February 2019 - Moms Food Diary

Feb, 2019

Aflatoon Recipe Mumbai Sweet

Today we will prepare a popular sweet dish of Mumbai Aflatoon. I will show you the complete steps to prepare this delicious sweet recipe. Aflatoon is one of my favourite sweets and I often remember eating it in school whenever our guests from Mumbai used to visit us.

Watch Complete video Recipe: Aflatoon

Indian sweets are rich in flavour, specially ghee based sweets like Aflatoon which is a famous Mumbai sweet dish. In this recipe, there is a tasty twist wherein we will make Aflatoon using Carrot. Ghee/Clarified butter along with dryfruits and jaggery are the key ingredients in this recipe.

Bombay sweet dish — See below for method and Ingredients

Ingredients:

Carrot Grated 400 gm
Milk Powder 60 gm
Clarified Butter/Ghee 150 gm
Khopra/ Dried coconut 50 gm grated or cashewnut powder
Cardamom Powder 1 spoon
Fennel Seeds powder 1 spoon
Organic Jaggery 150-200 gm
Milk 300 ml full cream
Cashewnut 15
Pistachio 15

Method:

Firstly, In a cooker
Add grated carrot
Add 1/4th cup or 4 tbsp water to cook it until 4 whistles
Secondly, In a mixer jar
Add grated khopra/dried coconut and 1/2 cashewnuts and grind it to fine dry powder
Heat a pan and on full flame
Add cooked carrot
Now add milk and mix it
Stir cook until milk dries for about 4 min while constantly stirring it
On medium flame
Add khopra and cashewnut powder and stir cook for 1 min
Now add clarified butter. mix it and cook for 1 min so that ghee gets absorbed in the mixture.
Add jaggery powder and mix it thoroughly
On low flame, add milk powder
Most Importantly, Stir constantly to avoid forming lumps in the mixture for 3 min.
On high medium flame
Add cardamom powder and fennel seeds powder and mix thoroughly
Cook until 2-3 min while constant stirring until the mixture forms thick consistency
Take it off stove and Pour the hot mixture in a plate and spread it
Garnish with dry fruits and press from above
Cool it completely for 2 hours
Later, mark cuts and remove pieces.
Tasty Aflatoon is ready. Refrigerate it further.

Feb, 2019

Paneer Fry Tasty Masala Vegetarian

I tried paneer very late and it was at a restaurant, later I began experimenting with this milk based product in many recipes. Paneer Fry is one such delicious vegetarian recipe prepared using tasty masala which is applied to paneer pieces and then shallow fried in oil. This is a veg starter recipe which can also be a tea-time snack or a side dish with dal chawal. Paneer is famous for its veg dishes like matar paneer, palak paneer and similarly many sweet dishes use it as a base ingredient.

For other vegetarian recipes click here: Matar Pulao and Coconut Pulao

Vegetarian recipes made using Paneer are a delight in Marriages as well as special occasions. You can use paneer in a starter recipe or its own main course dish. In this recipe, we will prepare tasty Paneer Fry using masala mixture made up of spicy and tangy ingredients. This Paneer recipe can be fried on a tawa or a pan

For complete video recipe click here: Paneer Fry Masala

Ingredients for Paneer Fry Tasty Masala:

Paneer 400 gm
Red Chilly Powder 1 tsp
Lemon juice of 1 lemon
Garam masala powder 1/2 spoon
Salt 1 spoon
Green masala 1 tbsp (poppy seeds, ginger, garlic and coriander leaves)
Coriander powder 1/2 tsp

Method:

Firstly, In a bowl
Add lemon juice
Further, add garam masala powder
Now add coriander powder
Mix it well
Later, Paneer is cut into pieces.
Apply the masala to the paneer pieces thoroughly
Keep it aside for 10 min
Secondly, Heat a pan and on full flame
Add 2 tablespoon oil
Place the paneer pieces in to the pan
Fry for 1 min on each side with lid close
Later, Turn the pieces on other side.
Cook for 1 min with lid closed and Take off pan
Tasty and crispy paneer fry is ready.
Serve Hot as a snack or side dish.

Feb, 2019

Kaddu Sabzi Vegetarian Recipe

Kaddu is one such vegetable which is popular for its sweets recipe as well as a veggie in lots of sabzi dishes around the world and is a vegetarian delight. Indian cuisine has many Kaddu/Bottlegourd recipes like for sweets there is Kaddu Halwa and its Kheer and as a vegetable there can be Kaddu Dal, Kaddu Sabzi or it can be used along other veggies in a mix vegetable recipe.

For video recipe click here : Kaddu Sabzi Tasty different method

In this recipe, I will show you a simple but very delicious Kaddu Sabzi Recipe made in spicy masala which further enhances the taste. Kaddu is also known by many names like Lauki, Dudhiya and Bhopla. In this sabzi recipe chopped kaddu pieces are cooked with grinded green masala which also has grated coconut to make it lip smacking vegetarian recipe. Tastes best with chapati, Roti or phulka.

Dudhiya ki Sabzi — See Ingredients list Below

Ingredients:

Bottle Gourd 500gm
Chana dal 2 tbsp
Coconut grated 1/2
Green chilly 50 gm
Ginger 50 gm
Garlic 4-5
Coriander leaves
Onion 250 gm
Tomato 2-3
Salt as per taste
Turmeric powder 1 spoon
Oil 2 tbsp

Method to prepare the Kaddu Sabzi:

Firstly, Roast green chilly for 30 sec
Secondly, In a mixer jar, add chilly, ginger, garlic and coconut along with little water and grind to a medium thick paste
Further, Heat a pan and on full flame
Add 2 tbsp oil
Now, add onion and roast until brown
Add tomato and stir cook until it softens to a paste
On medium flame add chana dal and mix it
Add the grinded green masala and stir cook for 30 sec
Add salt and turmeric powder
Mix it well
Most importantly, To avoid darkening of chopped Bottle Gourd pieces, keep them immersed in water.
Add chopped bottle gourd and mix it well while cooking on for 2-3 min on medium flame
Later, Close lid and cook further for 5 min on medium flame
Tasty bottle gourd sabzi is ready.
Serve hot with Chapati, Roti or Phulka.

Feb, 2019

Kakdi Dosa Nariyal Chutney Unique Breakfast

Dosa is a popular Indian breakfast recipe that is served with chutney. There are lots of varieties of Dosa made with different ingredients used in the batter like rawa dosa, masala dosa, onion dosa and many more. In this recipe, I will show you a different and unique variety that is Cucumber or Kakdi Dosa along with Coconut/Nariyal Chutney. Chatni as it is commonly known as is a tangy and spicy side dish served with varied breakfast dishes. For delicious Gajar Halwa Puri breakfast recipe check here : Carrot Halwa Poori

In this recipe, Firstly we grind chopped cucumber along with rice to form the batter and then cooked on a tawa to get the piping hot kakdi dosa and tasty nariyal chutney. Secondly, to prepare the chutney, we need grated coconut, coriander leaves and ginger garlic paste along with other spices as mentioned below:

So lets prepare Kakdi Dosa (Cucumber) and Nariyal Chutney (Coconut). For Complete video recipe click on this link: Cucumber Dosa and Coconut Chutney

Ingredients for Kakdi Dosa (Cucumber):

Dosa rice 500 gm, Soaked in water for 7-8 hrs
Urad dal 200 gm, Soaked in water for 7-8 hrs
Fenugreek seeds 1 tbs, Soaked in water for 7-8 hrs
Cucumber/Kakdi 250 gm chopped
Cooked rice 1 cup

Method for Cucumber Dosa:

Add fenugreek seeds, cooked rice, urad dal and chopped cucumber with 1 cup warm water
Further grind it to a thin fine paste
Similarly, Grind rice along with remaining cucumber and cooked rice to a fine paste
Mix all the batter and keep in a jar vessel and add 150 ml water
Further, Keep it overnight or for 8 hrs
Add salt as per taste or 1 tablespoon
Heat a pan thoroughly
Apply oil to the pan and on full flame
Add the dosa batter in the pan and spread it thoroughly
Make the flame to medium and cover the pan and cook for 2 min
Open it and take the dosa off pan. Hot Cucumber Dosa is Ready

Dosa and chatni — Cucumber Dosa and Coconut Chutney Recipe

Ingredients for Coconut Chutney (Nariyal):

a bunch of Coriander leaves
Ginger 2 large pieces
Garlic 6 cloves
Dried mango powder 1/2 tbs or lemon juice 1
Salt as per taste
Green chillies 10-15 or as required
Coconut 1/2 large grated

Method for Nariyal Chutney:

Firstly, Roast green chilly for 1-2 min on full flame
Later, add all the ingredients in a mixer jar along with 1/4 cup water and grind to a fine paste.
Tasty Nariyal Chutney is ready. Served with Cucumber Dosa.

Feb, 2019

Khajoor Halwa Recipe (Dates Halwa)

Halwa is a dessert popular in asian cuisine particularly in the Indian Subcontinent. Every Meal is incomplete without a sweet or a dessert. In this recipe I will show you Khajoor Halwa or Dates Halwa Recipe. Like every sweet this too has a lots of variations in the method and choice of ingredients used. Most importantly, we need to clean and de-seed the dates before making its paste. Try Mooli Halwa Recipe

Chana Dal or Split Chickpeas is also used to prepare this halwa which enhances the taste of this dessert. Ideal recipe for festivals and special occasions to delight the guests. Firstly, we need to roast chana dal in ghee and later we add dates paste along with other ingredients and cook it.

Watch the Complete Video Recipe through this link: Khajur Halwa

Ingredients for the Khajoor Halwa:

Dates 250 gm
Milk 500 ml
Almonds 25 gm
Pistachios 25 gm
Cardamom Powder 1 tsp
Cashewnuts 25 gm
Brown Sugar or Sugar 50 gm Grinded powder
Chana Dal (Split Chickpeas) 100 gm soaked in water for 2 hours
Ghee/Clarified Butter 4 tbs

Method for the Halva Recipe:

Heat a vessel
Add milk (Boiled)
Add split chickpeas
Cook the split chickpeas for about 10 min while constantly stirring
In a mixer jar
Add de-seeded dates
Now add a little milk and grind to a fine paste
Meanwhile, in another mixer jar
Add the cooked chickpeas and grind to a fine paste
Heat a pan on full flame
Add ghee
Add chickpeas paste
And roast it until it dries out, initially roast on medium flame 2-3 min
Mix it well
Add another 2 tbs ghee
When it dries out add dates paste and mix it
Add brown sugar powder and cardamom powder
Mix it well
Add dryfruits
Mix well and cook for 10 min on full flame while constant stirring
Tasty khajoor halwa is ready
Serve hot

Feb, 2019

Coconut Pulao Vegetarian Recipe (Nariyal Pulao)

Today I will show you a dish which is a traditional recipe Coconut/Nariyal Pulao, a vegetarian recipe, prepared using rice and it is made on special occasions like Marriages and Festivals. Although, this Pulao is a Vegetarian recipe but it is usually served with Chicken or Mutton Curry. The rich taste of coconut milk enhances the taste and the addition of garam masala gives earthen flavour to the dish. This coconut pulao is a special vegetarian recipe and a variation of Pulao.

Coconut or Nariyal Pulao is prepared by cooking rice in coconut milk garam masala/spices like Cinnamon and Clove is added. Also, I have shown and mentioned the process of extracting coconut milk from coconut in this recipe. You can watch the complete video recipe through this link: Coconut Pulao

For other type of Vegetarian Pulao recipe watch this Matar Pulao

Ingredients:

Coconut grated 1 Large
Rice 1 kg
Ghee/Clarified Butter 2-3 tbs
Onion 1 Large Chopped
Cardamom 9
Cloves 8-10
Cinnamon 5-6 pieces

Method:

Firstly, In a mixer jar
Add grated coconut with little water and grind it to a medium thick paste
Use the coconut paste along with water and a strainer to extract the coconut milk.
Secondly, Heat a vessel
Meanwhile, On full flame
Add ghee
Further we need to add all the garam masala
Add onion and roast until golden brown
Now add coconut milk
Most Importantly, Add water as per rice taken which is 1 ltr.
Now add salt as per taste
Cook until it starts boiling
When it is boiling add rice
Mix it well
Further, We need to dry the water.
When little water is remaining, close lid and cook on medium flame for 5 min
Coconut rice pulao is ready.
Serve Hot with Mutton/chicken curry.

Feb, 2019

Banana Buns – Easy Breakfast Recipe

Indian cuisine offers vast options in food and particularly breakfast dishes. Likewise, this is one such popular breakfast recipe of Karnataka. Buns are indian flat bread. Banana Buns are similar to poori’s but the key difference here is the thickness which is due to the banana’s used. These are famous as Mangalore Buns. Try this unique Halwa Recipe

This is a popular breakfast recipe which is also made as a snack and served with Tea. This dish is one of my favorite’s and initially I thought this to be a difficult recipe but it is as easy as making Roti or Chapati. In this recipe, Banana is mashed and added to the flour with curd and kneaded to form a dough. Later small poori like buns are rolled out and deep fried in oil. The buns are tasty, soft and usually served with chutney. So lets begin the recipe and comment below your thoughts about this dish.

Ingredients:

Banana 4-5
Maida (Refined wheat flour) 250 gm
Curd 2 tbs
Clarified Butter 2 tsp
Grated Jaggery 2-3 tbs
Salt 1/2 tsp
Cardamom powder 1/2 Spoon

Method:

In a mixer jar
Add peeled banana, jaggery, 1/2 teaspoon salt, cardamom powder and 2 tablespoon curd and grind it to make paste.
Further, Pour the banana paste in a plate
Add maida
Now add ghee
Mix it well and knead it to make a dough while adding all maida (Do not use water)
Keep it aside for 30 min
Now apply a little oil on hands
Make medium small balls from the dough
Further, Roll the balls into thin size puri while applying maida flour
Heat oil
Add the rolled puri into the oil pan
Dip it and fry it until it colours on both side
Flip to other side 2-3 times and then take it off stove
Delicious banana buns is ready.
Serve Hot with Chutney or Tea.

Feb, 2019

Matar Pulao (Peas Pulao) Lunch/Dinner Recipes

Matar (Peas) Pulao

Matar or Peas is a popular ingredient used as a vegetable in lots of dishes and cuisines around the world. In India, green peas known as matar is used to make sabzi’s or pulao.

In this recipe, we will prepare Matar Pulao, it is a rice based dish cooked in Indian Masala and is a type of Biryani. Pulao is also known as Pilaf, Pilau and Pulav

Ingredients:

Rice 750 gm
Fresh peas 750 gm
Mint leaves half bunch optional
Poppy seeds 50 gm
Coriander leaves half bunch
Salt 1 tablespoon
Green chillies 100 gm
Garam masala powder 1 spoon
Onion 2
Ginger 2-3 pieces
Garlic 1 bulb
Turmeric powder 1 tsp
Tomato 500 gms
Oil 100 gm

Method: (Firstly, We will prepare Matar Masala)

Heat a pan and on full flame
Roast poppy seeds on medium flame for about 10-15 seconds while stirring it.
Heat a pan and add 3 tbs oil
Add 1/4th green chillies and roast it for 30 sec while stirring constantly
Now add onions and roast until golden brown
Add tomato and cook until it dissolves
Now add 1/2 of both min leaves and coriander leaves and mix well
Further, we need to add a little ginger-garlic paste and stir
Now Add turmeric powder
Add salt and add garam masala powder
Mix it well
Add peas and stir mix for 30 sec on full flame
Close lid and cook for 2 min on medium flame (In between after 1 min stir the matar)
Take off stove and keep aside

For Pulao:

Heat a vessel, on full flame
Add oil
Now add 2-3 crushed cardamoms
Add 1 spoon Caraway Seeds
Now add 2-3 pieces cinnamon
Add 4-5 cloves
Now add green chillies cut from the end and cook in oil for 30 sec
Add remaining mint leaves and coriander leaves and mix well
Now add remaining onions and roast until golden brown
Add tomato and cook until it is dissolved
Add the remaining salt and turmeric powder
Mix it well

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Add water (For 750 gm Rice, we need 1 and 3/4 ltr water)
Now add the remaining garam masala and mix it
Add poppy seeds paste
Cook and allow it to boil
When it is boiling add rice and mix thoroughly
Close lid and cook until water dries and little water remains on full flame
Add ghee 1 tbs and mix well
Now add matar masala and mix thoroughly
Heat a tawa.
Further, Place the vessel on tawa and cook on dum, initially cook for 1 min on full flame.
After that Cook for 5 min on medium flame.
Tasty Matar Pulao is ready.
Serve Hot

Feb, 2019

Peanut Butter Recipe Homemade Easy Recipe

Homemade recipe of Peanut Butter, so easy to make and delicious. Firstly, we need to roast Peanuts. Secondly, We grind the roasted peanuts in a mixer grinder. Additionally, Jaggery and Cardamom powder enhance the taste.

Peanut butter is served with Bread as a spread but also taste’s well with Chapati, Phulka or Roti. Also, it is used in many breakfast dishes like crepes, cookies and brownies with Sandwiches along with Jam or Jelly. Store it in a air tight container.

Ingredients:

Peanuts 500 gm
Jaggery 50 gm
Cardamom powder 1 spoon

Method:

Heat a pan
On full flame, add peanuts in pan
Roast for 1 min on full flame
On medium flame, roast until thoroughly roasted while constant stirring as the colour changes slightly
Take off stove and remove outer cover of peanuts.
In an mixer jar
Add peanuts, cardamom powder and grind it
Later add jaggery and grind it to a fine paste
Take it in a bowl
Tasty Homemade Peanut Butter is ready.
Serve with chapati or Bread.
Store in a air tight container.

Feb, 2019

Gajar Halwa Puri Recipe (Carrot Halwa Poori)

Breakfast is an important meal of the day. Therefore, there are lots of variations in breakfast based on the regions around the world. Likewise, Indian cuisine offers varied breakfast options and Poori or Puri is one such popular Breakfast/Nashta recipe. This Breakfast recipe is a combination of a Sweet which is Gajar Halwa (Carrot) and Puri. Poori’s are deep fried indian bread prepared using flour and either served with Bhaji (Vegetable Side Dish) or stuffed.

Today, I will show you a unique puri recipe made using Gajar Halwa. I have made a paste of the halwa mixture by grinding grated carrot along with dry fruits, jaggery and kneaded it with wheat flour to make dough for poori’s which is then deep fried in oil. Hence, this poori recipe is a Carrot halwa poori as the halwa mixture is added in the flour.

Ingredients:

Carrot 300 gm
Cashew 25 gm
Almond 25 gm
Ghee 1- 1 and 1/2 tbs
Malai/Milk Cream 1/2 cup
Jaggery 100 gm 3 tablespoon
Cardamom powder 10-15
Wheat flour 350 gm
Salt 1 spoon
Sesame Seeds to apply

Method:

Grate carrot
In a mixer Jar add grated carrot, dry fruits, cardamom powder, milk cream and grind it to a fine paste.
In addition, add clarified butter (Ghee) and Jaggery to grind it further.
Meanwhile, Transfer the grinded paste in a bowl and add wheat flour .
Mix both and knead it to make a dough.
Keep the dough aside for 10-15 minutes.
Apply a little oil on hands and make small round balls of the dough.
Apply sesame seeds to the flour balls and start rolling it flat into poori’s.
Firstly, Heat Oil in a Kadai/Pan.
Secondly, Add the poori’s in the oil and deep fry it.
Initially, after adding the puri’s, press from above and then turn it to cook on the other side. As a result, the poori’s will
Once Fried, Take it off Kadai.
Tasty Gajar Halwa Puri is Ready. Serve Hot.

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