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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Rasam Powder Recipe / Homemade Rasam Powder Recipe

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Rasam Powder
Ingredients
Dhania / Coriander seeds - 2 cups
Red chillies - 1 cup packed
Whole pepper 3/4 cup
Jeera/Cumin - 3/4 cup
Methi / Fenugreek - 1 tsp
Virali Manjal - 2
Toor dal - 1/3 cup
Curry leaves -3 springs


Method
Dry roast each & every ingredient separately.
Make sure you just roast till colour changes & nice aroma rises in low medium flame
Do not over fry & burn them.
Cool completely & dry grind to a fine powder.
Store it in a clean dry jar.


Note:
a) Add 1 or 2 tsp of rasam powder while making rasam.
b) As i did not have virali manjal i added 1 tsp of turmeric powder while grinding.Do not fry turmeric powder.You can also add ready made fenugreek powder while grinding.
c) Adding hing to this powder is optional ,I add while making rasam.
d) Store it in a clean airtight bottle to retain the freshness of the powder.I usually store it in fridge for months.

Courtesy:My friend Bala


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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Watermelon Juice Recipe - A Summer Drink Recipe

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Watermelon Juice
Ingredients
Chopped seedless watermelon-2 cups
Sugar-1tsp (optional)
(If your fruit is sweet do not add sugar)
Rose syrup/Rooh Afza-1 & 1/2 tsp
(or add it according to your taste)
Method
Blend watermelon & sugar together to a smooth liquid.
Strain the juice,mix the rose syrup.
Serve them cold.

Inspired by Rakskitchen

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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Easy Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread / Cheese And Garlic Crack Bread Recipe

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Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread
Ingredients
Crusty round or oval shaped loaf or any kind bread - 2
Salt to taste
Soft butter - 3tbsp
Finely shredded mozzarella cheese or any kind melting cheese- 1/2 cup
Fresh or dry chopped parsley - 3 tsp
Garlic grated - 2
Red chilly flakes - 1/4 tsp
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Cheesy Garlic Pull Apart Bread
Method
Pre.heat oven to 350 deg F.
Take a bowl add garlic,chilly flakes,salt,parsley & butter.Mix everything well.
Place the bread on a cutting board,use a sharp bread knife to cut the bread.
Score the bread loaf crosswise & lengthwise into small squares.Don't cut all the way down.
Gently spread the bread with your fingers,now apply the butter mixture in between each squares
Same way stuff the shredded cheese into the cracks.
Place this bread on a baking tray & bake for just 5 to 7 minutes or till the cheese has melted.
Do not bake till bread turns crisp or brown.
Serve immediately with any dip you like.

Note:
a) You can replace parsley with freshly chopped green onions.
b) Instead of shredded cheese you can also place small pieces of any kind of melting cheese slice in the slits you made on bread & then bake.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Bengali Rasgulla Recipe / Bengali Sponge Rasgulla Recipe / Rasagolla Recipe / Easy Rasgulla Recipe / Homemade Rasgulla Recipe / Rasagulla Recipe

Step by step method & picture to make soft Rasgullas...


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Rasgulla
Yields : 45
Ingredients for rasgulla
Whole milk - 1 Gallon ( 3.78 Litres)
Vinegar - 1/2 cup
Fine semolina/Rava - 3tsp
( Do not fry the rava)
Sugar - 2 tsp
Maida/All purpose flour - 1 tsp
Ingredients for the syrup
Water - 1 Gallon
Sugar - 2 cups
( The original recipe says 4 cups of sugar but I used only 2 cups as the sweetness was perfect for our family.If you have a sweet tooth then i recommend you to add more sugar)
Cardamom powder crushed -2
Rose essence few drops (optional)


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Method
Pour milk in a wide vessel,bring the milk to a boil stirring frequently.
Slowly add the vinegar you can see the cheese has separated from the whey.
Now drain the whey using a cheese cloth or muslin cloth.Wash the cheese/paneer in running water 2 or 3 times to remove the vinegar smell.
Put it on a muslin cloth knot and hang it overnight to remove excess whey.
I tied the cloth to my kitchen sink tap.


Next day crumble the paneer,add the flour ,sugar & rava.
Using your palm knead this mixture for at least 30 minutes to get a soft dough.
Roll out into small balls,do not roll it out big as this will double in size while cooking.
Dissolve sugar in water & give a rolling boil.Now slowly add the paneer balls.
Cover the vessel with a lid & in high flame cook for 1 hour.Stirring in between is not needed.
Switch off the flame add crushed cardamom & few drops of rose essence.
Cool completely & serve it cold the next day.

Note:
a) The original recipe says 4 cups of sugar but I used only 2 cups as the sweetness was perfect for our family.If you have a sweet tooth then i recommend you to add more sugar.
b) Knead the dough for 30 minutes,then your rasgullas will be super soft & will not break or loose its shape while boiling.
c) Adding cardamom powder& rose essence is optional.
d) For curdling the milk you can use lime juice or curd,I usually use only vinegar.
e) Eating these soft rasgullas chilled the next day is better.So that they are well soaked.
f) You can garnish with pistachio & serve.
g) Use only whole milk to prepare this dish.
h) Store bought paneer will not work best to make this sweet.Always make this dish from fresh homemade paneer.
i) Rinse the paneer 2 to 3 times to remove the sourness this is important as you are going to hang it overnight. We don't want the panner to get fermented.

Check out for Rasmalai recipe HERE
Check out for Chum Chum recipe HERE

Courtesy : My cousin Hema

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Monday, April 6, 2015

Rasmalai Recipe / Rasamalai Recipe / Easy Rasmalai Recipe / Bengali Ras Malai Recipe - How to make Rasmalai

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Rasmalai
Ingredients
Ready made Rasagulla tins-2
(squeeze the rasagullas from syrup & keep it aside.Syrup can be discarded)
If using homemade Rasagulla then recipe is HERE
Whole milk-1/2 gallon
Sugar-1/2 cup or more if you like.
Cardamom powder-1 & 1/2tsp
Rose essence-3 drops
Saffron-1 pinch
Almond-1 hand full
Pistachio-1 hand full
(Powder almond & pistachio in mixi to a coarse powder)
Method
Boil milk in a heavy bottom pan for 10 minutes in medium low flame.
Add sugar,cardamom powder & nuts powder,give a boil for 5 minutes.
Add the saffron & rasagulla cook for 1 minute & switch off the stove.
Add rose essence ,cool & serve it.
Your easy rasmalai is ready.

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