Baked Gulab Jamun

Ingredients For Jamun
Milk powder-3 cups
Heavy cream-300ml
Self raising flour-1 cup
salt a pinch
Sugar-1tsp
Cardamom powder-1/2tsp
Milk to make a smooth paste(Toothpaste consistency)
Ghee-1tsp to grease the tray
Nuts little (optional)
Sugar syrup
Sugar-2 cup
Water-1 & 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder-1/2tsp
Rose essence-a drop
Method
Mix the jamun ingredients together ,add very little milk to make a smooth paste (toothpaste consistency).Pour it on a greased tray & bake it at 300 deg.C for 15 minute or till top is slightly brown.Boil all the syrup ingredients together & give a boil for 5 minutes.Pour this on top of the hot baked jamun.Garnish it with nuts .

Note:If you want to replace maida for self raising flour add 1 & 1/2 tsp of baking powder & a pinch of salt for each cup of maida.

Shrimp Chilly Flakes & Garlic fry

Ingredients

Shrimp-1/4 pound

Chilly flakes-4tsp or more

Coriander powder-1/4tsp

Crushed garlic-8 to 10

Crushed ginger-1/4tsp(optional)

Curry leaves-little

Onion & Tomato-each 1tbsp

Garam masala-1/4tsp

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Lime juice-1tsp

Oil-2tbsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan add the onion,tomato,curry leaves & garlic.Fry it till light brown.Add shrimp & other ingredients.Fry it well till its brown in colour & cooked(in medium high flame).Garnish it with curry leaves & lime juice .

Focaccia Bread

Ingredients

Maida / All purpose flour-3 & 1/2 cup

Sugar-1tsp

Salt-1tsp

Yeast-1tbsp

Warm water-1 cup

Olive oil-3tbsp

Vegetable oil-2tbsp

Egg-1

Rosemary crushed-1tsp

Method

Combine flour,salt,sugar & yeast in a bowl.
Mix beaten egg & vegetable oil in warm water.Pour it in the flour mixture & knead it well.
Place on your kitchen counter top & knead it for at least 5 minutes.Apply little oil on top of the dough.Cover it & keep it in a greased tray for 30 minutes( in a warm place).
Once it is raised punch it & make it a bit flat.Poke holes on top & drizzle olive oil.
Sprinkle rosemary on top & bake it at 375 deg.C for 25 minutes or till its light brown in colour on top.
Cool & cut into squares  serve.

Courtesy:allrecipes.com

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Lettuce & Mango Pappu

Ingredients

Romaine lettuce chopped -1/2 bunch

Dry mango pieces-4

Masoor dhal-1 cup

Chopped tomato-1/2

Chopped onion-1/4

Chopped garlic-4

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Green chillies-4

Salt to taste

Tempering

Oil-2tsp

Mustard-1tsp

Jeera-1tsp

Uraddhal-1/2tsp

Hing-1/2tsp

Method

Pressure cook all above ingredients together.Mash it well.Temper it & serve it with hot rice.

Tips

Use can also replace with use raw mango with dry mango.

Khatta Brinjal

Ingredients

Chopped round medium brinjals-3

Chopped onion-1

Chopped big tomato-2

Chopped garlic-2

Tamarind paste-1tbsp

Salt to taste

Chilly powder-1tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Curry & Coriander leaves-little

Dry roast 2tsp of jeera & 1/2tsp methi & powder it.

Oil-1tbsp

Mustard-1tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard.Fry the onions & garlic till light brown.Add the brinjal,tomato,dry powders(except methi & jeera) & tamarind.Pour water & cook it till its mashed well.Add the methi & jeera powder,mix it.Garnish it with lots of coriander leaves.

Lettuce Kesari

Ingredients

Ghee-1/2 cup

Fine white rawa-1 cup

Sugar-2 cups

Boiling water-3 cups

Romaine lettuce -3 leaves

(Remove the white part at the bottom)

Fried nuts in ghee-2tsp

Cardamom powder-1tsp

Green food colour -a pinch(optional)

Method

Put the lettuce in boiling water for 2 minutes.Drain & immediately rinse it in cold water to retain its green colour.Cool & make a puree .Heat ghee in a pan fry the rawa till light brown colour,add the lettuce puree & fry a bit in low heat.Add the boiling water,stir it so no lumps are formed( like you make uppuma).Once the rawa is cooked add the sugar,nuts & cardamom.Cook it till ghee separates the pan.Serve it warm.

Yellow Peas Chat in Fillo Cups

Ingredients

Athen's fillo shells-1 packet

Left over Yellow peas gravy

Tamarind Chutney -Little

Green Chutney -Little

Chat masala,Black Salt -Little

Chopped Coriander leaves & Onion -little

Boiled & Cubed Potato-1

Method

Fill the fillo shells with potato then peas gravy & chutney.Garnish it with onion & coriander leaves.Sprinkle chat masala & black salt on top.Serve it immediately otherwise the shells will become soggy.

Tips

With this fillo shells you can create your own filling.

Moongh dhal & Lettuce Soup

Ingredients

Chopped Romaine Lettuce-1 leaf

Moongh dhal-2tbsp

Onion chopped-1tbsp

Chopped garlic-1

Chopped tomato-1tbsp

Turmeric powder-a pinch

Roasted jeera powder-1/4tsp

Salt & Pepper to taste

Water to dilute .

Method

Pressure cook lettuce, dhal,onion,tomato,turmeric & garlic.Cool & make a smooth paste in mixi.Dilute it with water & just give a boil.Mix salt,pepper & jeera.Serve it hot.

Amritsari Fish Fry

Ingredients

Any boneless fish-8 pieces

(I used with bones)

Salt to taste

Chilly powder-2tsp

Coriander powder-1/2tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tbsp

Besan-2tsp

Ajwain crushed-3/4 tsp

Curry leaves crushed-4(optional)

Oil to shallow fry

Method

Make a thick paste with all above ingredients.Evenly spread on both sides of the fish.Marinate it for 10 minutes.Shallow fry till both sides are cooked & till golden brown.Serve it with lemon wedges.

Broccoli & Parsley Soup

Ingredients

Finely chopped broccoli florets-5

Parsley chopped-2tbsp

Salt & Pepper to taste

Spring onions chopped -1tbsp

Chopped garlic-1

Maida-1tbsp

Milk-1 cup

Water or Stock-1 cup

Olive oil-1tbsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan saute broccoli ,parsley & spring onions.Add maida fry for 2 minutes.Add milk,water,salt & pepper.Simmer it for 5 minutes .Serve it hot garnished it with spring onions.