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Biryani Flavoured Tahri

Biryani flavoured tahri. Tahri is a famous one pot rice dish made with rice, seasonal vegetables and spices from North Indian cuisine. And here is a similar recipe with different flavour. All the aromatic spices, saffron, rose, Kewra and meetha attar made this tahri fragrant and mouthwatering.

This spicy aromatic rice can be served with Palak raita, Beetroot raita or any raita. Or you can also serve it with any curry. I have served this with Doi potol or parwal in yogurt gravy. And garnished with some different coloured chillies from my terrace garden.

According to Wikipedia Tahri is a yellow rice dish in Awadhi cuisine. Spices are added to plain cooked rice for flavor and colour. In one version of Tehri, potatoes are added to the rice. In other variants soyabean chunks, vegetables, onions, tomatoes and many different spices are also added. Tehri and tehari are variants on the name for the vegetarian dish prepared in the same way as biryani. Alternatively, it can also be prepared with various types of meats and green peas. It was developed by the Muslim Nawabs of Awadh in South Asia. Tehri became more popular during the Second World War when meat prices increased substantially and potato became the popular substitute in biryani.

You may like to try some more rice dishes from this blog. Click on the name below for recipe.

1. Spinach pulao

2. Mushroom egg fried rice

3. Mix Vegetable Fried Rice

4. Saffron rice with pickled Jalapeno and ginger julienne

5. Easy pulao or one pot rice

6. Corn peas barista fried rice or pulao

7. Korean egg fried rice

8. Chutney pulao

9. Spanish moulded rice

10. Mint rice or pulao

11. Beetroot rice and raita

12. Mexican rice

13. Carrot rice

14. Tricolour rice

15. Mexican green rice

16. Kolkata style chicken biryani

17. Basanti pulao

18. Lotus stem biryani or pulao

19. Bengali pulao

20. Egg biryani or pulao

Tahri is a simple and easy to make rice dish made with spices, vegetables, soya nuggets or meat etc. And usually flavoured with aromatic whole spices like cardamom, cloves and cinnamon. But in this Tahri I have used all the flavour of biryani. So you will get a lovely aroma of biryani in this Tahri. And saffron will give a beautiful yellow colour and flavour to your tahri. You don’t need to use turmeric powder. But if you don’t have saffron then you can use 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder with other spices. But I recommend to use saffron.

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Recipe

Basmati rice – 1 cup

Green peas – 1/2 cup

Cauliflower florets – 1 cup

Potato – 1 large, peeled and cubed

Carrot – 1, cubed

Onion – 1 large, finely chopped

Tomato – 1 small, chopped

Green chilli – 2-3 or to taste

Garlic – 4 cloves

Ginger – 1 inch piece

Green cardamom – 4

Cloves – 4

Cinnamon – 1 inch piece

Cumin seeds – 1/2 teaspoon

Bay leaf – 1

Thick curd or yogurt – 1/4 cup

Oil – 3 tablespoon

Ghee or clarified butter – 1 tablespoon

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon

Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon

Garam masala powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Biryani masala – 1 teaspoon

Cilantro or coriander leaves – 1 tablespoon, chopped

Mint leaves – 1 tablespoon, optional

Saffron – a pinch

Milk – 2 tablespoon

Kewra water – 1 teaspoon

Rose essence or water – 1 teaspoon

Meetha attar – 3 drop

Water – 2 cup

Method

1. Wash the rice 3-4 times or till water runs out clear and soak the rice in water for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes drain the water and keep aside.

2. Peel and chop the potatoes and carrot in cubes. Cut the cauliflower into small florets.

3. Grind tomato, green chilli, garlic and ginger into a smooth paste.

4. Soak saffron in hot milk. Let the milk cool down. Crush the saffron with your finger tips. Add Kewra water, rose water or essence and meetha attar. Stir and cover.

5. Crush the cardamom, cloves and cinnamon in a mortar pestle.

6. Heat a wok or heavy bottom vessel. Add cumin seeds, crushed cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and 1 bay leaf. When cumin seeds starts to splutter add finely chopped onion. Fry till onion starts to change it’s colour.

7. Add cauliflower florets, carrot and potatoes. Saute for 2-3 minutes.

8. Add ground ginger, garlic and green chilli. Also add cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, biryani masala and salt. Saute till dried up and oil leaves the sides.

9. Reduce the heat and add well whisked curd or yogurt. Keep stirring. When everything about to dried up increase the flame, add rice and mix. Saute for a minute.

10. Add chopped cilantro or coriander leaves. Tear up mint leaves with your hand and add if using.

11. Now add green peas and Kewra, rose water and meetha attar mixed saffron milk and 2 cup water. If you are making in pressure cooker use 1&1/2 cup water. Mix well. Taste the water if its perfectly salty, if not add little more salt to taste. Cover the vessel or wok. When it starts to rolling boil reduce the heat. Cook covered on simmer for 10 minutes.

12. Stir gently and cover again and cook for 5 minutes or till all the water evaporate.

13. Remove from heat and keep aside covered for 5-6 minutes.

14. Fluff the rice gently and serve hot with any raita or curry.

Notes

1. To make the tahri more spicy add some more green chilli. You can also use little red chilli powder if you want.

2. You can use any vegetables, soya nuggets, fried paneer cubes etc in this tahri.

3. 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder can be used instead of saffron. Add turmeric powder with other spices. But try to use saffron for best result.

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Kodo Millet Broccoli Pulao

Kodo millet broccoli pulao. A flavorful, spicy, no onion garlic and delicious pulao made with kodo millet and broccoli. You don’t have broccoli? No problem try with cauliflower, carrot, beans or mixed vegetables. An absolutely easy to make and delectable one pot meal. A very nutritious and gluten free dish for everyone.

According to Wikipedia Paspalum scrobiculatum, commonly called Kodo millet or Koda millet, is an annual grain that is grown primarily in Nepal (not to confuse with Kodo (Finger millet, Eleusine coracana) and also in India, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and in West Africa from where it originated. The plant is called Arikelu in the Telugu language, Varagu in Tamil, Varak (വരക്) in Malayalam, Arka in Kannada,Kodra in Hindi and Bajra (ਬਾਜਰਾ) in Punjabi.

Now what is millet?

Millet is a group of small-seeded grains resembling small pearls. In the United States, some people haven’t heard of millet, yet it’s a staple in many parts of the world. It’s commonly included in Indian and African dishes. Millet is a gluten-free grain that’s rich in antioxidants, soluble fiber, and protein. In particular, it may lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels. The different types of millet include:

• pearl

• foxtail

• finger

• little

• jowar

• kodo

Millet is a whole grain. It’s considered a “good” carb, so it’s easily digestible. And since it’s also gluten-free, it’s a great alternative for people living with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity. Additionally, millet has a high nutritional value Millet is a whole grain that’s packed with protein, antioxidants, and nutrients. It may have numerous health benefits, such as helping lower your blood sugar and cholesterol levels. Plus, it’s gluten-free, making it an excellent choice for people who have celiac disease or follow a gluten-free diet. Its nutty taste and versatility make it well worth trying. Source – Healthline

I have used nutrient-rich broccoli with corn, green peas, green chilli, ginger and some aromatic whole spices in this millet pulao.

Broccoli is a rich source of multiple vitamins, minerals and fiber. Different cooking methods may affect the vegetable’s nutrient composition, but broccoli is a healthy addition to your diet whether cooked or raw. Broccoli is a nutrient-rich vegetable that may enhance your health in a variety of ways, such as by reducing inflammation, improving blood sugar control, boosting immunity and promoting heart health. However, keep in mind that good health doesn’t come from any single food. Broccoli is merely one of numerous healthy foods that can contribute to optimal health. Including this nutritious vegetable in your healthy, balanced diet may help you achieve your health goals more easily. To read more about health benefits of broccoli click here.

Here are some more broccoli recipes from this blog. Click on the link below for recipe.

1. Broccoli stir fry with carrot beans and olive

2. Broccoli mushroom noodles with sriracha sauce

3. No onion garlic broccoli potato stir fry

4. Broccoli malai curry

5. Broccoli with cottage cheese and mixed vegetables

6. Broccoli almond cheese soup

7. Broccoli stir fry with lemon and ginger julienne

8. Broccoli with egg and tomato

9. Steamed vegetable

As I mentioned above recipe is very easy to make. You can also make it in pressure cooker. Just reduce the amount of water while cooking in pressure cooker. For 1 cup millet use 1&1/2 cup water instead of 2 cup and cook for 2 whistle. Let the pressure settle down on its own. Use green chilli according to your spice tolerance. To make the pulao more spicy add more chopped green chilli or if you are making for kids, use only one green chilli or skip chilli. You can also use mixed vegetables in this pulao like cauliflower, carrot, beans etc with broccoli. Or you can also make it like Mixed vegetable fried rice if you want. Use cooked millet instead of rice.

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Recipe

Kodo millet – 1 cup

Broccoli – 1

Green peas – 1/2 cup

Sweet corn – 1/3 cup

Great chilli – 2-3 or to taste, finely chopped

Ginger – 1 inch piece, grated

Oil – 1/2 tablespoon

Ghee or clarified butter – 1/2 tablespoon

Green cardamom – 2-3, broken

Cloves – 1 inch piece

Star anise – 1 small

Cumin seeds – 1/2 teaspoon

Dry red chilli – 1

Bay leaf – 2 small

Salt – 1&1/2 teaspoon or to taste

Sugar – 1/2 teaspoon, optional

Mint leaves – 8-10 leaves, optional

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon

Coriander powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Bengali garam masala powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Water – 2 cup

Lemon juice – 1/2 tablespoon

Method

1. Wash the kodo millet on a strainer. Soak in sufficient water for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes drain and keep aside.

2. Wash and chop the broccoli into medium size florets.

3. Heat oil and ghee in a wok or pan. You can use only ghee or only oil if you want.

4. Add cumin seeds, start anise, green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, dry red chilli and bay leaf. When cumin seeds starts to splutter add grated ginger and chopped green chilli. Saute for a minute. Add some more chopped green chilli to make the pulao spicy if you want.

5. You can also use finely chopped onion and garlic with ginger and green chilli if you want. Fry the onion garlic till light brown if using.

6. Add broccoli florets, cumin powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder. Saute for 2-3 minutes. You can use any vegetable with broccoli like cauliflower, carrot, beans, mushrooms etc. Even you can also use fried cubed cottage cheese or paneer in the pulao if you want.

7. Now add kodo millet and saute for a minute. Add salt, sugar, green peas and sweet corn. Saute for a minute again.

8. Add water and lemon juice. Tear up mint leaves roughly with your hand and add. You can also add 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro or coriander leaves with mint leaves. I didn’t. If you are using pressure cooker add 1&2/ cup water instead of 2 cup and pressure cook for 2 whistle. Let the pressure settle down on its own.

9. When it starts to rolling boil reduce the heat. Cover and cook on simmer for 10 minutes.

10. Remove the cover. Add Bengali garam masala powder and stir. Get the homemade garam masala powder recipe here.

11. Cover again and cook on simmer for 5 minutes more or till water absorbed completely. Remove from heat. Cover and keep aside for 5-10 minutes.

12. Your kodo millet pulao is ready. Serve hot with any raita, chutney or any spicy curry.

This post is going to feature on Facebook gourmet group Shhhhh Cooking Secretly Challenge for the theme Healthy Ideas. In this monthly group members are paired with different partners every month and two secret ingredients are given to each other. We have to use these ingredients in our recipe. Best part of this group is we can interact with a blogger every month. This month my partner is Shobha Keshwani. We had a lovely chat about healthy food. She has also an awesome YouTube channel. Shobha Keshwani gave me cardamom and star anise as secret ingredients. I made this healthy and delicious millet pulao with with these ingredients. And I gave Moringa leaves and black pepper to her as secret ingredients. And she made nutritious and delicious Corn and Moringa soup with these ingredients.

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Mushroom Egg Fried Rice


Mushroom egg fried rice. A delicious and nutritious one pot meal with sweet corn and green peas. You can use carrot, baby corn, cauliflower, beans or any vegetable of your choice. An easy and quick to make yet absolutely delicious and flavorful rice. You can also use leftover rice to make this fried rice.

You may like some more rice recipes on this blog.

1. Mexican green rice

2. Tricolor rice

3. Carrot rice

4. Mexican rice

5. Beetroot rice

6. Mint rice

7. Spanish moulded rice

8. Aloo chutney pulao

9. Korean rice

10. Corn peas barista fried rice

11. Easy pulao

12. Saffron rice

13. Mix vegetable fried rice

And here are some Indo Chinese recipes

1. Ginger noodles

2. Broccoli mushroom noodles with sriracha sauce

3. Mint noodles

4. Schezwan paneer

5. Paneer capsicum stir fry

This week Preethi Prasad of Preethicuisine suggested the theme Lunar New Year Fest for 284 #Foodiemonday bloghop. Preethi suggested us to make some dishes according to lunar new year. And my contribution is this delicious Chinese style fried rice with eggs and mushrooms. Preethi has an amazing blog with numerous delicious and healthy recipes. I have bookmarked her unique recipe Raw banana fried rice to try. Do visit her space for many more wonderful recipes.

For this recipe rice shouldn’t be over cooked add sticky. You can use leftover rice to make this fried rice. I have quartered the mushrooms but you can chop the mushrooms into small pieces if you like. Cauliflower, carrot, baby corn, French beans or any vegetable can be used in this rice. Add your favourite vegetables and sauce and enjoy the delectable taste. Adding more fresh vegetables will make your rice more nutritious and colorful. You can serve it with manchurian, chilli chicken, schezwan paneer etc. But this rice is superbly delicious and flavorful so you don’t need any side dish with it.


Recipe

Basmati rice – 1 cup

Mushroom – 200 gram

Onion – 2, sliced

Green chilli – 2, finely chopped

Egg – 2

Frozen sweet corn – 1/3 cup

Frozen green peas – 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Vinegar – 2 tablespoon

Green chili sauce – 1/2 tablespoon

Soya sauce – 1 tablespoon

Schezwan sauce – 2 tablespoon

Oil – 2 tablespoon + 2 teaspoon


Method

1. Rinse the rice well and soak in water for 15 minutes. Boil sufficient water in a pan. When water starts to boil add drained rice and stir. Cook the rice until rice becomes soft but not mushy.

2. Remove from heat when 90 percent cooked and immediately pour into a colander to strain the water.


3. Wash the mushrooms. Chop each mushroom into 4 pieces.

3. Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan or wok. Add sliced onion and finely chopped green chilli. You can also add a few minced garlic if you want. Fry till onion starts to change it’s colour.

4. Add quartered mushrooms and little salt. Mix well. Mushrooms will release water so cover and cook till dried up. Keep stirring in between.

5. Now add green peas and sweet corn. Saute for 2 minutes more.


6. Add the cooked rice, all the sauce, vinegar and salt. Add salt carefully. We are using sauce and sauce contains salt. Mix well.

7. With the help of a spatula place the rice on the sides of the wok or pan and make a hole in the middle. Add two teaspoon oil and break 2 eggs in the middle.

8. Stir well to cook the eggs just like bhurji or scramble eggs. You can add 2 more eggs if you want. Now mix everything well. Stir gently to avoid breaking the rice.

9. Taste and adjust the seasoning. You can add more sauce or vinegar if required. Fry the rice for 1 – 2 minutes more. Enjoy the mushroom egg fried rice with chilli chicken, schezwan paneer, manchurian etc.

Notes

1. You can use any vegetable of your choice to make the rice more colorful and nutritious.

2. Increase or decrease the amount of sauce according to your taste.

3. You can add more green chilli if you want your rice spicy. Or skip if you are making for kids.

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Peanut Chaat With Corn Green Peas And Raw Mango

Peanut chaat with corn, green peas and raw mango. Taste is tangy, spicy in one word chatpata. Crunchy roasted peanuts, slightly sweet corn and green peas with raw mango, lemon juice and spices made this chaat absolutely delicious and tongue tickling. If you have roasted and peeled peanut ready then you can make it in a jiffy.

Peanut, mango, green peas, sweet corn, lemon, ginger, green chilli,tomato, onion with some spices, cilantro or coriander leaves mint will make your chaat tangy spicy and flavorful.

A completely no oil and no cook gluten free and vegan recipe. And very easy too. Just mix everything and enjoy. I have used dry roasted peanut, you can also use boiled peanuts but I love the crunch of roasted peanut in the chaat. You can also add 1 small cucumber. Peel and chop the cucumber and add in the peanut chaat. Earlier shared Chickpea chaat , Sprouts chaat , Matar chaat and Ghugni and aloo kabli .

You may like some more peanut recipes on this blog. Click on the name below for recipe.

Peanut stuffed paratha

Peanut chutney or dip

Peanut potatoes

Peanut butter

Sending this post to Facebook group Healthy Wealthy Cuisine . This time theme is #GoNutsForPeanut suggested by Jayashree Trao who blog at Evergreen dishes . I love her healthy and unique recipes like Watermelon rind salad , Peanut curd and many more.

Check out my fellow bloggers recipes on this theme.

Peanut chaat by Shalu

No fry masala peanut by Vanitha

Peanut curd by Jayashree

Peanut chutney by Poonam

Peanut cookies by Sasmita

Peanut chutney by Ruchi

Peanut chaat by Swaty

As I mentioned above this chaat is very easy to make. And completely no cook and no oil recipe. You can also use boiled peanuts instead of roasted peanut. But I like roasted peanut in the chaat. If you want your chaat more tangy add some more lemon juice or grated raw mango. To make it more spicy add more green chilli or freshly crushed black pepper. Make according to your taste and spice tolerance.

Recipe

Peanut – 1/2 cup, roasted and peeled

Sweet corn – 1/2 cup, boiled

Green peas – 1/4 cup, boiled

Tomato – 1 small, chopped

Onion – 1 small, finely chopped

Green chilli – 1 – 2 finely chopped

Grated ginger – 1 teaspoon, optional

Raw mango – 1 tablespoon, grated

Cilantro or coriander leaves – 1 tablespoon, chopped

Mint leaves – 1/2 tablespoon

Black or pink salt – 1 teaspoon

Freshly crushed black pepper – 1/4 teaspoon

Chaat masala – 1/2 teaspoon

Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon

Roasted cumin powder or Bhaja moshla – 1/4 teaspoon, optional

Method

1. Dry roast the peanut and peel the red skin.

2. In a bowl mix dry roasted and peeled peanut, boiled sweet corn, green peas, chopped tomato, onion, green chilli, grated ginger, raw mango and chopped cilantro or coriander leaves.

3. Tear up the mint leaves by hand and mix. Add black or pink salt, chaat masala, black pepper, lemon juice and roasted cumin powder or bhaja moshla. Use whatever you have. Bhaja moshla or roasted cumin powder is optional but I recommend to add for flavour.

4. Mix everything well. Taste and add more lemon juice, salt and black pepper if require. You can also add some more grated mango if you want your chaat more tangy.

5. Garnish with ginger julienne and mint leaves. You can add more cilantro or coriander leaves and mint leaves if you like. Serve immediately.

Notes

1. Add green chilli and freshly crushed black pepper according to your taste.

2. One small chopped cucumber can be used in the chaat.

3. You can add more lemon juice or grated raw mango if you want your chaat more tangy.

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Broccoli Stir Fry With Carrot Beans And Olive

Broccoli stir fry with carrot beans and olive topped with roasted sesame seeds. A delicious and easy to make mixed vegetable dry curry. This stir fry also includes Bengal gram or chana dal with capsicum, tomato, chilli and spices. So its a very filling dish. Serve it as a side dish with any bread or dal chawal or enjoy it bowlful when you are not in a mood to make elaborate meal. You can also use baby corn, sweet corn, bell peppers or any other vegetable of your choice.

You may like some more broccoli recipes on this blog.

1. No onion garlic broccoli potato stir fry

2. Broccoli malai curry

3. Broccoli with cottage cheese and vegetables

4. Broccoli almond cheese soup

5. Broccoli stir fry with lemon and ginger julienne

6. Broccoli with egg and tomato

7. Broccoli mushroom noodles

This Monday our 243 #Foodiemonday bloghop theme is Little Chefs suggested by Priya Iyer who blog at The World Through My Eyes. Priya has a wonderful blog. I am sure you will love her delicious and healthy recipes. I have recently bookmarked her Oats dosa and Rainbow rice salad to try. Do visit her space for more mouthwatering recipes.

We have to keep our kids busy in these days. And its very difficult to manage super active kids engage in home for a long time. So Priya suggested why not take our kids in kitchen to help us and make some interesting and healthy dishes with them. Great idea isn’t it? Give them responsibility to dry roast the sesame seeds or wash the vegetables for you. After that chop the vegetables and let them arrange those colorful vegetables on a plate. Use vegetables according to your kid’s choice like red, yellow bell peppers, baby corn, sweet corn etc.

Recipe

Broccoli – 1

Beans – 100 grams

Carrot – 1

Onion – 1 large, sliced

Capsicum – 1

Tomato – 2 large, chopped

Green chilli – 2 – 3, finely chopped

Garlic paste – 2 teaspoon

Green peas – 1/2 cup

Olive slices – 2 tablespoon

Cilantro or coriander leaves – 2 tablespoon, chopped

Chana dal or Bengal gram – 1/2 cup

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon

Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon

Kashmiri red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon, optional

Black pepper powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Garam masala powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon + 1/4 teaspoon

Salt to taste

Sesame seeds – 2 teaspoon, optional

Water – 1 cup + 2 tablespoon

Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon

Oil – 2 tablespoon

Method

1. Pressure cook the chana dal or Bengal gram with salt, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder and 1 cup water for 15 minutes. Dal should be soft but not mushy.

2. Dry roast the sesame seeds and keep aside. This step is optional.

3. Rinse the broccoli. Cut into small florets. Dip the florets in hot water for 3-4 minutes. Drain and keep aside.

4. Peel and cut the carrot into thin slices.

5. Cut off the both tips of the beans. Chop into 1 inch pieces.

6. Mix cumin powder, coriander powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder, black pepper powder and turmeric powder with 2 tablespoon water in a bowl .

7. Heat oil in a pan. Add onion slices and chopped green chilli. Fry till onion becomes brown.

8. Add chopped tomatoes and garlic paste. Saute till tomatoes becomes mushy.

9. Add sliced carrot and chopped beans. Saute for 2 minutes.

10. Add chopped broccoli, green peas, sliced capsicum and chopped cilantro or coriander leaves. Saute for 2 minutes again.

11. Now add soaked dry spices and salt. Mix well. Cover and cook on simmer until vegetables become tender. It will take about 15 minutes.

12. Remove the cover. Add the olive slices and mix well. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Remove from heat. Add lemon juice and mix. You can add more lemon juice if you want.

13. Sprinkle dry roasted sesame seeds. This step is optional. You can skip it if you like.

14. Garnish with cilantro or coriander leaves, lemon wedges, olive slices and red or green chilli. Serve hot with roti, paratha, naan, puri, or any bread or dal chawal.

Notes

1. Use green chilli less or more according to your taste.

2. You can also use baby corn, red, yellow bell peppers or sweet corn etc.

3. Any lentil or dal can be used instead of chana dal or Bengal gram.

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Tomato Corn Peas Paneer Kadhi

Tomato corn peas paneer kadhi. Kadhi with a different taste and flavour. A lipsmackingly delicious kadhi with homemade paneer, sweet corn, green peas and tomato.

Kadhi is a yogurt based gravy with chickpea flour or besan. Usually pakoda or chickpea fritters added to this gravy but you can also make with sliced potatoes or bundi or make only gravy to enjoy with hot steamed rice. You may like some more yogurt based recipes on this blog.

1. Dahi aloo

2. Egg in yogurt sauce

3. Pointed gourd or parwal with poppy seeds

Sending this post to fortnight foodie group Healthy Wealthy Cuisine.
This time theme is Curd Fiesta suggested by me. I am sharing this delicious corn peas paneer kadhi. Check out my fellow bloggers recipes using curd for this theme.
Chow chow raita by Preethi
Curd rice by Vanitha
Tutti frutti cake by Swaty
Strawberry shrikhand by Shalu
Spiced raita by Jayashree
Tomato raita by Narmadha
Kesar badam lassi muffins by Sasmita

To make this delicious kadhi you have to whisk yogurt and chickpea flour or besan well to make lump free. Instead of pakoda or fritters I have used green peas and sweet corn. Do try and enjoy the spicy and mouthwatering kadhi.

Recipe

Curd – 3/4 cup

Sweet corn – 1/2 cup

Green peas – 1/2 cup

Tomato – 2 medium, chopped

Paneer or cottage cheese – 1/2 cup tightly packed, crumbled

Besan or chickpea flour – 3 tablespoon

Oil – 2 tablespoon

Mustard seeds – 1/2 teaspoon

Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon

Curry leaves – 8 – 10

Hing or asafoetida – 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon

Dry red chilli – 1

Ginger – 1/2 inch piece, chopped

Green chilli – 1 – 2, chopped

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon

Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Kashmiri red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon

Garam masala powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Cilantro or coriander leaves – 2 tablespoon, chopped

Salt to taste

Water – 2 & 1/2 cup

Method

1. Wash the tomatoes well. Make a cross-shaped incision or make X with a knife at one end. Don’t make too deep cut. Boil 1 cup water in a pan. Add the tomatoes in it. Boil for 4 – 5 minutes or until the skin starts to separate. Don’t discard the water we will use it in kadhi.

2. Let the tomatoes cool down. Peel and grind with ginger, green chilli and crumbled paneer or cottage cheese. I have used fresh homemade paneer. Get the paneer recipe here .

3. Blend the curd with besan or chickpea flour and 1 cup water in a blender. You can also use hand blender to make the mixture smooth.

4. Heat oil in a pan or wok. I have used mustard oil. You can use any oil of your choice. Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When the seeds starts to splutter add dry red chilli, hing and curry leaves.

5. Now add the ground tomato paneer mixture. Stir well. Add salt, cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder and garam masala powder.

6. When the mixture about to dried up add the green peas. Saute till completely dried up and oil leaves the sides.

7. Add blended besan mixed curd, chopped cilantro or coriander leaves and sweet corn. Mix well.

8. Add remaining water and let it boil for 5 minutes. Stir constantly. After 5 minutes reduce the heat. Cook on simmer for 20 – 25 minutes or until it becomes thick. Stir in regular interval to avoid sticking to the pan.

9. Now taste and adjust salt if require. You can add little more water if require to get your desired consistency. Garnish with cilantro or coriander leaves and sweet corn. You can also garnish with frozen or boiled green peas. Serve hot with steamed rice, jeera rice or any bread.

Notes

1. Use green chilli according to your taste.

2. You can use more green peas and sweet corn if you want.

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Matar Chaat Or Green Peas Curry

Spicy delicious no onion garlic matar chaat or green peas curry. Serve it as a side dish or chaat with green chutney, chopped onion, green chilli, tamarind chutney and a dash of lemon juice. Bhaja moshla or dry roasted mixed spices powder made it aromatic. Get the recipe here. A completely gluten free and vegan recipe. Fasting people can use rock salt.

You can also make it with onion garlic if you want. Just add 1 tablespoon more oil and fry 1 chopped onion and grind few garlic cloves with tomato, ginger and green chilli. But I love without onion garlic version more. You can make according to your choice.

Already shared one dried peas or matar chaat Ghugni.

And some green peas recipe

Matar nimona

Beetroot green with peas and corn

Potato with green peas

Beetroot hummus with green peas

Matar kofta

I have made this curry with green peas but you can also use overnight soaked and boiled dried peas to make it following same method. Make it and enjoy lipsmacking taste as chaat or side dish with puri, paratha, roti or dal chawal.

Recipe

Matar or green peas – 2 cup

Tomato – 1 medium

Green chilli – 3 – 4 or to taste

Ginger – 1 inch piece

Fresh coconut – 2 tablespoon grated, optional

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon

Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder – 1/4 teaspoon

Chaat masala – 1 teaspoon

Or

Amchur or dry mango powder – 1 teaspoon

Bhaja moshla or roasted spice powder – 1 teaspoon

Oil – 1 tablespoon

Salt to taste

Water – 1/2 cup

Lemon juice – 2 teaspoon or to taste

Method

1. Grind tomato, ginger and 1 or 2 green chilli. Use green chilli according to your taste. Make a smooth paste.

2. Heat oil in a pan. I have used mustard oil but you can use any oil. For onion garlic version see notes.

3. Add ground paste, cumin powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder. Saute till the mixture dried up.

4. Add boiled or frozen green peas, salt and grated coconut if using. Saute for 1 – 2 minutes or till dried up completely.

5. Add water and let it boil. When it starts to rolling boil reduce the heat. Add 2 slit green chilli and cover. Cook on simmer for 10 minutes. You can add more water if require but don’t make it runny, curry should be thick.

6. After 10 minutes add bhaja moshla or dry roasted and powdered spices and lemon juice. Mix well and remove from heat.

7. Taste and adjust salt and lemon juice. Garnish with cilantro or coriander leaves and grated coconut. You can also garnish with ginger julienne and chopped onion.

8. Serve hot with lemon wedges and onion slices.

Notes

1. Add green chilli according to your taste.

2. Few garlic cloves can be added while grinding ginger, green chilli and tomato.

3. To add onion heat 1 tablespoon more oil. And fry 1 finely chopped onion till brown then add ground tomato, chilli, ginger and garlic.

4. 2 teaspoon tamarind paste can be used instead of chaat masala or amchur powder.

Adapted this recipe from the blog of Jolly Makkar. And this recipe is a part of recipe challenge month for this April month. I have used green peas instead of dried peas.

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Sabudana Or Tapioca Paratha With Sweet Corn, Green Peas And Paneer Or Cottage Cheese / Fasting Food

Sabudana or tapioca paratha or flatbread with sweet corn, green peas and paneer or cottage cheese. A delicious and easy to make fasting food. But you can also enjoy it without fasting. Serve it in breakfast or as a snack with tea or coffee. Make small sized paratha and fry on low heat till brown and crisp. Enjoy hot with any chutney or sauce, fasting or feasting. Sweet corn, green peas and paneer or cottage cheese and spices made this paratha lipsmackingly delicious. Normally sabudana or tapioca used on fasting days but I have made it without fasting and enjoyed in breakfast.

Monday again and this week’s 241 #Foodiemonday bloghop theme is Flatbread Fiesta suggested by Poonam Bachhav who blog at Annapurna. Poonam is a very talented blogger. I always love her different types of thali recipes and beautiful pictures. Visit her space for different types of mouthwatering recipes. Poonam already shared some different paratha or flatbread recipes like Mint and paneer stuffed paratha, Leftover dal paratha, Achari aloo paratha and many more.

Recipe is very simple and easy. Just mash the soaked sabudana well with all the ingredients. Make balls and flatten with your palm. Shallow fry with little ghee or oil till golden brown and crisp. To get crispy paratha shallow fry on low heat. And be careful while flipping the paratha upside down to avoid breaking. Use green chilli and crushed black pepper according to your taste. If you want your paratha more spicy, add some more finely chopped green chilli or freshly crushed black pepper powder. You can also use black pepper powder. Vegan people can skip paneer or use tofu.

Recipe

Sabudana or tapioca – 1/4 cup

Potato – 1, boiled

Green peas – 1/3 cup, boiled or frozen

Sweet corn – 1/3 cup, boiled or frozen

Fresh coconut – 2 tablespoon, grated

Paneer or cottage cheese – 1/4 cup, grated or mashed

Green chilli – 1 – 2, finely chopped

Cilantro or coriander leaves – handful, chopped

Ginger – 1 inch piece, grated

Salt or rock salt to taste

Cumin powder – 1 teaspoon

Chaat masala powder – 1 teaspoon

Or

Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon or to taste

Freshly crushed black pepper – 1/2 teaspoon

Oil or ghee/clarified butter to shallow fry

Method

1. Soak the sabudana or tapioca in water for 3 hours. After 3 hours sabudana will be soft. Check by pressing with your finger tips. If its not soft then let it soak for 30 to 60 minutes more. I have soaked for 3 hours.

2. Peel and grate or mash the boiled potato.

3. Drain the water of sabudana completely.

4. In a bowl mix soaked and drained sabudana, mashed or grated boiled potato, green peas, sweet corn, mashed or grated paneer or cottage cheese, grated coconut, ginger, green chilli, chopped cilantro or coriander leaves, cumin powder, freshly crushed black pepper, salt, chaat masala powder or lemon juice.

5. Mix and mash well. Taste and adjust salt and lemon juice if using.

6. Make balls to make paratha. Small or large as you want to make your paratha. I have made 4 paratha out of this dough.

7. Take a ball and press with your palm. If your dough is sticky grease your palm with little oil. Or keep the dough in refrigerator for 30 to 60 minutes. I kept the dough in refrigerator for an hour.

8. Make a round disc by pressing gently with your palm. Heat a pan and brush little oil or ghee in the pan. Place the circle on the pan and reduce the heat. Drizzle little oil or ghee over the paratha.

9. Shallow fry on simmer till edges becomes brown. Flip carefully to avoid breaking. Fry the other side too till brown.

10. Serve hot with any chutney or yogurt.

Notes

1. Use chilli according to your taste. Add more chilli if you want your paratha spicy.

2. You can use 1 – 2 tablespoon more coconut if you want.

3. Vegan people can omit paneer or use tofu.

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Corn Peas Barista Fried Rice Or Pulao

Corn peas barista fried rice or pulao. If you have rice and barista or fried onions ready then you can make it in a jiffy. A perfect rice dish for your party. Just prepare the rice and barista earlier. You can keep both in refrigerator. Fry and combine everything before serving. Easy isn’t it?

You may like some more rice recipes on this blog.

1. Korean rice or egg fried rice

2. Aloo chutney pulao

3. Spanish moulded rice

4. Mint rice or pulao

5. Beetroot rice

6. Mexican rice

7. Carrot rice

8. Tricolour rice

9. Mexican green rice

This week 240 #Foodiemonday bloghop theme is Cooking With Rice suggested by Narmadha who blog at Nams Corner. Narmadha has a wonderful blog with many mouthwatering recipes. I recently bookmarked her Chicken fry and Gluten free brownie recipe to try. Do visit her space for different types of delicious recipes.

Usually we store some frozen peas and corn in freezer. And I also keep some fried onions and barista in refrigerator. So if you don’t have much vegetables in your pantry then these stored ingredients comes handy. Make delicious rice with whole spices, barista, frozen sweet corn and green peas and enjoy. Serve it with any non veg curry or any spicy curry or simple raita. I have served it with Dum aloo.

Recipe

Sweet corn – 1 cup, boiled

Frozen peas – 1/2 cup

Onion – 3, thinly sliced

Basmati rice – 1 & 1/2 cup

Bay leaf – 2

Green cardamom – 3

Cinnamon – 1 inch piece

Cloves – 3

Star anise – 1, optional

Mace or javitri – 2 strand

Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon

Ghee or clarified butter – 2 tablespoons

Water – 2 cup

Salt to taste

Cumin seeds – 1 teaspoon

Oil – 1 tablespoons + to fry the onions

Method

1. Wash the rice well. Soak in water for 15 minutes.

2. Drain and add salt, bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon ghee or clarified butter and 2 cup water. Pressure cook for 1 whistle or microwave for 10 – 12 minute. Fluff the rice gently and discard the bay leaf. Rice shouldn’t be over cooked.

3. Fry the sliced onions till brown to make barista and keep aside.

4. In a pan heat 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon ghee. You can skip oil and use 2 tablespoon ghee if you like. Add cumin seeds.

5. When seeds starts to splutter add frozen peas and boiled sweet corn. Add little salt and fry for 2 minutes.

6. Add the rice and fried onion slices. Reserve little barista to garnish. Mix well. Taste and adjust salt if require. Mix gently, rice shouldn’t be break.

7. When everything combines well remove from heat. Garnish with barista or fried onion slices. Serve hot with any mutton or chicken curry or any spicy gravy. Or you can enjoy this aromatic rice with raita only.

Notes

1.You can use green chilli if you want. Add chopped green chilli after adding cumin seeds.

2. Be careful while making rice. Rice shouldn’t be mushy.

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Mint Carrot Beetroot Hummus With Green Peas

 

Mint carrot beetroot hummus with green peas. A superbly delicious hummus with a different taste and flavour. Flavour of mint and lemon and sweetness of beetroot, green peas and carrot made this hummus mouthwatering.

Hummus is a savoury dip or spread made of boiled and ground chickpeas mixed with garlic, tahini and lemon juice. A delicious and very popular spread or dip in the Middle East and Mediterranean, as well as in Middle Eastern cuisine. Earlier shared a delicious Beetroot dip.

You can always increase the ingredients according to your taste. I don’t like sesame seeds flavour so I have used only 1 teaspoon but you can use 1 tablespoon full if you like. I have sauteed the carrot, beetroot and green peas in little olive oil before blending with chickpeas. And sauteed vegetables gives a different taste to the hummus. I didn’t use tahini. Tahini is a paste of toasted sesame seeds and olive oil. And as I mentioned above you can add 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds instead of 1 teaspoon if you like. Or you can completely omit sesame seeds. Sometimes I make it without sesame seeds. But I recommend to add at least 1/2 to 1 teaspoon. Or use 1 tablespoon tahini instead of toasted sesame seeds.

This week’s 236 #Foodiemonday #bloghop theme is Hummus Time suggested by Kalyani Sri who blog at Sizzling Taste Buds. Love her blog name as well as different types of delicious recipes she shared. Recently bookmarked her 8 healthy pongal recipes to try all the delicious and healthy pongal.

I mentioned above that I sauteed the vegetables before blending with chickpeas. You have to saute the vegetables till fork tender in little olive oil. You can add more lemon juice if you want your hummus more tangy. I don’t like the flavour of sesame seeds so I have toasted 2 teaspoon but used 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds and reserved some for garnishing. But you can use 1 tablespoon if you like. Or use 1 tablespoon tahini instead of toasted sesame seeds. You can also add more garlic if you like the garlicky taste and flavour.

Recipe

Chickpeas – 1/2 cup, soaked and boiled

Beetroot – 1

Carrot – 1

Green peas – 1/4 teaspoon

Garlic – 1 clove, chopped

Mint leaves – 2 tablespoon

Toasted sesame seeds – 1 teaspoon

Olive oil – 1 tablespoon + to drizzle

Salt to taste

Cumin powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Black pepper powder – 1/2 teaspoon or to taste

Lemon juice – 1 tablespoon or to taste

Method

1. Peel, rinse and grate or finely chop the beetroot and carrot.

2. Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a pan. Add chopped garlic, beetroot, carrot and green peas. Add little salt and stir. Reduce the heat. Cover and cook on simmer until vegetables becomes little soft. Press with a spatula to check. Stir in between. Remove from heat and let it cool down.

3. In a food processor or blender blend the boiled chickpeas. You can also use your grinder. Reserve some chickpeas for garnishing. I reserved some ground chickpeas too for garnishing.

4. Add sauteed vegetables, mint leaves, toasted sesame seeds, salt, cumin powder and black pepper powder. Add some water from boiled chickpeas for easy grinding. Blend everything till smooth.

5. Add lemon juice and remaining olive oil. Blend till everything combine well and becomes smooth. You can add little more cold boiled chickpeas water. Taste and add more salt and lemon juice if require and blend again.

6. Take out the mixture into a bowl. Drizzle little olive oil over it. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds, boiled chickpeas and mint leaves. Serve with pita bread or raw vegetable sticks. Remaining hummus can be stored in refrigerator.

Notes

1. You can add 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds or use 1 tablespoon tahini instead of sesame seeds.

2. You can use one more garlic clove if you like.

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