Herbal Naan
Ingredients:*1 cup fine flour maida*1 cup curd
*1/2 teaspoon sugar
*2 teaspoon oil
*1 teaspoon salt
*1 teaspoon green coriander leaves finely chopped
*1 teaspoon mint finely dry mint
*1 teaspoon basil leaves finely chopped
*milk for kneading
Method:
Sieve maida, baking powder and salt in tray and mix yoghurt(curd), oil, mint, coriander and basil. Leave it covered for 10 minutes, then mash and mix together. Add a little milk and knead a dough. Cover and leave for two hours. Grease the hands. Cutout balls(oil) of equal size from the dough. Press with yours hands to flatten them as a naan and bake in a hot tandoor or oven. Serve with butter.
Kheer – Rice Pudding
Ingredients:1 cup of cooked basmati rice (long grain rice)8 green cardamom pods crushed
2 tablespoons rose essence
2 tablespoons ground pistachio nuts
71/2 cups of whole milk
12 tablespoons sugar
7-8 saffron strands
Method:
The rice is to be ground finely and placed in a saucepan with the cardamoms. Add 6 3/4 cups of milk and boil over medium heat stirring continuously. Add remaining milk and cook over a medium heat until the rice mixture thickens to a creamy consistency. As the rice get cooked and the kheer/pudding starts getting a texture, add the already chopped nuts. 5. Add Saffron powder/strands (7-8). Add sugar and the rose water and continue to cook for another 2 minutes. Serve chilled, and garnished with nuts.
Tuna Pasta BakeIngredients 4 spring onions or 1 small onion, finely chopped . 2 x 185g tins Tuna
300g pasta
125g each frozen peas and sweetcorn
600ml milk
25g plain flour
25g butter
125g cheese, grated
1 tsp mustard
A squeeze of lemon juice
1 tbsp olive oil
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 160°C. In a frying pan stir fry the onions for 1-2 minutes in a little oil. Drain the tuna well, and flake into a bowl.
2. Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling water for about 15 minutes or until just cooked. Add the frozen peas to the pan 5 minutes before the end of cooking.
3. To make the sauce, place milk, flour and butter in a small saucepan and whisk continuously over medium heat until the sauce begins to boil and thicken.
4. Turn down the heat to its lowest and let the sauce cook for 2 minutes.
5. Add the grated cheese and mustard, keeping a little cheese back for the topping. Season with a little lemon juice.
6. Mix the pasta with the peas, spring onion, tuna and cheese sauce and pour into a lightly oiled ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and bake in a preheated oven until golden on top, about 25 minutes.
HaleemIngredients250 gms Mutton.1 cup Wheat soaked overnight, drained, pounded husked.
A handful of channa dal(split gram), soaked for 1/2 hour.
A handful of moong dal(green gram), soaked for 1/2 hour.
A handful of masoor dal(red lentils), soaked for 1/2 hour.
1 tsp coriander powder.2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste.
4 tbsp Ghee(clarified milk)
1 tsp Chili powder.1/2 tsp turmeric.
2 Onions, sliced and fried crisp.
Salt to taste.
Instructions
Heat 6-8 cups of water in a wide-mouthed heavy bottomed vessel.
Put in the drained gram, wheat and mutton along with the ginger garlic paste, coriander powder, turmeric, red chili powder and salt when the water starts to boil.
Cook over medium fire till the mutton is tender.
Then mash the mutton and add the crushed fried onion to this mixture. Heat the clarified milk and pour it over the Haleem.
Sprinkle lemon-juice before serving it hot.
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Chicken Pepper Fry--- A spicy chicken fry for all spice lovers that is easy to cook and quick to serve.Ingredients---1. Chicken pieces- 1 kg2. Chily powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Pepper powder- 1/2 tbsp
Ginger- 1 inch, 1 piece
Garlic- 6 pieces
(Make a paste of the ginger and garlic)
Salt- to taste
3. Cooking oil- 2 tbsp
4. Onion- thin slices-2
5. Water- as per need
6. Garcinia Cambogia( Kerala tamarind/Kudampuli)- 1/2 tsp
Directions---
Mix the second ingredients all together
Apply this paste onto the chicken pieces and keep them undisturbed for half an hour.
Fry the onion in a frying pan until brown color.
To this add the chicken pieces covered in masala and cook for 15mins in sim fire and add a little water and allow to cook.
Wait until the chicken turns into dark brown color and remove from fire.
Ingredients---1. Ripe papaya-300g2. Shredded coconut-3
3. Cardamom 3
4. Jaggery- 1 cup
Directions---
1. Beat the ripe papaya in a mixer to get fine juice.
2. From the shreds of the coconut take coconut milk once, twice and thrice separately.
3. Now put the papaya juice over simmer fire and to this add the melted jaggery ( syrup) to stir continuously.
4. To this add the coconut milk derived the second and third time( these are comparatively thinner than the first milk obtained) and add the first coconut milk derived and take the mixture off fire.
5. To this add the crushed cardamom....and it's all set to be served. —
Ingredients---Pom fret or Salmon - 500 gmPepper corns - a few
Garlic - 4
Red chilly - 10 gms
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Coconut Oil - 30 ml
Onions - 5 gms
Salt to taste
Directions---
1. Clean and cut fish into medium size.
2. Grind onions, red chillies, pepper corns, turmeric, garlic and salt.
3. Smear on fish and keep it aside for half an hour.
4. Heat oil in a frying pan.
5. Shallow fry fish on both sides till brown and fairly crisp.
6. Drain each piece on the side of the frying pan away from direct heat for about 2 to 3 minutes before removing.
Mushroom Curry---
Mushroom Curry is an ideal snack or supper dish. Mushroom Curry is best when served with tomato and onion salad.
Ingredients---
450 gms of mushrooms
225 gm leeks
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
1/2 tsp grated ginger
2 tsp curry powder
1 tsp Garam masala
2 tbsp oil
100 gm creamed coconut grated
1 tbsp lemon juice.
Directions---
Cut the mushrooms into quarters. Finely slice the leeks. Fry the leeks, garlic, ginger and spices in the oil until soft. Add the mushrooms and cook over a low heat until soft. Add the grated coconut and cook gently until the coconut has completely dissolved, adding a little water if the mixture appears too dry.
Stir in the lemon juice and sufficient salt to taste. Serve on a bed of rice.
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PAPPAYA MILK SHAKE
Ingredients---1.പഴുത്ത പപ്പായ ചെറുത് - ഒന്ന്2.ഫ്രീസാറില് വെച്ചു കട്ടിയായ പാല്-അര ലിറ്റര്
3.പഞ്ചസാര - നൂറു ഗ്രാം
4.വാനില എസ്സെന്സ് - അര സ്പൂണ്
5.കശുവണ്ടി- അമ്പതു ഗ്രാം
6.ബദാം - അഞ്ചു എണ്ണം
7.ചെര്രി-അലങ്കരിക്കാന്
Directions---
പപ്പായ ചെറുതായി അരിഞ്ഞ് കുറച്ചു പാല് ചേര്ത്ത് mixi യില് നന്നായി അരക്കുക .3 to 6 ചേരുവകള് ചേര്ത്ത് ബാകി കട്ടിപാലും ചേര്ത്ത് നന്നായി mixi യില് അടിച്ചെടുക്കുക .ഗ്ലാസ്സുകളില് പകര്ന്നു ചെറികൊണ്ട് അലങ്കരിച്ചു വിളമ്പാം
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