Recipes...(for disaster..)

One of my recent hobbies has been cooking , it started in a 
strange way.  I live alone , one day I thought (or realised 
to be precise) it was unsalubrious to be eating out every day
at different diners.  Then started this new hobby. 

Since I am an Indian (sic: from India) I eat food with spice ,
in case you dont have a stomach for such things you may skip 
this page.  

Note : all of the recipes mentioned have been tried out (successfully).

This one happens to be one of my favorits , written by some 
lady (I have forgotten), from some website (I forgotten).  In case
you are that lady please e-mail me. I 'll acknowledge your 
creation.


Carrot Cake

Ingredients

1-1/2 cup flour (shifted)
2 tsp ground cinnomon
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp nutmeg (optional)
1/2 tsp salt
3 cups grated carrot
1-1/2 cup sugar
1 cup oil
1 cup chopped walnuts (also use almonds or cashew too)
3 eggs beaten.

Method


Sift together flour, cinnomon, soda, nutmeg, salt. 
Combine carrots, sugar, oil, nuts & eggs and blend. 
Add dry ingredients to the egg mixture & pour into 10" pan. 
Cook on high power in microwave for 10-11 min. 
If you feel the cake is unevenly cooking, keep changing the position 
of the pan. 
When done, the cake will pull away from the edges of the pan. 
You can replace carrots with grated coconut for a coconut cake. And 
food color to the cake if desired. 


This is another interesting one - though I skipped the oyster 
sauce, not that I am vegetarian just that I dont fancy oysters.

Oriental Stir-Fry 


Vegetables cooked with traditional oriental sauces. 
Preparation Time :�� 6 minutes.
Cooking Time :�� 4 minutes.
Serves / Makes :�Serves 4.

Ingredients
1/2 cup spring onions, sliced
1/2 cup capsicum, sliced
1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup boiled potatoes, peeled and sliced
1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
1 teaspoon soya sauce
1 teaspoon vegetarian oyster sauce
2 tablespoons tomato ketchup
1 teaspoon chilli sauce
2 tablespoons oil
salt and pepper to taste

Method

1.Heat the oil in a pan, add the ginger-garlic paste and spring 
onions and saute for 1 minute.
2.Add the capsicum, mushrooms and potatoes and fry for 1 more 
minute.
3.Add the soya sauce, oyster sauce, ketchup, chilli sauce, salt 
and pepper and mix lightly so that all the vegetables are coated 
with the sauces.
4.Serve hot.


For the chillies in vinegar 
1.Cut 3 to 4 green chillies and add to 1/2 teacup of white vinegar.


Aloo Methi

Ingredients

Potatoes 7-8
Methi leaves 2 bunches
Oil 3 tbsp
Onion (small) 3
Green Mirchi 4 (can vary depending on taste)
Garlic 3
Ginger small piece
Cumin powder 1/2 tbsp (optional)
Mirchi Powder 1/2 tbsp
Garam Masala 1/2 tbsp
Salt to taste 

Method


Boil potatoes (You can leave the skin). 
Wash Methi leaves. 
Cut them coarsely. 
Boil Methi (in microwave 8 min). 
Cut onion, ginger, garlic, green mirchi. 
Heat 1 tbsp oil. 
Take the finely cut garlic and ginger and fry till light brown. 
Add green mirchi fry for another 2 min. 
Add onions. 
Fry till the onions are light brown in color. 
Take them aside. 
Add the remaining oil to pan and keep on low flame. 
Peel the boiled potatoes cut them into equal sized pieces and 
put them in pan. 
After 3-5 minutes add the boiled Methi leaves, sprinkle salt and 
leave it on low flame. 
Grind the onions, garlic, ginger and mirchi to a fine paste. 
Add this masala paste to Aloo-Methi and leave it for another 10 min. 
Add Cumin powder, garam masala and chilli powder and leave it on 
medium flame. 
Enjoy Aloo-Methi when done.
Tastes good with Roti/Phulka/Rice.