Potato Stirfry and Cumin Raitha

So am able to see few post now where the cooking is done by Hubby and it's wonderful to know how creative they are, great going gals...keep this going for His Cooking Event :)

Coming now to my post; last week DH prepared his signature dish Tehri (fried rice), the recipe for that coming up later. I prepared simple potato stir fry and jeera raitha as side dish and we had a complete yummy meal. 

Potato Stir Fry

Serving: 3 persons

Ingredients:

Potato - 4 medium
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Red chili powder - 1tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil - 2 tbs

Method:
1. Wash and peel potato and chop in small pieces.

2. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin and allow to crack.

3. Add potato and fry until potato half cooked around for 5 mins in medium heat.

4. Add all the powder masala and salt.  Give a good stir and cook for another 5 mins or until potato is cooked fully.

Enjoy simple and tasty potato fry.

Cumin/Jeera Raitha

Serving: 2 persons

Ingredients:

Yogurt/Curd - 1/2 cup
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/4 tsp [optional]
Boondi - 1tbsp [optional]
Salt - to taste


Method:


1. Beat the curd, add salt, 1/4 tsp of cumin powder and stir well.

2. Garnish with remaining cumin and red chili powder and boondi if using.

Enjoy the simple yet delicious raitha

Enjoy your day...

Rajma, Chole, Pulav, Paratha with Raitha...Platter for U

Wish You all Happy Teacher's Day, But I think now it days it has become more of commercial;  to purchase gifts n stuff, we use to wish teacher's or perhaps do some decoration in class, some song dance but never had that ohh need to buy this for teacher and buy that.  Things has really change now there's also CD collection for teacher's Day, now can you believe that? ...well whatever ...let's get to our business here..

We went to our sis place one of Sunday as Kedar called again n again to checkout his Birthday decoration!  But by the time we reached he already removed all stuff, so bad !  Anyways so here is what my sis made, we had rava kesari, cake but I forgot to take the pics !  This meal goes to  Rak's Cooking For Guests” Event and Rajma, Chole goes to Viki's Side Dish for Chapathi Event.

Chole, I have blog this recipe before you can check the detail procedure here and for dry version of chole check here

For Rajma she used canned rajma, I have posted the recipe before too..here is the link.

Paratha I posted with details on how to make triangle or square ones here.

For Pulav


Ingredients:

Basmati Rice : 2 cups
Beans - 1/4 cup [ 1" pieces]
Mint Leaves - 1/4 cup [ chopped]
Peas - 1/4 cup
Onion - 1 large [ sliced]
Green Chili - 4-5 [Slit]
Cinnamon - 1" stick
Cardamom - 1
Bay Leaf - 1
Cloves - 2
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Ginger-garlic paste - 1tbsp
Oil/Ghee - 5-6 tbsp
Water - 4 cup or less
Salt - to taste

Method:

1. In a pan heat oil or ghee add bayleaf, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, cumin seeds and allow it to splutter.

2. Add sliced onion and chili fry for a min.

3. Add ginger garlic paste and stir well.  Now add beans and cook for 2mins.

4. Add peas and mint leaves, mix well and cook for a min.

5. Add washed rice, salt and stir.  Add 4 cups of water.  Now to cook in the pan with lid and stir in-between.  OR replace everything in electric cooker or pressure cooker for 10mins.

For Raita:

Ingredients:

Curd - 1 cup
Onion - 1 medium [chopped or slice]
Green chili- 2 [ chopped]
Cucumber - 1/4 cup [ grated]
Carrot - 2tbsp [grated]
Salt - to taste
Cumin Powder - 1tsp

Method:

1. Beat the curd well.

2. Mix all the ingredients with curd and garnish with cumin powder.  Enjoy chill.

Enjoy the meal and your day :-)...

Chawal Aloo Paratha w Bondi Raita - Leftover Magic

I didn't had much in my pantry except little leftover rice, some mashed potato. After lot of thinking I endup with Chawal Aloo paratha and it did tasted good with Boondi Raita as I used fresh sweet curd. Best way to use leftovers what say?

Festive Food: Raksha Bandhan Event last date for entry is 16th Aug 09 so send you entry soon.
Also can you guys give me some suggestion for Birthday get together dinner menu? Indian food, simple and fast to prepare?

For Paratha
Serving : 8 medium size parathas

Ingredients:

Cooked Rice - 1/4 cup
Boiled Potato - 3 tbs [ mashed]
Wheat Flour - 1/2 cup
Redchilli Powder - 1tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Oil -
Water

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients except oil and make dough. Do not use too much of water, keep it to minimum. [Refrigerated rice works just fine]

2. Make medium size balls, roll and cook in hot tava both sides, apply oil/butter or ghee. [Do not keep the dough for long it will become very sticky..make paratha immediately]

Bondi Raita
Serving : 1cup

Ingredients:

Curd/Yoghurt - 1Cup [ beaten]
Bondi - 2 tsp
Redchilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Water - if required.

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients, add water if required. Garnish with bondi, chilli and cumin powder. Serve immediately.
Note: Add bondi just before serving raita or it will become soggy.