Spring onion tomato curry

 Spring onion tomato curry

Spring onion - 10 - chopped 
Round tomato - 1 Medium - cut thick long slices
Onion - 1/2 small - chopped
Curry leaves - 1 spring

Green chili - 1 chopped
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp



Method:
1. Heat oil in a big wok, add urad dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and fry for a min
2. Now add onion, curry leaves, green chili, and fry till onion are translucent
3. Now add ginger garlic paste and mix well.
4. Now add tomato, red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric, salt and mix well and cover with the lid and cook till oil comes out.
5. Now add spring onion and mix very gently and close the lid and cook for 5- 10 mins on low flame.
7. Now add 1/2 to 1 glass of water and cook for more 10 mins with lid closed on low flame.

8.  Switch off the flame and serve with hot rice

Tomato Upma

Tomato Upma

Rava / Sooji - 1 cup 
Onion - 1 small, chopped fine
Green chili - 3 or 4 - chopped fine
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 spring chopped

Tomato - 1 small chopped 

Oil - 2 tbsp

Urad dal - 1/ tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
salt - to taste ( I added 3/4 tsp)
Water - 3 cups (1/2 cup more if you want little wat upma)

Ghee - 1 tsp

Lemon juice - 1 tbsp ( optional)

Method :
1. Heat oil in a pan add urad dal, mustard, cumin seeds, and fry nicely
2. Now add onion, green chili, curry leaves and fry till onions turn translucent
3. Now add ginger garlic paste and mix well and Now tomato and fry for 3-4 mins.
4. Now add water and salt, ghee and wait for a 1 boil
5. Now add sooji / Rava and mix well and close the lid on low flame for 2-3 mins and switch off the flame
6. Now add lemon juice and mix well and close the lid and leave for 5 more mins and serve.

How to cook rice in an Instant pot (PIP method)

How to cook rice in an Instant pot 

Rice - 1 cup ( Sona masoori)

Water - 2.5 cups

Salt - 1/2 tsp ( optional)

Preparation:

1. Wash rice in cold water and drain and add 3 cups of water and keep aside for 5 mins

Method :

1. Open the Instant pot lid and in the inner pot, add 1 cup of water and place a trivet in the bottom.

2. Now keep the prepared washed rice bowl on top of the trivet and close with a lid

3. Now lock the instant pot lid in place and seal the vent. Select Manual or High pressure for 10 mins.

4. When the cooking time ends, let it sit for 10 mins and turn off the manual/pressure cooker mode.

5. Take out the cooked rice bowl and serve hot with dal and curry

Instant pot cabbage in steam mode

Instant pot cabbage in steam mode 

Cabbage- 3 cups ( cut them small and fine)

Peas - 1/2 cup (fresh. or frozen)
Onion - 1/2 cup chopped
Green chili - 4 chopped
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Fresh or dry Coconut - 1/4 cup
Salt - to taste (steam method does not need much salt)

Water - 1 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp or 2 tsp

Mustard - 1/4 tsp

Cumin - 1/4 tsp

Urad dal - 1 tsp

Chand dal - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Preparation:

In a bowl, add chopped cabbage, onion, green chili, turmeric, salt, coconut, curry leaves and keep aside.

Method :

1. In instant pot, press saute mode and heat oil in an inner pan, 

2. Now add mustard, cumin, urad dal, chana dal, and let it fry until urad dal turns light brown

3. Now to the above seasoning add cabbage ingredients bowl mix which you already prepared and fry for a min.
4. Now add 1 tbsp of water, close the instant pot lid, press steam (more) for 1 min, and set pressure valve set to sealing.
5. Once the instant pot shows OFF or L001, quickly release the pressure and wait till the pin goes down.
6. Open the lid, mix, and serve with hot rice or roti.

Beans tomato curry

 Beans tomato curry

Beans - 2 cups chopped small

Oil - 2 tbsp 

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Onion - 1 small

Tomatoes - 1 small

Green chili - 1

Curry leaves - few

Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 3/4 tsp

Water - 13/4 cup

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add mustard and cumin seeds

2. Now add onion, green chili, curry leaves, and fry nicely till the onion turn translucent.

3. Now add green beans and fry for 5 mins

4. Now add ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric, salt and mix well for 2 mins

5. Now add tomato and cook for 2 mins

6. Now add water and close the lid and give 3 whistles and switch off the flame.

7. Now the pressure is done, serve with hot rice.

Simple and tasty dal

 Simple and tasty dal

Cooked dal - 1 cup

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Garlic - 2 crushed

Onion - 1/4 cup sliced long

Green chili - 1 slit

Dry red chili - 1 broken

Curry leaves - 4 broken

Hing / asafetida  - 1/8 tsp

Turmeric - 1/8 tsp

Salt - 1 tsp

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Oil - 2 tsp

Method : 

1. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard, cumin seeds, urad dal, garlic, and fry for 1 min

2. Now add onion, green chili, dry red chili, curry leaves, and fry till the onion turns light brown.

3. Now add turmeric, hing, and salt and mix well for a few seconds

4. Now add boiled dal and 1/2 cup water and let it boil.

Garlic bread

 Butter - 6 tbsp

Bread - 1

Butter - 1 tsp

Pasta sauce - 1 tbsp

Garlic powder - 1 tsp ( Sprinkle sat on top of garlic powder)

Pasta sauce - 1 tbsp

Shredded cheese - 3-4 tbsp

Dried parsley or oregano - 1 tsp ( sprinkle on cheese)

Method:

Take bread, spread butter, garlic powder, salt, pasta sauce, cheese, parsley/ oregano

bake at 400 for 4-6 mins

Hyderabadi Talimpu rice

 Hyderabadi Talimpu rice

Cooked rice - 1.5 cups

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 3/4 tsp

Garlic - 2 cloves - chopped

Onion - 1 small chopped long

Green chili - 2 chopped

Curry leaves - a few chopped

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp or according to your taste

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Salt - 3/4 tsp

Oil - 1 tsp

Ghee - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Heat oil and ghee in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and fry for a min

2. Now add garlic, and fry for a min.

3. Now add onion, green chili, curry leaves, and fry till the onion turns light brown.

4. Now add turmeric, red chili powder, salt and mix well.

5. Now add cooked rice and mix well and lower the flame and close the lid for 5 mins.

6. Switch off the flame and serve with raita.

Idli rava upma

  

Idli rava upma

Ingredients:

Idli Rava- 1 cup

Urad dal - 2 tsp

Chana dal - 2 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Cashews - 10

Onion - 1 small chopped

Green chili - 2 chopped

Curry leaves - 10 chopped

Ginger - 1 tbsp chopped

Water-3 cups Milk- 1 cup

Salt - to taste

Oil - 2-3 tbsp

Ghee - 1 tsp for garnishing

Method :

1. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, chana dal, and fry till light brown
   
2. Now add onion, green chili, curry leaves, ginger, cashews and fry for 2 mins
3. Now add water and milk and mix well and let it boil
4. Now add idli rava, salt mix to boiling water and mix well for 2 mins.
5. Now switch off the flame and close the lid and leave for 5 mins
6. Now add ghee on top and mix well and Serve