Saturday, November 20, 2010

OATS COOKIES



Ingredients:
  • Quakers oat - 2 cup
  • Maida - 1/2 cup
  • Sugar - 1 cup
  • Butter - 2 table spoon
  • Cashew nuts & almonds (powdered) - 1/2 cup
  • Sliced dry dates - 1 table spoon
  • Sliced raisins - 1 table spoon
  • Baking soda - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Baking powder - 1 tea spoon
  • Vanilla essence - 1 tea spoon
  • Cardamom powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Cherries for garnishing.
Preparation:
  1. Dry roast oats, maida,cashew & almonds till you get good aroma.
  2. Now grind the oats and roasted nuts into a fine powder.
  3. Mix all dry ingredients together except sugar (oats,maida,nuts,baking power&soda,cardamom powder).
  4. Take sugar, butter & vanilla essence in a bowl.
  5. Mix it well for 10 min (hand mixer can also be used)
  6. Now mix everything together to make a tight dough.
  7. Preheat the oven at 375 degree F.
  8. Make small balls out of the dough and press them slightly between your palm.
  9. Garnish them with cherries or of your choice and bake them till they are golden brown.
  10. Oats cookies are ready to be served.

Monday, November 8, 2010

DARWARD PEDA

Ingredients:
  • Ricotta cheese - 1 cup
  • Milk powder - 1 cup
  • Milk - 1/2 cup
  • Sugar - 1/2 cup
  • Powdered sugar few spoons
  • Cardamom powder - 1/8 tea spoon
  • Ghee -3-4 tea spoons

Preparation:
  1. Fry cheese in a nonstick pan till it turns light brown.
  2. Then add milk and milk powder.
  3. Add ghee and sugar and stir evenly till it leaves the pan.
  4. Turn off the flame and let it aside to cool.
  5. Now make small balls of that and just roll it on powdered sugar

Friday, August 20, 2010

HAALUBAI


Ingredients:

  • Idli rice - 1 cup

  • jaggery - 1 cup

  • water - 5 cup

  • cardamom powder - 1/8 tea spoon

  • broken cashew nuts - 1 table spoon

  • Ghee - 2-3 tea spoon

Preparation:

  1. Soak rice for 3 to 4 hour before and then grind it into fine paste with 5 cups of water.

  2. Add the paste to a nonstick pan and turn on the flame.

  3. Keep stiring contionusly and add jaggery, cardamun powder & cashew nuts to it.

  4. At last add ghee and mix it till it leaves the bottom of the pan.

  5. Now off the flame and spread it on a greased plate.

  6. Cut it into requried shape after it cools down.

  7. Serve it with ghee on top.

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

GOLI BAJE


Ingredients:
  • Maida/All purpose flour - 1 cup
  • Curd - 1/4 cup
  • Idli batter - 1 table spoon
  • Finely chopped green chili - 2-3 small
  • Chopped cilantro
  • Chopped curry leaves
  • Salt to taste(1/8 tea spoon)
  • Baking soda & hing a pinch
  • Oil for frying
Preparation:
  1. Mix all the ingredients together in a mixing bowl.
  2. Make sure there is no lumps and consisteney is same as idli batter.(can add water or curd)
  3. Keep it aside for at least an hour.
  4. Then deep fry in oil by taking small amount of batter and droping in oil.
  5. Fry till they are golden brown and serve hot.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

CORN MASALA SANDWICH


Ingredients:
  • Bread toast - 8 slice
  • Corn - 2 -3 cups
  • Chopped tomatoes - 1 cup
  • Chopped onions - 1.5 cup
  • Chopped cucumber - 1 cup
  • cumin seeds - 1/4 tea spoon
  • Oil - 2 -3 tea spoon
  • Salt - 1/3 tea spoon
  • red chili powder - 1/4 tea spoon
  • Garam masala - 1/4 tea spoon
  • Chopped cilantro - 1 -2 tea spoon

Preparation:
  1. Take oil ,cumin seeds in a frying pan.
  2. When it splitter add onions and salt and fry them.
  3. Now add corn and cook for few minutes.
  4. Add half of the chopped tomatoes, red chili powder and fry till its cooked.
  5. At end add garam masala and turn off the flame.
  6. And also add the cucumber, tomatoes &cilantro and mix it well.
  7. Now take the bread toast and spread the masala over it.
  8. Cover it with another bread slice and cut it diagonally and serve.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

MIXED VEGETABLE UPMA


Ingredients:
  • Sooji - 1 cup
  • mixed vegetable - 1 cup
  • Oil - 3 to 4 tea spoon
  • onions - 1 small
  • salt - 3/4 tea spoon
  • Masala powder(fine powder of Rasam powder & cinnamon) - 1.5 tea spoon
  • mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves for seasoning
  • Boiling water - 2 cups
  • lemon juice - 1/4 tea spoon
  • cilantro

Preparation:
  1. Place the seasoning items with oil in a pan and turn on the heat.
  2. When it starts to splitter add onions and fry till light golden.
  3. Then add sooji and fry till sooji is light brown.
  4. Add mixed vegetable and masala powder and fry for few more seconds.
  5. Add boiling water to it and mix it well.
  6. Turn off the flame and keep it closed for few more minutes.
  7. At end add lemon juice and mix it well.
  8. Garnish with cilantro and serve hot.

SWEET CORN SOUP


Ingredients:
  • Sweet corn - 4 -5 cups
  • Pepper powder - 1/2 tea spoon
  • Salt - 1 tea spoon(acc to taste)
  • lemon juice - 1 table spoon (acc to taste)
  • Dry Basil and Italian herbs - a pinch

Preparation:
  1. Pressure cook the sweet corns(3 whistle).
  2. Blend it into a paste and stain it .
  3. Now add enough water(close to 4 cups or acc to your consistence) and start to boil.
  4. Add salt, pepper powder & dry herbs .
  5. Turn off the flame after to boils and add lemon juice .
  6. Serve hot with some croutons.