Aloor Dum Bengali Favorite Dish Very Tasty To Eat

Aloor Dum

Ingredient:

• Cardamoms 5 nos.
• Cinnamon 2 stick.
• Cloves 6 nos.
• Cumin seeds  1 tsp.
• Fresh coriander leavesto taste.
• Garam masala  1/2 tsp.
• Ginger paste 30 grams.
• Green chillies- slit  5 nos.
• Lemon juice to taste.
• Oil to fry.
• Onion paste 125 grams.
• Potatoes 500 grams.
• Red chili powder 1.5tsp.
• Salt to taste.
• Sugar  1/2 tsp.
• Turmeric 1.5tsp.
• Yoghurt  50 grams.

Method:

• Peel the potatoes and leave in salty water for approx. 1/2 an hour.
• Heat oil in a pan and fry till they become a slight golden brown and firm and keep aside.
• Take oil in a kadhai and put in the cloves till they splutter.
• Add the cinnamon and cardamom.
• Add in the onion paste. Stir for about 5-6 minutes till the oil separates.
• Add the ginger paste and stir for a few more minutes.
• Add the red chilli powder and turmeric powder. 
• Roast the cumin seeds in a dry pan and grind them to a powder.
• Add sugar and the roasted cumin powder and stir for 2 minutes.
• Beat the yoghurt and add it to the kadahi.
• Lower the temperature and put in the fried potatoes and simmer.
• Cook the potatoes covered till they turn tender; do not let the steam escape.
• Add the garam masala powder and cover again.
• Remove from heat. Garnish with green chillies and coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rice, roti or paratha.

Appam Kerala's Favorite Very Very Sweet Breakfast Dish

Appam

Ingredients:

• 2 cups raw rice.
• 1/2 cup cooked rice.
• 2 cups coconut milk.
• 2 tsp sugar.
• Salt to taste.
• 1/2 tsp yeast.
• Coconut oil or any other refined oil.
• For greasing and cooking.
• Vegetable korma for serving.

Method:

• Wash and soak the rice for 2 to 3 hours. Drain.
• Combine the soaked rice, cooked rice and ½ cup of coconut milk and blend in a mixer till smooth.
• Add the sugar, remaining 1½ cups of coconut milk and salt and mix well.
• Add a little lukewarm water to the yeast and mix well.
• Add it to the rice mixture and mix well (the batter should be of dropping consistency). Cover and keep aside for 2 to 3 hours.
• Heat an appam kadhai or a deep non-stick tava and grease it lightly with oil.
• Pour a ladleful of the batter into it and slowly rotate the kadhai in a circular motion so that a thin layer forms on the side while the middle remains thick. 
• Cover and cook for a minute, remove the appam when the middle fluffy part is cooked. 
• Repeat for the remaining batter to make to make more appams.
• Serve hot with vegetable korma.

South Indian Vegetable Biryani Very Yummy To Eat

South Indian Vegetable Biryani :

Ingredient 

• Almonds 15 grams.
• Biryani masala 1pkt.
• Carrots 100 grams.
• Cashew nuts 15 grams.
• Cauliflower 100 grams.
• Curds 200 grams.
• Fried onions 40 grams.
• Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp.
• Green chilli sliced 3 nos.
• Kala jeera 1 tsp.
• Mint 40 grams.
• Oil 100 ml.
• Paneer 50 grams.
• Potatoes 100 grams.
• Rice 300 grams.
• Salt  to taste.
• Garam masala 1 tsp.

 How to make :

• Take a pan add oil,garam masala,saute it add zeera,ginger- garlic paste.
•  Cut  vegetables little bit long size mix well and add salt.
• Cook till they are half cooked.
• Add mint,coriander,green chillies,biryani masala, paneer  and mix half cup of curd.
• Soak rice for 1hr. in abowl.
• Boil water and add rice,the rice to be cooked half (70%) and strain the rice.
• Take a biryani bowl add half of the cooked vegetables spread all over the pan add some curd,nuts,salt,fry onions and half strain rice.
• Lastly add fried onions,bread,close it with a lid,and cook it for 5min in avery slow flame.