Buttery Prawns With Garlic And Amaranth Stem

BUTTERY PRAWNS WITH GARLIC AND AMARANTH STEM

Hello and welcome everyone to my cooking corner once again. Today I will be sharing a very easy and simple dish of Prawns With Garlic And Amaranth Stem with you. It is tastier, healthier and can be prepared in minutes. The dish is flavourful with a garlicky touch and the lemon juice adding the much needed satisfying touch to it. I liked this simple preparation very well hoping that you will too. So let’s start with the making—

Ingredients:-

1. Prawns(medium sized)-100 gms
2. Amaranth Stems-50 gms
3. Garlic-4 pods
4. Red Chilly Flakes-1/2 tsp
5. Pepper Powder-1/2 tsp
6. Turmeric Powder-1/2 tsp
7. Salt-According to taste
8. Butter-2 tbsp
9. Lemon Juice-1 tsp(For garnish)

STEPS

Step1

Wash and clean the prawns. Marinate it with salt, turmeric powder, and chilly flakes and keep aside for twenty minutes. Cut the amaranth stems into small pieces.

Step 2

Take a pan. Add butter and 4 pods of garlic. Fry it for a minute. Add the chilly flakes. Now add the cut amaranth stems and fry for a minute again before adding some water to boil.

Step 3

When the water dries up and the stem is tender, add the marinated prawns, pepper powder and fry it for ten minutes. Cover and cook everything together till the spices are evenly mixed.

Our Buttery Prawns With Garlic And Amaranth Stem is done. Garnish by squeezing some lime juice over the dish. Serve it with buttered toasts and tea.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedback. Have a great week everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!

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Fenugreek Rice with Split Pigeon Pea(Toor Dal)Kadhi

FENUGREEK RICE WITH SPLIT PIGEON PEA(TOOR DAL) KADHI

Hello and welcome back everybody to my cooking corner. Sorry for the late post, was not able to find time because of certain personal engagements.Hope you all are doing great.A  very happy Ram Navami to my Indian friends. Today I am going to share a healthy recipe of Fenugreek Rice and Split Pigeon Pea or Toor Dal Kadhi. This rice is a healthy change from regular fried rices with mild seasonings and very less oil. The kadhi is also very healthy and a real tummy cooler to be had in summers. The use of curd in both the recipes augments the taste and nutritional levels of both dishes. I hope you guys will like it and try it sometime. So let’s start with the recipes—

Ingredients:-For the fenugreek rice–

1. Basmati Rice-1 glass
2. Fenugreek Greens-1 cup
3. Green Peas-1/4 cup
4. Potato-1
5. Onions-2
6. Green Chillies-2
7. Ginger-Garlic Paste-1 tsp
8. Thick Curd-1 tbsp
9. Sugar-A pinch
10. Coriander-Cumin Powder-1 tsp
11. Red Chilly Powder-1 tsp each
12. Garam Masala-1 tsp
13. Tomato Puree-1 tbsp
14. Salt-According to taste
15. Water-11/4 glass(with the same measurement as rice)

For the tempering:-

1. Ghee-2 tbsp
2. Cumin-1 tsp
3. Bay Leaf-1
4. Black Cardamom-2
5. Green Cardamom-2
6. Cinnamon Stick-1
7. Clove-4
8. Black Pepper-2

For the garnish-Roasted cashews.

STEPS

Step 1

Chop and wash the fenugreek finely. Chop the onions, green chilies. Beat the curd. Boil the potato, chop and shallow fry it and keep aside. Take a pressure cooker and add in all the tempering ingredients in it. Now add the chopped onions and chilies and saute for a minute. Add the ginger-garlic paste, spices,coriander-cumin powder, red chilly powder,garam masala, salt and fry them for two minutes. Add the tomato puree. Fry it too. Add in the chopped greens and fry for three-four minutes.

Step 2

Now wash and add 1 glass of basmati rice in the cooker. Fry it for one minute. Also add the roasted cashews, salt, and beaten curd. Sprinkle a pinch of sugar also. Add water(1 1/4 glass)and set the cooker over low flame for fifteen minutes to make this fenugreek fried rice.

Our aromatic Fenugreek Rice is ready. Serve it with Toor Dal Kadhi.

SPLIT PIGEON PEA OR TOOR DAL KADHI

1. Toor Dal-200 gms
2. Drumstick-1
3. Broad Beans-50 gms
4. Onions-1
5. Green Chillies-2
6. Ginger-Garlic Paste- 1 tsp
7. Tomato-1
8. Turmeric Powder-1 tsp
9. Coriander Powder-1 tsp
10. Red Chilly Powder-1 tsp
11. Garam Masala-1 tsp
12. Dry Mango Powder- 1 tsp
13. Thick Curd(beaten)-1 cup
14. Salt-According to taste

For the tempering:-

1. Cumin-1 tsp
2. Asafoetida-A pinch
3. Vegetable Oil-1 tbsp

For the garnish:-Chopped Cilantro

STEPS

STEP 1

Wash and boil toor dal with some kokum flowers and fenugreek seeds, salt and turmeric powder. Cut the drumsticks and broad beans into large pieces and blanch them.

Step 2

Take a pan and add all the tempering ingredients in it. When they splutter, add in the chopped onions and green chilies and fry for half a minute. Now add the ginger-garlic paste and fry again.

Step 3

Add in the spices, coriander powder, red chilly powder, garam masala, dry mango powder. Fry again and add the tomato. Fry everything well so that the rawness goes away completely.

Step 4

Add the blanched veggies also. You can add any vegetable of your choice. Now add the toor dal and let it simmer for five minutes. Lastly, add some beaten curd and garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.

Our Toor Dal Kadhi is ready. Serve both dishes together.

Note point—The veggies are not visible in the picture of Dal Kadhi but they have been added to make the dish.

Friends do try the recipe at home. Share your comments and feedbacks. Have a great weekend everyone. Till then healthy cooking, happy living!!!