Showing posts with label indian breakfast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label indian breakfast. Show all posts

Matar paratha - best for winter breakfast.


Matar paratha is one of the easiest and tastiest breakfast option in winter .You can try this in winter as lots of fresh green pea available in the market .My mom never likes to try anything new but now a days I insist her trying this and guess what she loved it .Sharing the recipe so that we too can have it with your near and dear ones .            
             

Ingredients :Wheat flour -3 cups ,boiled chick pea-1 cup ,chopped onion-2 tbsp,chopped coriander leaves-1 tbsp,chopped green chili-5 nos,ginger garlic paste-1 teaspoon ,coriander powder-1 teaspoon ,carom seeds(ajwain) -1 teaspoon ,water as required ,salt to taste .           

Preparations :Make a soft dough with wheat flour by adding salt to taste  and water .
Grind boiled chickpea ,mix all the ingredients and prepare for stuffing .
Take handful of dough ,make a hole on it ,stuff the mixture as shown in the picture .Make it round shape and prepare parathas .
Heat and pan ,put the parathas and cook it properly by adding oil .
Serve hot with curd or pickle .

Vada Curry - south indian yummy curry.

Vada curry is made with vada made with chana dal and some south indian spices .It is quite easy to cook but still need some extra effort to make it tastier .The usual recipe is easy to cook but while talking about adding some extra spices and making it taste different and tastier than the original one is somehow difficult so inheriting the actual dish is most preferable.Below here the recipe of the famous south Indian side dish which is served with hot idlis , dosas or uttapams.

Preparation time: 1 hour + 2-3 hours soaking time(chana dal)
Cooking time: 1 hour
Serves - 5 to 6

Ingredients:
For Vada
Chana dal - 100 grams
fennel powder - 1 tsp
red chili flakes - 2 tsp
pinch of turmeric
curry leaves - 15 to 20
salt to taste

For curry 
Onions - 2 medium sized finely chopped
curry leaves - 10
tomato puree - 6 tbsp
cinnamon - 1 small stick
bay leaf - 1
cloves - 4 to 5
green cardamom - 2
ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
red chili powder - 1 tsp
indian curry powder - 1 tbsp
garam masala- 1 tsp
oil - 2 tbsp
salt to taste 
coriander leaves - 1 tbsp finely chopped

Method of Preparations:
For Vada
1.Soak chana dal for 2-3 hours in 2 cups of water.
2.Strain chana dal and grind to paste with very less water (negligible).
3.Add the things mentioned in making vada ingredients(fennel powder , red chili flakes , salt to taste) and mix well.
4.Heat an idli steamer with water . Steam vadas for 10 to 15 minutes.
5.I liked dry vadas to make curry so again i grilled the vadas in oven for 10  minutes in 200 deg cent.
6.Vadas are ready for curry.You can have the vadas with chutneys ,it's very tasty as i munched two of it.



For Vada curry
1.Heat oil in a pan ,add cinnamon stick , bay leaf , cloves and green cardamom and fry for 1 minute.
2.Add chopped onions curry leaves and fry till onion turns golden brown.
4.Add ginger garlic paste and fry till raw smell goes.
5.Add tomato puree and fry for 10 minutes or till the oil separates from masala
6.Add turmeric powder , red chili powder , curry powder salt to taste and fry for 1 minute.Add 1 cup water,mix well.
7.Crush the steamed and grilled vadas and add it to the curry masala.
8.sprinkle garam masala , add chopped coriander and mix  well.
9.Vada curry is ready to eat.Serve hot with plain dosa , idli , set dosa or uttapam.
 

Mushroom capsicum paratha.

paratha
Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cooking time : 20 minutes
Makes - 6-8 paratha

Ingredients:
Wheat flour(atta) - 200 grams
2 medium sized onions - finely chopped
1 medium sized capsicum - finely chopped
musroom keema - 4 tbsp
red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
jeera powder - 1 tsp
dhania powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Oil for making parathas.
jeera - 1 tsp
salt to taste
water for kneading

Preparations:
1.Heat 1/2 tbsp oil in a pan ,add jeera to splutter , add chopped onion , capsicum , mushroom ,red chili powder , turmeric powder , cumin powder , coriander powder , salt to taste and fry for 5 minutes.


2. Knead the atta with water , red chili powder and salt.
3.Make small balls ,make two rotis and stuff the masala in between both and fry it in a tawa till it is cooked.