Masala Cheese Sticks

Ingredients to marinate the string cheese
String cheese cut into half-3

Chilly powder-1/2tsp

Roasted jeera powder-1/2tsp

Coriander powder-1/4tsp

Salt to taste

Curd-1tsp

Garam masala-a pinch

Other ingredients

Maida to dust -little

Egg beaten for wash-1

Bread crumbs to roll-little

Oil to deep fry

Method

Marinate the cheese string with all above ingredients for 10 minutes.Dust each piece in flour,then dip in egg & immediately roll it completely with bread crumbs.Deep fry it in medium flame till golden colour on all sides.Serve it with ketchup.

Note:Make sure that the cheese is rolled out evenly otherwise the cheese will start melting out.

A Trip To Turkey

My friend's hubby had gone to Turkey for 2 weeks,I am sharing some of the picture sent to me.I am not very familiar with the dishes names.He told me they had displayed 45 varieties of desserts in the buffet.Pl.see & enjoy........

Avocado Raita

Ingredients

Avocado mashed-1

Green chillies-1

Coriander leaves-little

Curd beaten-1 cup

Salt to taste

Tempering

Oil-1/4tsp

Mustard,Jeera,Uraddhal-little

Curry leaves

Hing-a pinch

Method

Grind green chillies & coriander leaves to a smooth paste.Mix all ingredients together.Temper it.Serve it cold.

Palak Mutton Gravy / Spinach Mutton Gravy Recipe / Palak Gosht Recipe

Ingredients

Mutton-400gms

Palak/Spinach Puree-1/4 bunch

(I used pasalai keerai)

Salt to taste

Chilly powder-1/2tsp

Coriander powder-1/4tsp

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Green chillies-4

Kitchen king/Garam masala-1/4tsp

Tempering

Oil-5tsp

Cinnamon-1/4''

Cardamom-2

Cloves-3

Bay leaf-1

Whole pepper-8

Jeera-1/2tsp

Ingredients ground to a coarse paste

Onion-1/2

Tomato-1/2

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it.Add the ground paste & fry till raw smell goes & its light brown in colour.Add the dry ingredients & fry.Add the palak puree & fry for 2 more minutes.Add mutton ,needed water& pressure cook till done.Serve it hot with roti ,plain rice or pulao.

Note:You can also make this dish with chicken.

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Deviled Eggs

Ingredients
Boiled eggs -2
(cut into half & yolk removed)
Pickled Jalapeno chopped -1
Mayonnaise-1tsp
Cottage cheese-1 tsp
Salt & Pepper to taste
Dijon mustard-2 drops
Chopped capsicum & red chilly powder for garnish Method
Mix all above ingredients together.Fill it in the eggs & keep in fridge for 5 minutes.Before serving garnish it with capsicum & red chilly powder.

Note:You can also replace egg yolk instead of cottage cheese.But i like the cottage cheese filling.This dish has to be served cold.

Oats Apple Crunch

Ingredients
Apple-1
(seeds removed & cut into 8 thick slices)
Pancake syrup/Maple Syrup or Sugar syrup-1/3 cup
(I used Pancake syrup)
Instant coffee powder-1/4tsp
Cinnamon powder-less than 1/4tsp
Quick oats-1/2 cup
Butter cut into small bits-8
Method
Mix pancake syrup,cinnamon & coffee powder together.Give a boil & keep it aside.Dip each apple slices both sides & roll it in oats.Arrange it on a baking tray.Place a bit of butter or brush it with melted butter on top of each slice & bake it at 300 deg C for 15 minutes or till slightly crisp.

Thanks Shanti for the nice idea.....

Doodh Peda (Milk Sweet)

Ingredients

Milk powder-2 cups

Condensed milk-1 tin(14oz)

Butter-10 tsp

Cardamom powder-1tsp

Saffron-a pinch

Pistachio for decoration

Method

Mix all above ingredients thoroughly.Cook it in microwave for 3 minutes, at every 1 minute interval mix it well.Mixture has to thicken.Let it cool down .Grease hands with ghee,knead the mixture and shape it.Garnish it with pistachio.

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I wish each & every one a HAPPY & SAFE DEEPAWALI ..........

Thanks Sanghi for passing on this Deepawali gift ,I would like to pass on this gift to each & every friend who has not yet received.........

Omapodi / Om podi / Ompodi(Sev)

Ingredients

Besan/kadalai mavu-2 cups

Rice flour-1 cup

Ajwain-6tsp

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder-1tsp

Hing-1/2tsp

Butter melted-1tbsp

Oil-to deep fry

Method

Dry roast ajwain & powder it.Soak the powde in warm water for 1 hrs.Strain (use only the water) & mix all above ingredients together to form a soft dough (this dough will be a bit sticky).Heat oil in a kadai/pan fill the sev press with batter & squeeze it in circles.Fry it till light brown on both sides.Place it on a kitchen paper to remove excess oil.Cool & store it in air tight container.

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Thanks Sangeetha once again for the great Deepawali gift.I am sharing this with my fellow bloggers.............