Fruits in Dip

Fruity creamy yummy,.......

You need
i bowl cut fresh fruits of ur choice
my choice would be red seedless grapes,apple,banana,peach,kiwis,pineapple
1 cup very very think yoghurt
1/3 cup milk
1 cup whipped cream
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 tablespoon honey

mix yoghurt,milk,cream,honey,sugar well to remove any lumps
mix fruits n serve chilled

if u want to keep it as separate dip n eat, cut fruits into larger pieces and place in a separate plate n let the dip b in the bowl.

Summer cooler - cold veg soup

With summer aroud the corner dry throats r always hanging.....
whenever i make single dish dinners like noodles,khichdis or pulavs i need sth 2 drink with it. In this season soups r out of question..its already so hot.. try drinking the soup chilled..i know it may sound strange but bliv me...try it once..i liked it instantly..

You need
1 cup of chopped mix veggies-choice is yours- i tuk broccolli (its my personal favourite for soups n salads),cabbage,carrot,mushroom,potato,onion.
salt,pepper
1 tspoon maida/plain flour
1 tspoon corn flour
1/4 cup milk
1 tspoon butter

ready in 5 mins
pressure cook or microwave veggies till properly cooked
blend as u need..if u want soup to be coarse blend 4 a lesser time else make fine paste.
mix cornflour in cold water to form a liquid paste.
heat butter in a pan
add maida n saute till it starts changing to brown.
add the cornflour paste n cook till it boils
add milk n cook till it boils
add the veggies mix
add as much water u want..if u wanna drink it like a juice add lots of water..n if u wanna sip it like soup add less water
add salt n pepper
refrigerate n serve chilled.

tht was a healthy summer drink n thirst quenching too.

Muli ka takku

Here comes sth for the pickle lovers..
personally i dont like raddish except in 2 things - muli ka paratha and muli ka takku
takku is a kind of pickle made of finely grated raddish or raw mango.

You need
1 raddish
2 table spoons mustard powder
1 tspoon each mustard n cumin seeds
1 tspoon turmeric n salt
2 tspoons red chilli powder
2 table spoon oil
Bas 5 min
peel n grate raddish fine.
mix lil salt n keep for around 10 mins
till then heat oil in a pan
add mc seeds n allow to splutter
let the oil cool
add turmeric,salt,chilli and mustard powder
squeeze raddish till the last drop of juice comes out..show ur muscle power :P
mix it in the oil n masala mix.
all set..it tastes gr8 with hot rice and lots of ghee :)
in summer its preferable to refrigerate it. it stays for around 10-15 days.

health tip- do not throw away the raddish juice tht u squeezed out. use it in kneading dough 4 chapatis or as water to cook rice..bliv me it doesnt mk much diff in the regular taste n u r nt wasting the valuable juice.

Mujadarah

Surprised by the name ??
That is a mediterranean term for Masoor daal khichdi. I have cooked this khichdi for years but gotta know the term recently from a resto here. Used that name just to spice it up :)

You Need
1 cup whole masoor daal (red gram)
1 cup rice
1 huge onion
1 whole red chillies
GGP
2 table spoons garam masala
1 tspoon salt and turmeric
1 table spoon oil
1/2 cup yoghurt

Soak masoor dal for 6-8 hrs
soak rice for 1 hr
put oil in cooker n heat on low flame
saute red chillies n onions till golden brown
add youghurt n cook till it boils
add GGP.
put daal n rice
add water an inch above the mixture level.
add garam masala,salt and turmeric
cook with weight till one whistle.
lower the flame or 5 mins and then turn off.
open only after steam escapes completely
you could garnish this with chopped coriander leaves n 1 table spoon ghee.

i generally couple this with my style gujju kadhi. so u have something to sip occasionally b/w delicious bites of the mujadarah.
ok recipe 4 the gujju kadhi is also coming soon :)

Daal Makhni

This is gud dish to be prepared when u have guests at home n couple it up with jeera rice.

You Need
2 cups black urad dal
1/2 cup rajma (kidney beans)
1/2 cup chana dal
puree of 2 tomatoes
1 cup yoghurt
2 tablespoons oil
2 whole red chillies
1 tablespoon each of coriander powder,turmeric,garam masala
1 table spoon fresh cream or butter
1 table spoon ginger garlic paste (GGP)
1 table spoon mustard n cumin seeds (MCS)
kick off
soak all dals n rajma for 6-8 hrs. you could as well make it instant..but soaking increases the volume,reduces cooking time and when cooked daal is more consistent than it wud have been without soaking.
pressure cook all 3 till 2 whistles
heat oil in a pan
put MCS n allow to splutter.
add red chillies.
add tomato puree n cook till it separates oil at the corners of the pan
add GGP
stir n add yoghurt/curds
stir till it boils
add the daal mix n rest of masalas.
bring to boil.
top up chopped coriander leaves.
swirl this with fresh cream or butter before serving.

Ready to serve :)

Virgin PinaColada

b4 the first time i made this refreshing cooler i never thot i cud do this at home..but yeah...its POSSIBLE..n bliv me its simple too..

You Need
1 cup fresh cut pineapple
1 cup coconut milk
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup ice


Just blend everything in a blender and your fav mocktail is ready.
Now ppl who drink alcohol cud add 1/2 cup martini to this one n remove the word "virgin" from it.
ok i am going to my patio 2 sip a tall glass of it.

Eggless Chocolate Sponge Cake

I love baking cakes n cookies..Its so much fun to check out of the oven wht happened???

You Need
1/2 tin condensed milk (200gms)
2 3/4 cups plain flour (240gms)
40 gm cocoa
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda (soda bicarb)
2 tsp icing sugar
1/2 cup butter melted (60gms)
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
100 ml milk
100 ml Coke or Thums Up


Sieve flour, baking powder, baking soda,
sugar, cocoa all together 2 to 3 times.
Keep aside.
Pour condensed milk in a bowl. Add the
butter, and beat well till smooth. Add Vanilla essence.Add the
flour spoon by spoon, mixing into the
condensed milk mixture. In between,
add milk as required if the butter begins
to get too stiff. [Stir the mixture in one
direction only all the while. This will
incorporate more air and make the cake
lighter].
Once all the flour is used up, beat the
batter as above till light (5-7 minutes).
Add the coke or Thums Up and mix
gently till smooth.
Pour into a greased cake tin. Do not
smooth with a spoon etc. If the consistency
is right this will not be needed.
Pre-heat over to 300o c. Place tin inside.
Bake at 200o c for 5-7 minutes and
150o c till done. (35 to 40 minutes).

My Tip :-
You can top this with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. Remember this would be yummy when the cake is still hot :)
choc sauce is quite easy to prepare - just add 3 spoons cocoa powder to hot water n heat for a while.
Ok next time i am gonna post a cake recipe that includes eggs.