Chili Soya

As we all know 'Chili Chicken'is a popular chinese dish. I tried to make another version specially for veggies who love chinese preparations. I named it as 'Chili Soya' as I have replaced Chicken with Soya chunks. It is having the same taste as that of a chili chicken but it is a veg preparation where using egg is optional. I personally recomend this recipe to all my viewer friend as it is as delicious as it looks.

Ingredients:
100 gms Soy chunks (nuggets)(I have tried with Nutrella brand Soya)
100 gms cornflour
1 egg (Pure veggies can avoid using egg)
2 tsp. ginger garlic paste
Pinch of food color
1 large onion (cut into cubes and separate all the layers)
1 Capsicum (diced)
4 green chilly (choped)
5 Garlic cloves (chopped)
1 tbsp. soya sauce
1 tsp. Chili sauce
1 tsp vinegar
3 tbsp tomato sauce
1/2 tsp pepper powder
1 tsp red chili powder
Salt
Sugar
Spring onion
Oil


Method:
1. Soak Soya nuggets and pressure cook with 1/2 tsp.salt. Squeeze out excess water and keep aside.

2. Mix 1/4 cup corn flour, 1 egg (optional), 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, food color, red chili powder and salt in a bowl with water to make a smooth batter (batter should be thick enough to coat the soya properly without dripping). Now heat oil in deep bottomed pan. Now deep soya chunks in the batter and drop into oil and deep fry those soy balls until it becomes Golden brown in color. Take it out and keep aside.

3. Heat oil in a nonstick flat bottomed pan. Add copped garlic and chopped chili. Now add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute. Add onion and capsicum and saute again for 3 to 4 minutes.

4.Add soya sauce, chili sauce and vinegar. Stir vigorously and add tomato sauce, pepper powder salt and sugar. Keep on stirring for 3 to 4 minutes. Add soya balls and mix properly with the curry.

5.Mix 1 tbsp of cornflour in 1 cup cold water and pour the mixture in the pan. Add chopped spring onion. Cover with a lid and let it cook for 5 to 6 minute. when the gray become thick take it out and serve in a bowl.

Garnish with chopped spring onion and serve with Noodles or fried rice.

Semai payasam (Vermicelli Kheer)

Payasam or Payesh is a well known dessert/sweet dish. It can be made for any occasion specially during festivals. Semai Payasam is made with Semolina Vermicelli, milk and dry fruits. It is extremely delicious and easy to cook and take less cooking time as compared to other versions of Kheer.

Ingredients:

250 gms vermicelli (broken)
2 litrs milk
1 cup sugar
40 gms Raisins
50 gms Cashew nut
1 tsp. Ghee
2 Bay leaves
4 cardamom (Coarsely grounded)

Method:

1. Soak raisins in water for at least 2 hours.

2. In a pan add ghee. Now add broken vermicelli and roast until it become golden in colour. Take it out and keep aside.

3. Take a large pan or handi and add milk and boil it. Reduce the flame and add bay leaves. Stir the milk for 8 to 10 minutes so that the volume get reduced to 1/3. Now add 1/2 cup of sugar. Stir well to mix the sugar uniformly.

4. Add roasted vermicelli, soaked raisins and cashew nut. Stir continuously for 6 to 8 minutes. Now turnoff the flame and pour it in a serving bowl. Sprinkle cardamom powder and stir it with a spoon .

Decorated with cashew halves and the payasam is ready to serve.

This post goes for the event "FIL- Milk" conducted by Sanghi of Sanghi's Food Delights

Soya Beans Curry

'Soya Beans' are considered to be "Food Powerhouse" of nutrients, mainly proteins. It also contains all the essential fatty acids, calcium, magnesium, lecithin, riboflavin, thiamin, fiber, folic acid and iron. So it acts as perfect replacement for meat, fish and dairy products specifically required for the vegans and vegetarians. So if you are looking for a way to get healthy lean protein in your diet, try incorporating some soy protein sources into your diet.

This curry is made specifically keeping in mind all those nutritional benefits of Soya beans.

Ingredients:

1 cup Soya beans

1 large potato (Diced)

1 carrot (diced)

2 bay leaves

2 cinnamon stick

2 clove

2 cardamom

1 tsp cumin

1 Large onion (grated)

1 tbsp. ginger garlic paste

1 tsp. turmeric powder

1 tsp. coriander powder

1 tsp. cumin powder

1 tsp. chili powder

1 tsp garam masala powder

2 tbsp tomato puree/ tomato sauce

Salt

sugar

Chopped coriander

Sprouted Mung

Method:

1. Soak Soy beans overnight. Boil them in a pressure cooker along with little salt. Drain out excess water and keep aside.

2. Heat oil in a pan and fry diced potato pieces until golden brown. Take it out Keep aside. To the remaining oil add bay leaves and whole garam masala (cardamom, cinnamon, clove) and cumin.

When cumin turns black add grated onion and ginger garlic paste. Fry them and add turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, chili powder and little water. Fry the masala until the oil gets separated from it.

3.Now add fried potato pieces, diced carrot and salt. Saute for 5 to 6 minute with regular stirring. Now add boiled soy beans and stir again.

4. Add tomato puree or tomato sauce and garam masala powder and 1/2 tsp sugar. Stir for sometime and add 1 cup water. Cover it and cook it for another 6 to 8 minute in medium flame.

Garnish with chopped coriander and sprouted mung. Serve with roti , naan or plain rice.

This post goes for "Food for seven stages of life- Pregnancy(Zero hour)" hosted by Sudeshna of "Cook like a Bong" and Radhika Vasanth of "Sourashtra Kitchen". All the best for such a great event.

Entries for Spotlight: Fish Event

Flollowing recipes are going for Spotlight:Fish event conducted by Indrani of Appyayan :

Thanks Indrani for conducting such wonderful event

1. Maachher Muror Ghonto (Fish Head curry)

2. Maachher Kaaliya (Fish in yogurt).

3. Tangra maachher Jhol (tangra fish curry)

4. Shorshe Maach (Fish with mustard).

5. Maachher Muror daal (Fish Head Daal).

Shahi Paneer

Hello! friends... How about having a restaurant style Shahi Paneer in your dinner menu?? I always loved this dish very much and I was always in search of a easy way to prepare it and at last I tried in my own way and believe me it came out much more tastier than that of the restaurant's where I visited last time. (And I am not boasting..:-)). So I strongly recommend this dish to all my friends. It is a perfect side dish with Chapatti or Naan.

Ingredients:

250 gms paneer (cut into cubes)

1/2 cup curd

1/4 cup Milk

1/4 cup Cashew paste

3 tbsp tomato sauce

1 Onion (grated)

2 tbsp ginger garlic paste

2 cardamom

2 Cinnamon stick

2 bay leaves

1 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp roasted fenugreek powder

1 tsp garam masala powder

1 tsp hot (tikha) red chilli powder

Salt (as per taste)

1 tsp.Sugar

1 tsp Butter

Fresh cream for garnishing

Method:

1. Cut paneer into cubes. Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry paneer cubes in medium flame.

2. Heat oil in a pan. Add cardamom, cinnamon stick and bay leaves and fry them. Now add onion paste and gingergailc paste and fry for a couple of minute. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, red chili powder and fenugreek powder. Add little water and fry the masala until oil gets separated from it.

3. Add beaten curd, tomato sauce, cashew nut paste and salt. Stir well and cook it for 8 to 10 minutes. Now add paneer pieces, garam masala, milk and sugar and stir again. Cover the pan and let it cook for another 6 minute in medium flame. When the gravy becomes little thick , turn off the flame and add butter in that.

Garnish with fresh cream and serve with Roti or Naan.

This recipe goes for the event 'Side dish for Chapthi hosted by Vicky Xavier at Viki’s Kitchen.

Chhole Bhature

This is repost of the recipe going for the WYF:Breakfast event.

Chhole Bhature is one of the

most popular dish of northern India. It seems to have originated in Punjab though it is considered as one of the delicious fast food item throughout the country. It is basically a complete and heavy breakfast item which is generally accompanied by coled Lassi or hot tea. Chhole Bhature is a combination of 'chhole' (Spicy chickpea curry) and fried bread called 'Bhatura' (made of maida). My recipe for chhole bhature may not be the authentic style of making Chhole Bhature but I tried to make it more tasty by changing some of the ingredients and I m sure you will enjoy it.

Bhatura

Ingredients:

2 cups maida or all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 tbsp. cup yogurt
1 tsp. sugar
1 tbsp. Oil

Salt

Water as required

Oil for Frying.

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredient (except oil for frying) in a bowl and knead properly to from a soft and uniform a dough. Keep it aside for 8 to 10 hours.

2. Take a small ball of dough and rolled into a desired shape like chapatti.

3. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry Bhature in oil.

Chhole

Ingredients:

2 cups Chick peas

2 Large Potato (diced)

1 Large onion (grated)

1 tbsp. Ginger-garlic paste

2 Bay leaves.

2 Cardamom

2 cinnamon stick

3 clove

2 Whole red chili

1 tsp. turmeric powder

1 tsp. coriander powder.

1. roasted cumin powder

1 tsp. red chili powder

1 tsp garam masala powder

1/2 cup tomato puree

1 tsp. Sugar

Salt

Oil

1 tsp ghee

Coriander leaves

Method:

1. Soak Chick peas overnight in water and pressure cook along with the potato pieces adding little salt.

2. Take out the potato pieces and fry it until becomes golden brown. Keep it aside.

3. Heat 2 to 3 tbsp oil in a pan. Add bay leaves , red chili's, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Fry it for a minute and then add grated onion and ginger garlic paste. After a couple of minute add turmeric powder chili powder , cumin powder and coriander powder. Add little water and fry the masala until oil gets separated from it. Add cooked Channa (chick peas), fried Potato pieces salt, sugar and tomato puree. Stir well and cook for 6 to 8 minute with occasional stirring. Add garam masala powder and water for gravy. Cover it and let it cook until the gravy becomes thick. Take it out from fire and add 1 tsp of ghee.

4.Garnish with coriander leaves and thin sliced onion rings and slice of lemon and serve along with bhatura.

This post goes for the WYF: breakfast event at simple Indian food.

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