Saturday, September 22, 2012

Hakka noodles........

Hakka noodles .............one of my favorite dish & a delicious chinese recipe. I love the aroma of smoky flavor we get when we toss. I used to think making of this recipe is so complicated. I learnt this recipe from Vahchef. Thanks to "Sanjay thumma".



Ingredients:

Noodles 1 packet

Chings red chili sauce 3tbsp
Chings Green chili sauce 1tbsp
Chings soya sauce 1 tbsp
Chings vinegar 1/2 tsp
Chopped garlic 1 tbsp
Sliced green chilies 6
Shredded cabbage 1/4rth cup
Shredded Carrot 1/4rth cup
Spring onion 5 springs
Shredded capsicum 1/3rd cup
Pepper powder 1/2 tsp
Olive oil 4tbsp
water 2lt
Salt

Method:

Cook the noodles in water by adding sufficient salt and a teaspoon of oil.

Once noodles are cooked drain the water and wash it under cold running water and add a teaspoon of oil and mix well.
Take a iron wok, heat olive oil. Add chopped garlic, chopped spring onion(white part) and remaining vegetables. Flame should be in high. Toss it for 5 minutes and add all the sauces one by one. Stir ell.
Now add the cooked noodles, stir well. Adjust salt and pepper according to your taste.
Garnish with spring onions(green) and serve.


  • Adding oil to noodles is just to avoid sticking.
  • Saute in high flame, so that e can get the restaurant taste.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Rollers

One day I donno how to satisfy my hungry husband. I started surfing for new recipes { especially sweet items}. At last I found a recipe which was very easy and  fast to prepare. Not only easy but very very tasty....................






Ingredients:

Self-raising flour 1 cup (All-purpose flour/ maida, baking powder and salt)
Unsalted Butter 1/4 rth cup(melted)
Water enough to make dough
Ghee 1/4rth cup
Maida/All -purpose flour 1/4 rth cup
Rice flour 1/4rth cup

Sugar syrup:

Sugar 2 cups
Water just enough to cover the sugar

Method:


  • Take self-raising flour in a bowl. In that add melted butter and mix the flour.
  • Now slowly add water to the above flour and make it as a soft dough (like chapathi dough).
  • Leave it for 1/2 hr covering with a wet cloth.
  • Meanwhile we will prepare sugar syrup. Add water to cover the sugar and boil till you get one string consistency.
  • Mix maida and rice flour in a bowl and keep aside.
  • Now divide the dough into 12 portions.
  • Roll the dough using rolling pin.(roll like a very thin layer). After rolling all the dough, take one rolled chapathi, on that apply some melted ghee and sprinkle some rice and maida flour. 

  • Next take another chapathi and keep it on the above chapathi and again apply some ghee , sprinkle some flour and roll it carefully. Now cut them into 1 inch pieces. Again roll the pieces only once and fry them. 




  • Heat oil, once the oil is piping hot leave the rolled pieces into oil and fry them in medium flame.
  • Transfer them immediately into sugar syrup, leave it for 5 mins.
  • Serve hot or cold.

Monday, September 17, 2012

Sujji/ Rawa laddu/ Semolina balls


 Suji laddu or semolina balls are very tasty and very easy to prepare if u had grated coconut . Last Friday I got some surprised guests and I was totally worried what to prepare instantly and tasty. This rawa laddu came into my mind immediately.  Whenever I got some fresh coconuts from my hometown I use to store it in freezer after grating.  So it became very easy for me to prepare this dish.


lADDU....

Ingredients:

Suji/semolina/Bombay rawa 2 cups
Grated fresh coconut 2 cups
Powdered sugar 1cup
Sugar 1cup
Cardamom powder 1 tsp
Cashew nuts 1/2 cup
Warm milk 1/4 rth cup
Ghee 5 tbsp

 Method:

 Roast the cashew nuts in ghee and keep aside. Now roast the semolina until you get a nice aroma. { keep stirring continuously, it will takes some 5-10 minutes} Transfer the semolina into other plate.Switch off the flame. Immediately add grated coconut to the hot kadai and fry for 2 minutes.
Crush the fried cashew nuts using mortar and pestle.
Now take a big plate mix fried semolina, coconut, crushed cashews, cardamom powder, powdered sugar and plain sugar. Mix well. Make it as round balls using warm milk.
Yummy yummy and tasty tasty rawa laddu's are ready to eat :) :)




Peas pulao



 
The perfect lunch box variety that can be prepared very easily and uivkly without any hesitation. After my marriage some times i'm a bit confused what to prepare for my husband's lunch box. when i was searching for lunch box recipes i found this "PEAS PULAO" .......And u can even add this in any party menu.

Ingredients:

Peas 1/4 rth cup
Bay leaves 1
Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
Star anise 1
Shajeera 1/2 tsp
Elachi 1
Onions 1 medium
Green chilies 2
Cashew nuts 4-5
Basmati rice 1 cup
Salt
Ghee 1 tbsp
Oil 1 tsp

Method:

Wash and soak the rice. Slice the onions and slit the chilies length wise. 
Heat oil in a vessel and add bay leaves, star anise, cardamom, shajeera, fry for a minute and add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2-5 minutes. 
Add the sliced onions and green chilies. Sauté for 5 minutes and add cleaned green peas and sauté for 2 mins.  
Now add soaked rice, water. Adjust salt according to your taste and cook  till it is done. 
Serve with onion or tomato or cucumber raita.


wheat rawa upma





INgredients:

Wheat rawa/goduma rawa 1 cup
Finely chopped onions 1/2 cup
Finely chopped green chilies 2 tsp
Grated ginger 1/4 rth tsp
Finely chopped tomato 1/4rth cup
Ginger garlic paste 1/4rth tsp
Masala powder pinch

For tempering:

Oil & ghee 3 tbsp(1 1/2 oil + 1 1/2 ghee)
Mustard seeds 1 tsp

Curry leaves 5
Cashew nuts 5


Method:

Heat oil & ghee in a vessel. Add items one by one listed under " for tempering" . Saute for 2 minutes.
Now add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute and immediately add the chopped onions , green chilies, After 5 minutes add chopped tomatoes and saute well. Cover with a lid and cook for 5minutes.
Now add water and adjust salt according to your taste. When the water starts boiling add wheat rawa, keep stirring  continuously to avoid lumps.
Cover with lid and cook till is done.
Finally add pinch of garam masala and melted ghee.
Serve with desicated coconut powder or curry leaf powder.