BAKED ONION RINGS_

This is first attempting to bake onion rings as UK Rasoi is hosting From Fried to favourite
INGREDIENTS:
Onions cut in to rings-5
Besan-1/2cup
Rice flour-!/2 cup
Chilly powder-1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Salt to taste
Asafotida 1/4tsp
Oil-2tsp

Rawa-2tbsp


METHOD:
Mix the flour,salt,chilly powder,asafotida and make a thick paste.Dip the onion rings and coat it with rawa
Arrange it on a greased plate and bake it for 15minutes on a high heat....
Crispy onion rings are ready to have abite......

BLOCKS DONE FOR DESI QUILTERS

I tried doing flying geese taught by Elvira and Magic squares by Tina and Madhu

COTTAGE CHEESE POTATO BREAD WITH MINT CHUTNEY_MAGIC MINGLE#5

I am very happy to take part in this  Magic mingle-5 event because,I just wait for the announcement of two magic ingredients and try something new out of it......
INGREDIENTS:
For stuffing:
Cottage cheese scraped-1cup
Boiled potato smashed-1cup
Cumin seeds-1tsp
Garam masala-1tsp
Amchur-1/2tsp
Oil-1tsp
Salt to taste

For chutney
Mint-1cup cut and washed
Coriandercut and washed-1cup
Green chillies-2
Lemon juice-2tsp
Datessoaked in water for 10 minutes-4
Chat masala-1tsp
salt to taste
Bread-slices-2

Butter-1tbsp
METHOD:
First take a kadai,add the oil cumin seeds,when it splutters,add all the masala fry for a minute,then add the cottage cheese,fry for two minutes,finally add the potaoes,keep aside.
Grind all the ingredients together for chutney.
Toast the bread in butter nicely and spread the chutney first and the masala mixture.Cut it and serve it with sauce.
Wonderful dish for kids as well.....

PEANUT CHIKKI_BLOG HOP WEDNESDAY-17

Thanks to Radhika who is hosting this blog hop wednesday-17 for the past so many months and I always take part in it.This time I am paired with Vaishali shabhani,who has a wonderful space.Her bread Gulab jamun was so yummy             and Itried Peanut chikki as everyone likes it
INGREDIENTS:
Roasted and skin removed peanuts-2cups
Jaggery-1cup
Ghee-1tsp
Cardamompowder-1tsp

METHOD:
Take a kadai,add the jaggery,on a slow fire make a thick syrrup.
Testing can be done by adding one drop of this to a cup of water,when it does not stick and makes sound when you drop in the cup,it is done.
Switch off the gas ,add the ghee,peanuts and the cardmom powder.
Transfer it on a greased plate and level it.
Once it is slightly cooled,draw the squares.
Crispy peanut chikki is ready!!!!!

DESI QUILTS

I just tried making a hexagon..design.

The India Modern Quilt Guild-April challenge

I have tried some more for this month.Here are my entries

MAGIC MINGLE#4 CARROT_RAISIN BURFI

This month Kalyani had announced the two magic items-Carrot and Raisins.Since it is New year I thought of making a burfi with it.
INGREDIENTS:
Carrot shredded-2cups
Milk powder-1cup
Besan-1/2cup
Raisins-1cup
Butter-1/2cup
Cardamom powder-1tsp
Sugar-21/2cups
Water-1/2cup

METHOD:
Take 1/4cup butter in a kadai,add the carrot,fry till the raw smell goes off,to that add the raisins,fry for a minute,follwed by besan till the raw smell vanishes..Switch off the gas and add milk powder,cardamom powder to it.

Tranfer this in a vessel,add the sugar and water,wait till the sugar dissolves,add the mixture and the remaining butter..
Keepit on a low flame till it leaves the sides of the pan,Transfer this to a greased plate and cut it into pieces after it is cooled.
Yummy Burfis are ready!!!!!!

BLOG HOP WEDNESDAY_16-SPINACH DHOKLA

Thanks to Radhika for hosting this BLOG HOP WEDNESDAYS-16 and I really enjoy taking part in it continuously......This time I am paired with Nayna who has a blog named Simply Food All her recipes are good and i have tried many before we were paired.Today I tried Spinach Dhokla and it turned out very well.Something different from the usual Dhokla.
INGREDIENTS:
Besan-1cup
Rawa-1cup
Spinach(cut and boiled )-11/2cup
Tamrind paste-2tsp
Chilly powder-1tsp
Salt to taste
Sugar-1tsp
Eno salt-11/2tsp
Ajwain seeds -1tsp
Turmeric powder1/2tsp
Water-1cup
For tarka:
Mustard seeds-1tsp
Sesame seeds -2tsp
Red chilly -1
Oil-2tsp

Mix all the ingredients well and finally add the eno salt
Let the batter be like idly batter.
Now steam it by pouring it on a vessel slightly lined with oil
Steam for 15 minutes.and cool it.
Cut it in to desired shape and pour the tarka on it.
Fluffy and tasty Dhoklas are ready to serve.....

This entry alos goes to Cooking Whole foods-Spinach

I am also linking to Kiran's page
I am also linking to Roshni's kitchen:Event announcement healthy food for toddlers healthy breakfast or dinner. and also to nithu's kitchen

The India Modern Quilt Guild

 Let me first thank Veena to introduce me to this group.This is my first entry to this Quilt world.So far I have not tried any quilts eventhough my mom is an expert one in this.This is according to the April Rule that we must use Logo colour in any pattern.

OATS UPMA-BLOG HOP WEDNESDAY

Thanks to Radhika for hosting this Blog hop wednesdays  week-15and I am a regular participant.This time I am paired with Shree Rao.I went through her wonderful space and was delighted and tried Oats upma for breakfast.Oats in a porridge is a usual one and many dont like it.Some spicy menu is always Tasty.

INGREDIENTS:

Oats-1cup

Onion-1

Ginger paste-1tsp

Green chillies-2

Coconut(optional)-1/4cup

Oil-1tsp

Mustard-1tsp

Bengal gram-1tsp

Cumin seeds-1tsp

Coriander-to garnish

Cashew or groundnuts-1tsp

Salt to taste
Lime juice 2tsp

METHOD:

Fry the oats till it changes it white colour.

Take the oil in a kadai,add the oil,mustard,wait till it splutters,add the bengal gram dal and cumin seeds.

Fry the onion,add the ginger paste and green chillies.

Add 1.5 cups of water,when it boils add salt and the oats and cook till all the water is absorbed.

Take it off the fire and add the lemon juice and garnish with fried cashews and coriander.

Healthy breakfast is ready!!!!

CORN PAROTTA

I am very happy to take part in this Magic-Mingle-3Hosted by Kalyani.It was indeed a wonderful round in the mingle-2 with many mouth watering recipes.This time the two ingredients are corn and wheat.I tried corn parotta iestuffed with corn.It is very healthy as it does not require much oil and all the ingredients  used are very good for health.
INGREDIENTS:
Corn -(soft)variety-1cup(Boiled one)
Onion-1
Tomato-1
Kasuri methi-2tsp
Coriander powder-1tsp
Cumin powder-1tsp
Redchilly powder-1tsp
Vangi bhath powder/garam masala-1tsp
Olive oil-3tsp
For Roti:
Wheat flour-1cup
salt to taste
Water to knead
Salt to taste

METHOD:
Knead the atta in to a smooth dough and leave it for half an hour.
Take a kadai,add one 1tsp of oil,add the onion fry for one minute,add all the ingredients and cook for 3minutes.
Roll the dough in to two rotis and stuff the filling inside and cover it with another roti.Seal the sides with water.
Cook it on a slow flame by adding little oil till both the sides are well cooked.
It goes well even with a cup of curd.
Tasty and  healthy parotta is ready!!!!!

This also goes to Srav's culinary concepts:Cooking cconcepts#8 vegan based-only plant based

ALMOND MOHANDAL

I am very happy to take part in this magic mingle hosted by Sizzling tastebuds and it was wonderful going through so many entries in the part 1.Now we are heading towards part 2 where the ingredients are ginger and almond.
INGREDIENTS:
Almond-1/2cup
Cashew nuts-1/2cup
Milk powder-1cup
Besan-1cup
Butter-1cup
Ghee-1/2cup
Mawa-1cup
Dry ginger powder-1tsp
Sugar-21/2cup
Some cashews and raisins for garnishing

METHOD:
Fry besan in hot ghee till aroma comes.
Powder cashew,almond coarsely,add to the above besan ,fry for one more minute.
Switch off the gas and add mawa ,milkpowder and ginger powder to it.
In a heavy bottom pan add the sugar,add water till it sinks and make a thick syrup.
Add the butter,stir it till it dissolves completly.
Add the above mixture and stir till it leaves the sides of the vessel in a medium flame.
Transfer it in to a greased plate and make squares when it is slightly cooled down.
Soft and tasty    "MOHANDAL" is ready!!!!!

This entry also goes to Zesty palette

           Series #4 sweet event 
This entry also goes to Anzz cafe.com Valentine special

                          

CRISPY POTATO PORIYAL

This entry goes to Blog hop wednesday-14 hosted by Radhika.This time I am paired with Hema. ,hema'svathangadiI went through her blog.It is wonderful with many recipes.Ichose potato roast aw I had many potatoes in the house.
INGREDIENTS:
Potatoes-3
Chilly powder-2tsp
Mustard-1tsp

Urad dhal-1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2tsp
Oil-2tsp
Coriander to garnish

METHOD:
Boil the potatoes with some salt and turmeric powder., after cutting in to small pieces in a microsafe vessel for five minutes.
Take a kadai,add the oil ,add mustard allow it to splutter,add the urad dhal and when it turns brown,add the boiled potatoes and the chillypowder,fry till it becomes very crisp in low flame.
Garnish it with coriander leaves.
Wonderful and tasty potato roast is ready to be eaten with rotis or sambhar rice.!!!!!

GROUND NUT BALLS

Myself and my hubby like this ladoo very much,Iwanted to try myself.Long time back I tried this but The jaggery was a fault.
INGREDIENTS:
Ground nut-1cup
Jaggery-1cup
Ghee-1tsp
Water-1/2cup
Cardamom-1tsp(optional)

METHOD:
Since I did not get groundnut with out skin,I removed it by keeping in Microwave for 2minutes.
Take a kadai,add the jaggery and water
Make a thick syrup(Test it by putting in a small plate with water,It will roll well and when you drop in the water it will make a slight sound)
Add the groundnuts and ghee,Make it in to balls while it slightly hot.
Super and healthy groundnut balls are ready!!!!!.

EGGLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE

I baked a cake for my hubby's birthday.It turned out very well.The recipe was from Radhika's tickling palates with a slight variation
INGREDIENTS:
All purpose flour-1cup
Oil-1/2cup
Sugar-1/2cup
Walnuts+raisins-1/2cup
Cocoa powder-1tbsp
Milk-1/4cup
Curd-1/2cup
Baking soda-1/4tsp
Baking powder-1/2tsp
METHOD:
In a bowl mix the oil,sugar,milk,curd and cocoa powder well.
Mix the baking powder and soda to flour well.
Add the flour to the above mixture,add the nuts after rolling with some flour to it so that it will not stick to the bottom and transfer it to a baking tray.
Dust the baking tray with some oil and flour before addding the mixture
Bake it in a microwave convection mode for 35 minutes.

Beautiful and tasty cake is ready!!!!!

Iam sending this to Valentine special and giveaway.