Thursday, 7 May 2015

Mango Delight Icecream


Delicious Mango Delight Icecream  for this summer....

Mango Season is here, Ripe & fresh Mangos are available Now so make the most use of it....

Here is a simple Mango delight Icecream with just very few Ingredients You will love this

Ingredients Needed:

Mango pulp or puree: 1+1/2 cup
Sugar: 4-5 Tbsps
Milk powder: 1 cup
Milk: 1/2 cup
Cream: 4-5 Tbsps

Method:

Peel the Mango skin & cut into pcs put in a blender & make Puree
Add sugar as per taste recommended 4-5 sps
Add Milk powder, Milk & cream
Blend All the Ingredients together in the blender
Transfer to a Container with lid, close & freeze
For Best Results freeze for 6 hrs

Serve chilled scoops & enjoy this Creamy Mango Delight Icecream


Tuesday, 5 May 2015

Vermicelli Upma



Savoury Breakfast dishes are a hit.....Everyone Loves this Light breakfast Vermicelli the wheat Noodles tossed with vegies

Traditionally this is served as Breakfast dish in South India Now its also a popular snacks dish for the evenings

Ingredients:
Wheat vermicelli: 2 cups
Oil: 3-4 sps
Mustard seeds: 1sp
Curry leaves: 6-7
Onion sliced: 1
Grren chillies: 2
Tomato: 1
Garam masala: 1sp(optional)
Coriender leaves: ½ cup
Ghee(Clarified butter): 1sp
Water: boiling hot 4 cups
Lemon juice: 1sp
Cashe nuts fried for garnishing
Salt to taste

Method:
Heat oil in a pan & give tempering of mustard seeds & curry leaf
In the meanwhile keep Water(for 1 cup vermicelli 2 cups water) total 4cups to heat & bring to boil
Then in the pan add greenchilies & onion julians & sauté till colour changes
Then add the Vermicelli & roast nicely on medium flame for 5 min
( you can use roasted vermicelli also)
Then add chopped tomato mix well keep for 2 min then add Water must be hot
Mix add salt & garam masala( ortional) then let it cook for 2-3 min closing lid
Mix well add coriander & ghee cook abt a minute it will dry out
Add lemon Juice &  cahew nuts give it a mix

Serve for breakfast this tasty Vermicelli Upma






Mini Bread Pizza



Snack time for Kids running out of Recipes....Try this easy Mini Bread pizza with homemade sause

Healthy as I have Used Brown Bread, And are grilled in Pan

For the Pizza Sause used vegies Onion, Capsicum Tomato....good for kids less spicy

Here is the sause Recipe:

1 medium sized onion (chopped)
1/2 capsicum
1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves
10 garlic cloves
2 tomatoes chopped
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon Chili powder

salt to taste

Method:

  •   In a Deep dish or Kadai  heat 1 tablespoon oil, fry onion and  1/2 capsicum till tender.
  •  Blend fried onion, capsicum, garlic, coriander leaves Chili powder, Sugar, tomatoes into a fine paste.
For the Bread Pizza:

Brown Bread sliced to Round: 4 pcs
Toppings:
Capsicum Diced: 4sps
Tomato diced: 4sps
Mozzarella Cheese Grated: 1 cup
Butter: 4-6sps


Method:


  • Butter the bread with 1sp butter & fry the buttered side
  • Apply Butter to other side as well
  • Apply Sause on the fried side & Place the topping of Capsicum & tomatoes
  • Each bread spread the toppings evenly....Then sprinkle generous amt of Grated Mozzarella cheese
  • I have Made these Pizzas on Stove top in a pan ....You can Use the Oven as well
  • Heat the Pan griddle Place the Mini Pizzas on it & close lid & cook 2 min till cheese melts
  • Serve hot
Easy Stove top Mini Bread Pizzas Ready





Friday, 1 May 2015

Paneer in Capsicum gravy




Paneer in capsicum gravy.....Making the same Cashew based gravy & Creamy gravy.... Try this Capsicum gravy for Paneer

This sause is Versatile its got Onion, capsicum tomatoes which is the Base of gravy...for a different taste....Even this sause can be Used as Pizza sause....So make More of it & store in fridge to Use some other day to make Pizzas(or keep the left overs panner gravy for Pizza it will taste awesome I have tried these both)




Ingredients:


1 1/2 cup cottage cheese (Paneer)
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 bay leaves
2 green cardamoms
1 medium sized onion (chopped)
1 large capsicum
1 cup fresh coriander leaves
10-15 garlic cloves
4-5 tomato 
4 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon sugar
1+1/2 teaspoon Chili powder

salt to taste

Method:

  •   In a Deep dish or Kadai  heat 1 tablespoon oil, fry onion and  1/2 capsicum till tender.
  •  Blend fried onion, capsicum, garlic, coriander leaves & tomatoes into a fine paste.
  •  Heat the remaining oil, put cumin seeds, bay leaves, cardamoms.
  •  When they make crackling sound, add the prepared paste and cook for 6-8 minutes.
  •  Add the 1/2 capsicum (chopped) cook till soft..
  •  Season with sugar, salt and chili powder
  •  Lastly add paneer (cottage cheese) cook for 2-3 min
  •  Garnish with coriander leaves and Serve hot!

Note:

I have Used just 1/2 Capsicum to grind....for more Capsicum Flavour You can Use full 1 Capsicum for the gravy Base

I have Addes the Tomatoes along with Onions to the Base gravy, You can Use even use just pureed Tomatoes instead of adding with Onions...In that case add the tomato puree after frying the other 1/2 Capsicum, the add the spices...

For Using this Gravy as Pizza sause here is the Recipe
Mini Bread Pizza


Thankyou please leave your Comments & suggestions Below





Thursday, 30 April 2015

Mozzarella Cheese balls



Looks like Its a cheesy week, After the savoury Cheese muffins here is Mozzarela cheese balls recipe for you

I have Made these in Cup cake maker/ Paniyaram pan/ Appe pan...for less Oil consumption
You can deep fry or shallow fry as well

For the  outercovering:
Potatoes(Boiled and mashed) - 1 cup
Or Mixed veggies(carrot, beans, peas)
Paneer - 1/2 cup(cottage cheese)
Onion - 2 tbsp chopped finely
Turmeric powder - a generous pinch

Kashmiri Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp finely chopped
Salt - to taste
Bread crumbs - 1/4 cup

For filling:
Mozzarella cheese cut to cubes or sticks 1- 1½ inch
A view of the Paniyaram Pan used below


Method

Pressure cook the veggies for 2-3 whistles(carrot,peas and beans), drain water and see to it that there is no moisture, mash it up. Grate the paneer.
Pressure cook potatoes until mushy.In a mixing bowl add all the ingredients except Breadcrumbs...
Take a portion of this mix in your hands & shape like a flat tikki then Place Mozarella cheese in middle cover from all sides & shape to balls
Roll in the breadcrumbs....Then place thecup cake maker/paniyaram pan/ appe pan on stove when heats add a sp oil in each section & fry the balls keep turning in 2 mins....this is ready
Note: I have just used Potato & little paneer rest veggies are optional as main ingredient is Mozzarella cheese in center


Burst of cheese in the center enjoy the guee cheese



Tuesday, 28 April 2015

Cheesy savoury Muffins




Easy to make cheesy Savoury Muffins.....best snacks for kids


Ingredients

1/4 cup butter or margarine
3 eggs
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups cottage cheese/ processed cheese
2-3 sps tomato ketchup or
(or2sps Red chili sause if want spicy)


preparation method



  • In a bowl break eggs. whisk a little
  • Then add  ½ cup flour and 1 tsp baking powder. 
  • Start whisking. Add a bit of salt and pepper. 
  • Add  2 cups of shredded  cheese and add tomato ketchup or chili sause. 
  • Place the paper muffin cups in the  Moulds or else can even use 
  • Aluminium foil to line the Muffin cups Grease it with butter. 
  • And then put  spoonful of mix it shd be filled only ½ or 3/4th as it will rise. Place these moulds in the Oven to bake for about 15- 20 min @ 120*.


Monday, 27 April 2015

Prawns Biryani



Biryani comprises two layers of rice with a layer of meat (or vegetables) in the middle. I have Made Prawns Biryani   In biryani the rice and prawns are cooked separately and then mixed before the dum cooking; the soaked rice is cooked aldente and then cooked with the prawns on Dum ( slow cooking) for more flavourful Biryani


Ingredients:

Prawns(Deviened & cleaned): 1/2 kg
Basmati Rice soaked for 10 min:  3cups
Oil 3-4sps
Cinamin 1 inch
Cloves 5
Bayleaf 2
Onion 2
Tomato 2
Greenchilies - 4 slit
Maggie chicken stock cube: 2
Gingarlic paste 2sp
Red chili powder: 2sp
Garam Masala/ biryani masala: 1sp
Coriender leaves: 1/2 cup


For Garnishing layers
Ghee: 2sps
Pudina leaves1/2cup
Saffron: 4-5 strands
Milk little to soak saffron
Fried Cahew nuts
Deep fried Onion julians: 1/2 cup




Method:

Wash  Rice & add water 3 cups (1:1 ratio for basumati rice) Close & cook
Deep fry 1/2 Onion( medium sized) till brown & keep aside


  • In a Broad vessel Heat Oil add cinamin,cloves, Bay leaf, then add Slit green chilies
  • Add Onion slices & fry, add gingarlic paste saute, add tomatoes chopped & fry
  • Close lid to soften tomatoes for 2 min 
  • Then add the spices powder Red chili & Garam masala/ Biryani powder mix
  • Add the cleaned prawns(small to medium sized)fry,  
  • Add Maggie cube(its salty) or else add chicken stock 1/2 cup
  • Cook 2 min & add Coriender leaves then add Rice like a layer
For Garnishing layers
  • Add Ghee 2 sps & sprinkle pudina & Saffron soaked
  • Add deep fried Onion for garnish
  • Cook on low flame for 2-3 min clossing lid
  • Open & Mix lightly with a fork


Note: I have Used India Gate Basumati Rice
          If you have more Quantity divide the Prawns mix to 2 & add 2 layers of Rice



Thank you.....Please leave your feedback in the comments below