Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Beetroot Halwa

Posted by sandhya at 9/12/2012 04:09:00 AM 1 comments
Beetroot Halwa is a tasty Indian Dessert. Learn how to make/prepare Beet Root Halwa by following this easy recipe.



Ingredients:


• 1 kg Beetroot (peeled off, washed & finely grated)

• 2-1/2 Cups sugar

• 1/2 Liter milk (boiled)

• 2 to 3 Cups of water (sufficient to boil the beetroot)

• 8 Cashew nuts

• 8 Raisins

• 2 tbsp Ghee


How to make Beetroot Halwa:

• Pour water in a shallow pan (kadahi) and add grated beetroot.

• Put a lid on the pan and simmer well until water gets evaporated.

• Add sugar and half of the milk, stir constantly until the mixture achieves a thick consistency.

• Now add ghee and stir well.

• Add remaining milk and simmer again for just 1-2 minutes on low heat.

• Take off heat and garnish with cashew nuts and raisins.

• Beetroot Halwa is ready to serve hot.

Beans usili

Posted by sandhya at 9/12/2012 04:00:00 AM 0 comments
Beans usili is a very popular recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Tamilian Beans usili by following this easy recipe.



Ingredients:


• 5 French Beans (chopped)

• 1/2 cup Toor Dal

• 1 tbsp Chana Dal

• 1/2 tsp Urad Dal

• 1/2 tsp Mustard Seeds

• 3 to 4 Dried Red Chillies

• 1/4 tsp Asafetida (Hing)

• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder

• Oil

• Salt to taste


How to make Beans usili:

• Wash and soak the toor dal and Chana dal (you can put them together) for about 1 hour.

• Once soft, grind this (dals) with red chillies, turmeric, some salt, hing and little water.

• Pour oil into a pan and stir-fry the dal mixture.

• Once the dal mixture breaks into small pieces and is not sticky anymore, empty it into a cup and keep it aside.

• In the same pan, pour required oil, add mustard seeds. When it starts breaking, add urad dal, salt and beans.

• Once the beans is cooked add the fried dal mixture and let it cook for 3-4 minutes.


Suggestions:

serve it hot with rice or roti .

Beans Fry

Posted by sandhya at 9/12/2012 03:49:00 AM 0 comments
Beans Fry is a very tasty recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Beans Fry by following this easy recipe.


 


Ingredients:


• 250 g Beans (chopped)

• 1 cup grated Coconut

• 3 Red Chilies

• 1 tsp Black Gram

• A pinch of Asafoetida

• Salt (to taste)

• ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder

• 1 tsp Oil

• Few Curry Leaves


How to make Beans Fry:

• Toss beans with salt and turmeric in a bowl.

• Transfer the beans into a pan filled with water and cook until tender. Drain the beans and keep aside.

• Heat oil in a pan and sauté red chilies, black gram, and asafoetida.

• Stir in beans and cook for around 2 minutes.

• Add coconut and curry leaves. Mix well.

• Serve hot.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Garlic pepper Blue Cheese Burger

Posted by sandhya at 9/11/2012 03:07:00 AM 0 comments
Garlic pepper Blue Cheese Burger is a tasty and filling recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Garlic pepper Blue Cheese Burger by following this easy recipe.



Ingredients:


• 1 Pound Lean Beef (ground)

• 1 oz Blue Cheese (crumbled)

• 1 tsp Garlic-Pepper Blend

• 4 Buns (split)

• 4 Tomato Slices

• Salt


How to make Garlic pepper Blue Cheese Burger:

• Preheat the grill to medium heat.

• Mix all the ingredients except the buns and tomatoes.

• Now spoon the mixture and top with tomato.

• Cover it with another burger.

• Grill for 10 minutes.


Suggestions:

Serve with ketchup.

Mutton Burger

Posted by sandhya at 9/11/2012 02:55:00 AM 0 comments
Mutton Burger is a very popular snack all over the world. Learn how to make/prepare Mutton Burger by following this easy recipe.




Ingredients:


• 1/2 kg Minced meat

• 200 gm Red pepper

• 2 tbsp Soya sauce

• 2 tsp Garlic, chopped

• 3 tbsp Fresh bread crumbs

• 100 gm Cashewnuts, roasted

• 2-1/2 tbsp Peanut butter

• 2 Green chilli, seeded and chopped

• 3 tbsp Coriander leaves, chopped

• Oil for frying

For Sauce:

• 250 ml Chicken stock

• 1 tbsp Lemon juice

• 60 ml Coconut cream

• 4 tbsp Sweet chilli sauce

• 3 tbsp Peanut butter

• 2 tbsp Coriander leaves, chopped


How to make Mutton Burger:

• Deseed and quarter the peppers and grill till the skin blackens.

• Peel the skin and chop the peppers.

• Combine it with rest of the burger ingredients, mix well.

• Shape them into patties and chill for about 30 minutes.

• Shallow fry them in hot oil till cooked through.

• For the sauce, place all the ingredients in a pan, mix well.

• Bring to a simmer till thickened.

• Add coriander leaves to it.

• Season and serve the burgers with this sauce.

Cheeseburger Pie

Posted by sandhya at 9/11/2012 02:34:00 AM 0 comments
Cheeseburger Pie is a very tasty recipe. Learn how to make/prepare Cheeseburger Pie by following this easy recipe.



Ingredients:


• For the Crust:

• 1 cup Biscuit Baking Mix

• ¼ cup Milk

For Filling:

• 1 pound ground lean Beef

• ½ cup Onion (chopped)

• ½ tsp Salt

• ¼ tsp Black Pepper

• 2 tbsp Biscuit Baking Mix

• 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce

For Topping:

• 2 Tomatoes (sliced)

• 2 large Eggs

• 1 cup Cheddar Cheese (shredded)


How to make Cheeseburger Pie:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

• Knead soft and smooth dough by combining biscuit baking mix and milk.

• Roll out into a pie crust about 2 inches larger than an inverted 9-inch pie pan.

• Place into the pan and flute the edges. Keep aside.

• Fry beef, along with onion, until brown in the rendered fat. Remove the extra fat.

• Stir in salt, black pepper, biscuit baking mix, and Worcestershire sauce.

• Remove from heat and leave aside for a while.

• Spread the meat over the rolled-out dough.

• Arrange tomato slices on the meat mixture.

• Beat eggs slightly and pour all over the tomatoes.

• Sprinkle cheese and bake for 30 minutes.

• Remove from oven and slice.

• Serve hot with chili sauce.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Dahi Papdi Chaat

Posted by sandhya at 9/09/2012 03:05:00 AM 0 comments
Dahi Papdi Chaat is a crispy tangy chaat with crunchy bite. Learn how to make/prepare Dahi Papdi Chaat by following this easy recipe.



Ingredients:


• 24 Papdi Crisp

• 2 medium Potatoes (boiled and chopped)

• 1/2 cup Sprouted Green Gram (Moong)(blanched)

• 1 1/2 cups Yogurt (whipped)

• 1 tsp Roasted Cumin Powder

• 1/2 tsp Red Chilli Powder

• 2 tbsp Pomegranate Seeds (Anar)

• Salt to taste

• 1 tbsp Sugar

• 1/4 cup Red Chilli-Garlic Chutney

• 1/4 cup Green Chutney

• 1/4 cup Sweet Tamarind Chutney

• 1/2 tsp Chaat Masala

• 2 tbsp Fresh Coriander Leaves

• Sev as required


How to make Dahi Papdi Chaat:

• Whip the yogurt till smooth and add salt and sugar to it and mix well. Refrigerate.

• On a plate, arrange the papdis and place potato slices on each papdi.

• Top it up with boiled sprouted green gram, red chilli-garlic chutney, green chutney and sweet tamarind chutney.

• Sprinkle cumin powder, chaat masala, red chilli powder and salt and chilled yogurt over the papdis.

• Add sweet tamarind chutney, red chilli-garlic chutney, coriander leaves, sev and pomegranate seeds.

• Serve.

 

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