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Back With A Bang..

I cannot believe myself that i was away from my "Blog-o-World" for a month. Life becomes too difficult if you have too many things sitting in your mind, mail list, To Do list on the desktop or on the fridge door I really get confused as to which one to give priority. Well when you have somebody above you with whom you have turn around time then you don't have a choice left but to consider that and finish it..

So this is what happened to me from last one month.. even we colleges with whom we used to a rocking time didn't even have time to ask each other how you are doing? Well now that everything is eased out and we are back to normal life the first thing I am doing is posting something new on the blog..

Butter Naan with Navarathna Kurma/Indian Flat Bread with Mixed Vegetable curry with rich Cashew & Coconut Sauce

Preparation Time :20 min
Cooking Time:25-30 min
Serves:4-6

Ingredients for Butter Naan

2 cups of all purpose flour/maida
1 cup sour curd
1/2 cup milk
salt a pinch
1 tsp yeast (dissolved in lukewarm water)
2 tsp sesame seeds/till

Method

Sieve maida/all purpose flour into a mixing bowl and to this add salt and mix. Soak the yeast in the lukewarm water till becomes fluffy.

Then make a hole in the center of maida and the yeast and slowly add curd and start mixing the dough. The dough should be chapati dough consistency.

Close the bowl with a muslin cloth or a plastic and store it in a warm place for about an hour and half. Once the dough doubles in the size make lemon sized balls and keep.

Roll it into a naan shape. Add sesame seed to it and roast it with butter.

Serve hot .Njoy

Ingredients for Navarathna Kurma

1 cup each of chopped beans, carrot, cauliflower,
green peas, potato, paneer,capsicum
salt to taste

for Spice Masala

1 tsp pepper powder
1 strand of mint
1 strand of coriander leaves
1/2 cup each of grated coconut and soaked cashews
1 stick cinnamon
2 cloves

Method

Cook all the veggies with salt till done and keep it aside. Soak the cashews in the hot water for about 15 minutes.

Take the blender jar to this add all the spice mixture along with soaked cashews bring it into a nice paste.

Add the spice mixture to the boiled veggies and bring it to simmer for about 15 minutes.

Serve hot with the butter naan/chapati/rice.

Labels: Brunch, Naan/Chapati/IndianBread/Roti, North Indian, Side Dishes

posted by SMN @ 3:05:00 PM,

16 Inputs:

At September 25, 2008 5:00 PM, Asha said...: Hi Sush, glad you came back.
Tell me about the work load!! I myself finding it hard to cope these days too. Kitchen work has not even started yet,I am already stressed and getting worried!:p
Naan and kurma look perfect. I better not visit any blogs after Oct 6th, I can't take it, specially when I can't cook!:))
At September 25, 2008 5:03 PM, Priti said...: Looks delicious Sushma...and the kurma is so easy to prepare..
At September 25, 2008 5:46 PM, G.Pavani said...: hismn,butter naan and curry looks awesome..thanks for sharing
At September 25, 2008 5:46 PM, G.Pavani said...: hismn,butter naan and curry looks awesome..thanks for sharing
At September 25, 2008 7:07 PM, deepu said...: Nice recipe !! I want to make the butter naan and wanted to know if you make the sour curd or do u get it readymade ?(in US). Thanks
At September 25, 2008 8:06 PM, Mrs.Kannan said...: Wawiii,ButterNan looks absolutely wonderful,the texture and the color,love the navratan kurma..great recipes and pics
At September 25, 2008 8:29 PM, bee said...: naan made at home is one of those true treats. don't know which widget it is, but your page take a long time to load.
At September 25, 2008 8:32 PM, sunita said...: Welcome back, sushma...that is quite a spread :-)
At September 25, 2008 8:57 PM, Divya said...: Welcome back Sushma! Long time no see... and yeah you really are back with a bang. Those look so good.
Have a question... did you make the naan on the griddle on the stove top or did you make them in the oven (I haven't tried, but that apparently gives a tandoor effect)
At September 25, 2008 10:09 PM, Happy cook said...: Love the kurma, and you made your naan, wow.
That is something still i have to do. I have tried it, but i was always disapointed with the results.
This looks really good
At September 26, 2008 12:27 AM, Sangeeth said...: Really u r with a bang! lovely recipes
At September 26, 2008 9:19 AM, LG said...: Naan and Kurma are looking yumm Sushma..
At September 26, 2008 9:56 AM, SMN said...: @ Ashakka, Thanks so much nice to see u back in action too.. read it Ur blog that u cant post anything till Ur kitchen is ready.. i know..how difficult it will be ..hey i don't hv Ur email id..

@Priti s the kurma is very easy to prepare and it very delicious..

@g. Pavani ur welcome :) try this really nice

@Deepu thanks for ur feedback u can get the readymade curd and then keep it in warm place for about 5-6 hrs. it will become sour then u can use it.

@ Bee Thank you so much for informing that the it take time to load i guess its the time i change my template only.

@Mrs.Kannan thanks so much droppin try it its nice.

@ Sunita thanks so much and Ur welcome try it its nice :)

@Divya, i did it in a normal griddle but i did watch sanjeev kappor making it with presurre cooker up side down and it came out really nice. should give it a try next time.

@ Happy Cook try this recipe u will make it allright.

@Sangeeth & LG thanks ladies.
At September 27, 2008 12:27 AM, Usha said...: The naan looks perfect and so does the kurma...this is one of my faves:)
At September 27, 2008 1:27 AM, Cham said...: That is a glorious naan :) Great Nav kurma to go with!
At September 27, 2008 6:16 PM, Bhawana said...: Sushma this is perfect for the party time. yummmmmmmy and tempted me to make. will try this korma. nice one.