WHEAT FLOUR LADDOOS !!!!!!!

WHEAT FLOUR LADDOOS are easy to make with less ingredients. We amchis call it churmundo. If you add more ghee to it while binding, it just melts in your mouth. BTW, you need more prsctice to bind laddoos perfectly. I tried it for only 2 imes & you can see the result :P My dear friend LAXMI SHENOY from bangalore gave me this recipe.

INGREDIENTS:-

Wheat flour - 2 cups
ghee - 1/2 cup & little more if needed
sugar - 1&3/4 cup
cardamom - 6-7
raisins - 2 tbl sp(optional)

METHOD:-

1. Heat 1/2 cup ghee in a thick bottomed pan.
2. Add wheat flour & fry at low flame till you get nice aroma(30-40 mins)
3. Let it cool down.
4. Powder sugar with cardomoms & add it to the wheat flour.
5. Mix well & when completely cools make laddoos.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

NOTE:-

You can add raisins too to the laddoos. Fry raisins in a pan for a minute & add at the end. Mix well & make laddoos.
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LEHSUNI METHI DAL !!!!!

I got today's recipe from my dear friend SHUBHA BHANDARKAR. This recipe goes well with rice/rotis. Flavour of methi leaves & garlic is main attraction of this dish. Both are good for health also. Original recipe demands for jeera powder, hing & lemon juice. But i skipped these 3 & it still tasted good. Next time will definately add these 3 & try.

INGREDIENTS;-                                                          

Toor dal - 1 cup
onion, finely chopped - 1
methi leaves, chopped - 2 bunch
tomato, finely chopped - 1
garlic - 2 pods
long red chilles - 4
green chillies - 3
jeera - 1tsp
red chilly powder - 1tsp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
sa;t to taste
coriander leaves, chopped - 2 tblsp
ginger-garlic paste - 2tsp
ghee - 2tsp

METHOD:-

1. Pressure cook toor dal & keep aside.

2. Heat little oil in kadai, add jeera, when it spluters add finely chopped green chillies& let it fry till brown.

3. Add gimger garlic paste & saute it.

4. Now finely chopped onion+chopped methi leaves+finely chopped tomato.

5. Mix it & saute it & cover it till tomato is mushy & methi leaves are cooked.

6. Add red chilli powder+turmeric powder+little jeera powder+hing powder. & saute for a while.

7. Then add cooked toor dal & salt to taste.& mix well.

8. Bring it to boil & switch off the burner.

9. Squeeze 1/2 lemon & cover.

10. For tadka, heat a tsp of ghee & add chopped garlic+2 whole red chillies(guntur) or 4 long red chillies & put it in on the cooked methi dal. Gives very nice lehsuni aroma. 

11. Serve it with rotis/rice.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))

AMRITHSARI GOBHI PAKODA !!!!!

AMRITSARI GOBHI PAKODA is one of famous starter from Punjab. It tastes awesome when eaten hot. This recipe is given by my friend SAIGEETHA S. PAI who owns a food blog GEETHS DAWATH. 

INGREDIENTS:-

Cauliflower florets - 2 cups

onions, finely chopped - 2 medium

coriander leaves, finely chopped - 2 tblsp

green chillies, minced - 4

caram seeds/ajwain - a generous pinch

ginger, grated - 1 tblsp

cornflour - 2 tblsp

cornmeal - 2 tblsp

rice flour - 2 tblsp

gram flour - 4 tblsp

turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

salt - to taste

oil - to deep fry

METHOD:-

1. Take a broad mixing bowl & add all the ingredients except oil.

2. Marinate it well by adding few tsp of water to coat the gobhi well.

3. Heat oil & deep fry until crisp.

4. Serve it hot.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

THANDOOR MUSHROOM !!!!!

Who dont like mushrooms ? From kids to elders , everyone wants to eat starters prepared by mushroom. Infact when i visit barbeque nation, i eat starter thandoori mushroom miximum. So, when i saw this recipe in one of food group in facebook, thought let me try it. And believe me it turned out awesome. But take care of one thing, curds should not be sour & dont keep it for too long time after marination.  Btw, i adopted this recipe from KINI'S KITCHEN.

INGREDIENTS:                                

10 nos button mushrooms
Salt to taste
Oil as needed

FOR MARINATION:

1/2 cup hung curd or thick curd
2 tsp roasted besan/bengal gram flour
1/2 tsp kasuri methi
1 tsp red chilli pdr
1/2 tsp chat masala
1 tsp roasted cumin pdr
1/4 tsp ginger and garlic crushed
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp oil

PROCEDURE:

1. Wash the mushrooms and remove the stems
2. Marinate with the ingredients and keep for 1/2 an hour
3. Heat tava fry the mushrooms adding littlle oil
4. Serve hot .

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

CRACKLING SPINACH !!!!!!

I adopted this recipe from one of my favourite blog GEETHS DAWATH. Something unique & tasty. But looks like i over fried them a little bit. So, please take care of the flame & temperature of oil while deep frying spinach. But tasted good & got to taste something new too. Btw, it's a chinese dish.

Ingredients:

Spinach- 1 bunch

Cornflour - 2-3 tblsp

Chilly flakes – to taste

Sesame seeds -2 grams

Sugar- 1/2 tsp

Garlic – 2 tbsp chopped finely

Salt   to taste

Oil – as much needed to deep fry 

Method:

1. Wash the spinach well, dab it in a clean kitchen cloth, remove the water and chop the spinach into julienne.
2. Sprinkle lots of corn flour on it.
3. In hot oil deep fry the dusted spinach till crispy.
4. Put the fried spinach on an absorbent paper to drain the oil. 
5. Heat wok/pan on a high heat.
6. Saute garlic until light brown.
7. Add the deep fried crispy spinach.
8. Add chilly flakes(except sugar).  
9. Add sesame seeds and toss till seasoning covers the spinach.
10. Toss it with sugar.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

CHILLY CHEESE TOAST !!!!!

My son was craving for this & i had mozzarella cheese lying in my fridge. So,, decided to try both grilled & tawa version. I liked grilled version very much & my son liked tawa version. What i felt is i should have added little oregano & few chilly flakes to the mixture.  You can serve it as starter or for evening snacks or for kids lunch box.

INGREDIENTS:-

Bread – 6 slices
Cheese – 100gm (I used mozzarella), grated
Green Chillies – 1 (thin long variety)
Green Capsicum – half
Italian Seasoning 1/2 tsp

Chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp

Butter - 2 cubes (i used salted amul butter cubes)
Salt – if needed

METHOD:-

1. Cut green chillies finely, chop the capsicum – set aside. 

2.Take grated cheese in a bowl and mix green chillies, italian seasoning , chilly flakes and capsicum with it.

(Quantity shown here is after applying mixture to 3 bread slices)

3. Take the bread slice and apply butter to both sides.

4. Now apply the cheese chilli mixture. 

HOW TO GRILL ?

 Meanwhile preheat oven at 200 deg C for 3mins and grill it at the same temperature for 11 mins.

Cut diagonally n serve wid tomato ketch up

TAWA METHOD:-

Heat tawa and apply butter to both sides of bread and toast bread slices from one side.

Now keep flame low and turn bread slices to another side & apply chilly cheese mixture.

Now close the lid and turn the flame off when cheese completely melts (it will take 5 mins on low flame).

Cut diagonally n serve wid tomato ketch up.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

NOTES:-

1. You can add one more green chilly minced to make it little spicy.

2. Or you can sprinkle oregano and chilly flakes while serving.

PALAK PATHRADE !!!!!!!

      I adopted this recipe from one of my fav blog GEETHS DAWATH which s created & managed by my dear fried SAIGEETHA S. PAI who is an awesome baker too.  We usually prepare pathrode using colocasia leaves but this is slightly different method yet very tasty & quick & easy too. Dont forget to add more hing as we use bengal gram flour in this. Btw, i use pathanjali hing powder now a days & became fan of it. Btw, my friend staemed these pathrodes & deep fried them too. I didnt fried them ^& we ate steamed ones.

 Ingredients to marinate:

Spinach-1 bunch
Bengal gram flour-1/2 cup
Chilly powder-1 tsp
Asafoetida-1/4 tsp
Rice flour-2
tbsp
Salt-to taste

Method:

1. Wash,clean and chop the  spinach leaves.
2. Drain the water completely and add all the above ingredients under marinade.
3. Bind the mixture until it forms a lump like mixture and shape it into oblong shape.(Check the pic).

1. Steam it for 10- 12 minutes and then remove it out.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))))

BADAMI EGGS !!!!!!!!

          Actually this is badami chicken recipe from NDTV FOOD.COM But i used eggs instead of chicken here & it tasted great ! It goes well with roti/rice/idly/dosa etc. A must try recipe.

INGREDIENTS

For the roasted spice mix:

1 tsp peppercorns

2-3 black cardamom

1 cinnamon stick

1 green cardamom

1 tsp cloves

1/2 grated nutmeg

For the gravy base:

1 Tbsp ghee

1 finely chopped onion

6 garlic cloves, finely chopped

1 finely chopped ginger

1 tsp coriander powder, heaped

1/2 tsp turmeric

1 tsp jeera powder

Sea salt (Substitute - normal salt)

Water

1 1/2 cup yogurt

1 cup almond paste

1 cup saffron infused milk

6 whole apricots

Rock salt

8 pieces chicken or 8 eggs boiled

For the tempering (tadka):

1 Tbsp ghee

6 green cardamoms

3 dried kashmiri chillies

For the garnish:

1 Tsp ghee

Mint leaves

3-4 whole red chillies

      OR

1 tblsp chopped coriander leaves

METHOD

For dry roasting the spices:

Heat a pan, add peppercorns, black cardamom, cassia, green cardamom, cloves, nutmeg and roast them. Use a mortar and pestle to ground the spices.

For the gravy base:

Heat a pan, add ghee and sweat out the onions till they are a creamy yellow-white. Mix garlic, ginger and keep stirring. Add 2 teaspoons of the grounded spices and mix well.

Add coriander powder, turmeric, jeera powder, sea salt (to taste) and toast the spices on high flame. Add water to deglaze the pan and cook out the masala.

Add the yogurt to this mix slowly while stirring. Then mix in the almond paste. It can be prepared at home by blanching almonds, peeling them and grinding with water.

Add the saffron infused milk and stir till gravy thickens. Then add the apricots and a pinch of rock salt. Keep stirring.

Make incisions on the chicken with a knife and add to the gravy to poach. Add the cooled down tempering to the gravy. Let this simmer on low flame for 30-40 minutes till the chicken is coming off the bone. Uncover the pan for the last ten minutes of cooking till the gravy has reduced and thickened.

Put the chicken pieces in a bowl and strain the gravy on top using a colander. Garnish and serve hot.

For the tempering:

Heat the ghee in a pan for the tadka and add green cardamom and kashmiri chilli. Let it cool and ad to the gravy

For the garnish:

Put the ghee in a pan and heat it. Add chillies and mint leaves and cook till it's crispy. OR garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

Note : I found dis recipe sweet n sour , so added 2tsp everest chicken masala n it tasted great

GRILLED MINT CHUTNEY & CHEESE SANDWICH !!!!!!!

I adopted this recipe from EDIBLE GARDEN. Its a simple, easy to make delicious sandwich. Kids will love it for sure 👍 An ideal dish for kids lunch box. As my son loves sandwiches very much, i keep trying different recipes. 

Ingredients:

8 slices of bread of your choice
4 slices of cheese
For the Mint Chutney:
A bunch of fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup freshly grated coconut
1 green chilli
1/2 tsp minced garlic (optional)
A pinch of dry ginger powder or 1/2″ piece of fresh ginger
Salt to taste

METHOD:

Grind all ingredients together with very little water to a smooth paste.

To assemble and toast the sandwiches: Spread a generous amount of the mint chutney on one side of the bread slice. Top with a slice of cheese and toast in a sandwich maker until done. You can also toast in a pan on the stovetop with a pat of butter until both sides are golden brown and the cheese has melted. Or grill them in sandwich maker.

Serve mint chutney cheese sandwiches hot with ketchup.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))