Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Baby Corn Manchurian

Ingredients:

  1. Baby corn- 12-15
  2. All purpose flour- 4 tblsp
  3. Corn flour- 1 tblsp
  4. Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
  5. Red chilli powder- 2 tsp
  6. Salt
  7. Oil - For deep frying
  8. Onion -1 medium size chopped into cubes
  9. Capsicum -1 medium size chopped into cubes
  10. Cilantro- a bunch
  11. Spring onions - 1 bunch
  12. Chilli sauce- 1 tsp
  13. Soy Sauce - 2 tsp
Method:
1.Wash and pressure cook baby corn for 3 whistles with little salt.Also add 1 tsp corn flour in water in a small cup.
2.Mix cooked baby corn,salt,red chilli powder,ginger garlic paste and the flours with water.
3.The corn should be well coated  with the batter. 
4.Deep fry till golden brown and keep aside in a tissue paper.
5.Heat a pan with oil and add ginger garlic paste followed by onion and fry till onion turns transparent and then add capsicum and fry for 2 minutes.
6.Add salt,chilli and soy sauce.Fry for just a  minute in high flame and add the fried baby corn.
7.Add the finely chopped cilantro leaves.This gives the nice aroma and fresh tatse to the manchurian.Be generous in adding cilantro.
8.Finally add the corn flour dissolved in water and mix well.Do not add a lot of this mixture.Just 2-3 tsp will suffice.
9.Garnish with spring onions and serve hot with fried rice

Paal payasam

Ingredients:
  1. Milk  - 4 cups (1 litre) 
  2. Basmati Rice - 2 tblsp 
  3. Sugar 1/2 cup 
  4. Ghee 2 tsp 
  5. Saffron  - 10 strands soaked in 2 tsp milk
  6. Condensed Milk - 1/2 cup(optional)
Method:
1.Roast basmati rice in a pan with little ghee .Once it cools make a coarse powder in mixie and keep aside.
2.Grease a pressure cooker with few drops of ghee. Put a small spoon in it and add milk.(this will prevent milk from getting burnt)
3.Cover the cooker and cook in low flame for about 10 minutes.Then open and add the powdered rice.
4.Again pressure cook for 1 whistle. After 1 whistle, keep the flame in lowest possible and continue heating for 10 minutes. 
5.After that open the cooker and add sugar and saffron and again keep for one more whistle in low flame for another 10 minutes till you get a thick consistency.
6.You could also add 1/2 cup condensed milk in step 5 and reduce sugar quantity accordingly.Adding condensed milk gives a very rich flavour.
7.Serve hot or chilled.