Thursday, March 31, 2011

Idly recipe


Ingredients 
  • Boil rice/Idly rice 4 cups
  • Urad dal 1 cup
  • Methi/Fenu greek 1 tbspn
         Method
        • Soak Rice, Urad & methi for about 4 to 6 hrs.
        • Grind it in mixer or grinder with some water.
        • Once batter is ready and add salt as per your taste.
        • Allow it to ferment (overnight).
        • Mix the idly mix thoroughly and add some water if required based on the consistency.
        • Grease the idly plates with some oil & pour the mix in idly plates.
        • Take idly cooker pour some water in the bottom.
        • Place the idly plates and Steam/Boil for about 10 mins.
        • Cool the Idly cooker for some time and then remove the steamed idlies.
        • Serve idlies with coconut/onion chutney or sambar.
             (OR)
            If you do not have idly cooker we can use ordinary rice cooker. Pour some bottom of the cooker. Place the idly plates. Close with the lid. Only thing is do not place the whistle on top. Again bake the idlies for 10 mins.
             (OR)
             If you are preparing idlies in microwave oven. Bake the idlies for 3 to 4mins.

            Wednesday, March 30, 2011

            Paneer Chillie recipe(Chinese)

            Ingredients 
            • Paneer 100g 
            • Capsicum 1
            • Green chille 1
            • Onion 1
            • Red Chille sauce 2 tbspn
            • Soya sauce 2 tbspn
            • Oil 2 tbspn
            • Corn flour 1 tbspn
            • Salt
            Method
            • Take 2 cups of water, bring it to boiling point. Add the frozen paneer to it. Filter out the paneer once it becomes softer (after 10mins).We can skip this step 1 if the paneer is freshly prepared.
            • Heat a pan, add 2 tbspn of cooking oil, add sliced onion, chopped capsicum, green chillie and add paneer.
            • Add 2 tbspn Soya sauce, 2 tbspn Red Chille sauce.
            • Add 1 and half water cup of water.
            • Add Salt to taste.
            • Mix 1 tbspn of corn flour in normal water and make a paste out of it. Pour it over the mixture.
            • Allow it to boil unless the gravy dries up.
            • Paneer chillie is ready to serve.