A Chef's Melody

Ingredients For buns 3 cups All purpose flour 1 packet of  Active Dry Yeast 2 Tbsp Sugar 3 Tbsp Butter 1 tsp salt 1 1/4 cup warm milk 1/4 cup lukewarm water 2 tbsp milk for brushing 3 tbsp white sesame seeds 1 tbsp of oil For stuffing 1 cup boiled potato 1 cup cauliflower 1/2 cup green peas 1/2 cup carrot 1/2 cup green pepper 1 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp coriander powder 1 tbsp kitchen king masala salt to taste 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp cilantro.finely chopped 1 small onion,finely chopped 1 tbsp oil 1 tsp cumin seeds Here what you need to do: For stuffing: Heat oil in a pan,when hot add cumin and when they change colour, add onion and saute till they turn translucent. Add the cauliflower,carrot ,peas and green pepper and cover and cook until they are almost done. Add the red chilli,turmeric,coriander powder,kitchen king masala and salt.Cover and cook for 2-3 mins. Add the potatoes and cov...

Ingredients 1 cup yellow moong dal 1 inch ginger 2 green chillis (adjust as per your taste) 3 tbsp curd/plain yogurt -preferrably sour 1 tbsp sugar 1/4 tsp turmeric salt to taste 1 1/2 tsp eno fruit sat For tempering: 1 tbsp mustard seeds 1 tbsp sesame seeds 1/8 tsp hing 7-8 curry leaves 1 green chilli,finely chopped 1 tbsp oil 2 tbsp of finely chopped cilantro for ganishing What you need to do: Soak the dal in 4 cups for water for 4-5 hours. Drain and grind in along with the ginger,chillis and curd to a smooth batter ans set aside for 5-6 hours, preferably over night to ferment. Pour water in the steamer ,close the lid and let the water come to a rolling boil. Grease an 8 inch deep plate/thali with a tsp of oil. Add turmeric,salt and sugar to the batter and mix. When the steamer is ready ,add a mixture of 1 tbsp of water and eno to the batter and mix gently. Pour the batter in the thali. Place a wired rack or inverted plate at the...

Ingredients 1 cup soya nuggets (I used Nutrella brand) 2 tbsp curd/plain yogurt 2 tsp chilli powder 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric 2 medium red onions, finely chopped 1 large tomato, finely chopped 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 1 tsp coriander powder 3 tbsp dessicated dry coconut-dry roated until light golden 1 tbsp crushed kasuri methi 5 whole cashew nuts 4 tbsp oil 2 cups hot water 1 tsp sugar 4 tbsp milk 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro salt to taste whole masala: 1" cinnamon stick,3 cloves,4 black peppers Lightly dry roast the above whole masala for a minutes. What you need to do: Add 1 tsp of salt to hot water and drop in the soya chunks.Set aside for 1/2 an hour. Gently squeeze the chunks to remove the water and cut them in half. In a bowl beat the curd with turmeric , a tsp of chilli powder and 1/2 tsp salt. Drop the soya chunks in this and gently mix till they are coated with the mixture.Set aside til...