Mixed Fruit Jam Milkshake

Ingredients
Mixed fruit jam   - 2 Tsp
Milk        - 1 Cup
Sugar      - As required
Preparation
Combine all ingredients and blend it well.
Keep it in refrigerator and serve it chilled.

Chocolate Cake - Our Wedding Anniversary Special

Ingredients
Self raising flour – 200gm
Caster Sugar  -175gm
Cooking chocolate  - 75gm
Butter  - 100gm( at room temperature)
Eggs  - 3
Vanilla extract – 2 Tsp
Milk  - 3 Tbls
Salt – 1/4 Tsp
For icing
Icing sugar – 1 cup
Cooking chocolate – 6 or 7 squares
Unsalted Butter – 1 1/2 Tsp
Vanilla extract  - 1 Tsp
Hot Water or milk  - 1/4 cup

Preparation

• Using a microwave or double boiler ,melt the cooking chocolate.
• Sift the flour and salt into a bowl and keep it aside.
• Add butter into a large bowl and beat until it very soft.
• Then add caster sugar and beat until the mixture is fluffy.
• Beat the egg in it one at a time.
• Add the melted chocolate and vanilla extract until just combined.
• Add the flour little by little and fold in gently to mix.
• Add milk to the mixture, a little at a time until smooth (you can add more milk if you want).
• Divide the batter between two sandwich tin and bake in the oven at 180 °C about 30 min or until a skewer inserted into the middle of each cake comes out clean.
• Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool completely.

For the frosting

• Sift the icing sugar into a bowl.Add butter,melted chocolate,Vanilla extract and hot water and beat until smooth.
• Let it cool for some time.

To assemble

• Transfer one of the cakes into serving plate.Then add icing into the cake and spread it. (I just added normal butter icing in middle ).
• Place the second cake on the top of the first.
• Spread the chocolate icing on the top and sides of the cake.
• Grate some chocolate over the cake.

Cheers !!!

Minu

Chilli Prawns

Ingredients
prawns  - 300 gm
Onion   - 1Chopped
Green chilli –1
Ginger Paste– 1 Tsp
Garlic (chopped) – 1 Tsp
Chilli Powder – 1 Tsp
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 Tsp
Coriander powder  - 1 Tsp
Garam masala   - 1 Tsp
Tomato  - 1
Soy sauce  - 1 Tblsp
Tomato Sauce  - 1 Tblsp
water
Coriander leaves

Salt
Oil

Preparation

• Heat oil in a wok.
• Stir fry the onion till fragrant
• Add salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder.stir well.
• Add chopped tomato and fry.
• Then add prawns and mix with the masala.Add water and cook.
• Once the prawns are fully cooked add Soy sauce and tomato sauce and stir well..
• Last add garam masala and coriander leaves.

Cheers !!!
Minu

Capsicum Ring (Bell Pepper Ring)

Ingredients
Capsicum – 2 (You can use any color)
Besan   - 1 Cup
Rice Flour – 1/2 Cup
Cumin seeds  - 1/2 Tsp
Red chilli Powder – 1 Tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida – A pinch (Optional)
Baking Powder – A pinch (optional)
water
salt
Oil

Preparation

• Wash the capsicum and remove the seeds. Slice them into rings.
• In a bowl add besan,rice flour,cumin seeds,salt,chilli powder and turmeric powder (Add optional ingredients if you want) .
• add water into it and make a smooth batter.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Dip capsicum ring into the batter one at a time and put it into the oil.
• Turn it occasionally and fry till both sides become golden brown.
• Enjoy capsicum ring with tea.

Cheers !!!

Minu

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Potato Okra Fry( Vendakka urulakizhang Mezhukkupuratti)

Ingredients
Okra – 100 gms
Potato – 2 Medium
Onion – 1(Chopped)
Green chilli –2
Turmeric powder  - 1/2 Tsp
salt
Oil

Preparation

• Wash and cut the okra into 11/2" long pieces and slit it into 4 .
• Cut the potato in the same way and length(Thin slices).
• Heat oil in a pan over medium heat.
• Add onion and saute for 2 min.
• Then add Potato and saute well and cook for 2 – 3 min.
• Finally add the okra. Add salt and stir well.
• Stir it occasionally until potatoes are cooked.
• Serve it with Rice.

NB:- Better not to cover the pan while cooking Okra since it will become soggy.

Cheers !!!
Minu

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Banana Fritters ( Pazhampori/Ethakkappam)

Ingredients
Ripe plantain  - 1
All purpose flour  - 1 cup
Sugar  - 1 Tbsp
Turmeric powder – a Pinch( Optinal)
Water
Salt – a Pinch
Oil

Preparation

• Cut the plantain into two and cut each half into 3 or 4 slices.
• Take a bowl.Mix all purpose flour,sugar,salt and turmeric powder. Then add water to make smooth batter.
• Heat oil in a pan.Dip plantain in batter. Deep fry this in medium flame until it turns golden brown in color.
• Serve hot with tea.

Cheers !!!
Minu

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Masala Peanut (Masala Kadala)

Ingredients
Peanut  - 1 Cup
Besan   - 2 Tbls
Rice flour  - 1 Tbls
Chilli Powder  - 1 Tsp (You can add more if you want more spicy)
Turmeric powder  - 1/2 Tsp
Cumin Powder  - 1/4 Tsp
Asafoetida   - 1 Pinch
Salt
water
Oil   - 3 Tbls

Preparation

• In a microwave safe bowl add oil and heat it in microwave oven for 3 min.
• Take another bowl and mix besan, rice flour,chilli powder,cumin powder,turmeric powder, asafoetida and salt with few Tsp of water to get thick paste.
• Add peanut with this mix well.
• Add this masala mix peanut into the heated oil and mix well.
• Microwave it for 7 min. Take it out and mix it every 1 min.
• Allow it to stand in microwave itself after 7 min . Let the peanut cool down completely.
• Enjoy with hot tea.

NB:- Time may vary depends on your microwave oven power.
         You can also add sliced garlic and curry leaves to get more taste

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Cheers !!!
Minu

Cottage cheese in spinach gravy (Palak Paneer)

Ingredients
Paneer   - 200 g
Spinach  -2  bunches
Onion    - 2 (Finely chopped)
Tomato – 1 large(Sliced)
Ginger garlic paste – 1 Tbls
green chilli  -2
Cinnamon stick  - small piece
Cloves    -3
Bay leaf  - 1
Cumin powder  - 1 Tsp
Coriander powder – 1 1/2 Tsp
Chilli powder  - 1/2 Tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 Tsp
Double cream  - 2 Tsp
Salt
Oil

Preparation

• Clean and wash the spinach leaves.
• Add spinach into boiling water. Let it boil for 3 to 4 min without covering with lid. wait for cooling and blend it with green chilli into a smooth paste.
• Heat oil in a pan.Add Bay leaf, clove,cinnamon. Add onion and cook on medium flame until brown.
• Add salt, ginger garlic paste and stir well.
• Then add chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder. Mix well.
• Add tomatoes and stir well.
• Add spinach paste. You can add water at this stage according to the gravy you want. Cook it for 10 min.
• Then add the paneer and mix well and cook for 2 – 3 min.
• Add double cream on the top.
• Serve it hot.

Cheers !!!
Minu

Ripe banana Puttu( Ethapazham Puttu)

Ingredients
Ripe banana  - 1(sliced)
Rice    - 1 Tsp
Rice flour  - 1 Cup
Coconut (Grated)  -1/2 cup
Water
Salt

Preparation

• Mix Banana with sugar and keep it aside.
• Add sufficient water and salt to the rice flour and mix well.
• Add Coconut into the flour and mix again.
• Take a Puttu maker. Fill the bottom layer with Banana. Add a thick layer of the puttu mix over it followed by another banana layer. Continue it until the vessel filled.
• Boil water in the pressure cooker or puttu maker and place it.
• Steam it for 4 to 5 min until the steam comes out of the hole.
• push out the puttu to a serving plate.

NB :-
To find the right consistency of the mix, you should be able to make balls when holding the mix with hand and without breaking it.
Instead of using rice flour, you can soak the rice for 4 – 5 hrs and grind it. And before making puttu just fry mix for some minute.
Cheers !!!
Minu

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Sweet Bread Upma

Ingredients
Bread   - 6 Slice
Sugar  - 2 Tbls
cashew nuts  - 10
Raisins  - 10
Cardamom powder – 1 Tsp
Ghee  - 2 Tbls

Preparation

• Grind bread with sugar and keep it aside.
• Heat a pan.Add ghee.
• Then add nuts and raisins.
• Once its colour change, add the bread crumbles and mix well.
• Then add cardamom powder. Mix well.
• Serve it with evening tea.

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Cheers !!!
Minu