Friday 18 November 2011

CAULIFLOWER CHILLY








A great starter and yummy too!!


Ingredients:

Cauliflower cut into bite sized Florets - 500gms  
  Gram Flour (Besan) - ½ cup  
  Ginger grated - 1 tsp  
  Corn Flour - ½ cup

  Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp

  Green Chilli Paste - 1 tsp

  Soya sauce: 1 tsp for Flour Paste, 2 tbsp for Sauce

  Oil for frying

  Salt to taste

  Onion finely chopped - 1 small

  Tomato Ketchup - 4 tsp

  Chopped Cilantro (Coriander Leaves) or Spring Onions for garnishing



Method:

Cook Cauliflower for about 5 minutes until tender in pan of boiling Water. Drain, pat dry with a towel and set aside.
Next mix together Gram Flour, Corn Flour, Ginger Garlic Paste, Chilli Paste, Soya Sauce and Salt with some Water to form a thick Batter. 
Heat Oil in a pan on medium heat. Dip each Cauliflower Floret in the Batter and fry till it becomes crispy. Lay them on a tissue paper to drain the excess Oil.
Heat a teaspoon of Oil in a pan, sauté the Onions till golden brown.


 Next add Tomato Ketchup and Soya Sauce to the Onions and mix well (add 1/3 cup of Water if you want to make it wet version)


 Add the fried Cauliflower and mix well until it's coated with the Sauce.


Garnish with coriander leaves or Spring Onions and serve hot!





DHOKLA IN MICROWAVE












Ingredients for dhokla
Besan/Gram flour-1 cup
Oil-3tsp
(I didn't use)
Salt to taste
Curd-2tbsp
Baking soda-1/8tsp
Sugar-1/8tsp
Lime juice-1tsp
Turmeric powder-less than 1/8tsp
Hot water-1/4 cup
Grated ginger & green chillies together-1tsp
Liquid to pour on top
Water-1/2 cup
Salt a pinch
Sugar-1 & 1/2 tsp
Lime juice-1tsp
(mix everything together)
Tempering
Oil-2tsp
Jeera-1/2 tsp
Mustard-1tsp
Garnish
Chopped coriander leaves & grated coconut




Method
Grease a glass tray & keep it aside.In another bowl mix besan,curd,salt,lime juice,sugar,grated ginger & green chillies.Pour hot water & whisk it well without any lumps.Now add the cooking soda mix it well & pour it immediately in the greased tray.Microwave it for 3 minutes.Insert a tooth pick to check its done.Cut into desired shape & pour the liquid on top while still warm.Temper & garnish it .Serve it with green chutney.