Now a days HEBBAR'S KITCHEN videos & recipes are getting popular & i became also fan of it & followed few recipes too. One of them is INSTANT BREAD IDLIES. No fermantaion required here & you can prepare it within an hour. Ideal recipe for breakfast, lumch box & when unexpected guests are there.
INGREDIENTS:-
Bread slices, white/whole grain - 4
rice rava/idly rava - 1 cup
thick curd, preferably sour - 1 cup
water -1& 1/2 cup water or as required
salt to taste
pinch of baking soda
oil to grease idly plate
METHOD:-
1. Firstly take bread slices & cut the sides. This helps to prepare white idlies.
2. Grind to smooth powder like bread crumbz & then transfer bread crumbs to a large mixing bowl.
3. Additionally add a cup of idly rava, also salt to taste & a cup of thick curds.
4. Further more give a good mix. Add water as required to prepare idly batter consistency. Also add 1/4 cup of water above the batter so that i doesn't dry up. Do no worry if your batter is watery, as bread & idly rava will absorb water.
5. Rest the batter for 20 to 30 mins. Then give a good mix, add water if required, adjust he consistency to of idly batter.
6. Just before steaming add a pinch of baking soda & mix well till it turns frothy.
7. Brush the plates with oil & pour the batter immediately into the idly plate. Do not rest he batter as other idlies.
8. You have to steam it on medium flame for 10 mins on medium flame.
9. Allow it to rest for 5 mins then unmould.
10. Serve hot with chutney & sambaar.
HAPPY COOKING :))))))))
Kheer is my son's all time favourite & i love to try new new type of kheers, This ime i got banana kheer recipe from AWESOME CUISINE. Made many dishes like buns, sheera , podis n all using banana but made this awesome banana kheer for the first time. Believe me it tasted excellent ! I added horlicks powder too to enhance he taste of kheer .
INGRDIENTS:-
Riped bananas, finely chopped- 6 small
Raw rice - 1/2 cup ( i used basmathi)
Milk - 4 cups
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Almonds, chopped - 2 tblsp
Cashew nuts, chopped - 2 tblsp
Horlicks powder - 18 gms
METHOD:-
1. Dry roast the rice & grind it to course rava like consisency.
2. Mix this with milk & cook until mushy.
3. Add sugar & bring to a boil.
4. Add horlicks powder & mix well.
5, Add the chopped bananas & mix well & bring it to boil.
6. Heat ghee in a small pan & shallow fry chopped almonds & cashewnuts till light brown.
7. Add them to kheer & mix well.
8. Serve it hot, warm or chilled.
HAPPY COOKING :)))))))
Milkshakes are must for summer season to beat the heat. If you add dry fruits for milkshake then it is like TASTE BHI ! HEALTH BHI ! So. here i present dry fruit milkshake today. But i forgor to note down that from which blog i noted down this recipe :( But i really wana thank that person for this tasty & healthy recipe.
INGREDIENTS:-
Almonds - little less than half cup
cashew nuts - 1/4 cup
raisins - 1/4 cup
dates, deseeded & chopped - 10
saffron strands - few for garnishing
sugar - 2 tblsp or according to your taste
milk, chilled - 4 cups or 1 litre
METHOD:-
1. Soak almonds, raisins, cashewnuts, dates in water for about half an hour.
2. Blend them in mixer adding 1/2 cup of milk + 1 tblsp sugar to smooth paste.
3. Now add remaining milk & blend it again.
4. Pour them in glasses & decorate with saffron strands & serve.
HAPPY COOKING :))))))
