Badam kheer

Badam Kheer

July 25, 2014




Ingredients:


Badam                      : 1 cup
Sugar                        : ½ cup
Milk                          : 2 cups
Condensed milk       : ½ cup(optional)
Badam flakes           : 1 tbsp
Cardamom               : 3 pods



Method:



Soak badam in water for 1 hour. Then remove the skin.



                       Then grind it into a smooth paste.



                    Mix this with milk and boil it for 5 mins. Stir it
                             and add the condensed milk  and sugar. 



                            Cook it for 2 more mins stirring  frequently.
                         Remove from fire. Powder the cardamom and add this to the kheer. cool it and                              garnish with badam flakes and serve it.


If you are adding condensed milk  you can adjust sugar as the condensed milk also is sweet.

Coconut rice

Coconut rice

July 05, 2014

Ingredients:


Cooked rice                   : 1 cup
Grated coconut              : 1/4 cup
Green chillies                : 2nos
Mustard seeds               : 1tsp
Urad dal                        : 1 tsp
Curry leaves                 : 1sprig
Salt to taste
Oil                                : 1 tbsp
Fried cashews              : 5nos(optional)





Method:


Heat oil in a non stick pan and add mustard seeds and urad dal.  When it splutters  add chopped green chillies and saute for a few seconds and add curry leaves.  Then add the grated coconut and saute for a few seconds and add cooked rice and salt, mix well.




 Remove from fire and garnish with fried cashews. Serve hot with pappad or chips and pickle.

Cauliflower mnachurian

Cauliflower Manchurian

July 03, 2014


Ingredients:

Cauliflower                 : 1/2
Capsicum                    : 1/2
Onion                          :1small
Garlic                          : 2cloves
Ginger                         :1/2"pc
Cornflour                    : 1tsp
Egg white  of 1 egg (optional)
Tomato sauce             : 1 tbsp
Green chilli                : 1
Dark soya sauce         : 1tbsp
Sugar                          : a pinch
Salt a pinch
Vegetable oil for frying
Spring onion for garnishing



Method: 

Chop garlic and ginger finely.
Cut onion and capsicum into small pcs.
Put cauliflower in hot water for 5 mins. drain and divide  it into small florets.
Take a bowl add  soya sauce, 1 tablespoon of finely chopped ginger and garlic, cornflour and egg white and salt together and add the cauliflower pcs and marinate for 10 mins.


Heat oil in kadai and deep fry the marinated cauliflower.
Drain it and keep it in papaer towel.
Remove the excess oil and and in the same kadai add the remaining chopped ginger garlic , chopped green chill and saute a while and add the chopped onion and capsicum and saute for 3 mins. Then add a tbsp of soya sauce and  tomato sauce  and mix well. 




Finally add the fried cauliflower and sprinkle sugar, mix well. I didnt add salt to this as the sauces contain salt...so check the salt and add if necessary.
Garnish with chopped spring onions . Serve it hot!





payasam varieties

Semiya Payasam

July 01, 2014



Ingredients:



Vermicelli                    : 1 cup
Milk                             : 1 ltr
Sugar                            :1 cup
Fried cashews              
& Raisins                     : 2 tbsp
Ghee                            : 1 tbsp
Cardamom pdr             : 1/4 tsp
Condensed milk           : 1 cup ( optional)




Method:

Heat ghee in a kadai and fry cashews and raisins and  remove from the kadai. If the vermicelli is not roasted, ( now you can get roasted vermicelli from the market)  roast it in the same remaining ghee and keep aside.



Heat milk in a heavy bottomed pan and add the roasted vermicelli and cook till it become soft.
Keep stirring to prevent it from getting burnt.




Then add sugar and mix  till it dissolves.  Add the condensed milk to this and mix well.  Stir it frequently until it gets slightly thickened. You can adjust the sugar according to your taste, as the condensed milk itself is sweet.


Add the cardamom powder and garnish with fried cashew and raisins.
Serve it hot or chilled!!

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