CAULIFLOWER 65(GOBI 65)

Ingredients:

Cornflour-2tbsp
Maida-1tsp
Gram flour(besan/kadala maavu)-2tbsp
Red chilli powder-2tsp
Curry leaves-Wash and dry completely
Ginger-garlic paste- 1tsp
baking soda-half a pinch
Salt to taste
Turmeric-1/2tsp

Method:

1.Clean (u might find small worms hiding inbetween the stalks-clean properly)and cut the cauliflower into small florets.
2.Wash in water and boil water with salt and turmeric soak the florets in the water for 10minutes
3.Then drain the florets,then cook these cleaned florets in boiling water till it's 1/2 cooked.
4.Drain florets completely,make a paste mixing the maida,cornflour,kadalai maavu,red chilli powder and ginger garlic paste and baking soda and salt with little water like bajji batter consistency.
5.Meanwhile heat oil in a kadai for deep frying.
6.Dip each floret in the batter and drop in hot oil carefully and cook till done.

7.Fry some curry leaves for garnish and serve hot with rice as accompaniment/as a snack
8.Enjoy...

Vegetable kuruma

This recipe is from a forum found it when i was on the lookout for saravana bhavan like kuruma....my daughter and hubby like vegetable kuruma served with parotta in HSB...They dislike the white kuruma served in some hotels but i love white kuruma with rotis,but they r the critics to my cooking ...so i had to search for a recipe that wud be close to that taste...

Ingredients:

Onion-2 no(Finely chopped)
Tomato-2no(Finely chopped)
Green chilly-3no
Turmeric-1/4tsp
Chilli powder-1 1/2 tsp
Dhania powder- 2 tsp
Vegetables-(Beans,carrot,turnip/potato,peas/butterbeans)-2cups
Milk-1cup
Lime-1/2
Jeera-1tsp
Cinnamon-4inch
Cloves-4nos
Cardamon-3no
Coriander leaves to garnish

To grind:
Cashews-5-6 nos
Poppy seeds-2tsp
Coconut-1/4cup
Ginger-1inch
Garlic-3pods

Seasoning:

Method:
1.Take a cooker heat some oil fry the whole spice and jeera, add the onion and curry leaves and fry well till golden then add the tomatoes and fry till cooked and oil seperates,add the ground masala and fry till raw smell disappears and oil seperates add the coriander powder,chilli powder and fry well,add the milk and a cup of water and the veges and pressure cook for 2whistles,Open the cooker after a while add the lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with any indian bread/idli or dosa...