my cooking experiments

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    Hi Geetha - Great Recipes. I am getting so much motivation to cook some of your items. Thank you so Much for sharing
     
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    I am very happy to recieve your maessage dear, this will definetly push me forward
     
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    CAPSICUM-MANGO GRAVY
    u need:
    -capsicum, small one convienient to stuff
    or u can cut to large cubes

    FOR GRINDING
    -PEANUTS
    -SESAME SEEDS
    -GINGER GARLIC PASTE
    -CORIANDER LEAVES
    -MINT LEAVES
    -GREEN CHILLIES
    -CLOVES
    -CINNAMON
    -RED CHILLY POWDER
    -SALT
    -OIL
    -raw mango pieces, for enough tanginess
    -TURMERIC

    PROCEDURE:
    - IN A PAN ADD LITTLE OIL AND FRY ALL THE ITEMS IN FOR GRINDING , ALLOW IT TO COOL AND MAKE CHUTNEY WITH LITTLE WATER
    -IN A PRESSURE PAN ADD LITTLE OIL, AND PUT THE STUFFED CAPSICUM WITH CHUTNEY IN OIL , FRY FOR A WHILE AND ADD THE REMAINING CHUTNEY AND WATER FOR GRAVY AND COOK FOR A WHISTLE
    -WHEN PRESSURE IS GONE, COOK THE CURRY ON SLOW FLAME TILL THE OIL IS SEEN
    -OTHER OPTION IS ADD THE CUBED CAPSICUM TO OIL, FRY THEM FOR A WHILE AND ADD THE CHUTNEY AND WATER
    THEN, FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE AS ABOVE
    THIS GRAVY GOES WELL WITH ALL FRIED RICE VARIETIES , CHAPATHI, NAAN
     

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    COCUNUT-VEG FRIED RICE
    u need:
    -basmati rice
    - mixed veg like potato, carrot, beans, peas
    -grated coconut -2/3 tsp
    -cloves, cinnamon, cardamom,shahi jeera, bay leaves - for seasoning
    -onions
    -green chillies
    - ginger garlic paste
    -little red chilly powder for colour
    -daniya powde
    - cilantro

    procedure:
    - soak rice for a while
    - add oil to a heated pan, and let all the things under seasoning fry
    - add onions, green chillies and cook them for a while , then add ginger garlic paste
    -add veg and let them cook
    - grind coconut with red chiily, daniya powder and add to the veg
    -fry for a while , then add required amount of water
    -let it boil , then add the rice and cook till done
    -garnish with cilantro

     

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    SWEET DOSA
    u need:
    -chapathi flour
    -required amount of sugar
    -elaichi powder
    -oil/ ghee

    PROCEDURE:
    - mix sugar, chapathi flour and elaichi powder with water. similar to dosa batter
    -heat pan and add ghee, pour the batter with laddle like dosa
    -cook till the dosa turns brown both sides and enjoy

     

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    eggless orange tutti fruity cake

    u need:
    1. 1 ½ cup maida flour
    2. 1 cup sugar powder
    3. 1 teaspoon baking soda
    4. 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    5. 1 ¼ cup fresh orange juice
    6. 1/3 cup oil

    7. 1 teaspoon grated orange zest and few tutti_fruity chunks

    PROCEDURE:

    - mix all the dry ingredients first , then the yet one's
    -grease a suitable pan and pur this mixture into it
    -bake till the knife comes out clean, when put into the cake
    it takes almost 40 min
    - let it cool and then enjoy
     

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    rajma gravy

    u need:
    - boiled rajma
    -chopped onions
    -chilies
    -curry leaves
    -chole masala
    -dry coconut powder
    - tomato puree
    -salt
    -chilly powder
    -daniya powder
    -turmeric
    -ginger garlic paste
    -oil
    -mustard seeds, cumin and urad dal for seasoning/ you may use bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom,cloves for seasoning

    procedure:

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    heat oil in a pan and add the seasoning, let them splutter
    -add onions , chillies, when they turn translucent add turmeric, ginger garlic paste
    -then , add tomato puree, when the oil starts oozing add rajma cook for a while
    -add all the masala powders mentioned
    then little water for the gravy,
    - now add coconut powder
    - cook for a while till the required consistency is reached and garnish with cilantro
    - enjoy with rice, pulav, naan or chapathi
     

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