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Sata Bhajyun|Chiti Kuni|Sindhi Style Seven vegetable mix curry

Alka Keswani — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:17:01 +0000

Sata Bhajyun/Chiti Kuni/Sindhi Style Seven vegetable mix curry is a traditional vegetable that is cooked on Diwali, in Sindhi Household. This Diwali, my generous neighbor visited us and brought along this delicious and healthy traditional Diwali Curry. Obviously I requested her to share the recipe too, since many of you have asked for this recipe number of times. Though Diwali is already gone, but I will still go ahead and share this with you all. After all , Diwali will come again next year ;-). So bookmark this recipe, practice cooking this for few times, to perfectly cook it next year for your family and friends and enjoy a blessed Diwali. So with tons of Thanks to dear friend and neighbor Priya Dadlani, for the Food, picture and Recipe, let us hop on, to the Ingredients and Recipe! (Note: You can use seven, less than seven or more than seven vegetables.Each vegetable imparts its unique flavor to the whole dish.Also, this vegetable is cooked in variety of ways.The following is the way it is cooked in my neighbor’s home) Print Sata Bhajyun|Chiti Kuni|Sindhi Style Seven vegetable mix curry Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 60 mins Total time: 1 hour 30 mins Serves: 4 Sindhi Style Mix vegetable curry traditionally cooked during Diwali festival. Ingredients 11/2 bowl of mixed vegetables like French Beans, Carrot, Cauliflower, Peas, Apple gourd ( Details given in 'Method') Potatoes 2 small Arbi (Kachalu) 3 Boiled lotus root 5-6, 1 inch thick pieces. Okra 5-6 Handful of Chopped Spinach Handful of Fresh Fenugreek leaves Green coriander leaves 1 small cup Green chillies 2-3 1 small onion Ginger garlic paste 2 tsp Coriander powder 1 heaped tsp Turmeric powder ½ tsp Tomatoes 2 large ( boil and pureed) or simply grate these Oil 2-3 tbsp ( for good texture good amount of oil is needed) 1 tbsp of Rice flour and Besan each (optional) Salt to taste Method Firstly rinse well, all the vegetables. Par boil, Cauliflower florets, chopped French beans, shelled peas (skip boiling peas if using frozen ones), chopped carrot (Remember do not cut the vegetables too small, and do not over boil it. Just drop the veggies in hot water, wait for 1-2 minutes and put off the gas.) Strain the vegetables. Reserve the water.Do not throw the water in which vegetables were boiled. Peel and boil onion till transparent. Boil Potato till just done and dice into approximately 2 inch cubes. You can peel potatoes or use with skin on. Clean and boil lotus root (For details, click here). Boil Arbi ( Kachalu) till just done and peel. Cut each arbi vertically in 2 pieces. Let these cool properly. Coat each piece of Arbi with the mixture of rice flour and besan and deep fry for few seconds, till the flour layer forms a crisp covering. This is to get rid of slimy texture of Arbi. Wash, pat dry okra, cut off the ends and slit in middle. Sprinkle little amount of salt and deep fry for few seconds to get rid of its sliminess. Mince boiled onion, finely chop or process in food processor, spinach, methi and coriander leaves. Make a paste of green chillies, ginger and garlic. Take a thick bottomed pan, handi or pressure cooker and pour oil. Add minced onion and saute till pink. Add chilies- ginger- garlic paste, salt, turmeric powder and coriander powder. Cook on high heat. This is where copious amount of oil will help you, or else sprinkle some drops of water to avoid burning of masalas. Now add the green mixture (coriander leaves, spinach, methi), tomato puree and sauté on high heat till oil separates. Add all vegetables and mix very gently. Add some water (the one that you reserved after boiling vegetables) and let the mixture comes to a boil. Simmer and cook till the water is evaporated and vegetables takes up the flavor of spices. Be very gentle while mixing the vegetables or else you will end up with gooey mixture. If using pressure cooker, just close the lid of cooker and wait for one whistle. Switch off the gas and remove excess steam from cooker by holding the whistle up with spoon or fork. Optionally you can add 1 tsp of kitchen king to get a spicy flavor. 3.5.3251

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Soya Nuggets Curry (Recipe II)

Alka Keswani — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:39:18 +0000

Soya nuggets and TVP , features regularly in our Menu at Home. We just love this meaty protein and I try to incorporate these in our meals in variety of way.Tikkis stuffed with TVP, Soya nuggets Pulao, Soya chunks in tomato gravy and also in simple Onion gravy (Recipe I) or restaurant like rich creamy gravy. But my quest for yet another way to cook Nuggets, make me wander in the virtual world of Food blogs, Food Websites, along with pestering my friends (Some of these are established Chefs while some, in making of being a great Chef) who are really good in cooking lip smacking food. I try to jot down all the tips and tricks of cooking, from these lovely friends, and hence bring about a huge change in my cooking style, be it in terms of flavors, taste, aroma or texture. My new neighbor is an excellent cook (Coming up next, will be her awesome Pahadi Aloo recipe) and like good neighbors we keep on sharing the food and recipes too. The following recipe of Soya Nuggets is partly inspired by her style of making gravy, partly by the tips shared by some friends, partly by my own instincts ..so its kinda hotch potch of recipes, but trust me when I say, this will work for you at any cost. Print Soya Nuggets Curry (Recipe II) Rating 4.0 from 1 reviews Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 1 hour Serves: 3 Ingredients Soya Nuggets 100 gms Onions 3 medium sized Tomatoes 2 large ones Green chillies 2 or more as per taste Akha (Khada/Whole) Garam masala (Includes, 1 green cardamom, 1 Black cardamom, A tiny piece of javitri or Mace,1 inch bark of cinnamon , A Kamaal Patt (Tej Patta) and a tsp of Cumin seeds) Crushed Ginger 1 inch piece Crushed Garlic 5 cloves Turmeric powder ¼ tsp Coriander powder 1 heaped tsp Salt as per taste Oil 2 tsp Method Soak nuggets in warm water to which salt is added, for at least 30 minutes. In the meantime, take a pan or pressure cooker and add generously 2 tablespoons of oil.Do not panic...we will drain out all the excess oil after frying the onions..so chill ! Add Akha Garam masala and let these sizzle in oil for few seconds. Add chopped onions, and saute on medium to high flame till onion turns nice golden brown color. Now drain out excess oil, add crushed ginger and garlic (you can use paste too) and saute for few more seconds. Add grated or chopped tomatoes, green chillies, salt (remember there is already some in soaked nuggets) turmeric powder and fry well. When tomatoes are about to cook, add drained and squeezed Soya Nuggets to the cooked mixture, add coriander powder and Bhuno for 2 minutes.Sprinkle some water if mixture tends to stick to the bottom. Add around 2 cups of water and let the nuggets cook for 15 minutes if using pan (close it with lid and simmer after few boils) or for 5 whistles, if using pressure cooker. You can sprinkle some garam masala powder almost at the end of cooking procedure. Adjust the seasoning and let it simmer for a while. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with either Roti or rice or both. 2.2.1 UPDATE: With great anxiety, let me share something with you all….Lovely Ria of Riascollection have chosen SindhiRasoi for Tried and Tasted Event for September month. This means that Bloggers and non bloggers can choose any recipe from Sindhirasoi and try it out. Bloggers can blog about it on their respective blogs while non-bloggers can just click the pictures and E-Mail their experience/verdict to Ria. I am super excited and really nervous….but please note, you can give me a shout or write to me (Use this contact form ) in case of any doubt about the recipe. Confused about some ingredients? Unable to follow any method? Need to ask about any substitutes? Just anything…and I will be more than happy to help ! Hoping of less disasters and more wonders in your kitchens…Will you participate in the event ? Thanks once again Ria..you really surprised me !

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Black chickpeas in gravy And an interesting news for Mumbaikars

Alka Keswani — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:40:51 +0000

After enjoying a relaxing vacation of my baby, from school, the life is back on routine tracks. The hectic mornings are back in fashion and the Summer blues paved the way for Monsoon Grey (s). The weather is turning as beautiful as one can wish for, with misty mornings, cloudy sky, drizzling rains with intermittent thunder showers…a perfect season to indulge in fried delicacies, like Samosa, Pakora (Bhaji) or Choley Bhaturey ……well we chose the last one, and ended up relishing bhatura with kala chana/Black chickpeas in gravy, instead of regular Kabuli chana. Print Black chickpeas Curry Rating 5.0 from 1 reviews Finger licking curry made from nutritious black chickpeas. Ingredients Black Chickpeas or kala chana 200 gm Onions 2 large Tomatoes 2 Garlic 8-10 cloves Ginger Green chillies 3 (or as per need) Garam masala powder ½ tsp Salt Turmeric powder Red chilly powder Chana Masala powder ¼ tsp ( optional) Oil 2 tspn or more Method Wash and soak chickpeas for at least 7 hrs. Use these as such or let these sprout for a day or so. Boil them with salt, till half cooked.But if you are using sprouted Black chickpeas, then skip boiling these separately as the sprouted chickpeas get cooked fast even if cooked along with gravy. In a pressure cooker, pour some oil and fry onion till brown in colour Cool and grind fried onions along with ginger, garlic, chillies and tomatoes. Now pour this mixture again in pressure cooker , add some salt(remember there is already some amount of salt in chickpeas), garam masala powder, chana masala(optional) and fry it for 2-3 minutes, or till the oil starts separating out. Now add half boiled chana and Bhuno it further for about 5 min. Add some water,close lid of cooker and wait till 3-5 whistles. Do not worry as the black chickpeas are thick skinned, so there is hardly any risk of mushy surprises . Adjust the consistency of gravy , it should be not too watery, nor too dense.Enjoy with roti, rice or Bhature. 2.2.1 And now here comes and interesting info…. Remember my post on “Wanna be on National Tv” ? Well here are some other details for all of you who wish to showcase their culinary powers on a television show. Auditions for MASTERCHEF INDIA in MUMBAI (To be aired on Starplus) from Thrusday 24th June till Saturday 26th June … ALL DAY !!! Just get food prepared from home , 2 photographs and an Id proof. TIMINGS :- 11am to 7 pm ADDRESS – COLOSCEUM MEDIA PVT LTD, 105 – 110 , Sangeet Plaza, Marol Maroshi Road , Near Marol Fire Brigade , Andheri East, Mumbai – 59 Phone – 9820125231 Do check out..who knows you might turn out to be a Master Chef !

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Malai Kofta

Alka Keswani — Thu, 07 May 2009 15:04:07 +0000

Ever since I mentioned Malai Kofta here , I keep getting E-mails from the visitors of my Rasoi , for the recipe of the same. Many wished, that i post the recipe here, but I kept overlooking those requests, since it is not a traditional Sindhi dish (Though its very popular amongst Sindhis) and just kept on sending them the recipe through emails. But after emailing the same to many of you (and my apologies to those who are yet to hear from me), I finally gave in and here I am sharing this recipe with you all . Malai Kofta is basically a Moghul Delicacy, but it is Universally popular amongst Indians and many Non Indians too. There are many versions of the Kofta, with the stuffing ranging from Malai(cream) and Paneer (cottage cheese) to boiled vegetables Here is how I always make Malai koftas, based on the Recipe of Mrs Lavina, who runs a cookery class nearby. Feel free to tweak the recipe as per your taste and need. Malai Kofta( Stuffed potato Dumplings, fried and dunked in rich onion tomato curry) Here goes the stuffing The sinful deep fried malai koftas Print Malai Kofta Rating 5.0 from 1 reviews Prep time: 30 mins Cook time: 45 mins Total time: 1 hour 15 mins Serves: 3 Restaurant style Malai Kofta with red and white gravy recipe Ingredients For Kofte Paneer(cottage cheese) 250 gms +50 gms for stuffing Potatoes 2 All purpose flour and Cornflour -2 tsp each or Bread crumbs about 1 cup (or 6-7 bread slices dipped in water and squeezed out) Salt Thick cream(doubly thickened) or unsweetened Mawa(khoya) Few Kishmish (raisins), and cashew nuts for stuffing Green chillies 2 For Gravy Onions 3 Fresh cream (optional) 2-3 tsp Green chillies 3 Red Gravy 8-10 tsp (Recipe given below) White Gravy 7-8 tsp (Recipe given below) Milk ½ cup Coriander powder ½ tsp Kitchen King powder 1-2 pinch(es) Kasoori Methi ¼ tsp Salt Turmeric powder Method Grate 250 gms of Paneer(save rest for stuffing) and boiled and peeled potatoes.Kindly note I use more potatoes , since my family prefers this way, while actually in 250 gms of paneer, 2 potatoes are added, Mix salt, cornflour, All purpose flour (or bread crumbs or bread slices as mentioned in ingredient list) to make a smooth mixture(no lumps) Divide the mixture into 6-7 portions Take each portion on the palm of your hand, flatten it to make a disc shape and place on it some of the remaining paneer, some kishmish , cashew nuts(broken in small pieces) , some doubly thickened cream or Unsweetened Mawa and pack it again to make a sort of stuffed ball Note I have made them in roll shape instead of circular (No hard and fast rules here) Repeat the procedure for remaining mixture and deep fry these in hot oil on medium flame till crisp golden brown If the mixture is too soft, the koftas might burst open in oil, so always first fry one and check. If they tend to break, then either oil is not properly hot or you might need to add some more cornflour or some more bread crumbs to the potato mixture Place them on kitchen towel or tissue paper to get rid of extra oil. For Red Gravy Take 3 onions, peel and slice them and deep fry in some oil till brown in colour Remove from oil and let the onions cool Grind these with 2 -3 tomatoes, ginger,garlic (4-5 cloves), Whole garam masala (A Kamaal Patt (Tej Patta)f, a bit of dalchini i.e cinnamon stick,1 clove,1-2 black pepper corn, just a bit of javitri or Mace flake, the skin of 1 black cardamom) Add a bit of water if needed.This is the basic red gravy which can be used to make many gravy based veg and nonveg dishes For White Gravy Soak about 1 tsp of KhusKhus (poppy seeds) in few spoons of water or milk for few hours Grind the seeds along with 6 -7 cashew nuts, 2 tsp melon seeds, till smooth paste is obtained(add some water if needed) In a pan , add 1 tsp of oil and add Kamaal Patt (Tej Patta) and saute it for few seconds Add the khuskhus paste and fry the mixture on high flame (again taking care not to let it burn) . After 2 minutes add 2 tsp Cream , 1 tsp butter, 1 cup of milk Simmer it for 4-6 minutes and use this white gravy for any gravy based dish To Make final gravy In a pan take 1 tsp of oil , add finely chopped onions and fry for some time till onions turn brown in colour Then Add 8-10 tsp of Red Gravy and 7-8 tsp of white gravy, around ½ cup of milk, coriander powder, kitchen king, kasoori methi, salt and saute it for some time till the oil separates out Add some water and let the gravy simmer for 5-8 minutes While serving place the fried koftas, in a serving bowl and JUST BEFORE SERVING pour hot gravy over these.Garnish it with some grated paneer, some fresh cream and chopped coriander leaves 3.1.09

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