Wednesday, February 10, 2016

It was a gloomy, cloudy day and Husband wanted to eat something fresh. Luckily I had Soaked Sabudana handy, and I quickly surprised him with Sabudana Vada. Here's the quick and easy recipe,
Sabudana Vada

Ingredients

- 1 Cup of Tapioca Sago / Sabudana, Roasted Peanuts, 1 Boiled Potatoes
- Coriander Leaves, Salt, Sugar, Lime, Green Chilies

Recipe

Preparations
- Soak the Tapioca / Sabudana for 3-4 hours.
- Coarsely crush the Roasted Peanuts.
- Heat Oil on a low flame, in a deep pan, for frying.
- Finely chop the Coriander Leaves and Green Chilies

- In a bowl, mix the Soaked Sabudana, Peanuts, chopped coriander leaves and green chilies.
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- Add lime, salt & sugar to taste, mix it well; and add mashed boiled potatoes to the mix,
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- Out of the mixture, make even sized balls,
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- Slowly add the balls to the deep frying pan, and let it fry,
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- On a low flame, evenly fry the Vada, for 10 minutes.
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The Vada is ready, enjoy it with, Peanut Chutney or Tea.

Sunday, February 7, 2016

After a long break, here's a long due 'Sizzler'. We are so found of Sizzler but never tried at home. Recently I purchased a kind of Sizzler Pan and so here's my attempt to making the 'Sizzler' at home,
Sizzler

Ingredients

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Base
- Vegetables of your choice, I picked, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Red & Green Bell Pepper
- French Beans, Paneer (Cottage Cheese), Spring Onions, Carrots, Onion & Salt

Sauce
- Dark Soy Sauce, Red Chili Sauce, Green Chili Sauce, Ketchup, Salt
- Corn Flour, Spring Onions, Ginger, Garlic, Green Chilies & Olive Oil

Rice
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- Rice, Garlic, Green Chilies, Peas, Carrots, Salt, Green Bell Pepper & Oil Oil

Recipe

- Steam the vegetables for the base, it takes less time to prepare later,
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- Saute Paneer (Cottage Cheese), separately,
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- In a pan, heat Olive Oil, and saute Onion until 'Golden Brown', add Salt,
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- Add Steamed Vegetables and mix it, let it cook for 3-5 minutes,
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- Add Red Chilies Sauce as per the taste,
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- Let it mix well and add Saute Paneer (Cottage Cheese),
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- Next, we'll prepare the rice, you can substitute this with noodles as well.
- In a pan, heat Olive Oil, and Saute the vegetables, for 4-5 minutes,
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- Add prepared rice, and mix it well, cook it for 2-3 minutes,
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- Top the rice with the Spring Onion, and keep it aside,
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- Finally, let's prepare the Sauce,
- In a pan, heat Olive Oil and add finely chopped Garlic, grated Ginger, and finely chopped chilies,
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- Add Salt as per taste, 2 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce, 2 tbsp Green Chilies Sauce, 2 tbsp Red Chilies Sauce, 3 tbsp Tomato Ketchup & 1 cup water, cook for 2-3 minutes. Adjust the Sauce quantity as per taste,
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- Mix Corn Flour with water and add it to the Sauce, cook it for 2-3 minutes,
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- Add chopped Spring Onion and let it cook for 2 minutes,
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- All done, it's time for plating, heat the sizzler plate on low flame, and top it with lettuce leaves,
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- Serve the Vegetables & Rice on the Plate,
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- Top it with the Sauce,
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- The Sizzler is ready to serve, enjoy it Hot,
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