Banana Split is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Banana Split by following this easy recipe.
Ingredients:
• ½ cup Chocolate Chips
• 2 tbsp Milk
• 2 nearly-ripe Bananas (peeled)
• 4 scoops Ice Cream
• 2 frozen Strawberries (halved)
• 2 tsp crushed Pineapple
• 1 tbsp shredded Coconut •
2 Cherries
• 2 tbsp Whipped Cream
How to make Banana Split:
• Combine milk and chocolate chips in a saucepan. Place on low heat and stir to prepare chocolate sauce.
• Half each banana lengthwise in 2 pieces and place on an oval-shaped serving bowl.
• Top with 2 scoops ice cream on each bowl.
• Place strawberry halves over each scoop of ice cream.
• Sprinkle pineapple and coconut.
• Pour chocolate sauce all over and garnish with cherries and whipped cream.
• Place in the fridge and chill.
• Serve cold.
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Friday, July 29, 2011
Aloo Gobhi
Aloo Gobhi is a common Indian recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Alu Gobi by following this easy Recipe.
Ingredients:
• 1 Cauliflower
• 4 Potatoes
• 1 Tomato
• 1 tsp Turmeric powder
• ½ tsp Red chilli
• 1 tsp Ground coriander
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp Oil
How to make Aloo Gobhi:
• Wash cauliflower and potatoes and cut into pieces.
• Heat the oil and add potatoes and cauliflower and leave it on medium flame for 5 minutes.
• Add chopped tomato, turmeric powder, coriander, red chili and salt.
• Cook it for 5 minutes.
• Serve it with rotis.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Butter Chicken
Butter Chicken also known as Murgh makhani is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare butter chicken by following this easy recipe. 390 cal per serving.
Ingredients:
• 450 gm Boneless Chicken
• 2 tbsp Butter
• 2 tsp Lemon Juice
• ¼ cup Plain Yoghurt
• ½ cup Cream
• 2 tbsp Peanut Oil
• 1 White Onion (chopped)
• 1 cup Tomato Puree
• 1-¼ tsp Cayenne Pepper
• 1 pinch Salt
• 1 tsp Chili Powder
• 1 tsp Cumin (Ground)
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 1 pinch Black Pepper
• 1 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• 1 tbsp Cornstarch
• 2 tsp Garam Masala
• Water as required
How to make Butter Chicken:
• Heat 1 tbsp peanut oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Saute white onion until it becomes soft and translucent.
• Put butter, lemon juice, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala (1 tsp), chili powder, cumin and bay leaf into the saucepan. Stir it for about 1 minute.
• Add tomato puree to the mixture. Cook it for 2 minutes while stirring frequently.
• Add cream and yoghurt into the same pan and mix them well.
• Reduce heat to low and cook sauce for 10 minutes.
• Now add salt, black pepper and cayenne into the mixture. Remove the pan from heat.
• Heat oil (1tbsp) in a large heavy frying pan over medium heat.
• Cut the Chicken to bite-size pieces and wash it well.
• Cook chicken pieces until it gets slightly brown (for about 10 minutes).
• Reduce the heat and season the chicken with garam masala (1 tsp) and cayenne.
• Put 1/3 cup of the prepared sauce into it and cook until liquid get reduced (for about 5 minutes).
• Now pour the rest of the sauce into the chicken.
• Mix cornstarch and water well. Put this mixture into the chicken.
• Cook chicken for 5-10 minutes, or until thickened.
• Butter Chicken is ready to serve.
Banana Cutlet
Banana Cutlet is very nutritious recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Banana Cutlet by following this easy recipe. Cooking time - 30mins.
Ingredients:
• 3 Raw bananas
• 1 Medium size potato
• 1 tsp Amchur (dry mango powder)
• 4 Green chilies
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp Bread crumbs or granulated suji
• 1 tbsp Oil
How to make Banana Cutlet:
• Peel off raw bananas and potato.
• Put them in a pressure cooker to steam for 5 minutes on low flame.
• Cut green chilies into very small pieces.
• Smash steamed bananas & potato.
• Add amchur, salt, and green chilies to it.
• Mix it well.
• Now take a small portion of the mixture on palm and make roll of it (if the mixture is sticky, then apply little oil on palms).
• Press the roll slightly.
• Repeat the method for rest of the mixture.
• Put bread crumbs or granulated suji in a plate.
• Roll the cutlets in bread crumbs or suji.
• Heat oil in a frying pan and shallow-fry the cutlets.
• Serve it hot with tomato sauce or mint sauce.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Aloo Chaat
Aloo Chaat is a very popular Indian recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Alu Chaat by following this easy recipe.Cooking time is 15mins.
Ingredients:
• 3 Potatoes (boiled and peeled)
• 1 tsp Chaat masala
• 1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder
• 1 tbsp Tamarind Chutney
• 1/2 tbsp Mint Chutney
• 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
• Oil for frying
• Chopped Coriander Leaves
• Salt as per taste
How to make Aloo Chaat:
• Chop the boiled potatoes into 3/4 inch cubes.
• Deep-fry the potatoes in oil in a wok till golden brown and well cooked.
• Drain excess oil on a paper.
• Put the fried potatoes in a bowl with cumin powder, red chilli powder, salt, chaat masala and mix thoroughly.
• Add tamarind chutney and mint chutney according to taste and mix properly.
• Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve.
Andhra Mushroom Curry
Andhra Mushroom Curry is a very delicious recipe. Learn how to prepare Andhra Mushroom Curry by following this easy recipe. Cooking time is 20min. and serves 216 cal.
Ingredients:
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• Coriander Leaves (to garnish)
• 250 gm (8 ½ oz.) Mushrooms
• 3 Onions (chopped)
• 3 Green Chilies (chopped)
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
Ingredients for Masala paste:
• 1 Cardamom pod
• 1 tsp Ginger paste
• 2 Cloves Garlic
• 1 tsp Cumin
• 1 tsp Poppy Seeds
• 1 tsp Coriander Seeds
• Oil for frying
• Salt to taste
How to make Andhra Mushroom Curry:
• Clean, wash and cut mushrooms into small pieces.
• In a pan add 3 tsp oil and preheat it.
• Put onions and chilies to the oil and fry till they turn into golden brown.
• Add red chili powder, mushrooms, turmeric powder and salt.
• Fry them for about 5 minutes.
• Pour 1/4 cup of water to it and on medium heat let it cook for another 2 minutes.
• Grind the masala ingredients into fine paste and add it the curry.
• Let it cook for 5 minutes.
• When oil starts oozing out, then put off the flame.
• Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves for garnishing.
Suggestions: Serve with rice or chapati
Ingredients:
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• Coriander Leaves (to garnish)
• 250 gm (8 ½ oz.) Mushrooms
• 3 Onions (chopped)
• 3 Green Chilies (chopped)
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
Ingredients for Masala paste:
• 1 Cardamom pod
• 1 tsp Ginger paste
• 2 Cloves Garlic
• 1 tsp Cumin
• 1 tsp Poppy Seeds
• 1 tsp Coriander Seeds
• Oil for frying
• Salt to taste
How to make Andhra Mushroom Curry:
• Clean, wash and cut mushrooms into small pieces.
• In a pan add 3 tsp oil and preheat it.
• Put onions and chilies to the oil and fry till they turn into golden brown.
• Add red chili powder, mushrooms, turmeric powder and salt.
• Fry them for about 5 minutes.
• Pour 1/4 cup of water to it and on medium heat let it cook for another 2 minutes.
• Grind the masala ingredients into fine paste and add it the curry.
• Let it cook for 5 minutes.
• When oil starts oozing out, then put off the flame.
• Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves for garnishing.
Suggestions: Serve with rice or chapati
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Banana Brownie Cake
Banana Brownie Cake is a haelthy variant of the brownie cake. Learn how to make/prepare Banana Brownie Cake by following this easy recipe. cooking time 30mins. and serves 165cal.
Ingredients:
• 1 cup All-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup Buttermilk
• 2 large Egg Whites
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/3 cup Unsweetened Cocoa
• 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 large, very ripe Banana
• 1/4 cup low-fat Dry Milk Powder
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• A pinch of Salt
How to make Banana Brownie Cake:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Apply a coat of vegetable oil on a baking pan and dust it with flour.
• In a bowl, make a batter out of flour, milk powder, salt and baking powder. In a blender or food processor, make a smooth puree of the banana, sugar, egg whites, vanilla essence and buttermilk.
• Add the dry mixture of flour, milk powder and others to this batter and whip just until blended. Pour into the greased and dusted pan.
• Bake until the cake passes the wooden pin or toothpick test. Cool it on a wire rack or tray.
Badam Doodh
Badam Doodh is a healthy and tasty concoction of the goodness of milk and richness of almond. Learn how to make/prepare Badam Doodh by following this easy recipe. cooking time 25mins.
Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup Almonds (blanched and roughly chopped)
• 4 cups Milk
• 3-4 tbsp Honey
• A pinch oF Green Cardamom Powder
• A pinch oF Nutmeg Powder
• 1-2 leaves oF Silver Varq
How to make Badam Doodh:
• Take a thick bottomed vessel and boil the milk in it.
• Lower the flame and add chopped almonds. Allow it to simmer for fifteen minutes.
• Now add green cardamom powder and nutmeg powder to the milk and bring it to boil again.
• Put off the flame and add honey to the milk.
• Pour out in earthen cups and garnish with silver varq.
• Serve hot or cool.
Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup Almonds (blanched and roughly chopped)
• 4 cups Milk
• 3-4 tbsp Honey
• A pinch oF Green Cardamom Powder
• A pinch oF Nutmeg Powder
• 1-2 leaves oF Silver Varq
How to make Badam Doodh:
• Take a thick bottomed vessel and boil the milk in it.
• Lower the flame and add chopped almonds. Allow it to simmer for fifteen minutes.
• Now add green cardamom powder and nutmeg powder to the milk and bring it to boil again.
• Put off the flame and add honey to the milk.
• Pour out in earthen cups and garnish with silver varq.
• Serve hot or cool.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Palak Paneer
Palak Paneer is a very popular Indian recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Palak Paneer by following this easy recipe. 240 cal per serving.
Ingredients:
• 1/2 kg Spinach
• 100 gm Paneer
• 1 Onion
• 1/4 tsp Black pepper powder
• 3/4 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp Green chilli paste
• 3 tbsp Butter
• 2-3 Bay Leaves
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
• Vegetable oil
• Salt to taste
How to make Palak Paneer:
• Mix green chilli paste and ginger-garlic paste with spinach. Add little water.
• Pressure-cook the above mixture for 7 to 8 minutes. Remove before the first whistle.
• Cut cheese into small cube shaped pieces. Keep 3 cubes for decoration.
• Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan.
• Fry the paneer cubes on a medium flame till they become light brown.
• Take the pieces out of the pan.
• Take 2 tbsp butter and heat it.
• Add bay leaves and cumin for frying.
• Add chopped onions and fry again until they turn pink.
• Add garam masala powder, black pepper powder and salt. Mix well.
• Now add fried paneer and cooked spinach. Mix them properly.
• Put the palak paneer in a baking tray.
• Add the remaining butter and bake for about half an hour at 180 deg C.
• Grate remaining paneer pieces and decorate.
• Palak paneer is ready to serve.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Baked Fudge
Baked Fudge, also called 'brownies' for their color, is a very delicious cake. Learn how to make/prepare Baked Fudge by following this easy recipe.It cooking time 60mins, but it serves 12,318 cal per serving.
Ingredients:
• 4 beaten Eggs
• 2 cups White Sugar
• 1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1 cup chopped Pecans
• 1 cup Butter, melted
• 2 tsp Vanilla extract
How to make Baked Fudge:
• First of all, preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Then, in large bowl, sift together sugar, flour and cocoa. Add eggs. Add melted butter, vanilla and pecans. Pour mixture into 8x12-inch baking pan.
• After that, line a roasting pan with a damp kitchen towel. Place baking dish on towel, inside roasting pan, and place roasting pan on oven rack.
• Fill roasting pan with boiling water to reach halfway up the sides of the baking dish. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until firm.
Aloo Baingan
Aloo Baingan is a tasty and simple recipe. Learn how to make/prepare aloo baingan by following this easy recipe. Its preparation time is 20min.,cooking time is 30mins.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
• 1 Small Eggplant ( Cut into 1 inch)
• ¼ Cup Unsweetened Coconut ( Shredded )
• 2 Green Chilies ( Minced)
• ½ Inch piece of Ginger root
• 4 tbsp Ghee
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
• ½ tbsp Garam Masala
• 1 tsp Black Mustard Seeds
• ½ tbsp Whole Cumin Seeds
• 1/8 tsp Asafetida
• 6 Medium Potatoes ( boiled)
• 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves ( Chopped)
• 1 tbsp Lime Juice
• Salt ( to taste)
How to make aloo baingan:
• In a mixer add ginger, coconut, green chilies and 1/3 cup of water and grind until till become smooth.
• Add garam maslas and mix it well. Keep it aside.
• Heat up the ghee in a pan. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fry for 2 seconds.
• Add Asafetida , immediately add potatoes. Mix it and fry for 5 min.
• Add grinded mixture, turmeric powder, eggplant and coriander, half the fresh coriander leaves and salt.
• Mix it lightly so that vegetables will not break.
• Reduce the flame and fry very softly until the liquid has disappear.
• Finally add lime juice and coriander leaves and serve it.
Aamras With Kesar
Aamras with kesar is a simple and delicious mango fruit recipe..It takes 20 min. for preparation. It is healthy and mostly children like this because of Aamras taste.
Ingredients:
• 1 cup Sugar (powdered)
• 21/2 cups Milk (chilled)
• 1 kg Ripe Mangoes
• 1/4 tsp Saffron
How to make Aamras With Kesar:
• Peel mangoes and chop them into cubes.
• In a blender, add mango cubes, milk, sugar and saffron; blend it until smooth.
• Pour the mixture into small bowls.
• Serve it chilled.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Baby Corn Korma
Hai....Today I present Hyderabadi Special corn recipe that is..........Baby Corn Korma and one tasty chicken cutlet.so.......enjoy these tasty dishes...
Ingredients:
• 12-15 Baby Corns
• ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder
• ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
• 2 tbsp Oil & Ghee (mixed)
• Salt (to taste)
• Coriander Leaves (for garnishing)
To Grind (1)
To Grind (1)
• 2 big Onions
• 1 medium Tomato
• 1 small piece Ginger
• 2 small Garlic Cloves
• 4 medium Green Chilies
To Grind (2)
To Grind (2)
• 1½ tbsp Coconut
• 10 Cashew Nuts (soaked for 3 hours)
• ½-1 tsp Fennel Seeds
To Temper
To Temper
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 1 Elaichi
• A small piece of Cinnamon
• 2 Cloves
How to make Baby Corn Korma:
• Cut baby corns into small pieces and pressure cook them for 3 whistles. Set them aside.
• Cut onions and tomato. Place them in a grinder.
• Add ginger, garlic cloves and green chilies and grind them to a paste.
• Heat oil and ghee in a kadai. • Add bay leaf, elaichi, cinnamon and cloves.
• Add the onion paste prepared in the kadai and stir well.
• Add turmeric powder, salt and garam masala powder. Mix well.
• Fry the mixture at low heat for 10 to 15 minutes until the oil leaves the sides of the kadai.
• Add water to form a gravy consistency and boil the mixture.
• Add the cooked baby corn pieces.
• Place cashew nuts, coconut and fennel seeds in a grinder and grind them to form a smooth paste.
• When the gravy starts boiling, add the cashew nut paste and stir well.
• Boil the gravy till it becomes thick.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with chapatti or fried rice.
Chicken Cutlets
Ingredients:
• 6 Chicken breast halves, skinless and boneless
• 2 Eggs
• 1/4 Cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 3/4 Cup Italian bread crumbs
• 2 tbsp Butter
• Freshly ground pepper to taste
• Olive or vegetable oil as needed
• Salt to taste
How to make Chicken Cutlets:
• Put the chicken breasts between sheets of plastic wrap or waxed paper.
• Pound it with a kitchen mallet or rolling pin till they are evenly about 1/4-inch thick.
• In a bowl combine the bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, mix well.
• In another bowl, beat eggs.
• Dip the meat in the eggs and after that in the crumb mixture.
• Put the crumbed cutlets into the refrigerator till nearly time to serve.
• In a big skillet, heat butter and oil on medium-high flame till hot.
• Cook the cutlets on each side till golden brown, for about 5 minutes till the juices run clear.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Chettinad Biryani
Now todays specials are Chettinad Biryani and Baby Corn Broccoli. Enjoy these dishes. Have a nice day.....
Ingredients:
• 300 gms Basmati Rice
• 100 gms Cauliflower (chopped)
• 100 gms Carrot (chopped)
• 50 gms Beans (chopped)
• 25 gms Peas
• 1 Onion (chopped)
• 1 flake Ginger
• 1 flake Garlic
• 3 Red Chilies
• 1 tsp Coriander Seeds
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
• 3 tsp Tomato Puree
• 3 tsp Oil
• 2 tsp Ghee
• Salt to taste
How to make Chettinad Biryani:
• Wash and soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes.
• Now make a fine paste of red chilies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, garlic and ginger.
• Heat a pan and put some ghee into it.
• Add the soaked rice (no water) in it and cook till rice start sticking together.
• Remove the rice from fire.
• Heat a pan and put oil into it. When the oil turns hot, add chopped onion in it.
• Stir till the onion turns golden brown in color.
• Now add the paste and all the vegetables to the onions.
• Add a little water, tomato puree and salt to the vegetables.
• Add the sauté rice and some more water so as to cover the rice with water.
• Cover the pan and let the rice cook for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Chettinad Biryani is ready to eat. Serve it hot with lime juice.
Baby Corn Broccoli
Ingredients:
• 1/2 teacup Capsicums (cut into big pieces)
• 1/2 teacup Onions (cut into big pieces)
• 1 teacup Broccoli (cut into big pieces)
• 1/2 teacup Baby Corn (sliced diagonally)
• 1/4 teacup French Beans (parboiled)
• A few pieces Cucumber (diagonally sliced)
• 7-8 Cashew Nuts (lightly fried)
• 1 tsp Garlic (finely chopped)
• 1 tbsp Corn Flour
• A pinch Sugar
• 2 pinches Black Pepper
• 2 tbsp Oil
• Salt (to taste)
How to make Baby Corn Broccoli:
• Heat oil in a frying pan, on high heat. Add garlic and stir fry for a few seconds.
• Add capsicums, capsicums, onion, broccoli, baby corn, French beans and cucumber and stir fry for 2 minutes.
• Combine corn flour and 3/4 teacup of water. Add to the vegetables.
• Add black pepper, sugar and salt. Cook for one minute.
• Served hot, garnished with fried cashew nuts
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Almond Cupcake
Ingredients:
• ¾ cup Butter
• 1½ cups Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1½ tsp Almond Extract
• ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2½ tsp Baking Powder
• ¼ tsp Salt
• 2½ cups Flour
• 1¼ cups Milk
How to make Almond Cupcake:
• Preheat oven to 375 °F.
• Place a pan over medium heat and cream the butter until smooth.
• Add sugar and beat well.
• Add the eggs and beat further to smooth the mixture.
• Add almond extract, vanilla extract, baking powder, salt, flour and milk.
• Beat the mixture until nice and smooth.
• Fill the batter in cupcake liners or greased tins 2/3 full.
• Bake for about 20 minutes till the cakes turn golden brown.
Andhra Vegetable Biryani
Ingredients:
• 4 cups Basmati Rice
• ¾ cup Oil
• 1 cup Curds (Yogurt)
• 3 cups Milk
• 3 – 4tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• 2 tsp Sajeera
• 3 Bay leaf
• 1 tsp Dhania Powder
• 1 Onion (medium sized chopped)
• 1 Onion (medium sized cut lengthwise)
• 5 Green Chillies
• ½ tsp Turmeric
• ½ bunch Coriander (finely cut)
• 5-6 Cashews
• 1 Potato (cut into small cubes)
• 2 Carrot (cut into small cubes)
• 12- 15 Green Beans (chopped finely)
• ½ cup Green Peas (deskinned)
• 4 Elaichi (Cardamom)
• 6 Cloves
• ½ Cinnamon Stick (chopped into pieces)
• ½ cup Ground Coconut
• Salt to taste
• 2 cups Water
How to make Andhra Vegetable Biryani:
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Once oil is heated add cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon, elaichi, sajeera and fry for 2 minutes.
• Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry for another minute.
• Add onion, green chillies, cut vegetables, salt, dhania powder, turmeric and deep fry them for sometime.
• Clean by washing the rice.
• Add yogurt, coconut paste, milk and also the fried vegetables.
• Stir them well and cook.
• Garnish the rice with onions and the chopped coriander.
Suggestions: It goes great with gongura chicken.
Aloor Dum
Ingredients:
• 500 g Baby Potatoes (boiled and peeled)
• 2 inch Ginger (chopped)
• 4 Tomatoes (chopped)
• 4 tbsp Mustard Oil
• 2 Green Cardamoms
• 2 Dry Red Chilies
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 1 tsp Coriander Powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
• ½ tsp Cumin Powder
• A pinch of Asafoetida
• Salt (to taste)
How to make Aaloor Dum:
• Heat oil in a pan for 2 minutes. Fry the potatoes for a minute and keep aside.
• In the same oil, mix all the spices and sauté for 2 minutes.
• Add tomatoes and fried potatoes. Stir and fry for 4 minutes on low flame.
Suggestions: Serve hot with puris or chapatti.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Andhra Egg Biryani
Ingredients:
• 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 4 Green Chilies (chopped)
• 1 bunch Mint
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 6 tbsp Gram Flour (Besan)
• 1 Onions (large) (chopped)
• 2 cup (472 ml) Plain Yogurt
• 10 Whole Garam Masala
• 500 grams (17 ounce) Basmati Rice
• 1 tsp Biryani Masala Powder
• 1 tsp Black Cumin
• 6 tsp Clarified Butter
• 8 Eggs
• 1 tsp fried Onion
• Salt to taste
How to make Andhra Egg Biryani:
• Clean and soak rice for at least ½ hour.
• Boil eggs.
• Take out the shell of the boiled eggs.
• Cut it into four long pieces.
• Take a pan and heat the clarified butter.
• Add onion, spices and fry until they become golden brown.
• Add, mint, coriander, biryani masala, ginger garlic paste, green chilies curd and cook.
• Add soaked rice into the ingredients and cook covered till rice is done.
• Take another pan and heat oil.
• Make paste with the besan, red chili powder and salt.
• Dip the egg into the besan and fry it until the eggs get coated with the spices
• Take out the eggs and set aside.
• When rice is done, put eggs on the top of the rice and cook until all of the water has absorbed.
• Serve hot
Aachar Aloo
Ingredients:
• 2 Potatoes
• 10 Roasted red chilies
• 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds
• Tamarind, the size of a lemon
• 3 tsp Mustard seeds
• Salt to taste
• Oil, for cooking
How to make Aachar Aloo:
• Cut potatoes into small cubes.
• Apply little salt over it & keep it aside for 20 minutes.
• Remove the salt from potatoes & fry them in the oil.
• Grind the remaining ingredients to a smooth paste, adding a little water.
• Boil the grounded paste & add a little salt.
• Add the fried potatoes to the ground paste.
• Achar Aloo is ready.
Aloha Fruit Punch Recipe
Ingredients:
• 2 tsp Ginger Root (chopped)
• 2 cups Guava Juice
• 1 1/2 tbsp Lemon Juice
• 3-4 cups Pineapple Juice
• 1 cup Sugar
• 3/4 cup Water
How to make Aloha Fruit Punch Recipe:
• Begin by adding 1/4 cup of water to the ginger root. Boil for 3 minutes and strain
• Add the resultant liquid to the lime, pineapple and guava juice.
• Then, make sugar syrup with the remaining water and sugar. Mix with the juices.
• Chill thoroughly before serving.
Brochette
Ingredients:
• 700 gm Chicken Breast (cubed)
• ½ tsp Pepper
• ½ tsp Ginger
•2 tsp Salt
• 2 tsp Paprika (Degi Mirch)
• ¼ tsp Saffron Threads (crushed)
• ½ tsp Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
• 2 cloves Garlic (finely chopped)
• 3 tbsp Parsley (chopped)
• 1½ tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1½ tbsp Vegetable Oil
How to make Brochette:
• Take all the ingredients except chicken in a large mixing bowl and mix well.
• Mix in chicken pieces and coat well.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and keep the chicken marinated for for 5-6 hours or all night in a fridge.
• Thread the chicken onto skewers and grill on both sides for 10-12 minutes, or until meat is tender.
• Serve hot.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Almond Macaroons
Ingredients:
• 8 oz Almond Paste
• 2 Egg Whites
• ¼ tsp grated Lemon Rind
• ½ cup Sugar
• 8 candied Red Cherries (quartered)
• 2 tbsp sliced Almonds
• Sugar (for topping)
How to make Almond Macaroons:
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Butter a cookie sheet and sprinkle flour over it.
• Mix almond paste, egg whites, and lemon rind together in a large bowl.
• Add sugar and beat with an electric mixture until well-combined and you get soft dough. • Shape the dough into small molds and roll over cherries, almonds, and sugar.
• Place them on the prepared cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown.
Haleem
Ingredients:
• 200 gm Wheat (washed and soaked for 2 hrs)
• 300 gm Boneless Mutton
• 100 gms Cooking oil
• 3 Onions (sliced)
• 2 Lime
• 2 tsp Garam Masala
• Salt to taste
For paste:
• 20 gm Fresh Green Chillies
• 2 inch piece Ginger
• 6-8 flakes Garlic
How to make Haleem:
• Clean and marinate mutton with half of ground paste of ginger, garlic, green chillies and salt for 1 hour.
• Pressure cook the soaked wheat and marinated meat for about 45 minutes.
• Mince and grind to a fine paste.
• In a Pan heat oil, add the finely sliced onions, fry till brown, add the garam masala.
• Add the ground paste and keep stirring on slow flame, till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan.
• Serve hot, with lime wedges
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Ambrosia Yogurt Fruit Salad
Ingredients:
• 1 cup Oranges (drained)
• 1 cup mixed fruit Cocktail (drained)
• 1 cup Marshmallows (small)
• 1 cup Coconut (flaked)
• 1 cup Yogurt
How to make Ambrosia Yogurt Fruit Salad:
• Gently mix oranges, marshmallows, cocktail, and coconut flakes together.
• Add chilled yoghurt. Refrigerate yoghurt for a couple of hours before mixing it.
Almond Banana Cake
Ingredients:
• ½ cup Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• ½ tsp Baking Powder
• ¾ cup Banana Puree
• ½ cup sliced Almonds
• 250 g raw whole Almonds (toasted)
• 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
• Icing Sugar (to garnish)
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
How to make Almond Banana Cake:
• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
• Butter a heart-shaped flan tin and place a baking sheet on it.
• Grind whole almonds in a grinder, until finely powdered.
• Beat eggs with sugar until pale and fluffy.
• Add almond powder, banana puree, vanilla extract, and lemon juice. Mix until uniformly combined.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and sprinkle with sliced almonds.
• Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, for around 45 minutes.
• Cool and sprinkle with icing sugar.
• Serve thereafter.
Broccoli and Chicken Casserole
Ingredients:
• 4 oz Noodles
• 2½ cups Chicken (chopped & cooked)
• ½ cup Onions (chopped)
• 10 oz Broccoli Florets
• 10 oz Cream of Mushroom Soup
• ½ cup Skimmed Milk (at room temp)
• ½ cup Swiss Cheese (shredded)
• 1 tsp Basil
• Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper (to taste)
How to make Broccoli and Chicken Casserole:
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Boil noodles until tender but firm. Drain and set aside.
• Combine mushroom soup, milk, cheese, basil, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Mix well and keep aside.
• Place noodles, chicken, onions, and broccoli in a large bowl and fold gently.
• Add the soup mixture and toss the bowl slightly.
• Pour the mixture into a lightly greased 2½-quart casserole and cover.
• Bake for 40 minutes.
• Serve hot.
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