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Saturday, 11 February 2012

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour (250 grams)
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 Tbsp granulated sugar
3 eggs
2 cups whole milk
2 Tbsp melted butter (plus more butter for cooking)
Honey for garnishing..

Preparation:

 Pre-heat a nonstick sauté pan or skillet over medium heat.

 Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.

 Beat eggs thoroughly. Add the eggs, melted butter and half the milk to the dry ingredients and mix gently until combined. 

 Now stir in the remaining milk until the batter is the desired consistency. Don't overmix!

 Melt butter on pan. It should foam and sizzle.

 For each pancake, ladle ¼ cup of batter onto the griddle or pan.

 Cook until the tops of the pancakes are full of bubbles and the bottoms are golden brown.

 Flip the pancakes and cook until the tops are golden brown, then either serve right away or transfer to the oven to keep  warm.

 Garnish with honey....

Friday, 3 February 2012

 Nature has gifted us lots of things to keep our self healthy. One of those gifts is Garlic. There are lots of saying & proverbs about Garlic which reflects its importance & quality such as Garlic is as good as 10 mothers & Garlic a day keep sickness at bay. Moreover, it is regarded as a miracle by naturopaths & herbalists. Various researches have proved it that Garlic is good for health and is beneficial in curing various health problems.

Saturday, 21 January 2012

Ingredients:

4 papad
4 potato (alu)
1 green chilly (hari mirch)
few coriander leaves (dhania patti)
1/2 lemon (nimbu)

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Ingredients:

    6 eggs, hard boiled
    1 small onion, finely chopped
    2 green chilies, finely chopped
    1 tbsp mint leaves, finely chopped
    1 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped
    2 tsp gram flour

Monday, 16 January 2012

Ingredients:
Paneer - 1 cup, grated

For the Filling:
Oil - 2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Green Chillies - 1/2 tblsp, chopped
Onions - 1/4 cup, chopped
Carrots - 1/4 cup, grated
Peas - 1/2 cup, boiled and semi mashed
Potatoes - 1/2 cup, boiled and semi mashed

Friday, 6 January 2012

Hot and tasty Bread Rolls for an evening snack!

Add salt, chili powder, garam masala, green chilies and coriander leaves to the mashed potatoes, mix well. Take some water in a bowl and dip a bread slice for few seconds.

Thursday, 5 January 2012

Chocolate Burfi!

Crumble 2 cups of Mawa into fine granules.
Grease a tray with oil and keep aside.
Cook Mawa in a thick-bottomed pan, stirring continuously till it melts and has a thick sauce like consistency.

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Ingredients:
1/2 kg boneless chicken, cut into cubes
1 tbsp of Soya sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp white pepper
1 tsp white vinegar

Monday, 12 December 2011

Ingredients:
2 Cups Raw Rice
1 Cup Tomato Puree
2 – 3 Bay Leaves
3 – 4 Cloves
3 – 4 Cardamoms
1tsp Jeera/Cumin Seeds
2 Onions
1tsp Ginger Paste
1tsp Chili Powder
3tbsp Oil
Salt to taste
Tomato Rice

Method:
Slice Onions. Heat Oil in a Handi/Vessel and add Bay leaves, Cloves, Cardamoms, Jeera, Ginger paste and Onions and fry until the Onions turn brown. Now add Rice, Chili Powder, Salt and Tomato Puree and mix well. Add 4 Cups of water and close the Handi/Vessel. Cook on medium flame for 3 to 4 minutes and stir gently stir. Cook until done and serve hot with Raitha.

Monday, 5 December 2011

Ingredients:

1/2 tsp cumin powder
2 tblsp coriander leaves chopped
oil for deep frying
6 tblsp bengal gram flour besan
salt to taste
2 tsp ginger chopped
2 tsp garlic chopped
2 green chilli chopped
1 cup milk
1 3/4 tsp dry mango powder amchur
1 onion chopped
100 gms cottage cheese (paneer)
200 gm corn fresh (makki)


How to make makki paneer pakora :

Crush the corn in a blender.

Grate the cottage cheese.

Heat up oil in a pan, mix in cut ginger and garlic and stir fry till pink.

Mix in crushed corn and stir fry.

Mix in salt and mix.

Mix in milk and stir fry to get a creamy texture.

When the corn is cooked, transfer to a round dish and cool.

Mix in grated paneer, cut onion, cut green chillies, cumin powder, amchur powder and cut coriander leaves.

Adjust salt and mix well.

Mix in besan for binding and mix in a little milk if the mixture is too thick.

Make even sized balls with hand or tablespoon.

Heat up oil and deep fry the pakoras on medium heat up till golden brown.

Remove and keep on an absorbent paper to soak excess oil.

Serve hot.

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