Vidya Baindur's Home Thali specials

  Sprouted Moong n Suran Curry With Ground Coconut Masala...  Thanks to Leena Shenoy for lovely Recipe.. Recipe...  Sprout Green  Moong ..1Cup To sprout Moong soak the Moong for 6 to 7 hours. Remove water n and keep it aside overnight. In the morning you will see the Moong sprouted  suran cut into medium pieces...1cup Cook sprouted Moong n Suran pieces with salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder. then add 1 chopped green chilli  n cook for some more time.. Grind in to fine paste..Grated coconut... 1 cup  Dhania seeds... 1 tbsp, Cumin seeds... 1 tsp Green chillies ..4 , Haldi..1tsp, Salt  Add this fine Paste in to  the boiled Moong n Suran ...mix well. Cover and cook for some time. In a Tadka pan heat 1tabsp.of oil , add mustard seeds 1tsp. and cumin seeds 1/2tsp ,. When they splutter add curry leaves 5to 6...stir it . Pour it over the Moong Curry .  Serve it. Vaali n Red Pumpkin Koddel... ( Malabar Spinach or Mayalu Bhaji Koddel  Recipe.....

Chicken Kheema Masala....  Finely chop 6 to 8 French Beans n  small Carrot .n boil it with salt.. then mash it  nicely..keep aside.....in a pan take 1tabsp. oil  n 1 tab sp of  butter mixed.. add finely  chopped 2  onions. Saute nicely... add Ginger Garlic paste  (Grated )..saute add 1 ig finely  chopped Tomato .saute...add 2 tabsp Tomato pureee , saute.. add salt as per taste, 1/2 tsp.  haldi ,1 tsp of red chilli powder , pinch of sugar mix it.. saute nicely..addd 1 tabsp.Pav  Bhaji masala( Badshah  Pav Bhaji Masala )..add little water n mash properly. Add 250gms  of chicken kheema. ( I make Chicken Kheema at home in a chopper with boneless chicken  piece. ).mix well add mashed veggies, i.e. French Beans n Carrot..if you want add more  pav bhaji masala add chunk of butter mix well add little water.add boiled green peas n  corriander leaves cook for 10 miuntes..  keep gravy or semi dry as  you like...

 Mogra Panache Virshe..  This is a Soup made with the leaves of Jasmine flowers.. we can  use leaves of Jaswandi (Hibiscus ) or any Jai , Jui , Flowers..Its very healthy n light n  yummy too..very tasty..every one can have it any time they like.   Recipe.... Wash 15 to 20 Leaves n take clean leaves.. then add some water  n boil it till leaves become soft. Then Grind it in very fine paste.. In a pan roast 1 tabsp.of Jeera , 8 to 10 Black Pepper Corns..n 2 crushed Garlic cloves. Then crush these roasted things n make fine powder.. you can even grind this with  cooked leaves. Then add 1/2 to 1 liter of water in it..n keep for boiling.. add roasted powder.add salt n  sugar ( little Only for flavour)..boil it for 10 minutes atleast.. Then make tadka with1 tsp.ghee add 3 ..4  crushed Garlic cloves.. fry it till brown n add it  in the  boiling Virshe.. Virshe or Soup is ready to serve.... Try it ..you all wil love it.

Fresh Green Long Beans Dry Sabji...   Recipe.. Make small pieces of Long Beans.. Make Tadka with Oil , add lots of Crushed Garlic, Rai , Curry Patta, Whole Red chilli,  n Haldi .. Add Long Beans Pieces ,add salt ,little of gud or sugar to taste (optional)..mix it nicely... add some water .keep the lid.. cook it till it becomes soft . Saute it till all water gets dry.. when it becomes completely dry.. Sabji is ready to serve.. Batata Talasani... Recipe.. Peel the Potatoes.. Make long n thin Pieces like we make for Finger Chips or French Fry.. Make Tadka with Oil , add lots of Crushed Garlic, Whole Red Chilli, fry it till brown . Add Haldi , red chilli powder, salt ,little of gud or sugar to taste (optional).. mix it nicely...keep the lid.. cook it till Potato get cooked.  Then saute it till it become slightly crisp.  Talasani is ready to  serve Beetroot Raita..  Recipe.. Cook Beetroot big pieces with some  salt n little  water. in the pressure cook...

  Halwa ( Black Pomfret ) Bhujane... Clean and wash 5..6..Halwa Fish Pieces and apply Salt on it and  Keep aside.                                   In a kadai take big 1  Onion chopped finely add  ,3 to 4 tbsps of Oil, 4 tsp Garlic Paste, 1  tsp. Garam Masala or any Red Home made masala if you have .  1 tsp Red Chill Powder, 1/2 tsp  Haldi, Salt 1 tsp or as per taste , Fresh Corriander finely chopped 1\2 cup.Finely chopped  2 Green Chillies, 1 Finely chopped Tomato (optional ) ...Mix all this  together with your  fingers by squeezing or crushing  it gently atleast for 5 minutes till all gets well mixed  Keep it on flame  for 5 minutes. Add 2 glasses of water, 1 tsp Imli paste or kokum  and  keep the lid n boil it for 5 minutes. Add fish  Pieces in it. put the lid on. Let fish get cooked  but do not over cook this f...

 Choco Modaks .... Recipe... Ingredients... Condensed Milk.. about 3/4 tin of 400 gms. Marie Biscuits... 1 big packet. Cadbury's Co coa..2 to 3 tabsps. Nutella ... 4 tabsps.. If you dont have Nutella you can add 1 more tabsp of Above Cocoa powder. Butter ... (Amul) .3 tabsps. If you like nuts ..you can add pieces of chashew or walnuts (I have not used it ) Method..  Crush or powder in the grinder finely Full Marie Biscuits. Mix Cocoa powder in it. Then add Butter n Nutella in it n mix it.. Then go on adding condensed milk n knead lightly to make soft dough of it. Keep aside for 2to 3 minutes. Make small round balls n put it in the Modal moulds n make Modaks.. Makes about 40 small Modaks .. Keep it for some time.. Then nice ..yummy Modaks r ready to eat.. Sattu Flour Ladoo..  Sattu Flour is very Healthy n good .so try it instead of Besan. Recipe.... Ingredients:  2 cups Sattu Flour 2 cups powdered sugar Around 1&1/4 cups ghee (not melted - thick) 1/2 cup milk Elai...

                                                                                                                                                                                                           Cauliflower Ambat  Recipe... Boil big10 to 15 pieces of cauliflower pieces with some salt and water. Cook1cup Toor Dal in pressure cooker till very soft. then mash it.add cauliflower pieces in it.fry less than 1/4 methi seeds in few drops of oil add 3-4 whole red bedgi chillies in i...