Egg fried rice

Here is one world famous chinese dish.Rice mixed with eggs and veggies.Very very simple steps to follow to make this tasty rice dish.You can have it any time of the day.

Ingredients

Rice cooked 2 cups

Eggs 2

Onion 1

Tomato 1

Green pepper/capsicum chopped 1/2 cup

Salt

Soya sauce 2 tsp

Tomato sauce 2 tsp

Oil 2 tbsp

Method

1. Heat oil in a wok/kadhai and add the chopped onions,green pepper.Fry till golden in colour and now add chopped tomatoes,salt.

2. Beat the eggs and add into the wok.Stirr continuously to cook the eggs into small portions.

3. Add the cooked rice,soya sauce,tomato sauce,salt and mix all the ingredients very well.

4. Cook for 2 minutes and its ready to serve.

Mix-veg Sabzi

This is a very colourful recipe and it is also high in nutrition value as there are lots of veggies in it.I am sure all kids will love it.I usually make this whenever I get confuse over the menu.

Ingredients

Cauliflower florets 1/2 cup

Carrot(cut in small pieces) 1/2 cup

Beans (cut in 1 inch pieces) 1/2 cup

Potato 2 small

Green peas 1/2 cup

Onion 1 medium

Tomato 1

Cumin seeds/jeera 1 tsp

Asafoetida 1 pinch

Garam masala 1 tsp

Coriander pw 1 tsp

Turmeric pw 1/2 tsp

Red chili pw 1 tsp

Salt

Oil 2 tbsp

Method

1. Peel and cut potatoes into small pieces.

2. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds and asafoetida.When it begin to crackle add chopped onions and fry till golden in colour.

3. Now add tomatoes and fry for 1 minute.

4. Add all the veggies,salt and other masalas.Cover it and cook on medium flame till veggies are done.Occasional stirring is required.

5. Ready to serve.

Palak-Paneer( Cottage cheese cooked with spinach)

This is one of the well known Indian paneer/cottage cheese dish.Here paneer is cooked in spinach gravy.One thing I like about this recipe is that it does not contain much oil and other spices yet it looks and tastes wonderful.What is better than home made paneer, so check out my another post of How To Make Paneer At Home.

Ingredients
Palak/spinach 250 gm

Paneer/cottage cheese 100 gm

Onion 1 small

Ginger 1 inch

Garlic 2 pods

Garam masala 1 tsp

Red chili pw 1 tsp

Salt

Oil 1 tbsp

Method

1. Wash the spinach leaves and pressure cook it with 1/2 cup water for 1 wistle.

2. Grind the boiled leaves to make a paste and keep it aside.

3. Cut paneer into small cubes.

4. Heat oil in a pan and add finally chopped onions,ginger and garlic.Fry till golden in colour.

5. Add the spinach puree to the pan.Now add salt and other masalas in it.

6. Check the consistency if required add a little water.

7. Bring it to boil.Finally add the paneer peices to this gravy.Heat for 2 more minutes.

8. Now its ready to serve with roti,naan or paratha.

Note:If you like whole red chili(sabut lal mirch) then you can add 1-2 in the hot oil just before adding onions.

Chocolate cake

My first attempt in cake making was quite good so thought of making chocolate cake this time and Bingo this time also it came out well.This time I used electric beater and its really very helpful.This time I became a little innovative in decoration.Hope you all like it too.

Ingredients
All Purpose flour - 1 cup
Cocoa pw- 2 tbsp
Powdered sugar - 1 cup
Egg - 2
Unsalted butter - 1/4 cup
Baking pw - 2 tsp
Milk - 1/2 cup
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Salt- 1/2 tsp

Method
1. Beat the egg very well until it becomes lighter .
2. Now mix sugar and butter together and beat them till the mixture becomes fluffy.
3. Add the beaten egg to this mixture. Mix well.
4. Now prepare a mixture of all purpose flour (maida),cocoa powder, salt ,baking powder and sieve it to avoid any lump.
5. Now gradually add this flour/maida mixture, to the batter prepared by mixing sugar, butter and eggs.As you stir the mixture, it will become dense. Add some milk in small amount to make it smooth. Keep on repeating the process of adding flour/maida and then milk as required, till batter is well blended (It should look fluffy/ soft).
6. Add Vanilla essence to the batter and again blend thoroughly.
7. Grease the baking tin (or cake tin) with butter and dust it by sprinkling flour/maida over greased surface evenly.
8. Preheat oven on 400 degree for 15 min. Now put the cake inside the oven and reduce temp to 350 degree.Bake for 15-20 minutes or till the cake is done.Put a skewer inside the cake. If the mixture will not stick on it, means that cake is done.

Decoration
First let the cake cool down completely before frosting.Now put the even layer of frosting on top of cake.After that I put some grated chocolate and a cherry on it.

Mix Veg Raita

Raita has a cooling effect on the palate which makes it a good foil for spicy Indian dishes.I simply love raita and can have in all the three meals of the day.There are many ways to make it.It is a healthy recipe as all the ingredients are in raw form and can be made in a jiffy.

Ingredients

Plain curd 1 cup

Cucumber grated 1/2 cup

Tomato 1

Onion 1 small

Roasted cumin seeds/jeera pw 1 tsp

Chat masala 1 tsp

Red chili pw 1/2 tsp

Rock salt(kala namak) 1/2 tsp

Salt

Method

1. Beat the plain curd to make it smooth.

2. Add in it cucumber,chopped tomatoes,onions and all the other ingredients.

3. Serve it with pulao,vegetable rice,biryani,paratha or any meal.

Note:You can roast the cumin seeds on a griddle/tava and grind it to make fine powder.

Soya chunks curry

Soya is a high resource of proteins and is considered highly beneficial for health.Apart from that it is a great supplement for growing children.For vegetarians it is a substitute for meat.Here is a recipe of soya chunks with potatoes cooked in a onion-tomato curry.I personally like this recipe very much as it is easy to cook, tasty and full of nutrient.

Ingredients

Soya chunks 1 cup

Potato 1 large

Tomato 1

Onion 1

Ginger-garlic paste 1 tbsp

Garam masala 1 tsp

Turmerc pw 1/2 tsp

Coriander pw 1 tsp

Cumin seeds/jeera 1 tsp

Asafoetida 1 pinch

Red chili pw 1 tsp

Oil

Salt

Green coriander leaves

Method

1. Soak the soya chunks in water for 15-20 minutes.Discard the water and Squeeze the excess water off the chunks.

2. Heat oil and fry these chunks till golden in colour.Take the chunks out of oil and keep aside.

3. Now heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, asafoetida.When it begin to crackle add the chopped onions, ginger-garlic paste and fry it till golden in colour.

4. Add chopped tomatoes and all the masalas.Fry it till the oil leaves the masalas.

5. Add the chunks ,pieces of potatoes,salt and fry it for 2-3 minutes.

6. Pour some water and cover it to cook till the soya chunks are done.You can also pressure cook it for 2-3 whistles.

7. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Green Beans Sabzi

Ingredients

Green beans 500 gm

Onion 1 big

Garam masala 1 tsp

Turmeric pw 1/2 tsp

Coriander pw 1 tsp

Red chili pw 1 tsp

Cumin seeds/jeera 1tsp

Asafoetida 1 pinch

Salt

Oil 2 tbsp

Method

1. Wash and cut the beans into 1 inch pieces.

2. Heat oil in a pan/kadhai and add cumin seeds,asafoetida.When it start to crackle add the chopped onions and fry till golden brown.

3. Add beans,salt and all other masalas.Mix the ingredients properly and cover it to cook till the beans are done.

4. Serve it with chapatis or parathas.