Saturday, December 8, 2012

Seyal Roti

Ingredients: \
8-10 fresh or Stale Rotis (kept for 2-3 days in fridge) (can use bread too)
2 big chopped onions
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
4 big tomatoes chopped
2 tsps Oil
1tsp rye or jeera
1 tsp dry methi leaves (crushed)
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp dhania powder
1/2 tsp haldi powder
Salt to taste

Method:
In a kadhai...heat oil..add rye/jeera. Put in the chopped onions...Fry till pink...then add the ginger garlic paste...Fry. Then add chopped tomatoes and all the dry masalas. Cover and keep on low flame till tomatoes are pluppy. Then add water about 1 glass. When in comes to a boil add the roti pieces and cover. The rotis will absorb all the water. If rotis are cooked and water still left then u can dry the water on high flame.
Try the masala and make changes. Add the kasoori methi and mix nicely.
Serve with chopped coriander leaves and sindhi papad :-)

Makes a yummy breakfast dish.


Sunday, August 7, 2011

Tuk Patata (Fried Potato Sindhi Style)

Ingredients:

5-6 Potatoes (Big)
Salt to taste
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp mango powder

Method:

Par boil the potatoes (Peel and Keep potatoes in boiling salted water for 10 mins). Drain and cool. Then cut them into think roundels. Apply salt and turmeric powder. Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry lightly and keep aside. When cooled, take one potato roundel and flatten it slightly between your palm. Similarly flatten all the roundels. Then deep fry again till golden brown and crispy. Sprinkle all the dry masalas and serve hot.

YUMMY TUK PATATAS ARE READY TO EAT!!!



Friday, October 8, 2010

Sai Bhaji (Without Oil)

Ingredients:

1/2 kg Spinach (roughly chopped)
1/2 cup chana dal (soaked for 1/2 hour)
1 onion (chopped)
3-4 tomatoes (chopped)
1 tsp garlic (chopped)
3-4 green chillies (chopped)
1/2 tsp red chili powder (optional)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
(Vegeatbles like brinjal, caulflower and bottle gourd can be added to make it more nutritious)

Method:

Wash the chopped spinach and keep aside. Wash and drain the water from the dal. Heat the pressure cooker, add the chopped onions. On top of the onions, put the chopped garlic. Then add the tomatoes and the dry masala. Put the dal and spinach on top. Add 1/2 glass of water. Close the lid of the cooker and cook on pressure for 3 whistles. Simmer the gas and keep for 5 mins. When the steam cools, open the cooker and check if the dal has been cooked. If no, cook it for some more time. If yes, then mash the sai bhaji with a wooden masher till all the ingredients have been mashed properly. Add extra water according to desired consistency.

Serve hot with steamed rice or jeera rice.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

KoKi

Ingredients:

2 cups of wheat flour
1/4 cup of oil or ghee
2 onions (finely chopped)
2-3 green chillies (finely chopped)
2-3 tbsp of finely chopped corainder or fenugreek leaves
1 tsp pomogranate seeds (powdered)
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
Salt to taste.
Milk or Water for binding the dough
(Milk is a better option)

Method:

Combine all the ingredients together and mix properly except the milk. Then slowly add the milk or water and bind the flour together to make a dough. (Dough should not be soft). Dough should be hard like the dough made for puris.
Then make 4-5 balls. Flatten a bit and keep them aside. Heat the tawa. Put a little oil and then cook each flattened dough ball a little on each side.
Remove and let it cool. Then take each ball and roll it into a roti. (do not make it to thin or too thick). Then put the koki on the tawa. Prick it with a fork on four to five spots so that it gets cooked properly from inside too.
Turn on the other side. Put a tsp of oil on the cooked side and turn. Then apply oil on the other side too. Your Koki is ready to be served.

Serve with butter, curd, pickle and papad.

PLEASE NOTE: Each koki takes time to cook as it is made on medium flame. Do not cook on high flame.

Elaichi Mutton (Without oil) (Sindhi style)

Ingredients:

1kg mutton pieces

4 medium size onions (chopped )

2-3 tomatoes chopped finely or pureed (optional)

Salt and pepper to taste

4-5 green chillies (chopped)

5-6 Green cardamoms (elaichi) powdered.

Coriander leaves or parsley (chopped) for garnish

Method:

Put the chopped onions and green chillies in the pressure cooker. On top of the onions put the mutton pieces. Pressure cook for 1 or 2 whistles.(mutton should be semi-cooked). Open the cooker and dry the mutton pieces. Then add the salt and pepper. Add the chopped tomatoes. Dry the water from the tomatoes. Add a little water and pressure cook for 1 whistle. (only if mutton is not cooked). Lastly add the elaichi powder and garnishwith parsley or coriander leaves.

Serve with rice or roti