Posts Tagged ‘recipe’

Recipe with Nine Vegetables – Navratan Korma

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Navratan Korma is a traditional Indian recipe made from nine different kinds of vegetables and it is a very popular dish in Northern India. Navratan literally means Nine Gems in Hindi.

While most Indian dishes are expected to be very hot, this recipe is not very spicy and that is mainly due to certain ingredients such as raisins and nuts.

Ingredients 3 cups – Boiled vegetables (potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, green peas, french beans, capsicum, ) 175 gms – paneer( Fried pieces) 3 Cups Tomato puree 2 – Onion puree 1 1/2 tsp -Ginger paste 1 1/2 tsp – Garlic paste 1 tsp – Turmeric Powder 1 1/2 tsp – Red chilli powder 1 tsp – Coriander powder 2 tsp – Garam Masala Powder 2 tbsp – Cream 1 cup – Milk / water 1/4 cup – Dry fruits (cashew nuts, raisins) Coriander or Cilantro leaves 6 tbsp – Vegetable oil 1 tbsp – Ghee Salt To Taste

Method:

You must heat the ghee in the frying pan and then add the dry fruits to it and saute for about a minute on medium heat. Once you are done keep this mixture separate. Then you must heat oil in a frying pan and suate the onions and ginger-garlic paste till the onions turn lightly golden brown.

You can then add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala, coriander powder and fry for another two to three minutes. Add the tomato puree and dry fruits to this mixture. Stir well and cook the mixture for 3-5 minutes. Then add the milk and bring the gravy to a boil. Then bring to medium heat and cook until the gravy becomes thick.

Add paneer to the gravy and stir well.Then add all the vegetables to the above gravy and cook for about 6 minutes.Add cream and chopped coriander leaves on the navaratan korma to decorate .

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Instructions for Making Banana Bread

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

One of the delicious treats that you can make for your kids as well as the rest of the family is banana bread. It is full of vitamins and is not complicated to make. Send some to school with the kids for snack time, make it to serve as a desert or create a great alternative to the typical breakfast. Using bananas that are a tad more ripe than those desired for eating by themselves is another way of saving money. Here is how to start.

Gather the Ingredients

To start, gather all the materials and ingredients you need. Take 1 3/4 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 2/3 cup of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/3 cup of shortening or softened butter, some extra flour, cooking spray or butter to grease the pan and a cup of mashed bananas. Try to aim for 2 bananas mashed completely.

The Process

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease all the surfaces of the inside of the pan. Sprinkle some flour into the pan, then shake the flour around until all the sides are already covered with flour. You can ensure that the bread will come out very smoothly this way. Mash the bananas, then mix them in with the other ingredients. Mix the sugar, baking powder, flour, salt and baking soda inside a medium-sized bowl.

Add the softened butter to the flour mixture, plus the shortening, then mix everything until the mixture appears like crumbs. Add two of the eggs then continue stirring. Pour the batter into the floured and greased pan. Put the pan inside the oven, then bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 40 minutes. Try to insert a toothpick into the middle of the banana bread. It should come out clean to confirm that the bread is baked well.

Final Tips

Use the proper size pan and it will make this process much simpler. A 4 x 8 inch deep pan is perfect. The oven should not be opened a lot since this will increase the amount of time the bread will have to bake. Every time you open the door, heat escapes and reduces the temperature in the oven.

The bananas you choose should have a lot of brown spots on the peels. These overripe bananas are sweeter than ones that are just ripe. Covering your bread with aluminum foil will keep it from browning too quickly on top and leaving the middle raw. This lets the bread bake and slows down the browning. If you have extra bananas and want to make a couple more pans of banana bread, it can be frozen to use later and will be nice and fresh. Be safe and do not forget your oven mitts when removing hot pans from the oven.

Making Chocolate Banana Bread

If you want to make chocolate banana bread, this can be done by adding 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract, icing sugar and a cup of dark chocolate chips. While you are mixing the flour and baking powder together, add your icing sugar. Use a double boiler to melt the chocolate chips as well as the butter. Use the icing sugar to dust over the loaf when it is done. Bake the bread for about an hour. Allow this to cool down for about 40 or 50 minutes.

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Did You Enjoy That Recipe

Sunday, December 27th, 2009

I love whoever thought of the recipe to put peanut butter and chocolate together! It is the most creamiest, delicious, sweet, flavorful, fantastic item I have ever tasted! I wish I had been the person who had thought of this!

My grandma took a whole chicken and covered it with water in her cast iron pot. I always knew what she was doing when that happened. She added onions, and chopped garlic with fresh rosemary, salt, pepper and turmeric. She would then set the pot on the stove, cover it and let it boil.

Those cookies were to die for! Oh boy, what could be more scrumptious? I had never tasted anything so good in my life! Momma even liked them and she never liked sweets anyway. She just baked things for us because we liked them.

I really never intended for things to go so far. I never had said that I was exclusively dating either of them. But, that is how each of them took it. I was having fun and I thought they were also. I made a bad mistake.

Once the biscuit concoction was finished, she pulled out the pan and the smell was glorious! I could not wait to sit down to the beautiful creation! The chicken was delicious, and each mouthful of vegetables left me wanting even more. It was creamy, fluffy and smooth!

Punches were exchanged, words were shouted, and feelings were terribly hurt. Take it from me, always be sure people know your intentions. Date one person at a time and save your integrity. Do not be greedy. You will fair better in the end. And so will they.

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Novel Recipes For Special Meal Ideas

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Recipes are available in many different places and there are plenty of resources you can use. Search engines are great for very specific types and you will find many different ways to prepare chicken or create that perfect cupcake. You can find information from professionals as well as the home cook as anyone can post a recipe. The trouble will be searching through the many results.

There are many websites that are specifically devoted to cooking. Many times you will find options that will have appeared in your favorite cooking magazine or from a celebrity cooking TV show. The databases will also contain user reviews and additional resources include cooking techniques, drinks and wine that can be paired with what you are preparing.

There are also plenty of magazines that offer choices and you can find different cuisines, low fat cooking, diabetic cooking, your favorite chocolate options, quick meal ideas and mush more.

Before deciding on which magazine to subscribe through you can page few some copies that should be available at your local library or visit the magazine’s website as this will provide you a good idea with what they offer.

You also can create your own original creations. This may take some trial and error or it may be best to alter a preexisting recipe that you want to change. Many individuals that have been cooking for a long time may find that the next challenge includes creating their own different dishes and meals in the kitchen.

If you are up for the challenge you can try to create your own meals or alter and old favorite so that it has a new twist. This can be a lot of fun if you understand not everything will be a success. If you have been cooking for a very long time or dissatisfied with the choices for meal preparation then you should give everything a try yourself.

It’s Christmas time and you want a recipe. Baking desserts can be fun, but only when you have the right recipe. Head online today and get all the different recipes you want!

Tropical flower decorations on your cakes

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Cupcakes can be made to fit all occassions and celebrations due to the wide variety of different frostings, fillings and decorations that you can use. A fun way to make cupcakes a bit more fun and give them a little more pizzazz is to decorate them using tropical flowers. Using tropical flowers on your cupcakes always brightens up any day and is ideal for birthday celebrations and other special events. (more…)

New iphone application is big hit!

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

Only a few days after the release of the Dishy App, it has become the most popular and fastest selling app there is in the app store. Essentially, Dishy promises to help make cooking easier and is billed as a recipe book, shopping list and a step by step guide to cooking a meal all in one go. There are multiple recipes which are developed by a chef and are made searchable by your diet, ingredients and are measured in metric or imperial cooking time. (more…)

Hot recipes for the cold season

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

As the weather gets colder, many of us choose to stay in to eat and to cook spicey and healthy meals that gives us the extra energy this season requires. Below you will find two tasty easy to cook fish dishes. The recipes have been chosen to work with tilapia; a low-cost fish that can be found frozen in most supermarkets even if you happen to be located hundreds of miles from the nearest lake. (more…)