For Food Lovers...

Banana Shrikhand

2012-02-07T11:09:00.000+05:30

I love to make sweet dishes.....After my college i used to prepare only sweet dishes (mostly chocolate flavored) every alternate day & very soon I found myself in A Shape that I was never before...

Anyways tht didnt affect me cuz nothing can make me quit eating my fav things.....Cuz, I got solutions 4 all my problems...LOL....

So here I am gonna talk about Banana Shrikhand....Shrikhand is a famous sweet dish of Gujurat........One day I had Banana stock in my fridge & so just got an idea of making Shrikhand with flavor of Banana & did it....Voila.....It was loved by all my family members...

So i m gonna share it here....Hope u Lyk it..... :)

Banana Shrikhand Recipe:

Ingredients:

Thick Curd : 1 Kg

Banana - Ripe 5 nos.

Powdered Sugar - 3/4 cups

1 Banana for garnishing

Method:

1. Hang curd in a muslin cloth in a cool place for about 3 hours until all the liquid drains off.

2. Now transfer hung thick curd in a bowl & add powdered sugar to it & mix well with the hand blender.

3. Grind the ripe bananas into a smooth paste, add it to the Curd & again mix well.

4. Now transfer it into separate bowls & refrigerate.

So our Banana Shrikhand is now ready, garnish it with half circular slices of banana & serve chilled.

Crispy Chat (Left over Rotis) - just in 4 steps

2012-01-25T11:04:00.001+05:30

When i used to come back tired & hungry form work, my Mom used 2 give me sum snack tht makes me refresh again...Here is 1 of them very easy & quick recipe tht can work over ur hunger...

No1 likes wasting food. So why throw leftover rotis...We can make a simple chat with them. Now when I come back home, i prepare it myself in no time...Here goes the easy recipes in just 4 simple steps.

Crispy chart - 4 steps Recipe

Left over rotis - 2

Onion - 1 no

Oil - 2 tbsp

Chat masala

Tomato Ketchup (My must thing for all snacks)

Step 1-Add & heat oil in a kadai.

Step 2-Tear the rotis in small pieces & add to the hot oil & deep fry them till crisp.Then remove & drain the oil.

Step 3-Chop onions & add to the rotis.

Step 4-Sprinkle chat masal over it & pour some tomato ketchup as per your taste.

Its done...just bite it & taste it...

Roasted rotis - 3 steps Recipe

Left over rotis - 2

Onion - 1 no

Chat masala

Tomato Ketchup (My must thing for all snacks)

Step 1- Roast the leftover rotis on tava in a low flame till it gets hard & crisp. Then remove from heat.

Step 2-Chop onions & spread over the rotis.

Step 3-Sprinkle chat masal over it & pour some tomato ketchup as per your taste.

Kids will like it more...

Kadai Fried Paneer Sabji

2012-01-24T13:43:00.000+05:30

Well, this was an experiment & fortunately resulted as a success.

I was preparing kadai paneer where i prepared paneer (Cottage Cheese) at home for the 1st time & the paneer became a little soft that day. So while preparing the curry i had to fry it till crisp or else it will break. From their the idea came of adding other fried veggies in the recipe to make it little different & Bingo!!!....experiment successful... :)

So m just gonna share it with you. Hope u like it...

But now learned to make perfect cottage cheese. Here it goes:

Ingredients:

For Cottage Cheese (Paneer) of about 225 gms to 250 gms

Milk - 1 litre (toned milk or better use full cream milk gives thicker paneer)

Lemon - 1/3 to 1/2 cup

Method:

1.Bring the milk to a rolling boil & then simmer for 5 minutes.

2.Keep ready the lemon juice by extracting the juice of lemon & strain out the seeds and pips.

3.Now mix the lemon juice into the milk & keep the milk boiling on medium heat till it curdles and the (water) whey separates completely.

4.Now remove from fire & transfer it into a cotton cloth. Hang it for about 5-10 minutes until all the whey drips.

5.Now remove the Paneer from the cloth & shift it to a plate & its ready .

Before using keep it in refrigerator for about 1 hour.

Kadai Fried Paneer Sabji Recipe:

Ingredients:

Cottage Cheese (Paneer) -225 -250 gms

Onion (Large) - 1 no
Tomato (Medium) - 2 no
Potato (Medium) - 2 nos.
Carrot (small) :1 no
Coriander leaves - 1/2 cup
Besan - 2/3 cup
Green Chili - 1 no
Bay leaf - 1no
Oil - 3 - 4 tbsp
Curry Powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala - If required
Salt to taste

For Masala Paste:
Onion (Medium) - 2 nos.

Garlic pods - 5 - 6 nos
Ginger - A little

Cloves - 2 no
Cinnamon - 2 cm small pc

For Dry Masala:
Red chili - 3 nos
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp

For Garnish:

Coriander Leaves & onion

Preparation Method:

1.Cut the cottage cheese (Paneer) into cubes.
2.Heat Oil in a Wok & deep fry paneer cubes until they turn little brown in color.

2.Boil potato & carrot ( Don't let it very soft). Then peel them off & cut them into pieces of 1.5 inch lengthwise.
3.Mix Besan & water in a bowl to form a paste.(should not be thick enough). add salt to taste, chopped green chillies, 1/4 tsp curry powder.
4.Dip potato & carrot pieces in it, mix & deep fry until little crisp.
5.Cut onions & chop tomato.

5.Roast red chillies, cumin seeds & coriander seeds without oil & coarsely grind them together.

6.Now grind onion, garlic, ginger, cloves & cinnamon into a smooth paste.

7.Heat Oil in a Pan & add onions & fry until it gets slightly golden yellow.
8.Add Ground masala paste, stir well & cook it until the oil separates.
9.Add tomato & stir well & cook it for another 3-4 minutes until the tomato gets tender.
10.Now add half of the ground dry masala, stir & cook for a minute..
11.Add 1/2 cup water & stir well & let it boil for about 2 minutes.
12.Now add fried paneer, fried potato & fried Carrots to it. Then add coriander leaves stir slowly (so that paneer wont break). Close the lid.
14.After 3 minutes add rest of the dry masala powder, stir slowly & close the lid for about 3 minutes more.

Now the Kadai Fried Paneer Sabji is ready. Sprinkle fresh coriander leaves over it before serving.

Capsicum Valentino Recipe

2012-01-20T13:04:00.000+05:30

Capsicum Valentino Recipe:

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 45 minutes

Difficulty: Average

Recipe Type: Veg

Servings: 2 Adults

Ingredients:

Capsicum (medium) - 2 nos cut into small cubes

Carrot(medium) : 2 inch lengthwise
Onion (Large) - 1 no
Tomato - 1 no

Green chili - 2 nos

Garlic pods - 5 - 6 nos
Ginger - A little
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Cloves - 2 nos
Bay leaf - 1/2 pc
Oil - 3 - 4 tbsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Ground nuts - 10-12 pcs
Cashew nuts - 6-7 pcs

Curry Powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Preparation Method:

1.Wash Capsicum, cut the top & cut into small cubes (scoop out the centre unnecessary portion).

2.Fry capsicum pieces in oil and keep it aside.
3.Wash, peel carrot & cut into very small cubes.

4.Fry cumin & coriander seeds together, cashews and groundnuts together, without adding oil.
5.Make a paste of groundnuts and cashews adding a 1/3 cup water.
6.Grind onion, tomato, garlic, ginger, green chillies, roasted cumin & coriander seeds, crushed bay leaf into a smooth paste.

7.Heat oil in a nonstick kadai.
8. Add the ground masala paste and fry, until the oil starts to separate & the color becomes light brown.
9.Add groundnut and cashew paste to it.
10.Stir well, add 1/4 cup of water & let it boil for about 3 minutes.
11.Again add 1/3 cup of water & let it boil for about 5 minutes & stir occasionally.
12.Now add fried capsicum, carrots & stir well, then add salt & curry powder stir well & cook for 2 minutes.
14.Then Add 1/3 cup water again & close with a lid and let it cook for another 5 - 10 minutes. (at this point add the water as per the texture u like).

Now the Capsicum Valentino Curry is ready. Garnish it with sliced carrots before serving with chapati, fried rice etc.