Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Cauliflower Rice

Ingredients
cauliflower - 1/2
jeera - 1 spoon
cloves - 2
salt
coriander - 1/2 bunch
green chillies - 2
tomato ketchup - 2 spoons
basmathi rice - 1 1/4 cup

Method
Fry cloves,jeera ,green chillies in oil.
Add cauliflower and fry till it turns brown.
Add salt and tomato ketchup.add coriander leaves.
Cook basmathi rice separately and mix the rice with the cauliflower.
Enjoy!

Cauliflower 65

Ingredients:
250 gms cauliflower floretes
1.5 tbsp plain all purpose flour
1.5 tbsp besan
1 tbsp garlic-ginger paste
2 pinches of china salt ( ajinomoto)
salt
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
Pinch of red color
For seasoning:
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 onion chopped
3 green chillies
Few curry leaves

Instructions:
1. Take the florettes in a bowl and add hot water mixed with 1 tsp salt for 30 mins.
2. Prepare batter by mixing besan flour, all purpose flour, salt, ginger garlic paste, chili powder, china salt, red color and make a fine batter with required quantity of water.
3. Add the floretes to this mixture.
4. Deep fry the florettes in oil.
5. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in another pan. Season with mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, chopped green chilies, onions and fry for a minute.
6. Now add the fried cauliflower pieces to the seasoning mixture and mix well.

Serve hot.

Cauliflower Chilli Fry

Ingredients:
1 cup diced cauliflower
3 tsp curd
2 green chillies
4-5 curry leaves

For the batter
2 tbsp Rice flour
red chilli powder to season
salt to taste
water
oil to deep fry

Method:
Mix all ingredients to make a thick batter or paste. To this add the cauliflower and deep fry. Keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan and lightly saute the curry leaves. Add green chillies and curd.

Finally add the cauliflower, mix well and serve.