Mixed Uthappam - Something Nice:)

Uthappam:

Ingredients:

Dosa batter - bit sour than usual
Purple onion 1 large
Green chilies 3-4
Roma tomatoes 2
Cilantro leaves few
Salt to taste
Oil few spoons.

Method:

Finely chop the above mentioned vegetables and mix together, add enough salt as well. Set aside.

Make a small pancakes on a hot griddle and top them with above mixture. Cover and cook briefly and remove from heat.

Repeat the same for more uthappams.

Serve warm with chutney and sambhar, it should taste nice:)

Thai Basil Fried Rice - Comfort Meal:)

Thai Basil Fried Rice:

I love fixing one pot meals for the great comfort at two level: easy plus satisfying. By adding few basil leaves to the simple fried rice, it overwhelmingly becomes quite tempting and aromatic. Sometimes, it becomes my post-workout menu...the day I do the yard work, by default I automatically make this dish! If you have chopped the vegetables ahead, it makes the whole process easy.

Ingredients:

Cooked rice - 1 bowl
Thai chilies - chopped
Chopped vegetables (carrot, beans)
Peas 1 table spoon
Scrambled eggs - 2
MSG
Salt
Soy sauce
Basil leaves few
Sesame oil few spoons
Basil leaves few.

Method:

Stir fry vegetables with little oil and enough salt, MSG and set aside.

In a large wok, add oil and stir-fry rice until oil coats to all the sides. Then add soy sauce to it. Followed by scrambled eggs, vegetables and basil leaves.

Once it turns aromatic, remove from heat and serve immediately.

Jilebi - Hot Jilebis Anyone?

Jilebi

Being a total narcissist talker on the blog and complete introvert in reality...has made me look like a jerk! Well, let me get one thing straight! I have always had trouble breaking the ice/talking to classmates and roommates. But, am a good listener. Unless someone approach me with series of questions..I keep my opinions and ideas well-bundled up in my mind. So, I got to get the stuff out my system, right. That ended up writing journals right from my childhood. Well, one can't exactly pen the thought process, but teeny bit of 'me, my and i' certainly does help to kick start the day.

So, here you go...my favorite sweet: Jilebi. I love it. But couldn't (cook)get it right:( And somehow managed to finish up the whole thing:)

Ingredients:

Urad dal 1 cup
Saffron/ yellow food color (preferably organic)
Pinch of salt
Yogurts 1 cup
Lemon juice few spoons
Oil for frying
Sugar syrup - for soaking.

Method:

Soak the lentils and wet-grind the same. Add pinch of salt, food color, lemon juice and yogurt to it. Mix well.

Now, fill this batter up in a cone. Make a teeny hole underneath the bag/cone. Set aside.

Heat oil in a wok, once it is moderately hot. Make jilebis over it, no specific shape..just squeeze as you please:) Fry them till golden color.

Immerse these hot jilebis in the sugar syrup briefly and allow them to cool down to room temperature.

Serve warm or cold as a dessert. And you know the rest!

Baingan Do Pyaz / Eggplant n Onions Stir Fry

Brinjal and Onions Stir Fry:

Other Names: Vangaya Kura. Kathirikai Varuval. Brinjal Masala. Baingan Subzi.

My Dad was pulling my leg, when I said about this dish! We usually talk during the odd hours...it will be my evening 4.30 here and in India it will be way past midnight 2.30. That's the time, we get to talk 'sweet nothings'. Anyway, so I said that how much am exited to discover an Indian store 90 miles away from Wallace and bought a truck load of groceries. And when I mentioned the dish am planning to cook 'Baingan Do Pyaz', he couldn't help but laugh...he was teasing me...you are using two onions to make this stir fry and call it 'Eggplant Two Onions'!!!

Ingredients:

Eggplants 5-7 sliced
Green chilies 1-3 thinly sliced
Red/Purple onions - 2 extra large thinly sliced
Ginger 1 inch grated
Tomato 1 small - optional
Salt
Turmeric 1/4 spoon
Chili powder 1 spoon
Garam masala 1 pinch
Cilantro seeds 1/4 spoon
Cumin seeds 1/4 spoon
Curry leaves few
Oil few spoons.

Method:

Add oil to the largest wok you posses. Throw in the whole spices, followed by chilies, ginger, and onions.

Fry real good, till fragrant, and add eggplants plus powdered spices to it. Cover and cook briefly, and remove the lid and continue stir-fry over high.

Enjoy with plain steamed rice and I don't have any objection if you choose to pair it with roti or chappathis:)

Mattar Fry / Green Peas Fry - Just Like That!

Mattar Tawa Fry

I am not exactly pouring my heart into cooking these days, and blogging certainly took the back seat as well! Little bit tied up with my new found activities n day to day business. So, now a days...I just rush home in the evening...take the available ingredients and let the magic begin! Looks like I can't cook without my wok. Whatever that comes handy...I throw it on the wok and stir-fry over high. And much to my delight, they always turn fabulous. I don't know...how to thank myself for those time-saving treats:)

Ingredients:

Green peas - fresh/frozen 1 large bowl full
Ginger 1" minced
Garlic 2 cloves minced
Sugar 1/4 spoon
Salt
Turmeric 1/4 spoon
Chili powder 1 spoon
Garam masala 1/4 spoon
Coriander seeds 1/4 spoon
Cumin seeds 1/4 spoon
Oil few spoons.

Method:

In a wide wok, heat oil. Add the whole spices and followed by ginger n garlic. Wait till fragrant.

Now add the green peas and powdered spices to it. Cover and cook briefly. Once they are tender, remove the lid and stir-fry over high until aromatic.

Serve warm to go with your rotis or rice.