Sunday, October 20, 2024

Dosakaya Pappu in Instant pot

Set 1

Toor Dhal – 3/4 cup  - washed and soaked for 2 hrs
Green chili -  5 & 6 cut into 
Dosakaya  - 1 large cut into big chunks ( add 1 tbsp seeds with this not more than that)
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
WWater 3 cups

Set 2 -

Oil – 3 tbsp
Garlic – 4 cloves
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Dry Red Chillies – 1 No
Curry leaves – 2 sprigs 
Onion - 1/2 m chopped long (optional)
Hing - 1/4 tsp


Tamarind paste - 1/4 tsp (optional)



Method :

1. Add set 1 ingredients in Instant pot and cook for 20 mins pressure with vent closed ( or give pressure for 3 whistles in pressure cooker)
2. Once pressure is cool down, cancel and keep it sauce mode on  Instant pot.
3. Now add tamarind paste and mash the dal nicely
4. From 2nd set ingredients, heat oil in a pan,
5. Add Urad Dal, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fry till dal change color to light brown.
6. Now add garlic, dry red chili, onion, curry leaves and fry till onions are light golden brown.
7. Now add hing and add this mixture to dal in instant pot.
8. let dal boil for 5 mins and add ghee and serve with hot rice.
9. switch off and serve with hot rice

Saturday, October 12, 2024

Coconut rice in rice cooker

 



Ingredients 
Soon masoori Rice: 4 cups - wash n keep aside ( for 4 cups rice you need 10 cups of liquid)
Coconut milk can - 2 can ( measure this can to see how many cups you have and rest you can use water)
Oil - 3 tbsp
Ghee - 2-3 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
green chili - 3
Mint - 1/4  cup
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup (optional)
Onion - 1 L sliced long
Salt - 1 tsp or to taste ( water should taste a little salty for pulao)
Water + coconut milk  = 10 cups

dry garam masala :  
bay leaf - 2
Cinnamon - 4 pieces ( 1 inch)
Shahi jeera - 2 tsp
Green cardamom - 6
Black cardamom - 3
Cloves - 8



Instant Pot Method :
1. Wash rice in rice cooker bowl and keep aside
2. Heat oil and ghee in a pan and add ingredients under dry garam masala, and fry for 2 mins.
3. Now add Onion and green chili and fry till the onion is light brown color.
4. Now add ginger garlic paste, fry for a min.
5. Now add mint and coriander leaves and fry for a min
6. Now transfer this mixture to rice cooker with rice
7. Now add salt, coconut milk, water and mix well
9. Now turn on rice cooker and cook until its done.
10. Now open the lid and transfer the rice to the serving dish and enjoy.

Stovetop Method:

1. Heat ghee in a big vessel and add ingredients under dry garam masala, and fry for 2 mins.
2. Now add Onion and green chili and fry till the onion is light brown color.
3. Now add ginger garlic paste, fry for a min.
4. Now add mint and coriander leaves and fry for a min
5. Now add tomato and cook for 2-3 mins.
6. Now add rice n roast for 1 min.
7. Now add salt, coconut milk, water, mix well and make sure salt is on a little higher side.
8. Now close the lid and make the flame to medium and cook for 5 mins and 
9. Now after 5 mins make the flame too low and cook the pulao with the lid on for 6-8 mins or till water is evaporated.
10. Switch off the flame and let the pulao sit for more than 10 mins before serving.
11. Now open the lid and transfer the rice to the serving dish and enjoy.




for 4 cups

Basmati Rice: 4cups - soak for 15-20 mins
Coconut milk can - 2 can ( add 1 cup of water n mix, measure this can to see how many cups you have and rest you can use water)
Ghee - 2-3 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
green chili - 5
Mint - 1/2 cup
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Onion - 1 small sliced long
Tomato - 1 small sliced long
Salt - 1 tsp or to taste ( water should taste a little salty for pulao)
water: 1 cup basmati rice  = 1.25 cups of water
(For this recipe it should be 3 cups so mix coconut milk and water to make it 3 cups)