Kerela Egg Curry ( केरळियन अंडा करी )

English

Ingredients :

6.......................boiled eggs
2 ....................onions very finely chopped
2....................tomatoes very finely chopped
3...................green chillies ( roughly chopped )
7 to 8 ..........garlic cloves
2 cups .........thick coconut milk
1 tbsp............rice flour
1 tsp.............dhana jeera powder
1/2 tsp..........garam masala
1/2 tsp.........turmeric powder
1/2 tsp........jeera
2 tbsp..........coconut oil
salt

Method :


Shell the boiled eggs and cut them into half.

In a pan heat coconut oil and add jeera , let it splutter.

Crush the garlic and roughly chopped chillies.

In oil saute onions till transluscent and add crushed garlic chillies.

Then add tomatoes and saute till oil separates.

Then add all the masala powders, salt and stir for 2  minutes.

When you get a nice aroma add coconut milk and rice powder .

Keep the flame medium and stir till the gravy thickens .

Arrange the halved eggs on the gravy and serve .

( Tip - Addition of rice flour helps in making the gravy thick without changing the taste. I used coconut powder mixed in little water to make thick coconut milk. If coconut powder is not available in your area the grind the fresh grated coconut and squeeze out the milk from it. )


मराठी 

केरळियन अंडा करी 


साहित्य :

६.......................अंडी ( उकडलेली )
२ ....................कांदे ( बारीक चिरलेले )
२....................टोमाटो ( बारीक चिरलेले )
३...................हिरव्या मिरच्या ( बारीक चिरून )
७/८  ..........लसणीच्या पाकळ्या
२ कप  ......... नारळाचं जाडसर दूध
१ टे स्पू ............ तांदळाच पीठ
१ टी स्पू ......... धणे जिरे पावडर
१/२ टी स्पू..........गरम मसाला
१/२ टी स्पू......... हळद
१/२  टी स्पू........ जिरे
२  टे स्पू .........  खोबरेल तेल
मीठ


कृती :

अंडी सोलून अर्धी कापून घ्या .

एका पसरट कढईत खोबरेल तेल गरम करून त्यात जिरे घाला .

जिरे तडतडले की त्यात लसणीच्या पाकळ्या ठेचून घाला .

मग चिरलेली मिरची आणि कांदा घालून कांदा सोनेरी होईपर्यंत परतवा .

नंतर टोमाटो घालून तेल सुटे पर्यंत चांगले परतवा .

हळद , गरम मसाला आणि मीठ घालून २ मिनिटं परतवा .

खमंग वास सुटला की नारळाचं दूध आणि तांदळाचं पीठ घाला .

मध्यम आचेवर ग्रेवी जरा जाडसर होवू द्यावी .

मग त्यावर कापलेली अंडी घाला आणि वरून चिरलेली कोथिंबीर पेरा .

टीप :
१) नारळाचे दूध काढण्यासाठी खवलेले ओले खोबरे मिक्सर मध्ये वाटून ते पिळून त्याचे जाडसर दूध काढावे .
२) नारळ मिळत नसेल तर त्या ऐवजी  मॉल मध्ये ( coconut powder ) मिळते ती साध्या दुधात मिक्स करून वापरली तरी चालेल .
३) तांदळाच्या पिठामुळे चवीत अजिबात बदल न होता ग्रेवी जाडसर होते .

Ratali Chaat ( Sweet Potato Chaat )

Hello friends , 

Due to some health reasons was not able to post here since a long long time . Feeling lovely to be back here in my own little world, where I feel I  really belong, after almost a year .

Today is the first day of Navratri , also known as Ghatasthapana .... a great grand festival and so most people observe a fast .

Hence I am restarting blogging with a easy breezy fasting dish which is healthy too and can be consumed by all .

Ingredients :

3 to 4  .......................Sweet Potatoes
2 to 3 ........................green chillies ( slit )
1/2 tsp.........................pepper powder
1 /2tsp........................ jeera powder
1/2 tsp.......................amchoor
1 tsp.........................rock salt ( kala namak )
2 tbsp.....................ghee


Method :

Wash the sweet potatoes and boil them in pressure cooker for 10 to 15 minutes till well cooked.

When they cool down remove the skin and cut into cubes.

Heat ghee in a pan and add the green chillies .

Then add cubed sweet potatoes and all the maslas along with the kala namak.

Stir fry till crisp and golden in color.

This yummy chaat can be had for fasting too.

Milk Pudding ( खरवस )

English

Ingredients : 

1 litre .......... colostrum milk ( milk given by a cow / buffalo who has just given birth to a baby )
1 n 1/2 cup ......... grated jaggery
1 tsp ............. cardamom / nutmeg pd

Method :

Dissolve the grated jaggery in the milk properly .

Add to it cardamom or nutmeg powder .

Put the mixture in a vessel in a cooker and steam for 20/25 mintures without pressure .

Cut into pieces when completely cold .


Tip : 

1) If the colostrum milk is very thick add 2 cups normal milk and accordingly increase the proportion of jaggery .
2) Nowadays usually the colostrum milk which we get in cities is already diluted by adding normal milk and in that case no need to add additional milk .


मराठी 

साहित्य : 

१ लिटर .......... चिकाचे दूध ( गाय / म्हैस व्यायल्यावर लगेच मिळणारं दूध )
दीड कप ......... किसलेला गुळ
१ टी स्पू ............. वेलची किंवा जायफळ पावडर


कृती :

गुळ चिकाच्या दुधात नीट हाताने विरघळवून घ्यावा .

त्यात वेलची किंवा जायफळ पूड घालावी .

कुकर मध्ये एका भांड्यात हे मिश्रण घालून शिटी न लावता 20/२५ मिनिटे वाफवावे .

थंड झाले की वड्या कापाव्यात .


टीप : 

१) जर चिकाचे दूध खूप दाट असेल तर त्यात २ वाट्या साध दूध घालावं आणि त्या प्रमाणात गुळाचे प्रमाण वाढवावे .
२) शहरांमध्ये चिकाचे दूध हल्ली पहिल्यासारखं दाट मिळत नाही . त्यात आधीच साध दूध मिक्स केलेलं असत .

Gajar ki kheer ( गाजराची खीर )

Normally when we see carrots we immediately think of Gajar ka Halwa .

But how about making this simple yummy gajar ki kheer when you get fresh juicy carrots in the market ? Don't forget to keep the consistency of this kheer thick .

Instead of vapourising milk for making it thick do try adding instant milk powder and you will be surprised with the result .

This kheer has a thick creamy texture without loosing any nutritional value .

Ingredients :

1/2 kg ................carrots
1 cup .................sugar
4 tbsp.................instant milk powder(Nestle)
1/2 cup...............milk
1tsp...................cardamom powder
2 tbsp..............ghee
2 tbsp................chopped nuts ( almonds , pistachios)
1tbsp..................raisins

Method :

Wash and scrape the skin of the carrots and grate them on a grater.

In a non stick pan add ghee and add the grated carrot.

Saute the carrot till the rawness of the carrots disappear .

Add sugar and milk and let it cook .

Now add milk powder,cardamom powder, raisins and the nuts (keep few for garnishing).

Cook stirring for a 2 to 3 minutes or till dry and them remove from the gas.

Serve hot or cold as you like.