Sudha's Veg Kitchen [ Food blog]

  KHICHURI/KHICHDI (With Moongdal and Rice ) Recipe for Khichuri/Khichdi Take 1:1 ratio of rice and moong Dal.Wash and drain rice.Dry roast moong Dal till you get nice aroma and then wash and drain it too.Heat oil or ghee in a kadai add 1 tsp jeera,1 bay leaf,2 red chillies,2 slit green chillies a pinch of asafoetida.saute for a minute.Add vegetables of your choice -potatoes cut into big cubes,carrot,beans, pumpkin, cauliflower etc .saute.Add 2 tsp turmeric, little salt and cook for 2 minutes   not necessary that the veggies r cooked.Then take a big vessel add half  cooked veggies,rice,Dal and water 3-4 cups ,peas.Add 2 tsp turmeric,1 tsp chilli powder,1/2 tsp sugar(optional),salt to taste.Add 2 tsp ghee and keep the vessel in pressure cooker and cook till 2-3 whistles.When the pressure goes off check the consistency of khichuri if it's not watery add 1 small glass of hot water.Mix and close the lid of pressure cooker. After 5 minutes khichuri ready.You can heat 1 tb...

 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...

 ALOO MASALA/POTATO MASALA Potatoes are a versatile vegetable particularly for vegetarians it's more of a comfort food .Today sharing a very easy recipe of potato masala .It was a great hit with my family when served with vegetable and dry fruit pulao. Recipe for 4-5 people. INGREDIENTS Potatoes - 3-4 (Big) Onions -2 (medium size) Tomatoes -2 Garlic -3-4 Ginger- small piece Curd-1 tbsp Red chilli powder, coriander /dhania powder/cumin /jeera powder,kitchen king masala-2 tsp (or as per taste) Cumin seeds-1 tsp Salt and oil. RECIPE -: Boil potatoes in a pressure cooker upto 2 whistles only .It must not become mushy. Peel the skin and chop into 4 large pieces .Make small holes in them. Heat 4 tbsp oil and fry the potatoes lightly in batches and keep aside. Now in a mixer jar make a paste of onions, tomatoes, garlic and ginger. Heat 1 tbsp oil or use the remaining oil left after frying potatoes. Add cumin seeds .Once they crackle add grinded paste.saute for a while.Add all dry spices g...

SHAKKARPONGAL / SWEET PONGAL Good day friends , I prepared Shakkarapongal / sweet pongal.A South Indian delicious sweet dish most importantly prepared during Pongal.Its also prepared as prasadam /prasad on special occasions at every South Indian homes and temples.It is one of my most favourite dish.I even don't mind standing in queue to get sweet pongal as prasadam in temples. Ingredients-: Raw Rice - 1/2 cup Moong Dal dhuli / Pasiparappu - 4-5 tbsp Jaggery / Gud / Vellam - 1/2 cup  ( depends on sweetness you want) Cashews and raisins - around 10 Cardamon - 2 Ghee / Clarified butter - 1/4 cup  + 1 tbsp  Recipe -  Dry roast 4-5 tbsp moongDal  in a kadai / vessel.Wash and clean 1/2 cup rice.Mix Dal and rice ,add 2 cups water and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.In another vessel take  1/2 cup jaggery and add little water.When the jaggery get dissolved strain the mixture.Again heat the jaggery syrup and add boiled rice and Dal mixture well.Add ...

MOONG KI DAL / YELLOW SPLIT GRAM DAL A staple diet in every household dal is made with different types of pulses.Today I will be sharing a  moong dal recipe.Its healthy,yummy and a complete comfort food when had with plain rice and potato fry .It will also taste good along with  chappatis,fried rice pulav etc. INGREDIENTS Yellow dal /Moong dal -1 cup Onions-2 Tomatoes-2 Green chillies -2 Grated Garlic/Ginger-1 tsp Asafoetida/hing-a pinch Cumin seeds /Jeera -1 tsp Curry leaves-few Coriander powder-1tsp Cumin powder-1 tsp Chilli powder -1 tsp Turmeric -2 tsp Oil -1 tbsp Ghee -1 tsp Coriander leaves                       STEP BY STEP PROCESS WITH PICTURES Rinse one cup moong dal well.Pressure cook the dal with little turmeric and chopped tomatoes. Now in a wok add little oil and saute chopped onions,green chillies and grated ginger garlic.         ...

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...