‘Pilaf’ or ‘Pulao’ is a type of rice preparation commonly cooked across Indian, Central and South Asian, Middle Eastern, East African, Latin American and Caribbean cuisines. Though there are different names and plenty of recipes of pulao, basically it is prepared with long grain, fragrant rice along with seasoning like ‘Garam Masala’ or any other [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 1, 2009
I am not sure from which part of India has this recipe originated, but green peas curry is prepared commonly in every household in India. Since India a multilingual nation, this recipe may be cooked by different names. This is my own recipe, simple one that doesn’t take more than 15 minutes to prepare. Ingredients: 2 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Ingredients: 250 gms cauliflower florets (cut into small pieces), 1/2 cup shelled green peas, 1 onion; finely chopped, 1 small tomato; finely chopped, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai), 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), 6-8 curry leaves, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, Salt to taste, Oil for frying, Little water for cooking, [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Ingredients: 200gms white button mushroom; sliced, 1/2 cup shelled green peas; boiled, 2 medium sized onions; ground to paste along with 1 tbsp cashew nuts, 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 large tomato; pureed, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp ground cumin (jeera), 1 tsp ground coriander seeds (dhania), 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tsp [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 8, 2008
Ingredients: 1 bunch of methi (fenugreek); leaves and tender stems separated, washed and coarsely chopped, 1 1/2 cup green peas (mutter); 2 medium size onions; finely chopped, 5-6 cloves garlic; finely chopped, 1/2 tsp heeng (asafoetida), 1 long green chilli; deseeded and chopped into 1/2″ pieces, 3-4 tbsp freshly grated coconut, Salt to taste, 3-4 [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Ingredients: 2 cups mutter (green peas), 1 cup paneer (cottage cheese); cubed, 1 large onion; ground to paste, 1 tomato; pureed, 1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds), 2 tbsp yogurt; well beaten, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 3/4 tsp Punjabi garam masala, 5 cashew nuts, 1 tsp poppy seeds, 1 tsp melon [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Ingredients: 2 cups coarsely chopped methi (fenugreek) leaves, 1 cup mutter (green peas); parboiled, 2 onions, 3 green chillies, 1″ ginger; crushed, 3-4 cloves garlic; crushed, 5 laung (cloves), 2″ dalchini (cinnamon stick), 2 chhoti elaichi (green cardamom), A handful of cashewnuts, 2 tsp khus-khus (poppy seeds), 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup malai (cream), Salt [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 8, 2008
Ingredients: (Serves 4) 2 cups (400 gms) basmati rice, 2 tbsp ghee or butter, 2-3 tejpatta(bay leaves), 2 1″ dalchini(cinnamon stick), 3-4 kalimirch(peppercorns) 1 cup green peas fresh or frozen, 1 medium size onion, sliced, A handful of cashew nuts, A handful of raisins, Salt to taste, Water. Method: Wash the rice two or [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 10, 2008
Ingredients: 2 cups shelled green peas, 1 large onions, finely chopped, 1/2 tsp mustard seeds (rai), 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 8-10 curry leaves, 1 long green chilli, finely chopped, 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, Salt to taste, 1/2 tsp sugar, 3 tbsp oil, 2 tbsp freshly grated coconut, 2 tbsp chopped [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Green Peas filling can be used in dosas, samosas, parathas, bread rolls, kachoris, ghujias, etc. This recipe has got a Maharashtrian touch and is really delicious. Ingredients: 1 cup fresh green peas (mutter), 1 tsp fennel seeds (saunf), 1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera), 1 tsp coriander seeds (dhania dana), 1 tsp finely chopped green chillies, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, March 6, 2008
Ingredients: 1 cup green peas, 1 cup cream, 1 tbsp finely chopped green chillies, 1 medium size onion, chopped, 1 tbsp ghee or butter, 1 bunch of coriander leaves, Salt to taste. Method: Heat a pan, add ghee or butter to it. When ghee is hot add onion and green chillies. Fry till onion is [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, February 9, 2008
Ingredients: 4 medium size potatoes, boiled and peeled, 2 tbsp maida (sieved flour) or as per requirement, 1 cup shelled green peas, boiled, 1 small onion, chopped, 1 tsp jeera, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1 tbsp tomato puree, 1 tbsp chopped coriander [...]
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