Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Quinoa Roti

Yields: 8

2 cups quinoa flour
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup water

Gently mix flour, salt, add the water 1/4 cup at a time.

Now use your hands to mix and keep working the dough.

Very soon you will see that the dough has formed into a ball and almost cleans the sides of the bowl.

Split the dough into 8 equal pieces and start making roti's right away.

Generously flour the roti's as you roll them out as the dough is delicate.

Once the roti is approximately the size of your palm, gently transfer it to the hot pan.

Quinoa roti's cook very quickly as compared to the traditional roti's, so keep an eye out for them and slip them.


Enjoy your gluten-free roti's.


Source: Sonia C
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME, SOFT and PUFFY.

Instant Pot Aloo Gobi

Serves: 2


1/2 small onion (3 ounces shallot)
9.07 ounces tomatoes
6 garlic cloves (1.02 ounces)
1" ginger (0.35 ounces)
1 tiny dry red chili

Blend all the above to a smooth paste.

1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds

Put the instant pot in the sauté mode. When hot, add oil, cumin seeds, allow to splutter.

Add the ground paste. Wash the blender with 2 tbsp of water and add it to the pot.


1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp garam masala
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp paprika
9.7 ounces potatoes, cubed, small (2 potatoes)

Add spices, potatoes, mix well. Cover with a glass lid and cook for 5 minutes.


1 pound and 3.54 ounces cauliflower, chopped into LARGE florets (1 small cauliflower)

Add the cauliflower and mix in well. Close the pot lid to sealing. Select Manual 2 minutes for LOW pressure (preferred) or 0 minutes for high pressure.

Release the pressure with the quick release.

1/2 tbsp lemon juice
cilantro, to garnish

Add lemon juice and garnish with cilantro.


Source: veganricha
Taste Note: Tastes GREAT. I added 1 tbsp lemon juice which made it too lemony, made adjustment and noted down.

Carrot Rice

Serves: 4

2 cups rice
4 cups water

Cook rice.

2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp mustard seeds

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, allow it to splutter.


1 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 cup cashews, chopped

Add cumin seeds, cashews and sauté until cashews turn light brown.


1 cup onion, chopped
8 dry red chilis, broken and seeds removed

Add onion, red chili, sauté for 5 minutes in medium flame.


4 cups carrot, grated
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp salt

Add grated carrot, turmeric powder, salt and sauté for a minute.

1/2 cup water

Add water and cook for 5 minutes in medium flame.

2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
cooked rice

Add salt, ground black pepper mix well. Add cooked rice and mix well.

cilantro, chopped

Garnish with cilantro.


Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
Yields: 10 cups Carrot Rice
Source: hebbarskitchen

Friday, April 19, 2019

Kashmiri Pulao

Serves: 2

1 tbsp coconut oil
1/4 cup cashews, chopped
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup pistachio


Heat oil in a pan, add cashews, raisins, pistachio, sauté on LOW flame till they turn aromatic. Keep aside.


2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 bay leaf
4 cardamom
1" cinnamon
1 tsp whole black pepper corns
4 cloves
1/2 tsp fennel seeds


Heat oil in a pressure pan, add all the spices, sauté till aromatic.

1 cup onion, thinly sliced
2 red chili, broken and seeds removed

Add onion, red chili sauté for 5 minutes in low flame.


1 tsp ginger, grated
1 tsp garlic, grated

Add ginger, garlic, sauté for 30 seconds.

1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
2 tsp salt

Add chili powder, salt, mix well.

2 cups rice, soaked for 30 minutes

Add rice, mix well.

3 and 3/4 cups water
1/4 cup saffron milk

Add water, saffron milk, all the fried dry fruits, mix well.

Pressure cook for 2 whistles on medium flame.

cilantro, chopped, to garnish

Garnish with cilantro.


Yields: 8 cups
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
Source: hebbarskitchen
Note: I added just 3 cups water, even though it was cooked properly, next time will be adding 4 cups of liquid (water+milk) and see how it comes out. I didn't have 1/4 cup pistachio, so added little bit almond to make it to 1/4 cups. Also I didn't have milk to make saffron milk, so didn't add that as well.

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Mushroom Pulao

Serves: 4

2 cups rice, soaked for 30 minutes


1/4 cup coconut oil
2 star anise
1 tsp whole black peppercorns
1 tsp cumin seeds
seeds from 4 cardamom pods
2 bay leaf
4 cloves

Heat oil in a pressure pan, add spices, sauté until aromatic.


1 cup onion, thinly sliced
2 red chili, broken, seeds removed

Add onion, red chili, sauté for 5 minutes in medium flame.

1 tsp garlic, grated
1 tsp ginger, grated

Add ginger and garlic, sauté for 30 seconds.


24 ounces mushroom, chopped 

Add mushroom, sauté for 5 minutes in medium flame.


1 cup red or orange or yellow bell pepper or combination, chopped
1/2 cup frozen peas

Add bell pepper, peas, sauté for a minute.

Add soaked, washed and drained rice, sauté for 2 minutes.

1/4 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 and 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
2 and 1/2 tsp salt

Add all the spices and mix well.

4 cups water

Add water, allow it to cook in medium flame for 2 whistles.


1 tbsp lemon juice
cilantro, chopped

Mix with lemon juice and cilantro.

Yields: 10 and 1/2 cups
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
Source: hebbarskitchen
Note:
DO NOT use green bell pepper, since we are using peas, which is also green color. I had 1/2 red and 1/2 green, so I used both of them.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Navratan Pulao

Serves: 4

Cook Rice

2 cups rice
4 cups water

Cook rice with water in pressure pan.

Roasted Nuts, Seeds and Dried Fruits


2 tbsp coconut oil
2 tbsp cashews, chopped
2 tbsp almonds, chopped
2 tbsp walnuts, chopped
2 tbsp pistachio
2 tbsp raisins
2 dates, sliced lengthwise
1 tbsp pumpkin seeds

Roast all the above in coconut oil until they turn brown.


Pulao

2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp whole black pepper corns
1" cinnamon
2 bay leaf
4 pods cardamom
4 cloves


Heat oil in a pan, add all the spices, sauté until aromatic.

1 cup onion, thinly sliced
8 red chili, broken and seeds removed


Add onion, red chili, sauté for 5 minutes in medium flame.

1 tsp ginger, grated
1 tsp garlic, grated

Add ginger, garlic, sauté for 30 seconds.

1 cup tomato, chopped


Add tomato, sauté until tomato softens.

1 cup carrot, chopped
1 cup beans, chopped (20 beans)
1 cup potato, chopped
1 cup cauliflower florets
1 cup bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup corn
1/4 cup peas


Add all the vegetables, sauté for a minute.

1/4 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup water

Add garam masala, salt, mix well. Add water, close the pan and allow to cook for 20 minutes.

2  tsp salt
cooked rice

Add salt, mix well, add cooked rice, mix well.

4 tbsp saffron milk


Add the roasted nuts and fruits over the rice (DO NOT mix), saffron milk (DO NOT mix), cover and simmer in low for 10 minutes

cilantro, chopped, to garnish

Garnish with cilantro.


Yields: 12 and 3/4 cups
Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
Source: hebbarskitchen

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Rajma Pulao

Serves: 4

Kidney Beans

1 and 1/3 cup red kidney beans

Overnight soak red kidney beans.

Boil red kidney beans for 10 minutes.

Rice

1 and 1/3 cups rice, soaked for 30 minutes

2 tbsp coconut oil
2 bay leaves
1/2 tsp whole black pepper corns
2 star anise
1" cinnamon
4 cloves
1 tsp cumin seeds

Heat oil in a pressure pan, add all the whole spices, sauté until aromatic.

1 cup onion, thinly sliced

Add onion, sauté for 5 minutes in medium flame.


1 tsp ginger, grated
1 tsp garlic, grated

Add ginger and garlic, sauté for 30 seconds.

1 cup tomato, finely chopped


Add tomato, sauté until tomato softens.

Add boiled red kidney beans, sauté for a minute.

1/4 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1 and 1/4 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
2 and 1/2 tsp salt

Add all the spices, sauté on low flame for a minute.

Add rice, sauté for a minute.

3 cups water

Add water, stir well. Cover and pressure cook on medium flame for 2 whistles.

cilantro, chopped

Garnish with cilantro leaves.


Yields: 9 cups
Taste Note: Tastes GREAT. Actually taste was AWESOME, baby loved it, even I liked it a lot too. But somehow didn't love it. Was really great with Dandelion Green Poriyal, but on its own, it lacked something, not sure what, the spice, salt, heat everything was correct, may be I am not a big fan of Kidney beans, thats why I didn't love it, not sure.
Source: hebbarskitchen