Kande Pohe

Kande Pohe (Maharashtrian  breakfast)

The name Kande(in Marathi) means Onions in English.

Pohe means Flattened rice.

Kande Pohe is very popular Maharashtrian recipe. It is very tasty,easy to make and delicious. It is popular breakfast in Maharashtra, and can be prepared at any time and you can serve this as a snack too. Actually 'kande pohe' has also some traditional symbol. In Maharashtra, this dish is generally served during marriage talks.When a boy goes with his family to girl's house for marriage talks,this recipe is generally served.  The reason behind this is that, this recipe is easy to make and tasty. In a very less time you can prepare a very delicious recipe.

So enjoy 'Kande Pohe' with cup of tea.

Ingredients

2 cups thick Pohe (flattened rice)

2 onions

1 Potato(Chopped)

1 tablespoon oil

1 tea spoon mustard seeds

1 tea spoon turmeric powder

4-5 green chillies

4-5 curry leaves

1-2 tea spoon lemon juice

2 table spoon fresh coriander leaves (Chopped) 

Grated  coconut

Salt to taste

Pinch of sugar

Method:

1. Wash pohe(flattened rice) and drain water completely and leave aside for 5 minutes.
2. Add salt and sugar and mix pohe lightly.
3. In a pan, heat oil,add mustard seeds and when they slutter add curry leaves.
4. Add chopped onions and potato. Saute for a minute.
5. Add green chillies, turmeric powder and mix well.
6. Saute for 2 minutes and add Pohe.
7. Mix and cook till pohe is heated through.
8. Add lemon juice and mix well.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves and grated coconut and serve hot.

Your Kande Pohe is ready to eat. Enjoy this recipe with cup of tea.

You can serve this recipe with Chana Masala

Chana Masala

Chana Masala
Chana is known as Chickpea also.
Chana Masala is most popular and delicious recipe. A well-known Punjabi recipe.
This chana masala recipe is cooked from kala chana (Black Chickpea) or Kabuli Chana (White Chickpea).
This chana masala recipe is simple,delicious and yummy.
So cook Chana Masala in my simple style. :-)

Ingredients:
1/2 kg black chickpea (kala chana)
1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 tablespoon grated coconut
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
4-5 cloves
1 piece cinnamon
2-3 cardamom
2 big size onion
2 big size tomato
1 teaspoon Garam Masala
1 teaspoon red chili powder
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon oil
salt to taste

Method:

1. Soak Black Chickpea(kala chana) in water for overnight and boil chickpeas in pressure cooker.
2. Drain chickpeas and keep aside.
3. Grind cloves,cinnamon and cardamom.
4. In a pan, heat oil and add chopped onion into it,stir well.
5. Once the onion gets soft,add chopped tomato into it.
6. Stir this mixture for 1 min.
7. Remove from the fire and cool for sometime.
8. Then grind onion and tomato mixture into fine paste.
9. In the same pan,heat 1 tablespoon of oil and add cumin seeds into it. Cook till they splutter.
10. Add Onion and Tomato paste.
11.  Add ginger-garlic paste.
12. Add cloves,cinnamon and cardamom powder.
13. Add Garam masala, red chili powder, turmeric powder,coriander powder and mix well.
14. Add salt to taste.
15. Add black chickpeas(kala chana) and 1 cup water. MIx well.
16. Add grated coconut
17. Cook it for 5-10 minute.
18. Turn off the fir and garnish with coriander leaves and lemon.

Your chana masala is ready to serve.
Serve hot. You can serve this chana masala with Chapati(Indian Bread) or Batata Wada.
So enjoy.. :-)

Paneer Methi Chaman

Paneer (Cottage cheese) methi (Fenugreek) chaman..

Fenugreek leaves and seeds are nature’s gift to mankind. This wonder herb is rich in minerals like Potassium, Calcium, and Iron. The leaves have good dietary fiber and are abundant in Vitamin C and Vitamin K.

Fenugreek  is available and used both as a herb (the leaves of the plant) and as spice (the seed). It is cultivated worldwide as a semi-arid crop. It is frequently used in curry and is a very famous Indian leafy vegetable which resembles clover leaves. It has a very light bitter taste (which might require getting used to) and has a spicy taste to it. 

Fenugreek leaves add flavor and zest to your cooking and you can add fenugreek leaves to any kind of cooking that involves dal, vegetable, rice, or atta (chapathi flour). Ensure that the leaves are washed well before cooking.

Fenugreek seeds and the leaves have a strong aroma.

Loads of greens are combined with paneer and punjabi spices to form this brilliant creation. So,I would love to present you this Gorgeous, Delicious and Yummy Delicious Paneer Methi Chaman.

Ingredients:
3 cups Fenugreek leaves(Methi leaves)
2 cups Spinach leaves (Palak Leaves)
1 cup fresh cream
2 tablespoon oil
1 tea spoon cumin seeds
2 tablespoon onion paste
1 tea spoon turmeric powder
1 tea spoon chili powder
3-4 green chillies paste
1 teasppon ginger paste
1 teaspoon garlic paste
2 pieces of cinnamon
1 cup Paneer (Cottage Cheese)- cut into cubes
1 tea spoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon cumin seeds powder
Salt to taste




Method:

1. Blanch fenugreek leaves and spinach leaves in vessel of boiling water for 5-7 minutes.
2. Drain and blend in a mixer till smooth. Keep aside.
3. Heat the oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, cinnamon, ginger-garlic paste, green chillies paste and onion paste.
4. Saute the mixture for 1 minute. Then add turmeric powder, chili powder, cumin seeds powder, coriander powder and mix it well.
5. Add spinach and fenugreek paste into it and saute it for about 2 minutes.
6. Add paneer cubes, salt and cook on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes..
7. Add some fresh cream into it.

Your paneer Methi Chaman is ready to serve.
I served this with more fresh cream on the top of it.
Serve this with chapati (Indian Bread) or rice.





 

Roasted Almond Chocolate

Homemade Chocolates......

Yummy.... :-)

Everybody loves to eat chocolates. This homemade chocolate recipe can be delicious for your children, or you can gift them to someone. It is very easy to prepare and won't even take your too much time to prepare. So let start to prepare delicious chocolate.

Ingredients:

1 cup cooking butter

1 cup Icing Sugar

1 cup Cocoa Powder

1-1/4 cup Milk Powder

1-1/4 cup roasted Almond

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

Method:

1. Mix  icing sugar,cocoa,and milk powder together.

2. Melt Butter on a double boiler.

3. Add Cocoa,Icing Sugar and Milk Powder Mixture in a melted butter.

4. Stir well.

5. Add roasted almond and vanilla essence in this mixture.

6. Pour this mixture in a chocolate molds and deep freeze them.

7. After 10-15 Minutes , take them out and  remove the chocolates from the molds into separate    plate.

Your Roasted Almond Chocolates are ready to serve.