Hi all,
Did I ever tell you my bro is an excellent cook. Actually when he was in India, I will sit in a chair and make him do dosa for me. He will make thin, crispy dosa..Hmmmm..
He was always passionate about food and he cooks well and gives honest opinion on food.
So, this post is from him all the way from Sydney..
So if you guys have any recipes which you want to share, mail me the recipe and the picture at sowjanyaalok@gmail.com and I will post it under your name.
Over to Rajesh.
Did I ever tell you my bro is an excellent cook. Actually when he was in India, I will sit in a chair and make him do dosa for me. He will make thin, crispy dosa..Hmmmm..
He was always passionate about food and he cooks well and gives honest opinion on food.
So, this post is from him all the way from Sydney..
So if you guys have any recipes which you want to share, mail me the recipe and the picture at sowjanyaalok@gmail.com and I will post it under your name.
Over to Rajesh.
Oh well, being a bachelor and living alone,
gets really interesting when it comes to cooking.
I have come up with a relatively simple
dish. I manage to cook this dish in around 30-40 minutes, including cutting the
veggies. So, here goes the recipe.
Ingredients to make this awesome dish!!
Medium/large sized onion, chopped to Julian
– 1
Finely chopped Tomato – 1
Cubes of Potato – 1
Julian of Carrot – 1
Chopped Beans - 200 gms
Finely Chopped Green chillies – 2 or 3
Finely Chopped Garlic – 2 cloves
Oil, Salt, masala powder – To suit taste
Mustard, cumin seeds, asafoetida.
Method
As an untold
rule for bachelor cooking, onion and tomato form the base of any dish. This one
is no different.
Heat 2 spoons of oil (Olive oil is preferred for health
reasons) in a kadai. Add a little mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and a bit of
asafoetida. Then, add finely chopped green chillies and garlic.
Once you get
the smell of the roasting garlic, add onions and sauté them well.
In the
meantime, boil cubes of potatoes for 5 minutes, or till just done. Don’t
over-cook it.
Now, add finely chopped tomato to the onions. Once it is done
well, add a little bit of masala of your choice. I would probably say kadai
veggies masala would be suited the best for this dish. I however, use MDH
Kitchen King Masala. Not that I am trying to market for this product. But I
have been using this in Sydney, and it was endorsed by my mum, when she came
over here!!
Once the masala
is also cooked well, put the chopped beans and carrot in a bowl of water. Take
the cut veggies from the water, and put them in the kadai.
This will ensure
that the veggies are hydrated, and we don't have to add water, and don't have
to worry about over-burning the dish as well.
Now, put the stove to slim, and
close the kadai with a lid. This will ensure that the veggies get cooked, and
not over-cooked. This will also give the dish its original flavour. Adding
water might actually make it sloppy, and the dish will lose its original
flavour.
However, if you feel that the
dish is getting over-burnt, there is no harm is sprinkling some water on the
dish. Letting it to get over-burned is definitely going to ruin your lunch or
dinner plan. Open the lid every 2-3 minutes, and stir it well. After some 10 minutes,
add boiled potatoes, and salt to taste. Saute it for another 4-5 minutes, and
now, the dish is ready! This dish goes really well with Chapathi, and also as a
side-dish for rice with sambar.
Positive reviews
are most welcome, and negative reviews will be filtered off (Just Kidding)
So appetizing...yet to taste...
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