratedCoconut and chopped  coriander leaves.

 

Note:

• Do not add more turmeric powder it will  spoils the taste.
• I like the ginger taste so I add little more.
• You can add cooking soda instead of eno.
• Let curd not been so sour.

 

 

corn pulav

Corn pulav is one of my favourite dish,.simple and very tasty  and most of the kids love  it.
Initially I used to make it with only corn with referance from other blogs, later I started adding some veggies so that my son can have  and with less spicy ,

Ingredients:

Corn	½-1 cup
Bayleaf	1
Ginger &garlic	1 tsp
Onion	1(medium)
Tomato	1(small)
Green chilli	1
Garam masala	1 tsp
Chilli powder	½ tsp
Salt	As per taste
Coriander leaves	For garnishing
Mustard seeds	1 tsp
Basmathi rice	1 cup
Peas	¼ cup
Carrot	1

 

Method:

• First wash and soak basmathi rice for 20-30 mins

• Take a pan or cooker add 2 -3 tbls of oil,when hot add mustard seeds to splutter .

• Now add bayleaf  and onion ( you can slice or chop) and sauté well ,add ginger garlic crushed to it.

• Now add  chopped tomato and green chillis (slit it into two) and sauté well  for 3 mins.

• Add all masala powders  and sauté for few mins ,now add corn to it and mix well , let the flame be in low/medium .

• Now add  soaked basmathi rice and 2 cups of water ,stir well and  add salt as per taste.

• Cover the cooker /pan  for cooking.

• Once done garnish it with lots of coriander leaves,serve hot with some raitha and chips.

• Taste best when hot.

Note:

It is not necessary to add peas and carrot,it is purely optional(myson loves peas ,so I usually add for most of my dishes)

MIXED VEGGIES PARATHA

INGREDIENTS:

 

Wheat flour	1 cup
Salt	Pinch
Water	As required

 

 

Veggies(beans, carrot,peas. )	1cup
Paneer(grated)	½ cup
Cumin powder	½ tsp
Garam masala powder	½ tsp
Chilli powder	1/2 TSP
Coriander leaves(finely chopped)	Few
Chaat masala powder	½ tsp
Salt	As reruired

 

Method:

For dough

First in a big bowl mix wheat flour add pinch of salt and water( approx.1/2 cup) and make a dough and keep it  for rest. dough should not be so soft.

FILLING:

Boil the veggis in micro-oven  (not paneer) for 5 mins with little salt and drain  the water , if needed squeeze out extra water and smash it well.

Take a bowl  transfer the boil veggis add  all spices  with  required salt and now add paneer  and mix  well

Make a small balls out of it and keep separately.

Paratha :

Take chappathi dough  make even size balls out of it,

Now take one ball flatten slightly with rolling pin.

Now stuff with filling ball and close carefully and seal it.

Now with rolling pin roll it care fully  without tearing,roll it upwards .

Now in a tawa   place the paratha and when it comes golden spots turn to next side , apply oil  and press slightly  with wooden spatula and flip it. Filp it now and then so than paratha will cook evenly .

Serve hot with raitha&pickle or tomato chutney.

 

 

Note:

I used frozen veggis. If you are using fresh veggis boil it some  more time.

If  needed you can add potato also.

The above propotion  will give  6 parathas.

 

 

 

PUDINA RICE/ PULAO

INGRIDIENTS:

Mint leaves	1 cup
Coconut	4tbl
Green chillis	5
Garlic	2
Mustard	1 tsp
Corriander powder	1 tsp
Salt	As per tste
Basmathi rice	1.5 cup
Onion	1 (medium) cut into slices
Bay leaf  & cinnamon	1 & ½
Peas	½ cup

Method:

Wash and soak the basmathi rice   for 20-30 mts

In a blender add mint leaves , coconut, green chillis  and grind it to a pste.

Now in a kadai take oil, add mustard seeds when splutters add bay leaves and half cinnamon,

Now add crushed garlic and sauté for a minute .

Now add onions and sauté well till it becomes  transperant.

Now add the mint nd sauté well, add corriander powder and sauté  for 5 mins, add the peas  also.

Now add the raw rice and mix it well  and  saute for 2-3 secs in a low flame.

 Transfer to rice cooker add  2 ½-3  cups of water  and salt to it and close the lid.

Serve wIth raitha .

You can garnish it with some masala or roasted peanuts.



TAWA PULAO

Ingridents:

Basmati  Rice	1 cup
Potato	2
Carrot	2
Beans	10-12
Cauliflower	½ cup
Peas	1 cup
Corn	1 cup
Turmeric powder	1 tsp
Pav bhaji masala	2-3tsp
Coriander powder	1 tsp
Salt	As per taste
Chilli powder	½ tsp
Onion	1 (medium)
Tomato	2
Lime   piece	1
Coriander leaves	For garnishing
Ginger garlic paste	1 tsp
Jeera	1tsp
Cinnamon	1tsp
Oil	3-4 tbl

Method:

Cut the veggie in length wise.

Soak the basmati rice for 20 mins and cook it seperaetely. If in pressure cooker add ¾ cup of water for 1 cup of rice and for rice cooker add 2 cup of water for 1 cup of rice.

Now  keep the cooked rice in a plate  and cool it.

Now in a pan add oil  ,when hot add jeera,cinnamon and now add ginger garlic paste and sauté it ,

Now add onions and sauté for 2 mins, now add chopped tomatoes and sauté well till it becomes smashy,

Now add the veggie  to the tawa and add turmeric powder,coriander powder  ,chilli power and  mix well.

Keep it in medium flame and  cook well , after 5  mins add 2 tsp of pav bhaji masala powder and mix well and cook it  again.

Check whether potatoes are cooked , not overcooked.then turn off the stove.

Add  coriander leaves  . now add the rice and mix it with  cooked  veggies. You can  squeeze lemon juice if needed.

Serve with raitha.