VAANGI BHAAT FOR RCI

This is my entry to Ashaji's RCI - Karnataka. Thanks asha for hosting a lovely event. For this event only I tried this rice dish called "VAANGI BHAAT". Really our family enjoyed a lot. I tried Nupur's Vaangi Bhaaat recipe . Really came out very delicious. Thanks Nupur. Here is my recipe:


VAANGI BHAAT:
Prep time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 1 hour
Serves : 3
Cuisine : Karnataka

Ingredients:
1 cup basmati rice
6 small brinjals
2 tbsp ghee or oil
3 bay leaves
1 big onion chopped finely
5 tbsp of green leaves (mixed of coriander and mint)
salt to taste
4 green chillies (slit them length wise)
few curry leaves
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp cumin seeds powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder

For masala paste:
1/2 cup onion (chopped big slices)
1/2 cup fresh coconut
1/2 tsp peppercorns
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
3 cloves
3 cardamom pods
1 small piece of cinnamon stick
salt to taste
3 dried red chillies
1 tsp oil

Method:
1. Wash the brinjals, remove the stems, slit part way into quarters and keep in salt water.

2. Wash and soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes.

3. Heat 1 tsp oil in a kadai, add all above masala paste ingredients, roast lightly, turn off the heat. Let them cool completely and then make paste with little water.

4. Stuff above masala paste into brinjals and keep aside.

5. Heat oil, add bay leaves, onions, curry leaves and green chillies, saute till transparent. Add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and green leaves, fry for few more seconds on low heat.

6. Add remaining masala paste and stuffed brinjals, fry for 5 minutes, add soaked rice, fry for more few seconds, then add water and salt, mix, covered, cook till done.

7. Garnish with any vegetable gravy dish. I prepared aloo gravy as combo for this vaangi bhaat. Really enjoyed lot.


Note: Nupurji mentioned some tips to prepare this dish. While preparing this dish, they are very helpful. The tips are here.

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MY FAVORITE SNACK

Hi, this is my favorite evening snack - Murukulu. This is my entry to Hima's What's your favorite snack?. Hima! thanks for hosting a lovely event. Here is my evening snack "murukulu"....



If anybody wants the recipe, please let me know...according to that I can post the recipe too. Thanks.

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CELEBRATIONS OF 100TH POST WITH MBP BREAD

100TH POST OF ANDHRASPICY

Hi friends and viewers, I am very happy to announce that this is my 100th post at this blog. Thank you all the fellow bloggers and viewers for your continuous support and encouragement. Wish the same in the future too. Thanks again and for this small occasion, today I prepared my family's favorite "NAAN" with "MATAR PANEER". Really enjoyed this combo.


This is my entry to Coffee Girl's this month's MBP eventB-R-E-A-D from S-C-R-A-T-C-H. Thanks coffee girl. According to her rule of the event, I tried this naan recipe from Manjulas Kitchen. Like her I got the naans very tasty and we enjoyed a lot. Actual recipe is here. I followed her recipe as it is. I served this naans with Indira's Matar Paneer recipe. Really wonderful combo of both. Thanks Manjulaji and Indiraji. Thanks again. Here are proofs....

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GANESHA NEIVEDYAM

Recipes of Ganesha Neivedyam:

Sweet Undrallu/Modhaks/Kudumulu:
Prep time: 45 minutes
Cooking time : 15 minutes
Makes 15 modhaks (approx)

Ingredients:
1 cup of rice flour
2 cups of water
1/2 tsp of salt

For filling:
1 cup of grated Jaggery
1/2 cup of fresh grated coconut
1/2 tsp elachi powder

Method:
1. Broil the water in a thick bottom vessel on high heat, reduce heat to low, slowly add rice flour and salt, stir well to get a smooth dough. Turn off the heat and let it cool completely.

2. Melt jaggery with little water in another vessel, add coconut and elachi powder, mix well and cook for 3 minutes on low heat and turn off the heat and let it cool completely.

3. Make 1.5 diameter balls of rice flour dough. First shape it into a cup with your fingers, place 1 tsp of coconut filling and cover all sides with the rice dough and make round shape or desired shape. Make all with the total fillings.

4. Place the modhaks in idli stands and cook for 5 minutes on steam. Allow them to cool for 5 minutes before removing from the idli stands. After 5 minutes remove and offered to Lord Ganesha as neivedyam.


Sabudana Vada:
Prep time: 45 minutes
Cooking time : 15 minutes
Makes 20 vadas(approx)
Cuisine : Andhra

Ingredients:
1 cup of sabudana or saggubiyyam
3 tbsp of rice flour (adjust)
3 tbsp of gram flour (adjust)
3 finely chopped green chillies (adjust)
salt as per taste
1 tsp finely chopped ginger
1 tsp finely chopped garlic
1 tbsp crushed cumin seeds
3 tbsp finely chopped green leaves (I used both curry leaves and coriander leaves)
oil for deep frying

Method:
1. Soak sabudana for 30 minutes with little water, drain and keep aside. (I used small sabudana)

2. Add rice flour, basin, finely chopped green chillies, ginger, garlic, salt, crushed cumin seeds and green leaves, mix well (don't use the water).

3. Make shape of vadas on a plastic sheet, deep fry in oil till light golden color. Remove from oil and offered as prasadam to Lord Ganesha.

Sweet Rice with Jaggery (Paramannam):
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking time : 45 minutes
Cuisine : Andhra


Ingredients:
1 cup of rice
1 cup of grated jaggery
3 tbsp of roasted cashewnuts
2.5 cups of milk
1/2 cup of water

Method:
1. Mix the milk and water in a thick bottom vessel, keep it on high heat and bring to broil.

2. Reduce heat to low, add rice and cook till done. Finally garnish with roasted cashews and offered as neivedyam to Lord Ganesha.

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CELEBRATIONS OF VINAYAKA CHATHURTHI

These are the photos of Ganesha Festival celebrations at my home :

On 15.09.2007: First day of Vinayaka Chathurthi: Prepared Kudumulu (Undrallu); vermicelli payasam; Sabudana Vada and Vadapappu (soaked moongdal) as prasadam to Lord Ganesha. Daily I will post one by one recipes of these prasadams.






On 16.09.2007 i.e Second day of Vinayaka Chavithi: Prepared Sweet Rice (With Jaggery) and fruits as prasadam to Lord Vinayaka.

Wish You All A Very Happy Vinayaka Chathurthi

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Tomato Rasam

This is my favorite rasam. Here is my recipe:


Tomato Rasam:
Prep time : 30 minutes
Cooking time : 30 minutes
Cuisine : Andhra

Ingredients:
2 big ripe tomatoes
1 small lemon size tamarind
5-6 whole black pepper corns
1 tsp red chilli powder
salt as per taste
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 whole garam masala powder

For Tempering/Tadka:
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustards
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
a big pinch of hing
few curry leaves
few finely chopped coriander leaves for garnish

Method:
1. Cut tomatoes into big pieces(each into 6 pieces) and take into thick bottom bowl.

2. Add black peppercorns and washed tamarind flakes to above tomato pieces, add 2 cups of water, keep on stove on high heat to bring a boil, after that reduce heat to low and leave it for 15-20 minutes. Turn off the heat and let it cool completely.

3. Smash above tomatoes with hand and take the juice as much as possible to another bowl and throw out that pulp.

4. Again keep that tomato rasam on high heat, add red chilli powder, salt, ginger garlic paste, coriander powder and whole garam masala powder and bring to a boil.

5. In the same time prepare tempering with oil, cumin seeds, mustards, chopped onions, turmeric powder, curry leaves and hing respectively and add to above tomato rasam and turn off the heat.


6. Sprinkle finely chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with white rice.

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BHINDI TOMATO CURRY

This is my favorite vegetable dish with white rice and rotis too. Here is my recipe:


Bhindi Tomato Curry:
Prep time : 10 minutes
Cooking time : 30 minutes
Serves : 3
Cuisine : Andhra

Ingredients:
1 lb tender chopped bhindi
3 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp mustards
1 medium finely chopped onion
few curry leaves
4 green chillies (slit them length wise)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
2 medium size finely chopped tomatoes
salt as per taste
finely chopped coriander leaves for garnish

Method:
1. Chop the ladyfingers, onion, green chillies, tomatoes and keep aside.

2. Heat oil in a thick bottom kadai, add cumin seeds and mustards, let them splutter. Add curry leaves, green chillies and chopped bhindi pieces, mix well, fry for 10 minutes(uncovered), stirring between on low heat.

3. Add chopped onions, mix well, fry till transparent. Add turmeric powder and ginger garlic paste, mix, cook for more 3 minutes. Add chopped tomato pieces, mix, cook for more 5 minutes, add salt. Mix, again cook for more 5 minutes and sprinkle the finely chopped coriander leaves and turn off the heat.

4. Serve with white rice or chapatis.



Note: 1. This is a tip to remove the stickyness of bhindi, cook the bhindi (any dish) with out covering lid.

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AWARD and TRIP PHOTOS

Hi friends, I am back from my small vacation to Houston for the last long weekend. After coming back, I was surprized with an award by Shantibhanu. Earlier I got an award from Tee also. Thanks a lot my dear friends Tee and Shantibhanu. So here proudly displaying my award.


Thanks to every one and each of the below friends should be deserves this award.

Keeping with the tradition, I would like to pass this award to....

Raji of Talimpu

Alapana of Annadatha Sukhibava

Aruna of The Mistress of Spices

Asha of Foodies Hope

Bee of Jugalbandi

Saju of Chachis Kitchen

Seec of Ensamayalarai

yamuna of Incandescentwomen.

In this trip, we enjoyed a lot. So, here some of my trip's photos:

These are the photos in NASA, Houston:






Some photos from Moody Gardens, Houston:






For more photos, visit My Trip Photos - Houston.

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