I am a big fan of cooking shows. When I was in Bangalore, I used to watch them for hours. I wrote down most of the recipes that I liked but never tried them myself. In one such program I had seen this recipe. When I saw the small cherry tomatoes in grocery stores here, I thought of trying this dish. This came out really good, so thought of posting it here.
Ingredients: 1 and 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes 1 tbl spn cashew nuts 1 tbl spn badam 1 tbl spn pea nuts(ground nut) 1 tea spn ghee a pinch turmeric 1 tea spn chili powder 1/2 tea spn garam masala 1/2 tea spn cumin seeds(jeera) 1/4 cup milk 2 tbl spns yogurt(curd) 1/2 cup coconut milk 1 tbl spn cream 2-3 strands coriander leaves Salt
I did not add coconut milk, badam and cream when I prepared it here.
Method: Roast badam , pea nuts and cashew nuts. Grind them into a smooth paste. Heat ghee and add cumin seeds. When they start popping, add the paste and fry for 3-4mins. Add turmeric, chili powder, garam masala, milk and mix well. Add yogurt(curd), salt, tomatoes and cook on a low flame for around 7-8mins. Add coconut milk, cream and cook for another 2-3mins. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with chapathis .
Serves : 3-4 Preparation time : 20mins
I love most of the soups. When I saw an article about soups in my recipe collection from old Kannada weekly, I was very much interested in it. I tried most of them and almost all turned out great. But I was a bit hesitant to try the spinach soup. I am not very comfortable with the strong spinach smell, but still I tried it with few changes and it turned out really good. It is a perfect dish for cold weather.
Ingredients: 1 and 1/2 cups palak(spinach) 1/2 cup onion(cut into small pieces) 1 tea spn corn flour or maida 2 tea spns butter Pepper powder 1/2 cup milk(optional) Salt
Method: Heat 1 tea spn butter. When it melts, add spinach and fry for 1-2mins. Add 1 cup water and cook till spinach leaves become tender. Grind them into a smooth puree using mixer/blender. Heat remaining butter and fry onions till they turn translucent. Now add spinach puree. Mix corn flour in milk or water and add this to the spinach mixture stirring continuously. Add salt and pepper. When it thickens to desired consistency, take off from heat. Serve hot.
Serves : 2 Preparation time : 15mins
