Monday, June 16, 2008

VEGETABLE MAKHANWALA

Ingredients
For the garnish1 tablespoon chopped coriander
1 teaspoon butter
Ingredients
1/2 cup french beans, cut into 25 mm. (1") pieces
1/2 cup carrots,
cut into 25 mm. (1") pieces
1/2 cup green peas
1/2 cup cauliflower florets
1 onion, sliced
1/4 cup baby corn,sliced 12 mm.
(1") piece ginger
3 cloves garlic
3 large tomatoes, sliced
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder (haldi)
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
1 teaspoon garam masala
4 tablespoons cream
1/2 teaspoon kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
2 teaspoons sugar
4 tablespoons butter
salt to taste
Method
1. Combine onion, ginger, garlic, tomatoes, turmeric pwd n chilli pwd in a glass bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes.
2. Blend this mixture in a liquidiser to get a smooth puree. Keep aside.
3. Put 2 tblsps of butter n jeera in another glass bowl n microwave on HIGH for 1 min.
4. Add the french beans, carrots, green peas, baby corn and cauliflower, cover with alid and microwave on HIGH for 5 minutes. Keep aside.
5. In another glass bowl, add the remaining butter, cooked puree, vegetables, garam masala, cream, kasuri methi, sugar n salt n mix well. Microwave on HIGH for 4 mins.
6. Serve hot, garnished with the chopped coriander and butter.
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BHARWA BHINDI (MICROWAVE)

Ingredients:
400 g - small ladyfingers
3 tsp - coriander powder
2 tsp - cumin seed powder
2 tsp - mango powder (or as per taste)
2 tsp - red chilli powder(or as per taste)
½ tsp - turmeric powder
2 tbsp - oil
salt to taste
Method:
1.Mix together all the powdered spices for the stuffing.
2.Add salt and mix well. Make a small slit along each ladies finger. Put in a little bit of stuffing.
3.When all the fingers are stuffed, put oil in a large glass microwave-safe dish.
4.Microwave the oil at 100% power for 2 minutes.
5.Put in the stuffed bhindis, and microwave at 100% power, uncovered for 14 minutes, stirring twice.