Announcing Global Kadai - Indian Flavoured Pizza

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Minggu, 28 Februari 2010
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Global Kadai, the Blog event named and created by Cilantro. Global Kadai means, Food’s around globe, in a Kadai. Here Kadai means, the traditional Indian Pan.
Glad to Announce you All,
Global Kadai – March 2010 Edition is hosted here at Home Cook’s Recipe’s.
The Theme for the March Edition is Indian Flavored Pizza.

You all can send in Your entries till April 7th.

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You all can send in Your entries till April 7th.

Pizza is the famous Italian Food. Pizza is a flat bread with sauce, cheese and vegetable topping’s baked in oven. Here when I Say Indian Flavored Pizza, You can indianise the sauce or the topping’s. Get Creative and flavor your Pizza the Indian Way.
Already there are many Indian flavored pizza’s such as Chlli Paneer Pizza, Kadai Paneer Pizza, Paneer Makhani Pizza. You need not restrict only to paneer for topping.
I shall suggest Eggplant, Potato, Palak. I just want the Indian Flavor in the Sauce and the toppings. You can use store bought Pizza base for this. If you don’t have a oven, you can also make it in Dosa Tava. Check my way here.
If you are interested in Flavoring the Pizza base the Indian way, show the Indian Flavor in it. I love adding Cilantro, dill leaves to the Pizza dough. So Run your Creative Horse..
Iam not going to copy - paste the original Recipe’s, I will refer you the links here..
For Pizza Dough Recipe, its from 101cookbooks. Refer Here
For Original Pizza Sauce Recipe, its from Recipezaar. Refer Here
For Pizza Topping Inspiration, its from Baking Obsession. Refer Here

Here are the guidelines for participating in Global Kadai:

1. Use your imagination and creativity to prepare the above recipe using ingredients familiar with Indian Cuisine. Post your entries on your blog during the month of March 2010. There is no limit to the number of entries.
* You can also send me Non-Veg Pizza's.
2. If you already have appropriate entry archived, send it along. But don’t fail to link back to this announcement post and Cilantro’s Blog.
3. Provide a link back to this announcement page and also to Cilantro's page and feel free to use the logo from this url. http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4395034935_273203a87f_m.jpg

Global Kadai Logo
4. Email your entries to glassofhoney@gmail.com with following details
* Your Name
* Blog Name
* Recipe URL / Link
* Recipe Name
* Photograph of final dish.

5. I shall receive the entries till March 31st, 2010.
update: You all can send in Your entries till April 7th. 
 
6. If you don’t have a blog but wish to participate in, then send your entries
with a picture of the dish, your name and recipe to glassofhoney@gmail.com before 31 st March 2010. I will post the recipes with your picture in my blog and include it in the round-up during the 1st week of April.
Looking forward for More Creative Indianised Pizza's.
The Mini Pizza in the Logo Picture is the one's that i made with whole wheat flour. I decided to avoid cheese and went with white sauce spread and capsicum topping's. i spiced it up with green chilli's. it tasted Good.
* Please Correct me, if i have gone wrong anywhere in the event announcement or if you have problems or doubts in mailing me your entries. feel free to mail me at glassofhoney@gmail.com

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Tomato-Carrot Dosai

Diposting oleh adiba
Jumat, 26 Februari 2010
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I happened to taste one of my friend's Tomato dosa with tomato thokku. The next day i prepared the thokku, as i loved it more than the dosa. But when i tried tomato dosa and had it hot, i could'nt stop trying tomato dosa again and again. every time i tried, i followed different versions. once it was more like an adai, and now you see is with carrot and beetroot. My son love all the versions. and that's enough for me.

Red Colour Dosai

Ingredients:

1. Par Boiled Rice / Puzhungal arisi - 3 cups ( soaked in water for 2 hrs.)
2. Cumin - 1 tsp
3. Ginger - 1 inch size
4. Dry Red Chilli - 4

Vegetables:

Tomato - 3 ( chopped)
Carrot - 2 (peel the skin and chop)
Beetroot slice - 2(just 2 small pieces)

Method:

* Soak the Par Boiled Rice in water for about 2 - 3 hrs.

* Grind the Rice along with Cumin, Ginger and Dry Red Chilli with some water to a coarse consistency. need not grind the batter finely.

* Grind the Chopped Carrot and Beetroot slice with few tsp's of water into a puree form.
Now add chopped tomatoes and grind along the Carrot + Beetroot.

* Mix the Tomato, Carrot, Beetroot puree to the grounded rice batter. add salt to taste.

* Heat Tava, pour 3 heaped spoons of batter on the tava and make dosa like patterns. add oil and cook the dosa in medium flame.

each dosa takes nearly 2 minutes to get cooked.

see to that the tava is not so hot, while pouring the batter on to it.

Serve with Coconut Chutney or Tomato thokku.

Iam sure kid's will love this red colour dosa. you can also grate some cheese on dosa and wrap as a roll and serve to kid's.

The sourness of tomato and the spicy red chilli makes it a tasty dosa. carrot and beetroot makes it healthy finally.

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Vendakkai Poriyal

Diposting oleh adiba
Selasa, 23 Februari 2010
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Vendakkai poriyal is one of my favourite from mom. This is her recipe and this recipe got a secret ingredient. i will reveal the secret in the ingredients list. before that let me ramble on these ladies fingers. Ladies Finger always remind me of my mom's fingers. i would say her fingers is the most beautifull one's, Thank God! she passed me 70% of it.

My mom and my grandmom prepares this poriyal for me exactly before and on the day of my mathematics exams. it is told that, on having ladies finger, you can score good marks in maths. Yes i am poor in maths. but i managed to score good marks, all bcoz of Vendakaai!!!

Ladies Finger

We went on a trip to Mysore & Ooty last week. Though Climate was not pleasing, we enjoyed the offseason with less crowd. I bought lots of vegetables from Ooty - Farmer's Market for very low prices. I bought Kg of these ladies fingers for Rs.8. They were so fresh and tender. whereas in chennai, i have to shed Rs. 20 for a Kilo. to get fresh ladies finger from my keera kaara amma. she brings it only on demand that too.



Vendakkai Poriyal Recipe

Prep Time: 10 mins 
Cooking Time: 10 mins  
Serves: 2
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Recipe Type: Vegetable

Ingredients:


1. Ladies Finger / Okra / Vendakaai - 1 Kg.
2. Red Onion - 1
3. Red Chilli Powder / Sambhar Powder - 3 tsp's
4. Corn Flour / Rice flour - 2 tsp's ( its secret!!)



For Tempering / Thalippu:

1. Oil - 2 tbsp's
2. Mustard - 1 tsp
3. Split Urad Dal - 1 tsp
4. Curry Leaves - 1 sprig

okra stir fry

Method:

Trim the head an tails of Ladies finger and slice the Ladies Finger very Finely.

Heat Oil in a Thick Bottomed Pan / Kadaai. add mustard and let it pop. add split urad dal and curry leaves. saute it.

Add chopped Red Onion to the Pan and fry it along. add salt and red chilli powder and saute it.

Now add the finely chopped Okra/ Ladies finger and fry it. it first turns into dark green colour and then it becomes sticky. when it becomes sticky add corn flour or Rice flour to the ladies finger and saute them. fry it for atleast 4-5 mins in slow flame, untill the ladies finger becomes less sticky and cooked.

vendakaai poriyal , sadham

serve with hot rice with Ghee or with sambhar rice.

okay what does the corn flour do, it helps in preventing the sticky and also it gives its share of taste. You can also add rice flour, it also does the same job and i love the rice flour version than the corn flour version.


Hope you will try and enjoy!!

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Eggless Moist Chocolate Cake

Diposting oleh adiba
Selasa, 09 Februari 2010
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First, I have to mention Sharmilee, for tempting me to try this eggless cake by sending her Cake picture. Thanks Dear! Yesterday my very depressed mind needed chocolate and when i opened my fridge, nothing other than cocoa powder was chocolaty there. and there sharmilee's cake pic came before my eyes, and i proceeded to bake this super moist chocolate cake with the recipe from here.

Eggless Chocolate Cake

This cake is made with Vinegar and its tough to spot it on tasting. Though there may be some hint of vinegar, when you taste soon after baking, the next day after refrigerating, the light hint also vanishes. I much liked the cake, the next day after refrigerating. my recommendation is to refrigerate the cake first and serve next.

How to make?

Cold Water - 1 and half cup
White Vinegar - 1 and half tbsp's
Sugar - 1 cup
Oil - 6 tbsp's

Mix the above wet ingredients along sugar in a bowl together. Let the Sugar Dissolve well.

All Purpose Flour - 1 and half cup
Cocoa Powder - 1/4 cup
Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp
Salt - a small pinch

Sift the flour and cocoa powder along with the salt and baking soda for atleast 3 times,
so that no lumps of cocoa powder / all purpose flour are there and also the baking soda is mixed well with the flour.

Mix the Dry Ingredients along with the wet ingredients and stir slowly. make sure no lumps are formed in the mix.

Pre-Heat the Oven to 180c and Grease a 7 by 5 inch pan with few oil drop's.

Pour the mix on to the greased pan and bake it for 45 mins exactly. Let the Cake cool down for 10 minutes.

Put the Cake in refrigerator for about 2 hrs and serve chilled along with Whipped Cream frosting.

Moist Chocolate Cake prepared using Vinegar

I felt the cake tasted little like brownie, i loved and enjoyed this cake very much.

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Brussels Sprouts Stir Fry

Diposting oleh adiba
Kamis, 04 Februari 2010
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When i spotted brussels sprouts at vegetable shop-Pazhamudhir cholai, i grabbed a pack without thinking what to cook with it. I have seen it on Indira's blog, but forgot its name, finally i got its name from the bill given by the shop. The next day i prepared brussels sprouts fry, just as i prepare cabbage stir fry. it tasted good. I also added flax seed powder towards the end, and it gave a nice taste. I add flax seed powder, which has Omega-3 fatty acids, to all my poriyal / stir fry.

Brussels Sprouts Stir Fry

Ingredients:

Brussels Sprouts - 200gms / 20
Red Onion - 1/2
Capsicum / Bell Pepper - few chopped pieces of red and green colour bell pepper.

Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Split Urad dal - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 8
Dry Red Chilli - 3

Optional add-on:

Flax seed Powder - 1 tsp
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp's

Method:

Wash the Brussels sprouts and remove the green outer cover of it. slice them into thin slice's.

In a Pan, heat oil, add mustard, when it pop's, add split urad dal, red chilli and curry leaves & roast them.

Add finely chopped onion's and capsicum's and fry along for half a min and then add the chopped brussels sprouts and fry it. it takes some 3-4 mins.

Add salt to taste. you can also add flax seed powder or grated coconut before the final stir.

Serve it with sambhar rice or with some kuzhambu.

The capsicum's and brussels sprouts mingle well and add on flax seed powder gives a different make over to this stir fry.

Life is busy here and iam trying to organize and learn to work. Iam also spending more time towards Nature, which cleanses my mind and helps me to face this world. so do u understand my mind is not stable and thus i could'nt concentrate here. Pray for me. Iam hoping for a better sunshine tomorrow and more happier tommorrow.

Have a Great Weekend!!

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Veg Clear Soup

Diposting oleh adiba
Jumat, 22 Januari 2010
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I could'nt peek in here, as i had loads of work after the home got painted and my phone/broadband line was not working. it all made me stay away from the blog. I am back on track now.

Vegetable Soup with Cornflakes

Next to the Tomato soup, Veg clear soup is my favorite. when i prepared it at home, it was so easy and it tasted far far better than the restaurant served one's.
here is the recipe..


Veg Clear Soup Recipe

Prep Time: 10 mins 
Cooking Time: 20 mins  
Serves: 2
Recipe Cuisine: Chinese
Recipe Type: Appetizer

Ingredients:

 Carrot - 1/4
Beans - 4
Cabbage - 3 tbsp's
Onion - 1/4
Water - 2 cup's
Corn Flour - 2 tsp's (mix it with 5 tsp's of water)
Spring onion's - 2 tsp's (finely chopped)
Ghee - 1/4 tsp
Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp
Aji-na-motto - a pinch

Method:

Heat Ghee in a Bowl, add sliced onion and saute it.

Add all the vegetables(carrot, beans & cabbage) to the bowl and saute them.

Add 2 cup's of water to the bowl and let the vegetables get half cooked.

Mix the corn flour with 5 tsp's of water without any lump's. add the corn flour starch to the bowl and mix well.

Add salt to taste, and aji-na-moto a pinch and let the soup sit in the stove in slow flame.

Add Spring onions and pepper powder. when the soup get's little thicker, remove from the flame and serve.


Veg clear soup

Serve with bread stick's or with spiced corn flake's.

* The corn flakes in the images are just plain corn flake's. check the spiced one's here.

It just took 15 mins of time in total and the production cost of this soup could be less than Rs.25, I don't know why the restaurant's charge double the amount.

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Spiced Corn Flakes - an Instant Snack

Diposting oleh adiba
Rabu, 06 Januari 2010
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Day's roll on so fast. I have Lot's of work coming by, in two day's. I wanted to post and mark my presence here before that. Today My Son's school re-opened after Christmas Holiday's, and life turns organised for me now again. Here in Chennai, Street Side Soup Stall's are becoming Famous. Once I tried Vegetable soup in a stall nearby and loved these spiced cornflakes topping's on it. It gave a nice crunch to the hot soup along. so when i prepared vegetable soup today, i definitely needed these spiced cornflakes.

Spiced Corn Flakes

Ingredients:

Cornflakes - 1 cup
Ghee - 1/2 tsp
Curry Leaves - 4
Chilli Powder - 1/4 tsp
Peanuts - 1 tsp
Salt - a pinch

Method:

Heat the Ghee in a Pan, add peanuts and roast it, till it turns into golden colour. slow the flame. Now add curry leaves and roast it. add chilli powder and salt and mix well.

Now toss the cornflakes with spices from the pan. toss it well.

Store it in an air-tight container.

You can add this to soup's. also you can have these spiced cornflakes with sambhar rice or rasam rice.

This is a very quick post. In my Next post, i will share the vegetable soup i prepared, to which i added these cornflakes.

Did I tell u my New Year Resolution's,

1. Try to do all your work, without expecting other hand's. (This mean's don't expect from maid..This decision came after she went on leave for 45 day's)

2. Eat more Fruit's and Vegetable's and boost Immunity.

3. Walk for 20 minute's a day.

4. Use less Sugar, Maida and Oil for cooking. ( this was my last year's resolution too)

5. Try to blog more healthy recipe's.

6. Improve Photography skill's.

this is what i have decided till now:)


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