Sunday 31 July 2016

WATER MELON JELLY RECIPE (WITHOUT GELATIN)



Hi........today I'm going to share a simple,tasty and fun recipe for kids. Jellies are kids favourite dish. So,why to give them store bought unhealthy jellies. Make a simple and easy jelly recipe for kids. No added preservatives, no added color and no added gelatin. Yes,i made this recipe with only 3 ingredients.

     Hope you like this recipe and give it a try.

Ingredients :

Watermelon : cut into half, weights 1 to 2 kg
Sugar : 1/4 cup or as per your taste
China grass/agar agar : 1 Pac (10 grams)

Method :

Soak China grass in water for 10 minutes

Take half of the water melon take out red part into a blender and blend into fine puree.

Now pour 1 cup of water in a pan add soaked china grass and stir till China grass dissolves.

Now pour watermelon Puree add sugar and saute for 2 to 3 minutes and remove from fire.

Now pour this into scraped watermelon and bring it room temperature then put in refrigerator for 1 hour or till it sets.

Now cut into slices and serve.

Take half of the watermelon

Take out the red part

Don't throw green part

Blend it to puree

Soak China grass

Take China grass and water in a pan

Stir it till China grass dissolves

Add watermelon puree

Add sugar

Stir for few minutes

Strain it

Pour this to empty water melon

Refrigerate it



Cut into pieces and serve.

Saturday 30 July 2016

SOYA CHUNKS VEG BIRYANI RECIPE IN PRESSURE COOKER/MEAL MAKER BIRYANI RECIPE




Today I'm very happy.....my facebook page crossed 12000 likes today!!!!! So, it's celebration time!!!!!!! Made yummy dominos garlic bread it turned to be really awesome!!!!!!

       Ok coming to today's recipe ,today I'm going to share my mom's recipe soya chunks veg biryani. My mom cooks yummy biryani every time. Whenever I want biryani (mostly in dinner) Mom use to prepare this quick biryani. It is one pot Biryani recipe. It takes just 30 to 40 minutes to make yummy veg biryani. Whenever you want to make quick and tasty dish you just go through this recipe and serve with onion raita (click here for recipe) so why are you waiting for ? cook and serve to your beloved ones.

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

Other biryani recipes :

chicken tikka biryani recipe
chicken biryani recipe
egg biryani recipe
mughlai chicken biryani recipe
vegetable dum biriyani recipe

Ingredients :

Basmati rice : 2 cups
water : 3 cups
Soya chunks/meal maker : 1 cup
Potato : 1 large
French beans : 10 to 15
Carrot : 1 large
Sliced onions : 3 medium
Sliced tomatoes : 3 Medium
Green chillies : 4
Ginger garlic paste : 1 1/2 table spoons
Oil : 1/3 cup
Garam masala : 1/2 tea spoon
Chilly powder : 1/2 tea spoon
Coriander powder : 1 tea spoon
Curd : 1/2 cup/100 ml
Coriander leaves : 2 table spoons
Mint leaves : few leaves

Whole Garam masala :
Cinnamon sticks : 2 small
Cloves : 4
Cardamom : 2
Bay leaf : 1

Method :

First wash and soak rice for 30 to 60 minutes.

Now cut all your veggies.

Now start with cooking soya chunks. Boil to 2 cups of water add 1/4 cup of milk and remove from fire then add soya chunks cover the lid tightly and leave for 10 to 15 minutes.

Now drain the water and put under running water then squeeze out the excess water and your soya chunks are ready to use.

Now start making biryani.

Heat oil in pressure cooker and add whole Garam masala then add onions and Green chillies saute till onions changes into golden color. Now add ginger garlic paste and Garam masala saute till raw flavours disappear.

Now add tomatoes and saute till they gets soft.

Now add coriander powder and chilly powder saute for few seconds.

Now add all your veggies and saute for few seconds then add soya chunks and saute for few seconds.

Now add beaten curd and saute for 2 minutes.

Now pour 3 cups of water and then add soaked and drained rice.

Now add coriander leaves,mint leaves and squeeze lemon stir it and put pressure cooker lid. Cook till 2 to 3 vissels. Then remove from fire.

Let it sit for 20 to 30 minutes.

Now remove pressure cooker lid gently mix biryani and serve hot.



Boil milk and water together then remove from fire and add soya chunks

Cover with lid let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes

Add caption

Drain the water

Run under cool water

Squeeze the excess water

Now they are ready to use

Soak rice

Add whole Garam masala

Add onions and green chillies

Saute till they changes into golden color

Now add ginger garlic paste and Garam masala powder saute it

Add tomatoes and cook till they turns soft
Add coriander powder and chilly powder saute it

Add veggies saute them

Add soya chunks and salt


Now add curd and saute for a while

Pour water

Add coriander and mint leaves

Add rice

Squeeze lemon and mix it

Put pressure cooker lid and cook it 

Remove lid after 30 minutes or till steam goes out

Mix gently

Serve hot.

Friday 29 July 2016

MOONG DAL KHASTA KACHORI RECIPE


Moong dal kachori is an popular street food in India.today I'm going to show you this popular yummy moong dal kachori recipe. This is one of my favorite tea time snacks.I love this kachori a lot. Whenever I go for shopping I will use to  have these wonderful kachoris. Few months back I tried these kachoris at home and they just turned like those street kavhoris!!!!!!!

Making moong dal khasta kachori at home is so simple and easy. We need very simple ingredients to make yummy kachori. They tastes exactly as street kachoris.

I hope you like this recipe,then give it a try and let me know how it turns out for you.

Ingredients :

For dough :

Maida : 2 cups/250 grams
Oil : 1/3 cup/75 ml
Salt : 1/2 tea spoon
water as needed

For filling :

Moong dal/green gram : 1/3 cup/75 grams
Grated ginger : 1 tea spoon
Coriander seeds : 1 tea spoon
Fennel seeds/sounf/sompu : 1 tea spoon
Chopped green chillies : 2
Cumin seeds : 1 tea spoon
Hing/inguva : 1/4 tea spoon
Oil : 1 table spoon
Chilly powder : 1/2 tea spoon
Turmeric powder : 1/2 tea spoon
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves : 2 table spoons
Garam masala : 1/2 tea spoon

Oil for deep frying

Method :

First soak moong dal for 2 to 4 hours

Now take flour add oil and salt mix it well with your hands then add some water knead into a dough (remember dough should not be soft nor hard)

Now rest this dough for 20 to 30 minutes.

To prepare filling :

Coarsely blend coriander and fennel seeds.

Now drain the water from soaked dal and coarsely blend soaked moong dal without adding water and keep it a side.


Now take a pan add oil add cumin seeds let them crackle then add green chillies and grated ginger,saute for few seconds

Now add coarsely blended fennel and coriander seeds powder. Saute for few seconds.

now add coarsely blended moong dal and then add chilly powder,Garam masala and salt saute for  1 to 2 minutes,then pour 1/2 cup of water and stir it till all water absorbs and mixture becomes dry. Finally add coriander leaves saute for few seconds and remove from fire. Let the mixture cools completely.

Now take rested dough divide into 7 to 8 equal portions

Slightly press with your fingers and make a bowl shape and put 2 tea spoons of dal mixture and seal the edges ad shown in picture.

Now slightly press with your hands or rolling pin. (don't roll too much just roll it once)

Heat oil in medium flame(oil should be in medium heat)

Drop these kachoris in oil and fry on medium flame till they changes into golden color by turning in between.

Now take these kachoris in a plate and serve.



Soak dal for few hours then drain the water

Take flour add oil and salt

Mix it well

Pour water and make a dough

Blend soaked dal coarsely without adding water

Coarsely blend coriander and fennel seeds

Heat oil add cumin seeds,add ginger and chilles

Add blended coriander and fennel seeds

Add hing

Saute for a while

Add blended dal

Add chilly powder,Garam masala and salt saute for few seconds

Pour water

Saute till water dries

Add coriander leaves saute for few seconds

Remove from fire and let the mixture cools completely

Divide dough into equal portions

Make a small bowl like shape put some filling

Seal the edges

It looks like this

Slightly press it


Now they are ready to fry

Heat oil and fry them on medium flame

Fry till they changes into golden color

Serve hot!!!!