A simple cluster beans stir fry - made South Canara way! This used to be a staple at my grandmother's house along with daali tauy and sheeth (plain rice) for a simple shivrak (vegetarian) meal for Monday.
Mitkesange Upkari
A simple cluster beans stir fry - made South Canara way! This used to be a staple at my grandmother's house along with daali tauy and sheeth (plain rice) for a simple shivrak (vegetarian) meal for Monday.
Bhoplyachi Bhaaji
Kolhapuri Chicken Rassa - One more recipe
I had one more recipe for Kolhapuri Chicken Curry in my draft. I had promised many readers that I would post it soon. So here it is -
Kolhapuri Chicken Rassa
Chicken Curry kolhapuri Style
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb boneless chicken, cut into bite sized chunks
- 6 baby potatoes, halved
- 1/4 cup yogurt (optional)
- 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 tsp Kolhapuri masala/chutney
Grind to a smooth paste
- 3/4 cup coconut, roasted till brown
- 1/2 cup sliced onion, fry using oil till brown
- 1 tbsp Kolhapuri Masala (Use more if you dare!!:-D
- 1/4 cup cashews, unsalted & raw, roast for 2 minutes
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds, roasted
- 1 tbsp white poppy seeds, roasted
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 tbsp onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp minced cilantro (optional)
- Lemon wedges, raw red onions
- Ghadichya PoLya
Method
1. Marinate chicken and potatoes with yogurt if using and ginger-garlic paste and Kolhapuri masala. Refrigerate till ready to use.
2. Roast and grind the onion, coconut and other ingredients. Grind to a smooth paste adding little water.
3. Heat oil in a pressure pan or handi.
4. Add onion and saute till onion is soft.
5. Add marinated chicken & potatoes. Saute for 10 minutes.
6. Add ground coconut masala paste. Fry for 5 minutes.
7. Add 2 cup water. Bring to boil.
8. Cover the pressure cooker lid. Pressure cook for 3-4 whistles.
9. Let the pressure drop of its own. Open the lid. Add salt and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
10. Garnish with cilantro if using.
11. Serve with suggested accompaniment
Note -
1. You can adjust the consistency of this curry to your liking. Make it dry or watery by adjusting the water content.
2. I use yogurt as a marinade for chicken. You can skip it if you don't want.
Karlyachi Partun Bhaaji
"Partun Bhajya" are very simple to make. All you need is the basic tempering, frying the veggies till crispy and making it in an iron kadhai (Indian wok). That's it.
Karlyachi Partun Bhaaji
Bittergourd stir fry
Ingredients
- 3 bittergourds, rinsed, scraped, seeds removed, cut into circles
- 1 tsp sugar
- salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1. Heat oil in an iron kadhai. Add tempering ingredients.
2. As they sizzle, add bittergourd pieces.
3. Keep on stir frying till bittergourd pieces are nicely crispy.
4. Add salt, sugar and chili powder.
5. After cooking, transfer the bhaaji in a serving bowl.
Note -
1. It needs more oil than usual to make the bittergourd crispy.
2. Always transfer to a serving bowl otherwise veggies will turn black if kept in iron kadhai after cooking
HinDi - Gooseberry Pickle
- 1 cup gooseberries/Awla/Amla
- 1/2 tsp salt or per taste
- 1/4 tsp fenugreek powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
3. Traditionally, grandma used to make this pickle on a large proportion.
Phyllo Dough Samosa
If you want to eat samosa but do not want to deep fry, here's what American Desis do. :-D
- 1/2 packet Phyllo dough
- 3 medium potatoes, boiled, peeled, mashed
- 1/2 cup green peas
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup cilantro
- 2 fat garlic cloves
- 2-3 green chilies (or per taste)
- 1/2" ginger
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida
- 1/4 cup minced onion
Banana Pancake / Dosai
Ingredients :
- Riped Banana - 2 medium sized
- Rice flour - 1/4 cup
- All purpose flour - little less than 1/4 cup
- Sugar to taste
- Cinnamon powder (optional) - 1/4 tsp
- Broken cashewnuts - 1 tbsp
- Milk
- Ghee
Vanilla Mousse with Vanilla custard sauce
For vanilla mousse :
- Eggs - 2 nos
- Powdered sugar - 1/2 cup
- Vanilla extract (I used vanilla bean) - 1 tsp
- Heavy whipping cream - 1 pint
- Milk - 500 ml
- Sugar to taste
- Vanilla custard powder - 2 tbsp
Butter Chicken
Ingredients :
- Boneless chicken - 500 gms
- Lime juice - 1 tbsp
- Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Yoghurt - 1/2 cup
- Tandoor masala - 2 tbsp
- Chillypowder to spice
- Butter - 3 tbsp
- Cinnamon stick - 1 inch
- Cardamom - 3 nos
- Cloves - 3 nos
- Onion - 1/2 cup
- Tomatoes - 2 large sized
- Dried fenugreek leaves - 1 tbsp
- Thick cream - 3 tbsp
- Corriander leaves for garnishing
Serve warm.
Cabbage with Collard Greens
Cabbage with Collard Greens.
Cabbage and collard greens are shredded and fried in oil along with spices. They are then seasoned with garam masala. Serve cabbage with collard green with steamed rice or wrapped in roti.
Makes: around 4 Servings of Cabbage with Collard Greens.
Ingredients:
- Cabbage 1 Small
- Collard Greens 1 Bunch
- Green Chiles 2 – 3
- Garam Masala a big Pinch
- Turmeric Powder a Pinch
- Lemon Juice 1 Tbsp
- Salt to Taste
Talimpu:
- Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
- Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp
- Urad Dal 1/4 tsp
- Oil 2 tsps
Method of preparation:
Remove outer leaves, wash and finely shred the cabbage (2 Cups).
Wash, remove hard stems and shred collard greens into thin strips (2 Cups).
Remove stems, wash and slice the green chiles.
Heat a tsp of oil in a pan, add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add green chiles.
Stir in collard greens and half a cup of water.
Cook covered on medium flame till collard green turn soft and change color a bit.
In another pan, heat another tsp of oil.
Add shredded cabbage and fry on high flame till cabbage turns brown around the edges and turns little soft.
Add the cabbage to the first pan with collard greens.
Stir in turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt.
Mix well and heat for a minute to remove any excess moisture.
Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice and serve cabbage with collard green with steamed rice or wrapped in roti.
Notes: Make sure collard greens is cooked well.
Bhindi Masala ~ Spicy Okra in Cashew - Almond Sauce
Ingredients for 4 servings:
- 2 cups okra (I used 12 oz frozen, chopped okra)
- 2 onions, chopped
- 3 tomatoes, chopped
- 2 Tbsp kasuri methi (optional)
- 1 Tbsp cashews + 2 Tbsp almonds (or substitute cashews)
- 1/4 cup milk (at room temperature)
- Salt & Chili powder to taste
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 3 - 4 Tbsp oil
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
- 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
* Fry okra adding 2 Tbsp oil in a pan till done.
* Grind the cashews and almonds into a paste adding milk.
* Heat 1 - 2 Tbsp oil and add cumin seeds. When they turn brownish, add onions and turmeric powder. Fry till the onion turns translucent. Next add the tomatoes and cook until mushy. Then add the fried okra.
* Now, add the cashew - almond paste, coriander powder, cumin powder, chili powder, salt, garam masala and crushed kasuri methi. Taste and adjust the seasonings if needed. Also add water if necessary. Simmer for a few minutes and turn off the stove.
Serve with warm rotis.
MW Tandoori Paneer Tomato Pulao
- 1cup Paneer( cubed)
- 1tsp Chilly powder or paprika powder
- 1/2tsp Cumin seed powder
- 1/4tsp Pepper powder
- Salt
- 1tbsp Oil
- 1cup Basmati rice (soaked for 10minutes)
- 1no Onion (big & finely chopped)
- 1/2cup Tomato puree (store bought)
- 1/2tsp Ginger-garlic paste
- 1/4tsp Green chilly paste
- 1/2tsp Garam masala powder
- 1/4tsp Cinnamon powder
- 1/2tsp Coriander powder
- 1/4tsp Red chilly powder
- 1cup Coconut milk
- 1cup Water
- Few mint leaves (chopped)
- 1/2tsp Shah jeera/caraway seeds
- 1tbsp Oil +ghee
IPL 2011 Schedule: IPL 4 T20 Time Table and Match Details
| Date | Local/IST | Match Details | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 1st IPL | Chennai | |
| 9-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, 2nd IPL | Hyderabad | |
| 9-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 3rd IPL | Kochi | |
| 10-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians, 4th IPL | Delhi | |
| 10-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Pune Warriors vs Kings XI Punjab, 5th IPL | Navi Mumbai | |
| 11-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers, 6th IPL | Kolkata | |
| 12-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils, 7th IPL | Jaipur | |
| 12-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, 8th IPL | Bangalore | |
| 13-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, 9th IPL | Mohali | |
| 13-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Pune Warriors vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 10th IPL | Navi Mumbai | |
| 14-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 11th IPL | Hyderabad | |
| 15-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 12th IPL | Jaipur | |
| 15-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 13th IPL | Hyderabad | |
| 16-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 14th IPL | Chennai | |
| 16-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab, 15th IPL | Hyderabad | |
| 17-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Pune Warriors vs Delhi Daredevils, 16th IPL | Navi Mumbai | |
| 17-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, 17th IPL | Kolkata | |
| 18-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Chennai Super Kings, 18th IPL | Kochi | |
| 19-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, 19th IPL | Delhi | |
| 19-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, 20th IPL | Bangalore | |
| 20-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Mumbai Indians vs Pune Warriors, 21st IPL | Mumbai | |
| 20-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 22nd IPL | Kolkata | |
| 21-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, 23rd IPL | Mohali | |
| 22-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 24th IPL | Kolkata | |
| 22-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, 25th IPL | Mumbai | |
| 23-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, 26th IPL | Delhi | |
| 24-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians, 27th IPL | Hyderabad | |
| 24-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Rajasthan Royals vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 28th IPL | Jaipur | |
| 25-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings vs Pune Warriors, 29th IPL | Chennai | |
| 26-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 30th IPL | Delhi | |
| 27-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Pune Warriors vs Chennai Super Kings, 31st IPL | Navi Mumbai | |
| 27-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Deccan Chargers, 32nd IPL | Kochi | |
| 28-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 33rd IPL | Delhi | |
| 29-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, 34th IPL | Jaipur | |
| 29-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Pune Warriors, 35th IPL | Bangalore | |
| 30-Apr-11 | 16:00 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Delhi Daredevils, 36th IPL | Kochi | |
| 30-Apr-11 | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, 37th IPL | Kolkata | |
| 1-May-11 | 16:00 | Rajasthan Royals vs Pune Warriors, 38th IPL | Jaipur | |
| 1-May-11 | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers, 39th IPL | Chennai | |
| 2-May-11 | 16:00 | Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab, 40th IPL | Mumbai | |
| 2-May-11 | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 41st IPL | Delhi | |
| 3-May-11 | 20:00 | Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 42nd IPL | Hyderabad | |
| 4-May-11 | 16:00 | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, 43rd IPL | Chennai | |
| 4-May-11 | 20:00 | Pune Warriors vs Mumbai Indians, 44th IPL | Navi Mumbai | |
| 5-May-11 | 16:00 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 45th IPL | Kochi | |
| 5-May-11 | 20:00 | Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, 46th IPL | Hyderabad | |
| 6-May-11 | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, 47th IPL | Bangalore | |
| 7-May-11 | 16:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, 48th IPL | Kolkata | |
| 7-May-11 | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils, 49th IPL | Mumbai | |
| 8-May-11 | 16:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 50th IPL | Bangalore | |
| 8-May-11 | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors, 51st IPL | Mohali | |
| 9-May-11 | 20:00 | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, 52nd IPL | Jaipur | |
| 10-May-11 | 16:00 | Deccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors, 53rd IPL | Hyderabad | |
| 10-May-11 | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, 54th IPL | Mohali | |
| 11-May-11 | 20:00 | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 55th IPL | Jaipur | |
| 12-May-11 | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils, 56th IPL | Chennai | |
| 13-May-11 | 20:00 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Kings XI Punjab, 57th IPL | Indore | |
| 14-May-11 | 16:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 58th IPL | Bangalore | |
| 14-May-11 | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers, 59th IPL | Mumbai | |
| 15-May-11 | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils, 60th IPL | Dharmasala | |
| 15-May-11 | 20:00 | Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Rajasthan Royals, 61st IPL | Indore | |
| 16-May-11 | 20:00 | Pune Warriors vs Deccan Chargers, 62nd IPL | Pune | |
| 17-May-11 | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 63rd IPL | Dharmasala | |
| 18-May-11 | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings vs Kochi Tuskers Kerala, 64th IPL | Chennai | |
| 19-May-11 | 20:00 | Pune Warriors vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 65th IPL | Pune | |
| 20-May-11 | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, 66th IPL | Mumbai | |
| 21-May-11 | 16:00 | Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers, 67th IPL | Dharmasala | |
| 21-May-11 | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils vs Pune Warriors, 68th IPL | Delhi | |
| 22-May-11 | 16:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, 69th IPL | Bangalore | |
| 22-May-11 | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, 70th IPL | Kolkata | |
| 24-May-11 | 20:00 | TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 1 IPL | Mumbai | |
| 25-May-11 | 20:00 | TBC vs TBC, Eliminator IPL | Mumbai | |
| 27-May-11 | 20:00 | TBC vs TBC, Qualifier 2 IPL | Chennai | |
| 28-May-11 | 20:00 | TBC vs TBC, Final IPL | Chennai |
IPL 4 Tickets will go on sale from 24th March at MA Chidambaram Stadium. Tickets will be sold from 9.30 AM to 1.00 PM and from 2 PM to 6 PM.
