GRAND DAD EVENT ROUNDUP

Thank you all for your yummy delights . Here comes the wonderful delights :

Honey oats Muffin ; Baked veg wonton wraps ; Potaadu ; Veg wheat upma ; Capsicum rings

RUSH IN YOUR RECIPES FOR COOKING WITH LOVE - GRAND DAD EVENT.

Hai all ,,

Link in your recipes for Cooking with love - Grand Dad Event . Waiting to receive your yummy recipes . I have added the links of the recipes received to my email . You can directly link it here or send to shamanagscrafts@gmail.com .

Thank you .

CHICKEN MASALA

This is my first recipe for the Grand dad event . Both my grandfathers like Chicken . This recipe is from my mother , who makes this very often for them .

INGREDIENTS :

Chicken - 500 gms

For masala :

Pepper , Jeera , Fennel seeds - 1 tsp each

Onion - 1/2 cup

Tomato - 2

Cloves , Cinnamon sticks , Elachi - - 2 each

Cashews - few

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Chicken powder - 1 tsp

Salt

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Marinate the chicken with a spoon of curd, turmeric powder, chilli powder , garam masala and lemon juice for 1 hr .

2) Heat oil . Once hot , add cinnamon,cloves,  biriyani leaves, annasi poo.

3) Add the grinded masala. Saute till the raw smell leaves , add the chicken to it and mix it well . Cook in slow flame till oil separates .

4) Remove from the flame , once the chicken is cooked with masala and forms a thick gravy .Garnish with coriander leaves.

MY 450 TH POST AND A SPECIAL EVENT

Hai All ,

Happy to make this , my 450 th post . I am really excited on reaching this moment , which needs to celebrated in a special way . Am thankful to Saraswathi for offering this opportunity to host Cooking with Love - Granddad series event .

Photo source : http://www.wambie.com/tuttifrutti_us/wallpapers/photo_en-321.html .

Rules :

1. Post any non-veg / vegetarian recipes from starter to desserts from the month of March .
2. Non-bloggers can participate in this event, send in your recipe by email with a photograph.
3. Archived entries are accepted only if you repost with this event announcement and Sara's Event Annoucement. Multiple entries are accepted.
4. Use of logo with the link back to the event would be appreciated .

5. Send your entries to shamanagscrafts@gmail.com in this format:

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SWEDE FRY

Swede is a variety of Turnip . It is rich in Vitamin -C .

INGREDIENTS :

Chopped Swede - 1 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder - 1tsp

Onion - 1/2 cup

Mustard - 1 tsp

Urat dal - 1 tsp

Curd - 2 tsps .

Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak chopped veggie in curd for 10 - 15 minutes .

2) Heat oil in a pan . Once hot , add mustard and urat dal .When it splutters , add onion and saute till tender.

3) Finally , add the veggie , salt , chilli powder, turmeric powder and stir it well .Sprinkle little water and cover with a lid . Cook in slow flame till it is done .

Serve hot with Sambar/Rasam Rice.Linking it up with Krithi's Serve it - Stir fry event .

SPICY PEANUTS/ENNAI KADALAI

INGREDIENTS :

Peanuts - 2 cups

Salt

Chilli powder / Sambar powder

Asafoetida

Oil

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Fry peanuts till roasted till golden brown in a spoon of oil .

2) Add salt and chilli powder and roast till the raw smell leaves . Cook only in a slow flame.

JANGIRI

INGREDIENTS :

Whole urat dal - 1 cup

Raw rice / Rice flour - 1/4 cup

Sugar - as per requirement

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak dal and rice for 1 hour . Then grind them with little water . It mustn't be too watery .

2) Take a plain polythene bag . Cut a small hole in the centre.

3) Pour the batter in the bag and squeeze it slowly to the desired shape directly in the pan of hot oil . Fry them till golden brown .

4) Meanwhile,make sugar of 1 string consistency . Dip the fried jangiri in the syrup and serve .

Thanks to Raks and Priya who tempted me to make this with their inviting photos. Tried their recipes without food colour as my hubby is against it .

CRUNCHY POHA - yummy snack

INGREDIENTS :

Aval / Poha - 2 cups

Green Chillies - 5

Peanut - 1 handful

Curry leaves

Garlic - 1 whole

Salt

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Heat 1/2 spoon of oil in a kadai . Once hot , fry green chillies .

2) When it turned roasted , add curry leaves and garlic flakes .

3) Then , add peanut and roast it well .Sprinkle little salt to it .

4) Finally , add the poha and fry till well till crunchy .

Poha is ready to serve .

3)

FRIED EGG NOODLES

INGREDIENTS :

• Eggs - 6
• Peas - 150 gms
• Sweetcorn- 150 gms
• Red Capsicum - 1
• Noodles - 300 gms
• Spring onion - 1 bunch( finely Chopped)
• Sweet and Sour chilli sauce - 2 tsps
• Pepper powder - 2 tsps
• Jeera powder - 1 tsp
• Dark soy sauce - 1 tsp
• Olive Oil/Butter
• Garlic cloves - 4
• Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Heat oil in a wide pan. Once hot, add in garlic cloves and saute till the aroma rules out. Meanwhile, boil noodles and drain the water. Keep it aside.

2) Add chopped Capsicum.  Saute it for few minutes.

3) Add in peas, sweet corn, carrot. Sprinkle little water and saute for few minutes till cooked.

4) Once cooked, add in dark soy sauce, chilli sauce, jeera powder and mix it well. 

5) Once done, mix in eggs with salt and mix it well, scramble it well.

6) Finally, mix in the cooked Noodles.  

Garnish it with crushed pepper or pepper powder.

Remove from the flame and serve hot.

RAVA PANIYARAM

INGREDIENTS :

Rava - 1 cup
Sugar-1/2cup
Plain flour/Maida-1/2 cup

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak rava in water for 10 - 15 minutes.
2) Then add maida with rava and mix well without any lumps. It shouldn't be wattery.
3) Finally add sugar and mix well.
4) Heat oil in a kadai.When the oil gets heated, take a ladle and pour the batter into the oil.Fry till it turns golden brown.

Rava Paniyaram is ready to serve.