Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Pineapple Halwa


Ingredients

Pineapple-1 chopped and grind them into paste

Semiya – ¼ to ½ cup

Milk-11/2 to 2 cups

Sugar-3/4cup or req

Ghee-3tsp

Cardamom-1 or 2 (Optional)

Raisins n cashewnuts-10

Method

1.Heat a pan, add a tbsp of ghee and toast the cashewnuts and raisins till golden brown.keep aside.

2 In the same pan, add the semiya and roast it till a nice aroma comes and it turns a light brown shade.

3.Then add milk…After boiling semiya add grinded pineapple

4.Saute it well and allow to cook..

5.Then add sugar and keep stirring in a medium heat.

6.Finally add remaining ghee,cardamom,raisins and cashewnut

7.Pineapple halwa is ready to eat

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Gobi Manchurian Dry


Ingredients

Cauliflower-1 medium

Maida-7 tsp

Corn flour-5tsp

Salt to taste

Chillypowder-1/2 tsp

Pepper Powder-1/2tsp

Oil for deep frying

Water as req

For Sauce

Onion-1 medium finely chopped

Green chilly-1 finely chopped

Ginger garlic paste/ ginger n garlic cloves-1tsp(I used paste)

Capsicum-1/2,finely sliced(Optional)

Tomato Sauce-1tsp

Soy Sauce-1tsp

Chilly Paste/Chilly sauce/Chilly Powder-1tsp

Salt to taste

Corn Starch-2tsp

Oil-2tsp

Lemon Juice-1tsp

Method

1.Wash cauliflower and cut into florets.Placed in salted hot water for 10mints and drained.

2.In a bowl,Mix maida,corn flour,pepper powder,chilly powder,salt and a little water to make a thick paste

3.Mix drained florets into the batter such that its well coated.

4.Deep fry it in oil and keep aside.

5.Heat oil in a pan,add chopped onions.Fry it until turns golden brown

6.Add ginger garlic paste and stir it for few mints.Then add chopped green chilly and add salt

7.Saute for few mints and add chilly powder,tomato sauce,soy sauce.

8.Mix corn flour with water and add it to the above mixture.

9.Reduce the flame and when the sauce thickens add fried cauliflower florets.

10.Mix well.So that florets are covered well with the sauce.

11.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.