Tuesday, March 22, 2016

Rajma cutlet / kidney beans Tikkis



 
Ingredients 

Rajma / kidney beans

Potato

Onion

Jeera/ cumin seeds

Ginger garlic paste

Turmeric powder

Chilly powder

Coriander powder

Pepper powder

Coriander leaves

Salt

Flour/maida

Bread crumbs 

Preparation

1. Soak the rajma in water overnight. Boil the rajma

2. Cook the pototaes too

Method

1. Mash the pototaes. Add mashed Potatoes to the rajma

2. Add onions ,gg paste and all spices

3. Shape into small rounds and flatten with ur Palm

4. Make a paste with maida and a little water

5. Dip the cutlet in the flour mix and roll it in bread crumbs 



6. Deep fry it or shallow fry it.

7. Ready to eat. Serve with ketchup 

Saturday, March 5, 2016

Meal maker stuffed paratha / soya chunks stuffed paratha



Ingredients

Meal maker / soya chunks -15

Onion -1/2 finely chopped

Ginger garlic paste -1/2 tsp

Jeera / cumin seeds -1/4 tsp

Perungayam-1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp

Chilly powder -1/2 tsp

Pepper powder -1/4 tsp

Coriander powder -1/2tsp

Salt as per taste

Wheat flour

Oil


Preparation 


Boil it


Remove excess water



After squeezing out all the water,Grind it





In bowl,mix wheat flour , salt and oil. Knead a dough.


Method

1. Heat oil in a pan.



Add jeera



When it splutters , Add onion saute it



Add ginger garlic paste and salt. Sauté it well till raw smell removes



Add minced meal maker/ soya chunks



Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, pepper powder, coriander powder and salt.saute it well. Add coriander leaves.

Stuffing ready.Make small balls from it.



In bowl mix wheat flour,salt and oil.make a smooth dough. Make small balls from it.

Roll the dough 


 Place the stuffing in the center



Gather it. Seal it well


  

Flip to other side and start rolling if need Dust the flour



Roll it gently 



Cook both sides. Sprinkle some oil.

Serve hot with raita or pickle






Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Keera Dal (Palak Keera Dal)


Ingredients

Palak keera / spinach-1 bunch

Toor Dal -1 cup

Small onion / shallots -4 to 5

Garlic -4

Green chilly -1

Tomato -1/2

Salt as per taste

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp

Oil - 1 tsp

Red chilly -1

Mustard seed -1/2tsp

Perungayam 

Method

1. Boil the dal with turmeric powder, garlic,onions,green chilly,tomato and jeera.

2. Once cooked add the chopped Palak leaves.saute it. 

3. After boil add salt .

4. Heat oil in pan, add mustard seeds  allow it to splutter. Add perungayam and red chilly. 

5. Add this to Palak Dal. 

6. Serve hot with rice .

Notes 

U can use moong dal also






Instant carrot dosa for toddlers



Ingredients 

Carrot -1 

Dosa batter

Jeera-1/2 tsp

Method

1. Peel and wash the carrot. Boil it.

2. Grind it with jeera

3. Add this to dosa batter.

4. Heat a tawa, pour one laddle of batter to the centre of the tawa.

5. Drizzle some oil on the top.

6. Use spatula flip it over. Cook on both sides.

7. Serve with any chutney or sambar

Dates syrup




Ingredients

Dates

Water

Method

1. Soak the dates in hot water until soft and mushy.

2. Mash the dates well..

3. Filter the water using cheese cloth .Extract the water

4.Pour some more water and filter again

5. Bring this water to boil in pan..Keep stirring till you see a thick consistency like as honey. it

6. Dates syrup was ready


Notes

1.Donot over boil it.

2.Flame should be medium

3.While boiling it luks frothy and white.it ll settle down after cool

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Eral cutlet /Prawn cutlet




Ingredients

Prawn / Eral -1/4 kg

Potato -1

Carrot -1/2 chopped

Beans -4-5

Onion -1 finely chopped

Coriander leaves - few

Curry leaves - few

Ginger garlic paste -1/4 tsp

Turmeric powder -1/4tsp

Chilly powder -1/4tsp

Pepper powder -1/4 tsp

Coriander powder -1/4tsp

Bread crumbs -1/4 cup

Maida - 4tsp

Water -1/4 -1/2 cup

Salt as per taste

Preparation 

1. Wash the prawns with salt.

2. In pan, Cook prawns with water n turmeric till the prawns become curly in shape.

3. Grind the cooked prawns in mixer with curry leaves. Keep it aside.

4. Boil the potato,carrot and beans

5. In small bowl,add maida n water. Make a batter


Method

1. Smash the boiled pototaes , carrot and beans.keep it aside.

2. In pan,add oil ,onion sauté it well.add ginger garlic paste. Saute it well till raw smell disappears.

3. Add potatoes,carrot, beans and minced prawns. 

4. Add turmeric powder, chilly powder ,pepper powder,coriander powder and salt. Mix well. If need sprinkle some water.

5. When they are cooked. Allow to cool.

6. Make them into small sized balls. Press in ur Palm. Flatten a little.

7. Now dip the balls in maida batter and again roll it over the bread crumbs.

8. Heat a oil in pan . Put the cutlets in the oil and fry till they becomes brown in color.

9. Prawn cutlets are ready to serve.

Notes

U can use egg white or corn flour instead of maida 



Basic vanilla cake in cooker



Ingredients

Maida flour -11/2cup

Powdered sugar -1cup

Milk -1/2cup

Egg -2 

Vanilla essence -1/2tsp

Baking powder-1tsp

Oil -1/2cup

Preparation

1. Fill the cooker with sand till 1 inch.

2. Place the small bowl or plate you get along with the cooker on top of it. ( I don't have the plate so I used bowl )

3. Preheat the cooker for 5 minutes on high flame.


Method

1. Sift flour,baking powder ,salt.keep aside.

2. Beat eggs and sugar till the eggs turns fluffy.The mixture becomes more than double in volume 

3. Add essence.Mix well. Add oil to beaten egg sugar mixture in the bowl. Mix well.

4. Fold in flour gradually till all the flour is used. Add milk to get a slightly thinner than a soft dropping consistency.

5. Grease a deep bowl. Pour the batter in it.

6. Now keep the flame in low and place the vessel with cake batter inside the cooker.close the cooker.

7. Check it after 30mints by inserting a toothpick in the centre of the cake.if it comes out clean, cake is ready otherwise wait some more time.(


Notes


1. Do not use the rubber gasket and weight.

2. U can also spread salt instead of sand 

3. Do not add water