Thursday, March 27, 2014

Besan instant dhokla

Dhokla is basically a Gujarati dish .But now everyone love to eat it. There are many types of Dhokla .
But today i am sharing how to make instant Dhokla. You can make it within 10-15 minutes. So go and try this.

Ingredients:
Besan (gram flour) 250 gm
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Eno 1 tsp
Water 1 cup
Sugar 3 tsp
Lemon juice 2 tsp
Salt to taste
For tadka-
Oil 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Curry leaves 6-8
Slit green chillies 3-4
For garnishing-
Grated coconut 
Fresh coriander leaves

Method:
  • Take a bowl and make a thick batter of besan,now add turmeric powder and salt to the paste.
  • Just before steaming add eno and 2 tsp of water over it.
  • Mix quickly and pour the batter immediately into a greased 5" pan.
  • Steam for 10-12 minutes..
  • Now heat the oil and add mustard seeds, green chillies and curry leaves, then add 1 cup of water.
  • In this tadka water add sugar and lemon juice and mix well.
  • Cut the dhokla into pieces and dip these pieces into this tadka water for seconds.
  • Now squeeze off  the pieces gently and garnish it with coriander leaves and coconut.

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Spicy royal tangdi chicken

There are so many people who are very conscious for health and avoid oily food. So today i am sharing a very healthy and tasty recipe. Chicken is a very good source of protein.So if we cook it with a little care it becomes more and more healthy .

Ingredients:
8 Chicken drumsticks(legs)
2 tbsp Lemon juice
1 cup Hung curd
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
3 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
2 tbsp Ground pepper powder
4-6 Green chillies finely chopped
2 tsp Chaat masala
Salt to taste

Method:
  • Cut two or three deep slashes in the flesh of each drumstick,apply lemon juice and salt
  • Now mix hung curd,ginger-garlic paste,turmeric powder,pepper and green chillies and marinate chicken drumsticks in this mixture.
  • Refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
  • Pre heat grill for 3 minutes,then microwave chicken on 300w + grill for 15 minutes.
  • When properly cooked sprinkle chaat masala and serve hot.