A PINCH OF HING

  Princess Savitri *********************** Long long ago, there ruled a king named Ashvapati. He was a pious and virtuous man. However, he had no offspring. To acquire the same he resorted to a rigorous regimen of discipline, which included eating only a minimal amount of food at a specific time of the day and keeping the mind and body under strict control. Every day he would pour offerings into the sacred fires, accompanied by a hundred thousand chantings of the Gayatri mantra. After eighteen years, the goddess Gayatri was finally pleased with his devotion and manifested herself before him saying: "King! I am happy with your self-discipline and control over the senses. Ask whatever boon you want.” The king replied: "Kindly grant me a son to carry on my family name forward. The goddess gave an intriguing reply: "Dear king, I have already spoken to Lord Brahma regarding your desire for a son. However, he has instructed me to instead grant you a daughter who will outshine ...

  Ingredients....  6 Brinjals  2 tbsp of rice powder 1 tsp Red chilli powder  salt to taste  kasuri methi as per taste.  Oil  Preparations....  Wash and Cut 5 to 6 slits to a brinjal in lengthwise into quarters, taking care not to cut all the way through. The stem should still hold the entire vegetable together. Put some salt on water put all sliced brinjal and leave it to get soft a little bit. And remove  Gently open each slit, sprinkle the masala powder (depending on the size of the eggplant) into each and spread with your fingers until it lightly coats the inside. Heat remaining oil in large heavy bottomed saucepan on high heat until shimmering. Carefully slide eggplants into oil. Stand back while doing this. Wait 20 seconds until one side is lightly fried. Gently turn each eggplant over to lightly fry the other side. Wait 20 seconds.  Once both the sides are slightly fried take a spoon press gently near the stem to open the slits ou...

  Ingredients.....  6 Boiled Eggs 1 Boiled potato into small cubes  1 onion slices  1 tomatoes chopped  1 tsp of GG paste  1 Cup tomato puree (HM) Handful of karuri methi 1 tsp Red chilli powder  ½ tsp of Garam masala powder  ½ tsp of curry masala powder  ⅓ tsp of turmeric powder  ½ tsp fried fenugreek powder. (HM)  ½ tsp fried garlic powder HM)  Preparation.....  Heat a kadhai saute methi leaves for a while remove and crushed, divide into 2 parts and keep aside.  Heat a tsp of oil, add the boiled eggs and a pinch of salt.Fry it for few minute the outer layer of egg is hard finally add a pinch of chilly powder and put off the flame toss well and remove in a plate keep aside.  Heat same kadhai add some more oil and add onions let them cook and give nice brown. add GG paste, chopped tomato , Add the pureed tomatoes along with all above dry spices and salt . Mix well and let the mixture cook until the oil starts ooz...

Ingredients....  1 Cup Wheat rawa/Lapsi 2 Cups of water  2 Cups grated jaggery  1 tbsp Desi Ghee 1 tsp Cardamom powder  2 tbsp mixed dry fruits  1 tsp Desi Ghee Preparations...  Wash wheat rawa and keep aside.  Heat kadhai along with ghee melt properly add washed wheat rawa and fry until it's raw smell gone. Now add water give a nice boil add jaggery cook till to a consistency which assembled together .  Remove from flame add 1 tsp ghee stir and keep this in room temperature and when the mixture slightly warm start making ladoos.  Take a 2 spoon full of ladoo mixture on your palm start rolling into round ball.  No need to grease your palm ghee release automatically when you start rolling.  Repeat the same with remaining mixture.  And keep in air tight container. Eat whenever you want. 

Ingredients : Pearl onions 1 tbsp sesame seeds  1 tbsp Desiccated coconut  1 tsp Garlics chopped ½ tsp Ginger chopped 1 tsp Green chillies chopped  11½ Aam chur powder into 2parts 1 tsp Red chilli powder  1 tsp Chopped Coriander leaves  Oil Salt Presentations : Preheat oven to 350 degree Celsius . Slice the top and bottom of each onion and remove the skin. Place all the onions in a large mixing bowl , pour one teaspoon of oil , salt and toss to coat well.  Keep this for 15 minutes.  Exactly after 15 minutes place all marinated onions in baking tray cover and place in the oven, bake 30 minutes.  Heat a pan fry sesame seeds and remove in a dry place.  Fry desiccated coconut till light brown, remove and keep in dry plate.  After 30 minutes remove Onions from oven sprinkle aam chur powder toss carefully and keep aside.  Heat pan with little oil add chopped chilies, Red chili powder, aam chur, Garlics, ginger, fried sesame, fried desicca...

  Old Kerala style pot fry chicken   Ingredients: 1 kg Boneless Chicken  3 Onion slices  2 tbsp Chilly powder 2 tbsp Coriander powder  ⅛ tsp red color  1 tsp Turmeric powder  1 tsp Garam masala  1 tbsp coconut powder 1 tbsp Crushed Ginger Garlic Salt as per taste 2 eggs  Few curry leaves  1 cup coconut oil into 2 parts Presentations: Take a earthen pot pour water keep this for half an hour.  Remove water and then wipe out with a kitchen cloth . Pour all coconut oil lift the pot and swirl the oil around, it should move quickly, almost like water with in a seconds, now remove all oil from pot to same oily bowl. Cover the oily empty pot and keep aside. In a mixing bowl add boneless chicken cubes and add all above spices ,  onions color, GG paste ,coconut powder, eggs, curry leaves, salt and 1 part of coconut oil mix well with using your hands and marinate for 45 minutes. After 45 minutes mix it again and pour all the chicken ...

  Ingredients : 2 cups of potatoes cut without skin 1 Cup half boiled white peas  6 cups Brinjal cut ½ tsp Cumin and Mustard seeds  1 dry chili  1 tsp Crushed Ginger 1 tsp Crushed Garlics  1 tsp Masala powder 1 tsp Red chilli powder  ⅓ tsp Turmeric powder  1 pinch Hing Salt Oil Preparations : Heat oil in a curry handi or kadhai on medium heat, add cumin seeds,mustard,red dry chili and hing to it, when the seeds sizzle add crushed Ginger Garlic fry a bit sprinkle little water add all dry spices and salt fry a bit add channa cook for 2 minutes add vegetables stir well saute for 5 minutes add 2 cup water stir nicely cover the lid and cook till done.