My Culinary Creations

Banana kesari - Banana rava kesari

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:28:37 PDT

Banana kesari is a simple and yummy dessrt that can be made very easily..

Ingredients:

Ripe banana:1

Rava:1 cup(sooji or semolina)

Sugar:1 cup

Milk:1.5 cups

Cashews:few

Cardamoms:few

Ghee:1/4 cup

Food colour:a pinch

Preparation:

Mash the ripe banana and keep it aside..

Take pan and keep it on medium heat..

Pour little ghee and fry the rava for a few minutes...

Now pour the milk to the rava and stir well...

Add in the sugar and mix well..

Now add in the mashed banana...

Keep on stirring on medium heat...

Add in the food colour and mix well...

The mixture will thicken slowly..

Add in the ghee fried cashews and cardamoms...

Add in the ghee when the mixture starts to leave the sides of the pan..

Transfer to a greased plate and let it cool...

Enjoy the banana kesari!!

Related recipes:

Apple kesari

Mango kesari

Milk burfi - Milk sweet

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:06:00 PDT

Milk burfi is easy to make and tastes heavenly..Here are step by step pictures that can be easily followed..Enjoy making the milk burfi..Milk burfi is one of my dear favorites..

Ingredients:

Milk:2 cups

Sugar:2 cups

Milk powder:2 tbsp

Rava:2 tbsp(sooji)

Cardamom:few

Cashews:few

Preparation:

Take milk in a non-stick pan and boil it..

Reduce the flame and keep on stirring..

Meanwhile ghee fry the rava and add to the boiled milk and stir well..

Once the milk reduces in volume,add in the milk powder and sugar and mix well..

Keep on stirring..

Do the stirring only on medium heat..

Do not increase the heat..

The mixture will thicken little more..

Then add the cashews and keep on stirring..

Once the mixture starts to leave the sides of the pan reduce the heat further and stir well..

Grease a plate and transfer the contents to the plate..

Once the burfi cools down,slice in to pieces..

Milk burfi is ready!

Enjoy the milk burfi!

Related recipes:

Milk sweet made from condensed milk

Chicken liver fry - Spicy chicken liver fry

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:13:32 PDT

Chicken liver fry is a delicious treat for people who relish liver..It makes a yummy dish..

Ingredients:

Chicken liver:1/4 kg

Vegetable oil:2 tsp

Onion:1,small,chopped

Garam masala powder:1 tsp

Cumin powder:1/2 tsp

Yoghurt:1 cup

Ginger:1/2 tsp,powdered

Salt to taste

Preparation:

Take a frying pan and heat it on medium flame..

Fry the chopped onion until golden yellow..

Add the chicken liver and fry till they become firm..

Add the garam masala powder,salt,powdered ginger and cumin powder and fry again..

Stir in the yoghurt and cook for few more minutes..

Tasty and spicy chicken liver is ready!

Enjoy the spicy chicken liver!

Related recipes:

Pear delight

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:05:22 PDT

Pear delight is a easy to make pear dessert...

Ingredients:

Pear:1

Fresh yoghurt:1 cup

Honey:1 tbsp

Dark brown sugar:1/2 tbsp

Water:3 tbsp

Raisins:1 tbsp

Preparation:

Take a bowl and pour the yoghurt in to this..

Beat the yoghurt well with honey till it gets creamy..

Heat sugar in a pan along with the water and raisins and keep on stirring till it becomes a thick brown liquid..

Add this prepared brown liquid to the beaten yoghurt and mix well..

Cut the pear in to rounds of ½ cm thickness..

Microwave them for 2 minutes…

Now transfer the pear rounds on to a flat dish and pour the yoghurt on these pear slices..

Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes and serve!

Enjoy the pear delight!

Tomato paneer pulao

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:59:30 PDT

Tomato paneer pulao makes a yummy one pot meal..As this pulao contains paneer,kids also will love this..

Ingredients:

Basmati rice:1 cup

Curd:2 tbsp

Paneer:200 grams,cubed

Ginger-garlic paste:2 tsp

Green chillies:2,slit

Onion:1,large,chopped

Tomato puree:3 tbsp

Ghee:1 tsp

Oil:1 tsp

Garam masala powder:1 tsp

Coriander leaves: a bunch,chopped

Cashews:few

Raisins:few

Preparation:

Clean the basmati rice in water and soak for 20 minutes..

Drain the water and keep the rice aside..

Take a pan and add the ghee and oil…

Fry the chopped onion till light brown..

Then add the ginger-garlic paste and fry followed by the slit green chillies..

Add the paneer cubes and tomato puree and mix well..

Then add the curd..

Add little garam masala powder and chopped coriander leaves..

Add the rice without water and fry the rice along with the masala..

Then add 2 cups of water and salt and mix well..

Transfer the contents to a pressure cooker…

Keep it covered and wait for the first whistle..

Keep on low flame for 5 minutes..

Wait for another 5 minutes and then open the lid of the pressure cooker..

Add the ghee fried cashews and raisins..

Tasty tomato paneer pulao is ready!

Related recipes:

Green peas pulao

Matar paneer

Rasgulla

Pop corn - Homemade popcorn - How to make pop corn at home

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Fri, 11 May 2012 23:47:08 PDT

Pop corn can be made at home in just a few minutes..Follow this simple preparation..

Ingredients:

Corn:1 cup

Ghee:1 tsp

Salt to taste

Red chilli powder to taste

Preparation:

Take a big non-stick pan and heat it..

Add the ghee and then put the corn and fry slowly..

Add the salt and chilly powder and fry till borwn dots appear on the corn..

Keep on high flame…

Then lower to sim and keep the pan covered till the popping or cracking sound disappears..

Open the lid of the pan and serve the pop corn crisp..

Enjoy the pop corn!

Mutton masala

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Mon, 07 May 2012 07:10:35 PDT

Mutton masala is a great side dish and is best served with naans..

Ingredients:

Mutton:1/2 kg

Onion:1,sliced

Coriander seeds:1/4 cup

Red chillies:4

Grated coconut:3 tbsp

Pepper corns:4

Cinnamon stick:2 cms

Cloves:4

Ginger-garlic paste:2 tbsp

Coconut milk:1/2 cup

Oil for frying

Preparation:

Heat oil in a pan and fry the sliced onion..

Cool the fried and sliced onion..

Grind in to a paste in mixer..

Clean the chopped mutton well…

Marinate the mutton pieces with ginger-garlic paste and keep this aside..

Now take a pan and fry the coriander seeds,pepper corns,cinnamon stick,cloves,red chillies and grated coconut…

Let this cool down..

Now grind this to a fine paste along with little water in a mixer..

Now take the marinated mutton pieces and shallow fry these pieces in little oil..

Then add the ground masala paste and let this fry for a while..

Add the onion paste,coconut milk and water to cook the mutton pieces…

Add salt to your taste..

Let this masala simmer for a while..

Remove from heat..

Serve with hot paranthas or naan!

Enjoy the mutton masala!

Moong dahi pakoda - Moong pakoda in curd

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Mon, 07 May 2012 07:06:48 PDT

Moong dahi pakoda is a yummy and healthy version of pakoda..Tastes awesome when served with yoghurt...

Ingredients:

For pakodas:

Whole moong dhal:1 cup

Ginger:1 inch

Green chillies:3

Big onion:1,large,chopped finely

Salt to taste

For dahi(curd) base:

Curd:1 cup

Red chilly:1

Mustard seeds:1 tsp

Cumin seeds:1 tsp

Curry leaves:few

Salt to taste

Preparation:

Soak moong dhal for 2 hours and grind with ginger,green chillies and salt..

Grind this to a coarse paste..

Now add the chopped onion to the batter..

Make small balls out of this batter..

Now heat oil in a pan..

Now deep fry these balls in this hot oil…

Keep them on a plate..

For the curd base:

Take a small bowl and pour the curd in to it..

Beat the curd in to smooth paste..

Add salt to it..

Now heat little oil in a pan…

Add red chilly,mustard seeds..

Once the mustard seeds splatters,add the cumin seeds and curry leaves..

Add this to the curd base and mix well..

Pour the dahi base over the pakodas…

Yummy and tasty pakodas are ready!

Enjoy the pakodas with the curd!

Icecream recipes

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Tue, 01 May 2012 06:12:53 PDT

Hello,

Thank you all for sending in yummy snacks recipes last month..So go ahead and take a look..Make use of those recipes and make your kids happy this summer!

For the month of may,i have decided to host icecream recipes..Kids love icecreams ofcourse and to beat the summer heat,we can all treat ourselves with icecream!!The event will be open from may 1st to 31st..

The recipe must be homemade..The icecream can be a softy icecream or a sorbet.It can be eggless or with eggs..It can be made with any fruit also..

Kindly read the rules before you link up

The rules for linking:

Link up only the recipe URL and not your name.

Link back to the entered recipe on your blog is a must.

Entries without a link back on your blog will be deleted!

Archived entries are also allowed but they must be reposted.

Five entries per person is allowed.

Usage of the event logo will be appreciated.

Related recipes:

Homemade chocolate icecream

Homemade banana icecream

Homemade mango icecream

Homemade vanilla icecream

Homemade pineapple icecream

So what are you waiting for!

Start linking up your icecream recipes and letz all melt ourseleves in them!!

Hare bhare mutton chops - Mutton chops

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:43:17 PDT

Mutton chops make a great side dish with biryani..These mutton chops have been prepared with coriander and green chillies paste..

Ingredients:

Mutton:1 kg,chopped

Oil for frying

Eggs:2

Bread crumbs:1/2 cup

For marinating the chopped mutton:

Ginger - garlic paste:2 tbsp

Coriander leaves:100 grams

Green chillies:8

Salt to taste

Preparation:

Clean the chopped mutton pieces well and keep them aside in a large bowl..

Chop the coriander leaves and green chillies..

Now put together the chopped coriander leaves,green chillies,salt and ginger-garlic paste in a mixer and grind to a fine paste..

Now using this marinade,marinate the mutton chops for about 2 hours..

Pressure cook the marinated mutton…

Once the mutton is cooked,heat a pan on medium flame..

Transfer the cooked mutton chops to this pan and fry till the moisture disappears..

Then remove the pan from the heat..

In another bowl mix together the eggs and ass little salt to it..

Place the bread crumbs in another bowl..

Now coat the mutton chops with the egg batter and then roll in the bread crumbs..

Now deep fry in hot oil..

Yummy hare bhare mutton chops are ready!!

Enjoy the mutton chops!

Mackerel curry

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:01:45 PDT

Mackerel curry is a tasty fish preparation to enjoy with a bowl of hot rice or rotis..

Ingredients:

Fish:1/4 kg (mackerel)

Coconut:3/4 cup,grated

Onions:1/4 cup,chopped

Mango:1,raw,chopped

Red chilli powder:2 tsp

Cumin:1 tsp

Turmeric powder:1/4 tsp

Garlic:2 cloves

Oil:2 tsp

Curry leaves:few

Salt to taste

Preparation:

Clean the fish well and chop in to 4 to 5 pieces..

Peel the raw mango and chop in to small pieces..

In a mixer grind together the fresh grated coconut with jeera and garlic adding only little water and make it a paste..

Now take a pan and add the fish pieces,chopped mango,red chilli powder,turmeric powder,salt and a little water…

Cook this on medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes..

Now add the ground coconut paste to the pan and allow to boil for another 5 minutes…

In another small pan heat the oil and add the chopped onion and curry leaves till the onion turns golden..

Add this to the fish curry..

Mix well..

Mackerel curry is ready!

Serve hot with rice or chapathi..

Note:if you have a clay pot or chatti,try to cook fish in that as it tastes heavenly!!

Baked Chicken lollipop

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:00:25 PDT

Baked Chicken lollipop is a healthy version of the chicken lollipop...Kids usually love this finger food..

Ingredients:

Chicken thighs:6-8,boneless,skinned

Lemon juice:4 tbsp

Oil:2 tbsp

Yoghurt:1/2 cup

Garam masala powder:2 tbsp

Cumin powder:2 tsp

Ginger - garlic paste:2 tsp

Salt to taste

Preparation:

In a bowl mix together the yoghurt,oil,lemon juice,garam masala powder,cumin powder,ginger-garlic paste and salt..

Clean the chicken pieces well..

Now chop the chicken pieces in to smaller pieces..

Now marinate these pieces in the prepared marinade overnight..

Heat an oven to 180 degrees C..

Plce the marinated chicken pieces in an oven dish..

Cover the dish with silver foil..

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes…

Baked chicken lollipops are ready!

Enjoy the chicken lollipops!

Cheese pizza

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:10:29 PDT

Cheese pizza is easy to make and it makes a yummy treat with the melted cheese right on top..Kids will love this..

Ingredients:

Pizza bases:2

Onion:2,chopped

Tomatoes:2,chopped

Capsicum:1,large,chopped

Mushroom:50 grams,chopped

Pizza cheese:150 grams,grated

Tomato ketchup:2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Pepper powder to taste

Preparation:

Take the pizza base and spread the tomato ketchup on it..

Now take a bowl and mix together the chopped onions,tomatoes,capsicum,mushrooms,salt and pepper powder..

Preheat an oven to 250 degrees C..

Microwave the bowl with vegetables for about a minute…

Now spread half of the the vegetables mixture on a pizza..

Sprinkle the grated pizza cheese on top of the spread vegetables layer of the pizza…

Now place this on the high rack in the oven and bake till the cheese melts for about 10 to 12 minutes..

Repeat this procedure for the next pizza as well..

Now cut the cheese pizza and enjoy it!

Related recipes:

Chicken pizza

Vegetable pizza

Fish fingers

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:03:02 PDT

Fish fingers make a yummy treat..You can make fish fingers with this simple recipe...

Ingredients:

Fish:1/4 kg,boneless(cut in to 1 cm thickness)

Bread crumbs:1 cup

Egg:1

Flour:1 tbsp

Oil for frying

For marinating the fish:-

Garam masala powder:1/4 tsp

Red chilli powder:1/4 tsp

Lemon juice:1 tbsp

Turmeric powder:a pinch

Preparation:

Clean the fish and cut them in to 1cm thickness..

Take a bowl and mix together garam masala powder,red chilli powder,turmeric powder,salt and lemon juice…

Now coat the fish pieces in this masala mixture..

Take another small bowl and beat in the egg,flour and salt..

Coat the fish pieces in this paste..

Now roll them in the bread crumbs..

Heat a pan and add the oil..

Fry these fish fingers in the oil…

Fry these fish fingers till golden..

Serve hot with sauce…

Prawn pulao

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:27:01 PDT

Prawn pulao is a yummy one pot meal and will be loved by sea food lovers...

Ingredients:

Prawns:1/2 kg,cleaned

Basmati rice:3 cups

Onions:4,chopped

Green chillies:3,slit

Ginger - garlic paste:3 tsp

Coriander powder:1 tbsp

Turmeric powder:1/2 tsp

Tomatoes:2,chopped

Cashews:10

Grated coconut:3 tbsp

Ghee:5 tbsp

Yoghurt:1 cup

Cloves:3

Salt to taste

Cinnamon:2 cms

Cardamom:5

Preparation:

Heat a pan and add the ghee..

Add in the cloves,cinnamon and cardamom..

Add the chopped onions and saute well..

Now add in the ginger-garlic paste,chopped tomatocoriander powder and turmeric powder and mix well..

Add the prawns,yoghurt and salt…

Now close the pan with a lid till the prawns are cooked…

Grind together the coconut and cashews to make a fine paste..

Add the cashew and coconut paste to the cooked prawns and keep the curry on low flame..

Cook the rice till it is half done..

Add the half cooked rice over the cooked prawns curry…

Close the pan with a lid and keep on low flame for another 5 to 8 minutes…

Yummy prawns pulao is ready!!

Enjoy with any raita of your choice…

Malida

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:04:30 PDT

Malida is a simple to make sweet..

Ingredients:

Wheat flour:300 grams

Sugar:250 grams

Cashew nuts:50 grams

Dry coconut:100 grams

Oil for frying

Preparation:

Knead the wheat flour and keep it aside for 15 minutes..

Roll out thin chapathis and spread out for drying for about three hours…

When the chapathis or rotis are dry,deep fry them in oil till golden brown..

Smash the fried chapathis in to small pieces..

Powder the smashed pieces in the mixer…

Grate the dry coconut and chop the cashew nuts in to small pieces..

Now take a bowl and mix together the chapathi powder,sugar,chopped cashew nuts and grated dry coconut…

Tasty malida is ready!

Related recipes:

Avalose podi

Pao bhaji

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 06:03:56 PDT

Pao bhaji is tasty street food..I used to have this in my college canteen often during my college days..

Ingredients:

Buns:2(pao)

Butter:1 tsp

Potato:1,chopped

Carrots:2

Cauliflower:1/2,chopped

Cabbage:1/4,chopped

Beans:8,chopped

Onion-garlic paste:2 tbsp

Tomato puree:2 tbsp

Ghee:1 tsp

Pao bhaji masala:1 tsp

Garam masala powder:1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Red chilli powder:1/2 tsp

Preparation:

Wash all the vegetables well..

Peel the vegetables and chop them finely..

Put them in a vessel and add about ½ to 1 cup of water and cook till they become tender for about 10 minutes…

Drain the water and keep this aside..

Now in a pan heat the ghee on moderate heat..

Add the onion and garlic paste and stir for sometime..

Then add the tomato puree and stir fry…

Add the pao bhaji masala,garam masala powder,salt and red chilli powder and mix well..

Then add the cooked vegetables and let them blend in with the masala…

Cook for just a few more minutes…

Take the pao buns and make a slit in between…

Rub a little butter on both the sides..

Heat a pan and toast the buns very lightly..

Yummy and tasty pao bhaji is ready!!

Cheese omelette

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:08:11 PDT

Cheese omelette is an all time favorite for many kids..You can make it for breakfast or as a snack too..

Ingredients:

Eggs:2

Onion:1,chopped finely

Tomato:1,chopped finely

Butter:1 tbsp

Green chilly:1,chopped

Cheese:2 tbsp,grated

Salt to taste

Pepper powder:a pinch

Preparation:

Take a bowl and add in the eggs and beat well..

Now put in the finely chopped tomato and onion…

Mix well with the egg mixture…

Add in the chopped green chilly,salt and pepper powder as well and mix well..

Heat a pan and put in the butter..

Once the butter melts,pour in the egg mixture…

Fry the omelette till done..

Sprinkle grated cheese on the top of the omelette and reduce the flame..

Once the cheese melts,remove from the pan and serve..

Enjoy the cheese omelette!!

Mixed vegetable pickle

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:00:38 PDT

Mixed vegetable pickle is a simple recipe..Enjoy this pickle with rice or rotis..I love it with rotis or curd rice...

Ingredients:

Carrot:150 grams,chopped

Turnip:150 grams,chopped

Garlic:50 grams,crushed

Mustard oil:2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Red chilli powder:2 tsp

Garam masala powder:1 tsp

Asafoetida:a pinch

Tamarind paste:2 tbsp

Vinegar:1/4 cup

Preparation:

Wash and cut the vegetables in to small cubes…

Now in half a cup of water steam the vegetables..

Let this cool down..

Meanwhile heat a pan and add the mustard oil..

Add the crushed garlic,red chilli powder and salt..

Stir fry for a while..

Then add the asafoetida,tamarind paste and vinegar…

Stir fry for a few more minutes..

Finally add in the steamed vegetables and stir fry again..

Once it is cooled down,store in a jar or bottle…

Related recipes:

Mango pickle

Beef pickle

Stuffed mirchi - Stuffed green chillies

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 22:20:54 PDT

Stuffed mirchi is an excellent snack..Kids would love to have this as it has got minced chicken in it..

Ingredients:

Chicken:1/4 kg,minced

Green chillies:8,large ones

Ginger - garlic paste:1 tsp

Red chilli powder:1 tsp

Turmeric powder:1/4 tsp

Garam masala powder:1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil:2 tbsp

Preparation:

Pour 1 tbsp of the oil in a pan...

Keep it on medium heat...

Now add in the ginger-garlic paste and stir for a few minutes...

Then add the minced chicken..

Add the red chilli powder,turmeric powder and garam masala powder..

Cook the minced chicken on slow flame..

Keep this aside..

Now slit the large green chillies and deseed them..

Now fill each of the slit green chillies with the prepared minced chicken stuffing..

Shallow fry the stuffed chillies with 1 tbsp of oil..

Serve hot with paranthas..

You can also enjoy it as a snack in the evening..

Zarda rice

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 05:32:50 PDT

Zarda rice is a sweetened rice that tastes yummy..Zarda rice is loaded with nuts and will be loved by kids...

Ingredients:

Rice:1/4 kg

Sugar:1/4 kg

Yellow colour:a pinch

Ghee:50 grams

Almonds:10 grams

Pistachio:10 grams

Raisins:10 grams

Coconut:sliced in to thin strips

Watermelon seeds:few

Preparation:

Mix the yellow colour in little water and keep this aside...

In a pan add water and boil the same....

Add the yellow coloured water to the boiled water..

Now add the rice to the boiled water and cook the rice till it is half cooked..

Keep this aside after draining the water..

Now put the sugar in a vessel and add 2 tbsp of water in it..

Add the ghee also..

Heat on low flame till the sugar melts..

Now add in boiled rice…

Add in the pistachio,almonds,raisins and sliced coconut slices…

Now cook for about 15 minutes on low flame….

Serve hot!

Enjoy the zarda rice!

Paneer bhurji

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:08:54 PDT

Paneer bhurji is a great side dish and goes best with naans and rotis..

Ingredients:

Paneer:2 cups,mashed(cottage cheese)

Onion:1,sliced

Garlic:1 tsp,finely chopped

Tomato:1,sliced

Capsicum;1,sliced

Oil:1 tbsp

Butter:1 tbsp

Cumin:1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Red chilli powder:1 tsp

Coriander powder:1 tsp

Turmeric powder:1/2 tsp

Garam masala powder:1/2 tsp

Preparation:

Heat a non stick pan and add the butter and oil in it..

Add the cumin and when it splutters, add the sliced onion and fry till golden brown..

Then add the finely chopped garlic and stir for sometime..

Add the sliced tomato and cook till tender..

Then add the sliced capsicum..

Mash everything together with a wooden ladle..

Then add the mashed paneer along with the red chilli powder,turmeric powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder and salt…

Now cover the pan with the lid and cook till the paneer is cooked..

Cook for little more time till the paneer bhurji starts leaving oil..

Serve hot with paranthas or naans..

Enjoy the tasty paneer bhurji..

Related recipes:

Shahi vegetarian egg curry

Mattar paneer

Rasagulla

Coconut puri

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:49:00 PDT

Coconut puri is a really yummy sweet and it is pretty easy to make..

Ingredients:

Coconut:200 grams,finely grated

Khoya:200 grams

Sugar:1/4 kg,powdered

Cardamoms:10,powdered

Cashew nut and Almond:25 grams,powdered

All purpose flour:1/2 kg

Ghee:1/2 kg

Preparation:

Take a big bowl and put the flour in it..

Add the ghee to the flour and knead well to make smooth dough..

Cover the bowl with a wet cloth..

In another small bowl mix together the finely grated coconut,khoya and powdered sugar..

Also add the cashew and almond powder along with the powdered cardamoms to the above coconut mixture and mix well..

Now make small pooris with the prepared dough..

Now stuff these pooris with the prepared coconut mixture..

Place another poori on top of this and press the sides of the pooris well..

Fry these stuffed pooris in pure ghee..

Enjoy these yummy coconut pooris!

Karanji

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 06:51:56 PDT

Karanji can be made easily with this recipe..Kids will love this snack..

Ingredients:

Oil for frying

For the wrapping:

Semolina:1 cup

Flour:1 cup

Salt:a pinch

Oil:4 tsp

Milk:1/2 cup

For the filling:

Coconut:500 grams,grated

Sugar:1/4 kg

Milk:1 cup

Cardamom powder:2 tsp

Raisins:5

Preparation:

Mix together the semolina,flour and salt..

Now heat the 4 tsp of oil and add to the above mixture..

Knead in to a soft dough…

Keep it aside for one hour..

Now make small balls of the prepared dough..

Heat a pan and add the grated coconut,sugar and milk..

When the sugar melts and the mixture becomes thicker,turn off the stove..

Add the cardamom powder,raisins in to the filling mixture and mix well..

Now roll the balls one by one in to small pooris..

Add about 2 tsp of the filling mixture on to the poori..

Now fold one half of the poori over the other and press the sides..

Now use a cutter or a knife and make indentations on the pressed edges..

Now heat oil in a pan and fry them till they become golden brown and crisp..

Tasty karanjis are ready!

Khandavi

noreply@blogger.com (Dr.Sameena Prathap) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:48:55 PDT

Khandavi is a easy to make snack...Follow this simple recipe and enjoy the khandavi rolls..

Ingredients:

Gram flour:1 cup

Butter milk:3 cups

Turmeric powder:1/4 tsp

Ginger paste:1/2 tsp

Green chilli paste:1/2 tsp

Asafoetida powder:1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

For seasoning:

Oil:1 tbsp

Mustard seeds:1 tsp

Curry leaves:few

Sesame seeds:1/2 tsp

Preparation:

Take a bowl and put the gram flor and butter milk in it..

Mix thoroughly..

Add turmeric powder,green chilli paste,ginger paste,asafoetida powder and salt to the mix ture and mix well..

Now heat a saucepan and put the mixture in to it..

Keep on stirring till it attains a thick consistency..

Now grease a plate with little oil…

Spread the mixture on the plate evenly...

Cut the spread mixture in to long strips with a knife and roll the stripes in to a roll..

Now heat a small pan and add the oil…

Add mustard seeds and once they crackle, add the sesame seeds and curry leaves..

Add this seasoning over the prepared rolls..

Tasty khandavi is ready!!

Enjoy the khandavi rolls!!

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