recipe

White Vegetable Briyani


Step 1 : Marinate
4 cups mixed vegetables cut in small pieces
1 Lemon
1/2 cup Curd
Salt to taste
Marinate at least 4 hours


Step 2 :Grind
1. Fresh Ginger 2 thumb, Garlic - 1 pod, Cinnamon stick -2 medium piece and cloves - 5
Grind these ingredients to a fine paste in a mixie
2. Grind 1 large raw onion to a paste separately


Step 3 : Saute
1. In a large pan add oil - 4 tbs and butter - 1/4 stick
2. Add Cinnamon stick - 3 medium piece, cloves - 7, and cardamom - 5, Bay leaf - 2
3. Add sliced onion - 1 small size
4. Add ginger garlic spice paste and fry well
5. Then add onion paste and fry well, until the oil separates
6. Add slit green chillies - 12 and fry.
7. Add the marinated vegetables and salt to taste, add little water if required and cook the chicken well to a thick consistency.


Step 4 : Cook
1. Mix the saute to 4 or 5 cups of basmati rice
2. Add salt if required and cook
3. When the Briyani is cooked, add 4 spoon of ghee and mint leaves, one hand full
and mix well to the rice. Vegetable Briyani is ready !!


Chef’s tip : Serve with potato stew or with onion raita / pachdi.
This briyani is has less spices.

Raita

Ingredients
Curd / yogurt - 3 cups
Cumin seeds - 2 sp
Green chillies - 3
Mint - few leaves
Cilantro - 2 stems

Method
1.Grind Cumin seeds, Green chillies, Mint, and Cilantro to a paste
2. mix the paste to the yogurt and whip in a mixie
3. You can add chopped cucumber, or sliced onion or grated carrot, or chopped tomato or all !!

Mini idli Manchurian

Ingredients
Steamed mini idli - 4 cups
Ginger - thumb size
Garlic - 8 - 12
Red chily color powder - 1/4 tsp
Green chillies - 8 or 10
Onion - 1 big size
Tomato ketchup - 1/4 cup
Soy sauce - 5 sp
Ajinomoto - 1/2 tsp
salt to taste
Oil to deep fry

Method
1. Deep fry the mini idly and set a side.
2.Chop the onions, slightly bigger and ginger, garlic, green chillies finely
3. In a pan - add oil, onion, ginger, garlic and green chilly, red chilly color powder and fry them well.
4.. Then add soy sauce, Tomato ketchup and then add the fried mini idli and mix well.
5. Garnish with spring onions, and cilantro - serve hot !

Tip : you can also cut the regular idlis and make the above recipe.

Mushroom Manchurian

Ingredients
whole baby mushrooms - 2lbs
Ginger - thumb size
Garlic - 8 - 12
Egg - 2
Maida flour - 1 cup
Corn flour - 4 tbs
Green chillies - 8 or 10
Red chilly powder - 2 sp
Onion - 1 big size
Tomato ketchup - 1/4 cup
Soy sauce - 5 sp
Ajinomoto - 1/2 tsp
salt to taste
Oil to deep fry

Method :
1. Mix Maida flour, Corn flour, salt, red chilly powder, egg and ajinomoto to the mushroom and marinate for an hour
2. Deep fry and set a side.
3.Chop the onions, slightly bigger and ginger, garlic, green chillies finely
4. In a pan - add oil, onion, ginger, garlic and green chilly fry them well.
5. Then add soy sauce, Tomato ketchup and then add the fried mushrooms and mix well.
6. Garnish with spring onions, and cilantro - serve hot

Cauliflower / Gobi Manchurian

Ingredients
Cauliflower florets - 3lbs
Ginger - thumb size
Garlic - 8 - 12
Egg - 2
Maida flour - 1 cup
Corn flour - 4 tbs
Green chillies - 8 or 10
Red chilly powder - 2 sp
Onion - 1 big size
Tomato ketchup - 1/4 cup
Soya sauce - 5 sp
Ajinomoto - 1/2 tsp
salt to taste
Oil to deep fry

Method :
1. Mix Maida flour, Corn flour, salt, red chilly powder, egg and ajinomoto to the slightly steamed cauliflower and marinate for an hour
2. Deep fry and set a side.
3.Chop the onions, slightly bigger and ginger, garlic, green chillies finely
4. In a pan - add oil, onion, ginger, garlic and green chilly fry them well.
5. Then add soya sauce, Tomato ketchup and then add the fried cauliflower and mix well.
6. Garnish with spring onions, and cilantro - serve hot