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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

ROCKY ROAD FUDGE RECIPE - Valentines Delicious Recipe


Ingredients
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 cups miniature marshmallows, divided
1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
1/4 cup margarine or butter
1 (12 ounce) package semisweet chocolate pieces
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (10 to 12 ounce) can mixed nuts
How To Prepare ROCKY ROAD FUDGE
In 2-quart glass measure, microwave sugar, 1 cup marshmallows, evaporated milk, and margarine on High for 4-1/2 to 6 minutes until marshmallows are melted, stirring once during cooking. Stir; cook for another 1-1/2 minutes.
Stir in chocolate and vanilla until smooth. Fold in nuts and remaining marshmallows.
Spread in foil-lined 8x8-inch baking pan.
Refrigerate until firm. Cut into 24 pieces.
This is a microwave recipe.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

CARROT VADA RECIPE - Easy Breakfast Recipes


Ingredients :
Besan flour - 250gm
Carrot - 2nos
Onion - 1
Green chilli - 4nos
Ginger - a small piece
Turmeric powder - 1tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/4tsp
Salt - to taste
Water
Oil to fry
Method :
Grate the carrot. Finely chop the onion, ginger and green chillies.
Make a thick batter with besan flour and water. Mix all the ingredients in it. Heat oil in a pan. Put a spoon full of the paste in it and fry till golden brown.

CABBAGE VADA RECIPE - Easy Breakfast Recipes

Ingredients :
Chopped Cabbage - 2cups
Chopped small onion - 1/2cup
Besan flour - 11/2cup
Curry leaves - 2sprigs
Chopped coriander leaves - 2sprigs
Crushed ginger - 1 big piece
Finely chopped green chilli - 10nos
Salt - to taste
Water - enough to mix the batter
Coconut oil - 150ml
Method :
Mix the cabbage, onion, curry leaves, coriander leaves, ginger and green chilly. Sieve the besan flour. Mix it with the cabbage mixture. Add salt and sufficient water and make a thick batter.
Heat oil in a pan. Shape the batter into flat round balls with a small hole in the middle and deep fry.

BREADFRUIT BAJEE / BREADFRUIT BHAJEE RECIPE - Snacks Recipes / Starters

Ingredients :
Breadfruit (small) - 1
Refined flour (maida) - 1cup
Coconut oil - 200gm
Chopped small onion - 50gm
Chopped green Chilly - 6nos
Chopped ginger - a small piece
Chopped curry leaves - 4sprigs
Salt - to taste
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Asafetida powder - 1/4tsp
Method :
Remove the skin of the breadfruit and cut it lengthwise into thin slices. Make a batter with the flour, salt, turmeric, asafoetida powder and enough water. Add chopped onion, chilly, ginger and curry leaves in it. Mix it well.
Heat oil in a pan. Fry the breadfruit pieces in the oil, after dipping it in the batter. Serve hot.

COCONUT LADOOS RECIPE - Bihu Recipes

Ingredients:
• 3 cups Dry Coconut (shredded)
• 1 cup Milk
• 2 cups Sugar
How to make Coconut Laddoo:
• Boil the milk in a pan.
• When it starts boiling, add 2 cups shredded coconut and mix well.
• When the milk gets absorbed in coconut, add the sugar.
• Stir continuously on medium flame until the mixture starts leaving the sides of the pan.
• Remove and make small balls.
• Take the remaining coconut on a plate.
• Roll the balls in shredded coconut to make laddus.
• Coconut Laddoos are ready to serve.

Monday, January 19, 2009

SONDESH RECIPE - Bengali Sweets Recipes


Please ypur family and loved ones with the sweet and delicious Bengali sweet dish, Sondesh. Sondesh is traditional bengali sweet dish prepared with khoya and cottage cheese. Feel the sweetness of Bengal in your own kitchen today and remember, prepare it with love. It will be more tasty.

Making time: 20 minutes (excluding chilling and hanging time)

Makes: 7-8 pieces (depending on size of mould)

Shelflife: 3 days refrigerated

Ingredients
150 gm: Paneer
½ cup: Khoya, grated
6 tbsp: Sugar/gur
6-8: Almonds, shredded thin lengthwise
4-6: Chhoti elaichi, crushed a little
6-7 strands: Kesar
How to prepare Sondesh
Blend the paneer, khoya and sugar/gur together till smooth. You can do this in a blender or use the back of a katori to mash them together.
Mix in the elaichi and set in a layer about ½" thick.
Refrigerate till set and cut into squares or diamonds and serve.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

KUSLI RECIPE - Central Indian Recipe


Kusli is a special preparation of the people of Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. It is prepared with maida (white flour), ghee and sooji (semolina). It is too yummy. This sweet dish is fast and easy to cook. Try to prepare it yourself and you will love the taste. The ingredients and method of preparation is given below.
Ingredients for Kusli
For the Covering

Maida (white flour): 1 cup
Ghee: 2 tbsp
For the Stuffing
Sooji (semolina): ½ large cup
Powdered sugar: 1 large cup
Badam (almonds, ground): ½ large cup
Khismish (raisins): ½ large cup
Dried coconut, grated: 3 tbsp
Elaichi powder: ½ tsp
Ghee: 3-4 tbsp
Method for preparing Kusli
First make a stiffish dough with flour, ghee and water. Roll out it into smaller circles. Keep it aside.
Fry sooji in ghee and add raisins, elaichi powder and badam to it. Let it cool.
Next, take a small quantity of the stuffing, approximately three tea spoon, in the centre of each circles. Fold it in half and edge it with fork.
Fry it deep at average flame and heat it till it turns pink and not red.
Serve this sweet dish hot.

TANDOORI CHICKEN RECEIPE ; Chicken Recipes


Mughlai cuisine is famous worldwide for their richness in terms of flavors, aroma, and color. Tandoori Chicken is one of the most delicious dish from Mughlai cuisine. The best feature of Tandoori Chicken is it is easy to prepare and it is not as oily as other chicken dishes. Enjoy the real Tandoori chicken with us
Ingredients
8 no: Large Chicken pieces
1 1/4 cup: Yogurt
2 tbs: Lime Juice
½ quantity: Chopped Onion
3-4: Dried Red Chillies
2 tsp: Coriander Seeds
2 cloves: Crushed Garlic
1" piece: Grated Ginger
1-2: Clove
2 tsp: Garam Masala
2 tsp: Chilli powder
Salt to taste
HOW TO COOK TANDOORI CHICKEN
  1. Make slits in the flesh of the chicken pieces and rub lime juice and salt over them. Keep aside for half an hour.
  2. Grind dried chillies, coriander seeds, ginger, garlic and clove together.
  3. Mix the paste with garam masala and chilli powder. Heat a pan and sauté the masala. Add onions and fry. Pour yogurt and stir well. Remove the pan from fire.
  4. Arrange chicken pieces in a dish and pour over the yogurt mixture. Refrigerate the marinade overnight or at least for 4-6 hours.
  5. Arrange the chicken on a broiler tray cook it in a pre-heated oven for 20-30 minutes or brush oil over the chicken pieces and cook in a gas stove turning over till both sides are done.
  6. Keep pouring oil and masala over the chicken pieces in between.

Friday, January 9, 2009

PAPAD CANAPES RECIPE - Quick Recipes


Papad topped with tomato masala.

Cooking Time : 5 minutes.
Preparation Time : 3 minutes.

Makes 6 canapes.
Ingredients
6 mini papads, roasted or fried
For the tomato masala
1 tomato, chopped
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1/4 teaspoon fenugreek seeds (methi)
4 to 5 curry leaves
1/2 teaspoon garlic paste
2 tablespoons onion paste
1/4 teaspoon green chilli paste
1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
2 tablespoons oil
salt to taste
To garnish
2 tablespoons coriander leaves
Method
1. Arrange the mini papads on a plate and keep aside.
2. Heat the oil and add the mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. When they crackle, add the curry leaves, garlic paste, onion paste, green chill paste and chilli powder and stir for some time.
3. Then add the tomato, salt and 2 to 3 tablespoons of water and cook till the oil separates.
4. Spoon out this masala on to the mini papads.
5. Garnish with the coriander and serve immediately.

QUICK PASTA RECIPE - Easy Recipes


Serves 4

When there is very little time, this dish comes handy. The advantage with it is, it can even be made without any vegetables, and will still taste good! Make it on a busy morning for a packed lunch, or on a late evening for a quick dinner.

Ingredients:
1 ready-to-make soup packet with 4 servings
(Any thick soup. Suggestions: tomato, sweet corn or chicken soup)
1 cup vegetables, chopped (optional)
400gm of any pasta

Method:

  • Check the instructions on the packet of pasta.
  • Boil 2 cups more water than mentioned on the pack, and add the pasta.
  • Add the contents of the soup packet, and the vegetables.
  • Simmer for the amount of time mentioned on the pasta packet.
  • Serve hot.


Friday, January 2, 2009

RECIPE FOR ALOO PAKORA - Lohri Recipes



Ingredients:
• 6 Large potatoes
• 2 Cups besan
• 1 Cup water
• 4 Cups oil
• 2 tsp Red chilli powder
• 1 tsp Mango powder (aamchoor)
• Salt to taste
How to make Aloo Pakora:
•Wash potatoes and cut it into thin slices.
•Add water to besan and make a batter of thick consistency.
•Add red chilli powder, mango powder.
•Blend it well.
•Heat the oil.
•Dip each piece of potato in batter.
•Fry these potato pieces one by one till they turn golden brown.
•Serve hot Aloo Pakora with tomato sauce.
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