Sudha's Veg Kitchen [ Food blog]

MASALA DOSA Today's dinner everyone's favourite butter topped Masala dosa with sambar and onion & tomato chutney. Recipe For dosa- Clean ,wash and soak 2 cups boiled rice,1 cup raw rice together .In another vessel soak  3/4 cup urad Dal ,2 tsp methi seeds for 4 hours.After 4 hours grind finely in mixie.Let it ferment for 4 hrs to 5 hrs.Add salt to batter mix well.Add little water to adjust consistency. For masala Heat oil.Add 2 tsp mustard seeds,a pinch of hing,1 chopped onion,1 tsp chopped ginger,2 -3 green chillies chopped,curry leaves,1/2 chopped capsicum,2 tbsp chopped carrots,peas and saute for a while.Add turmeric powder,chilli powder,coriander powder, little salt and cook for sometime.Add 1 chopped tomato.Let it cook.Add 4-5 boiled potatoes,salt to taste, coriander leaves.Mix well.masala ready. Preparation of dosa -: Heat non stick tawa.sprinkle little water and wipe with tissue.Pour a ladle of dosa spread it thinly on tawa.Add 1/2 tsp oil .Once one side is...

 PANEER BUTTER MASALA Recipe for 4-5 people INGREDIENTS Paneer -250 g Milk -1/3 cup Cashews -5-6 Onions-2 medium sized Tomatoes-2 medium sized Garlic/ginger -2 tsp Turmeric -2 tsp Red chilli powder-2 tsp Coriander powder -3 tsp Kitchen king/paneer masala -2 tsp Cumin powder-1 tsp Kasuri Methi -1 tsp Fresh cream - 1 tbsp Butter - 1 tbsp Whole spices-  cinnamon, cardamon Oil -2 tbsp or as required Coriander leaves Salt to taste Process : In a mixer jar grind onions,garlic and ginger and cashews. Heat 2 tbsp oil add 2 tsp cumin seeds, 2 cloves,1 small cinnamon,2 small green cardamon.Saute for 1/2 minute and then add ready paste of onion,ginger garlic. Add dry spices one by one. Grind the tomatoes in mixer jar. Once onion paste is cooked add tomato paste . Once the masala is cooked well add little salt to taste.Add milk and little water and let the masala simmer for 3-5 minutes. Once the masala is cooked well add small pieces of paneer . Add salt to taste.1 tsp garam masala and ka...

TOMATO RICE Today sharing an easy rice based dish called Tomato Rice.If you have left over rice for the evening or morning you can very easily prepare this dish.You can prepare this dish as a change to break the monotony of eating plain rice and dal .This recipe is a good lunchbox recipe too not taking much time and nor  requiring many ingredients.You can serve this dish with papad. INGREDIENTS BOILED RICE -1&1/2 CUPS TOMATOES -2 ONIONS -2 GREEN CHILLIES -2-3 GINGER -A SMALL PIECE MUSTARD SEEDS(SARSON)-1 TSP BENGAL GRAM (CHANA DAL)-1 TSP BLACK SPLIT GRAM (URAD DAL )-1 TSP CHILLI POWDER -1/2 TSP TURMERIC /HALDI -1 TSP ASAFOETIDA (HING) -A PINCH SALT -TO TASTE SALT -TO TASTE STEP BY STEP PROCESS OF MAKING TOMATO RICE    We shall chop onions ,tomatoes and green chillies to small pieces and grate ginger,                                Now heat...

BROKEN WHEAT UPMA Broken wheat upma/cracked wheat upma /dalia upma/lapsi upma is a healthy recipe for breakfast or dinner.Sometimes the lunch is heavy and we want to settle for light dinner then this upma is right up there in cooking list.By adding little veggies you can make it healthier and colourful.The best part is children too will love to  have them .In this method I have used pressure cooker to prepare Dalia upma.I feel we all  have  to spend less time in kitchen with optimum results.Hope you will like my way of preparing it. INGREDIENTS BROKN WHEAT /DALIA/LAPSI -1 BIG STEEL GLASS CHOPPED ONIONS-1 CHOPPED TOMATOES-1 CHOPPED CARROTS-1/4 CUP CHOPPED CAULIFLOWER-1/ CUP CHOPPED GREEN CHILLIES-3-4 PEAS -1/4 CUP CURRY LEAVES CORIANDER LEAVES CLARIFIED BUTTER /GHEE -1 TBSP(OPTIONAL) GRATED GINGER-1 TSP MUSTARD SEEDS/SARSON-2 TSP BLACK SPLIT GRAM/URAD DAL DHULI-2 TSP BENGAL GRAM/ CHANA DAL -2 TSP OIL -1 TBSP WATER -AS NEEDED SALT -TO TASTE S...