Showing posts with label puffed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label puffed. Show all posts
Matar Makhana Puffed Lotus Seeds Peas Gravy
Friday, March 28, 2014
If i make rotis for our dinner, i usually goes for a quick chutney or else ill serve the rotis simply with a gravy i prepared for our lunch. When i choosed puffed lotus seeds as the main ingredient for this weeks blogging marathons theme, i really want to give a try to an easy matar makhana, i know my family wont be very happy with this dish but i really want to give a try and finally cooked this gravy. As a mom, i have to break my head everytime to feed my kids with some healthy stuffs atleast twice a day. When i came know about the health values of this seeds, i really want to add them in a gravy to serve along with the rotis so that they wont notice the addition of these seeds if they are cooked along with their favourite vegetable the famous green peas.
Seriously i never cooked these puffed lotus seeds aka fox nuts in a gravy also i never had a chance to taste them, obviously i was waiting eagerly to taste this curry with some rotis. Thanks god,we just loved it, this gravy turned out extremely creamy,delicious and nutty, everyone at home simply enjoyed thoroughly this matar makhana with their rotis for their dinner.This gravy is my second day post for this weeks blogging marathon.Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#26.
Seriously i never cooked these puffed lotus seeds aka fox nuts in a gravy also i never had a chance to taste them, obviously i was waiting eagerly to taste this curry with some rotis. Thanks god,we just loved it, this gravy turned out extremely creamy,delicious and nutty, everyone at home simply enjoyed thoroughly this matar makhana with their rotis for their dinner.This gravy is my second day post for this weeks blogging marathon.Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#26.
30nos Puffed lotus seeds/Foxnuts/Makhana
1cup Green peas (frozen)
2nos Onions (chopped roughly)
2nos Tomatoes (chopped roughly)
1tsp Ginger garlic paste
1tsp Red chilly powder
1/2tsp Garam masala powder
1tbsp Coriander powder
Salt
1/2tsp Shahjeera
2nos Bay leaves
Oil
1tbsp Butter
Few coriander leaves (chopped)
To grind :
1/2cup Yogurt
5nos Cashewnuts
5nos Almonds
Grind the ingredients given under the list to grind as a smooth and fine paste and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan, fry the lotus seeds for few minutes until they turns crispy,keep aside.
In the same pan,heat oil and the butter, fry the shahjeera, bay leaves until they turns brown.
Meanwhile grind the onions and tomatoes as bit coarse paste.
Once the spices turns brown,add this grounded paste,ginger garlic paste,cook for few minutes until the raw smell goes away.
Add now the frozen peas, roasted lotus seeds to the cooking paste along with red chilly powder,garam masala powder, coriander powder and salt,cook for few more minutes.
Now add the grounded paste to the pan and cook everything in simmer.
Add enough water to adjust the thickness of the gravy and cook in simmer for few minutes.
Put off the stove, add the chopped coriander leaves, give a stir.
Serve with rotis.
Gulkand Makhana Kheer Rose Petal Preserve and Puffed Lotus Seeds Kheer
Friday, February 28, 2014
Dunno about you all,being a South Indian my tastebuds always crave for North Indian foods,earlier mom use to prepare very rarely North Indian style foods and her special dish is channa masala, but i dont hesitate a second to make some at home since ever i started blogging. Yep if i crave for something ill make them immediately, obviously my pantry is well stuffed with North Indian spices and spice powders. If you live in abroad and mostly in European countries like France, you will definitely miss chaat foods, obviously blogging teached me and my first ever chaat food i tried at home is Pani puri, still remember how they turned pretty much pect and i was gobbing like a kid.
Gulkand and makhana, the famous rose petal preserve and puffed lotus seeds these two ingredients were completely unknown for me before few years, once again i have say big thanks to blogging and many more North Indian foodie bloggers. You all know very well that am running my first week of blogging marathon and today is my third and final day of this weeks BM, my theme for this week is pick one and make three dishes and since two days am showcasing makhana/foxnuts aka puffed lotus seeds, here comes finally a dessert as todays post; i combined both gulkand and makhana and this kheer turned out simply mindblowing,my H was enjoying this kheer when they were still warm, i was surprised when he said he simply loved this kheer.Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#26.
2cups Puffed lotus seeds
2tbsp Gulkand/rose petal preserve
4cups Milk
3/4cup Sugar (decrease if you want)
1/2tsp Rose water
Few chopped nuts
1tbsp Ghee
Heat the ghee in a pan, now roast the puffed lotus seeds until they turns crispy.
Take almost a cup of the puffed lotus seeds in a mixer, grind it as bit coarse powder.
Meanwhile bring boil the milk with gulkand,sugar and cook until the sugar gets dissolves.
Now add the already prepared roasted puffed seeds and grounded lotus seeds to the hot milk,cook for few minutes.
Grounded lotus seeds will thicken the kheer, its optional,if you want to skip,you can do,but ill advice to do.
Finally add the rose water and put off the stove.
Serve this kheer warm topped with chopped nuts.
Gulkand and makhana, the famous rose petal preserve and puffed lotus seeds these two ingredients were completely unknown for me before few years, once again i have say big thanks to blogging and many more North Indian foodie bloggers. You all know very well that am running my first week of blogging marathon and today is my third and final day of this weeks BM, my theme for this week is pick one and make three dishes and since two days am showcasing makhana/foxnuts aka puffed lotus seeds, here comes finally a dessert as todays post; i combined both gulkand and makhana and this kheer turned out simply mindblowing,my H was enjoying this kheer when they were still warm, i was surprised when he said he simply loved this kheer.Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM#26.
2cups Puffed lotus seeds
2tbsp Gulkand/rose petal preserve
4cups Milk
3/4cup Sugar (decrease if you want)
1/2tsp Rose water
Few chopped nuts
1tbsp Ghee
Heat the ghee in a pan, now roast the puffed lotus seeds until they turns crispy.
Take almost a cup of the puffed lotus seeds in a mixer, grind it as bit coarse powder.
Meanwhile bring boil the milk with gulkand,sugar and cook until the sugar gets dissolves.
Now add the already prepared roasted puffed seeds and grounded lotus seeds to the hot milk,cook for few minutes.
Grounded lotus seeds will thicken the kheer, its optional,if you want to skip,you can do,but ill advice to do.
Finally add the rose water and put off the stove.
Serve this kheer warm topped with chopped nuts.
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