Cold Crab Dip

Cold Crab Dip is an excellent way to start your lunch. Learn how to make/prepare Cold Crab Dip by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 8 ounce Cream Cheese (softened)
• 1 Onion (minced)
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
• 1-1/2 tbsp Prepared Horseradish
• 6 ounce Crab Meat (drained)
• 1 tsp Hot Pepper Sauce
• 12 ounce Cocktail Sauce
   
How to make Cold Crab Dip:

• Thoroughly mix cream cheese, onion, Worcestershire sauce, horseradish, crab meat and hot sauce in a bowl.
• In a pie pan, spread the mixture and cover it with cocktail sauce.
• Refrigerate for two hours and then serve.

Creamy Mutter Mushroom

Creamy Mutter Mushroom is a rich, delicious and scrumptious delight. Learn how to prepare Creamy Mutter Mushroom by following this easy recipe. 

Ingredients:

• 4 medium Onions
• 4 Tomatoes
• ½ cup Yogurt
• 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• ½ kg Mushrooms (boiled)
• 1 cup Mutter/ Green Peas (boiled)
• Salt to taste
• A pinch of Turmeric
• ¾ tsp Red Chili Powder
• 10 sprigs of Cilantro
• 2 tbsp fresh Cream
• Oil (for frying)
• ½ cup Water
   
How to make Creamy Mutter Mushroom:

• Fry the onions in oil till they turn medium brown.
• Remove and transfer them to a food processor.
• Add yogurt and grind the mixture to a paste.
• Boil the tomatoes and blanch them. Grind them to a puree and keep aside.
• Place a large saucepan on heat and heat 2 tbsp of oil.
• Add tomato puree and cook till the oil separates.
• Add ginger-garlic paste and onion-yogurt paste. Mix well.
• Add salt, red chili powder and turmeric. Cook for a few minutes.
• Add mushrooms and green peas. Fry for another 5 minutes.
• Add fresh cream and stir well.
• Pour water and cook till the oil comes to the surface.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve hot.
   
   

Boondi Aur Makai Ki Bhel

Boondi Aur Makai Ki Bhel is a tasty and interesting variation of the mouth watering bhel. Learn how to prepare Boondi Aur Makai Ki Bhel by following this easy recipe.  

Ingredients:

• 2 cups Spicy Boondi
• 2 cups Corn kernels (boiled)
• 1 large Cucumber (seeded and chopped)
• 1 large Tomato (seeded and chopped)
• 1 large Onion (chopped)
• 1Green Chilli (chopped)
• 4 tbsp Fresh Coriander Leaves (chopped)
• 1/2 cup Roasted Peanuts (peeled)
• 1 tbsp Lemon juice
• Chaat Masala to taste
• 1/4 cup Sweet Tamarind Chutney
   
How to make Boondi Aur Makai Ki Bhel:

• Take a big clean bowl and toss in the onion, cucumber, tomato, and green chilli together.
• Add boondi, corn, roasted peanuts, coriander leaves, lemon juice, chaat masala and tamarind chutney.
• Mix well and serve.

Andhra Coconut Rice

 Andhra Coconut Rice is a very popular and tasty Andhra recipe. Learn how to prepare Andhra Coconut Rice by following this easy recipe.

 

Ingredients:

• 3 cups Rice
• 2 ½ Onions (finely chopped)
• 1 Coconut (small size)
• 1 Cinnamon Stick
• 2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 4 Green Cardamoms
• 1 Star Anise
• 7 Cloves
• 3 Bay leaves
• 1 Javitri
• 1 Onion (large size)
• 5 Green Chilies
• 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 1 tsp Coriander Powder (roasted)
• Mint leaves (as per requirement)
• Coriander leaves (as per requirement)
• 1 tsp Ghee
• Salt to taste
• 3 tbsp Oil
   
How to make Andhra Coconut Rice:

• Initially remove the coconut’s white pulp after breaking it apart.
• Chop the pulp in piece before inserting it in a grinder for grinding.
• Add a cup of water to it and grind the pulp finely.
• Pour it over a fine cotton cloth piece and strain out its milk while putting aside the solid part.
• To a medium heated stove place a thick bottomed vessel and pour the oil into it.
• Lower the flame mode then add cloves, cinnamon, cardamoms, bay leaves, javitri and star anise.
• Stir it fry for two minutes then mix to it cashews, green chilies, onion slices and coriander powder .
• Saute it for five minutes then pour 4 cups of coconut milk and next add 2 cups of water.
• Once the liquid boils then to it add the rice and salt.
• Sprinkle the finely chopped mint and coriander leaves.
• Bring the flame at the low mode and keep the vessel tight sealed for about fifteen minutes.
• Once the rice is ready pour the ghee over it.
 
Suggestions: Best served with paneer, aloo, veg-curry or chicken, mutton.

Avocado Smoothie

Avocado Smoothie is a very popular recipe. Learn how to prepare Avocado Smoothie by following this easy recipe.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups Cold Milk
• 1 Ripe Avocado (peeled, de-seed & halved)
• 3 tbsp Sugar
• Handful of Ice
   
How to make Avocado Smoothie:
 
• Take avocado with sugar, 1 cup milk in a blender and blend it until fine & creamy.
• Mix in remaining milk slowly and blend it further.
• Put in ice and blend it for a min.
• Serve it cold.

Blueberry Corn Muffins

 Blueberry Corn Muffins is a very tasty muffin recipe. Learn how to prepare Blueberry Corn Muffins by following this easy recipe. 

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Blueberries
• 1-1/3 cups All-Purpose Flour
• 1/2 cup Cornmeal
• 2 tsp Baking Powder
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 2 Egg Whites
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 2 tbsp Apple Sauce
• 1 cup Skim Milk

Topping

• 1 tbsp Skim Milk
• 1 cup Confectioners' Sugar
• 1 tsp Lemon Zest (grated)
   
How to make Blueberry Corn Muffins:

• Preheat oven to 375 Degree Celsius.
• Grease and flour a cupcake pan and toss the blueberries with flour.
• Mix together remaining flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt in a blender.
• On medium-high speed, beat the 2 egg whites to stiff peaks.
• Beat in the extra egg and apple sauce. Alternately beat in flour mixture and 1 cup milk. Fold in blueberries.
• Put the mixture among the cupcake pan. Bake for 25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Let the pan cool for 10 minutes. Remove muffins from the pan and put them on a cooling rack.
• For the topping, mix sugar, milk and lemon zest, and sprinkle completely over cooled muffins.
• Blueberry Corn Muffins are ready to serve.

Chana Dal Vada

 Chana Dal Vada is a very popular South Indian recipe. Learn how to make\prepare Chana Dal Vada by following this easy recipe. 

Ingredients:

• 300 gms (10.5 oz) Chana Dal (Yellow Dal)
• 20 nos Green Chilies (finely chopped)
• 3 Onions medium sized (finely chopped)
• 1 1\2 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
• 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves (finely chopped)
• 1 1\2 tsp Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
• 2 tsp Red Chili Powder
• Oil for deep frying
• Slt to taste
   
How to make Chana Dal Vada:

• Marinate the chana dal in water for about 2-3 hours.
• Grate the green chilies to a smooth paste.
• Grind the dal without adding water.
• Mix them into green chilies, onions, ginger-garlic paste, coriander leaves, cumin seeds, red chili powder and add salt to it.
• Take a part of the dal on the palm of your hand, and flatten them to make a vada.
• Deep fry the vada in a medium flame in hot oil.
 
Suggestions: Serve hot with green chutney.