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Moms Dhal soup is always a hit among my friends and family we enjoy this yummy soup all monsoon and winter this versatile soup can be served with steaming hot rice, chapati or bread toast...
Video Recipe...
Ingredients:
1 Cup Cooked Red Lentils or Split Pigeon Peas
2 Medium Onion (Roughly Chopped)
2 Medium Size Tomatoes (Roughly Chopped)
5 Green Chillies Slit
10 Pods Garlic
1 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
10 Black Pepper Corns
3 Pods Cardamom
2 Inch Stick Cinnamon
4 Cloves
Salt as per taste
2 Tsp Ghee
2 Tbsp Oil
For Garnish, finely chopped mint and coriander 1/2 tsp lime juice..
Dhal soup is a kid friendly diet which is healthy and nourishing when they have cold and cough kids tend to avoid food prepare some dhal soup add few drops of ghee to rice and mix soup with rice and serve...it will be devoured in no time....
Method:
In a pressure cooker add washed dhal enough water salt and few drops castor oil place a whistle and cook for 4 whistles or until well done.
In a wok add ghee and oil add all the spices and allow to crackle a bit add ginger and garlic paste whole garlic pods and fry till raw flavour has gone.
Add onion, chillies and tomato fry a bit add salt and fry till oil surfaces.
Add dhal and water bring to a boil...once the onion and tomato has cooked its done remove from flame garnish with mint and coriander lime juice and serve hot...Enjoy...:)
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I'm revamping an old school recipe(upma) with Mediterranean flavours. The couscous was fluffy packed with cumin flavour and veggies an amazing and wholesome meal on a budget can be served any part of the day. Couscous is good for diabetic patients and weight watchers...
Video Recipe...
Ingredients:
200 Grams Couscous
1 Cup Steamed Veggies (Broccoli, Carrots, Beans, Peas and Potato)
1/2 Cup Capsicum
4 to 5 Green Chillies Chopped
2 Onion Roughly Chopped
2 Sprigs Curry Leaves
1 Tsp Mustard
1/2 Tsp Cumin
1/2 Tsp Black Gram
1/4 Tsp Asafoetida
Salt as per taste
3 Tbsp Oil
1 Tsp Lime Juice and Coriander for Garnish...
Couscous is durum wheat in middle eastern countries they prepare couscous on a regular basis its normally steam cooked and served with meat or vegetable gravy. Do you know in many countries couscous is prepared as dessert with dates honey and milk...Couscous is a wholesome meal for people who tend to fast for religious observations...
I always stem cook veggies in Microwave it saves time and gas add chopped veggies to a micro-safe bowl with 3 tbsp of water and place it to cook for 3 minutes once done check if the veggies are done if not cook it further for a minute or until done it should not take more than 4 minutes to cook once the veggies are steam cooked it can be cooled and stored in the fridge in a airtight container for use... the best part cooking veggies in a microwave it retains colour and texture its not over cooked and veggies dont fall apart. I prepare many recipes using steam cooked veggies from upma to pavbhaji its all done in a jiffy...
Method:
Follow the Package directions to prepare the couscous in a mixing bowl add the couscous and hot water stir and cover the couscous should soak up all the moisture and will be ready for use.
Heat a wok with oil on medium flame add mustard and allow to splutter once mustard splutters add cumin and black gram fry and bit add asafoetida and fry.
Add onion and curry leaves fry till transparent add capsicum and chillies fry a bit.
Add veggies and fry add salt as required and cook the veggies for a minute
Once the couscous is done fluff up a bit using a fork.
Add the couscous to the veggies and mix till well combined add lime juice and copped coriander mix well and serve hot...Enjoy...:)
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Rava roti is a quick tiffin item to prepare. I like to serve these rotis with coriander coconut chutney.
Video Recipe Demo...
Ingredients:
2 Cups Bombay Rava(fine semolina)
1+1/4 Cup Maida (all purpose flour)
Oil as required
2 Cups Water
Salt as per taste
Method:
In a heavy bottom pot add water salt and oil bring to a rapid boil.
Add semolina and keep stirring till the semolina observes all the moisture.
Keep mixing the semolina till there is no lumps remove from heat and allow to cool.
Reserve the semolina mixture on a work surface sprinkle a fist full of maida and add 1 tbsp of oil start to knead the semolina till it forms a soft dough format.
Allow the dough to rest for an hour.
Take golf ball size portions of dough dust it in flour and roll out into roti.
Heat a skillet transfer the roti to the skillet and fry each side for a minute add a tsp of oil for both sides and fry both sides for another minute once done serve hot with chutney...Enjoy...:)
For the Coconut Coriander Chutney:
1 Cup Fresh Coconut
3 Green Chillies
Fist Full of Coriander
4 Tbsp Of roasted Bengal Gram
1 inch Ginger
Tiny Piece Tamarind
Salt as per taste.
Add all the above ingredients to a mixerjar and grind to a smooth paste.
Temper with mustard and asafoetida mix and serve.
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I was running a few errands on a overcast day when i was close to shanthi sagar the rain started this was good excuse for me to take a break I and dad were feeling a bit peckish and headed straight to shanthi sagar..
We ordered a rather unusual meal a plate of chilly paneer and nan king noodles we shared the noodles and paneer the noodles was crisp and hot veggies were crunchy the stir fried noodles was tasty the paneer was spiced perfect and all of those chillies and soft paneer humm yumm...
Nan King Noodles...
Paneer Chilly...
Filter Coffee...
we also ordered hot filter coffee creamy and rich blend of coffee was apt for the weather...
Our Order was under 200rs portion size was awesome, quick service clean and well maintained space...we totally enjoyed our meal on a budget...
New Shanthi Sagar HEBBAL PHONE: 080 23623588 ADDRESS: 9, 60 Feet Road, G Block, Sahakara Nagar, Hebbal, Bangalore
RATING 4/5 Parking available, payment cash or cards
It was one of those over cast days, I was in no mood for grocery shopping or cooking...I guess everyone of us face the same issue sometimes left with scanty ingredients in the fridge horrible weather...humm...
Left with 1/2 a beetroot and 1/2 kilo of meat in the fridge I had to come up with a recipe which is tasty and exciting quite challenging aye...well not to worry this is one recipe which will warm your soul and put a smile on your face that's exactly what happen to me was over joyed with the out come of my dish.
overall was happy that i made best use of what ever ingredients I had...prepared some hot rotis , rice and the mutton curry was yum...we totally enjoyed our dinner on a stormy night...
Recipe Video...
Ingredients:
500 Grams Mutton
1/2 Beetroot Chopped into Bite Size Chunks
1 Tbsp Chilly powder
1 Tbsp Coriander Powder
1/4 Tsp Turmeric
2 Onions 1 Tomato Puréed togeather in a blender
2 Sprigs Coriander 4 Green Chillies 1 inch Ginger and 10 Pods Garlic Grind to a smooth Paste
Spice blend:
1 Tbsp Whole Pepper corns, 1 Tsp Cumin, 1 Tsp Fennel, Small Piece Nutmeg, 1 small Piece Stone Flower, 5 Cloves, 4 Pods Cardamom, 3 Inch Stick Cinnamon, 2 Bayleafs, 2 Strands Mace, 1 Black Cardamom: Dry roasted all the ingredients on a low flame allow to cool a bit add to a blender and grind to a coarse powder format we will need 1 Tbsp of the Spice Blend.
2 Tbsp Oil
2 Tbsp Ghee
Salt as per taste
Lime Juice and Coriander For Garnish...
Adjust the Chilly as per your taste this recipe is really hot and spicy we are used to eating spicy food and enjoy every bit...Food Bloggers Please dont copy and recreate my original recipe if I find my recipe on your blog I will Press Charges For Copyright...
Method:
On a medium flame place a pressure cooker add oil and ghee once the oil heats up add the ground chilly paste along with chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric and spice blend fry till oil surfaces.
Once the oil surfaces on the chilly masala add the onion and tomato paste fry till the oil surfaces.
Once the oil surfaces and the onion has cooked, Add the meat salt as per taste and chopped beets toss and fry till meat releases its moisture measure 1 cup water and add to the meat place the lid and whistle cook for 4 to 5 whistles or until the meat is well done.
Add lime juice and chopped coriander give it a good mix and serve hot with steamed rice or roti...Enjoy...:)
Tucked down a side ally in Banashankari is Shivaji Military Hotel. This hotel is packed through out the day they serve biryani from breakfast to lunch and by 3 its all sold out. we planned to visit shivaji milatary hotel for lunch and were there by 12 to my surprise it was already packed we ordered mutton biryani along with chicken dry and mutton pepper. You may ask its just a biryani whats special about it? The biodegradable cups used to serve biryani adds to the flavour and taste. Its an amazing play of spices in the biryani it has 10 different spices ground togeather and cooked with chicken and mutton the aromas are tantalizing and this draws many towards shivaji military hotel. Apart from biryani they serve excellent chicken drums which is called as chicken dry and mutton pepper fry to accompaniment the biryani a glass of rasam and chalna is also served with this biryani for rasam and white rice they charge a nominal price.
Its a king size breakfast at Shivaji Military Hotel. Dosas mutton paya soup and biryani is served for breakfast its a feast for any nonveg lover. the maharastrian influence is clearly indicated in their cooking and they have adapted few elements of serving the food over a dry leaf plate and bettelnut cups from karnataka its a new experience for people who are visiting bangalore for the first time. I being a total biryani lover would most certainly recommend this place for your visit its light on the pocket and they serve wonderful food the place is well maintained for the crowd they receive.
video review...
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Entrance way...
Lime from lord Banashankari to ward of eveil eyes...
Shivaji Military Hotel 3/5 Based, food ambiance and service PHONE: +91 9845149217 ADDRESS: 780, 1st C Main, 45th Cross, 8th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore Parking available...No cards debit/credit...only cash land mark Banashankari temple, Main busstop. Follow me on www.zomato.com/vidyalakshmi
Keema and Poha combination is one of a kind recipe. Simple and very easy to prepare, vegetarians can most definitely alter the recipe adding veggies soya granules or crumbled paneer. This biryani is very light and a good tiffin box item especially if your hosting a picnic this biryani will be super hit...
Do watch my recipe video and post your comments...
Ingredients:
2 1/2 Cups Poha/Aval/Flattened Rice
200 Grams Mutton Keema or Chicken Keema
2 Onions finely chopped
2 Tomatoes crushed in a blender or finely chopped
4 Green Chillies Slit
1 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
1/2 Cup Peas fresh or frozen
2 Tbsp Chilly Powder
1/4 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Tsp Lime Juice
Fist Full Mint and Coriander Finely Chopped
4 Cardamom Pods
4 Cloves
1 Black Cardamom
1 Pinch Stone Flower
2 Strands Javitri/ mace
1 inch Stick Cinnamon
1 Bay Leaf
2 Tbsp Oil
2 Tbsp Ghee
Salt as per taste
Disclaimer to food bloggers: This is a original recipe, I have challenged myself to create this biryani using local or native ingredients, please do not copy and re blog the original recipe create recipes on your own do not copy and recreate others work if at all you do please ask for permission and give credits to me and my blog.
Method:
Heat a handi or wok on medium flame add ghee and oil.
Add the whole spices allow to splutter once the spices splutter add onion and ginger garlic paste fry a bit add a splash of water and fry till the onions soften and oil surfaces.
Add the tomato chilly powder and turmeric powder keep stirring and fry till all ingredients combine and till oil surfaces add salt as per taste.
Add keema and fry a bit once the moisture releases a bit add peas slit chillies mint and coriander fry a bit add 1/2 glass of water stir well cover and allow the meat to cook.
Once the meat has cooked add the poha and mix well add salt if needed add lime juice and mix well cover and place on low flame once the meat mixture and poha are well combine mix once more and serve hot with raita...Enjoy...:)
My Food/Travel Saga started on the express highway from Hebbal to International airport Kempegowda International Airport, Bengeluru I reached the airport in 20 minutes. The express high way has truly changed the travel experience, for many people who are in a rush.
If I/we travel, we normally tend to plan ahead of time to reach the airport in time many parts of Bengaluru has Chock a Block traffic, burdened with packing and then scheduling a route, to reach in time leads many of us tend to skip a meal, its always the hunger pangs during travel. The Kerbside food chains at the Kempegowda International Airport,Bengaluru is a boon to many of us, they surely serve up some fresh and yummy delights on a budget.
Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru is considered the 4th busiest airport in India, in terms of the high volume of travellers and air traffic. The KempegowdaInternational Airport, Bengaluru is a destination to visit even if you don't have a flight to board, just take those long yet relaxing drive and visit the modern and impressive most appreciated architecture in Bengaluru.
Its been a while, since I last travelled to any place. I along with few bloggers, was invited to the bloggers table, and was totally excited with the invite. I jumped on board to see the transformation on the kerb. Years back Cafe Coffee Day was the only joint serving up some sandwiches, milkshakes and coffee, satisfied with what ever available, I used to board my flight.
Its a change for good I was happy and most certainly looking forward to dine at all these well know food chains, from Cafe Noir to Chaipoint, Maiyas to Subway, Haati Kaapi to Kaatizone all these multi cuisine takeaways, are open round the clock. The 24hrs tight security makes the experience, not only secure, but also comfortable. the ample seating arrangements, at every food chain is one of a kind experience apart from savouring the best treats. Its fun to sit and watch people rush to board their flights, when you dont have one to board the vibe is great!
We totally enjoyed the company of NEWS 9 the Crew followed us and interviewed every blogger watch the video...
My first stop was at Maiyas. they are know for their wonderful fluffy rava idlly. Once we settled Lo and Behold they served us some yummy Chow Chow Baath.
Chow Chow Baath is nothing but a spicy upma served along with sweet kesari. both the dishes are prepared with semolina the spicy version is tempered with mustard chilles and asafoetida then cooked veggies are added followed by semolina all of this is cooked with only ghee and the sweet version contains pineapple, sugar and ghee. Every bite of this yummy combo was a melt in the mouth moment.
After Finishing our chow chow bath we were served bisibelebaath every Kannadigas favourite dish. Rice and dhal cooked to mushy consistency, along with spices and veggies, the onion tempering at the end gives a finishing touch to this dish, its always served with kara boondi. The veggies were perfectly cooked and the spices were were well blended, I totally enjoyed this meal. Just a portion of bisibelebaath will surely fill you up and prepare you, for the longest travel.
After a wonderful breakfast we headed towards Hatti kaapi. At Haati Kaapi they serve wonderful chikmagaluru Kaapi, the blend is perfect and has the traditional topped with froth. They also serve iyengar biscuits. coffee is only 15/- per serving.
After all the chats and laughs at haati Kaapi, we stepped at KaatiZone if I travel I personally feel comfortable to eat a roti in a roll for lunch and dinner, its healthy meal on a budget. I was told that Kaatizone takes pre orders just call 080-65697771/2 for your favourite kaati roll they will have it ready for you the moment your step out of your flight this way you dont have to wait in the Queue. It was also a big surprise to see many foodchains have a separate section for jain food.
Next stop was at Chai Point I always love this lemon chai, while travelling it not only helps in digestion, but also stops the nausea feeling while travelling . At chai point they serve awesome masala chai to cranberry chai on a budget. They've also launched the chai flask where in you can carry some chai on your travel can also pick some of your favourite chai to carry home the flask is insulated well, and can hold upto 5 servings.
Do watch my video review on Cafe Noir...
Finally after all this activity, we stepped into Cafe Noirfor lunch they served us wonderful Italian and French dishes. I'd ordered for Carbonara and Chicken Lasagna, along with virgin mojito, the lunch was quite delightful. I truly enjoyed my carbonara and felt the chicken in lasagna was a tad bit dry, other wise the food was awesome and enjoyed every bit.
Cafe Noir also served us their specials like Strawberry Pastry, Rice pudding, Caramel Tart and Chocolate Mousse...
I will not be rating the food on this review because the food was just spectacular for an airport, just think out of the box, pick Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru as your next destination with family and friends, and take a long drive and relax, enjoy the food and vibe its worth every penny.
