How To Make Cabbage Maharashtrian Style - Kobi Ki Sabzi

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Maharashtrian Cabbage Recipe - Kobi Ki Sabzi

I always cook cabbage in my desi punjabi tadka. But being born and raised up in Maharashtra, I am very fond of Maharashtrian food. So I learnt to cook cabbage in Maharashtrian style from my maid Vandana who's a typical Maharashtrian. She calls cabbage as Kobi. Its a very easy recipe with simple ingredients and limited masalas, unlike my punjabi tadka.

So lets begin with our today's recipe Maharashtrian Cabbage Sabzi Or Kobi Ki Sabzi

Ingredients:

1/2 Kg Cabbage (chopped)

2 Green Chillies ( i prefer whole you can also chop it)

1 Medium Sized Tomato (finely chopped)

1/2 tsp Garlic Paste

1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder

1/4 tsp Jeera (cumin seeds)

1 tsp Salt ( or as per your taste)

2 tbsp Oil ( I prefer Mustard oil you can use one of your choice)

Coriander for Garnishing



Method:

Firstly chop the cabbage as shown below.

Chopped Cabbage

Heat oil in a pan. Then add Jeera to it.

Add Jeera To Oil

When jeera turns a little brown and starts releasing its aroma, add garlic paste and green chillies to it.

Add Garlic Paste And Green Chillies

Mix well. When the garlic turns golden brown add chopped tomatoes to it.

Add Chopped Tomatoes

Let the tomatoes cook and then add turmeric powder to it and mix well.

Add Turmeric Powder

Then add cabbage followed by salt. Mix well so that all the ingredients are properly mixed.

Add Cabbage And Salt And Mix Well

Cook on high flame for a minute and then lower the flame and cook it covered for another 10 minutes.

Once the cabbage is cooked add coriander and mix well. Serve hot with your choice of rotis.

Maharashtrian Cabbage Recipe - Kobi Ki Sabzi

Well, I prefer Jowar ki roti and achar with this Maharashtrian Style - Kobi Ki Sabzi.

Cabbage is highly rich in fibre, Vitamin k, Vitamin C and Vitamin B6. So make sure to include cabbage in your diet to be healthy and fit.

So Foodies, go Food-a-licious with this very simple Maharashtrian Style - Kobi Ki Sabzi and please do write me your experiences and suggestions via comments.

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Dalia Almond Kheer / Bulgar Almond Kheer/ Broken Wheat Almond Kheer - A Special kids Recipe Loaded With Proteins And fibre

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Dalia Almond Kheer

Dalia also known as Bulgar/ Cracked wheat / Broken Wheat. Its not a refined wheat and so very nutritious and highly rich in protein and fibre. Today I am going to share a recipe of Dalia Kheer which my 4 year old son loves having for breakfast. To make it more healthier for him I also add some powdered almonds to it. I do this because my son does not like almond pieces coming in his mouth.

Almonds contain lots of healthy fats, fibre, protein and vitamin E. So our today's recipe is a combination of all healthy ingredients. And yes, not to forget I make dalia almond kheer in pure desi ghee.

There are various types of dalia available in market depending upon the size of its grannules. I use the kesari dalia (smallest grannules). Its just because my son loves it. You can use any of its variety.

So let us begin with the Ingredients first:

1/4 cup Dalia

1/2 litre Milk

2 tbsp Sugar

2 tbsp Powdered Almonds

2 tbsp Pure Desi Ghee

1 Cup Water



Method:

Heat 2 tbsp desi ghee in a pan. Then add the 1/4 cup of dalia to it. Mix well.

Stir continuously and cook on medium flame till it turns light brown.

Then add 1/2 cup of water to it followed by the powdered almonds. Stir well.

Let it simmer till the water is soaked by the dalia.

Then add milk to it.

Let it cook on medium flame till you get the desired consistency.

Garnish with almonds and serve hot.



Do make this nutritious Dalia Almond Kheer for your kids and they are going to love it for sure. My son started having it since he turned one and is still very fond of this Dalia Almond Kheer.

Do not forget to share your experiences and suggestions via comments.

Dalia Almond Kheer

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Strawberry Yoghurt Recipe - Mahableshwar Special

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Strawberry Yoghurt

Last weekend while returning back from my family trip via Mahableshwar, I purchased some fresh farm picked strawberries. I personally am not very fond of strawberries. But as we all know this fruit for its health benefits I thought to give it a try and hence I ended up making a very easy yet delicious yoghurt - The Strawberry Yoghurt.

Its a quick recipe with just three Ingredients:

1 cup Hung Curd

1/2 cup Mashed Strawberries

2 Tbsp powdered Sugar

1/4 cup Chopped Strawberries





Method for making Strawberry Yoghurt :

In a bowl add the curd, mashed strawberries and powdered sugar and mix well.

Then in a serving bowl first make a bottom layer of either chopped strawberries or mashed strawberries.

Top the bottom layer with the mix.

Refrigerate for atleast 3 hours so that the mix sets completely.

Garnish it with a slice of strawberry and serve chilled.


Tips for Strawberry Yoghurt:

1) Preferably use low fat curd.

2) 1 cup of curd will give you  1/2 cup of hung curd.

3) Do not use a mixer grinder for mashing strawberries. Instead use a spoon or a fork to avoid release of water and loss of flavors.




For those who are unaware of the health benefits of strawberries, I will surely discuss it in my upcoming posts. But for now make this delicious and healthy strawberry yoghurt and enjoy it with your family and specially kids are going to love it.

Please share your experiences and suggestions via comments.

Strawberry Yoghurt

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Vegetable Paneer Salad Recipe - With Mango Yoghurt Dressing

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Vegetable Paneer Salad Recipe - With Mango Yogurt Dressing

This is my all time favorite salad. It has vegetables, paneer and the special mango yogurt to add the wow factor. Mango yogurt also adds a little sweet taste to it which makes the salad different from the regular salads yet one of the best.

So as always lets begin with the list of ingredients and then the method:

INGREDIENTS:

1 Onion (finely sliced)

1 Capsicum (finely sliced)

1 Tomato (cut into cubes)

1/4 cup Coriander Leaves (finely chopped)

500 gms paneer cubes

200 gms lettuce , torn into pieces


For Dressing:

3 tbsp olive oil

1 Cup Mango Yogurt

1 tbsp Oregano

1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder.

salt to taste

Mix all the ingredients for dressing and whisk well. Keep it in the refrigerator.


METHOD:

In a bowl add onion, tomatoes, capsicum, coriander, paneer, lettuce. Mix all with the wooden fork.

Pour the salad dressing over it and toss well.

Chill for a while and serve.

Try this very delicious and instant salad and share your experiences with me through comments.

Vegetable Paneer Salad Recipe - With Mango Yogurt Dressing

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Chicken Chettinad - The Authentic Recipe With Coconut Milk

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Chicken Chettinad - The Authentic Recipe With Coconut Milk

Chettinad cuisine is one of the spiciest and the most aromatic in India. This is the cuisine of the Chettinad region of Tamil Nadu state in South India. And today I decided to share a recipe of this Chettinad cuisine THE CHETTINAD CHICKEN.

Now-a-days you will find many modern versions of the chettinad chicken recipe but I love the original chicken chettinad recipe and so will stick to it using coconut. 

There are two ways of adding coconut to this dish either by adding the desiccated coconut or the coconut milk. I have today used coconut milk. 

One important tip I would like to share is that never overcook your chicken. It will make your chicken rubbery and very hard specially the boneless pieces

So lets start with our recipe by first knowing the ingredients. 

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 kg Chicken 

For Gravy:

2 Onion (paste)

1 Tomato (puree)

2 Green Chillies (paste)

2 Red Chillies

2 tsp Ginger Garlic (paste)

1/2 cup Coconut Milk

4 to 5 Curry Leaves

3 tbsp Coriander (finely chopped)

Salt to taste

2 tbsp Oil


For Marination:

1/2 cup Curd

1 tsp Red Chilli Powder

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder

2 tsp Coriander powder

Salt

Mix all the ingredients for marination and marinate the chicken in it. Keep it for 1 hour.



For Roasting And Grinding:

1/2 tsp Pepper cons 

1/2 tsp Cumin seeds

1/2 tsp Fennel seeds

1 Cinnamon stick medium sized

1 Bay Leaf

1 tsp Poppy seeds

2 Cloves

Dry roast all the ingredients for roasting and grinding and grind them to powder



METHOD:

Take Oil in a kadai (wok) and heat it. Firstly add the curry leaves, followed by the onion paste, ginger garlic paste, green chilli paste and stir till golden brown.

Then add the marinated chicken pieces to it. Fry the pieces till they turn white in colorr on medium flame which will take around 2 to 3 minutes.

Now put in the tomato puree along with the dry roasted and ground masalas and the red chillies, let it cook for another 2 minutes. 

Now add salt to it, remember you already have salt in your marinated chicken so add accordingly.

Now add a cup of water and bring it to boil. Lower the flame and cover the kadai with a lid. Let it cook for 20 minutes. Do not exceed 20 minutes, if you overcook the chicken pieces will become rubbery. 

After cooking for 20 minutes on medium flame add the coconut milk and keep stirring on medium flame. Cook for the last 5 minutes.

Garnish it with coriander and serve hot with rice or any Indian bread of your choice.



Do not wait to try out this amazingly delicious recipe and share your experience with me through comments.

Chicken Chettinad - The Authentic Recipe With Coconut Milk

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Banana Chocolate Muffins - Healthy Muffins With Step By Step Recipe

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Banana Chocolate Muffins

I had some bananas kept in the fruit basket, sad and looking for something to be a part of. A couple of times, I requested my son and hubby to have it, but they straight away refused as the bananas were very ripe and hence they were again sent back to the basket. But today there was no choice but I had to use it, else it would have been wasted, which I am very against of. So, I thought of baking something with it. Finally I decided why not go for muffins with chocolate flavour. Muffins are very easy to make yet very delicious and loved by all. 

So as always to begin with the recipe lets have a look at the ingredients first and then the method.

INGREDIENTS:

3 ripe bananas

1 1/2 cup All Purpose Flour (maida)

1/2 cup Oil

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

3 tbsp cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

2 eggs

Almonds for garnishing (optional)


METHOD:

Sieve all purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and keep aside.

Peel and mash the bananas with the help of a hand mixer.

mash the bananas

Add the oil and mix it well.

Add oil and mix well

Then add the eggs and again mix them well.

Add eggs and mix well

Now add the sugar and mix till the sugar is combined completly.

Add sugar and mix well

Then put in the sieved flour, cocoa, baking soda and beat them gently into the banana mixture. Remember do not add the whole mixture in one go. Add small portions at a time. Mix well.

Add powder ingredients and mix well

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celsius. Spoon the mixture into the muffin moulds. Top it with some sliced almonds.

Bake it for 20 minutes. And your banana chocolate muffins are ready.

Banana Chocolate Muffins

Enjoy this very easy and simple recipe specially for your kids and share your experience with me through comments.

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Kadai Paneer - Restaurant Recipe With Step By Step Pictures

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Kadai Paneer - Restaurant Recipe With Step By Step Pictures

Kadai Paneer is one such recipe which is liked by one and all regardless of being a vegeterian or a non vegeterian. This is a dish most commonly ordered while out for a lunch or a dinner at a restaurant. But now you can also make it at home following my recipe which is very easy and with very simple ingredients. The main ingredient is paneer. One important tip i would like to share with you all is that always put the paneer at the end, not only on this dish but all the curry dishes. And after adding paneer cook it only for a minute or two, as over cooking will make it rubbery and hard.

So lets begin with the recipe starting with the ingredients:

INGREDIENTS:

200 gms Paneer (square pieces)

4 tbsp Oil

1/4 tsp Ginger (paste)

1/4 tsp Garlic (paste)

1/4 cup onion (paste)

1 Green Chilli (paste)

1/4 cup Tomato and 8 to 10 cashewnuts (paste)

1/4 cup Capsicum (cut in squares)

1/4 cup Onion (cut in squares)

1 tbsp Coriander seeds

2 Kashmiri red chillies

1/4 tsp Turmeric powder

1/4 tsp Garam Masala powder

1/8 tsp Asafoetida (hing)

1 tsp Kasturi Methi

1 tbsp Coriander leaves (finely chopped)



METHOD:

In a pan heat coriander seeds and red chilles. Do not roast them only heat them till thet start releasing their flavors. Then grind them coarsely in a grinder.

Heat and grind red chillies and coriander seeds - kadai paneer

Heat oil in a kadai and add onion, ginger, garlic and green chilly paste. Stir fry till golden brown, lower the flame and then add turmeric to it. Let it cook for a minute.

Cook onion, ginger, garlic, green chillies then add turmeric

Then add the tomato and cashewnuts paste to the above and let it cook. Now its time to add the salt, the coarsely ground kashmiri red chilli and coriander seeds, garam masala powder, hing, kasturi methi and again let it cook for another two minutes. Now because of the kashmiri red chilli your gravy will get a nice red touch to it.

Add tomato puree and masalas

Finally add the paneer, capcicum and onions. Mix them well. Let it cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Remember do not overcook else the panner will become rubbery, the capsicum will loose its flavour we have to keep it crunchy and onions also a bit soft. If you like the capsicum a bit more cooked add the onions and capsicum first and then after 3 to 4 minutes of cooking finally add the paneer.

Add onion, capsicum and paneer - kadai paneer

Turn off the gas. Garnish it with coriander.

Serve it hot with tandoori roti, nan or any indian bread of your choice.

For this special kadai paneer do not just restrict yourself just to Indian breads, it also goes well with rice or pulao as I do.

Try this very simple and restaurant style kadai paneer this weekend for your family. I am sure they will love it. 

Kadai Paneer - Restaurant Recipe With Step By Step Pictures

And do share your experience with me via comments.

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