Besan Ki Masala Roti for ICC ~August

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

A simple but healthy challenge from   Valli for  Indian Cooking Challenge  for the month of  August. And she gave 2 recipes. As usual I did not get Bajre ka atta which I was really interested to make and taste :-(, So,I had to go only for Besan ke Masala roti. She has chosen the recipe from  from Chef Sanjeev Kapoor

I am posting only the photos here. 

Please do visit Valli's Besan Ki Masala Roti for the recipe.

(Green chilly is missing in the photo)

We all enjoyed it with plain yogurt and pickle with papad.

Keep Smiling, 

Minty Cheese Paratha

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

I would love to prepare this everyday, because my younger daughter loves it. I am happy that she loves something good food... And ask me!! I am always ready for CHEESE and that too if it is with Mint!! 

A very tasty combo and perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I usually prepare this for an early dinner. A very common paratha, but if you stuff the same with some scrambled paneer, what a healthy way to start your day.

Mint or Pudina is always there in my fridge or many times I keep the mint chutney ready in the refrigerator. I will be waiting for the summer as I dry these fresh mint leaves, powder it and store it again in the fridge.

Mint gives you a very fresh feeling. Add it in the butter milk and have it in the Summer noon. See how fresh you feel.

Here is the recipe:

Ingredients:

Wheat flour - 1 cup

Salt to taste

Oil - 1 tsp

Sugar - 1 tsp

Water to make the dough.

Mix all the ingredients except water. Keep on adding little water to make the flour into soft dough.

Keep it aside.

For Stuffing:

Fresh Mint or Pudina - 1 small bunch, cleaned, washed and finely chopped

Mozzarella Cheese - 1 cup, grated

Salt to taste

White pepper powder - 1 tsp

Mix all the ingredients and keep it aside.(Not for  long time)

Divide the dough into big lime size balls.

Take one ball, roll it to make a big puri size.

Spread the cheese and mint mixture(About big one spoon or more if you like more cheesy paratha) evenly.

Fold it to give square shape(shown in the photo)

Slowly roll the parathas into square and bigger size.

Roast the parathas with little oil on both the sides.

Serve hot with pickle or sauce(I don't recommend) or some wet chutney. I love to roll it and have it just like that to enjoy the cheese in each bite.

Sending it to PJ's Herbs and Flowers In My Platter.

I know I am late, but got confused with the last date and forgot to check. I kept the post half ready before only,  As there was a time constraint, I could not post it before 15th. I am sorry for the same PJ. Hope to maintain the time in the future.

Keep Smiling,

Chapati Poha

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

The chapatis made for dinner always are extra. And I do not like those chapatis.(I can eat  2 days old Jowar rotti but not the chapatis) Its big question with remaining chapatis. But I try to turn these chapatis into something tasty and healthy recipe.  One of those recipes is this Poha. Its very tasty and great breakfast.

Left over chapatis (Indian wheat flat breads) - 8 to 10

(Click Soft Chapatis my way for the recipe to make chapati)

Oil - 1 tbsp

Onion - 1 medium, finely chopped

Green Chilly - 1 finely chopped

Curry leaves - few

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal (Skinned Black  gram) - 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - pinch

Sugar - 1 tsp

Tomato - 1 medium (optional)

OR

Lime juice - 1 tbsp(I used this)

Fresh coriander to garnish

Cut the chapatis in to four pieces. Grind into batches to turn those into coarse powder, not powder. We need the chapati like Poha. Keep it aside.

Heat oil in a pan. 

Add mustard seeds. When splutter, add Urad dal

when they start changing the color, add jeera or cumin seeds, curry leaves. Fry till the urad dal changes its color to gold.

Add onion, green chilly. Fry it till the onion becomes almost brown and well cooked. Add the tomato in between (If you are adding it)

Now add salt and  turmeric powder. Add lemon juice. Mix well. 

Put the coarsed chapati. Add sugar and mix well to combine the ingredients together.

Cook for 2 minutes. Garnish with fresh coriander.

Serve hot with a hot cup of tea. 

It tastes good  only with one day old chapatis.

This serves 2 persons (not very hungry :-)  )

Sending this to PJ's very useful event 

• Scrumptious Delights From Leftovers - An Event Announcement
• AND
• Aparana's (Apy Cooking!) 

• Announcing 'My Favorite Recipe' Event

Keep Smiling,

Tri Colored Chapatis and Tomato Chutney!

Tried and tasted by Nivedita 

Hi All,

Colorful food!!! We all get attracted towards colorful food. Here is the recipe for colorful chapati! My mom and me prepared it together. She loves to try new food and always supports me with my cooking ideas. 

She prepares it for kids parties or some get together functions. 

I will directly go to the recipe as the procedure is long. But I have taken the step by step photos. It will be easy for me to write the recipe and easy for you to follow it to make.

Step 1 :

Ingredients required :

Wheat flour - 1 bowl each for 3 vegetables.

Spinach - 2 big bunch

(I used only one, as I had only one with me)

Carrot - 2 big

Beet root - 1 big

Salt to taste for each dough

Oil for each dough

Be careful about using chilly as it is mainly served for kids. 

Green chilly - 1 for spinach

Red chilly powder - 1 tsp for beet root

Orange color chilly - 1 (optional if you have) 

or skip it.

Oil to fry chapatis.

Step 2:

1. Wash, clean, chop and boil the spinach for few minutes. Remove and put in the cold water for a minute. Strain and puree it with the hands. Do not use blender as it will be watery and needs more flour.

2. Wash, clean and boil the carrot and beetroot separately. (I cooked in the cooker for 2 whistles.)

Mash the carrot and puree it again with the hands. 

3. Grate the beetroot with small grater and keep it aside.

Step 3 :

Take 3 plates or big bowls.

1. Take one cup of wheat flour. Add pureed spinach, crushed green chilly, salt and oil. Knead it into dough.

2. Take another cup of wheat flour in one more plate. Add mashed carrot, crushed orange chilly(if using), salt and oil. Knead it into dough.

3 . Take 3rd cup of wheat flour in third plate. Add Grated beetroot, Red chilly powder, salt and oil. Knead it into dough.

Be careful about adding water  when making the dough. 

Keep aside for 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 4 :

Make long rolls with each dough. Like this :

Step 5 :

Follow the photo to keep the rolls on each other :

Step 6 :

Slowly cut the roll into equal pieces :

Step 7 :

Gently press the pieces.

Step 8 :

Roll each piece into chapatis.

Step 9 :

Fry each chapati with little oil.  And chapatis are ready to eat.

 

Now for the Tomato chutney :

Raw or green tomato - 3 medium, cleaned, chopped

Green chilly - 2 or less if for kids

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 1 tsp

Curry leaves -few

Garlic - 6 cloves

Jaggery - 1 tbsp or more depending on the sourness of tomato

Fry all the ingredients together for 5 minutes and keep it to cool.

Fresh coconut - 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Fresh coriander - 1 tbsp

Add the fried ingredients with fresh coconut, salt, fresh coriander and put it into blender to make into fine paste. 

Tomato chutney is ready.

Sending this to Srivalli's monthly event "Kid's Delight,". And this month's theme is 

Announcing Kid's Delight ~ Colouring your Kid's Delight!

I am sending this to 

Announcing Global Kadai - Indian flavoured flatbreads ! by Sandhya of Sandhya's Kitchen

Providing the link back to Cilantro's page as per the rule.

Keep Smiling,

Naan without using Yeast and Tandoor!!(Food Remake)

Tried and tasted by Nivedita 

Hi All,

Again one more dish from other blog!! I am sure that Blog world is a boon to  every food lover and the person who loves to cook. You get wonderful ideas, tips, unknown recipes around the world and beautiful people who loves to share the secrets of their kitchen without any hesitation. I have met many people who never give up their secrets of their special recipe. Its really funny!!! I would like to invite those people to our blogworld and see US!!! and our love towards the food world. 

Hey!! What am I writing??? Getting more and more involved with blogging!!! I always say "LETS GROW TOGETHER, THREE CHEERS TO BLOG WORLD" and I still do. Here, I have learnt more and more about many things, about kitchen, about food, about life.... list goes on.

Thanks to all the bloggers who shares their ideas about everything. 

Coming to the recipe,

Whenever we go out to restaurants for food, my daughter always orders for Naan or Tandoor roti. She just loves it with Chicken curry. All these days I tried my way to make Naan but never got them right till I got this recipe from Sailu of  Sailu's Kitchen  (click here for the recipe). 

One more blog I came through was Archana's recipe click here for the recipe. Archana has given the detailed photos about how to make Naan at home with the normal Cooker. It is really useful for newbies! I tried in cooker also, but I think one needs little practice to prepare in the cooker. Enjoy the photos in her blog!

But, I tried Sailu's version and followed her way of making Naan. 

Here is the recipe I followed from Sailu :
(I have tried to write down the same way she has written)

Maida or All purpose flour - 2 cups 

Warm milk - 1/2 cup

Fresh curd or yogurt  - 1/2 cup

Baking powder - 3/4 tsp

Salt - 1/4 tsp

Sugar - 1 tsp

Baking soda - a pinch

Kalonji or Sesame seeds - 1/4 tsp on each naan to spread

Butter or ghee - 1/2 tsp on each naan to spread

• Sieve Maida, baking powder, baking soda and salt on a wide and big plate. 
• Make a big well in the middle. 
• Add Sugar, milk, curd.
• Mix slowly and gently to make it into soft dough.
• Keep it covered with damp cloth for 2 hours. 
• After two hours, take the dough and divide in to big lemon size balls. Dust the rolling board with maida.
• Roll into oval shape rotis. You can press with hands also. 
• Sprinkle Kalonji or sesame seeds and press gently.
• Keep the tawa to heat. When it is very hot, brush one side of Naan with water and place the Naan with waterside down on tawa. Cover it with lid on high flame for 30 seconds. Open the lid and see the bubbles coming up. Take the Naan from Tawa using tong and cook the other side of the Naan directly on the flame.
• Spread little butter and serve hot with your choice of curry. 

I prepared Egg curry with it!! The taste was just like the Naan which you get in any restaurant!!

I want to try this with Wheat flour. I will let you know, if I make and if it tastes good.

I want to thank Sailu for such a wonderful recipe. I am a regular follower of her recipes and I have tried many recipes from her blog. 

Keep Smiling,

C.C? K.P? S.C OR C.C again!? What's there in A name?

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

Call it Chilli Chapati, Chilli paratha, kuttu paratha, spicy Chapati!!! What's there in a name! The taste is the same! Delicious!!! 

Last week when Nithu posted Chilli Paratha, I was tempted to make it the same time! I went in the kitchen knowing that I do not have frozen parathas in the fridge. But I knew Ajjiri is going to make chapatis. I told her to make thick chapatis and keep ready.  I promised Nithu that I will come back with the review.(Sorry for the delay, Neetu!)

I have read many blogs who posted same recipe. 

One, I remember is PJ's  CHILLI CHAPTHI, where she added soya sauce. And my sis-in-law tried this recipe and was so happy with the taste.

Now, coming to my recipe,

I tasted this first in UAE. My co-sister brought chicken Kuttu paratha  from "Deira Dubai Appa Kadai restaurant" and told me to taste it. And it was just superb. I did not share it with anyone! Selfish no! but the taste was like that. She told me that we get the vegetarian kuttu paratha in Sharavana bhavan in Abu shagarah in Sharjah. Very next evening I went there and ordered one plate of same! And I just loved it.

Thinking why writing all  the area names? I am missing Sharjah, Abu dhabi and Dubai(the whole UAE) for food!

Coming back to the story,

When I went to the kitchen .....

I got cabbage, capsicum and carrots in the fridge. I thought of using all these.

So here goes the recipe,

Ready chapatis - 10 to 12, cut into pieces.

Oil 1 tbsp

Heat oil in a kadai, Fry the chapatis till they are just crispy and keep it aside.

Oil - 2 tbsp

Jeera or cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Cabbage - 1/2 cup, shredded

Carrot - 1 big, julienned,

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp

Capsicum - 1 big or 2 small, cut into length

Green chilly - 2 cut into long 

Tomato puree - made of 2 tomatoes(I do not get ready paste, so I boiled the tomatoes in a microwave for 2 minutes and blend it into puree

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Red chilly  powder - 1 tsp

Madras curry powder - 1 tbsp(it gives unique taste to this chilli paratha, if you do not have, use the normal curry powder or skip it)

Heat oil in a thick bottomed kadai, Add jeera and curry leaves with onion. Let onion fry till it changes its color, add ginger garlic paste. Fry for a minute and add cabbage, carrot and capsicum. Fry for two minutes. Transfer this in to a bowl or plate. Add tomato puree in the same kadai. When it starts boiling add all the dry powders and green chilly. Fry for a minute. Return back the fried vegetables into kadai. Mix it properly. Now goes the chapati pieces. Again mix properly so that the masala gets mix with chapati pieces. Cook for a minute. Garnish with fresh coriander. 

My chilli chapati or call it any name! is ready to eat!! 

Keep smiling,

Chapatis and guessing game remixed for the event

Tried and tasted by Nivedita
Hi All,

For Sireesha's (Kidz Delight) event  "Announcing Cooking for Kids Event- Wheat", I thought of remixing my two recipes!!  As the event is for kids,I feel it is perfect entry. 

Cooking for kids event is authored by Sharmi of Neivedyam.

So after Food Remake, I have started the remixing (like bollywood remix of songs!!!!) of my recipes!!  

To prepare chapatis,

For Chapati

Wheat flour - 2 cups
Soya flour - 3/4 cup

Salt- 1 tsp

Oil- 1 tbsp

For spread

Wheat flour -5 tbsp

Oil to make paste.

Mix wheat flour and oil to make paste to spread on the chapatis.

Add both the flours, salt and oil in a vessel and knead it with water to make dough. Keep it aside at least for half an hour.

While making chapatis, divide dough in to large lime size balls.

Take one ball, roll it puri size. Spread the paste. Sprinkle little flour. fold it to half. Again spread the paste and sprinkle flour and fold it to triangle.

Now roll chapati into desired shape (mine usually comes triangle shape, if I don't give attention while rolling).

Heat tawa in high flame, when frying chapatis, do on medium flame. Never fry chapatis on low flame, as it makes chapatis hard.

Repeat with other chapatis.

No need to put oil while frying.

Chapatis are ready.

Now the remix part!

A very simple, tasty and easy rolls for kids. I like too. These rolls were, our (my brother Avinash and mine) favourites during school time. It was easy for my mother also.

Now I give to my daughter, but with little guessing game, and she loves to play it.


Chapatis - 6

sugar - 3 tbsp
Jaggery powdered - 3 tbsp
Peanut and dalia chutney powder -3 tbsp(For Recipe click Peanut chutney powder(Shenga Chutney))

(If you don't have, no problem. You can use MTR READY CHUTNEY POWDER).

Ghee to apply for above.

Any jam - 3 tbsp
Butter - 1 tbsp
Chocolate spread - 3 tbsp(I use Nutella)
Cheese spread - 3 tbsp(I use Knorr cheese spread)

Or you can use Mayonnaise also.

Take 3 chapatis on the plate.
Apply 2 tbsp ghee on each chapati.
Spread sugar on one chapati, jaggery powdered on another and chutney powder on the third.
Roll and keep ready.
These 3 rolls we used to have in childhood.
Next rolls I have added according to today's kids world.

Take 3 more chapatis on plate.
Apply butter on one chapati, and then spread jam. Spread Chocolate spread on other and cheese spread on the third one.
Roll and keep ready.
Now keep all the rolls on a big plate.

Here the guessing game starts. If you have more than one kid, its more interesting. Even your kid's friends can join.

Call the children and ask them to guess in which roll what is there. Whoever guesses correct, they will get reward.

What I do with my daughter is,
I take any three rolls, keeping in mind to make one chocolate roll in that.

I tell her to take two rolls, and if the chocolate roll is not there in that, as she loves to eat chocolate roll, all the three chapatis will disapear in to her stomach in no time. My purpose to give her chapatis without taking any trouble is served.

As I have written above,

This is going to take part in Sireesha's (Kidz Delight) event  "Announcing Cooking for Kids Event- Wheat"

Keep smiling,