RICE KHEER

RICE KHEER

Rice Kheer (Rice Pudding), a delicious pudding made of only 3 main ingredients. Very simple to make & tastes yummy :-)) Preparation Time: 20mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients: 2tbsp Sweetened Condensed Milk, ½ cup rice, 3 cup milk, 1 tsp Chopped almonds, 1tsp raisins, 1 tsp Cardamom powder, 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream and 1 tbsp unsalted butter.

Method:
1. Wash and rinse rice.
2. Put butter, rice & milk in the pressure cooker for 10 min .
3. Remove it from the pressure cooker and add sugar, condensed milk and whipping cream and cook for another 5 to 7 min, stirring constantly, until the kheer reaches the desired consistency.
4. Remove from fire.
5. Garnish it with cardomon powder, almonds & raisins. Mix well.
6. Let it cool and refrigerate. Serve chilled.

Note: If kheer is served chilled, keep it a little sweeter because cold kheer tastes less sweet than hot kheer.

KHARJURA PAYASAM

KHARJURA PAYASAM

Preparation Time: 20 mins

Serves: 3

Ingredients:

1/2 cup chopped dates(seed less), 3 cup milk, 1/4 cup Sugar, 2tbsp Cashews, 1/4 tsp cardamom powder, 1tsp ghee

Method:

1. Cook the chopped dates in milk for about 6-7 mins.

2. Grind the mixture. Do not grind the dates completely. Few small bits of dates gives an amazing taste and texture.

3. Now add sugar to dates mixture and cook again for about 5 mins till the mixture thickens.

4. Heat ghee in small pan and fry cashews in it. Add them and cardamom powder to the payasam.

5. Serve hot or chilled :-)

"CORN CHAAT"

" CORN CHAAT "

A refreshing and filling corn chaat, great for snacking on or as a salad. Preparation time: 10 mins
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
2 cups Corns, ½ cup Capsicum (finely chopped), ½ cup tomato (finely chopped), 1 tbsp coriander (finely chopped), ½ cup Onion (finely chopped), 2tsp grated raw mango, 3tsp Chaat Masala, salt for taste, 1 tsp lemon juice, 2 green chili, 1 small size cucumber (finely chopped)

Method:
1. Boil the corn in hot water for 2 mins.
2. Remove the corn from water and take it in a bowl.
3. Grind 2 chilies and salt to paste. Add to above Corn.
4. Add capsicum, onion, tomato, cucumber, coriander, grated raw mango, chaat masala, and lemon juice to above corn.
5. Mix well. Garnish it with Green chili. CORN CHAAT is ready to serve :-)

BREAD CHAAT!!

BREAD CHAAT !!

Serves: 2
Ingredients:
4 bread slice, ½ cup Tamarind, 1 cup Dates (Seedless), ½ tsp coriander seeds, ½ tsp Jeera, 5-6 mint leaves, 3 green chilies, 1 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp red chili powder, 2 cup coriander, salt for taste, 1 cup shev, 1 onion finely chopped.

Method:
Date Tamarind Chutney Preparation:
1. Soak the tamarind in the hot water for half hour.
2. Soak separately the dates (seedless) in hot water for half hour.
3. Grind coriander seeds, jeera, mint leaves, green chilies, garam masala, red chili powder, coriander (1cup) and salt together.
4. Remove the tamarind and dates from water and grind it together to paste.
5. Add the above mixture to the paste and grind it again. If required add little water so that it will be easy to apply it to bread.

BREAD CHAAT Preparation:
1. Cut each bread slice in to 4 pieces. 2. Apply Tamarind & Date Chutney over all the pieces.
3. Spread Shev on it.
4. Garnish it with Onion and remaining coriander.
Bread Chaat is ready to serve :-)

SHAAHI MANGO BANANA SHEERA!! :-))

SHAAHI MANGO BANANA SHEERA!!

Preparation Time: 20 mins

Serves: 2

Ingredients:
1 cup Rava, 1 cup hot water, 4 tbsp ghee (butter), 1 cup Sugar, 3-4 cloves, ½ cup Mango puree, 1 ½ banana sliced, ½ banana crushed, 1 tsp cardamom powder, 4 cashew nuts, 4 almonds and 4 raisins for garnishing, 2 tsp honey.

Method:
1. Take 2 tbsp ghee in a pan; add cloves and rava to it. Fry the rava till it turns reddish brown.
2. Add hot water and let it suck completely.
3. Then add sugar to it. Allow it to cook for 3-4 mins.
4. Add Mango Puree and ½ banana crushed to above mixture and mix it well. Cook for 2-3 mins. 5. Now add 1 tbsp of ghee and cardamom powder and cook for 2mins.
6. Take 1tbsp ghee in other pan and fry the 1 banana slices in it.
7. Add the fried slices along with the ghee to the above mixture and cook only for 1 min on low flame.
8. While serving garnish it with cashew nuts, almonds and raisins. Decorate it with remaining banana slices and pour honey on the banana slices :-)

MASALA PAV

MASALA PAV

This is a very simple recipe to make at home. Also you can eat something very tasty & different from your daily routine food.

Preparation Time: 15mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients:
2 - onions chopped, 2 - tomatoes puree, 2 – capsicums chopped, 2 tsp red chili powder, 1 cup grated cheese, 8 bun (Pav), ½ cup chopped coriander, 1 tbsp oil, 2 tbsp butter, salt for taste.

Method:
For Vegetable:
1. Take oil in pan and add chopped onion to it and saute it till it turns brownish.
2. Add chopped capsicum and saute it for 2 mins then add tomato puree to it and cook for 2-3 mins.
3. Add red chili powder, ½ cup cheese, salt and cook till oil separates.

For Pav:
1. Apply butter to pav.
2. Roast pav until they turn golden brown.

Cut each pav in to half. Now spread vegetable filling and garnish it with remaining grated cheese and chopped coriander on it.

Masala Pav is ready to serve :-)

TOMATO RICE

TOMATO RICE

Ingredients:
1-cup rice (pre washed, drained and then keep it for 20 mins), 2 tomatoes, 2 tbsp oil, 1 masala cardamom, 5-6 black pepper, 4 cloves, 2 bay leaf, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, 2 cups of hot water, 2 cinnamon, 1 ½ tsp red chili powder, salt to taste, 2tsp ghee and cashew nuts for garnishing.

Method:
1. Heat oil in kadai and add cardamom, black pepper, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaf.
2. Add rice to it and stir for 2 mins.
3. Add tomato Puree and allow it to cook for 3 mins.
4. Add ginger garlic paste, red chili powder and salt to it. Stir carefully to mix well and heat through.
5. Add 2 cups of hot water to it. Stir it well and put the mixture in pressure pan and cook for 5-7 mins.
6. Remove the lid put ghee on the rice and garnish it with cashew nut while serving.