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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Arbi Kadai

Ingredients

  • Colocassia (arbi)- 1/2 kilogram
  • Yogurt, thick sour -1 1/2 cups
  • Water chestnut flour (shingare ka atta-1/2 cup
  • Oil-2 tablespoons
  • Cumin seeds- 1/2 teaspoon
  • Rock salt (sendha namak)-to taste
  • Whole dry red chilies- 2-3
  • Red chili powder- 2 teaspoons
  • Turmeric powder- 1/2 teaspoon
  • Dry Coriander-1 tsp
  • Fresh coriander leaves

Method

First Wash Colocassia (Arbi) well and boil. Cool slightly, peel and cut into half-inch thick slices. Take oil in a kadai (pan) and deep fry till golden brown. Drain and set aside. Take yogurt in a bowl. Add water chestnut flour and whisk well till properly blended. Add rock salt, red chilli powder and turmeric powder and mix again. Add equal amount of water to thin the paste. In another pan, heat two tablespoons of oil. Add cumin seeds and whole red chilies. When cumin seeds begin to change color add the yogurt mixture. Cook for five minutes moving all the time. Add the fried arbi pieces, coriander and mix. Continue cooking for five more minutes. Switch off the gas and decorate with coriander leaves. Serve with phapati, paratha, and poori.

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Bread Halwa

Material

  • Bread-1/2 pack
  • Butter- 1/2 cube
  • Ghee- 6 to 7 spoons
  • Sugar- 1 cup or according to your taste
  • Milk- 1 cup
  • cardamom powder-1 teaspoon
  • Dry fruits to garnish

Method

Cut bread into pieces and in a big pan put 1 spoon of ghee and put the bread pieces and fry till light brown.Pour 1 cup of milk to it and mix well and add sugar 1 cup or according to your taste and keep mixing and keep the flame in medium always.Put 1/2 cube butter and mix well.Mix the cardamom powder. Cook till it becomes like halwa.Pour the halwa in a dish and garnish it with dry fruits of your choice.