Stuffed Mango Oats Kulfi

Ingredients:

• 2½ cups milk (about 500 milliliters)
• 1 cup Oats
• 1.½ cup powdered Sugar or more or less as per the sweetness required
• 2 Tsp Milk Powder
• 2 Tsp Honey
• Finely chopped almonds.
• 1 Alphonso mango 

Method :

Combine Milk and Oats in a non-stick pan and mix well.

Bring this mixture to a boil and then simmer for sometime.When it starts thickening add , Powdered Sugar and Milk Powder to it , Mix well and simmer again till thickens. Cool completely.

  Now take half of this mixture into grinder/mixer and grind it to form a thik paste.Mix this paste back to remaining mixture.

Add chooped almonds and honey to mixture and mix it well.

 Now cut upper part of mango ,remove the seed from mango as shown in the below picture and pour the kulfi mixture into mango , cover it again with cut part as shown and freeze till set.

 When kulfi gets completely set remove the peel of mango and cut into pieces and serve.

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Masala Egg Omlete

Ingredients :

• 2 Eggs
• 1 tbsp Finely Chopped Coriander leaves  
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
  

Method :

Beat the eggs till frothy. Add the rest of the ingredients except the oil and whisk well.

Drizzle oil in a pan, allow it to heat up. Once hot, reduce flame, add half of the egg mixture and swirl it around the pan. Cook on low to medium flame till the sides are cooked and the underside is slightly browned. The center will appear uncooked and liquid-y. Slowly flip over and cook the other side for about 10-12 seconds.

Slide the omelet onto a plate and serve with bread or buns.

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Tamarind Chutney

Ingredients :

• 1/4 cup tamarind
• 1 cup Jaggery
• 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 2 cups water
• salt to taste

Method :

Remove seed from tamarind. Soak it in 1¼ cup hot water for 60 minutes.Mash tamarind in water and strain through a metal colander and discard fibers. Press mashed tamarind with spoon while straining to get more pulp out.Transfer tamarind pulp to pan and add jaggery in it. Bring it to boil and cook on medium flame until jaggery dissolves completely.Add red chilli powder, cumin powder and salt, mix well. Taste for sweetness and add more jaggery if you want to make sweeter chutney.Turn off flame and allow it to cool at room temperature.

• Jaggery (Molasses

 

Ingredients:

• Dates – 1/2 cup
• Tamarind – 1/4 cup
• Jaggery (Molasses) – 1/2 cup
• Red chili powder – 1/2 tsp
• Roasted Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
• Dry Ginger powder (sonth / sukku) – 1/4 tsp
• Black salt – 1/4 tsp
• Water – 2 cups

- See more at: http://www.ticklingpalates.com/2013/05/date-tamarind-chutney-recipe-sweet.html#sthash.hCFo7Lz0.dpuf

Ingredients:

• Dates – 1/2 cup
• Tamarind – 1/4 cup
• Jaggery (Molasses) – 1/2 cup
• Red chili powder – 1/2 tsp
• Roasted Cumin powder – 1/2 tsp
• Dry Ginger powder (sonth / sukku) – 1/4 tsp
• Black salt – 1/4 tsp
• Water – 2 cups

- See more at: http://www.ticklingpalates.com/2013/05/date-tamarind-chutney-recipe-sweet.html#sthash.hCFo7Lz0.dpuf

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Apple Milkshake

Ingredients:

• Apple - 1 (small)

• Milk - 1/2 litre

• Sugar - to taste

• Crushed ice / ice cube - according to your preference

Method:

In a juicer / blender add all the ingredients except ice cubes and blend it well. transfer it to the serving glass and top it with crushed ice / ice cubes. Serve chilled.

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Malai Kulfi

Ingredients:

• 2½ cups milk (about 500 milliliters)
• ¼ cup milk powder
• ½ cup condensed milk (I used sweetened condensed milk)
• ¼ cup sugar

Method :

Combine all the ingredients in a non-stick pan and mix well. Bring this mixture to a boil and then simmer for 10 minutes till thickens. Cool completely.
 

Pour the mixture into individual kulfi moulds and freeze till set.

Unmould the Kulfi. You can easily do that by placing it under running water for few seconds. It will come out.

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Stuffed Mango Kulfi

Ingredients:

• 2½ cups milk (about 500 milliliters)
• ¼ cup milk powder
• ½ cup condensed milk (I used sweetened condensed milk)
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 Alphonso mango 

Method :

Combine all the ingredients except mango in a non-stick pan and mix well. Bring this mixture to a boil and then simmer for 10 minutes till thickens. Cool completely.

Now cut upper part of mango ,remove the seed from mango as shown in the below picture and pour the kulfi mixture into mango , cover it again with cut part as shown and freeze till set.

 When kulfi gets completely set remove the peel of mango and cut into pieces and serve.

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Ambat Varan / Sweet & Sour Dal

Ingredients :

• 1 cupToor / Tuar dal  ( Split pigeon peas )                                                          

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder                                               

• 2 cupswater                                                                      

• Pinch of Hing - Asafoetida
• 1 tsp Sugar   
• 2 tsp tamarind pulp                                                               

• 1/2 tsp coriander powder                                             

• 1/2 tsp cumin powder                                                     

• Salt to taste

For Tadka

• 1 tbsp Ghee                                                                        

• 5-6 curry leaves                                                         

• 1/2 tsp cumin               
• 1-2 chopped garlic                                                       

• 2-3 Dried Red Chillied     

                                                                 
For Garnish

• 1 tbsp coriander leaves chopped                 

• 1 tbsp grated coconut                                                    

Method :

Wash tuar dal and add turmeric powder , hing, water and pressure cook.When dal is cooked add cumin powder, coriander powder, salt, sugar and tamarind pulp to it. Let it boil.For tadka heat ghee and add cumin seeds. Let it splutter and then add curry leaves, chopped garlic and chillies.Pour this tadka on Dal

Garnish with chopped coriander and grated coconut. Enjoy it with steamed rice.

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Palak Moongdal Curry

Ingredient :

• 250gms Palak (clean wash and chop) -Spinach
• 1/2 cup moong dal (Split and Husked GreenGram)
• 2 to 3 green chillies
• few curry leaves
• 5 garlic pods mashed
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 red chillies
• 1/4 tea spoon turmeric powder (haldi )
• 1/4 tea spoon Asafoetida (hing)
• 1 tsp Mustard ( Rai )
• 1 tsp Cumin Seeds ( Jeera )
• 1 tsp urad dal ( spilt black gram )
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp oil or ghee ( clarified butter )
  

Method :
Fry moong dal in a kadai / pan without oil in a medium flame until golden brown.  Add 2 cups of water to it and boil.When the dal is half cooked add chopped onions, green chillies, chopped spinach, salt and turmeric powder.Mix well and close the lid.  Cook for 8 to 10 mins in a medium flame until the curry is done.  Heat a table spoon of oil/ ghee in a pan.  Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and split black gram.  When mustard seeds starts spluttering add curry leaves, Asafoetida, mashed garlic and red chillies.  Fry for few sec. and add the thadka to the curry.  Mix well and serve hot wtih rice or rotis.

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Methi Malai Mutter

 

Ingredients :

• 2 1/4 cups chopped fenugreek (methi) leaves
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 large tomatoes
• 3/4 cup boiled green peas
• 3/4 cup milk
• 2-3 tsp fresh cream
• a pinch of sugar
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1-2 tsp garam masala
• salt to taste

To be ground into a paste

• 1 onion
• 4 green chillies
• 1 piece of ginger
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 3-4 cashewnuts
• 2 tsp poppy seeds

Method : 

  Wash the fenugreek leaves. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Wait for 15 minutes and then squeeze out the water. Put the tomato in hot water for 10 minutes. Remove and blend into a puree. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil, add the cumin seeds and fry until they crackle. Add the fenugreek and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the fenugreek. Add the balance 1 tablespoon of oil and heat again. Add the onion and fry until golden. Add the paste and fry for 1 minute. Add the tomato puree and garam masala and fry again. Add the peas, fenugreek, milk,cream, sugar, salt and a little water and cook for a few minutes.Serve hot.

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Palak Paneer

Ingredients :

• 1 kg spinach
• 250 gms of cottage cheese (cut cubes and lightly fried till brown in a tsp of clarified butter)
• 1 tsp cumin seed
• 4 tomatoes (blanched in hot water, peeled and pureed)
• 2 onions
• 1 1 inch piece of ginger 
• 7-8 garlic flakes 
• 2 green chili
• Pinch of sugar granules
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 3/4 tsp red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 3/4 tsp garam masala
• 3/4 tsp dry mango powder
• 3 tsp oil
• 1 tsp butter
• 1 tsp fresh cream 

Method :
 Remove spinach leaves from stem and wash leaves well.Take 2 glasses of water when it starts to boil, then add spinach, onions, green chili, garlic and ginger with a pinch of sugar granules to it. Let it boil for 6-8 minutes.Switch of the heat and let the spinach cool down.Blend the spinach mixer in a blender and make a thick spinach paste.Heat a heavy bottomed wok; add oil and butter to it, when the oil is hot add cumin seed .When a cumin seed starts to crackle add the tomato paste and let it cook for 5-6 minute on medium heat. Then add spinach paste along with spices like turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, garam masala and dry mango powder; let it cook further for another 5 minute.Add the fried pieces of cottage cheese and mix it well. Cook and cover on low heat for 4-5 minute.Take it out in a serving bowl and garnish with fresh cream.Serve hot with rotis or steamed rice.

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Biscuit Sandwich Pakora

Ingredients :

For the filling:

• 2 medium size boiled potatoes
• 1 tspn green chili, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro/coriander leaves
• 1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• 2 tspn raisins
• 1 tspn roasted groundnuts
• Salt to taste

For the outer crisp coating:

• 2 cups besan (chick pea flour/gram flour)
• 1 cup cornflour
• a pinch of hing
• 1/4 tspn red chili powder
• water
• salt
• vermicelli  or crushed cornflakes

And 8-10 Marie Biscuits and oil for frying.


Method :
Peel the boiled potatoes. The potatoes should be boiled really well. Mash the potatoes when they are still warm.Add the coriander leaves, green chili,ginger-garlic paste,raisins, ground nuts and salt to the mashed potatoes.Mix these with the mashed potatoes. Check the seasonings and adjust accordingly. Keep aside.

Preparing the besan batter:
In a bowl, take the besan (chick pea flour/gram flour) and cornflour.Add the red chili powder, asafoetida and salt.Add around 1/2 cup water and mix. .The batter should not be very thick nor too thin. Check the seasonings and adjust accordingly.Add a few drops of oil to the batter and mix well.Keep the ready batter aside.

Assembling and Frying the Biscuit Pakora:
Before you do the following steps, heat up some oil for deep frying the pakoras.Take 2 tbsp of the mashed potato mixture and apply it on the biscuit evenly.Cover this potato stuffed biscuit with another biscuit . I choose to keep it plain. But if you want, you can apply the same green mint coriander chutney or tomato sauce or sweet chaat chutney to this second biscuit .You have now a beautiful biscuit sandwich. Just slightly press the sandwich. Take the entire sandwich in your hand and dip it in the besan batter.Coat the stuffed biscuit sandwich evenly with the besan batter. Be gentle with the pakoras. Take care not to keep the stuffed biscuit sandwich a long time in the batter as the biscuit tends to break.Coat pakoras with vermicelli or cornflakes. By now, your oil is hot and you can easily slid the besan batter coated biscuit sandwich in the oil.Fry the biscuit pakoras on a medium flame till they are crisp and golden brown.Drain on a tissue.Serve them hot or warm with tomato sauce or with any chutney of your choice,  or even coconut chutney. .Enjoy the bread pakodas in the rains with a cup of indian ginger chai or masala chai.

 

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Tomato Soup

Ingredients :

• Ripe Red Tomatoes -  4

• Carrot - 1

• Beetroot - 1 small piece

• Corriander Stems - 4

• Garlic - 3 cloves

• Ginger - 1 inch size

• Cinnamon stick - 1 inch in size

• Cloves - 2

• Pepper  - 5

• Bay Leaf  - 1

• Star Anise - 1 small

• Corn Flour - 2 spoons

• Water - 2 cups

Method :

Cut the tomatoes into 4 parts and transfer them into a vessel that could fit in your pressure cooker. add the spices bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cloves, star anise and pepper to the tomatoes. add ginger and garlic to. add a small bit of beetroot, one chopepd carrot, corriander stems and 2 cups of water. pressure cook all together upto 3-4 whistles. alternatively you can cook them stove top for over 5-10 mins or also microwave them at very high for about 5-6 mins.

Cool them and remove the spices(cinnamon,cloves,star anise and bay leaf) except pepper.

Meanwhile prepare the corn starch by mixing 2 spoons of corn flour with 1/4 cup of water without any lumps.

grind and filter the soup. while you filter, the nutrients of the vegetables is also filtered!! but filtering is just to remove the tomato skin. boil the soup. add the corn starch to the boiling soup and give a stir. let the soup boil in sim for about 2-3 mins. add salt to taste, bit of pepper powder and a bit of aji-na-motto(optional, acts as a taste maker). serve hot! 

 

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Gobi Parantha..

Ingredients:

• 4 cups Whole Wheat Flour

• 2 cups Grated Cauliflower

• Finely chopped Coriander leaves

• 1-2 Chopped Green chillies

• 1 Teaspoon Ginger-garlic paste

• Garam Masala as per taste

• 1/2 Dhane-Jeera powder
• 1/2-1 Teaspoon Amchoor( Dried Mango) Powder
• Salt to taste

• Butter /Oil for frying

Method:
Make dough out of whole-wheat flour (atta).
Mix grated cauliflower (gobi), green chillies, ginger-garlic paste, coriander leaves, garam masala, dhane-jeera powder, amchoor powder , salt as a filling in paratha.Make two medium size roti, add the filling to the one roti and cover it with the second one. Now roll it slightly.Cook on a pre-heated Tawa and pour half tablespoon oil or butter on it.Spread it on the paratha and shallow fry over low heat.
Turn it and again pour oil or butter on the other side.Cook on a low heat till golden brown.
Serve Gobi Paratha hot with curd.

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Chole Masala

Ingredients :

•  1 cup chickpeas/ garbanzo bean/ chana (soaked overnight) 
•  2 Medium onions
•  2 medium tomatoes
•  1 Teaspoon garam masala
•  Red chilli powder as ( per taste)
•  2-3 tsp chole masala (any brand)
•  1 Teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
• Finely chopped coriander
• Salt to Taste 
• 1-2 tablespoon Oil/ Ghee

Method :
 Pressure cook the chickpeas/ garbanzo bean/ chana using sufficient water. Keep aside.Puree the tomatoes and the onions in a blender and keep aside. Take a heavy bottom pan, add the oil/ghee ,add the ginger-garlic paste and saute until the garlic turns light brown.Add onion puree and saute till  it turns transparent.Then add tomato puree and saute until the raw smell of tomato is gone.Then add garam masala, red chilli powder, Chole masala, Salt and mix well. Add the cooked chickpeas/ garbanzo bean/ chana along with the water and continue to cook covered. Simmer for a while until the gravy blends with the beans.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with puri or bhatura.

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Moong Daal Bhaji / Pakoda

Ingredients :

• 1 cup moong daal(yellow) ( green gram)
• 2-3 finally chopped green chilies
• 1/2 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
• 1/4 tablespoon mango powder
• Some chopped coriander leaves
• Salt to taste

Method :
First wash moong daal and soak it in the water for 3-4 hours.Take it out from water. Mis all other ingredients with daa and grind the mixture Deep fry on medium heat to golden brown.Fry slowly so that you will get crispy moong pakode.Serve hot with tamrind or pudina (mint)chatni.

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Spicy Appe / Spicy Appam

Ingredients :

• 1/4 cup urad dal
• 3/4 cup rice
• 1-2 Tsp Coriander-Green chillies-Ginger Paste
• Oil for frying
• Salt to taste

Method :
Soak rice and dal separately for 3-4 hours. Grind them separately to a smooth paste and keep in different containers. Allow it to ferment for 10-12 hours. Mix both the batter together, add salt , add Coriander-Green chillies-Ginger Paste and mix well. Heat Appe Maker and add some oil to all the moulds. Now Half fill the moulds with batter and prepare appam by cooking on both sides.
Serve hot with coconut chutney.

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DrakshaRatan Korma / AngoorRatan Korma

Ingredients :

• 1 Cup Fresh Grapes
• 2 Tbsp Cashew-nuts Paste
• 1 Cup Milk
• 1 Cup Fresh Cream
• 3/4 Cup Curd 
• 50 / 75 Grams Khoya / Khoa
• 2-3 Tsp Sugar
• 1 Tsp Black Paper Powder
• 1 Tsp Cardamom Powder
• 2 Tbsp Water
• 2-3 Tsp Truity Fruity
• 2 Tsp Finely  Chopped Coriander
• Salt to Taste

Method :
Take a Pan / Kadai . Add cashew-nuts paste and water and mix well.Then add curd ,Sugar mix well and On the Gas ,put Pan on it ans stir for 5 minutes till mixture becomes little thick.Then off the Gas, Add Milk, Khoya, Fresh Cream, Black Paper Powder and Salt to the mixture and mix well.Now add Grapes, Truity Fruity, Coriander leaves& Mix well .

Garnish with some chopped grapes and Truity Fruity and Serve Hot with Butter Roti.

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Anda Bhurji / Egg Bhurji

Ingredients :

• 4 Eggs
• 1 Finely chopped Onion
• 2 Finely chopped Green chillies
• 1 Tsp Chilli powder
• 1/2 Tsp Haldi 
• 1/2 Tsp Garam Maasala
• 1 Tsp Cumin seeds
• Salt to taste
• 2-3 Tsp Oil
• 1/4 cup Finely chopped Cilantro / Coriander leaves

Method :
Blend the eggs well.Add salt ,red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala to blended eggs.Now heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and saute for a minute.Then add chopped onion and chopped green chillies, Saute till onion become soft and light pink in color .Now add blended egg's mixture to it and continuously stir and let it cook for 5 minutes.Mix coriander leaves and serve hot.

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Alu Vadi

Ingredients :

• 5-6 colocassia leaves (Alu chi pane in Marathi)
• 1/2 cup gram flour
• 1/4 cup rice flour (for crispiness)
• 1 Tsp ginger-garlic paste
• 2 Tsp black maharashtrian masala or garam masala
• 1 Tsp tamarind paste
• 2 Tsp jaggery or sugar
• 1 Tbsp white sesame seeds
• 1 Tsp turmeric powder
• 1-2 Tsp chili powder
• 1/4 Tsp asafoetida
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

Method :


Remove stems and wash colocassia leaves. Drain and wipe off the excess water.Mix gram flour and rice flour. Add sesame seeds, black masala, tamarind paste. jaggery, chili powder, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, asafoetida, salt and water to make a thick paste.Spread the paste on one leaf,spread some sesame seeds, put another leaf on it and again spread some paste on it , the sesame seeds. Like this arrange all the leaves one above the other with the layer of paste in between them.

Wrap the leaves tightly and make a roll. Tie it with a thread if required.Steam cook alu vadi for about 25 minutes.

Remove and insert a toothpick or knife into the roll to check the doneness. If the toothpick comes out clean, the roll is cooked. Let cool and slice.Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Deep fry the pieces in hot oil. Or shallow fry them on a flat griddle. Remove when golden brown and crisp. 

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Sweet Corn Cheese Roti / Paratha

Ingredients :

• 1.1/2 Cup whole wheat flour
• 4 tbsp soya flour
• 1/2 Cup boiled and crushed Sweet corn kernels ( makai ke dane)
• 2 tsp Ginger - Green chilli Paste
• 1/2 Cup Grated Cheese
• 1/4 cup Finely chopped Coriander
• Salt to taste
• Oil for kneading & cooking

Method :
 

1. Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and knead it into a semi-stiff dough using enough water as required. Keep aside for 10 minutes under a wet muslin cloth.(P.N : keep dough aside for only 10 min , nor more than that ) Knead again using soya oil till smooth and divide it into equal portions.Roll out one portion of the dough into circle using a little flour for rolling.Cook the roti on a tava (griddle) over a medium flame using soya oil till both sides are golden brown.Repeat for remaining dough.Serve hot.

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