Monday, August 31, 2009

BROWN BREAD BHURJI



Ingredients:

4 whole wheat bread slices, crushed
200 gms cheese, mashed
1 onion, chopped
2 tomato, chopped
1 tsp ginger, grated
4 green chilly, chopped
1 spoon lemon juice
Coriander leaves, chopped
Salt to taste
Chat masala
Oil for frying

Method:

Heat oil in a non stick pan and fry chopped onions, tomato, ginger and green chilli. Add bread, cheese and salt fry for few minutes. Now add chat masala. Remove from heat and add lemon juice, mix well. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

BANANA FUDGE



Ingredients:

250 gm dry hard milk(khoya)
150 gm Sugar or as per taste
50 gm Butter
3 ripe banana, mashed
1/2 tsp cardomom powder
½ tsp vanilla essence
Chopped nuts

Method:

* Take a pan and melt butter in a non-sticky pan.
* Add khoya and sugar, mix well
* Now add mashed banana and cardomaom powder
* Stir continuously in low heat until the mixture becomes thick.
* Add vanilla and nuts, mix well
* Remove from the pan and spread the mixture on a greased tray.
* Allow it to cool and cut in to desired shape.
* Garnish with nuts
* Keep in refrigerator



Monday, August 24, 2009

SPROUTS CHEESY PARATHA



Makes 6 Parathas

Ingredients

1 cup, wheat flour for dough
½ cup water for dough or as needed
1/2 cup sprouts
1/2 cup cheese, mashed
1/2 tsp Ginger, grated
1 chili, chopped
2 tsp coriander leaves, chopped
Chat masala, to taste
1/2 tsp garam masala
Salt to taste
Oil for fry

Method
* Grind sprouts in a mixer and make smooth paste
* Mix sprouts and all the ingredients in wheat flour, mix well. Add water and make soft dough.
* Keep the dough cover and let the dough rest for at least 10-15 minutes.
* Roll out equal balls out of the dough and make round paratha.
* Place the paratha on heated tawa and add oil on both sides.
* Cook till the Paratha turns golden brown on both sides.
* Serve with curd, chuney/pickle

Sunday, August 23, 2009

VEGGIE MASALA PAPAD



Ingredients:
4 Papad
1 Onion, finely chopped
1 Tomato, finely chopped
1 Cucumber, finely chopped
1 Beetroot, finely chopped(optional)
1 Green chilli, finely chopped
2 tsp coriander leaves, finely chopped
Salt to taste
Chat masala
Red Chili Powder, to taste(optional)
2 tsp Lemon juice

Method:
* Roast papad in microwave for one minute or on a flame. It would be crisp(I have used lijjat papad)
* In a bowl mix finely chopped vegetables, lime juice and salt
* Place papad on a tray. Just before serving spread the mixture of vegetables
* Last sprinkle chat masala and serve immediately or else the papads will turn soggy.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

KADAI PANEER



Ingredients:


250 gms Cheese(Paneer)
3 Capsicum,chopped
½ cup, chopped beans(optional)
1 cup,onion chopped
1 cup Tomato, chopped
1 tsp Ginger paste
½ tsp garlic paste
2 chopped green chillies
1 tsp Red Chili Powder
4 Cloves
1 piece Cinnamon
1 tsp dried kasoori methi
2 Bay Leaf
1/2 bunch coriander chopped
4 tblsp oil

Method:
* Cut the paneer in equal cubes.
* Heat the oil in a pan and add bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon.
* Now add galic, onion, ginger and tamato and fry them
* Fry the capsicum pieces and add the chilly powder and then the coriander powder.
* Add tomatoes and cook until the oil starts seperating from the mixture.
* Take the dried kasoori methi and add it after rubbing
* Add the sliced paneer and cook for a few minutes. Sprinkle coriander leaves on top
* Remove from heat and serve hot with roti, paratha, naan or rice

KALAKAND




Ingredients:

250 gm fresh Paneer, mashed (cheese)
250 gm cup sweet cream (condensed milk)
100 gm Milk powder
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
50 gm chopped pistachios for garnish

Method:

* Take a bowl and mix the cheese and milk powder
* Add condensed milk and cardamom powder to it and mix well.
* Now take a non sticky pan and cook in a medium flame.
* Stir well until the mixture becomes thick.
* Remove from the pan and spread the mixture on a greased plate.
* Then allow it to cool and cut in to desired shape.
* Garnish with pistachios.
* Keep in refrigerator

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

MODAK LADDOO


 

Ingredients:100 gms Khoya(dry solid milk)
50 gms coconut, grated
50 gms, Rice flour
2 Ripe banana, mashed
2 cups milk
1 tsp cardamom powder
1 tbsp ghee
3 cups sugar
1-1/2 cup water
50 gms almonds
50 gms melon seeds
Dry fruits for garnish

Method:

* Pour khoya and coconut in a non sticky pan, mix well.
* Add ghee and fry them lightly on a low heat until you get a nice aroma
* Add banana and cardamom, mix well
* Add almond and melon seeds, mix well. (Grind the almond and melon seeds together in mixer)
* In a non-sticky pan boil rice flour with two cups of milk and stir well till the mixture thickens.
* Add the cooked rice flour with the mixture of khoya, coconut, banana, almond and melon seeds.
* Heat sugar and water in a pan, stir continuously and prepare one-string syrup by dissolving sugar in the water.
* Now add sugar syrup in ready mixture, mix well and stir till the mixture looks thick.
* Remove from heat and allow it to cool
* Make equal size of round laddoos(small round balls)
* Garnish with dryfruits
* Keep in refrigereter

Sunday, August 2, 2009

FESTIVE BURFI


You can make this sweet dish whenever you want but this time I have given specially for this month festival JANMASHTAMI.Even people keeping fast on this festival can also enjoy eating this delicious burfi.

This burfi does not require much quantity of ghee because Coconut is rich in oil.

Ingredients:
250 gms Khoya( dry solid milk)
250 gms coconut, dry and grated
1 tsp cardamom powder
1 tbsp ghee
3 cups sugar
1-1/2 cup water
50 gms almonds
50 gms melon seeds
Raisins for garnish

Steps To make:

* In a non-sticky pan, pour khoya and coconut, mix well.
* Add ghee and fry them lightly on a low heat until you get a nice aroma.
* Add cardamom, almond and melon seeds, mix well.( Grind the almond and melon seeds together in mixi)
*Heat sugar and water in a pan, stir continuously and prepare one-string syrup by dissolving sugar in the water.
* Now add sugar syrup in mixture, mix well and stir till the mixture looks thick.Remove from heat.
* Grease the plate and spread the mixture
* Garnish with raisins and allow it to cool.
* Cut into desired shapes with the knife.
* Delicious burfi is ready now


Ingredients with Pictures:

Khoya (Dry Solid Milk)



Grated Coconut


Almonds, Raisins, Melon Seeds


Steps with Pictures:

Grind the almond and melon seeds together




Mixture on frying process



Spread the mixture in plate and cut into desired shape



Delicious Burfi is ready