Vegetarian Recipes

Milk Rasmalai

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 06:36:00 +0000

MILK RASMALAI

INGREDIENTS:

Milk powder—1 cup
Condensed milk - 1/2tsp
Milk - 1/2litre
Egg – 1
Sugar – 2tbsp
Baking powder -1/2 tsp

METHOD:

Heat milk ,bring to a boil, add sugar and add condensed milk.
Beat egg, and a dough with milk powder , baking powder and egg.
With wet hands , take a little dough about size of a marble and flatten on palm.
Then drop them in hot boiling milk.
Cook for 5-10 minutes.
Cool it and decorate with crushed pista, almond and walnuts.

ONION SALAD

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:50:00 +0000

Onion salad

Ingredietns:

onions - finely chopped
fresh green chilli - one, minced
fresh mint- minced
coriander leaves-minced
salt to taste
lemon juice - 1tsp

Method:

Mix all the ingredients together except salt.
Stir in the salt just before serving.

Raita

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 08:37:00 +0000

CUCUMBER RAITA:

Ingredients:
1 small cucumber
1tsp cuminseeds
150g or 1cup thick curd or yogurt
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp paprika or red chilli powder
few coriander leaves finely chopped

Method:

Peel the cucumber and cut lengthwise into two halves. Slice each half finely.
Heat a small pan over low heat and dry roast the cumin seeds until they turn a light darker. keep it aside, then crush the cuminseeds.
Beat the yogurt or curds until smooth,stir in the cumin along with the salt.
add cucumber to yogurt and mix well. Put the raita into a serving bowl, then arrange some plain cucumber slice on top and sprinkle the paprika evenly on the sliced cucumber. Garnish with coriander leaves. serve with any dish.

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Firni - Rice Pudding

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:52:00 +0000

Indgredients:

Fresh milk - 500 ml
ground rice - 4tbsps
condensed milk - 1 tin
almonds powder - 1tbsp
sugar - to taste
cardamom powder - 1tsp
rose water - 1tbsp
flaked almonds - 1 tbsp
cashews ,finely chopped - 1tbsp
pista nuts, lightly crushed - 1tbsp
saffron strands - few

Preparation Method:

Put the fresh milk in to a sauce pan over a medium heat. Mix the rice powder and almond powder together and sprinkle evenly over the milk. Brink the milk to the boil, stirring frequently. And add the condensed milk and sugar. Stir and cook for 8-10 minutes. Now add the cardamom powder,saffron and nuts and mix well.
Then Remove from heat and allow the mixture to cool and stirring occasionally. Stir in rose water. Now Ready to eat firni. Serve hot or cold. This is a very nice and tasty sweet.

MuskMelon Juice / Karbuja Hannina Juice

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:33:00 +0000

Ingredients:

Musk melon pieces - 1 cup
sugar - 1tsp
honey - 2tsp
a pinch of salt
a pinch of pepper

Method:
Grind the melon fruit and sugar with water, Then pour the glass and add honey,salt and pepper, stir well. And serve.

Cabbage Mint Raita / Elekosu pudina raita

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:04:00 +0000

Ingredients:

Cabbage
yogurt - 2tbsps
salt to taste
mint leaves - finely chopped
onion-finely chopped

Method:
Grate the cabbage coarsely and put it into a mixing bowl. Add the finely chopped onions,salt,yogurt and chopped mint leaves. Then mix well.Chill before serving.

Tomato Sharabat/Tomato Juice

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:38:00 +0000

INGREDIENTS:

Ripe Tomatoes
Sugar to taste
a pinch of salt
Cardamom powder
cold water

Method;

Clean the tomatoes and cut into halves. Put the tomatoes,water,cardamom, salt a pinch and sugar into a blender and switch on for a few minutes. Then strain the juice and serve immediately.

Sorekai Halwa

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:02:00 +0000

Ingredients:

Sorekai - 1
sugar to taste
milk - 1 cup
khova - 1 cup
chiroti rawa/soji/semolina-2tbsps
condensed milk - 1 tin

Method:

Grate the Sorekai and press the water. Then put it into a vessel. Add the milk and cook. Until the sorekayi is tender. Add condensed milk,sugar,semolina and khova. Stir constantly. Add ghee and stir well. When it becomes thick add cardamom powder and fried raisins and cashewnuts. Mix well.Remove from heat. Ready to eat sorekai halwa.

Chikku / Sapota MilkShake

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:18:00 +0000

Ingredients:

Sapota/Chikku- cleaned and chopped
sugar to taste
cold milk - 2cups
essence-a pinch
pinch of salt
vanilla icecream - 2tbsp

Method:

Grind all the ingredients. Serve immediately.

ONION SALAD

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:07:00 +0000

Ingredients:
2 onions, medium sized - finely chopped
green chilli - finely chopped/minced/paste to taste
fresh mint, finely chopped - 1tbsp
fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped - 1tbsp
lemon juice - 1tsp
fresh grated coconut- 1tbsp(optional)
salt to taste

Method:
Mix all the ingredients - onions,greenchilli,mint,corianderleaves and lemon juice. Stir in the salt and coconut just before serving. Serve with all types of meal.

KHARA PURIS - MASALA PURIS

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:38:00 +0000

Ingredients:
Wheat flour - 1 cup
rice flour - 2tbsps
grated coconut - 2tbsps
coarsely chopped green chillies - 1tbsp
finely chopped onions - 3 tbsps
chopped coriander - 1tbsp
chopped curry leaves - few
salt to taste
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oil for deep frying

Method:
Mix all the ingredients well except oil. Add little water to the mixture, knead well .Make a soft dough. Make into small balls and press it down gently to make a flat. Dust each flattened small dough and roll out the puris.Repeat the procedure. Fry them in hot oil, until it turns lightly golden brown.

PUFFED RICE BHEL / BHEL PURI

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:08:00 +0000

(simple method):
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups or more - puffed rice /muri/puri
2tbsps- finely chopped onion
1tbsp - chopped tomato
2tbsps- grated carrot
1tsp - green chilli paste or finely chopped (to taste)
1/4 tsp - chilli powder
1/2 tsp - lemon juice
1tbsp - finely chopped coriander leaves
1tbsp - oil
1/4 tsp - chaat masala (optional)
1tbsp - shredded coconut (optional)
salt to taste.

Instructions:
Put the vegetables in a big bowl. Add chilli powder, chaat masala(if used),salt,oil,lemonjuice and coriander leaves and fresh coconut(if used) and mix well. Then add puffed rice to the mixture. Mix well again. And serve immediately.

CASHEWNUT BURFI

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:08:00 +0000

Ingredients:
Cashewnut- finely powdered - 1 cup
sugar - 2 cups
milk - 1 cup / condensced milk - 1cup
ghee - 1 cup
besan flour - 1 cup
cardamom powder - 1 tsp

Method:
Mix together all the ingredients. Put on a low flame. stirring continuously,when it leaves the side, put on a greased board or plate and level and cut. Cashewnut burfi is ready to eat.

CHIKKI / GROUNDNUT TOFFEE

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:19:00 +0000

Ingredients:

Groundnuts/peanuts- 2 cups
sugar or crushed jaggery - 2cups

Method:

Roast peanuts, clean and pound roughly. In a pan take sugar or
jaggery and melt it on a slow flame. When it becomes watery,
pour powdered/crushed peanuts. Mix well and stir continuously.
When it leaves the sides pour on a greased plate or chopping
board and roll it with a rolling pin. Cut into desired shapes
when it cools.

CHAKLI

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:55:00 +0000

Ingredients:

Rice flour- 4 cups
gram flour - 1/2cup
chilli powder -2tbsps
jeera - 1 tbsp
ghee/butter/margarine - 2tbsp
hot oil - 2tbsp
hing/asafoetida -a pinch
salt to taste

Method:

Mix all the above ingredients using water. Knead to pliable dough. Press in chakli mould. Fry in preheated oil.

POTATO CHIPS

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:59:00 +0000

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Ingredients:
Big size Potatoes - 4
red chilli powder - 1tsp
turmeric powder a pinch
salt to taste
oil for deep fry

Method:
Slice the potatoes into thin long pieces using chips slicer or processor. Add 1tbsp salt and soak in water for 10 minutes. Dry it on a large sheet of paper or cloth. Once it is dried, then deep fry in oil until it turns crisp. Add red chilli powder and turmeric powder, salt and mix well.

PURIS

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:26:00 +0000

INGREDIENTS:

Maida / all purpose flour - 1 cup

wheat flour - 1 cup

ghee/butter - 2tbsp

salt -1/2tsp

sugar-1/4tsp

oil for deep frying

Method:

In a bowl, mix flour,butter or ghee, salt and sugar and mix well. Now add the water and mixing and kneading until a stiff dough has formed. cover and set aside for 20 - 30 minutes. Divide the dough into small lime size portions and make the balls. Flatten the ball into a round cake. Roll out the puris to about small disc size. Heat the oil and fry the all puris. Serve with aloo ki bhaji / any curry or chutney.

ONION BAJJI

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:37:00 +0000

Ingredients;

Onions - large, sliced into half rings
green chillies -2, finely chopped
Besan /chick - pea flour
chilli powder - 1tsp
cumin powder - 1tbsp
coriander powder - 1tsp
rice flour - 1tbsp
pinch of baking soda
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

Method:

In a bowl mix all the ingredients besan, greenchillies, chilli powder, cumin powder, rice flour, 2 tbsps of hot oil , salt and soda mix well. Now add the sliced onions and little water and mixing until a soft but thick batter is formed and the onions are coated with this batter. Heat the oil (using a big spoon put in as many small amounts of the onion batter as the pan.) And fry for outside turns golden brown and crisp. Drain the bajjis on absorbent paper.

Mango Milk Shake/ Mavinahannina milk shake

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:04:00 +0000

Ingredients:

Mango slices or pulp
milk - 1cup
sugar to taste
rose water - 1tsp
cardamom powder
water

Method:

Put the mango slices or pulp,milk,cardamom,rosewater and sugar into a blender and switch on for a few seconds. Transfer the juice into a mug and Chill for one hour. Then put the mango juice into a glasses and serve.

Lemon Juice/Nimbehannina Sharabat

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:52:00 +0000

Ingredients:

The juice of Lemon
sugar to taste
salt - a pinch
Cardamom powder - 1/4tsp

Method:

Put the sugar and salt in the water and stir until dissolved. Stir in the lemon juice. Strain the nimbu juice into the glasses.

MILK BURFI:

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:54:00 +0000

Ingredients:

Evaporated milk - 1 tin or 1cup - thick milk powder milk
Butter 100grms
Sugar powder 1 cup
cocoapowder 2tbsp
Maida (all purpose flour) 2tbsps

Method:

1.Take a thick pan and add all the above ingredients.
2.Stir constantly on gentle heat till the mixture leaves the side of the pan (approximately
15 to 20 minutes).
3.Pour evenly into a buttered dish. Allow to cool and set,cut into squares or diamondshapes.

CURD RICE / MOSARANNA

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:02:00 +0000

Ingredients:

Cooked rice
salt to taste
curd/mosaru/yoghurt/laban
milk -1/4cup

For seasoning:
oil
mustard
jeera/cumin seeds
curry leaves
ginger, finely crushed
red chillies
green chilles
cashew nuts

For garnishing:
pomegranate and seed less grapes ( optional)
coriander leaves -finely chopped

Method:

Heat the oil and fry the mustard and jeera until the are brown. Add the chillies, curry leaves, red chillies, green chillies,crushed ginger and cashew nuts and fry for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat. Pour this seasoning to the rice and add curd/yoghurt, salt and milk and mix well. Add coriander leaves, pomegranate and grapes and mix well. Serve with any meals.

FRUIT SALAD

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:24:00 +0000

INGREDIENTS:

seedless grapes, halved - 1 cup
apple, diced - 1 cup
banana, peeled and sliced - 1 cup
strawberries, sliced - 1/2 cup
pineapple chunks - 1/2 cup
pomegranate seeds - 2tbsps
honey - 2tsps (optional)
sugar to taste

Preparation:
Mix well all the fruits, honey and sugar. Serve immediately or chilled.

MALAI KOFTA

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:20:00 +0000

Ingredients for Koftas:

Plain flour - 4 tbsps
paneer - 4oo gms
green chillies - 4, finely chopped
baking powder - 1tsp
chopped coriander - 1tbsp
salt to taste
ghee / oil for deep frying

Method:

Crumble the paneer and knead well. Mix the paneer, plainflour, baking powder, chillies, corriander and salt. Make into small balls and deep fry in ghee / oil , keep aside these koftas.

Ingredients for gravy:

chopped tomatoes
fresh cream - 1 cup
ghee / oil - 4 tbsp
chilli powder - 1tsp
salt to taste.

Grind the following ingredients in a mixie ;( for the gravy)

grated fresh coconut, chopped onions, garlic cloves, green chillies, red chillies, corianderseeds, cumin seeds, khuskhus ( gasagase), ginger chopped coriander leaves.

Preparation Method:

In a sauce pan add tomatoes and water and cook. until tomatoes are soft, prepare a soup.
Heat the oil/ghee in a vessel and add ground masala paste and fry the paste very well. Add the chilli powder and fry for 1 minute. Add the tomato soup, cream and salt and boil the gravy for 10 minutes. Stir once and add the koftas. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until the koftas are firm. Remove from heat. Add coriander leaves and stir well. Serve with naan, chapati, roti or parathas and salad.

JEERA RICE

noreply@blogger.com (KumudaShankar) — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:49:00 +0000

Ingredients:

Basmati rice /long grain rice - 1 cup
cumin seeds - 1tsp
butter/ghee - 1tbsp
oil - 1tbsp
salt to taste
water - 1 and 1/2 cup

Method:

Soak the rice for 30 minutes and drain the rice and set aside.
Heat the oil and ghee over medium heat and fry the cumin seeds until they are brown. Add the rice and salt, stir and fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the water and bring to the boil. Cover the pan and cook for 20 minutes. Serve with any masala gravies and raita.