Neem Flower And Brinjal Fry Recipe / Nimba Kadha Bhaja Recipe / Stir-Fried Neem Bud with Eggplant

Neem Flower And Brinjal Fry 

Ingredients

Fresh neem flowers - a handful

( Do not add too much then the dish will be very bitter)

Green medium size brinjals  -3 cut into small cubes

( any colour brinjal is fine)

Chopped onion - a handful

Crushed garlic - 2

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Red chilly powder - 1/4 tsp

Sugar - 1 tsp

Chopped coriander and curry leaves for garnish

Tempering

Oil - 6 tsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it with the above ingredients.

Add onion, garlic and brinjal sauté in low flame till light brown. Add the washed neem flowers and give a nice stir.

Add ,salt , red chilly powder and turmeric powder, fry for a minute, sprinkle very little water cover and cook till raw smell has completely disappeared.
Lastly add the sugar, curry and coriander leaves, mix well and switch off the stove.
Serve them with hot rice.

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Chilli Garlic Mushrooms / Spicy Chilli Garlic Mushroom / Indo Chinese Recipe

Chilli Garlic Mushroom

Ingredients for batter

Mushroom slices - 1 & 1/2 cups

Salt and pepper powder to taste

Ginger /garlic paste - 1/4 tsp

All purpose flour/Maida - 3 tsp heaped

Corn starch/Corn flour - 3 tsp heaped

Chilli Garlic Mushroom

( Mix all ingredients together,sprinkle very little water for the batter to coat the mushrooms,then deep fry or shallow fry in oil.)

Other ingredients

Diced onion - 2 cups

Diced coloured bell peppers/capsicum - 1 cup

Chopped garlic - 6

Chopped spring onions - 1/4 cup

Chopped fresh green or red chilly - 2

Salt and pepper to taste

Soy sauce - 2 tbsp

Tomato ketchup - 1/4 cup

Chilli oil - 2 tsp

( I used my homemade Chilli oil, for recipe click HERE )

Vinegar - 1 tsp

Corn starch/corn flour - 1 tsp (diluted in some water )

Oil to deep fry/shallow fry mushrooms as needed

Chilli Garlic Mushroom

Method

Heat oil in a pan add the chopped garlic saute till light brown,now add the diced onion and coloured capsicum in high flame saute them.
Now add the seasonings,soy sauce,vinegar and ketchup give a nice mix.
Lastly add the fried mushrooms.

Chilli Garlic Mushroom

Toss everything well add the diluted corn starch mixture and mix till everything is well combined.
Garnish with chopped spring onions and best served with fried rice.

Note:

a) Always cook Indo chinese recipes in high flame.
b) You can deep fry or shallow fry the mushrooms.If you are calorie conscious do not add any batter just add plain mushrooms.
c) You can make this recipe even with cauliflower,prawn,chicken or fish.
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Carrot Kesari Recipe / Carrot Kesari Bath Recipe / Carrot Sheera Recipe

 

Carrot Kesari 

Ingredients

Rava / Sooji /Semolina - 1/2 cup

Chopped carrot - 1 cup

( grind it to a semi fine paste, add 1 tbsp of ghee and fry till raw smell has disappeared completely or fry the carrot paste it ghee add some water and pressure cook till soft .)

Boiling water - 1 & 1/2 cups

Sugar - 1 cup

( add more or less according to the sweetness of the carrot)

Ghee - 1/4 cup

( add more or less)

Chopped cashew nuts - 1 tsp

Raisins -1tsp

Cardamom powder -1/4 tsp

Saffron strings few for garnish

Method

Fry nuts & raisins in 1/2 tsp of ghee till light brown & keep it aside.

In the same pan add the ghee & rava , fry it in medium low flame till colour changes & nice aroma comes. Add the fried carrot paste and give a nice mix. Switch off the flame & keep it aside.

Boil water and pour this into the rava carrot mixture. Mix well to make sure there are no lumps.

Switch on the stove ,cover & in very low flame cook till water has evaporated & rava is cooked.

Now add the sugar and ghee mix it well till everything is well combined and kesari leaves the sides of the pan.

Switch off the stove add nuts , saffron strings & cardamom powder, mix & serve them hot or warm.

Note:

a) Fry rava well otherwise your kesari will be sticky.

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Rumali Roti Recipe / Roomali Roti Recipe / Indian Bread Recipe - How to Make Rumali Roti at Home

Rumali Roti

Ingredients

All purpose flour / Maida - 1 cup

Wheat flour - 1/4 cup

Salt to taste

Warm milk as needed for kneading the dough

Oil - 1 tsp

Salt diluted in some water - 2 tsp ( to sprinkle on the tawa)

Roomali Roti

Method

Take a bowl add the flours, salt and oil, pour warm milk and form into a soft smooth dough. Cover and rest for 5 minutes. Divide the dough into equal size balls.

Dust the ball with some flour and roll it out into a very thin and transparent roti.

Heat an iron tawa when hot sprinkle some salt water and place the rolled roti on top, wait till you see small bubbles on the roti.

Gently press evenly and flip the roti, press again for few seconds and remove. Do not cook too much on the tawa as they will become hard.

Fold the roti immediately into a triangle applying butter or ghee is optional, serve hot with any gravy.

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Grilled Tofu Recipe / Chinese Style Grilled Tofu / Easy Tofu Recipes

Grilled Tofu

Ingredients for marination

Firm Tofu slices - 8 slices

( press the tofu well using a tofu press or place a cutting board or a plate on top of the tofu, put something heavy on top of the cutting board to remove excess water and then slice them)

Salt to taste

Tomato ketchup - 2 tbsp (heaped)

Oyster sauce - 1 tbsp

Soy sauce - 1 tbsp

Rice vinegar - 1/2 tbsp

Maple syrup - 1 tbsp

Brown sugar - 1 tsp

Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tsp

Sriracha sauce or Red chilly sauce - 1 tbsp

Sesame oil - 2 tsp

( You can adjust the sauces according to your taste)

Sesame seeds as needed to sprinkle on top

Grilled Chinese Tofu

Method

Mix all the above ingredients except the sesame seeds together , apply the mixture to both sides of the tofu slices.

Rest it for 10 minutes, place an aluminum foil inside a baking tray and spray some oil.

Arrange all the marinated tofu slices and broil in low till one side is light brown.

Gently flip the other side sprinkle some sesame seeds on top, spray some oil and broil again in low till cooked and light brown.

If you don't have an oven you can directly grill it on a pan with some oil.

Remove from the oven and serve hot as an appetizer.

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