Tuesday, March 30, 2010

CORN -PEAS VADA

Quick and easy vada .This goes to the entry of legume love affair.Here goes the recipe;
Ingredients:
Boiled corn -1cup
Fresh peas  -1cup
besan         -1/2 cup
salt to taste and some green chillies .











Method:
Grind peas , corn and greenchillies  to a coarse paste and then add besan and salt and some curry leaves for aroma..Now fry it in hot oil.It is very crispy to taste.


This entry goes to Desi Soccer mom and  Susan's - My Legume Love affair

Saturday, March 27, 2010

CHOCOLATE WALNUT MYSURPA




Iwanted to celebrate a good news in the family.So tried making mysurpa in a different way.




INGRIDIENTS:


Besan---1cup


Milkpowder-1cup


Ghee -1cup


sugar -2cups

Chocolate-one bar

walnut broken-1cup

Cooking time -20min



Method:

Heat the ghee in a panand fry the besan till it gives a good aroma.Now add the broken walnuts and the milk powder and heatit for one minute.Make a thick sugarsyrup and then add the fried contents.Stir it continuouslytill it becomes a hard mass.Transfer it in to a greased plate and then cut in to your desired shape.

Monday, March 22, 2010

CHOCOLATE CASHEW_ALMONDBURFI




This is a dish tried from "MYculinary endeavours"only difference


is i tried making it using microwave.



Ingredients;

cashew-1
cup

almond-1cup

milk -1/2cup

sugar -2cups

Chocolate-one bar

(mediumsized)

ghee -3tbs


Method:

kepp the almond in the microwave for three minutes with some water.Peel the skinand then soak almond and cashew in milk for 10 minutes.Grind it to a smooth paste.Now add ghee to amocroproof dish and fry the paste for two minutes.Add sugar and the chocolate and microwave it for nearly 10 to 12 minutes withe intermediate stirring.Then spread it on a greased plate and cut it into your favourite shapes.

This entry goes to Jaishree's MEC celebrating bolggers.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

INSTANT SWEET BREAD


I tried this bread for the first time and had a nice time baking dish below.
This is very simple and quick microwave dish.


Preparation time -10min
cooking time 20min




INGREDIENTS

Wheat flour -1cup
Sugar -3tsp
Oil -3tbsp
pinch of salt
Baking soda -1tsp
vanilla essence-1tsp

Method
  • Mix the flour ,sugar,salt and soda and mix well.
  • Add the oil to resemble like bread crumbs.
  • Knead it to a soft dough.
  • Put some butter on the baking tray and spread it on the tray.
  • Bake it in microwave oven for 20 min around 180 degrees.Cool it for 10 min Then you can even slice it like a tea cake.
  • A snack which is easy as well as good for all aged people and a healthy one.Not much fat and wheat flour is full of fiber.
This entry goes to MEC celebrating Bloggers event hosted by Jayashree


Enjoy making the snack and you can comment on the same.