Hottest News in Kitchen Cabinets

The latest innovation in kitchen cabinets is not sleek European styling or green cabinetry or hot colors.

Instead it's a new drawer slide from Blum:

SERVO-DRIVE

SERVO-DRIVE, the new opening feature, and BLUMOTION combine to give us the highest quality of motion for drawers using TANDEM or TANDEMBOX.



















Drawers open automatically with just a touch on the drawer front or with a light pull of the handle. This amazing feature is based on an electrical drive that, once triggered, opens the drawer for you. The drawer is not connected to the drive unit, enabling it to stop in any position. Another innovative solution from Blum, the company that is perfecting motion in the kitchen.

Imagine being able to OPEN your drawers with a nudge from your knee or hip with your hands full! Such coolness!

Peggy

Chutney podi

I like chutney podi better than milagai podi for idlis or dosas because chutney podi has dry coconut and garlic in it.

Ingredients:

Channa dhal - 1 cup
Urud dhal - 1 cup
Curry leaves - a few sprigs
Garlic cloves - 3 or 4
Red chillis - about 10(Varies according to your taste)
dry coconut(copra) - 1 cup
Sesame seeds - 2 tbsp
Salt
Hing - 1 tsp
Grated Jaggery - 2 tbsp(optional)

Method:

Dry fry channa dhal and urud dhal separately till golden brown. Dry fry rest of the ingredients together. Cool. Grind everything together.

Aloo Chole

Ingredients:

1. Uncooked channa - 1 cup
2. Potatoes - 1 medium size
3. Oil - 3 tbsp
4. Onions - chopped 2 cups
5. Tomatoes - 3 medium size
6. Ginger
7. Garlic - 3 cloves
8. Cashews - 1 tbsp
9. Coriander powder - 1 tsp
10.Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
11. Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
12. Channa masala - 1 and a half tsp
13. Kitchen king masala - 1 tsp
14. Salt
15. Chopped coriander leaves
16. Lime - 1

Method:
1. Soak channa for 5-6 hours and pressure cook till done.
2. boil potatoes and mash it.
3. Heat oil in a pan, fry onions until golden brown.
4. Grind tomatoes, garlic, ginger, cashews.
5. Add the ground puree to the onions.
6. Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt, chilli powder, kitchen king masala, channa masala.
7. Let the mixture boil on low flame until oil floats on top. (approximately takes half an hour to 45 minutes)
8. Add mashed potatoes and cooked channa.
9. Boil for 5 more minutes.
10. Garnish with coriander leaves and raw onions.
11. Squeeze lime if needed.

You can serve aloo chole with nans, roti or even toasted burger buns or bread.