Odisha Plates

Ingredients: Tur Dal-1 cup Boiled vegetables(drumstick,brinjal, lady's finger,radish  etc according to your choice) Onions-1no (big) Dry Mangoes-4 to 5 nos Red chillies-4  to 5 nos Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp Cumin seeds-2 tsp Garlic -6 to 7 nos cloves Mustard seeds-1 tsp Hing-1/2 tsp Curry leaves-few Preparations: Now cook the dal and dry mangoes separately.keep it aside. Boil the vegetables separately and keep it aside. First cut the onions and garlic into chopped. Heat the pan add oil in to it.When oil is hot add mustard seeds,methi,saunf,when its pop up add red chilli ,hing and curry leaves fry for 1 minutes. Now add  chopped onions,garlic and turmeric powder fry for 4 minutes. Then add the boiled dry mangoes and smashed dal ,boiled vegetables,salt and little water mix well.Bring to boil for 10 minutes. Serve with hot rice.

Ingredients: 2cup raw rice 1/2 cup black gram dal 6 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp cardamom powder 1 tbsp cinnamon powder   salt to taste chocolate sauce. Preparations: Soak rice and dal in water for 5 hours. Drain and grind with adding sugar and salt till smooth using little water The batter will become thinner when sugar is added, carefully add water while grinding.     Add water if needed to make the consistency like usual dosa batter. Heat a non stick pan. Pour a ladle of batter and spread to medium thickness. Pour some desi ghee on top. Turn the dosa , add little more ghee and cook the other side. After both sides are well cooked remove on plate and sprinkle cardamom powder and cinnamon powder on both sides. keep it on serving plate and garnish with chocolate sauce.

Ingredients: 2 big size brinjal 1 cup Bengal gram flour 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 1 pinch Baking Soda   1/2 tsp Chili Powder Salt to taste Oil for deep frying Water Preparations: Slice the brinjal into 4 mm  thick slices and drop them into the bowl then salt it liberally and allow it to drain for an hour or so before cooking. Putting salt on the brinjal improves their flavor, which draws out excess moisture and the bitterness along with it. Remove any excess salt by wrapping the eggplant in a kitchen towel and pressing on the slices. Let the slices rest slightly on kitchen towel. Now take a bowl,combine Bengal gram flour,rice flour, turmeric pd., chilly pd.,soda and baking pd mix all the ingredients and then add water, a little at a time, until the mixture resembles a smooth-creamy batter. Cover and let it rest at room temperature for at least 5 minutes. Heat the oil for deep frying and using deep skillet. Always heat the oil at medium low flame from the beginning...

     Ingredients - Cauliflower florets 2 cups turmeric powder Salt as per taste Oil 2 tbsp Preparations: Heat the oil.add salt and turmeric powder. add the cauliflower and stir-fry for a couple of minutes. Then add little water and mix it together.cook closed lid on medium heat till the florets are cooked. Serve hot fry with chapati or rice.

Ingredients: Parwal 3 Nos Paneer-50gms(greated) onion _1Chopped Garlic - 2 cloves Chopped Oil-4-5 Tbsp Turmeric-1/2 Tsp Garam Masala-1/2 tsp Chilli Powder-1/2 tsp Salt-As per taste Chopped coriander leaves Preparations: Cut each parwal into halves and deseed it.With just 1/2 tea spoons of salt boil the parwals for 3mins.Remove from water and keep it separate. Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a kadhai and add chopped garlic,onions fry till light brown add paneer to it.Add the masala,turmeric,chilly powder,salt and toss for few min.Turn off the gas and sprinkle chopped coriander and mix well. Stuff each half piece of Parwal with paneer stuffing's.Once all been stuffed,take separate pan put 2 Tbsp oil shallow fry the stuffed parwals care fully turn these parwals so that its cooked  on both sides.served with rice.

Ingredients: Paneer - 2cup garam masala powder - 1tsp Chilli powder - 1 tsp Turmeric powder -  1 /2 tsp corn flour - 3 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste -1 tbsp curd - 1 tbsp oil - for deep frying Red color - a pinch Marination: Cut the paneer and pat it dry on a towel for 5 to 6 mins. Take a mixing bowl and add all the ingredients , and marinate for 1 hr.Make sure the marination is dry. Preparations: Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium high heat. Frying pan should have about 2/3 inch of oil. To check if the oil is ready, put one small piece of paneer in the oil. The paneer should come up but not change color. Drop the marinated paneer slices slowly into the frying pan. Fry the Paneers in small batches. The paneers will take about 4 to 5 minutes to cook. Turn them occasionally. Fry the Paneers until both sides are dark red and crispy. Repeat this process.Drain and transfer on plate. Spread good quality paper napkin on plate before transferring them on plate to absor...

  Ingredients: 1 Lt   full cream milk 1/2  lemon juice 1 tbs milk 2 cup sugar 3 cup water 1 tbs  cardamom pdr Preparations: Boil milk in a pan on high flame. Mix lemon juice with 2 tbsp of water. Line a colander with muslin cloth. Once, the milk boils, switch off the flame. Wait for 30 seconds, add about ½ of the lemon mixture and stir well.. It should start curdling. Add a few more drops and stirring again. Once the milk is curdled and greenish whey is out. Pass it through the cheese cloth lined colander. Wash the cheese with some cold water. This will remove the lemony flavor and smell from cheese and will also help in making soft chenna. Pick all four corners of cotton cloth and squeeze out the extra water. Now the cheese are ready for rasgulla balls. Take it out in a dry plate. knead the cheese until it gathers all together, no lumps and bumps are there. And some fat will s tart releasing, as soon as it starts releasing, stop kneding and make balls. ...

Ingredients:   Whole wheat flour 2 cups Salt 2 pinch Extra flour for rolling                       Preparation:     Add the salt to the wheat flour. Make a small hole in the middle of the  flour and pour 1 cup of water and start kneading . Knead to  make a soft dough.  Cover with a moist cloth and keep aside  for 15 to 20 minutes. Divide it into equal size balls, about  1 1/2 inches in diameter. Flatten the balls with a rolling pin into round discs approximately 6 to 7 inches in diameter. Heat the "tava" . Now put the roti on a hot tawa. first cook one side. it should be less than half cooked or  one-fourth cooked turn and cook the other side. this should be  a little bit more cooked than the first side. now small bubbles  start forming on the roti that means it is getting cooked.O nce the bubbl...

Ingredients : 250 gm prawns 1/2 cup sliced onions 1/2 tsp masala powder    1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 3 tsp pepper powder 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1 tbsp chopped garlic salt to taste oil Preparations: Clean prawns, remove legs, leaving heads, shells and tails intact. Drain. Put prawns in a bowl.Add turmeric powder,ginger garlic paste,peeper and salt toss with fingers gently, be careful of the sharp pointed shell on the head, mashing the spices with fingers as you mix. Cover and leave in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. separately Saute chopped garlic until brown and fragrant. Remove and set aside. Heat oil in a kadhai Add Sliced onions and saute a while. Add prawns. Saute a while. Add pepper powder, coriander powder and salt to taste. Do not over fry the prawns will be tough.Remove from flame again add  pepper powder stir nicely Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and the fried garlic. Serve hot. Enjoy!

Ingredients: 500 gm Mutton 150 gm Onion 20 gm Black Pepper Powder 5 gm Shah Mirch 5 gm Red Chilly Powder 1 tsp Ghee 1 tbsp Garam Masala 150 mg Oil Preparation: Marinate the mutton with turmeric oil, red chilly powder, black pepper and shah mirch and salt. Keep aside for 15 min Boil the mutton in a pressure cooker. Keep the mutton stock aside for later use. Fry the mutton for 5 min in oil and then put the chopped onions and fry till the color is black. Add salt to taste and fry till the oil starts coming out, add garam masala and fry again. Stir constantly, so that it does not burn. Add the mutton stock that was kept aside earlier and boil till the gravy thickens. Garnish with chopped coriander and whole green chilly. Serve hot with naan or tandoori rotis.