Saturday, August 29, 2015

Lauki layered beetroot barfi


Ingredients:
Grated Beetroot: 2cup
Grated Lauki: 1cup
Condensed Milk: 1.5cup
Coconut powder: 1cup
Kewra Essence: 2-3drops
Roughly Chopped Almonds and Cashewnuts: 1/2cup
Ghee: 2.5tbsp
Cardomon powder: 2pinch

Method:
1. In a pan, heat 1tbsp ghee with Grated beetroot. Cook till the moisture out.


2. Then add  condensed milk with coconut powder,Chopped almonds and cashewnuts and a pinch of cardomon powder. 

3.Cook till it becomes thick then add 2 drop of kewra essence and mix well.

4.Remove the barfi mixture in a greased plate. With the help of butter knife shape the mixture properly.



5. Put some coconut powder on it.

6.Now in another pan follow the same process as for lauki mixture also.





7.Spread the lauki mixture over beetroot mixture with the help of butter knife.


8. After giving proper shape to layered barfi then cut into a pieces while it is still warm.


9. Keep it to set in a refrigerator.
10. Lauki layered beetroot barfi is ready.


Thursday, August 27, 2015

Fibre rich Cutlets


Ingredients:
Boiled Mashed raw banana: 1cup
Whole Mung and Green channa: 2cup
Finely chopped Garlic and Ginger: 1tbsp
Chopped Onion: 2tbsp
Finely Chopped Green Chilli: 1tsp
Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves: 2tbsp
Lemon juice: 1tsp
Chaat Masala: 1tsp
Garam Masala: 1tsp
Roasted Cumin powder: 1/2tsp
Semolina/Suji: 3tbsp
Salt: as per taste
Olive Oil: 3tbsp
Milk: 1/2cup

Method:
1. Soak overnight whole mung and green channa. Then grind it roughly.


2. In this add mashed raw banana and all other ingredients except oil,milk and Suji. Mix well.

3.Shape this mixture into a ball size and flatten them between your palms. Shape all mixture like this way.

4. Dip these flat cutlets in Milk then drop/ roll them into Suji and coat it from all sides.


5.  Grease nonstick pan with little oil and place the cutlets on medium heat, add little oil on them. Turn them and cook until they are crispy brown on both sides.

6. Serve hot with the Ketchup.



Can do some variation:
In place of milk egg can use.
Can do dry fry also.

Monday, August 24, 2015

Tutti frutti from papaya with natural colors


Ingredients:
Medium size raw green papaya
Sugar: 1.5cups
Vanilla essence: 3-4drop
Water as needed

For Color:
Spinach leaves: 8-9
Saffron strands: 7-8
cherry n strawberry : 5-6(mixed)

Method: 
1. Cut the papaya lengthwise, scrape the seeds with the help of spoon and discard it. Peel the skin and cut into thin strips and chop them into small bits.



2.In pan boil water, add chopped papaya. Let it cook for 3min, turn off the heat and let it rest in same water for 5min. Then drain the water.


3.Take 3cup of water and 1.5cup sugar. When sugar dissolve,add blancehed chopped papaya. Let it cook for 9-10min.


4. Remove from heat add vanilla essence to it.

Coloring Method:
5. Boil stawberries n cherries together in water. Strain it in a bowl.


6.Grate spinach leaves and squeeze out the grated spinach leaves, strain it in bowl.



7. Put crushed saffron strands in warm water and wait for 5-7 min to get the color.

8.Take these three bowls, add half-half papaya cubes in all 3 bowls with sugar syrup.

9. Cover it and let it sit overnight to absorb the color and sugar.



10. After overnight soaked strain the papaya from the syrup, spread it on tissue paper. Let it dry properly. Then store in airtight container.