Friday, May 2
Cabbage n beans veggie
This one comes for our day today cooking, very fast to cook and a bit healthier version too. I got the idea of making this vegetable from one of my fellow blogger only, but now can't remember who. Earlier whenever i made cabbage, i mixed it with potato or made as it is, but in her recipe she mixed cabbage with beans , i liked it very much, so with this combination, i just made this veggie,( as i liked and as much as i remembered her recipe)
It came out quite good, and really fast, hope you all like it too...
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups cabbage chopped coarsely
1/2 cup beans
1 stalk curry leaves
2 green chillies
1/2 tsp. red chilli powder
1/4 tsp. turmeric powder
1 tsp lemon juice
2 pinches asafoetida
salt to taste
1/4 tsp. each cumin & mustard seeds
1 tbsp. oil
Method:
Wash and drain cabbage and beans. Keep aside.
Slit green chillies. Wash curry leaves.
Heat oil in a heavy pan. Add seeds, allow to splutter.
Add asafoetida, green chillies, curry leaves,turmeric; Stir.
Add cabbage and beans,
Add salt to taste (put a bit less salt as cabbage tends to reduce a lot)
Stir fry the vegetables for about 3-4 minutes,(do not cook fully, its taste better as crunchier)
Sprinkle red chillies over vegetable.
Stir to mix the masalas well.
Cook for about a minute.Add lemon juice.
Serve hot with wholewheat chappati or bread.
Tip: For cabbge(and also ladyfinger),if u are not sure add salt after it gets cooked for abt 3 4 minutes, as they reduce a lot sometime..
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Tuesday, April 1
Cabbage rolls
Got this recipe from chatali, from a forum, tried it n got it quite well. Like mostly all indian snacks this too is deep fried, but can be cooked shallow fried too, tastes equally yumm.
I would specially mention the varoius flavours(spices) added to it , are really mouthwatering, they give such a nice taste and freshness to the snack.
Ingredients:
4 cups cabbage, grated
1/2 cup chopped fresh coriander,
1 cup besan (gram flour)
1/2 cup jowar/ bajra/ ragi mixed or just wholewheat flour ,
1/2 cup semolina,
1.5 tsp chilli powder,
1/2 tsp turmeric powder,
1 tsp sesame seeds,
1 tsp powdered fennel seeds (saunf) ,
1 tsp garam masala powder,
1/2 tsp sugar,
salt to taste,
oil for frying
Method:
Mix all the above ingredients and form a dough by adding very little water at a time ,
If you find the mixture too sticky just oil your palms well and then handle the dough,
You can divide the dough into 2 or 3 portions,
Shape them into elongated logs and place them in an oiled steel vessel .
Steam in the cooker for 15 mnts or steam in microwave steamer for 5 minutes
let the steamed dough cool, After it has cooled completely cut it into slices as thick or thin as you want,
Heat some oil on a tawa(griddle) and shallow fry these pieces (Wadis) or deep fry in hot oil.
Tip: Just in case you add too much water and you cannot form elongated logs simply turn out the batter into an oiled steel vessel ,(as done for making dhoklas) and spread it out evenly.
If u are health consious, can just eat steamed slices, with tempering of oil,mustard seeds, a pinch of asafoetida and sesame seeds
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Sending this to Sunday Snacks - Hot n Spicy at All Thingz Yummy!!
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