Friday, April 26, 2013

Stuffed Bittergourd(Karele ka bharwa)

As i told in my previous post i really like stuffed bittergourd. Here it is. This is the recipe of stuffed bitter gourd. It is boiled and then spiced which is later on stir fried. I know like me there are so many out there who love this stuffed bitter gourd. For all the bitter gourd fan's out there.

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Spring Fritatta

The swaying little green leaves, wild flowers and all the trees in their best attire. Spring makes my world looks like heaven. Am happy for the fact that i can see some more vegetables over the racks in the groceries. My kid is going out in the park and is well enjoying with some water works that he does there. It's a great relief for me as am not use to such cold harsh weather but am use to some 40 C to 45 C. Next month i go back my home for some days. Month of may is said to be a terrible time as the sun is at its peaks in India and almost everything is fuming. People find out several ways to adapt themselves to such hot weather. In kolkata it's worse as its hot and extremely humid, you keep sweating and you go tried in just minutes. Am getting myself ready to fight with summer. But before the war begins i just want to enjoy the spring here in Germany to its fullest. Therefore i prepared some spring fritatta.  As the name suggests all colorful vegetables goes into this dish.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Drumsticks Curry(Sahjan ki sabzi or Sutti ki sabzi)

Drumsticks in India is called by so many names like "sahjan", "sutti", "Murungai" and so on. It is said as power house of minerals. This is a tree whose every part is brought into use. The pods, drumsticks are used for making curry and sambar. The flower are used in making dumplings, curry and in so many other ways. Leaves are used along with lentils and sometimes served as just stir fry. All these parts are used in different ways in Ayurveda to cure diseases. 

Drumsticks curry

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Hainanese Rice(Singapore Style)

Hainanese chicken rice. Served with gobi manchurian and a glass of apple juice.


I have been hunting for some other ways to prepare the flavored rice other than the regular biryani and fried rice. This led me to search for some east Asian food and to my luck i found this really awesome recipe. This is basically served with chicken or a combination of sauce but i gave it a twist and served it with cauliflower Manchurian. This rice goes perfect with any spicy curry or veggies or any meat.


Gobi Manchurian(Cauliflower Manchurian)


Gobi Manchurian

I am a great fan of Indo -Chinese cuisine. I have always loved all kinds of Manchurian dishes. Say it and i start craving for them. I love Chicken Manchurian, Vegetable Manchurian and Gobi Manchurian.  For the add on with this Manchurian i prepared some famous singapore recipe, Hainanese Rice.
This flavoured rice is a add-on for the saucy dish. 

Monday, April 22, 2013

Tawa Baigan, Begun Bhaja, Eggplant Fry

Am not a big fan of Eggplant dishes. But then i like the fried eggplants a lot. In the eastern (west Bengal) Part of India, majority of people prepare the "begun bhaja" along with the awesome "Khichuri". During pooja the pandal's distribute the bhog of Khichudi and begun bhaja which tastes awesome and is extremely Yummy!!. In this post i will let you know how to prepare the begun bhaja in Bengoli style.

Banana Bread Recipe.

This is a recipe of extremely easy and very tasty banana bread loaf. After my successful baking of tutti fruity loaf bread i wanted to incorporate some fruits in my batter. This is where i found the recipe of Banana fruit bread. I must say that this came out good. The bread was extremely fluffy and moist . Within a minute me and my hubby finished half the loaf.
I am looking forward to bake more and more in coming days and would love to share all my recipe's with you.


Sunday, April 21, 2013

French Beans and Potato Stir Fry Curry

French beans are one of my favorite vegetable. I really like them in noodles , spaghetti  and also in mix vegetable. But today i prepared the french beans with potato, the stir fry style. My mom prepares the beans curry which is always the best. I really like the beans curry gravy with chapati and rice.
My mom's kitchen garden bean plants where like super plants. On a plot of 2 meter square they yielded like 2 to 3 kilo grams of beans per day. Everyday i plucked them and i would also pluck some tender ones with a thought that the next day these plant doesn't make me work again so much. But to my dismay i had to just keep plucking them the other day also.I just miss my good old days and those super plants. Now i don't even get to see kitchen garden any more. These days like all i head to the supermarkets and grab a kilo of them at an obvious high rate.