Instant Cranberry Pickle

Ingredients dry roasted slightly & powdered
Methi-1/8tsp
Mustard-1tsp
Tempering
Oil-1/3 cup
Mustard-1/4tsp
Jeera-1/8tsp
Uraddhal-1/4tsp
Hing-little
Curry leaves-little
Red chillies-2
Other ingredients
Fresh cranberry-1 cup
(cut into halves)
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder-1tbsp
Lime juice-3tsp
Sliced garlic-4
Method
Take a bowl & mix all above ingredients together.Heat oil & temper it.Pour the hot tempering on top of the above mixture.Mix it well & serve it the next day.Store it in fridge.

Beetroot & Choc Chip Muffins

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Ingredients
Maida-1 & 1/2 cup
Cocoa powder-1/3 cup
Baking powder-3tsp
Sugar-1 cup
Oil-1/2 cup
Eggs-2
Milk-1 cup
Beetroot pulp-1 cup
(got the pulp from extracting the juice from the juicer)
Cinnamon powder-1tsp
All spice powder-1/2 tsp
Chocolate chips-1/2 cup
Method
Sieve maida,spices,cocoa powder & baking powder,keep it aside.Beat eggs,milk,sugar & oil,slowly add the dry ingredients & beetroot pulp.Lastly add the chocolate chips ,mix it well.Pour it in a greased muffin tins & bake it till done in 180deg.c.
Courtesy:coffeemuffins.com

Cranberry Puliyohara/Puliyodharai/Puliyogare/Cranberry Rice

Ingredients

Fresh cranberries-12 oz pck

(cut into halves)

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder-1/2tsp

Hing-1/4tsp

Brown sugar-1tsp

Tempering

Oil-15tsp

Mustard-1tsp

Channa dhal & Urad dhal-1 & 1/2 tsp each

Jeera/cumin-1/2tsp

Peanuts-a handful

Curry leaves-a hand full

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Chopped green chillies-6

Ingredients fried in 1/2tsp of oil & make a smooth powder

Channa dhal-1tsp

Coriander seeds-1tsp

Dessicated coconut-1tsp

Methi seeds-less than 1/8tsp

Hing-a pinch

Sesame seeds-1 & 1/2 tsp

Method

Pour oil in a pan & temper it.Add the cranberry,salt,hing,brown sugar & red chilly powder,cook it in low flame till mashed up & oil separates the pan.Switch off the stove,add the ground powder & mix it well.Cool & store this in fridge.Take 2 or 3tsps mix it with rice & serve it.

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b) Married & having 2 kids.Son-14 & 1/2yrs old,Daughter-8yrs old.
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Mississippi Mud Bars

Ingredients
Melted butter-1/2 cup
Brown sugar-3/4 cup
Maida-1 cup
Egg-1
Vanilla essence-1tsp
Salt-1/4tsp
Baking soda-1/2tsp
Chopped walnuts-1 cup
White chocolate chips-4oz
Dark chocolate chips-4oz
Method
Beat butter,sugar,essence & egg.Slowly add the maida,salt,baking soda & mix it well.Add 1/2 of the both chocolate chips & walnuts.Pour it on a greased square/rectangle tray.Bake it at 350 deg. for 20 minutes or till its light brown colour & cooked.While hot sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top,leave it to melt. Swirl chocolates with a knife to marbleize. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup walnuts & press it slightly. Cool in pan until firm, then cut into bars.
Courtesy:cookingontheside

Raw Red Chillies & Garlic Chutney

Ingredients

Small garlic-10

Red chillies-3

Curry leaves-1 sprig

Coriander leaves-1tbsp

Tamarind paste-1tsp

Salt to taste

Sesame oil-2tsp

Method

Make a smooth paste out of all above ingredients except oil.Mix the oil with the paste & serve it with any tiffin.

Walnut Chutney

Ingredient ground to a smooth paste

Walnuts-a handful

Roasted bengal gram dhal/Pottukadalai-a handful

Coriander leaves-a handful

Salt to taste

Green chillies-3

Ginger(optional)-a small piece

Tempering

Oil-2tsp

Mustard,Uraddhal-each-1/4tsp

Hing-little

Curry leaves-little

Red chillies-1

Method

Dilute the ground chutney to the required consistency.Temper it,mix & serve with any tiffin.

Sweet Basil Pesto On Wheat Spaghetti & Sauted Vegetables

Ingredients for pesto

Sweet basil leaves-1 & 1/2 cup

Olive oil-1/4 cup

Pecan -a handful

Salt & Pepper to taste

Garlic-2

Parmesan cheese-1/8 cup

Lime juice-1tsp

(blend everything in a food processor to a coarse paste.Don't add water,store in fridge.always make sure there is olive oil floating on top of pesto to retain its colour))

Other ingredients

Cooked whole wheat spaghetti

Some mushroom,sliced onion & steamed broccoli sauteed in 1tsp of oil with some pepper,salt & Italian seasoning

Method

Mix required amount of pesto with the spaghetti & serve it with sauteed vegetables.Before serving sprinkle some Parmesan cheese on top.Serve it hot.

Cornmeal Tomato Dosa

Ingredients

Fine cornmeal-1/2 cup

Long grain rice-1/2 cup

Red chillies-3

Thoor dhal-1/8 cup

Tomato-2

Grated coconut-1tbsp

Jeera-1/8tsp

Curry leaves-little

Salt to taste

Oil-to make dosa

Method

Soak cornmeal,rice & thoor dhal together for 4 hrs.Grind it to a smooth batter along with other ingredients(no fermentation required)mix salt.Make dosa as usual.

Quinoa & Mixed Vegetable Paniyaram

Ingredients
Left over pakora batter

(quinoa & mixed vegetables)

Besan -1 or 2 spoon

Rice flour-2 spoons

Cooking soda-2 pinch

Water to dilute

Method

Pour water & dilute the above ingredients to a semi thick pouring consistency.Heat a paniyaram pan pour some oil in the holes.Pour a ladle of batter cook it both sides till brown.Serve it with any spicy chutney.