Agra Petha

Ingredients

Ash gourd/White pumpkin

Baking soda-1/2tsp

Sugar

Water

Lemon juice-1tsp

Food color-a pinch (optional)

Method

1.Remove the skin and seeds.Cut into pieces of desied size,...

2.Prick all over with a fork.

3.Place the pieces in a large pan and pour sufficient water so as to just cover the pieces.Add baking soda and soak for 4 hrs,,,,

4.After 4 hrs,Drain it...Wash under clean running water...

5.Combine sugar with one cup of water and heat till sugar dissolves...Add 1tsp of lemon juice to remove scum...

6.After boiling,put drained pieces in syrup....Continue cooking till pieces get softened and till syrup becomes thick again.

7.Remove pieces from syrup and keep aside

8.Serve when cool

Note

In original recipe they used alum powder,,,

Spicy Chicken Curry Andra Style

Ingredients

Chicken-1/4kg

Onion-1 finely chopped

Tomato-1 finely chopped

Curry leaves-few

Fennel seeds-1/2tsp

Chilly powder-1tsp

Coriander powder-1tsp

Ginger garlic pase-1tsp

Coriander leaves for garinshing

Salt to taste

Oil

Cinnamon stick-1inch

Cloves-3

Curd-11/2tsp

Preparation

Dry roast cloves and cinnamon..Then make it powder.

Method

1.Heat oil in a pan,add fennel seeds.When seeds starts spluttering add chopped onions..Saute it they become transparent...

2.Then add ginger garlic paste.Saute it well..

3.Now add chicken,salt and turmeric powder..Cook for 5 to 10 mints with cover.Then add chopped tomatoes.Saute well.

4.Now add all dry masalas and saute it well so that it gets mixed with chicken.Add curd and mix well,,,

5.Add water and allow the chicken to cook.

6.When the chicken is done,increase the flame for all the moisture to get evaporated.Cooked till the gravy is really thick.

7.Garnish with coriander leaves,,,

8.Spicy chicken curry was ready to serve.Serve with chapathi or rice....

Plantain Chips

Ingredients

Plantain-1

Salt as per taste

Oil for deep frying

Turmeric Powder -1/4tsp

Method

1.Mix the turmeric, salt and water in a small bowl, until the salt dissolves completely in the water and set aside.

2.Peel the plantain and slice it thin...Silce it directly into above bowl of water.keep it for 5mints.

3.After 5mints,remove the plantain from water.

4.Heat the oil in a kadai over mediium heat.

5.Put the slices into a oil.Deep fry it.

6.Drain it from oil to paper towel.

7.Crispy chips was ready to eat...:-):-):-)

Eggless Chocolate Cake In Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

Maida/All purpose flour-11/2cup

Milk-1cup

Baking Powder-1/2tsp

Baking Soda-1/4tsp

Refined Oil-2tsp

Sugar-3/4 or 1 cup

Vanilla Essence- few drops

Cocoa Powder-1/2 tsp or 2tsp

Preparation

1.Mix the maida,cocoa powder,baking powder and baking soda.

2.Sieve them ensure even mixing.keep aside...

Method

1.Mix milk and sugar.Make sure the sugar gets dissolved.

2.Add the sifted flour,oil and vanilla essence and mix well..

3.Grease bottom and the sides of the pan with oil and dust with some flour.

4.Then pour batter into the greased pan.

5.Pour water into cooker upto 1inch high.Place a stand or someother vessel in cooker.Now place pan with batter on the stand.

6.Close the cooker with lid.Do not put whistle.

7.Steam for 30mints on a medium flame.

8.Open lid and allow steam to escape.Heat without lid for another 5mints.

9.Cake is done when knife or toothstick inserted in the cake comes out clean.

10.After done,cool down the cake for 10-15mints.Then invert into another plate or wire rack.

11.Let it get cooled completely and cut into pieces.