Thursday, April 18, 2013

BANANA KESARI BATH

INGREDIENTS :-

Rava - 1 cup
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Milk - 2 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Cardamon Powder - a pinch
Ripe Banana - 1
Cashew - 8
Raisins - 8
Saffron  a pinch





METHOD :-

1. Heat ghee in a pan and fry cashew and raisin and keep aside.
2. In a same pan fry rava and when nice aroma comes out of rava add milk, sugar and boil it well.
3. If you feel rava has been cooked well, peel the banana and cut it into small pieces and mix it to rava kesari.
4. Now add a pinch of cardamon powder, saffron, cashew and rasins and mix well.

Serve it hot.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

MYSORE BONDA



INGREDIENTS :-

All Purpose Flour - 1/2 cup
Sooji - 2 tbsp
Yogurt - 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Baking Soda - 1/4 tbsp
Green Chillie - 5
Ginger(Finely Chopped) - 2 tbsp
Oil for deep fry

METHOD :-

1.  First add all the ingredients in a bowl and mix them well by adding sufficient yogurt.
2. Now leave that dough for atleast 1 hour for fermentation so that you will get soft bondas.
3. Then heat oil in a pan. Make small dumplings of the dough with hand and drop it in the oil.
4. Fry them till they turn slight brown color.
5. Finally transfer them to a plate containing the paper towel, so that the excess oil will be absorbed by that. 

Serve with Coconut Chutney or mint chutney.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

SWEET PONGAL


INGREDIENTS :-

Raw Rice - 1 cup
Moong dal - 1/4 cup
Milk - 3/4 cup
Jaggery - 3/4 cup
Cardamom powder - a small pinch
Ghee - 2-3 tbsp
Cashews - 10
Raisins - 10
Water - 4 cups
Saffron - a small pinch



METHOD :-

1. Dry roast rice and moong dal separately until nice aroma rises and keep aside. 
2. Add saffron strands in 2 tbsp of warm milk and set aside. 
3. In a pan add little ghee and roast cashews and raisins until golden brown.
4. Pressure cook moong dal, rice with water(3 cups) and milk in medium heat.
5. Melt jaggery, by boiling it in 1 cup water and mix it well. 
6. Now add the cooked rice, moong dhal and mix well with the jaggery syrup. Then add milk with saffron and mix well.
7. Add ghee, cardamom powder and roasted raisins and cashews and give a quick stir. Once its semi thick switch off and serve hot.

Serve hot with vada. 

Monday, April 1, 2013

TOMATO RICE


INGREDIENTS :-

Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Onion - 2
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Tomatoes - 3
Green chilli - 3
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilli Powder - 1/4 tsp
Mint leaves - 1/4 cup
Cilantro - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 3 tbsp 
Bay leaf - 3
Cloves - 4
Cardamom - 1
Cinnamon - 1"
Pepper - 4

Method :-

1. Soak basmati rice for 20 minutes, drain the water completely and keep it aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon and cardamon. Fry for a few seconds and then add sliced onions.
3. Saute till onions become slightly golden brown, add ginger garlic paste and saute for a few more minutes.
4. Then add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, green chillies, mint leaves, coriander leaves and salt. Cook till tomatoes become mushy.
5. Add the drained rice, 2 cups of  hot water and pressure cook for 3 whistles.

Garnish with the remaining coriander leaves.