A Chef's Melody

Ingredients 1 cup cauliflower florets 1/4 cup carrot,cubed 1/4 cup green pepper/capsicum,cubed 1/4 cup green beans,cut an inch long 1/4 cup green peas 1 medium potato,cubed 1 large onion,sliced lengthwise 1 1/2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 1 tbsp coriander-cumin powder 1 tsp garam masala 1 tsp chilli powder,adjust to taste 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder 1 tbsp crushed kasoori methi 1 tbsp white poppy seeds/khuskhus 1 bay leaf 2 medium tomatoes,blanched and pureed 3 tbsp chopped cilantro 2 tbsp oil 2 tbsp ghee/butter 1/2 tsp sugar 1 tbsp lemon juice salt to taste What you need to do In a kadhai/pressure cooker,heat 1 tbsp of oil.When hot,add the onion and cook till translucent. Add ginger-garlic paste and cook for couple of mins. Add tomato puree,coriander-cumin powder,poppy seeds and chilli powder and cook till the mixture oozes oil. Add cilantro and turn off the heat. Let the mixture cool.Grind it to a smooth paste. In the same cook...

Ingredients 8 slices of white sandwich bread 1/4 cup+3 tbsp of sugar 1/8 tsp cinnamon powder 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1.5 cups milk What you need to do Pulse the bread slices in a food processor to form course bread crumbs.Alternately,make small bit size pieces. Warm the milk for a minute in microwave. In a bowl,add the bread crumbs,milk,cinnamon powder,1/4 cup sugar and vanilla.Mix well and set aside. Set the idli cooker/pressure cooker(without whistle) for steaming.Add 1 cup of water in the cooker ,cover with its lid and place in on medium heat.I place a small inverted thali inside the cooker so that the food to be cooker does not come in direct contact with the heat. Heat a deep saucepan,add a tablespoon of water and 3 tbsp of sugar.Stir continuously on low heat till it turns golden.Switch off the heat. Pour this mixture in the container you intend to prepare the caramel.Tilt the container so that the mixture spreads well. Pour the bread mixture in this container....