Poha
Poha is nothing but flattened rice. These flat flakes puff up when soaked in any liquids like Water or Milk. This flattened Rice can be used to make any sweet dish or a tea time snack. This lightly seasoned variety is a quick and convenient breakfast item!
Serves: 2
Preparation Time: 10-minutes.
Cooking Time: 15-minutes
Ingredients:
Beaten Rice (Pawa/Powa/Poha) - 2 cups
Potatoes chopped - 1
Onions finely chopped - 1
Green Chillies finely chopped - 2
Oil - 4 tbsp
Mustard Seeds - ½ tsp
Bengal Gram (Chana Dal)- 1 tsp
Black Gram (Urid Dal) - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - ½ tsp
Asafoetida - ¼ tsp
Curry leaves - 5 or 6
Peanuts - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
½ of a lime juice
Chopped Cilantro (Coriander Leaves) for garnishing
Method:
• Soak the beaten Rice in Water till it becomes soft but not mushy, say about 5-7 min. Wash and drain all the Water.
• Add some Salt and Turmeric powder and keep this aside.
• Heat Oil in a pan, add Mustard Seeds and wait for it to sputter. Next add Black Gram, Asafoetida, Curry Leaves, Green Chillies and Peanuts and fry until they crackle.
• Then add Potatoes, Sauté for few minutes. Then add Onions and fry till they are cooked.
• Then add Poha and Cilantro and stir. Keep this on low flame for 5 minutes.
• Let it cool for some time and then add Lime
Juice and serve.
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Chilli Paneer
Chilli Paneer is a spicy dish served as a starter. Paneer being plain tastes delicious with this hot Capsicum flavoured sauce. This can be eaten as it is or even with Fried Rice or Veg Noodles.
Serves:
4
Preparation Time:
10 mins
Cooking Time:
15 mins
Ingredients:
Paneer/Cottage Cheese - 200 gms
Cornflour - 4 Tbsp
Oil - 2 Tbsp + for deep frying
Ginger - Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green Chillies chopped - 3
Onions chopped - about 1 Cup
Red and Green Peppers chopped - 1 Cup
Pepper powder - ½ tsp
Soya Sauce - 2 Tbsp
Chilli Sauce - 1 Tbsp
Ajinomoto - ¼ tsp
Salt to taste
Vegetable Stock - ½ Cup
Water
Spring Onions for garnishing
Coriander Leaves/ Cilantro chopped for garnishing
Method:
• Firstly thaw and cut the Paneer in the desired shape.
• Roll this Paneer in Cornflour and deep fry them in hot Oil.
• Fry them till only the edges start to turn brown in colour. Then take them out of Oil and set aside on a paper towel.
• Mix the remaining Cornflour in some Water and keep it aside.
• Heat Oil in a pan, add Garlic and fry for a minute.
• Then add Green Chillies, Onions, Peppers and saute for few more minutes.
• Then add fried Paneer and the Stock. Mix well.
• Lateron add the Pepper powder, Soya Sauce, Chilli Sauce, Ajinomoto and Salt. Mix well.
• Lastly add the Cornflour paste and mix on high heat. Cook until all the Paneer is coated well.
• Garnish with some Spring Onions and Coriander Leaves / Cilantro and serve hot!