Sep 16, 2009

Gujarati Dal
















Ingredients:

  • 1 cup tuvar dal
  • ¼ cup chopped tomatoes
  • 1 teaspoon chopped ginger
  • 1 sliced green chilli/1 red dry chilli
  • 5-6 curry leaves
  • ¼ teaspoon asafoetida
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon dhana powder
  • 1 teaspoon jeera powder
  • ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon ajawain
  • 1 tablespoon jaggery
  • 2 kokums or 2 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
  • Salt to tast

Method

  • Cook the tuvar dal with 2 cups of water either in a pot or in a pressure cooker, until fully mashed and cooked.
  • When the dal is hot, whisk the cooked dal well until well blended.
  • Heat oil in a pan; add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, ajawain, curry leaves, green chilli, ginger and allow it to crackle.
  • Add tomatoes, turmeric powder, asafoetida, dhana-jeera powder and sauté until the tomatoes are soft and tender.
  • Now add the cooked dal, salt, jaggery and approximately 1.5 cups of water. Allow it to boil for 5 minutes.
  • Turn off heat and add coriander leaves and serve hot with a sabzi, phulka’s and rice.

Sep 11, 2009

Rice Flakes Kheer















Ingredients

  • 1 cup rice flakes (poha)
  • 1 litre milk
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 10 raisins
  • 10-12 strands saffron
  • 5 pistachios crushed coarsely
  • 1/2 tsp. cardamom powder



Method

  • Wash the rice flakes with water.
  • Drain the water
  • Boil the milk
  • Add rice flakes
  • Cook till the kheer is semi-solid (or preferred consistency is reached)
  • Add sugar and stir till sugar dissolves
  • Add remaining ingredients
  • Serve hot or cold

Pineapple Fluff











This is a Valentine Day special recipe :)



Ingredients:

  • Whipped cream: 8oz
  • Sour cream: 16-20 oz
  • Crushed pineapple in its own juice - 20 oz
  • Condensed milk - 14 oz



Method:

  • Mix sour cream and condensed milk then add crushed pineapple & Whipped cream.
  • Mix well.
  • Set in refrigerator for 2 hours before serving.
  • Garnish with strawberries or red grapes, red cherries etc.
  • Store in freeze and consume within 2 days

Plain Egg less Cake


















Ingredients:

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup melted butter



Method:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
  • Sift together the flour, baking powder and baking soda into a large bowl.
  • Make a well in the center and pour in the sweetened condensed milk, orange juice, vanilla and melted butter.
  • Mix well and pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
  • Allow to cool