Friday 25 October 2019

Dodha Barfi











Ingredients:

  • Mawa (Unsweetened Koya) - 1/4 kg
  • Paneer - 1/4 kg
  • Powdered sugar - 450 gms
  • Milk - 2 tbsp
  • Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp
  • Ghee - 2 tbsp
  • Grated nuts - little


Method:

  • First take one kadai & add ghee.
  • When it melts, add mawa & stir nicely.
  • Then add grated paneer & mix well.
  • Pour milk so that both will mix well nicely.
  • Then add baking powder & stir nicely (non-stop) so that it will raise nicely. 
  • When it becomes normal, add sugar & mix well till the barfi becomes thick.
  • Ensure that barfi doesn't stick to the pan.
  • Then add cocoa powder & mix well.
  • Place the aluminium foil paper (without pressing the paper) on the tray & finely pour the mixture. 
  • Garnish with grated nuts.
  • When it becomes cool, cut it into pieces.

Tuesday 15 October 2019

Sambhar (No Onion No Garlic) for Rice












For sambhar masala:
        Coriander seeds_ 1 tbsp
  • Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
  • Red chilli - 4-5
  • Urad dal - 1 tbsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
  • Oil - 1/2 tsp

Fry all the ingredients along with coconut & grind into a course  powder. Fry the coconut into light brown without oil & grind together).


Ingredients:
  • Cooked tuvar dal - 1 cup (mashed)
  • Tamarind paste - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt - As required
  • Jaggery - Little
  • Brinjal - 2-3 (Cut into pieces)
  • Curry leaves - little
  • Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Method:
  • Take a vessel & add 2 cups of water, green chilli (slit), brinjal, turmeric, salt, tamarind, jaggery & allow them to boil.
  • When the brinjal becomes soft, add the cooked dal, ground masala & required level of water.
  • Adjust salt & allow to boil for 5 more mins.
  • Then season with mustard seeds, dry red chillies & curry leaves in oil.
  • Add it to the sambhar.
  • Serve with rice along with roasted papad & curry. 

Tuesday 24 September 2019

Instant Tomato Dosa








Ingredients:
  • Red tomato - 4 (Chopped)
  • Ginger - Small piece
  • Dry red chillies - 3-4
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Rice flour - 1 cup
  • Rawa - 1 cup
  • Wheat flour - 1/4 cup
  • Salt - As required
  • Onion (finely chopped) - 1 big
  • Black pepper - 1/2 tsp (crushed)
  • Green chilli - 2 (finely chopped)
  • Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
  • Oil - Enough for frying

Method:
  • First grind tomato, ginger & red chillies, smoothly in a mixer.
  • Pour the paste in a bowl.
  • Add all the flours, onion, salt, pepper, jeera, coriander leaves, along with required water. Keep the batter watery.
  • Mix well & keep aside for 1/2 an hour.
  • Then heat the tawa greased with oil. (Tawa should be hot).
  • Then pour 1 cup of batter & leave it.
  • Pour oil on the edge till it becomes crispy. 
  • Serve with chutney.

Thursday 12 September 2019

Arbi Leaves Dal Vada









Ingredients:
  • Arbi leaves - 2-3 (cleaned & finely chopped)
  • Channa dal - 1 cup
  • Tuvar dal - 2 hand full
  • Green chilli - 2-3
  • Dry red chilli - 2
  • Onion - 2 (finely chopped)
  • Curry leaves - little
  • Rice flour - 2 tbsp
  • Salt - As required
  • Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
  • Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
  • Oil - Enough for frying

Method:
  • Soak all the dals together for 4 hours.
  • Then drain the water & grind in a mixer along with salt, chilli, asafoetida & turmeric. (Don't grind smoothly but grind coarsely).
  • Then add chopped onions, arbi leaves, curry leaves & rice flour. (While grinding, don't add more water).
  • In the meantime, keep oil in a kadai.
  • When it becomes hot, make small flat vadas & deep fry in the oil till it becomes crispy.
  • Serve with tomato ketchup or chutney.

Thursday 5 September 2019

Tender Coconut Ice Cream








Ingredients:
  • Tender coconut - 1 full fresh tender coconut pieces
  • Coconut water - 1 glass
  • Sugar powder - 1/4 cup
  • Milk maid - 1/2 cup
  • Fresh cream - 1 cup
  • Coconut milk - 1/4 cup.

Method:
  • Take a mixer & add fresh cream, sugar powder, milk maid, coconut milk & coconut paste. (For coconut paste, grind coconut pieces along with coconut water in a mixer to a smooth paste).
  • Beat nicely all together & pour it in an air-tight container. (You can also add little tiny coconut pieces also, which is optional).
  • Freeze it for 12 hours.
  • Your smoothy tender coconut ice cream is ready.

Tuesday 30 July 2019

Instant Moong Dal Halwa











Ingredients:

  • Moong dal - 1/2 cup
  • Sugar - 1/2 cup
  • Cashew - 1/4 cup
  • Milk - 1 cup
  • Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Dry fruits - 1 tsp


Method:

  • First take one kadai, add the moong dal & fry till nice aroma comes (Do not burn).
  • Then grind in a mixer to rawa, consistently, & keep aside.
  • Then take one non-stick vessel & add ghee to that.
  • When the ghee becomes hot, add dry fruits & fry till it changes into golden brown colour.
  • Remove & keep aside.
  • In the same ghee, add moong dal rawa & fry till all the ghee is absorbed. 
  • Then add hot milk to that & stir well.
  • Finely add sugar & mix nicely.
  • When the halwa becomes thick & the ghee comes out, add cardamom powder & fried dry fruits.
  • Your halwa is ready.