Sunday, December 29, 2013

Rawa Idli






Ingredients
  1. 1 cup rawa or suji
  2. 1 cup dahi ( yogurt)
  3. 1/2 cup water
  4. salt to test
  5. 1/2 tsp. Turmeric
  6. curry leaves
  7. 2 tsp. Sugar (power)
  8. 1/2 tsp. muster
  9. lemon juice
Method
  • In a dish add dahi and suji and mix
  • Keep the mixture for 8 to 9 hours to plastic airtight container.
  • Add to salt to mix and pour it in an idli pot. Steam it for 15 minutes.
  • After taking it out of the pot keep it for 5 minutes.
  • Fry it by taking in a pan, oil , curry leaves, mustard, salt, turmeric and mix properly.
  • Add sugar and lemon to taste.
  • Enjoy the fried Rawa ldli breakfast. :)




Saturday, December 28, 2013

Corn Upma

Ingredients
  1. 1 Cup  (Rawa ,Suji) Baking
  2. 4 tbsp. oil
  3. 1 tsp. mustard seeds
  4. few curry leaves
  5. green chillies chopped
  6. 1 big onion chopped
  7. 1/2cup corn (boil)
  8. 1/4cup peas
  9. 3 cups water
  10. 1 tsp. lemon juice or  Coriander  
  11. salt to taste
Method

  • Mix 3tbsp. oil Suji in a flat glass dish. Spread evenly at the bottom of the dish and microwave for 3 minutes.
  • Mix again and immediately mix well. Keep aside.
  • In a separate dish, put 1 tbsp. oil. add Mustard, curry leaves, onion, green chillies, and peas Microwave for 5 minutes.
  • Add salt , corn, water. Gradually add suji, stirring constantly. Microwave covered for 3 minutes Stir.
  • Remove cover and lemon juice and Coriander microwave for 1minutes. Serve. :)

 

Gajar ka Halwa

Ingredients
  1. 1/2 gm. Carrots peeled and grated
  2. 1 lighter  Milk
  3. 1/2 Cup Sugar
  4. 100 gm. Khoya
  5. 2 tbsp. desi Ghee
  6.  Seeds of 2 Green Cardamom
  7. 15 gm. Cashews

Method
  1. Mix grated carrots, milk and ghee in a big deep bowl and heat it over medium flame until the mixture goes thick.
  2. Add sugar, mix it and after sometime add khoya (mawa) and again mix nicely.
  3. Add cardamom and cashews.
  4. Serve hot. :)
 

 

Friday, December 27, 2013

Pav Bhaji

Ingredients

  1. 3 Medium sized Potatoes,
  2. 1/2 Cup peas
  3. 2 Carrots
  4. 1/2 cup chopped Cauliflower
  5. 1 cup chopped Cabbage and  1 Capsicum
  6. 4 tbsp. Oil
  7. 3 tbsp. Butter
  8. 2 Onions chopped
  9. 1 tsp. Ginger-Garlic paste
  10. 2 tsp. Pav Bhaji masala (available in market)
  11. 1/4 tsp. Turmeric powder
  12. 1 cup Tomato chapped
  13. 1 tbsp. chopped Coriander
  14. 1 lemon
  15. Salt to test
  16. 1tbsp. red chilli powder

Method

  1. Mix potatoes and the rest of the vegetables in the Pressure Cooker, till three (3) whistles. 
  2. After this, mash the vegetables nicely.
  3. Then, take some oil in a pan (kadaai) and mix onions, ginger-garlic paste and tomatoes. Fry them till the mixture turns brown.
  4. Add salt, turmeric, red chilli powder and Pav Bhaji masala.
  5. Again, mash the mixture.
  6. Add butter and coriander. (this is for garnishing)
  7. Serve with chopped onions and some pieces of lemon. :)
Enjoy the Bombay style Pav Bhaji at the comfort of your own home.




 

Monday, December 23, 2013

Rava Ladoo


 Ingredients
  1. Sooji or Rava 3Cups
  2. Ghee 4tbsp.
  3. cardamom powder 1/2 tsp.
  4. Milkmaid 1tin (400gm)
Method
  • In a karahi dry roast the sooji till pinkish brown,
  • Then add the ghee and roast for another 10 minutes.
  • Add the Milkmaid and cook till the mixture leaves the sides of the karahi Add the cardamom powder and mix well.
  • Remove from fire, cool and form into small ladoos.

Nutty Log

Ingredients
  1. Butter   30gm
  2. Vanilla  1tbsp.
  3. Cashew Nuts   2cup for crushed
  4. Biscuits       4 cups crushed
  5. Milkmaid   400gm
Method
  • Beat the butter with the Milkmaid, vanilla ,and 1cup crushed nuts.
  • Incorporate the crushed biscuits, little by little it forms a smooth dough.
  • Form into three logs and roll each over the rest of crushed nuts spread on a flat pate so that the log gets coated with nuts. Wrap in a sheet of cling film/ aluminium foil.
  • Place in refrigerator for about 1 hour.

 

Amrakhand



Ingredients
  1. Curd         500gm
  2. Paneer      100gm
  3. Milkmaid  400gm
  4. Mango essence 1tsp

Method :
Put Curd in a muslin Cloth and  allow to hang for 12 minutes. Press to make sure that excess water is removed.
 Mash  paneer till smooth and creamy Blend with Milkmaid and mango essence. Fold in curd and chill till almost frozen
Note---(Mixer may be used for a smooth product. No cooking )



 
 

 

Coconut Chutney

Ingredients
  1. Cup freshly grated coconut
  2. 3 Green chilies (small size)
  3. 1/2 Piece of Ginger
  4.  Salt to taste
 Tempering
  1. 1 tsp. Oil
  2. 1/2 tsp. Mustard seeds
  3. 1 dry, red chili
  4. few curry leaves
 
Method
  • Grind coconut, green chilies and ginger together, by adding enough water to make a thick past
  • Add a little salt to taste. Remove chutney into a serving bowl.
  •  Oil, mustard red chili and curry leaves in small  pan uncovered for 2minutes.
  • Pour the hot oil on the chutney. Serve chutney




 

Friday, December 6, 2013

Black forest cake

Ingredients
  1. Milkmaid   1 tin
  2. Maida   225gm
  3. Cocoa     4  tbsp.
  4. Aerated cola drink   200ml
  5. Baking powder   1tsp
  6. Soda bicarbonate     1tsp
  7. Cream   1 cup
  8. Tinned cherries 1 small tin
  9. Chocolate bar 40 gm.

Method

Lightly grease and flour a baking tin preheat the oven to 150'C melt the butter in pan Cool and add milkmaid sift together the Maida baking powder soda and cocoa.
Mix the Maida with the Milkmaid butter mixture alternating with cola till the Maida and cola are over. Lmmediately  pour into the prepared tin and bake for 40 minutes at 150'c cool and slit horizontally into two.
whip cream till light and fluffy sandwich the two layers of cake with whipped cream and destined cherries Top with whipped cream and cherries sprinkle generously with grated chocolate Chill and serve.






 

Apple crumble

Ingredients
  1. Milkmaid    1tin
  2. Apple    1kg
  3. Butter   125gm
  4. Maida   150gm

Method

Preheat oven to 160c Mix together butter and milkmaid and heat for 5 minutes. Keep aside to cool. Peel and slice apples. In an ovenproof dish, place the apple slices in layers. Press lightly while putting the apple slices pour the cooled Milkmaid mixture over it and spread evenly. Mix the Maida, and butter to crumbly. Bake at 160c for 30minutes in a preheated oven..