How to make Pav Bhaji

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Pav Bhaji. Youngsters likes fast food so very much. So here it's a home made recipe for very famous fast food - Pav Bhaji. It contains lots of vegetables. But in this recipe we are going to make it in microwave. Means a healthy, tasty and quick fast food.

Preparation time - 10 minutes

Cooking time - 40 minutes

Serves - 4 persons

Ingredients to make Pav Bhaji:

3 finely chopped onion

6 blanched and chopped tomatoes

3 potatoes

2 peeled and chopped carrots 

1/2 cup green peas

1 1/2 cup chopped cauliflower

3/4 cup chopped cabbage

6 table spoon oil or butter

1 tea spoon ginger paste

1 tea spoon garlic paste

2 table spoon pavbhaji masala

1/4 tea spoon turmeric powder

1 tea spoon red chilly powder

1/2 chopped capsicum 

Salt to taste

For garnishing:

Chopped coriander

Fried cashew

Chopped spring onion

To serve with:

Butter pav

Chopped onion

Lemon slices

Method to make Pav Bhaji:

• Wash potatoes. Put in a plastic bag and microwave for 5 minutes. Peel and mash coarsely.
• In a deep microproof bowl, put carrots, peas, cauliflower and cabbage. Add � cup water. Mix and microwave for 8 minutes. Let it cool. Mash roughly.
• In a microwave dish add butter , onions, ginger-garlic paste, 2 tbsp pav bhaji masala and turmeric powder. Mix well. Microwave for 4 minutes.
• Add blanched and chopped tomatoes and roughly mashed vegetables. Mix well. Add 2tbsp butter, salt to taste. Cover and microwave for 10 minutes. Stir once in between.
• Add 1 cup water. Mix and microwave for 5 minutes.
• Add 1 tsp pav bhaji masala, and 1 table spoon butter.
• Garnish with chopped coriander, spring onion and cashew.
• Hot and delicious Pav Bhaji is ready to serve.
• Serve it with butter pav, onion and lemon slices.

Tips:

• Refer microwave cooking tips for the process of blanching tomatoes.

How to make Coffee Cake

Learn how to make Coffee Cake. Coffee is another delicious flavor after chocolate. So here it's a home made recipe for delicious coffee cake.

This recipe can be served with rich chocolate sauce as well as condensed milk also. And of course vanilla ice cream is always in. And above all it is made in microwave so easy and quick also.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 4 minutes
Serves - 6 persons

Ingredients to make Coffee cake:


140 gram refined flour
1 tea spoon baking soda
1/2 tea spoon soda-bi-carb
200 grams condensed milk
1 table spoon instant coffee powder
1/4 tea spoon cinnamon powder (opt.)
60 grams margarine
1/2 cup water


For garnishing:  


Chocolate sauce
Condensed milk


To serve with:


Vanilla ice cream

Method to make Coffee Cake:

• Sift refined flour, baking soda and soda bi carb together for 2 to 3 times.
• In other bowl mix other ingredients and add flour mixture slowly. 
• Place a small microwave proof tumbler at the center of greased cake bowl. Pour cake mixture around the tumbler and cook for 4 minutes at MICRO MED.
• After that remove from microwave and keep a side till come at room temp.
• At the time of serving spread chocolate sauce or condensed milk over Coffee Cake.
• You can serve it with vanilla ice cream also.

Chocolate Sauce:

Ingredients to make Chocolate sauce:

1 cup milk
1 1/2 - 2 table spoon cocoa powder
1/4 cup sugar
1 table spoon corn flour
1/4 tea spoon vanilla essence 


Method to make Chocolate sauce:

• Mix all the ingredients in a big microwave proof bowl and cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Stir well and again cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Let it come at room temp. add vanilla essence and mix properly.

Tips:

• If you want to store chocolate sauce for a long time add water in stead of milk.

How to make Paneer Biriyani

Learn how to make Paneer Biriyani.


Paneer is a good source of calcium. Here is a home made recipe for special Mughlai recipe - Paneer Biriyani. This recipe is made in microwave so, good in taste and good for health also. 

Preparation time - 15 minutes
Cooking time - 17 minutes
Serves - 6 persons


Ingredients to make Paneer Biriyani: 


for biriyani:


1 cup basmati rice - long grain rice
200 gram paneer pieces
10 - 15 cashew nut 
1 table spoon curd
1/2 tea spoon lemon juice
1/2 tea spoon garam masalo
1 table spoon freshly cut mint leaves
2 cups water
Salt to taste


For tadka:


1 table spoon ghee
1 table spoon oil
1/2 tea spoon cumin seeds
1 1/2 table spoon biriyani masalo


For paste:


1/2 cup chopped onion
1 tea spoon ginger paste
4 to 5 whole dry red chilies
1/2 cup tomato
1 table spoon crushed garlic


Crush all the ingredients and make fine paste.


For garnishing:


Fried onion
Roasted cashew
Fried raisin

Method to make Paneer Biriyani: 

• Wash rice and soak them. Keep a side for at least 15 minutes.
• Mean while mix paneer, curd, salt, lemon juice and other spices in a mixing bowl. Keep a side for at least 30 minutes.
• Mix all the ingredients of tadka in a big microwave proof bowl and cook for 1 minute at MICRO HI.
• Add  paste to it and again cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Add rice and paneer and cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Add water and salt and stir properly.
• Cover half the bowl and cook for 7 minutes at MICRO HI. Than for 3 minutes at MICRO MED.
• And at last cook for 2 minutes at MICRO LOW. Give standing time of 2 to 4 minutes.
• Hot and delicious Paneer Biriyani is ready to serve.
• Garnish with fried onion, roasted cashew, coriander leaves and fried raisin. 
• You can serve this with whipped curd.

How to make Stuffed Capsicum and Tomato in Gravy

Learn how to make Stuffed Capsicum and Tomato in Gravy. In Indian cuisine vegetables with gravy is in. So here it's a home made recipe for stuffed capsicum and tomato in gravy. It is a low oil and medium spicy recipe. And above all it is made in microwave so healthy and quick also.


Preparation time - 20 minutes
Cooking time - 12 minutes
Serves - 4 persons



Ingredients to make Stuffed Capsicum and Tomato in Gravy:


For stuffed capsicum:


3 green capsicum
1/2 cup boiled and mashed potato
1/4 cup boiled green peas
1 tea spoon roasted cumin powder
1/2 tea spoon crushed green chilly
1/2 tea spoon crushed ginger
1 table spoon chopped fresh coriander
1/4 tea spoon black pepper powder
Salt to taste

For stuffed tomato: 


3 big tomatoes
1 cup grated paneer - cottage cheese
1 tea spoon crushed green chilly
1 tea spoon chaat masala
1 table spoon freshly cut mint leaves
Salt to taste


For gravy:


2 cups tomato pure
1 cup coconut milk
1 tea spoon sugar (opt.)
1 tea spoon red chilly powder
1/2 tea spoon cumin seeds
4 to 5 cloves
3 to 4 whole dry red chilies
Salt to taste
1 table spoon oil

Method to make Stuffed capsicum and tomato in gravy:


for capsicum:

• Wash capsicum and put them on plate and cook for 3 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Cut capsicum from upper side and make them seedless.
• Mix all the ingredients of stuffing in a bowl and fill it properly in the capsicums.
• Keep a side.

For tomatoes:

• Repeat the same process for tomatoes, and make them seed less.
• Mix all the ingredients of tomato's stuffing in a bowl and stuff it in tomatoes properly.
• Keep a side.

For Gravy:

• Mix oil,cumin seeds, cloves, whole red chilly in a microwave proof flat dish and cook for 1 minute at MICRO HI.
• Add all the ingredients of gravy in that bowl and again cook for 2 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Add stuffed capsicums and tomatoes in it and cook for 5 to 6 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Garnish with finely chopped coriander.
• Hot and low cal Stuffed capsicum and tomato in gravy is ready to serve.

Tips:

• For making coconut milk crush fresh grated coconut with little water properly and than pass it through muslin cloth. (strain it.)
• This vegetable can be made with only tomato or only capsicum also.

How to make Vegetable Jalfrezi

Learn how to make Vegetable Jalfrezi. This home made recipe is a perfect blend of Indian spices and fresh vegetables. Vegetable Jalfrezi is made from lots of fresh - available vegetables. For more health and connivance and health it's an honest try o make it in microwave. It is a recipe with sweet and spicy taste.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time - 8 minutes
Serves - 4 persons
Ingredients to make Vegetable Jalfrezi: 


1 cup boiled vegetables
(green peas, carrot, french beans, potatoes etc.)
1 finely chopped onion
1 finely chopped tomato - blanched
1 tea spoon green chilly paste
1/2 cup tomato sauce
2 tea spoon oil or butter
2 table spoon fresh cream
1 tea spoon red chilly powder
1 tea spoon sugar
1 tea spoon sliced ginger


For garnishing:


Freshly cut coriander

Method to make Vegetable Jalfrezi:

• Mix oil, onion, tomato and chilly, garlic in a big microwave proof bowl. Cook for 4 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Add other ingredients with 1/2 cup water and cook for 4 minutes at MICRO HI.
• Garnish with coriander .
• Hot and delicious Vegetable Jalfrezi is ready to serve.

How to make Punjabi Chhole

Learn how to make Punjabi Chhole. This is one of the best Indian food. It can be served for dinner. A home made recipe of punjabi chhole is here. It can be served with bhature - a big size puri or paratha also.

Preparation time - 20 minutes
Cooking time - 30 minutes
Serves - 4

Ingredients to make Chhole:


1 cup kabuli chana - white chickpeas
(soaked overnight or at least for 6 - 7 hours)
1 tea bag
1/2 tea spoon cumin seeds
1 onion finely chopped
1 tea spoon ginger paste
1/2 tea spoon garlic paste
2 tea spoon chhole masala
2 tea spoon red chilly powder
1/4 tea spoon turmeric powder
2 tea spoon dry mango powder
1 tea spoon coriander powder
1 tea spoon roasted cumin powder
Salt to taste
2 table spoon oil


For garnishing:


chopped coriander
Onion rings


To serve with:


Fried green chilly
Sliced onion 

Method to make Punjabi chhole:

• Pressure cook kabuli chana - white chickpeas with the tea bag and salt for 3 whistles until they are soft. Discard tea bag.
• Heat oil in a pan, add the cumin seeds. When seeds crackle, add onion, ginger and garlic. Fry till onion is golden brown.
• Add chhole masala, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, dry mango powder, coriander powder and cumin seeds powder saute for 1 minute.
• Add boiled chana and 1 cup water and mix well. Add salt as required.
• Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Garnish with onion rings and coriander.
• Hot and delicious Punjabi chhole is ready to serve.
• You can serve this with kulcha, naan, paratha, kulcha or bhature.
• Serve with fried green chilly and sliced onion.

Tips:

• Chhole masala is readily available at grocery stores.
• If you don't want to fry green chilly take them in a small microwave proof bowl and add a pinch of salt and 1/4 tea spoon of oil and cook for 30 seconds. It will give same taste as fried one.

How to make Bhatura

Recipe by Naiya Sheth : Learn how to make Bhature. In Indian cuisine bhature is served with punjabi chhole. Here it's a easy and quick recipe for bhature.

Preparation time - 10 minutes
Cooking time 5 minutes


Ingredients to make Bhature:


1 cup refined flour
1 cup boiled and grated potato
2 to 3 tea spoon oil
Salt to taste
Oil for frying

Method to make Bhature:

• Mix all the ingredients of bhature and make dough from it. Don't need to add water.
• Knead it properly and make smooth. Cover it with a wet muslin cloth and keep a side for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Divide dough in equal parts and roll it.
• Heat oil and deep fry bhatura in it till both sides are golden brown.
• Repeat the process for rest.
• Serve hot Bhatura with Punjabi Chhole.

Tips:

• If you want to make it healthy you may use combination of whole wheat flour, refined flour and soy flour.
• If required press bhatura with frying spoon at the center while frying.