Veg Manchurian...........

Ingredients:

• Cabbage: 1 cup chopped
• Carrot: 1 cup chopped
• Green peas: 1/4 cup
• Potato: 2 or 3
• Green chilly: 1 tblspn (finely chopped)
• Ajino moto: 1 tblspn
• Soya sauce: 2 tblspn
• Green chilly sauce: 1 tblspn
• Red chilly sauce: 1 tblspn
• Corn flour: 1 tblspn
• Corn: 1/3 cup
• Capsicum: 1
• Onion: 2
• Bread crumbs
• Oil: for deep frying
• Garlic: 3 (chopped)

Preparation: 


Pressure cook cabbage, carrot, potato and green peas with little salt...... after that drain the water from the cooked vegetables....... smash all the vegetables..... add corn if required..... make small balls and wrap it with bread crumbs and deep fry in hot oil...... move all the fried balls into a plate......... then take a pan and add oil..... put sliced green chilly and garlic..... stir well and add sliced onion and capsicum..... saute for a minute and then add soya sauce, green chilly and red chilly sauce, ajino moto and salt (if required)............ then add corn flour (mixed with water)... now you will get a thick batter and mix all the ingredients well........ then add the fried balls and stir well....... serve immediately with noodles or roti............

Paneer Masala

Paneer is an integral part of North Indian cooking....... Its a dairy product which we can use as dessert, snack,etc.... Paneer Masala is a good combination with roti or naan.....

Ingredients:

• Paneer: 250 gms
• Tomato: 2
• Onion: 3
• Garlic: 5
• Ginger: small piece
• Red chilly powder: 2 tblspn
• Turmeric powder: 1 tablspn
• Garam masala: 1 tbspn
• Black pepper: 1/2 tblspn
• Cadramom: 3
• Salt: 2 tblspn
• Oil: 4 tblspoon
• Curry leaf

Preparation:


Cut the paneer into small cubes........ grind tomato, ginger, garlic, onion, cardomom and all masalas...... heat oil in a pan and put 1 onion (sliced)...... after that add curry leaf, stir well for 5 minutes...... then add the grounded mixture and continue cooking it in medium flame till oil begins to separate...... then add salt and mix well..... add paneer...... stir well.... pour water (3 tblspn)..... and cook for a minute in low flame..... serve this with naan, roti...........

Fried Rice.....

I am always looking for something which is very simple and easy to make. I am sure this would b a perfect meal that could be made in a matter of minutes......

Ingredients:

• Egg : 4
• Rice : 2 cup
• Chicken stock: 1 cup
• Chicken(shredded): 1/4 cup
• Water: 3 cup
• Soya sauce: 2tbsp
• Green onion: 1
• Pepper: 1/4 tbsp
• Butter: 2tbsp
• Peas (boiled): 1/4 cup

Preparation:

Lightly beat the egg with salt and pepper... heat a frying pan and add 1 tbsp of butter.... put the chicken peices and stir it well until they are lightly brown.... then remove the chicken.... after that add egg and stir well.... when it turns light brown, remove the pan..... take a pot... pour butter and add 2 cup of rice and stir fry for a few minutes... then add soya souce and pour 1 cup of chicken stock and 2 1/2 cup of water.... add salt.... when the rice is heated, add egg, chicken pieces, peas and chopped green onions...... mix well and serve hot...... U will really enjoy this....... just try.......

Diamond Cuts...............

....Still I remember, my mom had made kilos of these when I was at school.... at that time this was my favourite snack...... its a traditional South Indian dish...... and its very easy to make....

Ingredients:

• Flour: 2 cups
• Salt: 1 tbsp
• Water: enough to make a dough
• Egg: 1
• Oil: for deep frying

Preparation:


Mix the flour, salt, beaten egg and enough water to make a soft dough....... make some small balls and roll out each ball into a small thin circle.... (like chappathi)..... cut these in a diagonal shape with a knife..... take a pan and pour oil..... put the cut diamonds in to the oil.... fry it till it turn to be golden brown colour.... we should always keep these in an air tight container.......... we can keep it more than 2 weeks...... for kids we can add sugar powder on the top of the hot diamond cuts..... it will give more sweety look.....