HOW TO MAKE GAJRELA OR GAJAR KA HALWA

1)TAKE 1 KG CARROT/GAJAR.WADH THEM.

2)PEEL THE OUTER LAYER OF CARROTS/GAJAR AND GRATE THEM FINE.



3)HEAT 2 TBLSPOON OF GHEE,IF U HVE IN A BIG KADHAI AND PUT THE GRATED CARROTS IN THE KADHAI AND MIX THEM AND COOK IT FOR A 1-2MIN.IT WILL TURN DARK ORANGE.



4) NOW PUT 1 LTR MILK IN THE KADHAI WITH GRATED CARROTS AND MIX IT.




5)PUT IT ON A HIGH FLAME AND STIR IT REGULARLY.

6)AFTER SOMETIME,LOWER THE FLAME ,LET IT SIMMER AND KEEP IT STIRRING AFTER 3-4 MIN...


7)KEEP THE KADHAI ON FLAME AND LET THE MILK EVAPORATE.KEEP STIRRING THE MIXTURE REGULARLY.

8)NOW AFTER 3/4 MILK EVAPORATES,PUT ABT 3/4 TO 1 KATORI SUGAR IN IT.

9)MIX IT.AND CHECK THE SUGAR..ADD IF U THINK ITS LESS,BUT IF U TAKE 1 KG.IT WILL BE FINE I BELIEVE.

10)KEEP HEATING IT ON SIMMER OR HIGH FLAME IF U WANT FAST TIL IT EVAPORTATES THE MILK IN IT.


11)WHEN THE MILK IS GONE,WALLAH...YOUR GAJRELA,OR GAJAR KA HALWA IS READY.

12)SERVE HOT...


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HAPPY LOHRI( 13TH JAN): HOW TO MAKE SOOJI/AATA HALWA OR KARAAH

SO TODAY IS LOHRI,FESTIVAL OF NORTH INDIA.

SO TODAY AWAY FROM FAMILY,BUT TO CARRY ON WITH SPIRIT OF FESTIVAL PREPARED HALWA OR AS THEY SAY IN PUNJABI "KARAAH".

1)HEAT A KADHAI AND EVAPORATE ALL THE WATER.

2)PUT 2 TBLSPOON OF GHEE.HEAT IT

3)PUT 1 KATOORI OF SOOJI AND ATA MIX(OR SOOJI ALONE OR ATA ALONE) IN THE KADHAI WITH GHEE AND STIR IT.

4)KEEP COOKING IT TILL IT GET GOLDEN BROWN ON HIGH FLAME ,CONTINUE STIRRING.

5)AFTER THAT NOW CAREFULLY,VERY CAREFULLY,FIRST PUT THE FLAME LOW AND THEN PUT 2-2.5 KATORIS OF WATER IN THE KADHAI VERY SLOWLY FROM NEAR THE KADHAI AND THE CONTENTS WOULD FLY A BIT SO BE CAREFUL WID THIS.

6)WHILE POURING IN WATER KEEP STIRRING IT CONTINUOUSLY BUT CAREFULLY..

7)HEAT THE MIXTURE NOW AND KEEP STIRRING SO THAT LUMPS AREN'T FORMED.OTHERWWISEE LUMPS MAY BE FORMED.


8)IF LUMPS FORMED,DDON'T WORRRY TRY AND PRESS THEM DOWN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE..

9)NOW ADD 1 KATORI SUGAR TO IT AND KEEP STIRRING.

10)HEAT THE MIXTURE AND AS IT STARTS BOILING..LOWER THE FLAME..

11)SIMMER IT FOR SOME TIME TO MAKE IT VISCOUS.

12)ADD BADAMS/DRY FRUITS IF U HAVE ANY( WE DIDN'T)!!

13) SERVE HOT AND REMEMBER US..

HOW TO MAKE DAL MAKHNI

1)TAKE 1 KATORI BLACK DAL.AND 1/4 KATORI RAJMA

2)PUT IT IN A COOKER.AND ADD 5-6 KATORIS WATER AND 1 TBSPOON SALT

3)HEAT THE MIXTURE AND AFTER 1-2 WHISTLES,PUT IT ON SIMMER FOR 20-25 MIN.

4)CHECK IF THE RAJMA AND DAL IS COOKED...IF NOT GIVE SOME MORE TIME ELSE TURN OF GAS BELOW COOKER.

5)PREPARE TADKA IN A KADHAI.

6)PUT THE CONTENTS OF COOKER IN THE KADHAI CONTAINING THE TADKA

7)LET THE KADHAI ON FLAME AND STIR FOR SOME TIME.

8)LET IT COOK FOR 5MIN.

9)PUT SOME BUTTER TO THE DAL.

10) DAL MAKHAANI IS READY.

HOW TO MAKE TADKA?

Now TADKA is a regular item to be used in almost all the dishees we make in INDIA...NORTH INDIA especially.

how to make tadka?

1)take a pan.turn on the flame and let all the water evaporate from the pan.(kadhai).

2)now put 1 tbspoon oil/ghee in the kadhai and heat it.

3)cut 2-3 onions into smaall pieces and put them into the heated oil in kadhaai.

4)now fry the onions till they turn golden brown.

5)put 1-2 chopped tomatoes in the kaddhai.

6)add garam masaala,haldi,jeera,and some salt and stir the mixture..

7)keep the flame low and mix the mixture for a couple of minutes till a fine smell of masala and other mixtures and paste like is formed in the kadhai.

and your tadka is prepared!!!! our gets this way :)

WHO ARE WE???

We are a bunch of students living in Pune,india and persuing our P.G.D.M .Since the slump in the market,we are awaiting our placement.Colleges is over for all practical purposes,our sallybus are done with and teachers have nothing more to teach us...So what we do......

We LEAN OURSELVES!!!..BUT NOT marketing,finance,telecom,hr but..........COOKING...

YUP....since Nov'09,we are sitting in our flats awaiting for goood offereings from MNC's...

but looks like they aren't hiring.....so till then they start hiring again.....what we do...we wait...

We sleep....we cook...we eat....and we sleep again to wake up for eating... :)

so from now on i shall be posting things we cook "OURSELVES"..give u recipes...

and share our tastes with you!!!.....

bye:)