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Tuesday, January 17, 2012

BhajiPanv(भाजीपांव)

Bhajipanv is one of my favorite dish. I make it(only bhaji) frequently at my home as dinner.

It is one of the dish which you can cook with very few ingredients and in less time if you are in hurry or learning to cook.  These are the main key ingredients for this yummy dish are cauliflower,potato,peas and carrot(for vegetables) ; onion and  tomato(for gravy); panvbhaji masala, turmeric and salt(as spices) and oil .  Trust me it will be as delicious as mentioned recipe below.

Ingredients:-
(1). 2 cup cut cauliflower
(2). 1cup cut brinjal/eggplant
(3). 1 cup peas and cut carrots
(4). 2 boiled potatoes
(5).1 cup cut capsicum
(6). 1 cup chopped cabbage
(7). 1 finely chopped green chili
(8). 3 tablespoon oil
(9). 1 chopped tomato
(10). 1 chopped onion
(11). 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
(12). 2 teaspoon turmeric
(13). 2 teaspoon red chili powder
(14). Salt to taste
(15). 2 tablespoon (MDH) panvbhaji Marsala
(16). 1 teaspoon asafoetida
(17). 1 teaspoon Garam masala
(18).1 teaspoon mustard seed
(19).1 teaspoon cumin seeds
(20). coriander leaves
(21). 1 small cup melted butter or butter spread
(22). 1 cup cashew halves

Recipe:-
 Boil vegetables(from 1 to 6) in pressure cooker or in vegetable boiler. Make sure the vegetables are mushy and can be smashed easily.  In nonstick pan take 3 table spoon of oil and add mustard seeds and cumin seeds. When seeds starts cracking, add asafoetida ,onion and pinch of salt. Saute onion till it turns golden brown then add chopped garlic, green chillies,tomatoes, turmeric, garam masala and panvbhaji powder in it. Let it cook for  5 minutes on medium flame. Now in this gravy add boiled vegetable and mix them well, if required add half cup of water. You can use the water in which vegetables are boiled.  Add salt and red chili powder. and let it cook for another 8-10 minutes on slow flame. Turn off the stove. Garnish the Bhaji with chopped coriander leaves and cashew halves(optional) .

Heat up the skillet 2 spoon melted butter and toast Panv in it until both side become crispy and light golden brown. If you want spicer one then when you  melted butter , add 2 teaspoon garlic chutney and little chilly powder mix well  and then toast Panv in this Masala.

Serve BhajiPanv with some chopped onion and slice of lemon on side. You can also serve Bhaji with Pilaf or you can put Bhaji in the burger bun and serve as burger.


Tips:-  If you don't eat very spicy you can avoid using red chilly, garam masala, green chili.
If you don't have onion and tomato or just say you are getting lazy ; you can use pasta sauce(with garlic & herbs)(1 cup) for gravy as substitute.  You can make club sandwich using this bhaji as main filling.
I think it is really good way to introduce new vegetables to kids who are picky in eating, because in the end all vegetable will be smashed and hard to differentiate.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Sabudana(Tapioca) Khichdi(साबुदाना की खिचड़ी)

Tapioca Khichadi is popular in time of Shravan month. Many people in Gujrat and Maharastra eat it during Shivratri and Janmasthami festival during fasting.
(1) 250gram Tapioca(sabudana)
(2). 1 cup roasted crushed peanut
(3). 4-5 green chillies
(4). 1 big potato( diced into small pieces)
(5). 2 tablespoon oil
(6). 1 medium size nonstick pan.
(7). 1 medium size pot for mixing
(8). 2 tsp salt (or according to taste)
(9). 2tsp red chilly powder
(10). half tsp turmeric powder(optional)
(11). 2 tsp Jeera
(12). pinch of Asafoetida

First of all soak Tapioca in water for one hour until it becomes spongy. If they are still hard keep for another 15-30 minutes. Once tapioca become spongy drain the water from it. Now in the Non stick pan take half table spoon oil and add jeera. Once jeera started crackling add Asafoetida ,cut green chillies and cut potatoes.  Add  half tsp salt, pinch of turmeric powder and 1tsp of red chilly powder and mix well. Cook the potato until they are tender. Now remove the potatoes. Now in the same pan take remaining oil and add 1 tsp jeera. Once jeera started crackling add Asafoetida and add dried tapioca. Once you add tapioca make sure that they don't stick to the pan , stir them frequently. Add salt, pinch of turmeric powder and 1tsp of red chilly powder and mix well. Let it cook for 5 minutes. If you think tapioca are very stick add little bit of oil, but don't over do it otherwise it will be very oily. 
In the big pot first add half of Marsala potatoes, half of semi crushed roasted peanut and then add half of Marsala tapioca and mix them well; now add remaining of potatoes , peanuts and tapioca and in it. Mix everything well , garnish with coriander leave and serve hot with curd to eat. Or serve with Kadhi(कढी)

Tips:- You can use make Sabudana Vada with this. Just add 1 cup rice flour and little salt in 1 cup khichadi and shallow fry in non stick pan in any shape you like and eat with chutney.


Potato Fry

Fried Sabudana
SabudanaKhichadiWithPotatoand Peanuts