KALA CHANA BIRYANI

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time :25 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Cooked rice - 1 cup
Boiled black gram - 1/2 cup
Chopped onion - 1
Chopped tomato - 1
Crushed ginger - 1 tsp
Crushed garlic - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Black pepper corns - 3 - 4
Cloves - 2 - 3
Black cardamom - 1
Green cardamom - 2
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Clarified butter - 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Green chilly - 1 cut in slit

METHOD
Boil the black gram with two cup of water in a pressure cooker for five mins.
Once cooled reserve the water of boiled black gram.
Wash the basmati rice and cook in a pressure cooker with two cup of water after three whistle turn off the flame
Heat clarified butter in a pan,add whole garam masala to crackle.
Now add chopped onion and saute till slightly brown,add ginger garlic and mix well.
Add tomato and saute for 2 - 3 mins,add coriander powder,red chilly powder ,turmeric powder and two tbsp water and mix well.
Now add boiled black gram and mix well,add reserve water of black gram and cook for 4 - 5 mins in a medium flame,
Add green chill,boiled rice and salt and mix well.
Serve hot.

APPLE NUTS SMOOTHIES

 

Prep Time : 15 mins
Total Time : 15 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Chopped apple - 1
Chopped almonds  - 6 - 8
Oats  - 1/4 cup

Honey  - 2tbsp 

Cinnamon powder - apinch

METHOD
Wash and chop the apple  crush the almonds
Take a blender add apple,Oats  , cinnamon powder and crushed  almonds and blend  to make  smooth. 

Pour the apple nuts smoothie in the serving  glass  garnish with Oats and crushed almonds

PINWHEEL SAMOSA

 

Prep Time : 25 mins
Cooking Time  : 45 mins
Serve  : 4

INGREDIENTS
All purpose flour/maida   -  1 cup
Semolina  -  2 tbsp
Clarified butter  -  2 tbsp
Carom seeds  -  a pinch
Onion seeds  -  a pinch
Salt  -  to taste
Oil  -  for frying
For stuffing
Boiled n mashed potato  -  4 big size
Chopped green chilly  -  1/4 tsp
Coriander powder  -  1 tsp
Red chilly powder  -  1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder  -  1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic paste  -  1 tsp
Roasted cumin seeds powder  -  1/2 tsp
Salt  - to taste
Cumin seeds  -  a pinch
Chopped coriander leaves  -  1 tbsp

METHOD
Take all purpose flour,semolina,clarified butter,carom seeds,onion seeds and salt and mix well.
Make a crumb like texture.
Knead a soft dough and keep aside for 30 mins.
Boil potatoes,peel and crush them.
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan.
Add cumin seeds to crackle.
Add ginger,garlic paste,green,coriander powder,red chilly powder, and turmeric powder and mix well.
Add boiled n crushed potatoes  and salt and roasted cumin seeds powder and saute for one mins.
Add coriander leaves and mix well.
Now stuffing is ready.
Let it cool.
Now roll a dough just like chapati.
Spread the potato stuffing and roll it and seal the edges.
Keep in the fridge for one  hour
Heat enough oil in a pan.
Cut the pin wheel samosa into small pieces
Place the samosa,lower the heat and fry till light brown.
Serve the pin wheel samosa with tea.
Enjoy.

SABUDANA KHICHDI

 

Prep Time  : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Sabudana - 1 cup
Boiled potatoes - 2
Peanuts - 2 tbsp
Green chilly - 2
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Sendha salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves - 1 tbsp

METHOD
Soak sabudan for two to three hours and drain it
Heat oil in a pan.
Add peanuts and fry for two to three mins in low flame.
Now add cumin seeds, green chilly and boiled potatoes and saute for 2 - 3 mins
Add sabudana and senda salt and mix well
Add coriander leaves and mix well.
Serve hot.