Ziana Cooks

Chana dal curry ?? The major ingredient here is chana dal. This curry goes with hot steamed rice, chapathi, roti.. Easy peasy lunch and dinner recipe on the go..  Do try and enjoy !!  From the store ?? Chana dal 1/4 cup Ghee 2 tblspn Coconut oil 2tblspn Cardamom 1 Cinnamon 1  Onion 1 small chopped Tomato 1 small chopped Ginger garlic paste 2 tblspn Curd 2 tblspn Curry leaves 2 sprigs Green chillies 2 Red chilli powder 1 tblspn Curry masala powder 2 tblspn Coconut paste 2 tblspn Water 400 ml Salt to taste In the kitchen ?? Clean chana dal two to three times and soak in water for half hour Heat oil in a cooker. Add cardamom and cinnamon Add onion and let it turn transparent Add ginger garlic paste, curd, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute for a minute till raw smell disappears Add tomato and mix well Add red chilli powder Add chana dal and curry masala Add water and cook in for 7 whistles After 7 whistles, open the lid and add salt Add coconut paste and let it boil for 2 minutes Serv

Potato fry ?? Potatoes are very good side dish to go with rasam, sambhar , curd rice and lemon rice. It is an easy to make recipe in your lazy days. It is a South Indian dish and there is no one who dislikes it.  Let's get started with the recipe!! From the store?? Oil 3tblspn Mustard Seed 1/4 tsp Urad dal 1/4 tsp Dried red chilli 1 Curry leaves Ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp Onion 1medium finely chopped Potatoes 200g peeled and diced  Sambhar powder 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp Salt to taste Water 1/2 cup In the kitchen?? Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds , urad dal , dried red chilli and curry leaves . Saute for a minute Add ginger garlic paste and saute. Add onions . Allow them to change colour Add the diced potatoes Add sambhar powder , turmeric powder and salt . Mix well  Pour 1/2 cup water and close the pan with a lid. Cook in low flame for 10 minutes After 10 minutes, open the lid and cook in low flame for 10 minutes to 15 minutes. Let the potatoes roast nicely

Paneer Burji ?? This is the recipe for paneer lovers. It is a very good dinner food to go with naan, phulka, roti etc.. It is a dhabha style recipe. Paneer burji can also be used as a filling for your sandwiches with mayo.. I have prepared this for my dinner and is a super hit!!  I have used milky mist paneer. You may use whatever brand you prefer. Try it out and let me know in comments!! From the store ??   Oil 2tblspn 1/4 tspn cumin seeds  Ginger garlic paste 1tblspn Paneer 200grams, shredded Onion 1.5 cups finely chopped  Tomato 1  finely chopped Green chillies 2 Turmeric powder 1/2 tspn Red Chilli powder 1/2tspn Coriander powder 1tspn Pepper powder 1/4 tspn Salt to taste In the kitchen ?? Shred the paneer and keep it aside  Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Let it splutter Add ginger garlic paste and stir until it's raw smell goes away Add the onions and wait till it turns transparent Add the tomatoes and green chillies. Mix well Add the masala powders one by one. Give a q

Egg Burji ?? Egg Burji , also called as egg podimas( Indian style scrambled eggs ) will be everyone's favourite to eat with rasam rice, sambhar rice, chapathi etc.. It is an easy-to-go recipe tor try for beginners. If all ingredients are finely chopped and kept ready, it can be prepared in less than 10minutes. From the store ??  Oil 2tblspn Cumin seeds 1/4 tspn Fennel seeds 1/4 tspn Curry leaves 1 strand finely chopped Green chillies 2 finely chopped Onion 1 medium sized finely chopped Tomato 1 medium sized finely chopped Salt to taste  Eggs 2 Pepper powder 1/2 tspn Turmeric powder 1/2 tspn Coriander leaves to garnish In the kitchen ?? Heat oil in a pan and add in the cumin seeds , fennel seeds . Let it splutter Add curry leaves and give it a stir Add chopped onions and green chillies . Let the onions turn transparent  Add tomatoes . Allow it to cook for 2 minutes so that tomatoes turn mushy. Add salt so that tomatoes will be cooked quickly Drop in the eggs and wait for 2