Badam barfi

Badam barfi

1)1 cup badam soaked in hot water 30 min 

2)1 cup milk 

3)Sugar-1/2 cup 

4)Ghee- 3 to 4 spoon 

5)1 Drop rose essence 

Method 

Grind badam milk and sugar , take a pan add ghee then add badam mix , rose essence mix nicely till dough then pour to greased plate and roll then cut and let it cool then store 

Beetroot halwa

Ingredients 

Beetroot -3 to 4(peeled and grated ) 

Sugar -1/2 cup( according to ur taste )

Ghee -1/4 cup( or little less )

Cardamon powder -1/4 spoon

Milk -1/2 cup 

Dry fruits 

Method 

Fry beetroot with ghee till raw smell goes ( 6 to 7 min ).add sugar , Cardamon powder ,milk and let it cook till beetroot cooks nicely & starts living pan . Once done add dry fruits and off the gas. 

Gujiya

Diwali special 

Ingredients :

Maida -2 cup

Ghee -1/4 cup 

Sugar -1 cup 

Coconut -1/2 cup 

Dry fruits -( raisins , cashews, pista, almonds)

Cardamon powder -1/4 spoon

Cocoa  powder -1 spoon 

Rawa -2 spoon 

Fig-3to 4

Method

Knead a dough using maida ,pinch salt , ghee,and water . Dough should b soft like chapathi . Keep it aside for 30 min 

For filling 

Fry rava in ghee  for 3 min , to same pan add coconut and fry for 3 min , now mix rava, coconut , dry fruits , figs ,cocoa powder , sugar powder , Cardamon powder . 

Now roll dough like puri and fill the fillings and fold it and deep fry till golden fry . 

 

Chocolate cup cakes

Ingredients

For Cake 

All Purpose Flour (Maida) - 1/4cup 

Cocoa Powder - 1/4cup 

Powdered Sugar - 1/2 cup

Butter - 1/2 cup (50 gms)

Eggs - 3

Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp

Baking powder -1/4 spoon 

Baking soda little less then baking powder 

Nutrella (optional )

Method 

For the cake

1. Sieve together the all purpose flour (maida) and cocoa powder ,baking powder , baking soda in  a bowl.

2. Melt the butter in the microwave .

3. Beat the eggs in a bowl using a hand blender until it becomes very creamy and frothy.

4. Mix together all the wet ingredients (melted butter, sugar, vanilla essence) along with the beaten eggs.

5. Finally fold in the dry ingredients (flour + cocoa) with the wet ingredients.

6. Mix everything nicely with a wooden spoon until you get a smooth batter.

7. Grease a cup cake mould with butter and dust some flour and cocoa powder on it and keep it ready.

8. Pour the cake batter into the cup cake mould and bake it in a oven preheated to 350 degree F (180 C) for about 10 minutes.( it's better to check after 5 min sometime it takes less time to bake )

9. Check if the cake is done by inserting a toothpick in the middle of the cake. It should come out clean.

10.Switch off the oven and cool the cake before applying the syrup and frosting.

Once it cools down apply nuterella at top and some cherries or chocolate chips 

Dates cake

Date Cake

Wonderfully moist, easy to make, delicious, soft and light date cake, with very little sugar due to the perfect natural sweetness of the dates, goes wonderfully with a hot cup of tea or coffee.

INGREDIENTS

1½ cup all-purpose/plain flour 

150 gm. chopped dates (de-seeded then weighed) (three-quarter cup)

1 cup of very hot water or milk (200ml)

1/2tsp. baking soda

1/2 spoon baking powder 

1 tsp. vanilla essence

2 tbsp. soft unsalted butter 

2 eggs

¼ cup sugar (50gm)

¼ cup crushed nuts (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS 

Put the chopped dates in a mixer add milk and make fine paste 

Grease a baking tray and keep aside

Sieve the flour & baking soda & baking powder together, then add the nuts into them if you are using. Toss together so that the nuts are well coated with flour.

Mix the sugar and butter in another bowl until creamy (you can use a machine or by hand), then add eggs and beat well until well combined. Add the vanilla and beat for a few more minutes. Now add the dates mixture and stir using a spatula or wooden spoon. Add the flours with the nuts, and fold into the mixture until well-combined.

Pour into the prepared pan, and bake in a preheated oven at 180C for about 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

Dates eggless cake

Wonderfully moist, easy to make, delicious, soft and light date cake, with very little sugar due to the perfect natural sweetness of the dates, goes wonderfully with a hot cup of tea or coffee.

INGREDIENTS

1½ cup all-purpose/plain flour 

150 gm. chopped dates (de-seeded then weighed) (three-quarter cup)

1 cup of very hot water or milk (200ml)

1/2tsp. baking soda

1/2 spoon baking powder 

1 tsp. vanilla essence

2 tbsp. soft unsalted butter (30gm)

condensed milk,(this vil b sweet soo u can use less sugar) 

¼ cup sugar (50gm)

¼ cup crushed nuts (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS 

Put the chopped dates in a mixer add milk and make fine paste 

Grease a baking tray and keep aside

Sieve the flour & baking soda & baking powder together, then add the nuts into them if you are using. Toss together so that the nuts are well coated with flour.

Mix the sugar and butter in another bowl until creamy (you can use a machine or by hand), then add the condensed milk and mix until well combined. Add the vanilla and beat for a few more minutes. Now add the dates mixture and stir using a spatula or wooden spoon. Add the flours with the nuts, and fold into the mixture until well-combined.

Pour into the prepared pan, and bake in a preheated oven at 180C for about 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

Mixed vegetables Samber

Ingredients 

White pumpkin -1 cup

Potato -1 cup

Carrot -1 cup

Green chilly -3

Tomato -1

Onion -1

Toor Dal -1 cup 

Curry powder -4 spoon

Curry leaves

Mustard seeds

Red chilly -1

Garlic

Hing

Salt

Jaggery -1 lemon size

Lemon juice -2 spoon

Coriander leaf 

Method 

To a cooker add pumpkin , potato, carrot, tomato,onion,green chilly, toor dal   Cook for 4 whistle . 

When cooker cools down open and on the gas and add curry powder , hing , salt , jaggery. Cook 5 to 6 min . 

For tadka 

Add coconut oil , when hot add mustard , garlic , jeera, curry leaves, red chilly . 

Palak & dil leaves moong dal

Ingredients

Palak -1/2cup

Methi leaves -1/2 cup

Dil leaves -1/2 cup 

Moong dal-1 cup

Green chilly -4

Onion -1

Tomato-1

Haldi

Salt

For seasoning 

Mustard seeds

Curry leaves

Red chilly -2

Crushed Garlic -3 

Hing

Method 

To a cooker add oil when hot add mustard , curry leaves , red chilly ,crushed garlic , hing , add onion fry till transperant , add ginger paste , tomato , green chilly mix well cook 2 min then add moong dal , mix well add water to cook dal  and give 3 to 4 whistle . When cool remove whistle and add salt if required add water and cook for 5 min . Then serve hot .

Chicken lollipop

Ingredients 

Chicken 

Schezwan sauce -1 spoon

Maida -4 spoon

Corn flour -2 spoon

Salt

Color powder

Haldi

Pepper powder-1/2 spoon

Red hilly powder-1 spoon

Soya sauce -1 spoon

Egg

Chilly sauce -1 spoon

Tomato sauce -1 spoon

Aluminum foil 

Method 

Beat egg in a bowl and mix all ingredients . Marinate chicken for -15 min then deep fry till golden brown . 

In a pan add 2 spoon olive oil to tat add finely chopped garlic , ginger , green chilly and fry 1 min add coriander leaf , schezwan sauce , soya sauce , chilly sauce , tomato sauce and mix well off the gas , now roll fried chicken in tat gravy and roll aluminum foil to chicken and garnish in a plate . 

Chicken popcorns

Ingredients 

Boneless chicken cut into small pieces 

Red chilly powder

Haldi

Salt 

( marinate all above  items and keep aside ) 

Maida-1/2 cup

Salt

Chilly powder-1 spoon

Curry powder-1/2 spoon

Paprika powder -1/2 spoon

Pepper powder -1/2 spoon

Egg -1 

Milk -1/2 glass

Bread crumbs -1 cup

Method 

Mix maida , salt , chilly powder , curry powder , paprika powder ,pepper powder.

In another bowl mix egg and milk 

In another bowl take bread crumbs

Now take chicken pieces roll in maida mix then roll in egg mix , again roll in maida mix then roll in egg mix now roll on  bread crumbs and deep fry . Fry till golden brown and serve hot with sauce . 

Chocolates

Chocolates 

This recipe I learnt from one post in FB . Soo tried and posted here . Very tasty and easy recipe can be done within 10 min 

Ingredients 

Cocoa powder -2 spoon

Marie biscuit - 1 pack 

Butter -2 spoon 

Sweetened Condensed milk -1/4 tin (1/2 cup )

Method 

Crumble 2 packs of Marie biscuits in a mixer to powder.. Add 2 tbsp of cocoa powder, 1/2 tin Sweetened condensed milk U can increase the sweetness depending on your taste.. Add 1 tbsp butter and knead well.. Grease hands with butter and make small balls... Or give any desired shape i had the  heart shape mould so i  gave that shape...now refrigerate for 1/2 hr .  

EGG MASALA

Egg masala 

Ingredients 

Boiled egg -4( cut into half)

Onion -2 finely chopped

Tomato -1 finely chopped

Coriander leaf

Garlic - 3 finely chopped

Schezwan sauces -2 spoon

Tomato sauce -2 spoon

Soya sauce -1 spoon

Red chilly powder 1 spoon

Chilly flakes -1/2 spoon 

Coriander powder -1 spoon

Jeera powder -1 spoon

Black pepper powder -1/2 spoon

Garam masala powder -1 spoon

Kasuri methi -1 spoon

Amchur powder -1/2 spoon

ginger garlic paste -1 spoon

Olive oil 

Method 

Add olive oil to pan , when hot add garlic fry till golden ,add onion fry till golden brown , add ginger garlic paste , tomato fry till tomato becomes soft now add schezwan sauce mix well add chilly flakes , and all dry powders , kasuri methi , mix and add 1/2 glass water and cook 5 min now add tomato and soya sauce mix well now add boiled half eggs to gravy , off the gas and garnish with coriander leaf . 

Fruit cake

Fruit cake  by steam method 

This  cake is done on my hubby bday .it was his surprise bday cake & he loved it.

Ingredients for cake 

Maida -1 1/2 cup

Baking soda-1 spoon

Baking powder -1 spoon

Egg-3

Sugar -1 cup

Butter -1 cup

Strawberries +kiwi+mango purée ( grind all three to a paste ) 

Vanilla extracts -1 spoon

Pineapple juice -2 to 3 spoon 

Sieve maida , baking powder ,baking soda . 

In another bowl beat butter , sugar till fluffy . Add eggs & beat again now add fruit purée mix well , add maida mix slowly and mix well till smooth batter .

Take a baking / steaming cake bowl  sprinkle oil, maida pour cake batter to bowl , tap bowl once slowly . 

In a cooker take some water place steamer stand ,when it starts boiling place cake bowl ,cook till cake is done . Check in a fork by inserting fork into cake if fork comes out clean without sticking then cake is done .

Remove cake and place on a plate , let it cool fully. Now cut into half . Sprinkle pineapple juice to both cakes .Apply frosting cream on half piece cake now place another half cake on it. Apply frosting and decorate using fruits 

For frosting 

Whipping cream -1 cup

Icing sugar -1 cup 

Beat both the ingredients till soft . And decorate as u wish using pipping .

Decorate wid strawberry , kiwi, mango, cherry, 

 

Masaru dosa ( yogurt dosa)

Ingredients

Yogurt -1 cup

Salt

Grated coconut -1/2 cup

Rice -3 cup

Method : 

Soak rice for 30 min ( without soaking u can do)

In a blender add all items and grind to a smooth batter . 

To a pan apply oil ,add 1 scoop batter ( do not  spread more only little at centre )cover and fry both or only one side .apply ghee on dosa and sprinkle some sugar on that dosa and serve hot .

green chutney

Ingredients for green chutney 

Pudina -1/2 bunch

Coriander leaf -1/2 bunch

Ginger 

Sugar -1 spoon

Salt

Lemon -1( lemon juice ) 

Green chilly -1

Method 

Grind all ingredients to fine paste

Gobi manchurian

Gobi manchurian 

Ingredients

Gobi 

Haldi

Corn flour ( u can add ready gobi manchurian powder instead of 'maida , corn flour ) 

Maida

Onion finely chopped

Ginger finely  chopped

Soya sause

Tomato ketchup 

Chilly sause

Red chilly powder 1/2 spoon

Garam masala 1/4 spoon 

Color powder 

Green chilly finely  chopped 

Method 

Wash gobi and cook for 5 min in water add pinch haldi and salt to tat . Nw remove gobi  from water and pat to dry . In bowl add maida 1 spoon and corn flour water salt , little redchilly and make paste dip gobi and deep fry till golden fry . And keep aside 

In a pan add oil and add garlic and ginger cook till golden then add onion  fry till golden brown add green chilly then add red chilly powder gram masala powder add little salt and sugar and jus 2 spoon water cook 2 min then add all sause mix it we'll add color powder finally add fried gobi mix it garnish wid coriender leaf and spring onion serve. Hot 

Veg burger

Ingredients for patties

Boiled and grated Potato -1

Boiled and mashed Carrot -1 

boiled and mashed green peas -1 bowl

Pudina leaves -1 spoon

Coriander leaf -2 spoon

Corn flour -3 spoon

Bread crumbs -1 cup 

Amchur powder -1 spoon

Red chilly powder -1/2 spoon

Pepper powder -1/2 spoon

Jeera powder -1/4 spoon

Chat masala -1/2 spoon

Garam masala -1/4 spoon

 Ginger garlic paste -1/2 spoon

 Salt 

Haldi

Method 

Mix all veggies and masala powders , corn flour ,1/2 cup bread crumbs , mix well knead to dough and make a round shape and roll into bread crumbs and deep fry or shallow fry . 

  

Method 

Grind all ingredients to fine paste . 

Ingredients for burger

Burger bun
Green chutney

Patties

Tomato ketchup

Tomato sliced round

Cucumber sliced round 

Grated carrot 

Cheese

Method 

Cut bun to half and apply chutney to one side on tat apply tomato ketchup , keep tomato , cucumber , grated carrot ,place patties on tat grate cheese and place other half bun on that . Serve 

Veg cutlets

Vegetable cutlets 

 

Ingredients : 

Boiled and grated Potato -1

Boiled and mashed Carrot -1 

boiled and mashed green peas -1 bowl

Pudina leaves -1 spoon

Coriander leaf -2 spoon

Corn flour -3 spoon

Bread crumbs -1 cup 

Amchur powder -1 spoon

Red chilly powder -1/2 spoon

Pepper powder -1/2 spoon

Jeera powder -1/4 spoon

Chat masala -1/2 spoon

Garam masala -1/4 spoon

 Ginger garlic paste -1/2 spoon

 Salt 

Haldi

Method 

Mix all veggies and masala powders , corn flour ,1/2 cup bread crumbs , mix well knead to dough and make a desire shape and roll into bread crumbs and deep fry or shallow fry . Serve with green chutney and ketchup . 

Samosa

Ingredients for dough

Maida -1 cup

Chapathi atta-1 cup

Sesame seeds -1/2 spoon 

Salt

Turmeric -1/4 spoon

Ghee -2 spoon 

Water

Saunf-1/2 spoon

Jeera -1/2 spoon

Ingredients for stuffing 

Boiled and mashed potato -2

Kasuri methi -1 spoon

Jeera -1/2 spoon

Saunf -1/2 spoon

Oil-2 spoon

Ginger - garlic paste -1 spoon 

Red chilly powder -1/2 spoon

Pepper powder -1/4 spoon

Amchur powder -1 spoon 

Jeera powder -1/4 spoon

Coriander  powder -1/4 spoon

Chat masala -1/4 spoon

Garam masala -1/2 spoon

Coriander leaf 

Knead dough using above ingredients , dough should be stiff . Keep aside for 10 min 

In a pan add oil , when hot add jeera , saunf , ginger - garlic paste , mix well add mashed potato , add all dry powders , kasuri methi ,coriander leaf , cook 5 min and off the flame . 

Make a thin 5" diam. round with some dough.
Cut into two halves. Run a moist finger along diameter.
Join and press together to make a cone.
Place a tbsp. of filling in the cone and seal third side as above.
Make five to six. Put in hot oil, deep fry on low to medium till light brown.
Do not fry on high, or the samosas will turn out oily and soggy.
Drain on rack or kitchen paper.
Serve hot with tomato ketchup

 

Kande pohe

Ingredients 

Poha -1 bowl

Onion -1 finely chopped

Curry leaves 

Mustard seeds -1/2 spoon

Jeera -1/2 spoon

Ghee

Red chilly -2

Green chilly -2

Peanuts

Lemon juice -1 spoon

Grated coconut -1/4 cup

Salt 

Sugar -2 spoon

Turmeric

Method :

Wash poha , drain and keep aside 

Add ghee to pan ,when hot add mustard , jeera , red chilly , curry leaves , peanuts,add onion till soft , add green chilly ,  salt , turmeric , coconut ,sugar  mix well add poha mix it cook for 3 min,add lemon juice . Serve hot 

Pudina pulao

Ingredients:

Basmati rice -2 cup 

Vegetables cooked ( carrot,green peas , potato ) 

Pudina-1 cup 

Coriander leaf -1 cup 

Green chilly -5 

Carrot -2

Green peas -1 cup

Potato -1

Ghee 

Dry fruits

Bay leaf

Saunf -1/2 spoon

Ginger -garlic paste 

Method 

Grind green chilly ,pudina,coriander leaf ginger garlic paste ,into fine paste .keep aside

Wash and soak rice for 15 min 

In a vessel add ghee when hot add bay leaf , saunf , now add vegetable fry for sometime , add turmeric ,salt , mix it . Now add pudina paste , mix well . Add rice mix well add water (4 cup ) .after rice done garnish with fried dry fruits & coriander leaf . 

Carrot paratha

A healthy & tasty recipe . 

Ingredients for dough 

Chapathi atta- 2 cup

Water -1 cup 

Salt

Jeera -1/2 spoon

Haldi -1/4 spoon 

Ingredients for stuffing 

Grated carrot -1 cup

Sugar -2 spoon

Coriander leaf -1/4 cup

Pepper powder -1/4 spoon

Red chilly powder -1/4 spoon

Salt 

Jeera powder -1/4 spoon

Garam masala -1/4 spoon

Amchur powder -1/4 spoon 

Oil -3 spoon

Method 

Knead dough like chapathi using above ingredients and keep aside for 30min .

In a pan add oil when it is hot add carrot & remaining ingredients , fry till dry . Off the gas and add coriander leaf . 

Roll chapathi round and add filling to that , again fold and roll round like chapathi . Fry in ghee till golden .  Serve with sweet curds ( curds + sugar ) 

Spinach & dil leaves egg fried rice

This is very simple and healthy easy recipe ,kids will love this .

Ingredients :(for 4 ppl)

Cooked rice ( u can use left over rice ) 

Egg-3

Onion-2

Soya sauce - 4 spoon

Tomato ketchup -1 spoon

Lemon-1 or vinegar 

Cooked Green peas -1/2 cup

Pepper powder -1 spoon

Red chilly powder -1/2 spoon

Salt

Ginger - garlic paste 

Butter -1 spoon

Oil

Green chilly -2

Spinach -1cup

Dil leaves -1cup

Method 

Cook rice and keep in fridge for 1 hr 

In a thick bottom pan add oil + butter , when it is hot add onion sauté for 2 min add ginger garlic paste , green chilly,green peas  mix well add pepper powder ,red chilly powder, soya sauce, tomato ketchup , salt ,lemon juice, break eggs and mix it well add rice , spinach and dil leaves , mix well and cook 5 min . Serve hot with  ketchup or any manchurian . 

Bread ras malai

This recipe is really easy , fast , delicious dessert . My 3 year son love this . I have added lots of dry fruits  in this recipe. 

Ingredients 

Bread slice -5

Dry fruits - ( cashew nuts , raisins , badam ,pista, ) for garnishing fry in little ghee and make small pieces 

Dry fruits - ( cashew nuts , badam ,pista, walnuts ) fry in little ghee and make powder 

Milk -2 bowl 

Sugar -1 1/2 cup

Cardamon powder 1 spoon 

Kesar 1/2 spoon 

Method 

Dip  bread slice in water and make small   round balls ( u can make  2 balls using 1 bread) 

Then shallow fry all balls in ghee , keep aside 

In a pan boil milk , sugar ,reduce to half then add dry fruits powder mix it well when it becomes thick off the flame and add bread balls ,garnish with dry fruits , kesar .keep in refrigerator for some time serve cold .

RAVA LADOO

Ingredients :

Rava -1 bowl (semolina )

Coconut -1/2 cup

Sugar -3/4 cup

Cardamon powder 1 spoon

Dry fruits 

Milk -3 spoon

Ghee 

Method:

In a nonstick pan add ghee and fry dry fruits & keep aside .

To same pan add rava fry till nice aroma comes ( do not burn be careful ) & keep aside , to same pan add coconut fry sometime add sugar , Cardamon , mix and fry 5 min finally add rava , dry fruits Off the flame ,add milk let it cool , nw start making ladoo . 

Stuffed & roasted baingan gravy(eggplant)

Stuffed & roasted baingan gravy(eggplant)

Ingredients for stuffing 

Coriander leaf 1/2 bunch & little for garnishing 

Green chilly 2

Ginger  - garlic paste. -1 spoon

Coconut 

Coriander seeds -1 spoon

Jeera -1/2 spoon

Methi -1/4 spoon 

Red chilly 2

Haldi 

Salt

Roasted gram -3 spoon 

Coconut oil 

Onion-1/2 

Garam masala-1/2 spoon

Method got stuffing 

In a pan add 2 spoon coconut oil and fry coriander seeds till nice aroma comes then add jeera , methi  , red chilly, fry 1 min then add roasted gram ,fry for sometime then add coconut fry till coconut becomes dry . Cool it & add to blender along with coriander leaf , green chilly  , ginger garlic paste , salt , onion ,haldi , garam masala grind and make thick paste . Do not add water while grinding ( if u feel u want to add water add jus 3 spoon water not more then tat ) 

Now take a baingan and cut in one side and make a hole and apply oil for outer surface and fill the stuffing . Keep remaining  stuffing for making gravy.

In a gas roast a baingan and keep aside 

Note : u can roast directly in gas or can use pan . 

Ingredients for gravy 

Onion -1 finely chopped

Tomato -1finely chopped

Remaining stuffing mixture

Sugar 1/2 spoon

Lemon 1/2 

 

In a kadai add little oil and add onion

Fry till golden brown , add tomato cook till it becomes soft then add stuffing mixture , add water sugar mix it well if u want u can add salt . When gravy becomes thick add stuffed roasted baingan mix & off the flame . Add coriander leaf for garnishing .  

Note : after roasting baingan cool it and carefully  remove outer burnt surface ,then add to gravy .