Bisi Bisi Coffee

Tomato bath Ingredients: Rice – 2 cups Garbanzo beans/ Channa – 1 small cup, soaked overnight Red Tomatoes – 4 big size, chopped Red onion – 1 medium size, diced Ginger garlic paste – ¼ tbsp Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – 1.5 tsp Split Bengal gram – 1 tsp Split black gram – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – ½ tsp Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp Coriander powder – 1.5 tsp Garam masala powder – ½ tsp Biryani masala powder – ½ tsp Coconut powder – 1 ¾ tbsp Curry leaves – 3 sprigs Mint leaves – 1 small bunch, finely chopped Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch, finely chopped Salt as per taste Oil for sautéing Instructions:          Wash and rinse the rice. Soak them in 3.5 cups of water for at least 20 minutes.           Add oil into the pressure cooker and heat it. When the oil is hot add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add split Bengal gram, split black ...

Hyderabadi Khichdi Ingredients: Rice – 1 small cup Masoor dal – 1 small cup Yogurt/ curd – 1 small cup Red onion – 2 medium size, thinly sliced Green chillies – 6 medium size, vertically slit Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp Cumin seeds – 1 tsp Black pepper corns – 1 tsp Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Cloves – 5 Cinnamon stick – 1/4 inch Green cardamom – 5, crushed Mint leaves – 1 small bunch, finely chopped Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch, finely chopped Curry leaves – 3 sprigs Salt as per taste Oil for sauteing Instructions:         Add rice and masoor dal into a bowl and rinse well to get rid of any dirt or dust. Soak them in 3 cups of water for atleast 20 minutes.         Add sufficient oil into a pressure cooker. When the oil is hot add cinnamon stick, cloves, pepper corns, green cardamom, cumin seeds, curry leaves and let them sizzle. Add green chillies ...

Instant Rava Idli   Ingredients:   Idli rava – 4 cups Split Bengal gram – 1.5 tsp Split black gram – 1.5 tsp Cumin seeds – 1.5 tsp Split Cashew nuts - 15 Mustard seeds – 1.5 tsp Baking soda – ½ tsp Lemon salt – 1 tsp Thick yogurt – 2 cups Water – 2 cups Clarified butter/ ghee – 3 tbsp Grated Carrot – 1 small size Grated Coconut – ¼ cup Grated ginger – 1.5 inch Green peas – ¼ cup Green chillies – 6 medium size, finely chopped Mint leaves – 1 small bunch, finely chopped Dill leaves – 1 small bunch, finely chopped Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch, finely chopped Curry leaves – 2 sprigs, finely chopped Oil for sautéing, tempering and   greasing Salt as per taste   Instructions:            In a thick bottomed kadai add split cashew nuts, teaspoon of ghee and heat it. When the ghee melts roast the cashew nuts slowly under medium flame until they slightly change...

Ridge gourd scrambled eggs Ingredients: Eggs – 6 Ridge gourd – 3 medium size Red Onions – 2 medium size, finely chopped Green chillies – 5 medium size, finely chopped Turmeric powder – 1 tsp Coriander powder – ½ tsp Garam masala powder – 1 tsp Coriander leaves – 1 small bunch, finely chopped Mustard seeds – 1 tsp Curry leaves – 3 sprigs Salt as per taste Oil for sautéing Instructions:        Wash the ridge gourd thoroughly to get rid of any dirt or dust. Scrape the ridges using a scraper. Cut the gourd into smaller pieces and put them into a pressure cooker. Pour ½ glass of water, salt and pressure cook the gourd for 1 whistle under medium flame. Make sure that the gourd is not over cooked. Otherwise, the gourd would get mushy and you wouldn’t feel the bite of the vegetable while eating. Allow it to cool down and then, drain the liquid into a small bowl. This vegetable stock is full of vitamins and minerals which can be cons...