How to prepare Chana masala

Chana masala is most common in North India as well as South India. I am making this in south Indian style. For chana masala, i am taking black chana. It is also known as bengal gram. Black chana is having high carbohydrate content. It is also rich in protein, fiber, vitamins and minerals. Using this healthy pulse, we can make different recipes.  This is very tasty and it is suitable for chapathy, parota, nan and rice. Let we can see how to prepare Chana masala.

Basic information :

Soaking time	:	1 Hr
Cooking time	:	20 Mins
Serve for	:	4 Persons

Ingredients :

For grind	:
Grated coconut	:	1/2 Cup
Sambar onion	:	10 Nos
Garlic	:	5 Nos
Fennel seeds	:	1 Tsp
For saute	:
Black chana	:	200 Gm
Oil	:	3 Tsp
Onion	:	1 No
Curry leaves	:	Few
Tomato	:	1 No
Cumin seeds	:	1 Tsp
Coriander leaves	:	Few
Turmeric powder	:	1/4 Tsp
Chilly powder	:	1 Tsp
Coriander powder	:	2 Tsp
Garam masala powder	:	1 Tsp
Salt	:	To taste

Method : 
Soak the chana for minimum 30 minutes to 1 hour. We can soak it overnight also.

After the chana soaked well, pressure cook it with leaving 5-6 whistles.

Grind the for grind ingredients as paste.

Heat oil in pan, add cumin seeds. Add onion slices, curry leaves, grated ginger and saute well. Add chopped tomato and saute till the tomato smashed well.

Add ground coconut paste and saute.

Add all the masala powders.

Add cooked chana with water and salt. Close the pan and allow it to boil well.

After 15- 20 minutes of cooking, the gravy becomes thick. After the gravy comes thick consistency, transfer to the serving dish and serve hot.

Try this tasty recipe and please share your valuable comments....

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How to prepare Onion chutney

Onion chutney is my mother's recipe. She prepares very well and it is very tasty chutney. It goes with idly, dosa. For preparing this chutney, we need only few ingredients. Normally, we using sesame oil for saute chutney. I am also using sesame or gingaly oil (Nallannei) only. We can use sunflower oil also. I am using sambar onion for this chutney. While using sambar onions, we can get good taste and flavor. We can use this chutney for long time or we can pack this for long travel with idly.

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	15 Mins
Serve for	:	4 Persons

Ingredients :

Sambar onion	:	1 Cup
Garlic	:	8 Nos
Red chilly	:	7 Nos
Tamarind	:	small ball
Salt	:	To taste
Curry leaves	:	Few
For saute	:
Sesame oil	:	3 Tsp
Mustard	:	1/4 Tsp
Curry leaves	:	Few

Method :
Grind all the ingredients well as a chutney.

Heat sesame or gingaly oil in a pan, add mustard. After mustard pops, add curry leaves. Add ground chutney and little water and allow it to boil.

After the raw smell goes and oil comes out, transfer to the serving dish and serve with idly or dosa.

Try this wonderful chutney and please post your valuable comments....


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How to prepare Mixed vegetable curry

Mixed vegetable curry is prepared with all the vegetables. It is very tasty and colorful recipe. When using all the vegetables is healthy and different flavor for the dish. I prepared this in south Indian style with using carrots, beans, and potatoes. We can use cauliflower, green peas and other vegetables also. This mixed vegetable curry goes with chapathy. parota and rice. Let see how to prepare the tasty and healthy mixed vegetable curry.

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	15 Mins
Cooking time	:	20 Mins
Serve for	:	4 Persons

Ingredients :

Carrots	:	1 No
Potato	:	1 No
Beans	:	100 Gm
Butter or oil	:	2 Tsp
Onion	:	1 No
Curry leaves	:	Few
Ginger	:	Small pc
Garlic	:	4 Nos
Green chilly	:	2 Nos
Capsicum	:	1/2 No
Tomato	:	1 No
Turmeric powder	:	1/4 Tsp
Cumin powder	:	1/4 Tsp
Garam masala powder	:	1/4 Tsp
Fennel powder	:	1/4 Tsp
Chilly powder	:	1 Tsp
Coriander powder	:	2 Tsp
Curd	:	1/2 Cup
Salt	:	To taste

Method :

Wash the vegetables and cut into small pieces. Grind ginger, garlic, green chilly as paste. Heat oil in a pan, add onion slices and fry. Add ground ginger paste and saute well.

Add chopped tomato and saute well. Add chopped vegetables and saute.

Add curd and all the masala powders and saute well.

Add water and keep the curry in medium flame till the vegetables are fully cooked.

After the vegetables cooked well and the gravy became thick, transfer to the serving dish and serve hot.

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How to prepare Aloo methi fry / Potato-methi leaves fry

Aloo methi fry is a dry recipe and very simple to make this fry. Aloo or potato with methi leaves fry gives good flavor and different from normal potato fries. For making this fry recipe, we need only few ingredients along with potato and methi leaves. My mother used to prepare this very often and it will be very tasty and healthy also. Adding fresh methi leaves gives protein, vitamin and calcium rich contents. Potato also protein rich vegetable. So this will be the healthiest recipe for all. Let's see how to prepare the tasty and healthy aloo methi fry or potato fenugreek leaves fry.

Basic information :

Cooking time	:	15 Mins
Serve for	:	3 Persons

Ingredients :

Potato	:	4 Nos
Methi leaves	:	1 Cup
Turmeric powder	:	1/4 Tsp
Chilly powder	:	1 Tsp
Cumin powder	:	1/2 Tsp
Salt	:	To taste
Oil	:	2 Tsp

Method :
Peel off the potatoes and cut into cubes. Wash the methi leaves well and chop. Heat oil in a pan, add cubed potatoes and saute a little.

Add cumin powder, turmeric powder, chilly powder and salt. Add water to cook the potato and close the pan with a lid.

After the potato cooked well, add chopped methi leaves and saute well.

After the methi cooked well transfer to the serving dish and serve hot.

Try this wonderful healthy fry recipe and please post your valuable comments....


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How to prepare Chicken fried rice

Fried rice is one of the favorite rice recipe for most of us. Whenever i goes to restaurants, i will order chicken fried rice only. It is favorite dish for my daughter also. So i tried it at home itself. It came very nice and my daughter liked very much. For this fried rice, first i have fried the marinated chicken pieces and then made fried rice with cooked basmathi rice. This is very tasty recipe and i am very happy to share with you all. This rice goes with Chicken curry, chicken masala or any thick gravies.

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	25 Mins
Cooking time	:	10 Mins
Serve for	:	4 Persons

Ingredients :

Boneless chicken	:	1/4 Kg
Basmathi rice	:	300 Gm
Oil or ghee	:	3 Tsp
Chilly chicken masala	:	For marinate
Onion	:	1 No
Grated ginger	:	1 Tsp
Chopped garlic	:	1 Tsp
Chopped chilly	:	1 Tsp
Capsicum	:	1/2 No
Fennel seeds	:	1 Tsp
Soya sauce	:	1 Tsp
Curry leaves	:	Few
Coriander leaves	:	Few
Lemon juice	:	2 Tsp
Salt	:	To taste

Method :
Marinate the well washed chicken with chilly chicken masala powder and keep it for 10-15 minutes.

After the soaked well, fry the marinated chicken. Cook the basmathi rice and make it cool in room temperature.
Heat oil or ghee in a pan, add fennel seeds. Add onion slices, curry leaves, coriander leaves and saute well.
Add ginger, garlic, green chilly, capsicum and saute. Add soya sauce and salt, if we want we can also add ajinomoto (china salt) also. Add cooked rice and saute well. Add lime juice, mix well.

After mixed well, transfer to the serving dish and serve hot.

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How to prepare Beetroot chutney

I always preparing beetroot fry only. My husband will not like this vegetable. Then, i tried this chutney, he likes very much. Beetroot is a nutritious vegetable, that it controls blood pressure and increasing the flow of blood. It helps to improve the digestive system because of having high fiber content. If we add beetroot in every week, we can get glowing skin. This chutney is very tasty and it goes with rice, idly, dosa etc. Before grind the chutney, we have to saute the beetroot well till the raw smell goes. I am very happy to share this to you all. You can also see my Beetroot halwa recipe.

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	15 Mins
Serve for	:	4 Persons

Ingredients :

Grated beetroot	:	1 Cup
Grated coconut	:	1/2 Cup
Red chilly	:	4 Nos
Tamarind	:	Small ball
Garlic	:	3 Nos
Urad dal	:	1 Tsp
Mustard	:	1/4 Tsp
Salt	:	To taste
Oil	:	1 Tsp

Method :
Heat oil in a pan, add urad dal, mustard. After mustard pops, add curry leaves.

Add grated beetroot and fry well. We have to saute well till the raw smell goes.

After the beetroot saute well, grated coconut, tamarind, garlic, red chilly and saute well. Switch off the flame and keep it for cool in room temperature.

After getting cool, grind the fried ingredients with adding salt.

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