Betroot Payasam

Ingredients:-

Beetroot (grated) - 1 cup

Milk                    - 1 1/2 cup

Sugar                  - 1/4 cup

Water                 - as needed

Ghee                  - 3 Tbp

Cardamom         -1 Tsp (powder)  

Nuts             

Preparation:-

• Add ghee. Roast the nuts and keep it aside
• Add beetroot to the same ghee and saute it for 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle a little water and cook the beetroot.
• Boil the milk. Then add cooked beetroot and sugar into it.
• Stir it continuously and cook well till it reaches required consistency.
• Add fried cashew nuts and sprinkle cardamom powder and mix well.
• Serve hot or chill
  

Brinjal Dry Curry

Ingredients

Brinjal      - 6

Onion      - 2 big

Tomato   - 1 big

Salt         - as needed

Turmeric - 1 Tsp

Oil          - as needed

To Grind

Chana dal  - 1 Tbs

Coriander  - 1 Tbs

Dry chilli   - 6

Preparation 

Cut the brinjal into slices and keep in the water.

Roast Chana dal, coriander and dry chilli. Grind it without water.

Add oil into the pan.  Add Onion and saute well. Add salt and turmeric into it.

Add tomato and brinjal into it. Stir well.

Add ground powder and mix well

Sprinkle some water and cook covered for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in between until it cook well.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with roti or rice.

Microwave Mysore Pak

Ingredients

Besan  -1 Cup

Powdered Sugar  - 2 Cup

Ghee  - 1 Cup

Milk   - 2 Tbsp

Preparation

• Heat 1 Tbsp ghee in a pan . Add besan and gently fry.
• Melt remaining ghee in a microwave safe bowl.
• Mix besan, sugar and milk with the ghee. Stir well until get a smooth paste without lumps.
• Microwave on high power for 2 minutes. Stir it after 1 min.
• Pour it into a greased plate and flatten.
• After 10 min you can cut into desired shape.
  

Boneless Chicken Fry

Ingredients
Chicken pieces(boneless) - 200 gms
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder  - 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder   -1 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Lime juice - 1 tsp
Salt
curry leaves
Oil

Preparation

• In a bowl marinate chicken pieces with all the ingredients except oil and curry leaves and keep aside for 15 minutes.
• Pressure cook the chicken without adding water.
• Heat oil in a pan add curry leaves and then add cooked chicken pieces. Then shallow fry the chicken in low heat for 5 minutes, turning it occasionally.
• Serve hot with rice or chapathi.

Cheers !!!
Minu

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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