Weekend special home cooking

This spicy tangy Goan specialty with Portuguese influence is an instant hit whenever served . Ingredient    For  Spice Paste  Cumin -  1 tsp  Whole black paper - 5-6  Red Chilies - 2  Mustard seeds - 1 tsp  cloves - 3-4  Cinnamon - 1 inch  Garlic - 4-5 cloves - Finely chopped Ginger - 1 inch Finely chopped Onion - 1 small Finely chopped oil - 1 tsp \ Vinegar -  1 tsp  For  Curry  Prawns - De-veined and peeled  - 500 gms  Onion - 2 medium  Tomato - 2  Salt to taste  Sugar - 1 tablespoon Turmeric - 1 tsp  oil -  2 table spoon Vinegar -  1 table spoon   Method  Wash prawns , rub salt and little turmeric and keep aside In a pan , heat oil  Add all spice ingredient except vinegar  Saute for  2-3 minutes  Let it cool  In a grider make a smooth paste with vinegar and little water .  Keep aside For curry ,  heat oil in pan , saute onions till golden brown  Add tomatoes and turmeric , saute till cooked  Add spice paste and saute for

This is a simple and healthy dish from Chattisgarh .  A good recipe for breakfast or snack . Ingredient  Rice Powder 1 cup  Salt  Garlic 3-4 cloves Green Chilies - 3-4  Mustard seeds - 1/2 tea spoon  Red chili powder - 1 tea spoon  Jeera powder -1 tea spoon  Oil - 1 table spoon  Method  boil two cup water with 1 tea spoon salt . It is important that water actually boils otherwise dough might break  once water starts boiling , take it off from flame and slowly add rice powder with continuous stirring with spoon  It should come to a smooth dough consistency . If dough is too wet ,  add one or two tea spoon more rice powder  Take a small portion of dough 1-2 tea spoon , and rub between your palm to give a cylindrical shape . Say around 2 inch cylinders  Make same shapes with rest of the dough to make muthia In a big deep pan boil  4-5 cups of water  When water comes to a boil , slowly add all muthias and boil for 10 m

This is a dish from Bihar .  Simple yet delicious. It is amazing to discover that many states have similar dishes but those little variations make them unique. Ingredients Chana Daal - 2 cup Ginger paste -  1 table spoon Green chilies - 3  Garam masala - 1/2 tea spoon Salt to taste  Sugar - 1 table spoon  Ghee - 1 table spoon.  Atta (whole wheat flour ) - 2 cup  Oil - 500ml Method Boil chana Daal with 2 cup water and salt in pressure cooker  till one whistle Let the pressure cooker cool and open.  Drain excess water using a sieve and let it cool in a large plate or sieve so that it is dry .  Daal should be cooked but not mushy . In a pan heat one table spoon oil . Put ginger paste and green chilies . Still for one minute.  Add chana Daal , garam masala , sugar  and additional sugar if required . Stir fry till it is dry . Add ghee and let it cool  Add  1/2 cup oil and salt to flour , mix well .  Make a soft but firm dough  Now make small portions