July, 2011
New ‘Carrot Halwa’
Ingredients: Carrot 3-4 large Sugar 1/2 cup Milk 1 1/2 cup Ghee 1 tbsp Method: Remove ends, peel, wash and grate carrots. Heat ghee in a non-stick pan on medium high, add grated carrot and stir well for 5 minutes. Now add milk and simmer for 10-15 minutes stirring occasionally. When most of the milk [...]
Ajwain Mirchi
Ingredients: Green Chillies 10-15 Ajwain 2 tbsps Oil 3 tbsps Salt for taste Preparation: Wash and slit the green chillies in the stomach without cutting them into half. With a mortar and pestle, mash ajwain and salt gently. Stuff each chilli with ajwain and salt mixture. Sometimes i just mix them together. In a fresh [...]
Latest ‘Apple pikelets’
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups self-rising flour, sifted 2 tablespoons caster sugar 1 egg, lightly beaten 300ml buttermilk 1/2 cup (140g) apple puree 20g melted butter Preparation: Mix flour and sugar in a bowl. Make well in the centre. Whisk egg and buttermilk together in a jug. Then add the egg mixture to flour mixture. Whisk [...]
Two Peas in a Pod Pasta
Ingredients: 1 cup heavy cream 3/4 cup water 2 cups shelled fresh peas (2 to 2 1/2 pounds in pods) 1/2 pound snow peas, trimmed and halved lengthwise (3 1/2 cups) 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1pound dried egg fettuccine nests 1/3 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 2 teaspoons finely grated [...]
New Recipe was ‘Shrimp With Avocado-Mango Salsa’
Ingredients: Vegetable oil cooking spray 8 cups baby spinach 1 cup couscous 1 pound medium shrimp, shelled and deveined 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 3/4 teaspoon salt,divided 1 large mango, peeled and diced 1 medium avocado, diced 1 medium tomato, diced 1/4 cup chopped red onion 1/2 jalapeño chile, [...]
Carrot, Cilantro, and Chili Slaw’s Recipe
Ingredients: 12 ounces carrots (preferably assorted colors), peeled, julienned (about 4 cups) 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or grapeseed oil 1 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt plus more for seasoning 2 jalapeños, stemmed, seeded, minced 1/2 cup (loosely packed) fresh cilantro leaves 3/4 teaspoon ground coriander Freshly ground black [...]
‘Palak Paratha’ Recipe
Ingredients: Wheat powder 1 cup Besan 1/8 cup Spinach (chopped) 1/2 bunch Green chillies (chopped finely) 4-6 ajwain(vaamu) 2-3 pinches Milk few tablespoons salt few tablespoons oil preparation: Knead all the ingredients into soft dough using sufficient milk. Keep aside for atleast 1/2 hr. Take small orange sized portion of dough and roll into a [...]
Vegetable Rice Pulao Recipe
Ingredients: 500 gms long grained rice (basmati) 150 gms ghee 4 black cardamoms (badi elaichi) 2 tsp caraway seeds (shahjeera) 3 bayleaves (tejpatta) 2 cinnamon (dalchini) sticks) 2 cloves (laung / lavang) 1 tsp mace (javantri) 1 cup chopped carrot 1 cup chopped french beans 1/2 cup chopped red capsicum 1/2 cup chopped green capsicum [...]
New ‘Dal Roti’ Recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup toovar (arhar) dal , soaked and drained 2 tsp chopped garlic (lehsun) 2 to 3 green chillies salt to taste 1/2 tsp fried cumin seeds (jeera) 2 cups whole wheat flour (gehun ka atta) oil for cooking Preparation: Mix the dal, garlic, chillies, jeera and salt and blend in a mixer to [...]
‘BLT Pizza’ Recipe
Ingredients: 1/2 cup mayonnaise (I prefer Miracle Whip) or 1/2 cup salad dressing (I prefer Miracle Whip) 2 teaspoons dried basil 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/8 teaspoon onion powder 1 (16 ounce) prepared pizza crust, Italian bread shell or 1 (16 ounce) your favorite homemade prepared pizza crust 12 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled, divided [...]
Banana Steamed Cake
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups desiccated coconut 750g (about 5) ripe bananas, peeled and mashed 1 1/4 cups rice flour 1 1/2 cups white sugar 3/4 cup coconut milk 1/2 cup desiccated coconut, toasted, to serve Method of Preparation: Take an 18cm square cake pan. keep coconut into a bowl and cover with cold water. Allow [...]
Fresh Summer Fruits Salad
Ingredients: papaya mango cantaloupe (melon) kiwi apple or pear or both ( it adds crunch) fresh mint ( optional, only when available) calamansi juice ( or lemon) honey soy based all-purpose cream for topping, optional Preparation: Cut fruits like in cubes, keep in a big bowl, set aside. In another much smaller bowl, combine calamansi [...]