Jalebi

Remember the motu halwai sitting behind a huge kadhai n frying those crispy jalebis 4 u..couple this up with mirchi bhajji.......uuuuuuuummmmmmmmmmnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
You Need

Maida 300 gms
Green cardamom powder ½ tsp.
Curd (yogurt) optional
Sugar 500 gms.
Color (optional) a few drops- i dont like it..so managed without it..
Soda bi-carb 1 tsp.
Ghee for deep frying

1. Mix flour, cooking soda and Curd/Yogurt. Add some water and make a smooth
batter.
2. Leave it overnight to ferment.
3. Mix it, add a little water if required and make it into a pouring consistency.
4. Prepare sugar syrup with equal quantity of sugar and water. Add green
cardamom powder and cook it for 20-25 minutes.
5. Heat Ghee in a Kadhai. Pour batter into a jalebi cloth and then pour it into
medium hot Ghee giving jalebi shapes.
6. Cook it from both sides. Remove and keep it in sugar syrup for at least 5
minutes before serving.
Tip: For jalebi cloth, take some stiff cloth and make a 3 mm hole in the center.I managed with a thick plastic :) its a bit messy with the batter dripping from the hole n u never notice....just like babies wetting ur dress n smiling in the lap ..he he he..

Fudge Topped Brownies

You Need
1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, melted
2 cups sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
3 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
1 cup chopped nuts
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

Stir together butter, sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, eggs, milk and 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla in large bowl; beat well. Stir in nuts. Spread batter into prepared pan.

Bake 40 minutes or until brownies begin to pull away from sides of pan. Just before brownies are done, in heavy saucepan, melt chocolate chips with sweetened condensed milk and remaining 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla. Immediately spread over hot brownies. Cool in pan on wire rack. Refrigerate. Cut into bars. About 36 brownies.

You can do without the chocolate chips.Just use cocoa powder and sugar with condensed milk.

Cheese Omelette

Ever wondered why the Waffle House omelets tastes so delicious..I got the secret..

You Need
2 eggs
1 tbsp butter
2 tbsp cheese
salt n pepper to taste

Heat butter in microwave for 10 seconds.
Spread in the bowl.
Beat eggs in a separate bowl and pour in the greased bowl.
Sprinkle salt n pepper.
Microwave for 2 mins.
Sprinkle cheese on top and microwave for 45 seconds.
Enjoy with toasted bread.

You could make variations by adding chopped veggies of your choice.Weight watchers could do without cheese as well.It tastes gr8 anyways!

Broccoli Kofta

You Need
for kofta
1 medium broccoli
1/2 cup besan
cumin seeds
salt to taste
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp red chill pwd,turmeric pwd
oil for deep frying

gravy
1 huge onion
2 tomatoes
1/2 cup milk cream
1 tbsp GGP
1 tsp red chilli pwd,turmeric
salt 2 taste
2 tbsp oil

Steam broccoli, let cool and mash properly.
Add rest of the ingredients and mix well. check for consistency, it should be just as for pakoras.
Deep fry on medium flame till golden brown.

Grind onion into a paste.
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard n cumin seeds.
Add onion paste and saute till golden.
Add GGP n tomato puree.
Saute for few more mins and add all the masalas.
Switch off and stir in milk cream.
Dip all koftas in and serve hot with fulkas.

Aloo Gobi Tahri

Had a blast eating this one!

You Need

Rice (Basmati) 300 gms.
Potatoes 300 gms.
Cauliflower 300 gms.
Whole garam masala 1 tsp.
Red chili powder 1 tsp.
Cumin seeds 1 tsp.
Turmeric powder ½ cup
Bay leaf 2 nos.
Garam masala powder ½ tsp.
Ghee/Oil 1 tsp.
Salt To taste

Wash and soak rice for about half an hour, drain and keep aside.
Peel potato. Cut into one inch cubes. Cut cauliflower into small florets.
Heat oil in a thick bottomed pan. Add bay leaves, cumin seeds and Whole
Garam Masala. When they begin to crackle, add ginger paste, red chili powder,
turmeric powder and Garam Masala Powder.
Cook for a minute, add potatoes, cauliflower and soaked rice. Stir lightly (remember not to over do this else all rice grains vil break) and
add hot water enough to cover the rice and vegetables and should be about one
inch above the rice. Season with salt. Bring it to boil and stir from time to time.
Reduce flame and cook covered on a slow fire till rice and vegetables are
completely cooked.Do NOT increase the flame to get the best results; let it cook on low and keep stirring occasionally so that it doesnt not stick to the bottom.

Do couple this up with raita of your choice for lesser heart burns later on.

Dahi Aloo

You Need
2 huge potatoes boiled,peeled
1 cup curds
1 tsp each turmeric,red chilli powder
salt to taste
1 tsp each cumin n mustard seeds
a pinch hing/asofaetida
few curry leaves
1 tbsp oil

Mix curd n dry powders,salt and mix well.
Mash 1/3rd potatoes fine. Cut the rest into 1 inch sq pieces.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add cumin n mustard.Allow to splutter
Add hing n curry leaves
Take the pan out n let cool for few mins
Add curds mix, heat on medium flame and STIR Continuously till it boils
Add potatoes, cook for some more time and tk off.
Serve hot with puris or rice.

Green Pulav

All Nature Lovers..greenery is in your plate..

You Need
1 bunch spinach
1 cup green peas
10 french beans
1.5 cups rice
salt to taste
2 green chillies
1 tbsp garam masala powder
1tsp lemon juice
1tbsp oil

Cook rice so that each grain is soft yet separate and keep aside.
Wash boil and grind spinach into a fine paste.
Wash and cut french beans.
Heat oil in pan.
Add green chillies.
Add beans and after 2 mins add peas.
Saute for few mins.Add the spinach paste.
Add lil water if reqd.
Add salt n garam masala.
Cook for few mins,add lemon juice and switch off.
Mix thoroughly with rice and serve hot.

Gatte Ki Sabzi

You Need
For gatta
1 cup besan
3 tbsp oil
salt
1tsp cumin seeds
1tsp each turmeric,chilli powder
a pinch hing/asofaetida
1/2 cup hot water

For gravy
2 cups curds
1 tsp each turmeric,red chilli powder,salt
1 tbsp oil
few curry leaves
few chopped coriander leaves

Mix all dry ingredients for gatta.
Prepare a dough with oil and as lil water as possible.
Make small parts of dough and roll into cylinders.
Heat water in a vessel.
When it starts boiling add the cylinders.
Boil for 5-10 mins till cooked.
Drain and cut into rings.
Do not throw away the water.

Mix curd and dry powders.
Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard n cumin seeds.
Allow to splutter.Add curry leaves and switch off.
Let cool for 2 mins and then add curds.
Add the boiled water from gattas as necessary
Reheat on medium flame and stir continously till it boils.
Add gattas n cook for few mins.
Garnish with coriander and serve hot with fulkas.