VEG BUTTER GARLIC RICE !!!!!

I got this delicious recipe from my gorgeous & dear friend Mangala. She doesn't believe in clicking pics & posting them, but an ace cook & dedicates most of her time to her family which makes her ideal woman. This is a stomoch filing healthy & tasty  dish & perfect for lunch box/lunch/dinner/parties.

INGREDIENTS:-

Cooked basmathi rice- 1 cup
garlic chopped - 4 pods
spring oinions, chopped & white & greens seperated - 2
button mushrooms, chopped - 1 cup
Mixed bell peppers(to look colourful), chopped - 1 cup
byadgi chillies - 1 or 2( you can more just to get a little flavour)
salt to taste
butter - as required

METHOD:-

1. In a pan heat butter, add chopped garlic& fry until it becomes little reddish & then add chillies & fry for a minute or two.
2. Then add whites of onion & cook till transparent.
3. Then add chopped mushrooms & bell peppers & cook on medium flame till ust done(not too soft)
4. Add salt & mix well.
5. Now mix cooked basmathi rice & mix well on low flame for few minutes.
6. Garnish with spring onion greens & serve hot with gravy.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

PINEAPPLE SHEERA 2 !!!!!

My dear friend Suphala gave me recipe of this pineapple sheera as it is my hub's most favourite & this reciped tasted awesome ! Hub is so lucky that now he get eat his fav sheera daily at our restura :P What she suggested me is to add 3 cups of water for 1 cup of rava , so that we get perfect texture. & to boil pineapple pieces  for few mins before adding to rava. Believe me these tips turned out really great & sheera tasted awesome.

INGREDIENTS-

Sooji rava - 1 cup

Ghee - 1/4 cup+2 tsp

Sugar - 1 cup (or as you needed)

Pine apple pieces - 1 cup

Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp

water- 3 cup

METHODS:-

1. Boil pineapple pieces seperately for few minutes in sufficiant water & keep it aside.

2. Heat 1/4 cup (or as you needed) in frying pan & fry rava for 10-15 mins on medium flame.

3. Now add 3 cups of boiling water to the rava & cook it.

4. Now add cooked pineapple pieces & sugar (if you like sheera more sweet, you can add sugar more then a cup) & mix it well till sugar dissolves.

5. Finally add 2 tsp of ghee & mix again well.

6. Lastly add cardomom powder & mix well. This will give a good texture to the sheera.

7. Now switch off the gas & serve sheera hot.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))
NOTES:-

1. You can add whole cardomom instead of cardomom powder. Just fry cardomom in ghee then add rava for frying.

2. While serving you can add dry fruits too fried in ghee to make it more healthy & taasty.

INSTANT BREAD IDLIES !!!!!!!

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 :))))))))

BANANA KHEER !!!!!!

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 :)))))))

DRY FRUIT MILKSHAKE !!!!!

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 :))))))

STRAWBERRY KHEER !!!!!!!

Today i came up with some unique recipe STRAWBERRY KHEER. I adopted this recipe from TARLA DALAL. 

INGREDIENTS:-

Strawberries, chopped - 1/2 cup

strawberry puree - 1/2 cup

cornflour - 2tsp

cold milk - 2tblsp

full fat milk - 3 cups

sugar - 1/2 cup

cardamom pow - a pinch

METHOD:-

1. Combine the cornflour & cold milk in a bowl, mix well & keep aside.

2. Boil the milk in a deep pan on a high flame, which will take approximate 5 to 6 mins while sirring twice inbetween.

3. Lower the flame & cook for 5 to 6 mins, while stirring continuously.

4. Add the cornflour milk mixture & sugar, mix well & cook on a low flame for 7-8 mins while stirring continuously & scrapped the side of the pan.

5. Add the cardamom powder, mix very well & cook on a medium flame for a few seconds.

6. Switch off the flame, add the strawberry puree & strawberries, mmix well & cool slightly.

7. Allow the mixture to cool completely. 

8. Refrigerate atleast 1/2 an hour & serve chilled.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))

BROCCCOLI-LETTUCE-CHERRY TOMATO SALAD !!!!!!

Today i came up with a healthy recipe. I adopted this salad recipe from SHRUTHI'S KITCHEN. & i added fresh cream & lots of peanuts later to enhance the taste. You can skip dinner after eating this salad. It is equivalent to whole meal. Nutricious, healthy, stomoch filling recipe.

     (here, i added fresh cream & peanus)

INGREDIENTS:-

Broccoli, cut into small florets - 1 head(blanched)
iceberg lettuce, torn into bit size pieces - 2 big leaves(put in cold water until ready to use)
zuchini, cubed - 1/4 cup(i didn't add)
bell peppers, cubed - 1/4 cup(i didn't add)
grapes - 1/4 cup
cherry tomatoes, cut into halves - 1/4 cup
carrot, julliened - 1/4 cup(i didn't add)
peanuts - 1/4 cup

Dressing:

Yogurt - 1/4 cup
salt & pepper - to taste
cilantro, chopped - 1/4 cup
lemon juice to taste
fresh cream - 200ml

METHOD:-

1. Mix all the ingredients under dressing together until creamy.
3. To this, add lettuce, broccoli, peppers, zuchini, tomatoes, grapes, carrots.
4. Toss all these together until well mixed.
5. Serve immediately.

HAPPY COOKING :)))))))

WHITE KURMA !!!!!!!!

I got this recipe from my dear friend UMA PREM KUMAR who lives in USA & loves to experiment in cooking. This gravy goes well with rotis/rice dishes.

INGREDIENTS:-

Boiled vegetables - 1 to 1 & 1/2 cup (use veggies like grean peas, carrot, beans, cauliflower, paneer, mushroom, sweet corn, potato etc)
grated coconut - 3 tsp
almonds - a handful
green chilly - 3 to 4
pepper corns - 1& 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
cinnamon - 1 inch
cloves - 3
ginger - 1/2 inch
garlic flakes - 7
onion - 1 small ( shallow fried)+2 chopped
beaten curds - 1/2 cup
salt to taste
chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

METHOD:-

1. Make fine paste of grated coconut+ peeled almonds(soak almonds in hot water for 1/2 hr & then peel them)+green chillies+pepper corns+cumin seeds+cinnamon stick+cloves+ginger+garlic+sha;;ow fried onions in a mixer. & keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan & add chopped onions & fry till light brown.
3. Add ground paste to this & fry them on low flame till oil seperates from sides of pan.
4. Now add boiled veggies+beaten curds+salt to taste & mix well & bring it to boil.
5. Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

IIAPPY COOKING :))))))

MOONG DAL CHANA DAL VADA !!!!!

I got this recipe from my dear friend SANDHYA KAMATH. You can serve it as starters or as snacks or as side dish with rice. Speciality of this vada is it is crisp outside & soft inside. Tastes awesome when eaten hot.

INGREDIENTS:-

Chana dal - 1 cup                                                                
Moong dal - 1/4 cup
urad dal - 1 tblsp
ginger, grated - 1 tblsp
green chilles, chopped - 3-4
coriander leaves, chopped - 4 tblsp
curry leaves, chopped - 2 tblsp
salt- to taste
oil for deep frying

METHOD:-

1. Soak urad dal+chana dal+moong dal in sufficient water for 2 hrs. & grind them in mixer coarsely without adding water.
2. To this, add grated ginger+chopped curry leavs, coriander leaves, green chillies+salt to tastte & mix well.
3. Heat oil in a kadai , make small balls from dough, flatten them & deep until golden brown.
4. Serve hot.

HAPPY COOKING :))))))