MOGHLAI VEG THALI

HI this Saturday I made Veg Moghlai Thali for the lunch This is my one more entry for  srivallis Indian Thali Mela.http://cooking4allseasons.blogspot.in/2012/04/5-years-of-blogging-celebration-with.html


Menu includes

RICE:  Veg jeera rice and Seasoned curd rice

GRAVIES:Mirchi ka salan(Spicy chili gravy)Raitha katta meeta(Yogurt served with veggies and raisins)

SALAD: Onion veg salad
1.Ingredients for Veg Jeera Rice

ANDHRA RUCHULU-MOGHLAI VEG THALI

1. Cooked Basmathi rice-3cups
2. Carrot chopped Julienne style-1
3. Capsicum chopped Julienne style-1/2
4. Mint-2tbs chopped
5. Coriander leaves chopped-2tbs
6. Food color green and yellow-2 to 3 drops of each color
7. Shahi jeera-1/2ts
8. cumin/jeera/jilakarra-1tbs
9. Biryani masala-1/2ts
10. Oil-2tbs
11. Salt-to taste

METHOD:

• Heat oil in a pan add jeera and shahijeera fry well
• add veggies, leaf greens  saute for 2min,should remain crunchy
• Add biryani masala,salt ad finally rice fry well spread colors and mix gently to apply only on few portions of the rice particles
• mild jeera rice is ready to serve

2.INGREDIENTS FOR MIRCHI KA SALAN :

1. Banana pepper deseeded and chopped into two-3
2. Peanuts-1/2 cup
3. Sesame seeds-2tbs
4. Dry coconut powder-3tbs
5. Jaggery-2ts
6. Curd-1/2 cup
7. Cloves-4
8. Cinnamon stick-inch
9. Dhaniya powder-1ts
10. Red chili powder-1/8th ts
11. Tamarind paste-2tbs
12. Salt-to taste
13. Oil-4tbs
14. Turmeric-1/8th ts

METHOD:

• Roast peppers to light brown with 2 teaspoons oil and Set side
• Dry roast peanuts,sesame seeds,coconut,cloves,cinnamon and blend along with curd
• Heat oil in a pan add onions and fry till light brown add remaining powders,1/2 cup water and roasted peppers
• Now add blended paste some water cook till oil oozes out
• add tamarind paste,jaggery salt and simmer for 15 minutes mix in between
• Rich mirchi ka salan is ready to serve

3.INGREDIENTS FOR SEASONED CURD RICE

1. Cooked basmathi rice-2 cups
2. Fresh curd-2 cups
3. Grated carrot-1ts
4. Oil-1ts
5. Ghee1ts
6. Mustard seeds-1ts

METHOD:

• Mash the rice with hands mix salt curd and grated carrot
• Add seasoning and mix with rice
• serve chilled
• add some curd and mix while serving

INGREDIENTS FOR RAITHA KATTA MEETA

1. Curd beaten-2 cups
2. Mint-1tbs
3. Coriander chopped-1tbs
4. Finely chopped tomato deseeded-1/2 cup
5. Finely chopped onion-2 tbs
6. finely chopped green chilis-2
7. Finely chopped pineapple-1ts
8. Raisins/kissmiss-3tbs
9. Salt-to taste

METHOD:

• Mix all ingredients in a bowl and serve

5.INGREDIENTS FOR VEG ONION SALAD:

1. Onion chopped length wise-1/2 cup
2. Finely chopped carrot-1tbs
3. Finely chopped capsicum-1tbs
4. Finely chopped mint-2ts
5. Lemon juice-1/2 ts
6. Salt-to taste
7. chat masala-1/2 ts

METHOD:

• Mix all ingredients in a serving bowl