Carrot Kheer

One of my friend and his family were passing through our place during the weekend. I was in a delima on what to make in such a short notice. I had some Gits pakoda packet, potatos, carrots and dry fruits . Did not think anything more made Carrot kheer and Aloo bonda. Every body enjoyed it.

Carrot Kheer

Ingredients

Carrots – 5-6long ones
Milk – 1 cup
Badam – a hand ful
Sugar – 1 cup
Pista – 1 hand ful

Method

1. Soak the badam and pista separately. Peel the badam. Pulse the pista in the mixie 3-4 times without adding water
2. Peel the carrots and cook it till it is soft.
3. Grind the carrots and badam into a fine paste. Add little milk so that it becomes paste faster.
   
4. Boil the milk in a heavy pan. Add the ground paste into the boiling milk. Slowly add the sugar to it stirring well. Cook it for 10-15 mnts in medium flame . Stir it so that it doesnot stick to the bottom.
5. Off the heat add cardamom pdr and mix well. Let it come to room temperature.
6. Sprinkle the pista on the top and cool it in refrigerator for 1-2 hrs.

Soy Curry

Soy is a rich source of Protien. Now a days we get different format of soy in the supermarkets which is replacing meat and dairy products. It is best when used with other vegetables or rice.
Mine is a simple recipe which even kids love to eat. Click here for more on Soy

Ingredients

Soy chunks – 1 cup(I use Nutrela)
Onion – 1
Tomato – 2
Greenchillies – 2
Any masala pdr – 1-2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil – 3 tsp
Coriander leaves

Method

1. Pressure cook(3 whistles) the soy chunks adding little salt.
2. In 1 tsp oil fry the onions and 1 tomato. Grind it adding greenchillis and masala pdr into a fine paste.
3. Cut the other tomato finely. Fry it in 2 tsp oil till the oil starts to float. Add the ground mixture and cooked soy chunks and boil it for 3 mnts.
4. Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Ulli Theeyal

Theeyal is a kerala dish eaten with choru(red boiled rice). This can be made with different kind of vegetables like baby onions, bittergourd,normal onions,carrots, choocho(chayote). The main ingredient is fried coconut.

Ingredients

Pearl(baby) onions - 1 Cup
tamarind – 1 lemon sized
Grated coconut – 1 cup
Coriander seeds – 2 tsp
Cumin seed -1 tsp
Pepper corns – 1 tsp
Red chilli – 2
Turmeric pdr – ½ tsp
Asafoetida - 1 pinch
coconut Oil – 3 tbsp

Seasoning

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
redchiilie -1
Curry leaves
Salt

Method:

1. Make juice from the tamarind.
2. Peel the onions and fry it in 2 tbsp oil till it becomes light brown add the tamarind juice,turmeric pdr and asafetida and cook it.
3. Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a pan and fry coconut till it is golden brown. The aroma of the coconut is very important in making theeyal.See that it does not burn at all.
4. Addred chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black peppercorn.
5. When it cools grind into paste adding little water.
6. Heat 2 tbsp. oil and add the mustard seeds, curry leaves and remaining red chillies. When the seeds start spluttering, add ground paste and cook for a few seconds. Add this to the onions and tamarind. Add salt to taste. Simmer for 5-7 minutes.

Serve hot with rice.