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Saturday, October 31, 2009

Award

Thanks Asha for sharing those beautiful Awards!!!Nice of you to remember me.I would like to share it with all my blogger friend.Please accept it....






Friday, October 30, 2009

Sweet Potato Buns

Ingredients
Maida-3 cups
Warm milk-1 cup
Brown sugar-1/2 cup
Salt-2tsp
Dry yeast-2tsp
Cinnamon powder-1/2tsp
Grated nutmeg-1/8tsp
Cooked mashed sweet potato-1 cup
Egg beaten for wash(optional)
(This is given just for a glaze on top)
Method
Mix yeast in warm milk.Mix all above ingredients together.Pour the yeast mixture into the maida mixture & knead it to a soft dough (like a chapati dough).Cover it with a wet cloth & keep it aside for 1 hour(dough will raise).Punch it & knead it again for 2 minutes.Make small balls & place it on a baking tray.Cover it with wet cloth again for 1 hour.Brush egg on top of each bun before baking.Bake at 375 deg.C for 20 minutes or till top is brown.
Courtesy:Thefreshloaf.

Mutton Varuval


Ingredients to be boiled with mutton.
Mutton-1pound
Salt to taste
Crushed pepper-1/2tsp
Red chilly powder-1tsp
Coriander powder-1tsp
Turmeric powdetr-1/2tsp
Any meat/Garam masala-1tsp
Ginger & Garlic paste-1 & 1/2tsp
Other ingredients
Crushed pepper-1/2tsp
Chopped onion-1/2
Chopped tomato-1/2
Curry leaves-little
Oil-6tsp
Method
Pressure cook mutton with above ingredients till cooked(with very little water).Heat oil in a pan fry onion,curry leaves & tomato till brown.Add the mutton with the water & fry it till dry.Sprinkle crushed pepper on top & garnish it with coriander leaves.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Sweet Potato Paniyaram

Ingredients
Maida-1/2 cup
White rawa-1/2 cup
Mashed sweet potato-1/2 cup
Desiccated coconut-1/8 cup
Cardamom powder-1tsp
Sugar-6tsp
Cooking /Baking soda-1/2tsp
Milk for mixing to a batter
Oil-to cook
Method
Mix all above ingredients together,add milk & make a thick batter(like idly batter)rest for 20 minutes.If your batter becomes thick ,then again add little milk & dilute a bit(do not make it like a pouring consistency).Heat paniyaram pan pour a tsp. of oil in each hole.Pour a ladle of batter & cook it both sides till brown.

Couscous Ven Pongal

Ingredients
Couscous-1 cup
Yellow moongh dhal-1/2 cup
Water-4 & 1/2 cups
Salt to taste
Grated ginger-1tsp
Turmeric powder(optional)-1/4tsp
Tempering
Ghee-6tsp
Crushed pepper-1tsp
Jeera-1tsp
Curry leaves -little
Cashew nuts-1tbsp
Method
Pressure cook dhal,ginger,salt,water,turmeric powder & couscous till done.Heat ghee in a pan temper.Pour it on pongal & mix it well.Serve it with sambar or chutney..
Note:If you don't like the couscous to become too mashed while cooking in the pressure cooker,then boil dhal separately & then add couscous & cook it till done(like we make uppuma).

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Bagara Karela(Bitter Gourd)

Ingredients fried in 4tsp of oil till light brown & kept aside.
Bitter gourd/Karela sliced-3
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Brown sugar-1tsp(do not fry)
Ingredients fried in 2tsp oil & ground to a smooth paste
Onion-1/4
Tomato-1 small
Tamarind paste-1tsp
Sesame seeds-1tsp
Coriander seeds-1tsp
Peanuts-3tsp
Coconut-2tsp
Red chilly powder-1tsp
Ginger & Garlic paste-1/2tsp
Garam masala-1/4tsp
Ingredients for tempering
Oil-2tsp
Mustard-1/2tsp,Jeera-1/2tsp,Curry leaves-little
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it.Add the fried karela & the ground paste.Add water & cook the gravy till thick.Add 1tsp of brown sugar before switching off the gas.Garnish it with curry leaves & serve it with hot rice.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Fig(Anjeer) Burfi

Ingredients
Big figs-12
Sugar-2tsp
Chopped nuts together-1/3cup
(walnut,cashew nut,pistachio,almond)
Char magaz-1 & 1/2tsp
(melon seeds)
Cardamom powder-1tsp
Ghee-2tsp
Method
Cook the figs in 1 cup of water till all moisture is absorbed & figs are soft.Cool & make a smooth paste(without adding water).Heat ghee in a pan fry the nuts & melon seeds for a minute & add the fig paste,sugar & cardamom powder.Mix it well till mixture begin to leave the sides of the pan.Spread it on a greased plate.Cool & cut.

Measurements

These are the measuring cups & spoon used for measuring ingredients in my cooking.

Spoons-
1tablespoon(tbsp)
1/2 tbsp
1teaspoon(tsp)
1/2tsp
1/4tsp
1/8tsp
Cups -
1 cup(250 ml)
1/2 cup(125ml)
1/3 cup(80ml)
1/4 cup(60ml)
1/8 cup(30ml)

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