Time to take rest

Dear friends,
I just want to share the news of my absence from the blogosphere as I broke my right arm and got the surgery done recently. I'll try to visit my blogger buddies whenever it is possible.
I hope you will pray for my fast recovery.

Roaster Bellpepper and Tomato Chutney

When I hear about chutney I started drooling. This chutney is by roasted bell pepper and tomatoes. Roasting them is to enhance the flavors and the flavors are to die for. This chutney can go very well with dosa, idli, chapati or even you can use it as pasta sauce or spread on the toast.

Ingredients
Red Bellpepper (Big one) - 1
Tomatoes - 2
Salt - per taste
Red chili  powder - per taste
Oil - 2tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Chopped Onion - half
Method

• Wash and pat dry the bell pepper and tomatoes.
• Roast them on the stove top until the skin is charred and they are soft. By this time your home will be full of sweet aroma.
• Put them in a steel box covered so that they will stay in their steam. It will help in taking their skin off.
• When they are cool take off the charred skin.
• Remove the stems and the seeds of the bell pepper.
• Blend them in a blender until every thing is smooth.
• Heat the oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and asafoetida.
• Add this tadka to the chuntey.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning.

Stuffed rava idli with roasted bellpepper and tomato chutney

Ingredients
Rava - 2 cups
Yogurt - 2 cups
Water as needed
Salt  - as per taste
Oil - 2 tbsp + greasing idli mould
Mustard seeds - 2 tsp
Urad dal - 1tsp
Chana dal - 2tsp
Asafoetida- 1/8 tsp
Grated ginger - 1 tbsp
Chopped Green Chili - 1 tbsp
Grated Carrot - 1 big
Chopped Curry leaves - 2 tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
Baking Soda - 2 big pinch

Method

• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.
• When seeds started popping, add asafoetida.
• Add urad dal and channa dal.
• Add ginger and chili.
• Add rava and fry until it turns light brown.
• Remove from the stove and let the rava cool.
• In a large mixing bowl mix rava, carrot, curry leaves, coriander leaves, yogurt, salt and baking soda.
• Cover and let it sit for 30 minutes.
• Grease the idli moulds.
• Prepare the idli cooker with adding water into that.
• Pour little idli batter in idli plate.
• Now add Bellpepper and tomato chutney.

• Cover the chutney with idli batter.
• When water in the cooker start boiling, place the idli mould in the cooker.
• Place the lid.
• Cook for 10 minutes.
• Serve hot.

This goes to LGSS _ Tomato started by me and hosted by Anu

and Potluck Party

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Savory Semolin Cake

This is another week of Blog Hop Wednesday and I'm hopping on Neha's blog From My Heart. I'd already bookmarked this recipe. Now I got the reason to make it. This is another tea time snack and very easy to make and it can be enjoyed any time.

Ingredients

Semolina - 1 cup

Yogurt - 1 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Peas - 3/4 cup

Carrot grated - 1 cup

Green onion - 1/2 cup

Ginger grate - 1 "

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Salt - 1 tsp

Oil - 2tbsp

Curry leaves - 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Baking soda - 1/2 tsp

Baking powder - 1/2 tsp

Sesame seeds - 2 tbsp

Method

• Preheat oven at 350 F.
• Oil and line the bread pan.
• In a large mixing bowl  mix semolina, salt, turmeric powder, red chili powder, ginger and veggies.
• Add yogurt and water and mix well.
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds. When seeds start pooping add cumin seeds and curry leaves.
• Add tadka to the cake batter.
• Add baking powder and baking soda.
• Pour this batter to prepared bread pan.
• Sprinkle sesame seeds on the top.
• Place the bread pan in the centre of the oven.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes.
• Serve hot with Coriander chutney or tomato ketchup.

This goes to Bake fest

Potluck Party #13

All my buddies are invited to the potluck Party....


When - Every Thursday :) excited about it!
Where - @ Showandtell-vatsala.blogspot.com
Want to join in? It's as simple as can be, just link this week's best- food-related post to the potluck party... every Friday!


Rules to link the post

• Click Enter Here on the Potluck post, and follow the directions. The post you enter must be published on your blog, before you join the potluck.This post shouldn't be older than one week.
• Please vegetarian dishes only. Eggs are not allowed.
• Include a link in your blog posting back to this page using my logo. This way, whoever visits your blog, will know about this event and will be encouraged to join it.
• Please become a follower of my blog, if you haven't done so already.
• Please like my facebook page, the button is in the right side.(not mandatory but I would love it)
• Visit at least one other link from the party and leave some comment love for that person. (Come on! We all love a nice comment!
• Only one blog post per person per party, please!
• Please leave me a comment after uploading the link.

             This Linky Party Is To Spotlight 

              Your Best Recipe Of The Week.

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1. Mango and Ginger Pickle

2. Pav Bhaji

3. Stuffed Idli

Tips - Dandruff (Thyme)

w


e all have dead cells that fall from our scalp as new cells come in. But some people have a greater number of cells falling out that are bigger and easier to see. Dried thyme can help get rid of dandruff. Boil 1 cup water, and add 2 heaping tablespoon dried thyme. Let simmer 7 to 10 minutes. Use a strainer to collect the thyme, and discard. Let the tea cool. Wash your hair from a regular shampoo. While your hair is still damp, gentle massage the cooled tea into your scalp. Do not rinse.

Green Dal (Microwave)

This is my first attempt to make dal in microwave and I was quiet happy with the output. 

Ingredients
Split green moong dal - 1/2 cup
Water -  3 cups or as needed
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida - 1/8 tsp
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp


Method

• Wash and Soak dal for 30 minutes.
• Wash again and add it to a microwave safe bowl. Take a big bowl otherwise the water may spill.
• Add 1 1/2 cup water and microwave it for 5 minutes.
• Mix and add 1 cup water and microwave again for 5 minutes.
• Mix well and add turmeric powder and salt. Add water if needed. Cover and microwave again for 5 minutes.
• Mix well and see if the dal is done. If not microwave again covered for  2 minutes.
• In another microwave safe bowl add ghee and microwave for 1.30 minutes.
• Add cumin and asafoetida and microwave for another 1 minutes.
• Add this ghee to dal.
• Add garam masala and garnish with cilantro leaves or mint leaves.
• Serve hot.

• This goes to MEC started by Srivalli.

Potluck Party #12

 The link for potluck party will be up every week on Thursday (according to Indian time) and it will be up till Thursday in USA. I'll request you to join and make it sucessful. This time we have a new logo to use.
Rules to link the post

• Click Enter Here on the Potluck post, and follow the directions. The post you enter must be published on your blog, before you join the potluck.This post shouldn't be older than one week.
• Please vegetarian dishes only. Eggs are not allowed.
• Include a link in your blog posting back to this page using my logo. This way, whoever visits your blog, will know about this event and will be encouraged to join it.
• Please become a follower of my blog, if you haven't done so already.
• Please like my facebook page, the button is in the right side.(not mandatory but I would love it)
• Visit at least one other link from the party and leave some comment love for that person. (Come on! We all love a nice comment!
• Only one blog post per person per party, please.
• Please leave me a comment after uploading the recipe.

THIS LINKY PARTY IS TO SPOTLIGHT

YOUR BEST RECIPE  OF THE WEEK.

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1. Mungbean Capcicum Pulav

2. Nankhatai

3. Poached Pear

4. Ma'amoul Cookies

5. Water Melon Rind Preserve

Nankhatai with Semolina

Ingredients
All purpose flour - 1 cup
Semolina - 1/4 cup
Unsalted butter - 1/3 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Curd -  1 tbsp
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp
Method

• Preheat the oven at 350 F.
• Sieve All purpose flour, semolina, cardamom powder and baking soda.
• Beat butter and sugar. Add curd and beat some more.
• make a soft dough by mixing the flour with the buttery mixture.
• Make small balls out of the dough. I made 15 balls.
• Slightly press the ball in the center.
• Place the balls on a cookie sheet. Maintain the gap between the balls to give them space to grow.
• Bake them in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes.

This goes to Potluck Party

Lettuce and Cucumber soup (Microwave)

L


ettuce soup? Really? What will you do if you have 3 heads of lettuce sitting in your fridge and you don't want to waste it. Quite frankly, we were amazed  at how how good it tasted. I was thinking that it will taste bland so I included vegetable stock with seasoning. That worked great!


Ingredients
Chopped Letuce leaves - 1 cup
Sliced Cucumber - 1/2 cup
Butter - 1 tsp
Cornflour - 1 tbsp
Salt - per taste
Pepper powder - per taste
Vegetable stock - 1 cube


Method

• Take the lettuce leaves in a microwave safe bowl and put in the microwave for 1 minutes.
• Add butter and cucumber slice in the bowl and microwave for 30 seconds.
• Take out and mix well.
• Microwave high for 2 minutes.
• Dissolve the cornflour in 1 cup water.
• Blend all this in a mixer.
• Crush vegetable stock cube in a microwave safe bowl. Add 1 cup water and microwave for 3 minutes stirring in between.
• Add vegetable stock and the blended mixture to the bowl, add salt and pepper and microwave for 2 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

This goes to MEC started by Srivalli and 100-day-global-food-festival

Aloo Yam Chat (Microwave)

If you mix Boiled potatoes and yam and toss some masala it will become a mouthwatering chat. It can be served as a starter or a tea time snack.

Ingredients
Potatoe and Yam cubes - 1 cup
Onion - 1/4 cup
Cilantro leaves - for garnish
Mint leaves - 1 tbsp
Butter - 1 tsp


Masala
Salt - per taste
Kala Namak - 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Rosted cumin powder - 1/3 tsp
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Chat masala - 1/2 tsp
Method
Take the potato and yam cubes in a microwave safe bowl . Put 1 tbsp water in it and butter. Cover and microwave for 5 minutes. Stir once in between. Check after 5 minutes if the cubes in bowl are soft enough.
Add masala and chopped onion. Add chopped cilantro leaves and mint leaves. 
Ready to serve.
Goes to MEC started by Srivali.

Potluck Party #11

 The link for potluck party will be up every week on Thursday (according to Indian time) and it will be up till Thursday in USA. I'll request you to join and make it sucessful. This time we have a new logo to use.
Rules to link the post

• Click Enter Here on the Potluck post, and follow the directions. The post you enter must be published on your blog, before you join the potluck.This post shouldn't be older than one week.
• Please vegetarian dishes only. Eggs are not allowed.
• Include a link in your blog posting back to this page using my logo. This way, whoever visits your blog, will know about this event and will be encouraged to join it.
• Please become a follower of my blog, if you haven't done so already.
• Please like my facebook page, the button is in the right side.(not mandatory but I would love it)
• Visit at least one other link from the party and leave some comment love for that person. (Come on! We all love a nice comment!
• Only one blog post per person per party, please.
• Please leave me a comment after uploading the recipe.

THIS LINKY PARTY IS TO SPOTLIGHT

YOUR BEST RECIPE  OF THE WEEK.

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1. Nankhatai

2. Biscuts finger pudding

Whole Wheat Kesar Nankhatai for Blog Hop Wednesday

This is the time for another round of Blog Hop wednesday. This time I'm hoping Taste of Pearl City. I tried Nankhatai from that blog. I followed the recipe except that I used whole wheat flour instead of All porpose flour. The result was tasty but it was crunchy like a cookie. For recipe follow the link

This goes to Potluck Party.

and Bake Feast and Snack Mela , Serve It - Savory Baked

Bread Roll filled with Kaju Katli

I


 had a kaju katli box sitting in my fridge from a long time and no one was taking interest in them. I thought a lot that how can I utilize them and came up with these bread rolls. These are super yummy to eat and easy to make. How do you use left over sweets from Deepawali? Here I'm sharing my idea, please share your ideas too.

Ingredients
White Bread - 2
Kaju Katli - 4-6
Grated Coconut - 1/2 tbsp
Oil to fry


Method

• Take kaju katli in a microwave bowl and microwave it for 30 sec.
• Crush them with a fork, add coconut and mix well.
• Place one bread piece in the water bowl for few seconds and squeeze the water by pressing between the palms. 
• Now fill the Kaju and coconut stuffing, cover the filling with the bread and seal the edges with little pressure. The filling should not be visible, it should be covered by bread all around otherwise the filling may come out in the oil.
• Heat the oil in a pan. Deep fry these Bread rolls till golden and crisp all around.
• Remove from the oil and drain on a paper towel.
• Ready to serve.

This goes to CC Festive Food


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