MIXED FRUIT MILK SHAKE

Ingredients:
Papaya pulp-1/2 cup
Mango pulp-1/2cup
Seedless grapes(few)
Milk         -2cups
Almonds--1/4cup
Rose milk essence-5drops
Sugar        1/4 cup

Method:     

Take the papaya pulp,mango pulp and the grapes Blend it in a mixer to a smooth paste with some milk.Add the sugar and the remaining milk and churn it well.Add the rose milk pink essence.To garnish powder the almonds coarsely and refrigerate it.The milk shake is very attractive because of the pink colour and excellent taste.It is a very tasty drink for summer ..
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This post also goes to Kid's delight hosted by Srivalli As we know it is Summer season in many places inIndia and the kids are enjoying their holidays,it is very wise to give them something colourful and tastydrink which provides them with many nutrients.

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This entry also goes to Summer coolers hosted by Dil se .
This entry also goes to SUKHAM COOLERS.As every one knows papaya is very good for health as it provides many vitamins to the body.Almonds are good when we use them daily a few since it rpovides as an anti oxidant.This is good for all age people even the diabetist and the heart problem peopleMilk is rich in calcium which si good for the bones.Sweet grapes are a watery one which is very cool to the body.Thus on the whole this cooler is very much suitable for all.

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MOONG DHAL DOSA

Ingredients:

Moong dhall-(green one)-1 cup
Rice                               -!tbsp
Green chillies                  -2
Cumin seeds                   -1tsp
Coriander leaves few
Salt to taste
Ginger asmall piece

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Method:

Soak the dhall and rice for 3 to 4 hrs.Grind this to a coarse batter While grinding add the green chillies.ginger,salt and the coriander leaves.Now add the cumin seeds.and make the batter not very thin slightly thick..Now pour it on a tawa and smear some oil.Moong dhall crispy dosa is ready.

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IDIYAPPAM and STEW

This entry goes to Srivalli's breakfast mela 2011 .This is a very simple and healthy one .It does not have any oil at all and a steamed one too.Here goes the recipe:

Ingredients for idiyappam:
Raw rice flour-1cup
boiling water
salt

Method:

• Fry the rice flour just for five minutes on a slow fire so that it becomes little fluffy(we can put rangoli)Add required salt.

• Add the boiling water so that it becomes a stiff dough.
• Leave it for two minutes and by just sprinkling little cold water make it a smooth dough.
• Squeeze it through the omapodi vessel or if you have the wooden idiyappam naazhi on a idli stand and steam it for ten minutes.The healthy idiyappam is ready to serve.

Ingredients for stew:
Onion-1
Tomato-1
Coconut milk-2cups
Green chillies -4(according to spicy level)
 salt to taste                        

Method:
Slice the onions  and split  the green chillies .Add  one cup of water and boil it till it becomes transparent and soft Now add some salt to taste.. Add the tomato slices and continue boiling for more 5 minutes.Now simmer the gas and add the coconut milk .Switch off the gas.The stew is ready to serve.

I am sending this dish to Srivalli's breakfast mela.                            

SAGO MURUKKU_SRIVALLIs ICC CHALLENGE

This is the first time i am taking part in this challenge.I am working as a teacher which i have resigned for some personal reason.So i am free to take part in all this challenges.Last was my mcc challenge where i made almond burfi.
It is so nice to go through so many srivallis recipe and i have tried a few of them.The diabetic recipes are very useful as my husband is on the border line.
So here goes the recipe for murukku as given by Srivalli
Ingredients:
Rice flour-2cups
Besan     -1/2 cup
Pottukadalai flour-1/2cup
sago soaked in curd1/4cup-1/2 cup(for three hours)
Oil for frying and 50 gms oil for the dough.
Salt and chilli powder.

Method;
Take the rice flour,besan and channa flour and make a hole in the center of the bowl pour the hot oil.Now add the sago soaked in curd and knead it to a dough like the chapattidough by adding the water.

Take the murukku achhu and fry it in hot oil.Lovely and crispy murukku............

FIRST AWARD!!!!!!!!!!

Very excited to get this award from ARCHANA .I don't know how to thank you.Thanks a lot!!!!!

This award wants me to write seven facts to introduce about me.
The seven facts about me are;
1 I am a mom of two darling children who are fond of sweets.
2  I try lot of sweets on my own as well as browse many blogs.
3 I worked in a school for twenty years where my friends use to encourage me for more new items.
4 I am interested in hand embroidery ,knitting painting etc which is encouraged from my mom.
5 I like to sing and try to learn many new songs.
6 I like to visit many restaurants and try many new dishes..
7 I like window shopping and dressing

I am passing this to the following people
Gayathri anand-kavithavin kaivannam
 Padhu-padhus kitchen
 Pavithra-dishes from my kitchen
 Prema-premas thaligai
Priya-easy and tasty recipes
Padma and Rekha-Plantain leaf
Renu-Renu's kitchen
Dhanya ganesh-My home kitchen

Rules:

1.Accept the award. Post it in your blog with the name of the blogger who has given u this award with a link to his/her blog.
2.Pass it on to 15 other blogger friends.... to keep the ball rolling.
3.Let the nominated blogger know about their award [leave a comment in their most recent post
4.Write 7 facts about u

DOUBLE LAYERED BURFI

Ingredients:
Milk powder-4cups
Maida-3/4 cup
Sugar-21/2cups
(since i used amulya milk powder i used only 21/2 cups other wise you can add 51/2 cups of sugar)
Cashew and Pista powdered -11/2 cups
Water 3/4 cup
Cocoa powder-1/2 cup
Ghee-1cup

Method:

• Fry the maida in ghee till the raw smell vanishes.
• Add the milk powder,nuts to this.
• In another vessel make a thick syrup of sugar and then add this contents to this.
• Now i transferred 3/4 in to a microwave vessel and microwaved for 3 min.
• Leave it to cool By the time add the cocoa powder to the remaining mixture and microwave it for 2 min.
• Now spread the white layer on a greased thali and spread the chocolate one on the top.Let it cool and then cut it into the desired shapes.

CASHEW_PISTA BURFI

Ingredients:
mava -200gms                                               
cashew-1/2 cup(powdered)
pista-1/2cup(powdered)
sugar-1cup
(powdered)
cardamom-1/2 tsp
ghee-2tbsp
green colour,yellow colour

Method:
Add mava and ghee in a micro safe vessel and microwave it for2min.Add sugar and cardamom and microwave it for 2more min.Divide the mixture in to two parts.To one add the cashew powder and yellow colour microwave it for 3min.Cool the mixture .Add the remaining mixture,pista and green colour and microwave it for 3 min.After cooling knead it like roti atta and spread it into a greased thali.On the top add the pista mixture and cool it and cut in to the desired shape.

DOODH PEDA

I tried a milk peda and here is the recipe.

 

Ingredients:
Milk maid-1 tin                                       
Milk powder-2cups                                                            
Butter        - 4tbsp
Cardamom-1tsp                                                                                        
Saffron ptional
Method:
Actually this is a recipe from my daughter archana..We wanted to make it for my son when i visited her in US We did not have butter so instead we added ghee.But it turned out be some other ladoo not peda.
Take the milkmaid in a micro safe vessel and heat it for 2 minutes.Add the butter and microwave it for 1 min.Now add the milk powder till it becomes thick and microwave it for three minutes.Cool it well and then you shape it into a ball slightly flattened in the middle and you can just press pista cashew or raisin for decoration.

SABUDANA_KICHEDI

1. (      This entry goes to Srivalli's breakfast mela.  

Ingredients:

Sabhudana-1cup(jevvarasi)

Groundnut1/2cup
Greeen chillies-3
Cumin seeds-1tsp
Green gram sprout-1cup
Optional
(onion,potato)  
Method:

Soak the sabudana for nearly 8hrs.Boil the sprout with little salt for two minutes.(only sprinkle water for boiling)Now in a kadai put some oil,fry the cumin seeds,add split green chillies.Fry the groundnut and powder it coarsly and then add it to this mixture.Add the sprout and saute it for five minutes in a very low flame.Those who want to add the potato( boil it and smash it before adding) or onion may do so.You can also sprinkle some lemon juice in the end.

This is a very healthy tiffin for all age groups.Usually maharashtrians have this for their fasting.

Beet root eggless cake

Ingredients:
wheat flour-11/4cup
sugar         11/4 cup
beetroot-3/4cup
(boiled andsmashed)
baking powder-11/2 tsp
 oil 1/3cup
vanill essence-1tsp
cashew nut little
cocoa powder-1tsp
Method: Mix the oil and sugar till it is little fluffy.Add the beetroot mixture toitMix the flour,baking powder and cocoa powder well.Mix both together add the essence too.Now bake it in the oven at 210degrres for thirty minutes.Add the cashews on the top before baking it.

Good snack for the children as some don't like the beet root like a curry.

microwave-MYSURPAK

Ingredients:
besan-1/4cup                        
sugar-1/2cup
(powdered)
ghee-1/4cup
milk-1tsp
                Preparation time: 5min
Method: Mix besan,powdered sugar well in a microwave bowl.Heat the ghee for 1 min and this to the moxture.Keep the bowl for 1 min.add the milk and mix it with a spatula.Keep it in the oven foe 1 min.If you want this to be slightly brownish you can keep it for 30 sec then spread it on a greased plate.After cooling cut it to desired shapes.
Even after the arrival of the guest we can prepare it and serve hot.All the ingredients are our daily needs.

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

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.

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.

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.