Wednesday, January 30, 2013

BANANA BREAD




INGREDIENTS :-

Banana - 2
All purpose flour - 1 1/2 cup 
Sugar - 1 cup
Egg - 1
Butter - 3/4 cup
Baking powder - 1/2 tsp
Baking Soda - 1/4 tsp
Vanilla essence - few drops





METHOD :-

1. Take a mixing bowl, mash bananas and add vanila essance.

2. In another bowl add butter, sugar mix well, now add the banana mixture mix well again.
3. In another bowl add maida, baking soda, baking powder mix well.  
4. Now add maida mixture to Banana and butter mixture mix well to avoide lumps.
5. Take a cake mould, grease the tray with butter and sprinkle maida pour the batter into it and preheat the oven 325 F cook for 45 mins.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

OATS IDLI


 
INGREDIENTS :-

Oats - 1 cup 
Sooji/ Semolina - 1/2 cup
Curd - 1 cup
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Channa dal - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Cashew - 8
Green chilli -2
Carrot - 1/2 cup
Curry leaves - 4
Salt to taste

Water as required






METHOD :-

1. Dry roast both oats and sooji separately  for 3 minutes in medium heat.  Allow it to cool down and grind oats into fine powder.
2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds. Allow it to splutter and add cumin seeds, channa dal, urad dal, cashew, curry leaves, carrot and fry till raw smell disappear from carrot.
3. In a mixing bowl, add powdered oats, sooji, baking soda, and curd and mix.
4. Then add seasoning and mix it well.
5. Add required amount of water to idli batter consistency, mix well and let it sit for about 30 mins..
6. Bring water to boil in idli pan,  meanwhile grease the mould with little oil or ghee and pour ladle full of  batter in each bowl and steam it for 20 minutes in medium heat. Turn off the heat and wait for 5 minutes.
Cool the idly plate and take the idli from the mould.

Serve with any chutney and sambar.


Sunday, January 13, 2013

BHENDE PULI MUNCHI / OKRA CURRY

INGREDIENTS :-

Okra - 15-20
Tamrind - lemon size
Jaggery - 1 tbsp
Tomato - 2
Onion - 1 cup
Salt to taste
Oil - 1 tbsp
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
Garlic - 3 to 4
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 4

METHOD :-

1. Heat a vessel and add water, tamrind and jaggery and heat for2 min.
2. Add chopped onion, tomatoes and salt and get it to boil.
3. Now add the okra, cover and cook.
4. In a pan, heat oil add mustard seed, when it starts to pop add urad dal, curry leaves, garlic.
5. Add chilli powder and fry fry for 30 sec.
6. Now add the the seasoning to the okra and cook for 5 mins.

Serve with rice.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

GREEN CHUTNEY

INGREDIENTS :-

Coconut - 1 cup
Salt to taste
Green chilli - 2-3
Cilantro - 1/2 cup
Dalia Split - 1/2 cup
Ginger - 1"
Oil - 1 tsp
Curry Leaves - 4
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Urad Dal - 1/4 tsp

METHOD :-

1. Grind coconut, green chilli, dalia split, ginger, cilantro with little water.
2. For seasoning, heat oil, add mustard seeds, when it starts to pop add urad dal and curry leaves.