Tandoori Roti at Home

This is a very popular Indian roti and  is traditionally prepared in a Tandoor.. Without tandoor at home, still we can cook this roti on our regular stove.  

Ingredients : 

• All Purpose wheat flour or maida
•  ¼ tsp of baking powder
•  Salt ( as per taste)
•  Water to knead 

Procedure:

1. First take all purpose flour in a mixing bowl.
2.  Now add salt and baking powder & mix well.
3.  Add little water and knead to smooth dough.
4.  The dough should not be thick, it should be soft & smooth.
5.  Now make the small balls of the dough.
6.  Dip the ball in the flour & give shape like regular roti.
7.  Turn on the flame.
8.  Heat the cooking wire on medium flame.
9.  Place the roti over it.
10.  Cook it on one side in direct flame.

 
11.  Once the small bubbles appear over the surface, turn it on other side
12.  Repeat the process, it will get cooked within 2 minutes.
13.  Now remove the roti from the flame.
14.  The delicious Tandoori roti is ready.
15.  Serve hot with any curry of your choice.

 

Tasty Fried Rice

Arrange the following ingredients before starting the preparation:

Ingredients :

·       2 cups of  rice

·       5 ½ cups of water

·       1 red capsicum

·       1 yellow capsicum

·       3 red chilli

·       6-7 fresh curry leaves

·       2 medium sized onion

·       1 medium sized bowl full of  green peas

·       1 elaichi

·       1 tsp shahjeera

·       Salt ( according to your taste)

·       2 tbsp of  refined oil

 

 

Procedure :

1. Take a deep round bottomed vessel and keep rice into it.
2. Wash the rice in the vessel.
3. Now , pour water in the vessel and boil the rice on medium flame.
4. When the rice get boiled ,drain the remaining water and keep it aside for   cooling. So that, the rice gets cooled completely.
5. Take a deep bottomed non-stick pan and heat it on medium flame.
6. Now pour oil into it, when the oil gets heated.
7. Put shahjeera in the pan and heat it.
8. Then, put chilli, elaichi and curry leaves in the pan .
9. Put onion in the pan and stir it.
10. When the color of onion gets light brown.
11. Add green peas, yellow capsicum and red capsicum in the pan.
12. Add salt according to your taste and stir continuously.
13. When the mixture gets fried add the boiled rice in the pan.
14. Mix well the rice and mixture .
15. Serve hot.