Announcement Of Winners: Treat To Eyes Series-1 Event

Hi friends!!! WOW, i had never expected that my first event would be such a great success... My personal thanks to each and everyony of you for making it such a yummy event and sharing the best of yours.

Event received so many different types of recipes from different part of the globe and i was amazed to see the creativity of each dish. Each recipe had its own unique style and yummy factor :) I must admit it was very difficult for me to choose 3 out of so many recipes and for a while i thought to make it best 10. But then rules are rules and must be followed so had a tough time deciding the best 3.

So here is the TOP 3 best presented Treat to eyes :)

• Nutella Little Hearts is certainly heart stealing 
• Orange and Carrot Juice gives a rich fruit freshness feeling 
• Sabudana Vada perfect shape and great texture with green chutney is just so tempting

I would like to present my event's logo as an appreciation award to the winners of Treat To Eyes Series-1

Once again thank you to each and everyone for participating in my event.

Nutella Little Heart from Rasoi 

Orange and Carrot Juice from 4th sense cooking

Sabudana Vada from Foodelicious

Palak Mutter Gravy (Spinach and Green Peas Gravy)

Palak Mutter is a nutritious spinach and green peas sabji. Palak Mutter is loved by people all over. It is not that difficult to prepare palak mutter at home. Just follow these easy steps and prepare a truly nutritious and delicious spinach and green peas sabji. I had tried combination of spinach and mutter to create a new taste and it turned out so good.. Hope every one like's it ;-)

Ingredient's
1 cup boiled mutter
500g chopped palak (spinach)
1 onion chopped
3 red or green chillies
1/2tbsp musturd seeds
1/2tbsp cumin seeds
1/2tbsp turmeric
4 cloves garlic finely chopped
4 dry red chillies
Oil 4tbsp
Salt to taste


Cooking Method 1
In a broad pan, add 2tbsp oil, when the oil is hot, add cumin seeds, 2 dry red chillies and 3/4 of chopped garlic, fry it golden brown
Add chopped onion and turmeric. fry it for 1minute, now add 3/4 of chopped green chilly, Palak, and salt, mix all together and cook it for 10 miuntes
After cooking allow palak sabji to cool it down for 5 to 10 minutes
Then grind the palak sabji to smooth paste.


Cooking Method 2
In a deep frying pan, add 2tbsp oil, Musturd, 2 dry red chillies, when they splutter, add the left over chopped garlic and green chilly, fry it for 30sec
Now add boiled mutter and salt, cook it for 1minute
Then add palak paste and 4tbsp of water, mix all together, cook for another 7 to 8 minutes
Keep stirring in between so that it will not stick to the pan.
Add 1tbsp of Ghee before serving
Serve with Roti, Nan, Paratha's.

Mushroom Biryani (Pressure Cooker Version)

I just made few changes in the method of preparation. It came out so yummy that my husband enjoyed and asked me to prepare it again for this weekend. I have never tried biryani in this style. I can bet you this is the best mushroom biryani I ever had,and very easy to cook also. Here you go…

Ingredients
200 gms Mushroom, 1/2cup mutter, and 1/2 carrot chopped
4 cup Basmati Rice, pinch of food color
2 Onions,3 Tomatoes, 4 Green chillies, Mint leaves finely chopped
2 tsp Ginger garlic paste
3 Cardamoms
1-1/2 tsp Chilly Powder, 1 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp garam masala,3 tsp Coriander Powder
3 bay leaves and 4 dry red chillies
1 Lemon, 1/2cup curd
3/4 cups Oil/ghee
Salt to taste 

Cooking Method
Clean, wash and soak the rice for 1 hour in enough water taken in a pot and add the pinch of food color.Trim mushrooms into big pieces and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pressure cooker and add bay leaves and red chillie, when they turn into brown, add onion and green chillies sautee to golden brown, Than add all the masala powder and fry till oil seprates, now add chopped tomato, lemon and curd fry till tomatos are soft, then add the mushroom, mutter, carrot and little salt fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Then add the rich and mix it gentely and close the lid, and cook for 3 whistle (1 in high flame, 2 in low flame)
Serve hot with rita..

Egg and Potato Curry (Pressure Cooker Version)

Ingredients

4nos boiled egg and 2 potato cut into small pieces
2 medium size onion, 3 green chilly, 2 medium size tomato
½ tbs turmeric, 1tbs coriander powder, 1tbs red chilly powder, ½ tbs garam masala
½ tbs mustard seeds, 3 bay leaves and 3 dry red chillies
3tbs oil
Salt as per taste

Cooking Method
In a pressure cooker add oil, mustard seeds, bay leaves and dry red chillies, when they splutter, add onion and chilly fry till it become’s golden brown, add all the masala powder and ½ cup water fry till it starts leaving oil, add tomato fry for 30sec, Then add boiled egg, potato, salt and mixed it up nicely. Add 2cup of water, cover the lid and cook for 3 whistle.

Garnish with coriander leafs
Serve with Ghee Rice and Plain Rice

Treat To Eyes : Series 1

Some great person had rightly said that food is first tasted with eyes before going into mouth... After thinking for a while i got the idea to host this event where we all can see and learn from each other's creativity to present even the simplest dish in a way that pleases the eyes...
Also it's time to recognize my blogger friend's wonderful and mouth watering recipes with mind blowing presentation.
So friends, by now you must have guessed about the rules of this event. If not then let me tell you that there is one and only one rule -
" The dish should be in it's best presentation bringing out the creativity in you and shall be TREAT to eyes"


Just to make sure smooth submission  of entries please follow the bellow guidelines
1. Please link ur entries to this announcement page in your posts with my name and blog name. Usage of the logo is very much appreciated.
2. Multiple entries per person is allowed..
3. Archived recipes are accepted, but must b reposted.
4. When you mail me the recipe in the Subject mention: Treat To Eyes Series-1

Out of all the entries, selected TOP 3 will be posted on the main page of my blog with loads of applause.
Below link will be opened 24x7 till 14th March 2011. In case you find any problem in submitting using this link, please send me your entries @ rumana.am@gmail.com. I would be happy to post it on the page.
So get ready to put on apron and rock!!!!