Black eyed peas sundal

Black-eyed peas sundal

Back eyed peas - 1 cup ( soaked overnight)

Oil
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad Dal - 1.2 tsp
Hing - 2 pinches
Green chili - 3 chopped fine
Curry leaves - few
Dry red chili - 1 broken
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp

Garam masala - 1/4 tsp

coconut powder - 2 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Onion - 1 small ( chopped)
Lemon juice - to taste

Preparation :
Boil black eyed peas with 2 cups of water for 1 whistle and lower the flame and keep for 5 mins and switch off and Once pressure is gone ..drain the water.

Method:

1. Heat oil in a wok, add cumin seeds, urad dal, hing, green chili, dry red chili, curry leaves and fry till dal turns light brown.
2. Now add boiled black eyed peas and fry for a min or two till u see no water in boiled black eyed peas.
3. Now add red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, garam masala n salt n mix well,
4. Now add onion and mix well and cook till onion turns trascluent.
5. Now add coconut powder and give a good stir.

6. Switch off the stove and let it cool off.
7. Serve by adding little lemon juice on top.

Mutton fat Dalcha

 Mutton Dalcha

Ingredients for Mutton Curry:

• Mutton with fat and bones washed and cut into pieces - 1 lb
• Oil - 2 tbsp 
• 1 M onions finely chopped or sliced
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• Dry Garam Masala :1 cinnamon stick(dalchini), 3 green cardamom, 4 cloves, 4 pepper corns
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp meat msala
• 1/2 tsp haldi
• Salt

Ingredients for Dalcha:

Toor Dal - 1small cup  (Boiled dal with 3 cups water with turmeric for 4-5 whistles)
Red onions - 1 m cut into cubes
Tomato - 1 L chopped
Green chili - 2
Coriander leaves - few
Bottle guard - 1/2 chopped cut into long thick slices ( 1 cup)  or Egg plant - 3 cut into big slices

Tamarind paste - 1-2 tsp mix in 1 cup water
Sambar powder - 1.5 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp


Method:

First cook  mutton curry:

1. Heat oil in a cooker, add dry garam masala and fry nicely.

2. Now add mutton, onion, ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, coriander powder, meat masala, turmeric and salt and 1/2 cup water and cook for 4 whistles. switch off and keep aside.

Now lets cook dalcha 

1. Heal oil in a wide pan.
2. Now Add mustard, cumin, urad dal, green chillies n fry for 2mins
3. Now Add onion and tomato fry nicely until tomatoes are mushy.
4. Now eggplant/bottle guard and fry for a min or two.
5. Now add cooked mutton curry and mix well
6. Add red chili powder, sambar powder, boiled dal n tamarind water n let it boil for few mins.
7. Add more water as needed and check the salt  n let it boil for again 10 mins.

garnish with ghee n coriander leaves,

How to boil potatoes firm

Potatoes: 10 -12 small

In a bowl add water to the top

Add..10-12 mins...see it with knife...it should slide little hard not soft..then switch off anf drain the water and put aloo in the same bowl and cover it and keep aside...in that heat it will get cooked nicely and they will hard for cooking..

Method:

1. In a pan, add water almost to the top.

2. Now add potatoes and salt and let it boil for 10-12 mins

3. After 10-12 mins, check with knife by poking the potatoes, it should slide little hard not too soft.

4. Now switch off the stove and drain the water 

5. Leave the potatoes in the same pan and close with lid and let it cool.

6. This will make potatoes firm and they are ready for cooking.

Fried onions in air fryer

Onion - 2 Large - cut them into thing slices long

Oil spray - 1 tbsp

Now in Airfryer, place onions in single layer and spray oil and close the lid

400ºf  for 5 mins again 400ºf for 5 mins

Then 350ºf for 5 mins .. check every 1 min

After done leave it in airfryer  for 2 mins ..with inside heat it will get more crispier

or 

In Airfryer keto the temp 250 ºf keep for 40 mins and stir every 5 mins.

Simple Cabbage fry in Instant pot - OPOS

Ingredients

Cabbage- 3 cups ( cut them small and fine)
Onion - 1/4 cup chopped
Green chili - 4 chopped
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Fresh or dry Coconut - 1/2 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

Preparation:

In a bowl, add chopped cabbage, onion, green chili, turmeric, salt, coconut 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 mix which you already prepared and mix for a min.
4. Now add 1 tbsp of water, close the instant pot lid, and press steam (more) for 1 min and set pressure valve set to sealing.
5. Once instant pot shows OFF or L001, quickly release the pressure and wait till pin goes down.
6. Open the lid, mix, and serve.

Shrimp and mix veges stir fry

Shrimp - 20 small - cleaned 

Stir fry veges - 2 cups (mixed veg from sams)

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Crushed red chili flakes peppers - 1/2 tsp

Taco seasoning or Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp

Soya sauce - 1 tsp

Garlic - 4 cloves - chopped fine

salt 

Fish sauce - 1 tsp (optional)

Oil - 2 tbsp

Method:

1. Heat oil in kadai, add garlic and add shrimp and fry nicely until extra water from shrimp is dried up.
2. Now add red chili powder, crushed red chili flakes, pepper, taco seasoning and salt n roast them nicely 
3. Now remove shrimp onto a plate and keep aside
4. Heat 1 tsp oil in same kadai and add veggies and fry nicely 
5. Now add back shrimp and mix well add little more pepper n salt if needed.

6. Now add fish sauce and mix well for 2-3 mins and serve.

Tandoori Chicken Wings in Air Fryer

Chicken wings - 2 lbs (raw from store) Olive oil - 1 tsp Lemon pepper - 1/2 tsp 
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp Chili garlic sauce - 1/2 tsp Smoked paprika - 1/2 tsp Red chili powder - 3/4 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp Salt - little less as lemon pepper as some salt
Lemon juice - 1 whole

Or you can marinate with tandoori masala with ginger garlic paste and lemon juice and salt.

Method:

1. Marinate Chicken wings with all the ingredients and leave them aside for 30 mins
2. In Air fryer, add the chicken in one level do not over crowd the air fryer,
3. Set the air fryer at 360 degrees for 11 minutes, after the first 11 minutes turn them and put them back in for another 11 minutes.
4. Once the air fryer beeps the wings should be fully cooked.
5. Serve with some ranch and enjoy.