Birthday Celebration

Its a special day for us; our kid turned five today. We hosted a small party at home to celebrate his birthday. We invited around 20 of our friends and their kids. Really felt happy to cook for my beloved friends. Today's post is all about the party menu and the best part is all the recipes are already in blog.. Check it out!!

White Forest Cake  - I had given recipe for 1 cup of flour whereas i prepared with 4 cups of flour.

Pulkha Roti        - Want to know how to prepare soft chapathi?? Click the link.. These rotis stayed very soft throughout the party

Navarathna Kuruma       -  Very healthy and best  vegetarian side dish for chapathi/ Roti

Mee Goreng        - This is Malaysian style  noodles.  It literally means fried noodles. One of the easiest and tastiest noodles.

Vegetable Dum Briyani   -  Vegetables are cooked with spices and masala. Rice is cooked separately. Then both are put 'Dum' together. I served it with Onion Raita

Malligai Poo Idli          - This Idli was the Show stopper. Everyone appreciated the softness of this Idli.. It was really soft.. Most of them asked for the recipe and tried it too.

Varuthu Aracha Sambar     - Very much flavorful sambar which is prepared with freshly roasted and ground spices.

Coconut Chutney       - Chutney prepared with coconut and fried gram

Curd Rice            - A trick for preparing curd rice. Add lot of milk and just few drops of curd.

Ice cream with Fruit Salad  - I added cut fruits like apple, banana, grapes and pineapple to homemade Icecream

P.S : Write back to me for party menu ideas!!

Green Vegetable Kuruma

Today's recipe is healthy and tasty green vegetable kuruma. Vegetables are cooked in coriander, coconut and spices masala. One of the best side dishes for Chapathi/Roti. Over to the exciting recipe...

Recipe For : 2

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Carrot                            - 1
Potato                            - 1
Fresh Peas                     - 1/4 cup
Butter Beans                  - 1/4 cup
Cauliflower florets        - 1/4 cup
Big Onion                      - 1
Curry Leaves                 - few
Salt                                 - As required
Turmeric Powder           - 1/4 tsp
Chili Powder                  - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala Powder   - 1/2 tsp
Whole Garam Masala     - Each 2
Oil                                   - 1 tbsp

To Grind:

Chopped Coconut       - 1/4 cup
Chopped Ginger          - 2 tsp
Chopped Garlic           - 2 tsp
Green Chili                  - 2
Fennel Seeds               - 1/4 tsp (Sombu)
Poppy Seeds                - 1/4 tsp (Khas-Khas)
Cashew Nuts               - 6 to 8
Coriander Leaves        - 2 handful

Procedure:

• Chop carrot, potato and cauliflower into medium size pieces. Chop Big onion lengthwise. Boil all the vegetables. Grind everything under ' To grind'.
• Heat oil in a pan. When its hot add whole Garam Masala to it. Whole garam masala includes cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom, star aniseeds etc.
• Add chopped onions and curry leaves after a minute.
• After the onions turn translucent, add ground masala.
• Add enough salt, turmeric powder and chili powder. Saute till raw flavor goes off and after that add boiled vegetables along with its water. 
• Add water if needed and cook kuruma in medium flame till it reached needed consistency. Switch off the flame and add Garam Masala Powder.
• Enjoy your kuruma with Chapathi/Roti of your choice.

Navarathna Kuruma

Following is the dish which is perfect for Chapathi/ Roti. Here is the healthy and nutritionally rich Vegetable Kuruma, Navarathna Kuruma..

Here is the recipe..

Recipe For  : 1

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Ingredients:

Whole Garam Masala    - Each 2
Carrot                             - 1 (medium size)
Potato                             - 1 (medium size)
French Beans                 - 8 to 10
Peas                                - a handful
Big Onion                       - 1
Salt                                 - As required
Turmeric Powder           - 1/4 tsp
Chili Powder                  - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala Powder   - 1/2 tsp
Oil                                   - 2 tbsp
Coriander Leaves            - for garnishing

To Grind:

Chopped Coconut      - 1/4 cup
Chopped Ginger        - 1 tsp
Chopped Garlic         - 1 tsp
Green Chili                - 2
Fennel Seeds             - 1/2 tsp
Poppy Seeds              - 1/4 tsp

Procedure:

• Chop all the vegetables into little bigger pieces. Chop Big onion lengthwise.
• Cook Fresh peas. Grind everything under 'To Grind'.
• Heat oil in a cooker. Add whole Garam Masala.
• After a second, add chopped onions.
• After they are translucent, add chopped carrot, potato, french beans and Peas. You can add also Tomatoes and Soya chunks.
• Saute them for a minute and then add masala, enough salt, turmeric powder and chili powder.
• Add enough water and cook it for a whistle.
• When the pressure subsides, open the cooker and add Garam Masala Powder. Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Enjoy with Chapathi/ Roti of your choice.

Vegetable Jaipuri Subji

Vegetable Jaipuri Subji

Jaipuri dishes are always rich in taste. The reason is addition of Fresh Cream.. In all the dishes they add Fresh cream. And the masala they add is very unique in taste and aroma.. 

Fresh cream is nothing but 'aadai' or 'malai' which forms over the boiled milk.  Just take it out daily and keep it in a airtight box in fridge. The day when you are going to prepare, just take malai from the fridge. Whisk for some time and your Fresh Cream is ready.

So you can start preparing this mouth watering Jaipuri Subji with ingredients which are usually available at home. Why don't you give a try to this Vegetable Jaipuri Subji, instead of regular Vegetable Kuruma?? 

The recipe follows..

Ingredients: (Recipe For 2)

Carrot                                        - 1 (medium size)

Potato                                        - 1 (medium size)

Fresh Peas                                - a handful

French Beans                            - 8 - 10

Capsicum                                  - 1 (small)

Whole Garam Masala               - Each 1

Big Onion                                  - 1

Tomato                                      - 1/2

Turmeric Powder                      - 1/4 tsp

Chili Powder                             - 1/2 tsp

Fresh Cream                            - 3 tbsp

Salt                                           - As required

Garam Masala Powder            - 1/2 tsp

Oil                                             - 2 tbsp

Coriander leaves                      - few

To Dry Roast And Grind :

Coriander Seeds           - 1/2 tsp

Cashew Nuts                - 4

Green Chili                    - 1

Chopped Ginger            - 1 tsp

Chopped Garlic             - 1 tsp

To Grind:

Tomato     - 1/2

Procedure:

• Chop Carrot, Potato and French Beans to little bigger pieces. Cook chopped carrot, potato, french beans and peas for a whistle.
• Chop Big onion lengthwise. Chop tomato finely.
• Dry roast and grind everything under 'To Dry Roast And Grind'.
• Grind half of the tomato.
• Heat oil in a pan. Add whole Garam Masala. 
• When it changes its color add chopped onions. 
• After the onions turn translucent, add chopped tomatoes.
• Once both onions and tomatoes are cooked well, add cooked vegetables and capsicum.
• Saute for a minute and then add masala.
• After the raw flavor of masala goes off, add tomato puree.
• Add in salt, turmeric powder and chili powder.
• Cook till the masala mix well with all the vegetables.
• Pour fresh cream. Stir for some time and switch off the flame.
• Add Garam Masala powder and enjoy your subji with Breakfast Item of your choice.