Suneetha's Kitchen

Grilled sandwich with Guacamole(avacado dip).

2011-11-15T16:04:00.000-08:00

Easy and quick sandwich which can be prepared using Guacamole.Here is my version of grilled guacamole sandwich.Choose multi-grain bread ,provides you more fiber and less sugar. It is also much tastier than white bread.

Recipe for Guacamole.

Ingredients:

Bread slices 2

Lettuce 1/4 cup

Tomato slices 2

Keera slices 2

Onion 1/4 cup

chilly 1(adjust)

Guacamole 1/3 cup.

Salt

Pepper powder.

Procedure :

1. Spread guacamole on bread slice.

2. On the top keep ,keera, tomato ,onion.chillies along with lettuce.

3. Add salt and pepper.

4. Grill the sandwich with sandwich maker or on a pan(stove top).

Guacamole(Mexican Avacado Dip).

2011-11-15T15:40:00.000-08:00

Guacamole , is an avocado-based dip that originated in Mexico. It is traditionally made by mashing ripe avocados,eaten with tortilla chips.

Ingredients :

       Ripe avocados 2

       Red onion 1/2

       Chillies 1-2

       Cilantro leaves 2 spoons

       Lemon juice 1 spoon

       Salt

       Black pepper powder a pinc

       Tomato pieces 1/2 cup

Procedure :

1. Cut Avocados in half. Scoop out avacado from the peel, put in a mixing bowl.

2 Using a fork, mash the avocado. Add the chopped onion, cilantro, lime or lemon, salt and pepper and mash some more.

3 .Keep the tomatoes separate until ready to serve.

4. Cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface of the guacamole to prevent oxidation from the air reaching it. Refrigerate until ready.

5. Just before serving, add the chopped tomato to the guacamole and mix.

6. Serve with tortillo chips or can use in a sandwich.

Doodh Peda with Almond,Dates stuffing

2011-10-26T11:07:00.000-07:00

Happy Diwali friends .Celebrate diwali "festival of lights", Be SAFE. .May you be blessed with sucess,Prosperity and all hapiness..Here goes the Peda with Almond and dates stuffing.

Ingredients :

2 cups of non fat milk powder(Grind it is powder)

1 can fat free condensed milk

8oz/16 tbsp unsalted butter

Elachi powder a pinch

Inner stuff:

Chopped Dates 1 cup

Honey 1 cup

Chopped almonds 1 cup

Procedure :

1.Melt butter in microwave safe bowl.

2.Mix milk powder and condensed milk,elachi powder with butter .

3.Cook in microwave for 5 to 6 mts ,mixing continuously after 2 minutes till milk powder completely mixes.

4.Cool the mixture to room temperature.

5.On stove top,in a pan..fry choped dates for 5 mins.

6.Add honeyand fry for 5 mins or until it becomes sticky.

7.Add chopped almonds and fry for more 5 mins.

8.Prepare peda as flat base(circle shaped)..keep some dates almond stuffing..and roll like peda.So peda will be ready with almond stuff inside.

Qubani Ka Meeta

2011-09-16T14:43:00.000-07:00

Qubani (Apricots) ka meetha is a very popular Hyderabadi/Deccani Sweet dish which has been brought to India by the Mughal emperors. In Qubani Ka Meetha, Qubani a urdu word stands for Apricots in english and Meeta stands for sweet. Qubani Ka Meeta is a rich, creamy sweet.. Apricots are golden colored fruits with full of beta-carotenes, vitamin C and Vitamin A. Qubani ka meeta plays a very vital role in Hyderabadi Cuisine and is mainly served after spicy meal in weddings or parties.Its good for digestion..Apricots resemble dates and are less sweet than dates. Apricots become soft upon heating and can be easily mashed with hands.

Ingredients:

Dry apricots 1 lb(450 gms).

Sugar 1 lb to 1+1/4 lb(depends on ur taste).

Badam/Apricot kernels for garnish.

Elachi powder

kulfi

Process:

1. In a vessel take apricots,pour water until apricots immerse.

2. Boil them until they become soft and mushy.

3. Let it cool and remove the seeds from the apricots and set aside.

4. Using a strainer, strain out apricot mixute.

5. To this soft juicy puree ,add sugar and let it boil for 15 mins, until it becomes thick.

6.. It should become slightly thick, should not become more thicker.

7.Add elachi powder.

8. In the meantime, break open the kernels from the seeds and soak them in lukewarm water to peel off the skin.

9. Finely slice the kernels and set aside(looks like small almonds),if not can use almonds.

10. Serve in a bowl with Kulfi and garnish with Apricot kernels/almonds.

Garlic Flavoured egg fried rice

2011-09-15T11:55:00.000-07:00

Garlic is a sulphurous compound and in general a stronger tasting clove has more sulphur content and hence more potential medicinal value.Garlic makes a wonderful health supplement for many people so-called "garlic cure".Here is fried rice using garlic.

Ingredients:

Boiled rice 3 cups

Eggs 3

Garlic 2 pods

Pepper 1 spoon

Mixed veggies 1 cup

Venigar 1 spoon

Aginamoto.tasting salt 1 spoon

Sugar 1 spoon

Soy sauce 1 spoon.

green chilli 1

salt to taste.

Procedure:

1.Boil the vegtables until they are half cooked.

2.Beat the eggs by adding little pepper and salt.

3.In a vessel add this egg mixture and fry it for 5 mins,

4.Fry unitl it comes out as burji.

5.Make a coarse paste of garlic,pepper,salt and chilli.

6.In a seperate vessel heat olive oil/sesame oil and added boiled vegetables.

7.Fry the veggies for 5 mins

8.Add the garlic pepper paste,soysauce, venigar,ajinamoto,sugar and fry for more 4 mins

9.Add rice ,prepared egg buriji and let it fry for some time.

10.Keep high flame and mix well.

11.Adjust salt
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Sending this to Akheela 's food-palette-series-finale-rainbow

Also Sending this to vardini's /herbs-and-flowers-garlic-event
started by PJ herbs-and-flowers-event

Garlic and Moongdal soup

2011-09-15T11:15:00.000-07:00

To partcipate in Vardini's event , herbs and flowers-Garlic i tried his garlic and moong dal soup.Garlic appears to have anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties. when used as remedy list includes wounds, ulcers, skin infections, flu, athlete's foot, some viruses, strep, worms, respiratory ailments, high blood pressure, blood thinning, cancer of the stomach, colic, colds, kidney problems, bladder problems, and ear aches. Here comes a simple soup prepared in microwave or stove top..

Ingredients :

Garlic 2 pods.

Moong dal 1/3 cup

Water 2 cups

Pepper powder pinch

Coriander leaves chopped 2 spoons

Salt to taste

Procedure:

1.Soak moong dal for one hour

2.To this add 2 cups of water and boil in microwave for 5 mins.

3.Strain the water and make a paste of moong dal.

4.Add the paste to strained water .

5.Also add crushed garlic,salt,pepper and coriander leaves.

6.Again boil for more 5 mins.

7.Adjust salt and pepper

Sending this to vardini's herbs-and-flowers-garlic-event.

which is started by PJ herbs-flowers-event

Jack fruit kesari

2011-09-10T11:14:00.000-07:00

Unique for its size, delicious jack fruit is rich in energy, dietary fiber, minerals and vitamins. It contains no saturated fats or cholesterol, making it one of healthy fruit .Here comes Kesari with this fruit.

Ingredients:

Jack fruit pieces 1 cup

Sooji 1/2 cup

Ghee 1/4 cup

Sugar 1/4 cup

Orange colour pinch

Badam peices 1/4 cup

Dates for garnish.

Procedure :

1.Fry Jack fruit peices in ghee for 10 mins.

2.Add water ,let it boil and add the orange colour.

3.Add sooji slowly and mix well.

4.Add sugar and almonds.

5.Let it become thick.

5.Garnish with jack fruit and dates.

Sending this one to akila's event : Dish Name Starts with J

Badusha/Baloo Sahi

2011-08-25T16:15:00.000-07:00

Badusha is a sweet made of Maida and suagr which consists of layers.

Ingredients:

Maida 2 cups

Baking powder a pinch

Ghee 1/4 cup

Yogurt 1 cup (adjust)

Oil for deepfry

Sugar 1 cup

Salt

Water 1 1/2cup

Dry fruits.

Procedure :

1.Add Salt ,baking powder to maida and mix well

2.Add ghee to maida until it becomes like breadcrumbs.

3.Yogurt is to be mixed until it becomes like layers.

4.Cover with wet cloth and keep for 30 mins.

5.Make into small balls and press in the middle.

6.Deep fry in oil with low flame until they become golden brown.

7.Prepare thin sugar syrup and saok these badusha for 2 to 3 mins and remove.

8.Dont keep for more time.Keep aside for 1 hour and garnish with dry fruits.

Bitter gourd fry

2011-08-17T12:38:00.000-07:00

Bitter Gourds are very low in calories but dense with precious nutrients.Excellent source for B1,B2,Fiber,Iron.

Try this Bittergourd fry ..

Ingredients:

Bitter gourd- 4

Urad dal 1/4 cup

Ground Nut 1 cup

Chana dal -1/4 cup

Garlic 2 pods

Red chilli(dry)-7

Jeera 2 tbsp

Oil

Mustard seeds pinch

Salt

Red chillipowder

Coriander big Pinch.

Hing a pinch

Procedure:

1. Dry roast Ground nut,urad dal, chanadal ,Jeera,Corainder seperately.

2. Add 1 spoon oil and roast dryy red chillies.

3. Let them cool for a while

4. Add garlic and grind all above ingredients into powder.

5. Peel bittergourd surface which will have jagged ridges.

6. Peel completely.so that ridges are removed completely,should be like a plain surface which helps in removing bitterness.

7. Cut into very thin slices and deep fry them until they become crunchy.

8. Now in a veesel,add 1 tbsp oil

9. Add pinch of mustard seeds,urad dal,chanadal and hing.

10. Add the grinded powder to it and let it cook until raw smell disapears

11. Add fried bitter gourd peices and cook for more 5 mins.

12. Adjust salt and red chilli powder.

13. Serve with hot rice and a dollop of ghee.

Apple and Almond Salad

2011-08-15T14:33:00.000-07:00

Salad is one of the easy thing i prefer to make.Here comes with an quick and easy salad with apple.

Ingedients:

Apple 1

Almonds 1/2cup

Sugar 1/4 cup

Elachi 1

Whipping Cream 1 cup

Dates for Garnish

Process:

1.Chop the apple into small peices.

2.Grind almonds,suagr andelachito a fine powder.

3.Add badam powder and whipping cream to apple peices.

4..Garnish with dates.

Keera Lassi

2011-05-26T22:51:00.000-07:00

Sorry for a loooong break....Will be continuing with interesting recipes...Back with refreshing Keera Lassi.. Fresh cucumbers are mostly composed of water, they still pack a lot of nutrition.

Ingredients:

Keera - 1

curd - 2 cups

Saunf powder- 1tsp

Sugar-tsp

Mint Leaves for Garnish.

Procedure:

1.Grind all the above the igredients except mint leaves.

2.Pour lassi in glass and garnish with mint leaves.

3.Serve chilled.

Papaya and Mint Salad

2011-01-16T18:11:00.000-08:00

Eating a salad every day offers numerous health benefits. It is one of the simplest and healthiest food habits that anyone can commit to. Salads are easy to make and they bring us a few steps closer to our recommended daily serving of fruit and vegetables.Here comes with an easy salad....

Ingredients:

Papaya (chopped) 2 cups

Mint leaves (chopped) 1/4 cup.

Coconut(grated) 1/2 cup.

Ginger(chopped)   half pinch peice.

Honey 3 spoons.

Pista   8

Procedure:

1.Mix all the above Ingredients.

2.Garnish with Mint and Pista.

This goes to  Food Palette Series -Green of Torviewtoronto

Dates and Banana Phirni

2010-12-29T19:16:00.000-08:00

Phirni, smooth, creamy Rice and Mik pudding..Prepared along with Banana and dates...

Ingredients:

Milk 5 cups

Rice 6 spoons

Sugar 3/4 cup

Elachi powder a pinch

Banana 1

Dates 5

Pista and walnuts for Garnish

Procedure:

1.Soak rice for 2 hours.Add half cup of water and make into paste.

2.Boil milk for 15 mins.Add Rice paste and boil for 10 mins.

3.Blend half banana and dates,sugar with little milk.

4.Add this paste and elachi powderto milk and cook for 10 mins.

5.Stir until it becomes thick paste.

6.Remove from fire,add remaining banana peices and let it cool.

7.Garnish with the pista and walnut.

8.Tastes good when served chilled.

sending this to Torview's Food Palette Series-White

Also Sending to Aipi's Banana Event Satrted by Priya Vegetable/Fruit A Month

And also to akila's Dish Name starts with D

Caramelised Banana with Banana Cream.

2010-12-12T18:14:00.000-08:00

Banana is the fruit for this ' Month' Veggie/Fruit a Month' event and Torview's ' Food palette series ' is white.So For these both Events i tried this Caramelised Banana with Banana Cream.

Ingredients:

Bananas 3

Sugar 1 cup

Honey 3 spoons

Water 1 cup

Whipped cream 1 cup

Condensed milk 1/2 cup

Badam and Pista for garnish.

Process:

1.In a Vessel take sugar and heat it.

2.Sugar will start melting...leave it until caramelises(it turns brown colour)..

3.Add honey,water and mix well..It will start bubbling.. stir continuously for 5 mins in slow flame.

4.Add 2 Bananas(chopped) and leave for 2 mins.

5.Remove from flame.

6. Make Paste of 1 Banana and add it to whipping cream and condensed milk.

7.Serve caramalised bananas with Banana cream.

8.Garnish with Badam and Pista.

Sending this to Veggie/Fruit a Month event-Banana Started by Priya and Hosted by Aipi for December.

And also sending this to Torview's Food Palette Series-White

Beetroot and Apple Kheer

2010-12-04T18:11:00.000-08:00

Beetroot and Apple kheer. Tried this one for sending torview's Food palette red event,tasted good.

Ingredients:

Beetroot 1

Grated coconut 1 cup

Apple 1

Milk 5 cups.

Condensed milk 1/2 cup.

sugar 1/2 cup

honey 1/2 cup.

Elachi powder 1 spoons.

ghee 2 spoons.

cashews for garnish.

Procedure:

1.In a vessel,heat ghee and add grated beetroot.

2.Fry beetroot until rawness disappears.

3.Add Condensed milk,Coconut, Apple Pieces ,sugar and cook for 10 mins.

4.Add Milk,Honey,Elachi powder. and boil it for few mins.

5.Cook until..beetroot and apple are well cooked.

6.Adjust the sweetness and garnish with cashews.

sending this to torview's Food palette red event

Food palette red event giveaway

Peanut and dates Ladoo

2010-11-21T22:29:00.000-08:00

Healthy ladoo..withot using sugar/jaggeryand with few ingredients..

Ingredients:

Roasted Peanuts(Groundnut) 1 1/2 cups

Chopped dates 3/4 cup

Honey 1/2 cup

Elachi powder a pinch

Roasted Dry fruits powder 2 spoons(optional)

Process:

1.In a vessel add chopped dates and fry for 10 mins in low flame.

2.Add honey and cook for 2 mins.

3.Now add Roasted peanutes,Elachi Powder,Dry fruits powder and mix well.

4.Remove from fire and let it cool down.

5.Roll mixture as ladoos.

Note:Roll Ladoos before the mixture hardens.

Carrot ladoo

2010-11-03T17:11:00.000-07:00

Carrot ladoo for Diwali....Happy Diwali my Dear Frnds...

Ingredients:

Grated Carrot 2 cups

Grated Cocnut 1 cup

sooji 1 cup

sugar 1/2 cup

Condensed milk 2 spoons

Roasted Peanuts 1 cup

Elachi powder a pinch

Milk 1/2 cup

Process:

1.Dry Roast Carrot until rawness disappers..

2.Dry roast coconut,sooji Seprately.

3.In a vessel add carott,coconut,sooji after frying them.

4.Add consened milk,sugar,elachi powder and fry for 2 mins until sugar mixes up and disappears.

5.It should not melt and become like a paste.

6.It should look like a coarse powder.

7.Add roasted peanuts .

8.Sprinkle milk and roll them as ladoos.

Cantaloupe and dry fruits Smothie

2010-10-24T15:41:00.000-07:00

Cantaloupe and dry fruit smoothie...

Cantaloupe/mukmelon have significant amounts of Vitamins A and C, are a good source of potassium,rich in nutrients.when mixed with dry fruits gives a delicious taste..

Ingredients:

Cantaloupe Pieces 3 cups.

Dates 8 to 10

Cashews 10

Badam 5

Ealchi 1

honey 2 spoons

Milk 3 cups.

Process:

Blend all of Igredients and Serve chilled.

Sending to Akil's Event Dish Name start with C

Coconut and sago kheer

2010-10-17T16:41:00.000-07:00

Coconut and sago kheer..Tasty kheer on festival...

Ingredients:

Grated Coconut 2 cups

Sago 1 cup

Condensed milk 1/2 cup

Sugar 3 spoons

Milk 4 cups

Chopped dry fruits(badam,dates)

Elachi powder a pinch

Ghee 2 spoons

Procedure:

1.Dry roast Coconut for 2 mins and boil sago in 1 cup of milk seperately.

2.Add 3 cups of milk to cocnut and let it cook for 10 mins

3.Add boiled sago,sugar and condensed milk,ghee,elachi powder to coconut mixture,let it cook for 10 mins.

4.Garnish kheer with dryfruits and serve hot.

Sending this to Preeti's Only Festive event which is started by Pari ONLY Series

Sending this to Suma's CFK-Festive foods which is started by Sharmi ((neivedyam) Cooking For Kids

Sending this to ayeesha's event Celebrtae sweets- Kheer started by niveditaCelebrate Sweets

Sending this to Akila's event Dish Name Starts with C

Orange and Banana smoothie

2010-10-13T11:15:00.000-07:00

Refreshing Juice with Oranges and Banana's

Ingredients:

Orange juice 2 cups

Banana 1/2

Honey 2 spoons

Milk 1 spoon

Badam Paste 1 spoon

Procedure:

1.Squeeze juice from Oranges or even u can use store brought oranne juice.

2..Blend Milk,Banana,Badam Powder to make it a smooth paste.

3.Add Banana paste,Orange juice and honey.

4.Serve Immediately.

Sending this to http://torviewtoronto.blogspot.com/2010/10/food-palette-series-event-giveaway.html

Chaat with chick Peas

2010-10-10T10:29:00.000-07:00

Chaat with chick peas..

Ingredients:

ChickPeas 2 cups(to be boiled in water with pinch of salt)

Tomato 1

Onion `1

Sweet Chutney 1 spoon

Green Chutney 1 spoon

Ginger a inch peice

Hing a pinch

Jeera 1 spoon

Roasted jeera powder 1 spoon

Roasted coriander powder 1 spoon

Green chillies 3

Red chilli powder 1 spoon

Turmeric powder a pinch

Salt to taste

Tamarind paste 1 spoon

Garam masala 1 spoon

Oil 1 1/2 spoon.

For Garnish Corainder leaves,sev(optional),onion,tomato.

Procedure:

1 In a vessel heat oil, add jeera and green chillis and grated ginger and fry for 4-5 seconds.

2.Add the asafoetida, onion and cook until onions become tansperent.

3.Add Jeera powder,Coriander powder,turmeric powder,chillipowder and mix well.

4. Add the tomatoes and cook until soft.

5. Add the boiled chick peas along with a cup of water and cook for 10 mins

6.Add tamarind paste and cook again for 10 more mins

7. when it becomes thick,add garam masala powder and salt.

8.Take this chat in one plate and add Green Chutney and Sweet chutney

9.Serve with finely chopped Tomato,onion,coriander leaves,Sev and puri.

Sending this to Nithubala's event CWF-LB : Chickpeas

Black Grape Icecream

2010-10-10T09:34:00.000-07:00

Got Fresh grapes from a mexican fruit store which we get in india..Black coloured sour grapes with seeds.

Ingredients:

Fresh grape Grape juice 2 cups

Cool Whip 4oz

Condesed milk 1 cup

Corn starch 1 spoon

Grape and grape juice for garnish.

Procedure.

1.Blend grapes and get fresh juice.

2.Strain the juice to get rid of seeds.

3.Add condensed milk,corn starch and cool whip and mix well.

4.Keep in freezer for 6 to 8 hours or overnight.

5.Garnish with grape juice and grapes.

sending to akila's Diash name starts with B

Banana Kesari

2010-10-10T00:12:00.000-07:00

Kesari with Flavour of Banana.

Ingredients:

Sooji 1 Cup

Sugar 1/2 cup

Water 3 cups

Banana 1/2(1 if small one)

Elachi 2

Ghee 3 spoons

Dry fruits.

yellow food colour a pinch(optional).

Procedure:

1.Fry sooji with 1 spoon of ghee until it slighly changes colour.

2.Boil water and add suagar,food colour ,let them mix in the water.

3.After water starts bubbling add fried sooji slowly.

4.cook for 10 mins on slow flame and stir once in a while.

5.Now add Banana paste,Elachi,Dry fruits.

6.Garnish with Banana and fried cashews.

Sening this to Akila's event Dish Name Starts with B

Bhelpuri with chick peas.

2010-10-09T23:36:00.000-07:00

http://akilaskitchen.blogspot.com/2010/09/my-100th-post-babycorn-mushroom-masala.html

Bhelpuri with chick peas.

Ingredients:

Chick Peas 1 cup

Puffed rice(Murmura) 5 cups

Green Chutney 1 1/2 spoons

Sweet Chutney1 spoon

Garlic 1

Onion 1

Tomato 1

Roasted Peanuts 1/2 cup

Michi powder 1 spoon

Lemon juice 1 spoon

Salt

Coriander leaves

Process :

1.Boil Chick Peas in water with pinch of salt.

2.In a bowl, add chick peas,Sweet Chutney,Green Cutney and garlic.

3.Add chopped onion,tomato,Peanuts,chillipowder,salt,lemon juice.

4.Add puffed rice and finally garnish with chopped Coriander leaves.

5.Serve immediately.

Sening this to Akila's event Event starts with B

Also sending tis to nithu bala's event CWF-LB : Chickpeas

Vermicelli and sabhudana ladoo

2010-10-05T20:57:00.000-07:00

Laddo Made with Vermicelli/Semya and Sabhudana/sago.

Vermicelli and sabhudana ladoo

Igredients:

Vermicelli 2 cups

Sabudhana 1 cup

Sugar Powder 1/2 cup(Varies according to taste)

Ghee 1/2 cup

Dry fruits

Elachi Powder a pinch.

Process:

1.Dry roast vermicelli and Sabudhana until they change the colour(Preferably light brown) and grind it as fine powder

2.Add powdered sugar , ghee,dry fruits,Elachi powder.

3.Make them into Ladoo.

Sending this to Nithu's Celebrate Sweets - Ladoo Event.