Kiran's Indian cooking held at Multicap on 7/7/11

I am Kiran. I come from India.

I migrated to Australia with my family in 2008. My husband has a banking background and my daughter is studying in Grade 6. Before coming to Australia, we were in New Zealand for five years.

I am in fond of cooking. I make a lot of tasty Indian vegetarian dishes:

Vegetable Curry

Ingredients:

250 Grams Cauliflower

250 Grams Broccoli

400 Grams Tomatoes or Tomatoes Puree

2 Tablespoons of Butter

1 Teaspoon of Oil

2 pieces of Green Chillies

Some (as desired) Salt and Coriander

2 Tablespoons of Grated Coconut

½ Teaspoon of Turmeric

1 Teaspoon of Garlic, Ginger paste

1 Chopped Onion

½ Teaspoon of Mustard Seeds, Cumin Seeds each

1 pinch of Asafoetida

1 piece of Bay leaf

Method:

Put 2 tablespoons of Butter and 1 Teaspoon of oil in a pot on a gas stove. When it is slightly hot, add chopped onions, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, bay leaf and green chilli. After two minutes, add tomatoes puree or chopped tomatoes, turmeric, garlic and ginger paste, asafoetida. Then after two minutes, put cauliflower and broccoli. Lastly after a few minutes, put salt, coriander and grated coconut.

Vegetable Pulav

Ingredients:

1 Tablespoon of Butter

1 Teaspoon of Oil

1 Teaspoon of Garlic, Ginger paste

200 Grams Green Peas

100 Grams Potatoes

100 Grams Cauliflower

500 Grams Basmati Rice

2 Green Chillies

100 Grams Tomatoes

1 Chopped Onion

Some Salt and Coriander (as desired)

1 Pinch of Asafoetida

Some Turmeric, Curry Leaves, 2 Cloves, a Bay leaf,

Mustard Seeds and Cumin Seeds

Method:

Firstly, have the rice prepared in the Rice Cooker. Then in a pot on the gas stove, put the butter and oil, make it slightly hot and then add chopped onions, green chillies, chopped onions, salt, turmeric, garlic and ginger paste, curry leaves, cloves and bay leaves. Thereafter add put green peas, cauliflower, potatoes and stir well until fry and finally add rice.

Vegetable Pulav is ready. Serve it with yogurt.

Potato Vada or Potato Rounds

Ingredients:

500 Grams Potatoes

500 Grams Cooking Oil

1 Teaspoon of Garlic and Ginger paste

1 Cup of Chick Peas Flour

Salt, turmeric, coriander, Asafoetida

Method:

Boil the potatoes, remove skin of potatoes and then mash the potatoes. Mix garlic and ginger paste, salt, turmeric and coriander in the mashed potatoes. Then make potato rounds of the size of lemon.

Make the thick paste of flour of chick peas by adding water. Add some salt in the paste as desired.

Now, put the oil in the frying pan, make oil somewhat hot. Put the potato rounds in the paste of chick peas. Put these potato rounds covered with chick peas flour in the frying pan. Fry these until they turn brown.

Serve it with tomato sauce.