Gobi Peas Masala - Cauliflower Peas Masala Curry

Peas and Gobi are a match made in heaven. If you add the right spices, this dish can really be elevated to a fantastic side dish for pulao, rotis, and chapatis. I was on a bit of a cooking hiatus for a while and wanted a simple yet tasty dish to get my groove back. I am also a fan of quick recipes that matches my cooking style and also gives me more time to just laze around and do nothing on a weekend.

Anyway, I am trying revive myself out of the hiatus with this quickie cauliflower peas recipes.

Gobi Peas Masala Recipe


Ingredients:
Cauliflower - one medium, chopped into fine pieces
Peas - 1/2 cup
Onions - 2 large
Tomatoes - 2
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
Green chillies - 4
Chicken masala - 2 tbsp
Chilly powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 3 tbsp
Salt - to taste

How I Made It:

1. Saute the onions in the oil, with some added salt, till golden brown.

2. Add the ginger garlic paste and the masala, along with green chillies. Fry well for 3-4 mins.

3. Next, add the cauliflower, peas and tomatoes and mix well. I like the gobi in small pieces so I chopped it up finely.

4. Add 1/5 cups water and cook closed.

5. Adjust salt to taste. For added taste, also add one pinch sugar.

It tasted fine but lacked the rich colour that I have normally seen in gobi peas masala. Please let me know what you do differently. This was just a quick fix for lunch on Saturday.

Easy Tomato Pasta Recipe-Pasta Recipes for Kids

I know I have been away for way too long. I do have a reason (aka excuse), of course. Err.. Work! Anyway, I am back with yet another dish which I have been wanting to make for a long time. Pasta!! I think this can pass off as one of the easiest things I made and came out great though it was a first attempt.

Pasta is an easy and filling snack or meal that's especially kid-friendly since you can make it interesting by adding vegetables and cheese per your preference. Also, you can make the pasta sauce as spicy or flavourful as you prefer.

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Basic White No-Knead Bread Recipe

For so so so long I have been wanting to bake a loaf (or even a chunk is good enough) myself. I went around in search of yeast and even lamented in a post that good quality yeast is difficult to come by in Hyderabad. The next day after that post, Bhags from Crazy Curry emailed me with the sweetest offer I have received in my life. An extract from her email (hope she doesn't mind)

"I just read in your blog that you are looking for yeast in Hyderabad. I got some yeast packets from USA, when I used to live there. So if you think it is ok with you, I can mail you some of them. This is not going to be any botheration to me, so please dont hesitate. I will be more than just happy to mail them. The packets are small sachet size, so they can easily be mailed in an enevelope."

I received the envelope last week and I wanted this post to be a surprise for her.


This post is dedicated to one of the sweetest people I have come across in my life, Bhags :)

I have taken inspiration from Raaga's and Jai and Bee's posts on similar kind of bread/buns.

Basic White Bread Recipe

What I Used:

Maida - 1 cup
Yeast - 1tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Sugar - 1 tbsp
Salt - 3/4 tbsp
Milk - 4 tbsp
Boiling water - 4 tbsp

How I Made It:

1. Dissolve yeast in little water and keep aside.

2. Mix oil, salt, sugar and boiling water well till the sugar dissolves. Add milk to bring it to room temperature.

3. Add yeast to this mixture and blend in well. Add flour and knead well until well incorporated  Keep mixture in a greased bowl for an hour and let it rise.

4. The mixture will be sticky and very difficult to shape. Transfer it to a thick baking pot/dish and bake for 20-25 mins.

In the recipe I found in Jugalbandi, the mixture needs to ferment overnight, but since it was a Sunday and I needed to get to office, I baked it after an hour, following Raaga's recipe.

Things I learnt:

Definitely it was far from perfect and I think I should get hold of a better baking pan and try fermenting for an entire day like the original recipes suggests. I also want to try this with whole wheat since I prefer healthier bread. Also want to try adding oats, bran and other stuff to the bread. Lets see, all in good time.

I am super thrilled with my first attempt and it was pure heaven having the smell of baked bread in the house for an entire day :)

Simple Vegetable Rice Recipe - Vegetable Rice Recipe

On most days, I end up making a simple vegetable rice recipe which is mixed rice with some vegetables and minimum spices. It's an easy one pot meal option for bachelors (and bachelorettes like me) who don't want to spent too much time in the kitchen or don't have fancy equipment to cook. This recipe is a standard one I use on most weekends with minimum variations.

It was Saturday, a break after a hectic week. I had carrots and beans in the fridge, and a packet of frozen peas. Was too tired to go grocery shopping so decided to make do with rice with vegetables in it. Simple and nutritious lunch.

Simple Vegetable Rice Recipe

What I Used:

Basmati Rice - 1 cup

Carrots - 2

Beans - 8-10

Peas - 1/4 cup

Onion - 1 medium

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Garam masala - 1 tsp

Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp

Pepper powder - 1tbsp

Salt - to taste

How to Make Vegetable Rice:

1. Wash and drain the rice and soak in water for 30 mins.

2. Fry chopped onions and ginger garlic paste in oil, in the pressure cooker pan.

3. When onions turn transparent, add the garam masala and jeera powder. Fry for another minute.

4. Add the vegetables and mix well. Then add the rice, salt and fry for 2 mins.

5. Add 1 cup water, wait for a whistle, remove cooker from fire and wait till the pressure leaves.

6. When warm itself, add the pepper powder and mix well.

This vegetable rice is easy and very flavourful. I had it with papad and raita.