Potato Cheese Balls

Potato cheese Balls super easy side dish or make these for quick snacks. This cheese centered crispy Potato Balls are easy to make and can be served for any lunch or tea party

Ingredients

Potatoes(Boiled and mashed) - 2 cups
Kashmiri Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
Chicken masala: 1sp
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp finely chopped
Lemon juice: 1sp
Salt - to taste
Bread crumbs - 1 cup

For filling:

Mozzarella cheese cut to cubes or sticks 1 inch
To coat: cornflour 3sps with water
Breadcrumbs: 1cup

Method

Pressure cook potatoes until mushy. Cool down remove skin & mash it nicely

In a mixing bowl add all the ingredients & little Breadcrumbs till its thick dough consistency

Take a portion of this mix in your hands & make like a flat tikki then Place Mozarella cheese in middle cover from all sides & make round shaped balls

Dip each in corn flour paste then
Roll in the breadcrumbs & press nicely do that breadcrumbs stick to it & coat properly

Heat up Oil for deep frying

Once hot turn to medium & fry the balls keep turning in 2-3 mins....
Once colour changes to slight brown this is ready remove on absorbent

Crispy Potato Balls are ready to serve, enjoy evening snacks with tea/ cofeee

Caramel Custard

Caramel Custard cool pudding can be made with just 3 ingredients

Soft egg custard with caramel sauce is very easy to make

Ingredients
Eggs- 2
Milk- 200ml
Sugar for Caramel-5 spa
Sugar for Egg mix- 3sps

Procedure to follow
First make the caramel in a pan by adding sugar with 1tbsp water
Let the sugar become golden then switch off

Pour this in your cake tin or any pudding container I have used steel bowl

For the Custard
Whisk eggs lightly
Warm up the milk & add sugar to it & mix
Pour warm milk in eggs little by little & keep mixing
Pour this mix over the caramel

Bake this In oven place a tray with water & keep the caramel Custard bowl on this to bake
Bake at 120- 130* for 30 min.

Once done keep it in the fridge to set for 2hrs. Then remove from the mould carefully by inverting it on a plate

Caramel Custard is ready to serve

Grilled Paneer Tikka

Grilled Paneer Tikka perfect Appitizer for vegetarians. Make this grilled cottage cheese with minimal ingredients & enjoy simple appetizers which tastes great

Ingredients
Paneer: 200grms

Marination
 ½ cup of hung yogurt
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp jeera powder
1sp besan(chickpea flour)
Pinch of turmeric
salt to taste
Squeeze of lemon: 1/4

Method:

• Marinate paneer with the ingredients mentioned above and set aside in the fridge for 30 mins.

• Heat a Griller or Sandwitch maker with oil or butter 
• Remove the excess marination drippings and pierce paneer in icecream  sticks place on hot griller or Tawa and fry. If using Sandwich maker dont close the lid. Let it grill openly 

• Just cook till the marinade dries up and the paneer turns golden. 
• This takes only 2 to 3 mins. 
• Turn other side and grill for 2-3 min

• Over frying can make paneer harder and rubbery.
• Serve with chutney of your choice

Spicy Mutton curry with Dosa

Aromatic Spicy Mutton Malvani style mutton curry served with Dosa. While Preparing this Mutton curry you will enjoy the Aromas of roasted spices & its very Inviting, Here is the Recipe

Ingredients:

For the marinade:

Mutton - 1/2 kg cleaned 
Turmeric powder - a generous pinch
Red Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - as required

To roast and grind:

Grated Coconut - 1/8 cup
Dry Red Chillies - 3 to 4
Coriander seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Black pepper corns - 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Roasted gram (Potukadalai) - 1 tsp
Big Onion - 1 chopped roughly
Tomato - 1 chopped roughly
Ginger garlic paste- 2sp

To temper:

Oil - 1 tbsp
Bay leaf - a small piece
Curry leaves - few
Small Onion - 5 to 7 halved

Spice powder
Cinnamon - 1/4 inch piece
Cloves - 4
Cardamom - 1-2
Star anise,-2

Method:

•   Heat a pan and add red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black pepper corns, fennel seeds, roasted gram and dry roast till slightly golden brown. Then add onion, tomato and saute till onions turn golden brown and tomatoes raw smell leaves. Finally add in coconut and saute till browned.

• Cool down and grind it to a fine paste after sprinkling little water. In a pressure cooker heat oil, add bayleaf, saute for a minute.

• Then add onion, fry & add ginger & garlic paste, curry leaves and saute for 2mins. Then add the marinated Mutton and saute it for 10mins atleast. Then add the grinded masala paste and mix well. Saute until raw smell comepltely leaves and the Mutton blends well with the masala add the spice powder of cloves, cardamom, cinnamon & star anise mix well

• Add 1/2 cup water , required salt very little(add red chilli powder if required at this stage) and pressure cook for 2 whistles in medium flame. Once pressure releases, transfer it to a kadai(in medium flame) and allow it to boil until oil seperates(this may take sometime). Garnish with coriander leaves and switch off as per your required consistency. It gets thick with time so switch off accordingly.

Spicy Mutton curry malvani style with all the aromatic spices is ready Served this with Dosa & Rice

Chicken Rassa

Rassa chicken Gravy served with Indian soft bread try this combination. flavorful green gravy goes well with Rice or Roti

Chicken is cooked in Onion & Tomato gravy which is flavored with curry leaves try this recipe

Ingredients
Chicken : 500grms
Onion: 2
Tomatoes: 2
Ginger garlic paste: 1sp
Curry leaves: 10-12
Green chilies: 3-4
Poppy seeds: 2sps
Coriander leaves: 1/2 cup
Chicken masala: 2sps
Oil: 4-5sps

Procedure to follow

Wash the chicken thoroughly and keep ready

In a pan add little oil then add 1 onion julian & fry nicely
Add Green chilies & coriander leaves fry for some time
Then add 1 Tomato chopped & poppy seeds and fry it for 2 min
Switch off the flame and let it cool down
Then add all this to a blender jar along with water
Blend to a fine paste

In a Deep dish or Kadai add rest of the oil add curry leaves and Rest of the Onion julians
Fry this till changes colour, then add ginger garlic paste & chicken and fry it for 5 min
Add rest of the chopped tomatoes add salt & cook till tomatoes are mushy
Add chicken masala powder and mix well.
Once chicken is cooked half way add the Grounded paste
and cook it with lid for sometime
Then add water to adjust gravy. cook till chicken falls apart from bone

Spicy & flavorful chicken Rassa is ready to serve

Chicken Pulav Biryani style

Country style Chicken Pulav cooked with Chicken & Rice together. This dish will definetly steal your heart

One Pot Biryani where chicken & Rice are cooked together with spices adding extra flavor & makes it more tasty, so try this easy recipe

Ingredients Required:

Chicken: 500 grms
Basumati Rice: 2 cups(300grms)

To marinate:

Curd: 1 cup
turmeric little

To grind:
Onion:1
Green chilies: 2-3
Coriender leaves: handful
Ginger Garlic pieces 4

To temper:
Oil: 3-4 sps
Cloves: 4-5
Cinnamon: 1 inch
Bay leaf: 2
Onion: 2 
Tomatoes: 2 chopped
Pudina: 1/2 bunch
Green chilies: 2 slit
Chicken masala: 2sps
Salt to taste

Method to prepare:

Wash the chicken thoroughly & rinse, then Marinate with curd & turmeric & keep aside
Soak Basumati rice in water for 15 min
Grind all the Ingredients under to grind with little water to make a Green paste 
Chop all the rest Ingredients & keep it ready

Procedure to follow:

Heat a pressure cooker, Preferably Handi style with Nonstick coating
Add Oil & once heated add whole Garam masalas Cloves, Cinnamon, Bay leaf
Then Add Onions & fry then add the green paste & fry further

Now at this stage add chopped Pudina & fry
Then add Tomatoes & fry it till mushy
Add the marinated chicken & give it a mix cook for 2-3 min
Now add Salt to taste 
Add the Chicken masala(or Garam masala) & mix 

Wash the Soaked Basumati Rice & drain water add this to the cooker
Add 3 cups water(500 ml)(1:1.5 ratio) & mix bring this to a boil
Turn the Heat to medium or low (if its not non stick keep on sim)

Once it starts bubling close the lid & pressure cook for 2 visels

Let the Pressure Cooker Cool down completely, Then once all the pressure is released Open the lid

Wait for 2-3 min let the steam settle down, then with a fork just  remove the Pulav

Dont Over Mix it just seperate with the help of fork, Then Serve Portions using a spatula

Chicken Pulav biryani style is Ready Serve it with simple chicken curry & Yogurt(Raita)

Veggie Kurma home meals

Vegetable Kurma side dish for Chapati/Roti or ac-compliment for rice

This is a dish which has gravy along with mixed vegetables mildly spiced try this colorful side dish

Kurma perfect side dish with Roti for Breakfast or as a meal with Rice

Ingredients:

Potato: 1

Cauliflower florets: 1cup

Carrot cubed: 2
Fresh green peas: 1cup

Tomato: 1

Oil: 3sps

Mustard seeds:1 tsp

Curry leaves few

Aachi garam masala: 1sp

For the masala

Coconut grated: 3/4th cup
Green chillies: 2

Coriender leaves: 1/2 cup

Make a paste of coconut & Green chili & coriender leaves with little water & keep aside

Then In a pan add Oil when heated add mustard seeds & curry leaves

Then add Onion & sauté Add Tomato & cook till soft (Add little salt so that tomatoes will soften)

Add all Veggies & give it a mix, add water little & cook it

Then add this coconut chili paste (blended) & mix well

Add garam masala & cook with lid for 2 min

Adjust salt & add more water if you want to make it Gravy consistency

Kurma is ready enjoy with meals.