Indian Food Express: February 2016

Thursday, 25 February 2016

Whole wheat 2 TAB SP
All purpose flour -2 tabsp
Milk powder - 2 tabsp
Powdered sugar -2&1/2 tabsp
Oil -2 tabsp
Unsalted butter -1 tabsp
Milk -4 tabsp
CURD 1 tab sp
Baking powder 1/2 tsp
Baking soda -1 pinch
Vanilla essence - 3 drops
Pistachio and badam pieces.
Method
In a bowl, sieve both flour, milk powder, b.soda, b.powder, pinch of salt and powderd sugar.
Mix well and add milk and beat clockwise.
Add butter, oil and mix well.
Grease microwave safe coffee cup or any bowl with melted butter and dust with some flour.
Remove the excess floir and pour the batter into the cup.
Garnish with pitachio and badham pieces.(option)
Tap to remove air bubbles.
Bake in microwave mode for 2 minutes on high power.
Check the doneness.
Delicious cup cake is ready.
Note:-
You can also add cocoa powder and choco chips

Dates, dried cherries,cranberries & raisins!- dry fruits smoothie breakfast!

Dates, dried cherries,cranberries & raisins!- dry fruits smoothie breakfast!
just soak 4-5 dates, a tea spoon each of dried cherries, cranberries, raisins in warm water for 20 minutes and blend it with a table spoon of yogurt or home made curd and 3/4 cup cold milk. You can add a few figs too. No need to add sugar or honey.

Chappathi base pizza

Soy chunks oats cutlet

Soya chunks - 15
Potato boiled - 1 small
Carrot.. 1
Green chilli - finely chopped 1
Peas - 1/4 cup
Sweet corn - 1/4 cup
Powdered oats - 1/2 cup
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Salt needed

Keep soy chunks in hot water .. Remove from water... Squeeze it and crush it in blender .... Mix remaining all together.... Make it as small balls... Pat it then shallow fry.... Best way to fill the kids stomach with nutritious food...

SEVAI VADAM

Summer started......1st batch of the SEVAI VADAM made.... kayarathu ku oru naal idukum......!!! Sodukhu and Vadathu maav ippo sapadalam....yummy.....!!!

Yummy mixed fruit s custard for breakfast...

Famous karnataka (mangalore)sweet HALPAI.

if you want the recipe pl comment then i do

Thinai rice flour uppu kozakatai

same method how we use regualar uppuma..
instead of rice i used thinai rice flour that all..

mousambi juice

Summer started 🌝🌝
Can make our body cool by eating/drinking fruits/ fruit juices.
Made mousambi juice with less sugar & full of pulp.

idli cake

IDLY CAKE
Ingredients
1 cup Maida
1/2 cup milk powder
3/4 cup sugar (powered )
Oil 2tbs
Vanilla essence few drops
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
Food colour(I used badam milk powder 1/2tsp)
Tutti-fruitti
Milk for making batter

Method
Mix all ingredients
Grease idly stand pour half
(Like v make idly)
Check after 10 mts
Yummy cake is ready

whole wheat eggless red velvet cake

Tried for the first time whole wheat eggless red velvet cake with natural colouring from beetroot puree assisted by my kids.

mumbai halwaaaaaaaa

First fry some broken cashews in ghee n keep aside. Take 2 cups of sugar n 1/2cup water n boil till sugar dissolves. Meanwhile dissolve 1 cup corn flour in 2 n 1/2 cup water n keep aside. Once sugar gets dissolved add some cardomom powder n the cornflour karasal n color n stir. Within 5 mins u vil get halwa consistency. Then add few teaspoons ghee n in a min u vil see glossy texture. Pour onto greased plate. Then cut into desired shape after it cools

ammani kolukattai

Rice flour - 1 cup
Water, salt.
For soak and grind:
Toor dhal - 1/2 cup
Urad dhal -1/4 cup
Red chilli - 3 to 4.
Soak all these for half an hr and grind with some coconut as coarsly not smoothly.
Method:
Boil water by adding salt and little bit oil.. in a bowl add rice flour and slowly add the water to the flour. Make a smooth dough. When it becomes warm, grease yr hands with oil and make a small size balls. After makin shape then steam this in idli plates. After that heat a pan add oil, add mustard seeds, curry leaves, then add grinded dhal mixture , cook till it becomes seperate( like as we do for paruppu usili). Now add rice flour balls to the dhal mixture and mix well. Now its get ready...!!!
A small tip: as if we have no time to soak dhal means just add coconut and idli milaga podi while seasoning( instead of dhal mixture). It ll also gives more or less equal taste as we r doin like usili..

Tuesday, 23 February 2016

lemon pickle

Garden fresh lemon getting ready for authentic pickle. This is not the hybrid variety. Though the size is small it's very very juicy.
Always select lemon with thin & smooth skin. Though all maybe knowing just wanted to share this info

yummy pickle is ready ..... do tempering if u want....

corn/chola paniyaram

1 cup corn (white cholam)
1/4 cup urad dhal
1 tsp methi
Soak everything together. Grind add salt and ferment. Add onions, seasonings, veggies of your choice, curry and coriander leaves and make paniyarams. A spicy chutney goes well with this.

Roasted red bell pepper (red capsicum) and tomato,carrot,onion,garlic soup..

MY FAV ALL TIME SOUP

ITS VERY GOOD FOR HEALTH..

TRY ONCE

Roasted red bell pepper (red capsicum) and tomato,carrot,onion,garlic soup..

ELAI VADAM

2glass boiled rice.., 1 glass raw rice
Ajwain one table spoon , green chilli 4 to 5 pieces, required oil and salt.
Soak the boiled rice separately for 5 to 6hrs
Raw rice for 1 to 2 hrs and grind it together nicely like dosa batter it should not be very watery then it is difficult to adjust after words, so look in to the consistency of the batter and add required salt , keep it for fermentation overnight and before preparing remove the water which is settled above the batter grind chilli and ajwain together add it to the batter and mix nicely!apply oil on the plate (ie) elai vadam plate and you can use one flat spoon to put the batter over it evenly and place it in the idli cooker or any cooker suitable for your stand and steam it for two to three mts if it is cooker dont use the weight then you can dry it on the sun or shade as it doesn't require sun I use to dry it in the fan itself it will take 2 days time get dried completely!you can have it with rice or fry it and have it.Oil should be heated nicely other wise it will not get fried properly.it is very tasty to have the steamed one!

Ilai vadam kanju porichachu...nanna vandrukku...but light a sivakarathu

Kambu (Bajra ) Bahalabhath

Soak kambu in hot water for 4 to 5 hrs and pressure cook it till soft

Rest as usual like all bahalabhaths.As it takes time for becoming soft it needs to be soaked

Pulav with gobi masala

Soak basmati rice for 30 mins. Cut veggies finely
in a kadai add ghee, season with bayleaf, cinnamon, cardomon, clove , jeera...then add onions cut lenghthwise, gr chillies split and saute, add veggies , saute, then req salt, drained rice and saute well. Add 2 cups water to 1 cup rice...pressure cook upto 2 whistles..ready

GEETUS TWO MINUTES BREAFAST FOR SUMMER

Thayir(Curd) Red Aval(Red Poha)

Tempered with Moor Milagai, Curry Leaves, Mustard Seeds and Garnished with Coriander Leaves.

I love this combo of Aval ,curds with seasoned crushed moor molagai .can have anytime ...mouthwatering

U can add cucumber also Jillinu irukum

Whole wheat garlic rollS

Whole wheat flour- 1.5 cup
Maida- 2 tbsp
Dry Active yeast- 2 tsp
2/3 cup water
1/2 tbsp sugar
1tbsp oil
1/2 tsp salt
GARLIC SPREAD
2tbsp butter
10 to 12 garlic grated or minced
Coriander finely chopped
1/2 tbsp oil
Salt
Pepper powder chilly powder ajwain oregano basil parsley or italian herb mix according to your taste
OR
coriander powder jeera garam masala indian spices

Mix sugar yeast in warm water( not too hot or too warm kai porukkara sudu) and keep for 10 min.It becomes frothy and bubbled.
Mix this yeast mixture with flour and all dough ingredients and keep it in a warm place for 2 hrs after rubbing oil on it lightly till it doubles in size.
Beat butter with spoon till fluffy and mix the spices and coriander to it.
After 2 hrs punch the doughand divide it into 2 parts.roll it slightly thick and spread the butter .roll it.Cut into pinwheels and cover in a baking tray for 30 to 40 min after greasing on top and bottom very lightly.Can add black sesame or kalonji on top.
It rises again.Now after 2nd rise bake it at 180 C for 35 to 40 min.
Temp and time depends on your oven .Bake till top turns crisp and brown.