Vegetable Platter: November 2010

Kabuli Chana Stir Fry

My Dad got me a Tarla Dalal cookbook a few days ago. The recipes were very simple & it had some lovely food pictures too. I tried this Kabuli Chana Stir Fry from the cookbook & I was quite pleased with the results.

This is very similar to the Curried Chickpeas that I had made long ago. What I loved, is the addition of crisp potatoes & Chana Masala powder. Its almost like a dry version of choley, but with a nice twist.

You Will Need:

1 cup boiled Chickpeas/Kabuli Chana
2 Potatoes - boiled, peeled & cubed
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
2 green chillies - slit
2 tsp Chana Masala powder
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
1/2 tsp Aamchur/Dry Mango powder
2 tbsp Oil
Salt as per taste
Cilantro for garnish
1 tbsp finely chopped onions for garnish

How To:

Heat oil in a kadhai, add ginger-garlic paste & green chillies. Fry for 30 secs.
Add boiled potatoes & saute until the potaoes become slightly crisp. To this, add tomatoes puree, Chickpeas, Chana Masala powder, Garam Masala, Aamchur powder & mix well for the spices to coat. Add salt a sprinkle some water & cook covered for about mins.
Turn off the stove & garnish with fresh cilantro & finely chopped onions

Serve HOT as a starter or even as a side dish with Rice & Dal .. Enjoi !!!

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, by Deepthi Shankar

Curry

Kobhi Zunka/Cabbage Zunka

Hope you guys had a cracker of a Diwali ... We had a great one too. I tried quite a few dishes this Diwali & I was meaning to share it with you guys. But, I was quite tired at the end & I certainly didn't have the patience to photograph the dishes .. Anyways, there is always a next time.

I was wanting to do a post for quite sometime now. But, I was so lost in all the festivities that I took quite a while to get back to the routine.

Have I told you guys that I love Maharastrian food. That cuisine is very honest & I somehow associate it with our very own Karnataka cuisine. Maybe because, it is very similar to North Karnataka dishes.

I love their Kande Pohe, which is similar to our Avalakki Oggarane. And, I love their Pithle & Zunka. So very basic & so comforting.

There are numerous variations to the basic Zunka. I added cabbage to mine. You can make this with just onions, methi leaves & even scallions. I ate mine with phulkas, because, I cannot make Bhakri :)

You Will Need:

1 cup Cabbage - shredded
1 onion - finely chopped
1/2 cup Besan/Gram Flour
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
A pinch of Asafoetida
Salt as per taste

How To:

In a pan, dry roast Gram flour until it slightly changes color & aromatic. Set aside.
Cook cabbage in the microwave or on stove top until crisp & fully cooked. Drain excess water & set aside.
In the same pan, heat oil, splutter mustard & cumin seeds, add asafoetida & turmeric.
Add chopped onions & saute until it turns pink. Add cooked cabbage, red chilli powder, Gram flour & mix well.
The gram flour absorbs all the moisture & will tend to form lumps. Break the lumps & cook them.
Cook on low flame until the besan gets cooked completely.
Check for salt &

Garnish with some raw shredded cabbage & chopped cilantro Serve with Bahkri .. Enjoi !!!!

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, by Deepthi Shankar