Wednesday 22 January 2014

Spinach Bread Roll

Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins
Serves: 8

Ingredients
  • 15 slices of bread
  • 1/2 kg of spinach washed properly and chopped
  • 2 tsp roasted jeera powder (black cumin seeds roasted and powdered)
  • 5-6 pcs green chilli, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 3 tbsp grated cheese
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Milk
  • 1/2 cup bread crumbs (bread slices dried and powdered)
  • Oil to fry



Method
  • Churn the bread slices in a mixer
  • Now, mix bread, spinach, jeera powder, green chilli, ginger paste, salt, pepper and milk to prepare a dough
  • Now prepare flat and thick balls (tikiya shaped) from the mixture
  • Stuff the balls with cheese
  • Roll the balls on bread crumbs so that the bread crumbs stick on to the balls
  • Deep fry the mixture
Note: Serve hot with red/green chilli sauce or ketchup

Tuesday 21 January 2014

Sprouts Salad

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking Required
Serves: 4

Ingredients
  • 2 cups sprouts (moong, moth, channa)
  • 1/2 cup chopped tomato
  • 1/2 cup chopped cabbage
  • 1/4 cup grated carrot
  • 2 tbsp chopped onion
  • 1 tbsp chopped coriander
  • 1 pc green chilli finely chopped
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • Salt to taste



Method
  • Steam the sprouts for 2 minutes
  • Mix all the ingredients and serve

Monday 20 January 2014

Choco Mocha Shake

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Serves: 2


Ingredients
  • 2 cups chilled milk
  • 1 tsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp coffee
  • 1 tsp drinking chocolate
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp cream



Method
  • Blend all the ingredients in a blender
  • Serve chilled

Saturday 18 January 2014

Potato Nest

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients
  • 4 pcs potatoes, boiled and mashed
  • 1/4 cup boiled corn
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped carrot and beans
  • 1 tsp green chilli and ginger paste
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1/4 tsp black salt
  • 1/4 tsp pepper
  • Salt to taste
  • Maida
  • Vermicelli
  • Oil to fry



Method
  • Mix potatoes, corn, carrot, beans, chilli ginger paste, red chilli powder, black salt, pepper and salt to prepare a mixture
  • Now, prepare small round and thick flat balls (tikiya shaped) out of the mixture
  • Press the balls in the center
  • Prepare a coating mixture of maida and water
  • Dip the potato balls in coating mixture and cover with little vermicelli
  • Deep fry the potato balls


Note: For garnishing, in the center after pressing, put paneer cubes and decorate with boiled peas and ketchup

Friday 17 January 2014

Bhindi (ladyfinger) Capsicum

Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 15 mins
Serves: 6

Ingredients

  • 250 gms ladyfinger chopped in long pieces
  • 250 gms capsicum chopped in square shape
  • 250 gms onions chopped into big pieces
  • 1 tsp ginger paste
  • 2 pcs green chilli, chopped
  • 50 gms grated coconut
  • 100 gms chopped coriander
  • 1 tsp jeera powder (black cumin seeds powder)
  • 1 tsp jeera and rai (black cumin seeds and black mustard seeds)
  • 1/2 tsp hing (Asafoetida)
  • Sal and pepper to taste
  • Oil to fry



Method

  • Deep fry ladyfinger, capsicum and onions and keep aside
  • In a pan, put 2 tsp oil and put jeera, rai and hing
  • Add green chilli, ginger, coconut and coriander
  • After 2 mins, add the fried vegetables
  • Then add salt, pepper and lastly garam masala and mix well
  • Serve hot


Thursday 16 January 2014

Mango Paan

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking Required
Serves: 5

Ingredients
  • 10 pcs Mango Papad cut in square (or triangle) shaped
  • 2 tbsp gulkand masala
  • Toothpicks for decoration



Method
  • In between 2 mango papad pieces, put gulkand masala
  • Put a toothpick in the middle so that the two pieces stick together
  • Serve after dinner


Wednesday 15 January 2014

Chocolate Fudge Cake

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 60 mins
Serves: 8

Ingredients
For the cake
  • 2 cups Maida
  • 1 cup gms powdered sugar 
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 3 tsp cocoa powder
  • 1 cup milk (at room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup milk (warm)
  • 3 tsp white vinegar
  • 1/2 cup refined oil or 100 gms butter
  • 1 tsp chocolate essence
For the chocolate fudge
  • 3 tsp butter
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk



Method
  • Add vinegar to warm milk to curdle it
  • In a separate pan, mix maida, sugar, baking powder and cocoa powder
  • Now add the curdled milk, normal milk and butter/oil and mix well
  • Beat the mixture for 5 mins to get a thick batter
  • Now add chocolate essence and again beat for 2 mins
  • Now pour the batter in a baking container and bake it for 35 mins at 180 degrees Celsius
  • While the cake is getting baked prepare the chocolate fudge
  • In a pan, mix all the ingredients for chocolate fudge and keep heating
  • Once the mixture is thick, add a little water and continue heating
  • Once bubbles start coming out of the mixture, the fudge is ready
  • Allow the fudge and cake to cool
  • Now uniformly pour the fudge over the cake to completely cover the cake

Monday 6 January 2014

Tomato Salad

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: No cooking required
Serves: 4

Ingredients
  • 2 big red tomatoes
  • 1 cup grated carrot
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped capsicum
  • 2 tsp chat masala



Method
  • Chop the tomatoes in round slices
  • Spread the tomatoes on a plate
  • Spread the grated carrot on top of tomatoes
  • Sprinkle chat masala on top