Vegetable Balls in garlic sauce

VEGETABLE BALLS IN HOT GARLIC SAUCE
Ingredients:
For Vegetable Balls:
finely grated carrot - 1
finely grated cabbage - 1/4 cup
finely chopped beans - a handful
boiled and finely grated potato - 1 big
fresh bread crumbs - 1/4 cup
corn flour - 2 tbsp
salt to taste
ajinomoto - 1/4 tsp
white pepper - 1 tsp
soya sauce - 1 tbsp
egg white - 1
oil - deep fry

For Sauce:
garlic - 10 - 15 finely chopped
green chillies - 3 (finely chopped)
ajinomoto - 1/4 tsp
sugar - 1 tsp
tomato sauce - 4 - 5 tsp
red chilli sauce - 2 tsp
soya sauce - 1 tsp
vinegar - 1 tsp
white pepper powder - 1 tsp
salt to taste water - 1 cup
corn flour - 1 tsp
spring onions - 3 (finely chopped)
oil to fry

Method:
To make balls:

- stir fry the vegetables, ajinomoto in little oil for 3-4 mins

- allow it to cool

- now mix that to the cornflour, salt, white peper, soya sauce, egg white and mix well

- make small balls and then deep fry in oil till crisp and leave them aside.

To make the sauce:

- heat oil in a wok.

- add onions, garlic, green chillies and fry for 2 - 3 mins

- add sugar, salt, tomato sauce, soya sauce, red chilli sauce, vinegar, white pepper powder, corn flour, water and mix well

- allow it to boil until it forms a thick sauce

- this sauce will be shiny

To serve:

- add the vegetable balls to the sauce and then mix well.

- serve hot.

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Egg Fried Rice

EGG FRIED RICE

Ingredients:
Egg – 3
Cooked rice – 1.5 cups
Salt to taste
White pepper - 2 tsp
Spring onions - 5 (finely chopped)
Ajinomto – ¼ tsp
Soya sauce – 1 tsp
Peas – ¼ cup
Carrot – 1 (finely chopped)
Beans – finely chopped - 1 handful
Oil to fry
Garlic – 6 – 7 (finely chopped)

Method:

- In a pan add oil - Add the garlic and fry
- Then add the carrot, beans and fry for 2 – 3 mins
- Break open the eggs and fry until they are scrambled and resemble bread crumbs
- Add ajinomoto, soya sauce, salt, pepper powder, fry well
- Add the cooked rice and cooked peas and fry for 2 – 3 mins
- Now add the spring onions and fry for 2 – 3 mins
- Serve.

Note:
Like other vegetables peas will not get well cooked. So added rice +1 tsp of oil, peas, salt to taste and water and made the rice well cooked to pulao consistency

Crispy Prawns Fry

CRISPY PRAWNS FRY

HI all,
I was searching for a recipe that can taste too well with some mild recipe. I managed to make some rice and rasam while the side dish was still missing. Thats when I saw this recipe in the internet while blogging and got a chance to try. Again needless to say a new one, easy one and yet so tasty and less time consuming too..

Ingredients:
Prawn medium sized - 1/4 kg
Chilly powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Corn Flour - 1/4 tsp
Ginger Garlic paste - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
lemon juice - 2 tsp
Oil for deep fry

Method:
- clean the prawns
- devein them and wash them lightly twice or thrice.
- add lemon juice, ginger garlic paste, salt, corn flour, chilly powder and pepper powder
- mix well and leave them aside for 30 mins. Or the easiest way is to put the marinated prawns in the freezer for 10 mins.
- heat oil in a pan.
- deep fry the prawns until they are crisp.
- serve

Thanks goes to:
Valar Blog.
This is the first time I have visited her site while I was searching for a recipe to do something with prawns... I mean something different. Thanks Valar.

Mushroom Rich Curry

MUSHROOM RICH CURRY
Ingredients:
button mushrooms - 1 packet
onions - 2
tomatoes - 2
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
red chilli powder - 1 tsp
jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
green chillies - 1
garam masala - 1/2 tsp
corriander leaves - 1 tsp
cashew nut paste - 1 tsp
cream - 1/4 cup
jeera - 1/2 tsp
oil for frying

Method:
- slice the onion lengthwise and chop the tomatoes finely
- wash mushrooms well. dry up the moisture on the towel and then slice them into 4 slices
- add oil in a pan. add jeera seeds, slit green chillies, and add mushrooms. Fry for 2 - 3 mins.
- remove from the oil and keep it aside.
- in the same oil add the onions, fry til they are crisp.
- add ginger garlic paste, chopped tomatoes, salt and the red chilli powder.
- fry well. when the tomatoes are pulpy add some water and the cashew nut paste.
- add the fresh cream. Simmer
- cook for 2 - 3 mins. Add the mushrooms and fry for 2 -3 mins.
- when once cooked, add garam masala and cumin powder. garnish with corriander leaves.

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Mutton Pepper Masala

MUTTON PEPPER MASALA
Ingredients:
mutton 3/4 kg
onions - 2 (finely chopped)
tomatoes - 2 (finely chopped)
ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
salt to taste
turmeric powder - 1 tsp
red chilli powder - 1 tsp
black pepper powder - 3 tsp
corrdiander leaves - 2 tsp
curry leaves - 10 - 15
oil - 4 tbsp
water - 1 cup
cinnamon - 1"
cardamom - 2
bay leaf - 1
cloves - 2

Method:

- marinate mutton with pepper powder, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, ginger garlic paste. MIx well.

- leave this aside for 1 hour.

- then add 1 cup of water to this mutton marination and steam cook for 2 whistles. (here i have used tender mutton).

- in a pan add oil. Add the spices (cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and bay leaf

fry that for 2 mins.

- then add onions and fry till they turn golden brown.

- then add the tomatoes and fry

- add the curry leaves and corriander leaves.

- fry till the tomatoes raw smell is gone.

- now add the cooked pepper along with the water.

- add the corriander leaves.

- fry and leave to simmer for 20 mins.- serve hot with rice/some flavoured rice/roti's/chappathi.

Note:

- always buy tender mutton. That is easy to cook and also tastes good. Buy the mutton which is in pink colour.

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Prawn Fried Rice

PRAWNS FRIED RICE
Ingredients:
Prawns - 1 cup (cleaned )
eggs - 2
boiled rice - 2 cups
salt to taste
ajinomoto - 2 pinches
garlic - 4 - 5
white pepper - 2 tsp
soya sauce - 1 tsp
vinegar - 1 tsp
oil - 2 tbsp
optional: carrot, beans, spring onions and capsicum (finely chopped)
Sorry I didnt have them to get the recipe going.. I had to pack for me and my Hubby for Lunch and carry the same to the office too!!


Method:
- in a pan add oil
- add the eggs and fry till they are crumbled.
- add the prawns, salt, pepper powder, vinegar, soya sauce, ajinomoto, finely chopped garlic
- fry well for 4 - 5 mins. Need not worry, prawns will be well cooked by then.
- (at this point, you can add the above mentioned vegetables and fry for 2 - 3 mins).
- now add the cooked rice and mix well
- serve hot

Tofu Makkanwala

TOFU MAKKANWALA
Ingredients:
tofu cubes - 1 cup
onion - 1/2 cup sliced
ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
tomatoes - 2 (pureed)
turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
chilli powder - 1 tsp
cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
garam masala - 1 tsp
cream - 4 tbsp
kasthuri methi - 1/2 tsp
sugar - 2 tsp
butter - 4 tsp
salt to taste
chopped corriander - 2 tsp
to serve - 1 tsp butter

Method:
- add 1/2 tsp of butter in a pan
- add onions and fry till golden brown
- add the tomatoes and fry
- add the red chilli powder and fry till the raw smell is gone
- grind that to a fine paste
- add the remaining butter (3 + 1/2 tsp) in a pan
- add cumin seeds
- add the tofu and fry the they turn golden brown
- add the ground paste and fry
- add garam masala, cream, kasthuri methi, sugar and salt.
- cook till raw smell goes off
- serve with corriander leaves and butter
- serve with chappathi/roti.

Kadai Tofu

KADAI TOFU
Ingredients:
tofu - 1 cup (cut into cubes)
onion - 1 large (finely chopped)
ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
corriander powder - 1/2 tsp
cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
turmeric powder - 1 pinch
chilli powder -3/4 tsp
garam masala - 1/2 tsp
kasthuri methi - 1/2 tsp
tomato puree - 4 tsp
fresh cream - 1 tbsp
sugar - 1 pinch
oil to fry
salt to taste
corriander leaves - 2 tbsp

Method:
- add oil in a pan
- add the finely chopped onions and fry till golden brown
- add the ginger garlic paste, tomato puree
- fry. add the cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, garam masala
- fry till the raw smell is gone
- add water if necessary
- now add the tofu and fry
- add the kasthuri methi and corriander leaves
- close with a lid
- let it cook until the gravy is dry
- before serving topp it with fresh creeam.