KESARI

Friday, August 27, 2010

KESARI

INGREDIENTS:

  • Suji-------------1 cup
  • Sugar-----------1 1\2 cup
  • Milk------------1 1\2 cup
  • Water----------1 1\2 cup
  • Ghee-----------1\2 cup
  • Ilachi Powder---3 pinches
  • Food Colour
  • Kaju & Badam For Garnishing

Time taken for preparation:10-15 minutes

PROCEDURE:

  • Fry suji in 1 table spoon ghee for 5 min. and keep aside.
  • Boil milk and water in a pan and add suji.
  • When the suji gets cooked add sugar, ilachi powder and cook until the sugar dissolves.
  • Finally add ghee and garnish with kaju and badam and serve.
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HARI BOOT PULAV


INGREDIENTS :-
  • Pulav Rice------------500 mg
  • Onion ------------75g
  • Green Chillies---------4
  • Ginger-Garlic Paste---2 table spoons
  • Garam Masala--------5g
  • Curd------------------3 cups
  • Tomato---------------100g
  • Ghee------------------50g
  • Mint leaves(pudina)---1 bundle
  • Hari Boot--------------200g
  • Coriander-------------100g
  • Turmeric-------------1/2 Tea spoon
  • Salt-------------------required amount

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Wash rice and soak it in water.
  2. Peel the Hari Boot() and keep the seeds ready.
  3. Heat the ghee in a pan and add chopped onions to it and fry until the color changes to "golden brown" and add Ginger-Garlic paste,turmeric,green chillies,garam masala,Hari Boot,tomatoes,curd(yogurt)mint leaves and coriander.....
  4. Cook for five minutes and put this curry aside.
  5. Now,take another vessel and boil water in it.
  6. Add soaked rice and little sat to the boiling water.
  7. Sieve/Separate the water and the rice when the water is semi cooked(when only 1/4th of the water remains in the vessel) and add Hari Boot curry and cook the rice on low flame for 10 minutes.
  8. Finally garnish with mint leaves.
  9. Now the delicious "Hari Boot" curry is ready to serve!!!!!
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CHINTA CHIGURU MUTTON (mutton curry with tender tamarind leaves)


INGREDIANTS :-
  • Mutton------------500g
  • Onions------------100g
  • Green Chillies-----4g
  • Cloves------------4g
  • Cinnamon--------2 pieces
  • Garam Masala---10g
  • Oil---------------2 table spoons
  • Salt--------------2 tea spoons
  • Tender tamarind leaves

PROCEDURE :-
  1. Heat,oil in a cooking pan and add cloves and cinnamon to it.
  2. Now add onion to the oil and fry until the color changes to golden brown.....
  3. Add Ginger-Garlic paste to the mixture along with salt and green chillies.
  4. Add mutton pieces after two minutes.
  5. After five minutes add tender tamarind leaves(chinta chiguru) and some water to the mixture and cook until the mutton pieces get properly cooked and become tender.
  6. Finally,garnish with coriander .......and the mouth watering dish is ready to serve!!
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COCONUT BURFI


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Sugar-------------2 and half cups
  • Coconut-----------1 cup
  • besan(senaga pindi)-----1 cup
  • Milk--------------1 cup
  • Dalda-------------1 cup
  • Ghee-------------1/4 cup
  • Silver foil---------small roll

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Mix all the ingredients in milk thoroughly and heat on a low flame....
  2. Stir the mixture continuously until it gets thick.......
  3. Now apply ghee to a plate and transfer the mixture to the plate....
  4. Finally,cut the mixture in desired shapes and garnish with silver foil...
  5. Transfer it to the serving bowl and the dish is ready to serve....
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ALU BONDAY


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Potato---------------750g
  • Oil-------------------250g
  • Basen----------------125g
  • Onions---------------125g
  • Lemons--------------2 no.s
  • Coriander & Mint leaves
  • Green chillies
  • Salt & Haldi
  • Garam Masala

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Boil potatoes and mash them properly...
  2. Take a bowl and put a little ghee in it and fry the onions...
  3. Now add potato mash and garam masala to the bowl and fry for few minutes...
  4. Remove the bowl from fire and add lime juice to it...
  5. Now,put this mixture aside for some time...
  6. Now, mix some Basen with water and beat it well...
  7. Then add chillies,haldi and salt...
  8. Finally,make round balls out of the potato mixture and dip them in the basen and fry them well......
  9. Now, garnish these balls/bondas with coriander and mint leaves and serve them hot!!!

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APPLE KHEER


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Apple----------------1/2 kg
  • Milk-----------------800 ml
  • Sugar----------------100 gm
  • Saffron --------------1/2 gm(only to add to colour)
  • Elachi----------------5 no.s
  • Rose water-----------5 drops
  • Cherry---------------10 no.s
  • Silver foil-------------2 no.s

PROCEDURE:-
  1. First ,take few apples and peel their skin and boil until it becomes tender....
  2. Now,heat milk until it gets a little thicker and add saffron, ilachi and rose water....
  3. Now,pour the milk on the boiled apple pieces.........
  4. Let the mixture cool to the room temperature and put it in refrigerator for 30minutes.....
  5. Finally ,garnish them with cherries and silver foil and serve them!!!

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MOUSAMBI SQUASH


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Water---------------------1.3 liters
  • Sugar---------------------1.7 kg
  • Lemon yellow color-------1/4 tea spoon
  • Apple green color---------a pinch
  • Citric Acid----------------25-30 gms
  • Sweet orange essence-----20 ml
  • Mousambi juice-----------1 liter
  • Pottasium Meta Bisulphate----3.2 gms (K.M.S)

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Extract mousambi juice and filter through muslin cloth.....
  2. After this is done measure it and put aside.....
  3. Now, take water, sugar,citric acid in a separate container and heat it so that the sugar dissolves..
  4. Now, filter the syrup and cool it to room temperature and mix the syrup to the juice....
  5. Add colors, essence,K.M.S(Pottassium Meta Bisulphate) and mix well....
  6. Finally, fill the squash in air tight bottles and store....
  7. Mix the squash with water and add few ice cubes......
  8. Now, the cool refreshing drink is ready to serve!!!!

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GRAPE CRUSH( Black grapes)


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Grape Juice-----------------1 liter(extracted from ripe grapes)
  • Sugar-----------------------2 kgs
  • Water-----------------------1 liter
  • Citric Acid-------------------25-30gms
  • Tonovin essence-------------20 ml
  • Sodium Benzoate---------------1 and a quarter tea spoons

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Take fresh grapes and crush them using a wooden crusher....
  2. Boil the grape crush for 10 minutes........
  3. Now,strain the grapes , measure the juice and put it in a vessel/container...
  4. Take sugar,water,citric acid in a separate vessel and heat until the sugar dissolves completely......
  5. Now,filter the syrup and cool it to room temperature.......
  6. Now, mix the syrup, juice, tonovin essence and Sodium Bizoite and stir well....
  7. Store the crush in air tight bottles...
  8. Finally, mix water and ice cubes before consumption....
  9. The cool grape crush is ready to serve!!!

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PAV BHAJI


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Pav Bhaji masala----------10 g
  • Chilli powder--------------2.5 g
  • Green chillies-------------5 no.s
  • Ginger--------------------50 g
  • Garlic--------------------- 3 cloves
  • Aam chur-----------------2.5 g
  • Potato-------------------- 300 g
  • Green peas---------------100 g
  • Beans--------------------50 g
  • Carrot-------------------5o g
  • Cauliflower--------------100 g
  • Capsicum----------------50 g
  • Tomato------------------200 g
  • Onion--------------------100 g
  • Butter or Oil
  • Pav----------------------3- 4 packets
  • Ghee---------------------250 g

PROCEDURE:-
  1. First,cook all the vegetables except tomato and capsicum......
  2. Mash the cooked vegetables and fry onions in a separate pan....
  3. Add tomato, capsicum and mashed vegetables to the frying onions...
  4. Now, add ginger, garlic, Pav Bhaji masala and little amount of water and cook well until the mixture becomes paste.......
  5. Now fry the pavs in a separate pan with ghee and serve them along with the curry...
  6. Garnishing the curry with butter will add to the taste

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MALAI EGG


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Boiled Eggs---------------4 no.s
  • Ginger and Garlic paste---1 table spoon
  • Tomatoes-----------------3 no.s (Bangaluru variety)
  • Malai---------------------1/2 cup
  • Red chilli power
  • Haldia

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Take the tomatoes in a bowl and mash them properly until they become paste....
  2. Fry ginger and garlic....
  3. Add tomato paste, Red chilli powder, haldia, salt, Dhania powder(Coriander seed powder) and ook well....
  4. Finally,add boiled eggs and cook for few minutes....
  5. Add cream before serving and the delicious dish will be ready to eat!!!

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SWEET CORN SOUP


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Sweet Corn----------------1 tin
  • Stock----------------------5 cups
  • Shredded Chicken---------50 g
  • China salt-----------------1/2 tea spoons
  • Pepper--------------------1/2teaspoons
  • Soya sauce-----------------1 teaspoon
  • Eggs-----------------------2( white only)

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Fry chicken in 1 tea spoon oil with china salt and pepper for 1 minute........
  2. Add to stock and boilfor few minutes.....
  3. Now, add sweet corn, soya sauce,pepper and china salt and boil the mixture for 2 minutes......
  4. Now,mix three table spoon corn flour in half cup milk and add to the mixture.....
  5. Boil for 1minute and Finally add beaten egg( egg white) to form strands.......
  6. Serve it hot!!!!!!!!!!!

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KAJU DELITE


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Potatoes--------------------3
  • Garam masala -------------1 tea spoon
  • Maida----------------------2 table spoons
  • Suji------------------------1 table spoon
  • Pepper--------------------1 tea spoon
  • Lime juice-----------------1 tea spoon
  • Salt

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Boil potatoes, peel off their skin and add pepper, lime juice, salt, garam masala and mash them.....
  2. Take 1 kaju and cover it with the paste of potatoes.....
  3. Now, take maida and add water.....
  4. Dip kaju into maida liquid and suji and fry.....
  5. finally, transfer it to the serving dish and serve it hot...

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PANEER MUTTER


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Paneer--------------200g
  • Green peas----------200g
  • Veg masala----------2 table spoons
  • Milk cream----------1 cup
  • onions---------------75g or 2 no.s
  • Ghee----------------2 table spoons
  • Tomatoes-----------2 no.s(medium sized)
  • Ginger chops--------2 table spoons
  • Green chillies-------2 no.s
  • Coriander
  • Salt

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Cut the paneer blocks into cube shaped pieces....
  2. Heat the ghee in a pan and fry the paneer until the color changes to light brown and remove from the pan...
  3. Now soak the fried panner in hot water and remove after 5 minutes...
  4. Fry the onions to light brown and add chopped ginger,green chillies,veg masala mixed with some water and fry well.....
  5. Now add green peas,paneer,and very little amount of water and cook for 5-10 minutes......
  6. Add cream and salt to taste and tomatoes cut into eight slices(you can cut any no. as per your liking!!!)......
  7. Let the gravy thicken and remove from the fire when it becomes thick.......
  8. Finally,serve it hot garnished with coriander......
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ROSE COOKIES


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Maida-----------------130 g
  • sugar------------------100 g
  • Dalda------------------100g
  • Baking powder--------1/4 tea spoon
  • Rose or Vanilla essence --- few drops

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Mix all ingredients and keep on kneading and form into a roll.........
  2. Now, take a little dough in hand, press it and cut into any shape and bake....
  3. It is as simple as this......

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SALT BISCUITS


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Maida-----------------175 g
  • Sugar-----------------40 g
  • Dalda-----------------80 g
  • Egg-------------------1 no.(For glaze)
  • Salt-------------------1 tea spoon
  • Ammonia or Baking powder---------1/4tea spoon
  • Water----------------2 table spoons

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Mix dalda and maida together well....
  2. Now,make a solution of sugar, salt and baking powder in water.....
  3. Slowly and properly mix this solution into maida mixture........
  4. Now,roll out into 1/8 thickness..........
  5. Now, cut with biscuit cutter and cool with egg or milk and bake at 375 degrees for 10minutes.....
  6. The tasty salt biscuits will be ready to eat!!!!!!!!!!

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MANGO ICE CREAM


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Mango-----------------4 no.s
  • Milk-------------------1 cup
  • Milkmaid--------------1 tin
  • Cornflour--------------1 tea spoon
  • Gelatin----------------1/2 tea spoon
  • Lemon juice-----------extracted from 2 lemons

PROCEDURE:-
  1. First, bring milk to boil and thicken it by adding cornflour(Dissolved in 1/4 cup water)......
  2. Now, add milkmaid to the boiling milk.....
  3. Now, make a puree of mangoes,add to milkmaid and milk mixture......
  4. Add lemon juice and gelatin(dissolved in 1 table spoon of warm water).....
  5. Leave in freezer to set properly.........
  6. Serve the ice cream chill!!!

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VANILLA ICE CREAM


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Milkmaid----------------3/4 tin
  • Milk---------------------4 cups
  • Vanilla essence----------1/2 tea spoon
  • Custard powder---------2 table spoons(blended with 1/4 cup milk)

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Mix milkmaid and milk and bring to boil stirring continuously.......
  2. Now, add custard powder and boil for 1- 2 minutes until the mixture gets thick........
  3. Remove from fire , cool to the room temperature and add vanilla essence and put int freezer.........
  4. Now, remove from freezer after 1 hour and blend in a mixer or beat/whip with an egg beater and put into freezer for 3-4 hours........
  5. Serve it chill!!!!!!

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CHOCOLATE SAUCE


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Butter----------------50 g
  • Chocolate powder-----30 g
  • Milkmaid-------------1/4 tin

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Mix all the ingredients and cook on a very low flame till thick.....
  2. Serve hot with ice cream!!!!!!!!!
  3. Serious........it is as simple as this!!!

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EGGLESS CAKE




INGREDIENTS:-
  • Maida--------------2 cups
  • Butter or ghee------1 and a quarter cups
  • Milkmaid-----------1 tin
  • Water--------------1 cup
  • vanilla essence-----1/2 tea spoon
  • Salt----------------1 pinch
  • Baking powder----- 3/4 tea spoon
  • Chopped nuts------1 cup

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Beat butter until it fluffs........
  2. Now, mix milkmaid, water, creamed butter and chopped nuts in a sauce pan and bring to boil........
  3. Remove from fire and cool.....
  4. Add to the cake mixture...maida, baking powder and salt and beat well....
  5. Add vanilla essence and pour into a greased and well lined 8" cake tin.......
  6. Now, bake at 150 degree centigrade for 1/2 hours.........
  7. The cake will now be ready to eat.......

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SPONGE CAKE


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Maida----------------500 g
  • Sugar----------------500 g
  • Butter---------------500 g
  • Eggs-----------------10 no.s

PROCEDURE:-
  1. First, cream butter, sugar and egg( yolk ) until they become light and fluffy....
  2. Now, add maida, egg white and vanilla essence and beat well......
  3. Put it in a greased pan and place it in a oven.......
  4. It will be ready to serve........
NOTE: check out in the oven manual for appropriate heating temperature....

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PEPPER CHICKEN


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Chicken------------------500 g
  • Egg----------------------1 no.
  • Curd(yogurt)------------1/2 cup
  • Cornflour----------------4 table spoons
  • Maida -------------------1 table spoon
  • China salt----------------1 pinch
  • Lemon-------------------1 no.
  • Salt and pepper to taste....
  • Color--------------------raspberry red(not mandatory)

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Mix all the above ingredients and deep fry....
  2. Garnish with coriander and onions........
  3. Serve hot!!!!!!!!!!!
  4. Its very simple!!!!! believe me!!!

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CHILLI CHICKEN


INGREDIENTS:-
  1. Chicken------------------500 g
  2. Cornflour----------------4 table spoons
  3. Maida--------------------1 table spoon
  4. Chilli sauce---------------3 table spoons
  5. Soya sauce---------------1 tea spoon
  6. China salt----------------1 pinch
  7. Onions-------------------2 no.s
  8. Salt and pepper to taste

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Marinate chicken in chilli sauce, soya sauce, china salt and half tea spoon salt for 2 hours........
  2. Fry 2 onions and add ginger- garlic paste,soya sauce, chilli sauce, china salt and marinated chicken.....
  3. Now, add a pinch of sugar
  4. Lastly, add cornflour and maida(mixed in water) and cook for 5 minutes....
  5. Garnish with chillies, coriander and mint leaves and serve hot!!!

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TOMATO SAUCE




INGREDIENTS:-
  • Tomatoes------------------1 kg
  • Vinegar--------------------1 cup
  • Ginger---------------------100 g
  • Garlic----------------------100 g
  • Salt & Sugar to taste

PROCEDURE:-
  1. First, cut tomatoes and boil them without water........
  2. After doing this, smash and add all spices with little vinegar, sugar & salt...
  3. Now, boil it again till it gets thick.......
  4. Finally, remove from fire after boiling for few minutes and cool it.........
  5. Store the sauce in airtight containers.....

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MOOLI DAL


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Radish(mooli)------------4 no.s (big ones!!!)
  • Cumin seeds--------------2 tea spoon
  • Moong dal----------------2 cups
  • Turmeric powder---------1 tea spoon
  • Tamarind-----------------1 small piece
  • Asafoetida(hing)----------1 pinch
  • Salt & Chilli powder to taste

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Clean dal with water and soak for 3 hours......
  2. Now, soak tamarind in lukewarm water for ten minutes and squeeze the pulp...
  3. Cook dal in water till it gets softer...
  4. Next,peel the skin of radish and shred it into small pieces...
  5. Now, add radish to dal and cook it until it is done.....
  6. Season it with four table spoon of ghee, asafoetida, cumin seeds and ginger.....
  7. Bring ghee to a boil and mix it with dal.......
  8. Finally serve it with boiled or fried rice...!!!

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SPROUTED MOONG FRY


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Whole moong-------------2 cups
  • Green chilli---------------3 no.s
  • Turmeric powder---------1 tea spoon
  • Chilli powder-------------1/2 tea spoon
  • Ghee---------------------1 table spoon
  • Lemon-------------------1 no.
  • Salt to taste

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Soak moong dal over night...
  2. Drain and tie in a cloth and set aside till they fully germinate....
  3. Now,heat ghee in a pan, fry green chillies....
  4. Now, add sprouted moong and turmeric powder and fry till tender...
  5. Add salt and chilli powder...
  6. Finally add lemon juice and serve...

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ONION CHUTNEY


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Onions---------------2 no.s(big ones!!0
  • Red chillies-----------4 no.s
  • Green chillies---------4 no.s
  • Ginger----------------2 inch piece
  • Tamarind-------------3 -4 pieces
  • Salt & Sugar to taste

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Grind all the ingredients without adding water.....
  2. So the onion chutney is finished....
  3. I am not joking....just try and see!!!!!!

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DAHI PURI


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Wheat flour---------------4 cups
  • Maida---------------------1 cup
  • Pepper--------------------1 tea spoon
  • Cumin tea spoons----------1 tea spoon
  • Turmeric powder----------1 tea spoon
  • Beaten curd ---------------200 g
  • Ghee----------------------8 table spoons

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Mix all the ingredients except curd....
  2. Now, add three table spoon ghee and then add enough curd to form a stiff dough...
  3. Make the dough into small balls and press into puries and deep fry...
  4. Finally, coming the most easiest step.....just serve it hot!!!!

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BASUNDI


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Milk-----------------1 liter
  • Almond--------------50 g
  • Pista-----------------50 g
  • Chironji--------------50 g
  • Raisin----------------50 g
  • Melon seeds----------50 g
  • Saffron essence-------Few drops
  • Sugar----------------200 g
  • Silver foil------------1 no.

PROCEDURE:-
  1. boil the milk on low flame until it becomes half the quantity...
  2. Now, add finely sliced nut and cardamom powder and the essence...
  3. Now, remove from fire.....and cool it......
  4. Serve it chilled with silver foil.

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SWEET PURI


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Maida-----------------400 g
  • Sugar-----------------100 g
  • Milk------------------100 g
  • Cardamom powder---1 tea spoon
  • Saffron essence------- few drops
  • Nutmeg(jaji kaya)-----1 pinch
  • Ghee------------------100 g

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Boil milk and add sugar and cardamom...
  2. Add this milk and ghee to maida to form a dough...
  3. Now, divide the dough into small balls and make puries and fry....
  4. Finally serve it hot...

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SAGO KICHADI


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Sabu dana(sago)------------2 cups
  • Ground nuts----------------500 g
  • Green chillies---------------4 no.s
  • Pounded seeds-------------1/4 tea spoon
  • Coriander------------------1 bunch
  • Salt to taste

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Clean and wash sago in lukewarm water and drain....
  2. Fry and powder ground nuts....
  3. Heat oil and put green chillies and all the other ingredients ...
  4. Now, cover it properly and cook till it is done...
  5. Garnish with coriander and serve hot.......

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POHA


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Poha( atukulu )--------------500 g
  • Potato-----------------------100 g
  • Carrot-----------------------100 g
  • Green chillies----------------6 no.s
  • Onions-----------------------2 no.s(big ones!!)
  • Cumin seeds-----------------1/2 tea spoon
  • Mustard seeds---------------1/2 tea spoon
  • Turmeric powder------------1/2 tea spoon
  • Lime juice--------------------2 tea spoons
  • Coriander leaves-------------1 bunch
  • Oil---------------------------6 table spoons
  • Salt to taste

PROCEDURE:-
  1. First, wash poha(atukulu) and drain water....
  2. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin and mustard seeds....
  3. Now, add finely chopped chillies and onions and fry them..
  4. Add potato pieces and corrot, cover and cook over sim fire until they become soft...
  5. Now, add poha and sprinkle lime juice on top..
  6. Garnish with coriander and serve hot !!!

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VEGETABLE PURI


INGREDIENTS:-
  • Wheat flour------------------4 cups
  • Carrots----------------------4 no.s
  • Potatoes---------------------4 no.s
  • French beans----------------10 no.s
  • Green chillies----------------6 no.s
  • Coriander leaves------------1 bunch
  • Jeera powder---------------1 tea spoon
  • Turmeric powder-----------1 tea spoon
  • Ghee------------------------2 table spoons
  • Salt to taste

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Steam all the vegetables an mash them into paste...
  2. Mix all the spices and vegetable paste with the wheat flour..
  3. Now, add some ghee and water to make a dough...
  4. Finally, divide the dough into small balls and prepare puries....
  5. Deep fry the puries to golden brown color and serve hot...!!!

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POTATO DOSA


INGREDIENTS:-
  1. Potatoes----------------300 g
  2. Rice flour---------------120 g
  3. Curd--------------------100 g
  4. Coriander---------------1 bunch
  5. Oil --------------------- required quantity
  6. Salt to taste

PROCEDURE:-
  1. Boil potatoes, peel their skin and mash them properly...
  2. Now,add curd and mashed potatoes to rice flour, mix it with enough water...
  3. Add salt and finely minced coriander....
  4. Now, heat a non stick pan(tawa) and pour the batter and spread quickly...
  5. Pour oil and fry on both sides.....
  6. Serve hot with coconut chutney or sambar!!!

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    PINEAPPLE JUICE


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Pineapple juice(ripe)----------1 liter
    • Water-------------------------100 ml
    • Sugar-------------------------100 g
    • Sodium Benzoate----------------1/2 tea spoon(preservative)

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. Grate the pine apples and extract juice through muslin cloth and measure the juice.....
    2. Now, keep it on fire and add sugar and water...
    3. Let the juice boil for sometime and add sodium benzoate and mix thoroughly...
    4. Finally pour it into airtight containers/bottles and store it in a cool place...
    5. Serve it chill with ice cubes!!!

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    VEGETABLE CUTLETS


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Potatoes----------------1/2 kg
    • Carrot------------------120 g
    • Peas--------------------120 g
    • Onion-------------------60 g
    • Bread cream------------55 g
    • Lemon------------------1 no.
    • Ginger------------------5 g
    • Green chillies-----------5 no.s
    • Maida------------------5 table spoons
    • Salt to taste
    • Add garam masala if necessary

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. First, boil potatoes and mash them...
    2. Boil all the vegetables and chop well...
    3. Now,add onions,chilli paste, lime juice and mashed potatoes to vegetables...
    4. Now, dip these vegetables into flour and bread cream, mould them into desired shapes and deep fry...
    5. Garnish with mint leaves and serve hot!!

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    MUSHROOM CURRY


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Mushrooms-----------------200 g
    • Onions----------------------2 no.s
    • Tomato---------------------2 no.s(large)
    • Cumin----------------------1/2 tea spoon
    • Turmeric-------------------1/2 tea spoon
    • Ginger-Garlic paste---------1 tea spoon
    • Curd------------------------1 cup
    • Chilli powder----------------1 tea spoon
    • Salt-------------------------1 tea spoon

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. First, wash and cut mushrooms and tomatoes...
    2. Heat oil and add cumin seeds and onion and fry to golden brown....
    3. Add ginger garlic paste and tomatoes, salt and chilli powder and cook for five minutes...
    4. Add curd, mushrooms and a small quantity of water and cook on a low flame for 10minutes...
    5. Finally, remove from fire, garnish with coriander and serve hot!!!!

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    MUSHROOM BIRYANI


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Mushrooms------------100 g
    • Rice--------------------200 g
    • Onions-----------------2 no.s
    • Peas-------------------100 g
    • Cardamom-------------2 no.s
    • Cloves------------------4no.s
    • Bay leaves--------------4 no.s
    • Cinnamon---------------4 no.s
    • Oil----------------------1 table spoon

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. Grind cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and tie in muslin cloth...
    2. Next, boil mushroom in surplus water along with muslin cloth ingredient for 3 minutes...
    3. Remove mushroom and muslin from the stock...
    4. Boil rice till half cooked in the stock and strain...
    5. Heat oil and fry onions along with bay leaves and mushrooms...
    6. Finally, add half cooked rice and steam for five minutes.......

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    PUDINA RAITA


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Mint leaves------------------1 bunch
    • Coriander leaves-------------1 bunch
    • Curd-------------------------4 cups
    • Green chillies----------------4 no.s
    • Sugar------------------------1/2 tea spoon
    • Salt to taste

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. First, grind coriander, mint, green chillies and a pinch of sugar to smooth paste...
    2. Beat the curd well and mix all the ingredients...
    3. Stir them well....
    4. Chill and serve with chapati or rice...

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    MANGO PICKLE


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Mango pieces----------------4 cups
    • Red chilli powder------------1/2 cup
    • Salt-------------------------1/2 cup
    • Mustard powder-------------1/2 cup
    • Garlic -----------------------1/2 cup(peel the skin)
    • Til oil -----------------------1cup
    • Fenugreek------------------1 tea spoon
    • Turmeric powder------------1 tea spoon

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. Mix all the ingredients and keep aside for three days.........
    2. And third day the pickle will be ready!!!!

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    BREAD PUDDING


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Milk------------------2 cups
    • Sugar----------------1/2 cup
    • Bread slices----------10 no.s
    • Raisins---------------1 table spoon
    • Almonds-------------1 table spoon
    • Food color-----------1 pinch(not mandatory)

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. First, boil milk , sugar and bread slices in a pan...
    2. Heat 3- 4 table spoons of sugar in separate pan till it caramilizes......
    3. Add milk preparation, raisins, almonds and boil the contents for a minute without stirring..
    4. Put the gas on low flame for 10 minutes..
    5. Cool and turn the pan upside down over a dish...
    6. Serve it garnished with dry fruits!!

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    MURMURA CHIKKI ! ! ! ! !


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Murmura(puffed rice)-----------100 g
    • Jaggery-------------------------100 g
    • Water --------------------------1 table

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. Put the jaggery in a pan add water and heat...
    2. Stir continuously till ready(test by putting i drop of jaggery in water....the drp must harden immediately...)
    3. Now, add the murmura and mix well...
    4. Finally put into a greased plate and cut into pieces...or roll into balls.........
    5. The item is ready to eat now!!!

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    STUFFED CAPSICUM


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Capsicum----------------6 no.s
    • Onion--------------------1 no.
    • Carrots------------------2 no.s
    • Potato-------------------1 no.
    • French beans------------100 g
    • Green Peas--------------100 g
    • Basen--------------------1 table spoon
    • Oil-----------------------1/2 table spoon
    • Lemon juice--------------1 tea spoon
    • Red chilli powder---------2 tea spoons
    • Salt to taste

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. Cut the top of the capsicum and remove the seeds from it...
    2. Heat oil and fry onions ....
    3. Now, add chopped carrots, potatoes, French beans and green peas and cook till tender...
    4. Now, add salt chilli powder and lemon juice..
    5. Fill this mixture into the capsicum.....
    6. Mix basin in little water and cover the top portion of the capsicum...
    7. Heat oil in a pan..arrange all the capsicums, cover with lid and cook till soft...
    8. Serve it hot!!!!

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    KHEER




    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Milk-----------------1 liter
    • Rice-----------------50 g
    • Cordamom powder------1/2 tea spoon
    • Saffron--------------2 strands
    • Raisins--------------20 g
    • Kaju-----------------20 g
    • Almonds------------20 g

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. Soak the rice in water........
    2. Now, remove the skin of almonds by boiling in water and cut into long strips...
    3. Boil milk and add rice and cook and cook on a low flame until the rice is completely cooked...
    4. Now, sugar, cardamom powder and saffron..
    5. Next add kaju, raisins and almonds....
    6. Finally, garnish with some more dry fruits and its ready to eat!!

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    MOOLI PARATHA


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Radish(mooli)------------------3 no.s
    • Wheat flour--------------------250 g
    • Red chilli powder--------------1 tea spoon
    • Salt----------------------------1 tea spoon
    • Oil-----------------------------1 table spoon

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. Grade the radish and add salt and chilli powder...
    2. Add water to wheat flour and make a dough....
    3. Now, make the dough into balls and roll flat like a chapati...
    4. Next, spread the radish mixture between two chapaties, press lightly and fry on a pan...
    5. Serve it hot....it tastes superb with plain curd....Believe me!!!

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    PANEER PAKODA


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Paneer-------------------500 g
    • Basen--------------------250 g
    • Chilli powder------------- 1 tea spoon
    • Coriander leaves---------1 bunch
    • Pepper powder------------2 tea spoons
    • Aamchur----------------1 tea spoon
    • Salt to taste
    • Oil to fry

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. First, cut the paneer into small pieces, sprinkle on them little salt and pepper and set aside...
    2. Mix water and salt in basen and make a smooth batter...
    3. Heat oil and dip the paneer pieces into the batter....
    4. Put in heated oil and fry till golden brown....
    5. Garnish with coriander and serve hot with tomato ketchup!!!

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    RAJMA CURRY


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Rajma----------------500 g
    • Curd------------------1 cup
    • Onions---------------3 no.s
    • Green chillies---------4 no.s
    • Coriander powder-----2 tea spoons
    • Ginger----------------2 inch long piece
    • Turmeric-------------1/2 tea spoon
    • Chilli powder----------1 tea spoon
    • Oil---------------------4 table spoons
    • Garam masala---------1 tea spoon
    • Fresh cream-----------2 table spoons
    • Coriander -------------1 bunch
    • Salt to taste

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. Soak rajma over night in water with a pinch of baking powder...
    2. Now, boil rajma till tender and drain water....
    3. Heat oil in a pan and fry chopped onions , ginger and green chillies till they turn brown...
    4. Next, beat the curd and add along with salt and rajma...
    5. Cook for few minutes , add water and bring to a boil....
    6. Add cream and garam masala........
    7. Finally serve it garnished with coriander!!!

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    BRINJAL CURRY


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Brinjal------------------500 g(small brinjals)
    • Onions------------------2 no.s
    • Ginger-Garlic paste-----1 tea spoon
    • Coriander seeds---------2 table spoons
    • Chilli powder------------1 tea spoon
    • Turmeric powder--------1/2 tea spoon
    • Cumin seeds-------------1/2 tea spoon
    • Oil-----------------------6 table spoons
    • Coriander leaves---------1 bunch

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. Grind ginger- garlic, coriander seeds, salt , cumin seeds, turmeric and chilli powder into a fine paste....
    2. Slit the brinjals without removing the stalk and fill in the paste....
    3. Next, heat oil,add onion and green chillies and fry and put in the stuffed brinjals and fry till the are tender...
    4. Keep them covered and cook for 10 minutes....
    5. Serve them garnished with green coriander leaves!!

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    HALWA


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Maida-------------------1 cup
    • Water-------------------1 cup
    • Sugar-------------------2 cups
    • Ghee--------------------1/2 cup
    • Ilachi powder------------1/2 tea spoon
    • Food color ---------------1 pinch
    • Kaju---------------------20 g

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. Mix maida in water and stir well so that there are no lumps....
    2. Now, heat little ghee in pan..add the above mixture and stir on low flame...
    3. When this mixture is glossy add sugar, color and a little more ghee...
    4. Keep on adding ghee and stir once in 3-4 minutes....
    5. When this mixture is thick add ilachi powder, kaju and remove from flame...
    6. Finally pour in a greased tray and cut into pieces...
    7. Serve it with dry fruits and enjoy the taste!!!

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    Namak Para

    Sunday, June 20, 2010


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Maida----------------500 g
    • Oil--------------------2 cups
    • Ghee-----------------2 table spoons
    • Cumin seeds----------2 table spoons
    • Salt to taste

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. Add ghee to maida, mix salt and cumin seeds.......
    2. Knead the mixture into a stiff dough by adding required quantity of water.......
    3. Now, divide the dough into four equal parts and roll out like a chapati with a thickness of 1/4 inch...
    4. Cut into diamond shaped pieces and deep fry in oil till light brown...
    5. IT is ready to eat now!!!

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    Cauliflower 65


    INGREDIENTS:-
    • Cauliflower----------------1 no.
    • Cornflour------------------2 table spoon
    • Maida---------------------1 table spoon
    • Ginger-Garlic paste-------1 tea spoon
    • Green chillies--------------4 no.s
    • Curry leaves---------------few
    • Coriander-----------------1 bunch
    • Curd----------------------1 cup
    • Soya sauce----------------1 tea spoon
    • Pepper--------------------1/2 tea spoon
    • Garam masala-------------1/2 tea spoon
    • Salt to taste

    PROCEDURE:-
    1. Cut cauliflower into pieces and keep in salt water for ten minutes...
    2. Now, remove from water, add cornflour, maida, ginger-garlic, pepper, soya sauce, garam masala, salt and little water.....
    3. Fry in oil like pokoras...
    4. Heat oil in a pan , add sliced green chillies, ginger and garlic pieces and curry leaves...
    5. Now, put cauliflower , add little curd and cook for two minutes...
    6. Serve it hot with tomato ketchup or any chutney!!!

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