Malpuwa

Malpuwa is a sweet made in most parts of northern india.

You Need
1 cup wheat flour
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 cup water
oil or ghee for deep frying
grated dryfruits
cardamom powder

Mix wheat flour,sugar and water and let be for 30 minutes
Heat oil in a flat bottom pan and keep on medium flame
Fill a serving spoon with the mix and slowly pour in the oil
Deep fry till crunchy and brown from both sides
Drain excess oil and decorate with dry fruits and cardamom powder

Check for the consistency of the mix.If its too thin, it might scatter out in oil.If its too viscous,malpuwas might be thick and uncooked from inside.

Hazelnut Chocolate Coffee Milk Shake

Long name huh??dont worry the recipe is simple

You Need
1/2 cup hazelnut(u cud as well substitute with walnuts)
3 tbsp cocoa powder(if u dont have this, use hersheys or dairymilk chocolate bar)
2 tbsp coffee
1/2 cups milk chilled
1/2 cup milk cream
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups Vanilla icecream
2 cups Chocolate icecream
1/2 cup coconut milk (optional)

Mix all the ingredients except chocolate and vanilla icecream and run in a blender for 10 mins taking breaks in between
Add Vanilla icecream and blend for 5 mins
Serve into conical glasses and top with Chocolate icecream

A cool summer dessert is ready!

Lettuce Wrap Casserole

7-8 large whole lettuce leaves
1 cup rice, washed soaked in salted water
1 tbsp. Coriander leaves chopped finely

For filling:
4 large potatoes, boiled
4-5 green chillies
1" piece ginger
1 flake garlic
2 sprigs mint leaves, chopped
1 tbsp. Coriander leaves, chopped
1 tsp. Lemon juice
1/4 tsp. Turmeric powder
3 pinches asafoetida powder
1/2 tsp. Each cumin & mustard seeds
1 tbsp. oil
salt to taste

For gravy:
1 bunch spinach leaves, chopped roughly
1 cup bottle gourd, grated
1 onion sliced
1 green chilly
1 flake garlic
1 tsp. Wheat flour
1/4 tsp. Turmeric powder
salt to taste
2 tbsp. Butter

Boil rice, cook till done, but not mushy.
Drain, cool, keep aside.

For filling:

Crush ginger, garlic, chilli

Chop potatoes

Heat oil, add seeds, asafetida, allow to splutter.

Add crushed mixture, stir for a few seconds.

Add turmeric, stir, add potatoes.

Add salt, lemon, coriander, stir and cook for a minute.

Take off fire, keep aside.

For gravy:

Heat 1/2 tbsp. butter in a pan.

Add onions, stir fry till transparent.

Wash and drain spinach leaves.

Add to onions, with bottle gourd.

Cover and simmer for 2 minutes.

Remove, cool, put in small electric grinder.

Add all ingredients, except salt and butter.

Grind to a paste, which is a little grainy, keep aside.

Do not add water.

Heat remaining butter, add gravy.

Add salt, stir and bring to a boil.

Cover and simmer for 3-4 minutes till a little thick.

Keep aside till required.

Use 2/3 filling, keep aside remaining 1/3.

Spread out lettuce leaf, place filling along central line.

Wrap to make a Frankie like long cylinder.

Mix remaining 1/2 filling with rice.

Spread all over base of casserole.

Arrange lettuce rolls over rice.

Pour gravy over rolls and rice, not necessarily covering all over.

Cover with aluminum foil or loose lid.

Bake in preheated oven at 300^oC for 10 minutes.

Garnish with coriander, serve piping hot.

My Tip : You could as well use cabbage instead of lettuce. If using cabbage, just dip in boiling water for 15 seconds each leaf so that it is tender.

Chinese Fried Rice With Gravy

Truly Chinese

You Need
1 bunch spring onions finely chopped
2 cloves garlic chopped fine
1 cube ginger chopped fine
2 green chillies chopped fine
2 red chillies chopped fine
1/2 cup each cabbage,onion,beans,carrots chopped very fine
1 cup bean sprouts
1 1/2 cups rice
1 tbsp corn flour/starch
4 tbsp soy sauce
salt
4 tbsp oil

For Rice
Cook rice for lil less time than regular so that the grains are separate and lil hard
Heat 3 tbsp oil in a pan
Add green chillies, half of garlic and ginger
Add mix veggies and saute on high flame
When done, add salt and 2 tbsp soy sauce
Mix rice well.

For Gravy
Mix 1 tbsp corn flour in 1 cup water
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan
Add red chillies, remaining garlic and ginger
Add spring onions
Saute for few minutes
Add 1 cup water
When it boils add the corn starch mix and salt
Add soy sauce.Simmer for few mins
Serve hot with rice

Coconut Sandesh

You Need
paneer made of 1gallon milk
1 cup coconut grated
2 cups sugar
cardamom powder
1 tsp ghee

Dry coconut for an hour by spreading on a plate
Grind paneer and mix coconut and sugar
Heat this mixture on low heat stirring continuously
When it thickens and leaves the sides of the pan,switch off
Grease a plate and spread this mix evenly
Cut into desired shapes when cold

Mushroom Peas Masala

You Need:
1 cup mushrooms washed and chopped
1 cup peas
1 onion
1 tomato
1/2 cup curds
1 tbsp GGP
1 tsp each turmeric,red chilli n garam masala powder
2 tsp salt
1 tsp mustard n cumin seeds
1 tbsp oil

Grind onion into puree
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard and cumin seeds
Allow to splutter and add onions
Saute till golden
Add tomato puree
Saute till oil separates
Add curds and saute for few mins
Add all the masalas,mushroom and peas.
Simmer till well cooked.

The Trio Burfi

You Need
3 cups Til(sesame seeds)
3 cups jaggery
1 cup peanuts
1 cup dry grated coconut
1 tbsp ghee

Grease a plate and keep ready
Dry roast Til and peanuts seperately
Peel peanuts and grind.
Grind Til coarsely
Heat ghee in a pan and add jaggery
When it liquifies add til,peanuts,coconut
Before it cools down,mix well and spread on the plate
Cut into diamond when it solidifies.