Moong Dal Badi

Moong Dal Badi

Ingredients  

1 cup yellow split Moong dal     

2 tsp oil

2-3 big size Plates

Method  (How to make Moong dal Badi)

Clean and wash dal with clean water then soak in drinking water for 2-3 hours.

After 2-3 hours drain all the water and make a coarse paste of the dal without adding any extra water.

Beat the paste rigorously, the mix is ready to make Dal Badi.

Grease clean-dry plates with oil. Take dal mixture in your hand, in the same way you would take besan or dal paste while making Pakoras.

Drop small small paste on the plate to make vadi.

Make as many Badiya that will fit in 1 plate, after 1 plate is filled, make in another plate. Make Badiya till the entire paste is used up, then place these plates out in the sun.

If the sun's heat is strong then it will take two days to dry up.  

Once Badiya dry up, it becomes very easy to remove them from the plate.

Moong Dal Badiya are dried and ready. Fill them in a clean and dry container and put them every month in the sun and can use up to 6 months.

Stuffed Tomato in Peanut Gravy

Stuffed Tomato in Peanut Gravy

Ingredients (3-4 servings)

6-8 Tomatoes hard

200 gram paneer (grated)

1 Red capsicum (chopped)            

2 tsp Fresh coriander leaves, chopped        

1 tbls Cashew nut            

2 Green chillies, chopped 

Salt to taste

3/4 cup Raw peanuts, shelled        

Oil 2 tablespoon 

2 Onion, sliced   

1/4 tsp Mustard seeds      

1/4 tsp Cumin seeds         

1/4 tsp Caraway seed       

6-8 Curry leaves

2 tbls Ginger, Garlic  paste           

1tbls Tamarind pulp         

1 tsp Red chilli powder    

1/2 tsp Turmeric powder  

2 tsp Coriander powder   

1/2 Roasted cumin powder            

Method (How to make stuffed tomato in peanut gravy)

Remove eyes of the tomatoes and blanch in salted boiling water for half a minute. Drain and peel skin. Cut from the top, scoop out the seeds to make cups and set aside.

Take grated paneer in a bowl, add red chopped capsicum, coriander leaves, green chillies, cashew nuts and salt and mix well. Stuff this mixture into the tomato shells and set aside. Roast peanuts, cool and grind into a fine paste using a little water.

Heat 1tbls oil in a kadai and fry onions till golden brown. Drain and place on an absorbent paper.

Heat one tablespoon oil in kadai, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and caraway seeds and saute till they splutter. Add curry leaves and saute for half a minute.

Add ginger paste and garlic paste and saute until lightly browned. Stir in the tamarind pulp and saute for three to four minutes on medium heat.

Add fried onions, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and cumin powder and continue to saute till oil surfaces.

Add peanut paste and saute until the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.

Add three cups of water and salt, bring to a boil and reduce heat.

Add the stuffed tomatoes and close the lid, simmer for five to six minutes or till tomato become soft.

Serve hot with chapati or pulao.

Paneer Masala for fast

Paneer Masala for fast

Ingredients
250g paneer

250g tomato puree
4 cloves
1” cinnamon stick
2-3 green cardamom
2 tsp cumin seed
3 tsp pepper corns
1 tsp Ginger paste
1tbsp ginger juliennes
3 green chillies
1tbsp desi ghee or refind oil
Sendha namak(Rock salt) as per your taste

1 tbls fresh coriander leavs (chopped)

Method (How to make paneer masala for fast)

Cut the paneer into 1” cubes and keep aside.

Slit the green chilies.

Dry roast the cloves, cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, pepper corns and cardamoms. Remove from pan and allow to cool slightly. Coarsely grind the spices.

Heat the ghee or oil and add the ginger paste. Saute the ginger paste and add the tomato puree. Add half the ground spices and 1 cup water and bring to a boil. Add the paneer cubes and allow to simmer for 5-6 mins.

Add the ginger juliennes, remaining ground spices, rock salt, green chilies.

Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. and serve hot with Kuttu puri.

Water Melon Milk Shake

Water Melon Milk Shake

Ingredients (for 2-3 servings)

3 cups de-seeded watermelon

1 cup full cream milk

2 tbsp sugar

Ice cubes

Instructions (How to make water melon milk shake)

Combine all ingredients watermelon, sugar  and milk together in a blender until smooth.

 Add the ice cubes and blend another 10 seconds. Serve immediately.