Ingredients
Coconut - 1/2
Tomatoes - 3
Curry Leaves - 10
Coriander - as desired
Red Chilies - 2
Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric
Salt - to taste
Red Chili Powder - pinchCumin Powder - 1/4 tspMethi Powder - pinch (or) rasam பவுடர்
Method
Take chopped coconut with one glass of water and grind then separate milk and keep aside.
In a pan take cut tomatoes, coconut milk, coriander, powders or rasam powder, turmeric, salt, chili powder and boil on medium for 10 minutes.
In a separate pan take oil, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, curry leaves and let it to splutter and then add to boiled rasam.
Serve with rice.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Sweet Chutney
Ingredients
2 cups Pineapple Pieces (approx 1/2")
1/2 cup Water
Salt as per taste
3 tbsp Sugar
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
1/4 tsp Mustard
1 Red Chilli
1 tsp Cumin Seeds
3/4 cup Grated CoconutFor Seasoning:
2 tsp Oil
1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
2 Green Chillies, slit
1/4 tsp Urad Dal4-5 Curry Leaves
MethodGrind together mustard, chilli and cumin seeds.
Grind coconut into fine paste.
Mix coconut and chilli paste.
Boil pineapple pieces in water with turmeric and salt.
Cook till the pieces are tender.
Add sugar and stir well.
Cook till required consistency (like a syrup).
Add coconut mixture.
Remove from fire.
Heat oil.
Add urad dal and then mustard seeds.
After seeds splutter add green chillies and curry leaves.
Put the seasoning in the pineapple mixture.
Put on gas, and cook for 1-2 mins.
Remove from fire and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Vadai Curry
Ingredients :
Bengal gram dhal - 1 cup
Onions - 2 (cut finely)
For the gravy
Onions - 4 (cut into thin long pieces)
Garlic - 2
Tomatoes - 1/4 kg (Blanch in hot water, remove the skin and make it into a paste).
Grind together :
Onion - 1
Ginger - 1 " piece
Garlic - 4 flakes
Red chilles - 5
Green chilles - 5
Ani seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cardamoms - 3
Cloves - 3
Cinnamon - 1 " piece
Roased bengal gram dhal - 1 tbsp
Dhania - 2 tbsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Bengal gram dhal - 1 cup
Onions - 2 (cut finely)
For the gravy
Onions - 4 (cut into thin long pieces)
Garlic - 2
Tomatoes - 1/4 kg (Blanch in hot water, remove the skin and make it into a paste).
Grind together :
Onion - 1
Ginger - 1 " piece
Garlic - 4 flakes
Red chilles - 5
Green chilles - 5
Ani seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cardamoms - 3
Cloves - 3
Cinnamon - 1 " piece
Roased bengal gram dhal - 1 tbsp
Dhania - 2 tbsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
For making Vadai :
1. Saok dhal for 2 hours.
2. Drain the water. Grind it coarsely with enough salt. Mix finely cut onions.
3. Heat oil in a pan, prepare small balls from the gound paste and deep fry. Keep aside. (Do not fry till deep brown. remove when it turns golden).
Method :
1. Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pan and fry garlic and then onions.
2. When it turns into gloden brown in colour, add the ground mixture, fry till oil separates.
3. Mix tomato paste and fry well. Pour 3 cups of water with turmeric powder, sugar and salt.
4. When it starts boiling add the fried badas in it and let it boil for a few minutes. (if the water is not enough add little more, otherwise the koftas will absorb the water and the gravy will become very thick).
5. Remove from fire and garnish with cut coriander leaves. Serve with appam doasai or idlis.
1. Saok dhal for 2 hours.
2. Drain the water. Grind it coarsely with enough salt. Mix finely cut onions.
3. Heat oil in a pan, prepare small balls from the gound paste and deep fry. Keep aside. (Do not fry till deep brown. remove when it turns golden).
Method :
1. Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pan and fry garlic and then onions.
2. When it turns into gloden brown in colour, add the ground mixture, fry till oil separates.
3. Mix tomato paste and fry well. Pour 3 cups of water with turmeric powder, sugar and salt.
4. When it starts boiling add the fried badas in it and let it boil for a few minutes. (if the water is not enough add little more, otherwise the koftas will absorb the water and the gravy will become very thick).
5. Remove from fire and garnish with cut coriander leaves. Serve with appam doasai or idlis.
Curd Kurma
Ingredients :
Potatoes - 1/4 kg
Fresh butter beans or broad beans - 1/4 kg (seeds)
Onions - 3
Fresh curd - 1 1/2 cups
Salt - ta taste
Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
Grind together :
Coconut - 1/2
cashew nuts - 10
Poppy seeds - 2 tbsp
Green chillies - 7
Method :
1. Cut onions into long thin pieces.
2. Dice potaties into one inch square pieces and cook in pressure cooker along with butter beans using just ehough water to cover it.
3. Do not over cook. (if you are cooking in pressure cooker just cook till one whistle). Drain the water completely after cooking the vegetables. (use it for rasam or soup).
4. Grind the other ingredients with enough water.
5. Heat ghee and fry the onions till translucent.
6. Add the ground masala, cooked vegetables (without water) and whipped curd to it.
7. Add salt and boil it in a low flame.
8. Add garam masala powder just before removing from fire. Serve with puri or chappathi.
Potatoes - 1/4 kg
Fresh butter beans or broad beans - 1/4 kg (seeds)
Onions - 3
Fresh curd - 1 1/2 cups
Salt - ta taste
Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
Grind together :
Coconut - 1/2
cashew nuts - 10
Poppy seeds - 2 tbsp
Green chillies - 7
Method :
1. Cut onions into long thin pieces.
2. Dice potaties into one inch square pieces and cook in pressure cooker along with butter beans using just ehough water to cover it.
3. Do not over cook. (if you are cooking in pressure cooker just cook till one whistle). Drain the water completely after cooking the vegetables. (use it for rasam or soup).
4. Grind the other ingredients with enough water.
5. Heat ghee and fry the onions till translucent.
6. Add the ground masala, cooked vegetables (without water) and whipped curd to it.
7. Add salt and boil it in a low flame.
8. Add garam masala powder just before removing from fire. Serve with puri or chappathi.
Mini Vegetable Samosa
ngredients :
For the Dough :
Maida - 2 cups
Oil - 4 tbsp
Salt - 1/2 tbsp
Baking Powder - 2 pinches
Ice cold water - for mixing the dough
Oil- Enough to deep fry.
For Masala :
Onions - 2
Potatoes - 1/4 kgs
Carrot - 2
Peas - 100 gms
Beetroot - 1 small
French beans - 7
Salt - As required
Gamram Masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Dry mango powder - 1/2 tsp
Green chillies - 4
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - for frying.Method :
DOUGH :
1. Sieve maida twice with baking powder and salt.
2. Blend oil to flour with hands till it resembles fine bread crumbs.
3. Sprinkle cold water and knead to a stiff dough.
4. Knead well for several minutes till the dough becomes elastic and pliable.
5. Keep under wet cloth for 1/2 an hour.
MASALA :
1. Cut onions lengthwise and other vegetables to small pieces.
2. Pressure cook potatoes. Peel and mash coarsely.
3. Steam other vegetables without adding water.
4. Mince green chillies.
5. Heat oil in a frying pan, Add cumin powder, minced green chilles and then onion.
6. Fry till crisp. Add other vegetables and stir till moisture evaporates.
7. Add other powdered spices and remove from fire.
PREPARATION OF SAMOSAS :
1. Divide the dough into 8 balls.
2. Roll out each ball into very thin chappathi using maida for dusting.
3. Apply 1 teaspoon of oil on one chappathi and dust little maida on top.
4. Keep second chappathi on top. Prepare in the same manner so that 4 chappathis are in one pile.
5. Roll lightly on top. Make rest of the dough in the same manner.
6. Heat a tawa and place one pile of chappathis on top.
7. Gently turn over when it starts to bubble up.
8. After turning peel off the first layer.
9. Every time after turning over peel off top chappathi, so that all the chappathis are roased on one side only.
10. Cut each chappathi into 2 1/2 inch width strips like ribbon, Keep covered under wet cloth each time.
11. Make a paste of maida by mixing it with just enough water (2 tbsp of maida)
12. Take one strip and make triangular pocket at one end, like a cone.
13. Seal the overlapping portion with maida paste (shaded part shown in figure).
14. Keep little masala inside the pocket.
15. Flod and roll the strip in such a way that it remains in triangular shape.
16. At the end of overlapping seal with maida paste.
17. Prepare all the samosas and keep under a wet muslin cloth till the time of deep frying.
18. Deep fry few samosas at a time in hot oil (in reduced flame) till crisp and brown. Serve with tomato ketchup.
For the Dough :
Maida - 2 cups
Oil - 4 tbsp
Salt - 1/2 tbsp
Baking Powder - 2 pinches
Ice cold water - for mixing the dough
Oil- Enough to deep fry.
For Masala :
Onions - 2
Potatoes - 1/4 kgs
Carrot - 2
Peas - 100 gms
Beetroot - 1 small
French beans - 7
Salt - As required
Gamram Masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Dry mango powder - 1/2 tsp
Green chillies - 4
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - for frying.Method :
DOUGH :
1. Sieve maida twice with baking powder and salt.
2. Blend oil to flour with hands till it resembles fine bread crumbs.
3. Sprinkle cold water and knead to a stiff dough.
4. Knead well for several minutes till the dough becomes elastic and pliable.
5. Keep under wet cloth for 1/2 an hour.
MASALA :
1. Cut onions lengthwise and other vegetables to small pieces.
2. Pressure cook potatoes. Peel and mash coarsely.
3. Steam other vegetables without adding water.
4. Mince green chillies.
5. Heat oil in a frying pan, Add cumin powder, minced green chilles and then onion.
6. Fry till crisp. Add other vegetables and stir till moisture evaporates.
7. Add other powdered spices and remove from fire.
PREPARATION OF SAMOSAS :
1. Divide the dough into 8 balls.
2. Roll out each ball into very thin chappathi using maida for dusting.
3. Apply 1 teaspoon of oil on one chappathi and dust little maida on top.
4. Keep second chappathi on top. Prepare in the same manner so that 4 chappathis are in one pile.
5. Roll lightly on top. Make rest of the dough in the same manner.
6. Heat a tawa and place one pile of chappathis on top.
7. Gently turn over when it starts to bubble up.
8. After turning peel off the first layer.
9. Every time after turning over peel off top chappathi, so that all the chappathis are roased on one side only.
10. Cut each chappathi into 2 1/2 inch width strips like ribbon, Keep covered under wet cloth each time.
11. Make a paste of maida by mixing it with just enough water (2 tbsp of maida)
12. Take one strip and make triangular pocket at one end, like a cone.
13. Seal the overlapping portion with maida paste (shaded part shown in figure).
14. Keep little masala inside the pocket.
15. Flod and roll the strip in such a way that it remains in triangular shape.
16. At the end of overlapping seal with maida paste.
17. Prepare all the samosas and keep under a wet muslin cloth till the time of deep frying.
18. Deep fry few samosas at a time in hot oil (in reduced flame) till crisp and brown. Serve with tomato ketchup.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Dry Fruit Kesari
Ingredients:
1/2 cup dry fruits (chopped dates, raisins, cranberries and other nuts),
1/2 cup rava,
3 tbsp sugar,
2 tsp ghee,
1 pinch cardamom powder,
6 almonds,
1 cup water, and
3-4 drops food color optional (yellow, orange or red).
Method:
* Stir-fry rava with 1 tsp ghee on low flame till the smell of raw grain goes.
* Set it aside for later use.
* Saute dry fruits for 5-10 seconds in a pan with 1 tbsp ghee on low flame.
* Add water, sugar, cardamom powder and food color to them and increase heat to high flame.
* Add roasted rava to boiling water slowly and smoothen out any lumps and mix well.
* Reduce heat and keep stirring continuously till the mixture is cooked. One can know that the mixture is cooked when it starts coming off the pan easily.
* Grease a plate and pour 'kesari' into it.
* Let it cool and get set.
* Cut it into smaller pieces and garnish it with an almond.
* Kesari is now ready to be served.
1/2 cup dry fruits (chopped dates, raisins, cranberries and other nuts),
1/2 cup rava,
3 tbsp sugar,
2 tsp ghee,
1 pinch cardamom powder,
6 almonds,
1 cup water, and
3-4 drops food color optional (yellow, orange or red).
Method:
* Stir-fry rava with 1 tsp ghee on low flame till the smell of raw grain goes.
* Set it aside for later use.
* Saute dry fruits for 5-10 seconds in a pan with 1 tbsp ghee on low flame.
* Add water, sugar, cardamom powder and food color to them and increase heat to high flame.
* Add roasted rava to boiling water slowly and smoothen out any lumps and mix well.
* Reduce heat and keep stirring continuously till the mixture is cooked. One can know that the mixture is cooked when it starts coming off the pan easily.
* Grease a plate and pour 'kesari' into it.
* Let it cool and get set.
* Cut it into smaller pieces and garnish it with an almond.
* Kesari is now ready to be served.
Rava Kesari
Ingredients:
Rava: 1 cup
sugar: 1.5-2 cups
cashewnuts: 10-12
raisins: 15-20
ghee: 4 tbsp or more
orange food color (kesari): a pinch
saffron: a pinch (optional)
cloves: 3-4 (optional)
Method:
Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a thick bottomed pan, fry the broken cashews and raisins (and optional cloves) and keep aside.
Add another tbsp of ghee and fry the rava to a light pink color and keep aside.
Heat 3 cups of water in the same pan, add the coloring and the saffron when it comes to a boil.
Add the rava slowly, constantly stirring, and mix well.
Allow the rava to be cooked at medium heat.
The rava has to cook well.
When it is fully cooked, add the sugar and stir well.
When the sugar is fully dissolved, add the remaining ghee.
Keep stirring until the rava starts leaving the sides of the pan.
Garnish with the fried cashews and raisins and cardamom powder
Rava: 1 cup
sugar: 1.5-2 cups
cashewnuts: 10-12
raisins: 15-20
ghee: 4 tbsp or more
orange food color (kesari): a pinch
saffron: a pinch (optional)
cloves: 3-4 (optional)
Method:
Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a thick bottomed pan, fry the broken cashews and raisins (and optional cloves) and keep aside.
Add another tbsp of ghee and fry the rava to a light pink color and keep aside.
Heat 3 cups of water in the same pan, add the coloring and the saffron when it comes to a boil.
Add the rava slowly, constantly stirring, and mix well.
Allow the rava to be cooked at medium heat.
The rava has to cook well.
When it is fully cooked, add the sugar and stir well.
When the sugar is fully dissolved, add the remaining ghee.
Keep stirring until the rava starts leaving the sides of the pan.
Garnish with the fried cashews and raisins and cardamom powder
Semiya Kesari
Ingredients:
Semiya (Vermicelli) - 1 cup
Sugar – 3/4 cup
Water – 2 cups
Ghee - 2 to 3 tablespoon
Cardamom Powder - ½ teaspoon
Cashew Nuts -10 Nos
Raisins - 10 Nos
Kesari Powder - a pinch
Method:
In a kadai put one teaspoon ghee and fry the cashew nuts and raisins. Remove and keep aside. In the same kadai, put one more teaspoon ghee and fry the semiya till light brown. Remove it.
In another thick bottomed vessel put the water and bring to boil. When it starts boiling, add the fried semiya and cook till soft. Add sugar and mix well. Add kesari powder (mixed in a tablespoon of water or milk) and stir well. Keep the flame into low. Cook till it thickens. Add remaining ghee, fried cashew nuts and cardamom powder. Stir thoroughly and transfer it to a greased bowl.
Semiya (Vermicelli) - 1 cup
Sugar – 3/4 cup
Water – 2 cups
Ghee - 2 to 3 tablespoon
Cardamom Powder - ½ teaspoon
Cashew Nuts -10 Nos
Raisins - 10 Nos
Kesari Powder - a pinch
Method:
In a kadai put one teaspoon ghee and fry the cashew nuts and raisins. Remove and keep aside. In the same kadai, put one more teaspoon ghee and fry the semiya till light brown. Remove it.
In another thick bottomed vessel put the water and bring to boil. When it starts boiling, add the fried semiya and cook till soft. Add sugar and mix well. Add kesari powder (mixed in a tablespoon of water or milk) and stir well. Keep the flame into low. Cook till it thickens. Add remaining ghee, fried cashew nuts and cardamom powder. Stir thoroughly and transfer it to a greased bowl.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Ragi Roti
Ingredients
Ragi flour - to make the dough.
Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup.
Coriander - 1 bunch (cleaned and finely chopped).
Onions - 4 (finely chopped).
Curry leaves - finely chopped.
Green chillies - finely chopped (according to your taste).
Salt to taste.
Sugar - little
Water.
Method
Mix coconut, onions, curry leaves, green chillies, coriander leaves, and salt properly with little water.
Add the ragi flour with some more water and mix properly so that it mixes with other ingredients (This dough should be like chapati dough).
Set aside for some time.
Put some oil on tava (cooled tava). Roll small portions of dough to form medium sized roti. Apply oil around the roti and bake at low flame till it is done.
Eat the ragi roti with delicious pudina chutney.
Ragi flour - to make the dough.
Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup.
Coriander - 1 bunch (cleaned and finely chopped).
Onions - 4 (finely chopped).
Curry leaves - finely chopped.
Green chillies - finely chopped (according to your taste).
Salt to taste.
Sugar - little
Water.
Method
Mix coconut, onions, curry leaves, green chillies, coriander leaves, and salt properly with little water.
Add the ragi flour with some more water and mix properly so that it mixes with other ingredients (This dough should be like chapati dough).
Set aside for some time.
Put some oil on tava (cooled tava). Roll small portions of dough to form medium sized roti. Apply oil around the roti and bake at low flame till it is done.
Eat the ragi roti with delicious pudina chutney.
Palak Roti
Ingredients
1 bunch of Palak leaves
1/2 inch Ginger
3/4 Green Chillies (this one can be really spicy)
A small bunch of Coriander Leaves
Ball of Tamarind
2 tsp Jeera
Salt to taste
Flour for the Rotis
Method
Blanch the palak well i.e boil in hot water for 2 mins and put them under cold running water.
Grind all the above ingredients to as fine paste.
Mix this mixture with the flour and make a malleable dough. Roll out the rotis and applly ghee on both sides.
Can be served with Pickle or Dahi or you can have it with Tea as an evening snack.
1 bunch of Palak leaves
1/2 inch Ginger
3/4 Green Chillies (this one can be really spicy)
A small bunch of Coriander Leaves
Ball of Tamarind
2 tsp Jeera
Salt to taste
Flour for the Rotis
Method
Blanch the palak well i.e boil in hot water for 2 mins and put them under cold running water.
Grind all the above ingredients to as fine paste.
Mix this mixture with the flour and make a malleable dough. Roll out the rotis and applly ghee on both sides.
Can be served with Pickle or Dahi or you can have it with Tea as an evening snack.
Carrot Roti
Ingredients
Wheat flour 1 cup
carrot 4 Oz
Salt to taste
Method
Grate carrot.
Knead the wheat flour with carrot,salt and water.
Make small balls and roll into rotis
Cook on tawa. Spray pam on both sides
Serve with pickle and raitha.
Wheat flour 1 cup
carrot 4 Oz
Salt to taste
Method
Grate carrot.
Knead the wheat flour with carrot,salt and water.
Make small balls and roll into rotis
Cook on tawa. Spray pam on both sides
Serve with pickle and raitha.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Mocha Coffee Recipe
Ingredients:
400 ml. strong coffee
400 ml. strong drinking chocolate
4 tbsps. whipped cream
2 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. soft brown sugar
Method:
Mix the coffee and chocolate in a pan and heat.
Flavour with nutmeg and brown sugar.
Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream.
400 ml. strong coffee
400 ml. strong drinking chocolate
4 tbsps. whipped cream
2 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. soft brown sugar
Method:
Mix the coffee and chocolate in a pan and heat.
Flavour with nutmeg and brown sugar.
Pour into mugs and top with whipped cream.
Madras Filter Coffee
Procedure
To make one cup of coffee:
1. Heat a small quantity (¼) cup of water until it boils.
2. Put ½ to 2 teaspoon (depending on how strong you want to have the coffee) of BRU instant coffee in it.
3. Stir the solution and ensure that there are no lumps of coffee.
4. Boil ¾ cup of milk and bring to boil.
5. Add the coffee mixture to the milk and add sugar as per your preference.
6. While the coffee is still boiling hot, pour it into a mug or, preferably, a stainless steel tumbler. While pouring the coffee, slowly raise the saucepan until the coffee falls into the mug/tumbler from a height of about 1 to 1½ ft. This will cause the coffee to froth (like espresso).
7. You can dip a teaspoon in the coffee and lightly spread a few drops of it over the froth in the mug.
8. Serve piping hot.
Chocolate Coffee
Ingredients
Chocolate 200 grams
Instant coffee powder 4 teaspoons
Milk 4 cups
Powdered sugar 4 teaspoons
Cream (whipped) ½ cup
Chocolate vermicelli (optional) 2 teaspoons
Method
1. Break chocolate into small pieces. Put them in a bowl. Add one cup of milk, coffee powder and sugar.
2. Keep the bowl in Microwave oven on HIGH (100%) for one minute. Take the bowl out and mix well. Put the mixture in a blender and blend. Add remaining milk and some ice cubes and blend again.
3. Pour the mixture into glasses. Put some whipped cream on top. Garnish with chocolate vermicelli and serve immediately.
Chocolate 200 grams
Instant coffee powder 4 teaspoons
Milk 4 cups
Powdered sugar 4 teaspoons
Cream (whipped) ½ cup
Chocolate vermicelli (optional) 2 teaspoons
Method
1. Break chocolate into small pieces. Put them in a bowl. Add one cup of milk, coffee powder and sugar.
2. Keep the bowl in Microwave oven on HIGH (100%) for one minute. Take the bowl out and mix well. Put the mixture in a blender and blend. Add remaining milk and some ice cubes and blend again.
3. Pour the mixture into glasses. Put some whipped cream on top. Garnish with chocolate vermicelli and serve immediately.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Egg Rice
Ingredients
1 cup raw rice
1 egg
1 onion (minced)
1 green chilli (minced)
1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
1 pinch of-turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala
salt to taste
1 teaspoon coriander leaves (minced),
2-3 curry leaves.
Method
Boil the rice using 1 - 3/4 cups of water and a pinch of salt.
Saute the onion and green chilli in 2 tablespoons of oil.
Add the ginger-garlic paste and saute for sometime.
Now add turmeric chilli powder, garam-masala and salt and mix well.
Add rice and mix well.
Lightly beat the egg and pour over the rice mixture and keep stirring often till the rice is dry.
Garnish with the coriander leaves and curry leaves and serve hot with raitha or any curry.
1 cup raw rice
1 egg
1 onion (minced)
1 green chilli (minced)
1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
1 pinch of-turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala
salt to taste
1 teaspoon coriander leaves (minced),
2-3 curry leaves.
Method
Boil the rice using 1 - 3/4 cups of water and a pinch of salt.
Saute the onion and green chilli in 2 tablespoons of oil.
Add the ginger-garlic paste and saute for sometime.
Now add turmeric chilli powder, garam-masala and salt and mix well.
Add rice and mix well.
Lightly beat the egg and pour over the rice mixture and keep stirring often till the rice is dry.
Garnish with the coriander leaves and curry leaves and serve hot with raitha or any curry.
Egg Dosa
Ingredients
1 egg per dosa
1/2 cup urad dal
1/2 cup parboiled rice
salt as per taste
black pepper powder as per taste
oil
Method
Wash and Soak urad dal and rice for 3 hours .Grind in to thin paste .Cover and keep
aside for 8-10 hours to ferment
Add salt to taste and mix it well .Heat the dosa griddle .Spread the dosa of the 1 big spoon
batter
Break one egg on the dosa .Spread a little .Sprinkle salt and pepper powder .Spread 1 tsp
oil around the dosa
Cook till golden brown .Remove and serve with coconut chutney .Repeat the process from
point 6 for the rest of the batter
1 egg per dosa
1/2 cup urad dal
1/2 cup parboiled rice
salt as per taste
black pepper powder as per taste
oil
Method
Wash and Soak urad dal and rice for 3 hours .Grind in to thin paste .Cover and keep
aside for 8-10 hours to ferment
Add salt to taste and mix it well .Heat the dosa griddle .Spread the dosa of the 1 big spoon
batter
Break one egg on the dosa .Spread a little .Sprinkle salt and pepper powder .Spread 1 tsp
oil around the dosa
Cook till golden brown .Remove and serve with coconut chutney .Repeat the process from
point 6 for the rest of the batter
Egg Biriyani
Ingredients
2 cups of basmati rice
3 and a half cups of water
6-8 spoons of oil
4 boiled eggs
5 green chillies
2 spoons ginger-garlic paste
1 onion
2 small sticks of cinnamon (dalchini)
3 cloves
1/4 spoon haldi
salt to taste
coriander leaves
Method
Cut eggs into half (8 pieces), also chillies and onion into small pieces.
Add oil in a pan and heat it. Then add cinnamon, cloves, ginger-garlic paste, chillies, onions and fry it for 3 minutes.
Wash the rice and add water, the above mixture, haldi, eggs and salt to taste.
Cook this in electric rice cooker.
Serve this hot with coriander leaves on top. You can serve this for 3-4 people.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Eggless Lemon Souffle
Ingredients:
2 cups water
10 gm china grass (agar agar) - chopped soaked in water for half an hour
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup cream - chilled
Method:
Cook the water and china grass till china grass is dissolved. Add sugar and cook a little more.
Take the pan off the heat, mix in the lemon juice and leave to cool.
When cool and beginning to set, whip the chilled cream (had to be chilled other wise it will curdle), till it holds its shape.
Fold the cream into the cooled mixture, transfer on to a serving bowl, chill and serve.
2 cups water
10 gm china grass (agar agar) - chopped soaked in water for half an hour
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup cream - chilled
Method:
Cook the water and china grass till china grass is dissolved. Add sugar and cook a little more.
Take the pan off the heat, mix in the lemon juice and leave to cool.
When cool and beginning to set, whip the chilled cream (had to be chilled other wise it will curdle), till it holds its shape.
Fold the cream into the cooled mixture, transfer on to a serving bowl, chill and serve.
Eggless Chocolate Chip Biscuits
Ingredients:
125 gm butter
125 gm castor/powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk + 1 tsp sugar
150 gm flour
125 gm chocolate chips
100 gm melted chocolate for decoration
Method:
Whip butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Stir in the milk mixture, followed by the flour and chocolate chips.
Place in spoonfuls on a lightly oiled sheet and Bake in a moderate oven at 180 degrees C for ten to twenty minutes or until golden in color.
Cool slightly before removing from tray. Decorate with melted chocolate.
125 gm butter
125 gm castor/powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk + 1 tsp sugar
150 gm flour
125 gm chocolate chips
100 gm melted chocolate for decoration
Method:
Whip butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Stir in the milk mixture, followed by the flour and chocolate chips.
Place in spoonfuls on a lightly oiled sheet and Bake in a moderate oven at 180 degrees C for ten to twenty minutes or until golden in color.
Cool slightly before removing from tray. Decorate with melted chocolate.
Valentine Cake
Ingredients:
100 gm butter
100 gm castor sugar
100 gm golden syrup
175 gm flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1 beaten egg
150 ml milk
Icing
100 gm softened butter
200 gm icing sugar
100 gm melted chocolate
4 tbsp cocoa
Frosted Rose Petals
fresh dry rose petals
beaten egg white
castor sugar
100 gm butter
100 gm castor sugar
100 gm golden syrup
175 gm flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3 tbsp cocoa powder
1 beaten egg
150 ml milk
Icing
100 gm softened butter
200 gm icing sugar
100 gm melted chocolate
4 tbsp cocoa
Frosted Rose Petals
fresh dry rose petals
beaten egg white
castor sugar
Method:
Melt butter, sugar and syrup together. Stir in remaining cake ingredients. Turn into a greased and lined heart-shaped mould.
Bake at 180 degrees C for 25-30 minutes until firm to the touch. Cool slightly before turning out.
For the icing beat the ingredients together until smooth. Spread over the cake.
To frost rose petals, carefully brush with a little beaten egg white. Sprinkle with sugar. Allow it to harden before using to decorate cake.
Melt butter, sugar and syrup together. Stir in remaining cake ingredients. Turn into a greased and lined heart-shaped mould.
Bake at 180 degrees C for 25-30 minutes until firm to the touch. Cool slightly before turning out.
For the icing beat the ingredients together until smooth. Spread over the cake.
To frost rose petals, carefully brush with a little beaten egg white. Sprinkle with sugar. Allow it to harden before using to decorate cake.
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