Uh.... Its been quite sometime I have been waiting to complete this post . As promised in my Diwali post, bringing you 2 guest posts from my 2 very good friends. I just love their variety n love the simplicity with which they make the food even more yummier.

 DRY GOBI MANCHURIAN:

Recipe Courtesy & Cooked by Lavanya

Picture  by Sandhya

INGREDIENTS:

Cauliflower (Gobhi)	:1
Plain Flour (Maida)	: 3/4th Cup
Corn Flour	: 1 tsp
Salt	: to taste
chopped green chillies	: 2
sliced garlic	: 2
Ginger Garlic paste	:1 tsp
Red chilly powder	: 1 tsp
Finely chopped Onions	: 1 cup
Ajinomoto	: ¼ tsp
vinegar	: 1 tsp
Soya Sauce	: 2 tbsp
Tomato Ketchup	: 2-3 tbsp
Oil	: to fry

DIRECTIONS:

• Make a batter of maida, corn flour, red chilly powder and salt using water. Add ginger-garlic paste to the batter.
• Dip the gobhi florets in the batter and deep fry till golden brown. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in another pan and add garlic, chopped onions and green chilli to it.
• Now, mix aginomoto, viniger, soya sauce and tomato sauce to it. Fry till oil seperates.
• Add fried Gobi kept aside and mix well. Garnish it with spring onions or corriander leaves.

VEGETABLE RICE :

Recipe Courtesy & Cooked by K Gayathree.

Picture Courtesy by Sandhya

INGREDIENTS:

Basmathi Rice	: 2 Cups
Mixed Vegetables	: 1.5 Cups
Ginger Garlic Paste	: 1 Tblspn
Spring Onions	: 2 stem
Soya Sauce	: 2 Tsp
Vegetable Stock	: 2 Nos
Salt	:To Taste
OIl	: 2 Tsp

DIRECTIONS:

Preparation:

• Wash, drain the basmathi rice and keep it aside for atleast 30 minutes.
• Chop vegetables of  your choice & keep it aside. I have used Carrots, Beans , Peas, Onions. Either microwave the vegetables or open cook them leaving the onions aside.
• Chop spring onions finely & keep it aside.
• In a large pan , add twice the amount of water for the rice measurement. Once the water boils , add the vegetable stock , a pinch of salt and rice. Cook in medium flame. Once the water is nearly about to evaporate , cover the rice pan with a lid and cook for 5- more min in fully low flame. Turn of the gas and allow it cool down a bit.

Method:

• In 2 tsp of Olive Oil , Add Ginger garlic paste . Saute them for about 1 minute .
• Add Red onions & spring onions and stir them for few minutes until they get translucent.
• Now add the cooked vegetables and mix them well. Add Soya Sauce & required salt and stir them well. Turn of the gas and keep them aside.
• Now add the rice to the vegetable mixture and stir well until they are well incorporated.
• Serve hot with Gobi Manchurian or Raitha.

Cheers