by Currylicious | Apr 26, 2012 | Recipes
Ingredients
1 medium sized eggplant( I used 1/2 a large eggplant)
1 onion
2 tbsp tomato paste
1 tsp curry powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 green chillies
1 tsp dried fenugreek leaves
1 inch piece of fresh ginger(else 1 tsp ginger powder)
2/3 cloves of garlic
Baking pan
Canola Oil
Preparation
1) Rub the eggplant with oil and spices on all sides and place it in the oven in a baking pan at 400 degrees for 15- 20 minutes.
2) Crush fresh ginger and garlic in mortar and pestle.
3)Heat a pan with oil. Add cumin, crushed ginger garlic, curry powder, cumin and coriander powder.
4) Add chopped onions and cayenne powder/ green chillies whatever is available.
5) Add tomato paste and mix.
6) Take eggplant out of the oven and now you can easily peel the skin
7) Using a hand blender or fork, mash the pulp of the eggplant and transfer it to the pan.
8) Mix well, plate and enjoy on crackers! with any kind of bread, or pita or on a sandwich:)
by Currylicious | Apr 16, 2012 | Recipes
Ingredients
1 Onion
1 Green Chilli
1/2 Green bell pepper
1/2 Red bell pepper
3 cloves of garlic
1 inch piece of fresh ginger/ 1 tsp ginger powder
1 Tomato
Indian Cottage Cheese
Canola Oil
1/2 tsp butter
Spices:
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp cayenne powder
1 tsp coriander seeds
2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves
Preparation:
1) Chop onion, bell peppers, ginger and garlic roughly.
2) Grind onions, green chilli, garlic and ginger together.
3) Heat a pan with oil. Add cumin seeds, turmeric,
cayenne, coriander powder and salt to taste.
4) Transfer the ground onion-chilli-garlic-ginger mixture
to the above pan.
5) Mix so that the spices blend with the
mixture and cook for 3 minutes.
6) Puree the fresh tomato
7) Transfer the tomato puree to the pan.
8) Mix and cook for another 3-4 minutes
9) Using mortar and pestle, grind the
fresh coriander seeds.
10) Transfer the ground coriander seeds to the
pan and mix with the peppers and onions.
11) Now is the time add my favorite Indian herb,
dried fenugreek leaves!
12) Using the palm of your hand, crush the leaves
and add it to the pan and mix well.
13) Now carefully transfer the mixture of onions, peppers,
crushed coriander seeds and fenugreek leaves onto the pan
that has the previously cooked onion tomato paste mixture.
14) Mix everything together gently.
15) Now cut the cottage cheese into medium
sized cubes
16) Take another pan. Now this is the only time I would ask you to use the 1/2 teaspoon butter. Trust me!
Follow my recipe and you can prepare restaurant quality curry at home 🙂
Add the butter and toss the cubed cottage cheese till they turn brown.
17) TIME TO PLATEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!
by Currylicious | Apr 10, 2012 | Recipes
Ingredients
1 large Onion
2 Tomatoes
1 tsp tomato puree
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1 inch piece ginger/ 1 tsp ginger powder
3 cloves of garlic
1 tsp cayenne powder
Salt to taste
Sesame Oil(best) or if you cannot find it Canola oil is fine.
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
Curry leaves -2/3
Preparation
Chop onions, tomatoes, ginger and garlic. Heat a pan with sesame oil and add the chopped garlic, ginger and onions.
Add salt, cayenne, cumin coriander powder and saute for about 5 minutes till the onions are light brown. Add the chopped tomatoes and saute till the tomatoes also take in all the flavors of the spices and are well cooked. Then transfer to a blender and blend well till smooth.
For garnish, add sesame oil to the pan and add mustard seeds and curry leaves till you hear them splutter!!!!
Transfer the blended chutney paste to the pan with garnish and mix well. Enjoy!!!
by Currylicious | Apr 9, 2012 | Nandini's Food Court
I have always been fascinated by the different ways one can present a CREPE- both savory and sweet! It is indeed one of my favorite dishes:)
Well, I made my version of Savory Crepe with a bright red tomato chutney and a green coriander chutney. The tangy flavor from the tomato chutney and the earthiness from the coriander chutney makes it a perfect dip for the crepe.
by Currylicious | Apr 5, 2012 | Recipes
Ingredients
4 eggs
1 onion
1 tomato
2 cloves of garlic
Ginger, about an inch
Pinch of Turmeric
1 tsp cumin seeds
Salt to taste
Crushed Black peppercorn preferably Tellicherry grade
A tablespoon of Garam masala
Preparation
Crack open 4 eggs into a bowl. Add salt and crushed black pepper. Chop onion, ginger and garlic and tomatoes finely. Heat a pan with oil. Add the chopped ginger, garlic and onions and sauté for 3 minutes or so. Now add salt, turmeric, Garam masala and sauté for another minute or two. Transfer the chopped tomato and sprinkle some water and mix well. Cook till water evaporates and you get a nice onion tomato paste like consistency. Now add the eggs from the bowl and mix well on low heat. Enjoy this masala scrambled eggs with any kind of bread/ pita/ even tortilla!
Nutrition Facts
Eggs:
One egg is considered to be the equivalent (for protein) to one ounce of meat. One of the egg’s most important nutritional benefits is that it is the best source of a B vitamin called choline. Eggs are a good food source of certain vitamins and minerals essential for good health. Eggs are rich in riboflavin (vitamin B2). Eggs are a good source of minerals like phosphorous and selenium. Egg yolks provide rich source of lutein which is one of the carotenoids that acts as an important antioxidant.
