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 Lead Yourself and You Family Towards Good Health with great taste



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LEAD YOUR FAMILY TOWARDS GOOD HEALTH WITH GREAT TASTE

Modern Fast Foods Come at a cost
No!
Mithai, Cakes, Chocolates 100-600 Cal.
Burgers 600 Cal.
French Fries 200 Cal.
Pizzas 700 Cal. O
Chicken Nuggets 400 Cal.
Yes!
Sprouts 23 Cal.
Fruits 40-80 Cal.
Idli 75 Cal.
Steamed Chicken 75-100 Cal.
Dhokla 75 Cal.
White Pomfret 90 Cal.
Steamed Veg. 40-80 Cal.


ALL TIMES GIVEN IN BELOW ARE AFTER WATER STARTS BOILING

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Food

Time

01

Chicken

35-40 Min

02

Mutton

40-50 Min

03

Corn

18-21 Min

04

Sweet Potato

15-20 Min.

05

Potato

25-30 Min

06

Peas

8-10 Min.

07

Carrot (Sliced)

10-15 Min.

08

Fish Fillets

15-18 Min.

09

Green Beans

15-18 Min.

10

Idlis

20-25 Min.

11

Rice

25-30 Min.

12

Cauliflower

15-20 Min.

13

Cabbage

14-16 Min.

14

Bitter Gourd (Karela)

15-20 Min.

15

Egg

15-18 Min.

 

 

 


Note: These are approximate times & the actual time may vary depending upon the quality and the quantity of items to be steamed.

Multi Steam Cooker
Parts of Multi Steam Cooker.
Source:Steemo Gas-o-grill

Steamed Food Recipe Section

Contents
01. Rice
02. Steamed Vegetables with Pure Soup
03. Dal
04. vegetable Makhana
05. Stuffed Shimla Mirch
06. Stuffed Tomatoes
07.MIXED VEGETABLES WITH CHEESE 'N' CHIVE SAUCE
08.CAULIFLOWER WITH CHEESE 'N' CHIVE SAUCE
09. Corn Bhel
10. Hot Chilli Corn
11. Spinach with yougurt
12. Hot potato salad
13. Vegetable Salad
14. Szechum Bean Sprout Salad
15. Russian Salad
16.Mushroom Parfait
17. Mushroom Soup
18. Rice Idli/ Vegetable idli
19. Rava Idli
20. Dhokal
21. Modak
22. Dolmas
23. Cream Cheese Omelette
24. Veg./Chicken Noodles
25.Veg./Chicken Cutlets
26. Momos
27. Butter Chicken
28.


RICE

Note: Do not use Drip Tray with Rice Bowl.

1. Fill water reservoir in main body with tap water up to the water   level as shown in picture in page 3.

2. Put Transparent Steaming Jar on to the Main Body,

3. Add 200g rice and 400 ml water to Rice Bowl Kadai / Any Stainless Steel Bowl.

4. Put this Kadai / Stainless Steel Bowl in the steaming jar. Place the Upper cover on the Steaming Jar. Make sure the Handles line up over each other and taps fit properly into the openings.

5. Plug on the unit in to a standard electrical socket.

6. Set the auto stop timer for desired cooking time. When the bell rings, the cooking light will stop glowing and then the cooker automatically shuts off. Please note the cooking time given in the book is after water starts boiling.

7. When cooking has been completed, remove the Steaming Jar from main body base. Unplug cord. Remove the transparent upper cover.

8. Carefully lift the Rice Bowl Kadai/Stainless Steel Bowl.

Steamed Vegetables with Pure Soup

Cooking Time: : 20 Mins.

Ingredients:

Cauliflower  -10-15 small pcs.

Cabbege Shredded -2 cups.

Carrot Chopped -3 Nos.

Beans Chopped -1/2 cup

Peas -1 cup.

Potatoes-2 no cut into small cubes.

Method: Put Soup Attachment in STEEMO base, Put all the above

ingredients in the STEEMO and steam for 20 minutes. Sprinkle chat

masalla and lemon juice as per taste.

Extract of the vegetables is collected in soup attachment. This soup is

full of vitamins and nutrients and is very good for health. Open black

knob to take out the soup.

Dal

Cooking Time: 25 Mins.

Ingredients

Moong Dhuli Dal: 1 cup

Water: 2 cups.

Salt :to taste

Turmeric: 1/4 tea spoon

Ginger & Garlic Paste: 1/2 tea spoon

Method: Put the dal, water and all the ingredients together in the Kadai

/ Stainless Steel Bowl. Put this Kadai / Stainless Steel Bowl in the Steaming jar. Steam for the desired time in STEEMO

Do not use Drip tray while cooking dal.

VEGETABLES MAKHANI

Cooking Time: 15 Mins.

 

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Ingredients

Quantity

01

Cauliflower (cut into florets)

 100gm

 

02

Carrots (quartered and cut into

1 inch pieces)

100gm

03

Beans (cut into 1 inch pieces) :

100gm

04

Greens peas (shelled) :

100gm

05

Potatoes (cut into cubes) :

100gm

 

 

Method: Put vegetables in the steaming jar. Place upper cover on top

of the steaming jar. Pour water into the steamer base. Steam in STEEMO

for 15 minutes.

Prepare gravy as given below.

Ingredients

·        50gm cashewnuts

·        1/2 tsp poppy seeds

·        2 tbsp butter

·        1/4 tsp cummin seeds

·        4 black peppers whole

·        3 cloves

·        1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste

·        200gm tomato puree

·        1/2 tsp chilli powder

·        1 tsp salt

·        4 tbsp cream

·        1 tsp sugar

·        1/2 cup water

·        1/4 tsp garam masala powder

Method:

Grind cashew nuts and poppy seeds to a paste adding a little water.
Keep aside. Heat butter in a pan. Add cummin seeds. Add pepper and
cloves. Stir for 1 minute. Add ginger-garlic paste, tomato puree, chilli
powder and salt. Cook till butter separates, stirring constantly. Add
cashew paste. Stir well. Add cream, Sugar, water and cook for a few
minutes till smooth gravy is formed. Add vegetables. Mix well. Sprinkle
garam masala. Serve hot.

STUFFED SHIMLA MIRCH

(Capsicum)

Cooking Time: 10-15 Mins.

Ingredients

 

Capsicums Medium sized

4 No

Cooked rice

: 3/4 cup

Small Onion (grated)

: 1 No.

Small Tomato (Peeled and finely chopped)

: 1 No.

Green Chilli (finely Chopped)

:1 No

Salt

1/2 tsp

Pepper

1/2 tsp

Cheese (grated) for stuffing

1/2 cup

Cheese (grated) for sprinkling

1 tbsp

Method:

Cut a hole on top of each capsicum and remove the core, seeds and pith. In a bowl mix together all the ingredients, except cheese for sprinkling. Stuff each capsicum pressing down well. Sprinkle remaining cheese on top of each capsicum. Place capsicums in the Steaming jar. Place upper cover on top of the steaming jar. Pour water into the steamer base. Place the steaming jar on the steamer base and steam for 10 to 15 Minutes.

 


STUFFED TOMATOES

Cooking Time: 10-15 Mins.

Ingredients

Tomatoes medium sized (100 gm each

5 No.

Butter

1 tbsp

Cummin Seeds

1/4 tsp

Onion (Finely chopped)

1 No.

Green Chillies (Finely chopped)

2 No.

Green Peas (shelled)

1/2 cup

Cottage cheese

1 cup

Salt

1 tsp

Pepper

1/2 tsp

Bread slice crumbled

1 No

Coriander leaves (chopped)

1 tbsp

 

Method:

Cut a thin circular slice from top of each tomato to make a cap and keep aside.  Scoop out pulp from each tomato and keep tomato shells aside. Chop pulp. Melt butter in a pan. Add cummin seeds, onion and green chillies. Stir fry till onion is transparent. Add peas and tomato pulp. Cook till liquid evaporates stirring occasionally. Add remaining ingredients. Mix well. Stuff each tomato shell with the mixture covering it with a cap. Place the tomatoes in the steaming jar. Place upper cover on top of the steaming jar. Steam in STEEMO for 10 to 15 Minutes.  Serve hot


MIXED VEGETABLES WITH CHEESE 'N' CHIVE SAUCE

Cooking Time: 27 Mins,

 

Ingredients

 

Baby corn (trimmed)

125 gm

Broccoli (cut into small florets

1 medium size head

Carrots (cut into 1/4 inch slices)

2 No.

French beans (cut into 1 inch pieces)

100 gms

Made mustard

1/2 tsp

Milk

1/2 pt

Butter

small knob

Salt

1/4 tsp)

Ground pepper

1/4 tsp

Fresh chives (Finely chopped)

1 tbsp

Cornflour

3/4 oz

Mature cheddar cheese

2 oz

Method:

Arrange baby corn in the steaming jar. Place upper cover on the steaming jar. Pour water into the steamer base. Place steaming jar on steamer base. Steam for 12 minutes. Open lid & stir in the remaining vegetables. Close lid steam further for 15 minutes or till vegetables are tender.

Mix corn flour to a smooth paste with a little cold milk. Warm remaining milk and pour onto paste mixing well. Return to pan and stir until sauce comes to boil and thickens. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the butter, cheese, mustard, chives, salt and pepper. Arrange the vegetables in a heated serving dish and pour over the sauce.




CAULIFLOWER WITH CHEESE 'N' CHIVE SAUCE

Cooking Time : 10-15 Mins.

Ingredients

Cauliflower

1 lb

Made mustard

1/2 tsp

Milk

1/2 pt

Butter

small knob

Salt

1/4 tsp

Ground Pepperma

1/4 tsp

Fresh chives (finely chopped)

1 tbsp

Cornflour

3/4 oz

Mature cheddar cheese

2 oz

Method:

Clean cauliflower and cut into small florets. Place in the steaming jar. Cover and steam in STEEMO, turning halfway through cooking. Mix cornflour to a smooth paste with a little cold milk. Warm remaining milk and pour onto paste mixing well. Return to pan and stir until sauce comes to boil and thickness. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the butter cheese, mustrad, chives, salt and pepper. Arrange the cauliflower in a heated serving dish and pour over the sauce.



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CORN BHEL

Cooking Time: 25 Mins.

Ingredients

 

Com kerals (Tender),

300 gm

Potatoes (peeled & diced)

200 gm

Cummin Seeds

1/2 tsp

Oil

2 tbsp

Onions (Finely chopped)

200 gm

Tomatoes (Finely chopped)

100 gm

Green Chillies (Finely chopped)

2 No.

Sugar

1 tsp

Salt

to taste

lemon (juice)

1 No.

Coriander leaves (Finely chopped) :

1 tbsp

Sev

50 gm

Papadi

100 gm

 Method:

Put corn and potatoes in the steaming jar. Place upper cover on top of the steaming jar. Pour water into the water reservoir till high level. Place the steaming jar on the steamer base. Steam for 25 minutes. Heat oil in a pan. Add cummin seeds. Stir fry till seeds change colour. Add oninos and stir fry till transparent. Add tomatoes and stir for a few

seconds. Add green chillies, Sugar and salt. Mix well. Add corn potatoes and lemon Juice. Allow to cool. Arrange corn-potatoes and lemon juice. Allow to cool. Arrange corn-potato mixture on a serving dish. Garnish with sev and coriander leaves. Place papadis all around dish. Serve bhel with green chutney.




HOT CHILLI CORN

Cooking Time : 25 Mins.

Ingredients

 

Corn cobs (whole and cut into 4 cm rounds)

3 No.

Butter (melted)

40 gm

Coriander leaves (finely chopped)

2 tbsp

Tomato paste

1 tbsp

Chilli powder

1/2 tsp

Method:

Place corn in the steaming jar. Place upper cover on top of the steaming jar. Pour water into the water reservoir till high level. Place the steaming jar on the steamer base. Steam for 25 minutes/ or till corn is tender. Combine butter, coriander, tomato paste and chilli powder in a large bowl. Add hot corn. Mix well. Serve hot or accompanied with sour cream.


SPINACH (SAAG) WITH YOGURT

Cooking Time:5 Mins.

Ingredients

 

Spinach (with stalks removed and chopped coarsely)

100gm

Yogurt (beaten)

2 cups

Salt

to taste

Pepper Powder

1/2 tsp

Cummin powder

1/4 tsp

Method:

Put spinach in the steaming jar. Place upper cover on top of the steaming jar. Pour water into the steamer base. Place the steaming jar on the steamer base. Steam for 5 minutes. Allow to cool. Mix yogurt, salt, pepper and cummin powder. Add spinach and stir. Serve chilled.

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CAL HOT POTATO SALAD

Cooking Time: 25-30 Mins.

Ingredients

Baby new potatoes

1 kg

Fresh mint spring

1

Mint Sauce

1 tsp

Butter

3 tbsp

Spring onions (chopped)

1 bunch

White vinegar

1 tbsp

Salt & pepper

to taste

Method:

Scrub the potatoes with the skins on. Place in the steaming jar with the mint spring. Cover and steam until tender, turning halfway through cooking.

Heat butter in a pan and stir in the spring onions, vinegar, salt, pepper and mint

sauce.

Place the cooked potatoes in a warmed serving dish and pour over the hot

dressing. Server immediately. (Could be served cold.)

 

 

VEGETABLE SALAD

Cooking Time:10-12 Mins.

Ingredients

 

Potatoes

250 gms

French beans

100 gms

Carrots

2

Shelled Peas

250 gms

Mayonnaise Sauce

1 ½ Cup

Salt

to Taste.

 

 

Method:

1. Peel the potatoes and cut them into small Cubes double the size of beans.

2. Cut the french beans and carrots into 1-cm size cubes.

3. Steam all items in STEEMO for 10-12 minutes.

4. Cool and mix all the vegetables in salad bowl and add mayonnaise sauce.

5. Mix well and serve cold.


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SZECHUN BEAN SPROUT SALAD

Cooking Time: 25 Mins.

Ingredients

Mix Sprouts

500 gms

Soya Sauce

3 tbsp

White Vinegar

1 tbsp

Sugar

1 tbsp

Sesame oil

½ tbsp

French beans

100gms

Paneer

150 gms

Red Pepper or Capsicum

1/4

Method:

1. Cut the French beans length wise or diagonally into fine long strips.

2. Steam French beans and sprouts in STEEMO for 10-12 minutes.

3. Cut the red pepper into juliennes fine, long strips.

4. Cut panner into matching fine long strips.

5. Add the sprouts, French beans juliennes to the salad bowl. Toss well together to coat them with the dressing.

6. Cover the bowl and chill for 20 mins.

7. Arrange the salad on a platter or flat serving dish.

8. Garnish with paneer strips and red pepper.

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Russian Salad

Cooking Time : 10-12 Mins.

Ingredients

 

Peas

: 1 Cup

Potatoes cut into cubes

1 Cup

Cabbage coarsely shredded

1/2 Cup

Cabbage finely shredded

1 Cup

Cuccunder cut into cubes

2 Nos

French beans finely chopped

½ Cup

Mayonnaise

2 Cup

Salt to taste

 

Method:

1. Put peas, Potatoes, French beans and Coarse cut cabbage in STEEMO and Steam for 10-12 mins.

2. Mix all Vegetables in Salad bowl.

3. Sprinkle salt and pepper.

4. Fold the mayonnaise into vegetables and mix.

5. Serve Chilled.

Variation: Instead of mayonnaise, mix 1:2 portions cream of curd and

cream. Beat well and season with salt, pepper and mustard. Of all the Salads. Russian Salad is perhaps the most popular.

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Mushroom Parfait

Cooking Time: 25 Mins.

Ingredients

 

Mushroom

:500g

Pepper

5 g

Hung Curd*

100 g

Bay leaf

2 nos

Gared

10 g

Pepper Corn

5 nos

Onion

20 g

Celery**

5 g

Salt

A pinch

 

 

Method:

1. Clean Mushroom Very thoroughly.

2. Coarsely chop Mushroom, Garlic and Onion.

3. Put Bay leaf, Pepper Corn, Celery in Soup Tray.

4. Put Chopped items in STEEMO and Steam for 25 mins.

5. Cool and chop till evenly fine.

6. Blend with hung yoghurt, salt and pepper.

7. Chill the mixture.

Serve as a starter.

* Put Curd into a muslin cloth and hang about 1/2 hr.

**Green onions with long stalks.

MUSHROOM SOUP

The liquid in the Soup tray can be strained and served as

Mushroom Consomme.

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RICE IDLI / VEGETABLE IDLI

Cooking Time10-15 Mins.

Ingredients:

 

Rice (Brown Sela)/Idli rawa

300 g

Urad Dal

100 g

Salt

 

to taste

 

Method:

Wash and soak rice in water for 3 to 4 hours and dal for 1-2 hours. Grind dal to

soft fluffy paste. Grind rice to the consistency of fine rawa. Mix both, add salt

and enough water to get a batter of medium thickness. Allow to ferment

overnight. Put water in the reservoir of the main body and plug on the unit into

Electrical Socket.

Grease idli mould stand with little oil. Pour mixture in the stand. Steam in

STEEMO for 10-15 minutes. When done, serve hot with chutney and sambhar.

For Vegetables Idli add grated carrot and peas to the batter just before pouring

the batter in the Idli stand.

Note: For idli boil the water first to make steam and then only put the

idli stand in the jar to cook for the time mentioned.

 

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RAVA IDLI

Cooking Time: 15 Mins.

 

Ingredients

 

Rava

2cups

Sour Curd

: 1 cup

Salt

1 tsp

Oil

: 1 tbsp

Water

1 cup

Mustard Seeds

 1 tsp

Channa dal

2 tsp

Urad dal

 2 tsp

Few springs curry leaves broken into small pieces,

 

Coriander leaves chopped :

1 tbsp

Green chilli finely chopped

1 no.

Soda bi-carbonate

1/4 tsp

Method:

In a heavy pan lightly roast rava, stirring constantly, till it changes colour (not to brown). Mix together roasted rava, curd salt and water. Cover and keep the batter aside for 2 hours. Heat oil in pan. Add mustard seeds. Add channa dal and urad dal. Stir for a few seconds till the dals become golden in colour. Allow to cool. Mix in the rava batter. Add curry leaves, coriander leaves & green chillies. Mix well. Just before making idlis: Add soda bi-carbonate to the rava batter and mix. Put the batter in greased idli stands. Place the idli stand in the steaming jar. Place upper cover on top of the steaming jar. Steam in STEEMO for 15 Minutes.

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DHOKAL

Cooking Time : 15 Mins

Ingredients

Sooji

2 cups

Turmeric

a pinch

Curd

1 cup

Sugar

1 tsp

Ginger Juliennen

25 gms

Eno Fruit Salt

1½ tsp

Salt

A Pinch

Tamarind Extract/Lemon Juice

2 tsp

Oil

2 tsp

Mustard Seed

20 gms

Curry Leaves

 

Method:

1. Rub little oil to sooji and leave aside for 10 mins.

2.Make a thick batter by adding a cup of curd, ginger strips (Juliennen), salt, turmeric, sugar, Eno fruit salt along with sooji.

3. Immediately pour this thick batter into a greased container. Cover with silver foil and pierce a small hole.

4. Steam them in the STEEMO for 15 mins.

5. When done, serve with tamarind or lemon juice. A tempering (tedka) of curry leaves and sarson may be sprinkled on Dhokla.

 

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Modak

Cooking Time: 10-15 Mins.

Ingredients

 

Rice Powder

500 grams

Groundnut Oil

: 1 tsp

Salt

1 pinch

For Filling

Grated coconuts

2 nos.

Jaggery/sugar

1 Kg.

Cardamom powder

1 tsp

Ghee

1½ tb. sp.

Raisins

25 Nos.

Method:

1. Heat water in a thick bottomed Pan. Quantity of water to be used in 1 ½  times volume of rice powder.

2. When the water boils, add salt and oil. Then add all the rice powder.

3. Stir well till no lumps remain. Lower the heat and cook for a few minutes.

4. When the mixture is a little cool, make small balls.

For Filling

1. in 1 ½ tbsp, try grated coconut.

2. Add sugar and the raisins.

3. Cook and stir till mixture is dry (15 mins.)

4. cool.

              Take the stuffing and put in the ball and shape it like a modak, i.e, a bill with a pinch on top.

Put Modak in Steemo and steam for 10-15 Minutes. Serve Hot.

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