Saturday, 10 May 2014

NUTTY BROWNIES WITH ICECREAM



NOTE: Chocolate brownies filled with walnuts and a little chocolaty in the center and served with icecream and chocolate sauce...Mouthwatering!!!!
 Presenting to you Nutty Brownie served with Cassatta icecream!!!!

U need:
Maida: 1/2 cup
Baking powder: 3/4th tsp
Egg:1
Cocoa powder: 2tablsp
Chocolate slab: 1 medium
Vanilla essence: 1 tsp
Butter: 1/2 cup (unsalted)
Sugar: 3/4 cup
Walnuts: 1/4 cup chopped
Dates: 2 tablsp chopped fine
Milk: as required

METHOD:
1.Sieve together the maida,baking powder and cocoa powder.Mix in the chopped walnuts and dates.Keep aside.
2.Break the chocolate slab and melt in a double  boiler method with 1/2 tsp butter.Set aside.
3. Take a medium sized square baking tray.Apply a little butter well inside the tray and the sides of the tray.. Cut a butter paper and line the baking tray.
4.In a bowl add in the butter,sugar and vanilla essence. Beat well till the batter is creamy.Add the melted chocolate and beat again.Now break one egg and add to the batter stirring with light hands. Slowly add the maida cocoa mix  and with very light hand movement mix in the flour gently into the creamy batter.Add some milk as you fold in the flour.Once the flour is folded in tip the batter into the greased baking tray.
5. Bake in pre-heated oven 160 degrees C for 30 mins .After 20 mins turn down the heat to 150 degree C and cook for further 10 mins or until the cake is done.
6.Cool the cake.Serve the brownie slice with a good generous topping of any  ice cream of your choice.I have served with casatta. 

Thursday, 8 May 2014

POTATO AND PADVAL KI MALAI CURRY



NOTE: Padval or Potol as fondly called is a favourite vegetable in East where many vegetarian and non-vegetarian delicacies are prepared using padval. Given below is my favourite recipe which tastes delicious with just ghee rice ,dal or rotis.

U need:
Potato: 2 medium size cleaned,skin peeled and quatered
Padval : 5  washed,slightly scraped,cut into two 
Ginger paste: 2 tsp
Onion paste: 1/4 cup( 1 medium sized onion ground)
Beaten curd: 2 tablsp
Turmeric:1/2tsp
Char poron: 1/2 tsp( mix of saunf,3 methi seeds,jeera,kala jeera)
Cashew paste: 2 tablsp(2 tsp soaked in some curd and ground to a fine paste)
Green chillies: slit fine 3
Dhaniya jeera powder: 2 tsp
Chilli powder: 1 tsp
Cloves powder: pinch
Cinnamon powder: pinch
Cardamom pods: 2
Bay leaf:1
Oil : as needed
Salt and sugar to taste

METHOD:
1. Heat 3 tablsp oil in a kadai.When hot fry the potatoes till light brown.Now fry the padvals till they are light brown and slightly crisp.Drain excess oil and set the vegetables aside on a plate
2. In the same kadai add 2 tablsp oil.When hot add the bay leaf,char poron ,cardamom pods and saute.Add the slit green chillies. Add ginger paste.Now add the ground onion paste and continue stirring.Add the beaten curd.Stir well till the curd is absorbed into the paste.
3. Add chilli powder,dhaniya jeera powder,turmeric powder and 2 tablsp water.Stir continuously. Add the cashew paste.Cook for another 5 to 6 mins. 
4.once the masala is cooked and the oil starts oozing out add the fried potato and padvals. Mix well and keep stirring till the masala coats the vegetables.Add salt and 1/2 tsp sugar.
5. Add 1&1/4 cup water.Cover with a lid and simmer till done.The gravy has to be semi thick. Add in the cloves and cinnamon powder.Mix well.Garnish with 2 tsp coriander leaves minced fine.Simmer for 2 mins.
6. Transfer to a serving bowl.Add some beaten cream over the curry and serve.

Tuesday, 6 May 2014

POTATO FILLED SANDWICHES




NOTE: Sandwiches the eternal favourite quick meal the Western world has given us.There are sandwiches and sandwiches.......Give n below is one such breakfast dish whith a wonderful potato filling.Enjoy!!!!

U need:
Bread slices: 6 ( fresh bread is good)
Filling:
Boiled,peeled and mashed potatoes: 2 cups
Char poron(saunf,jeera,mustard,methi( few seeds) mix): 1 tsp
Green cardamom: 2
Ginger paste: 1 tsp
Onion minced: 1/2 cup
Kitchen king masala: 1&1/2 tsp
Green chillies minced: 3 tsp
Cloves powder:1/4 tsp
Cinnamon powder: 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves minced: 3 tsp
oil and salt to taste
Sandwich maker
Ghee or butter to make the sandwich

METHOD:

1. Heat 3  tablsp oil in a kadai.Add the char poron,green cardamom and saute.Now add the minced green chillies,ginger paste and stir well. Mix 2 tsp of water to the kitchen king masala to make a paste and add to the green chilli and ginger paste.Add onions.Continue saute till the masala is cooked well.Now add 1 tsp coriander leaves and stir well.

2.Add the mashed potatoes and stir well.Ensure there are no lumps.Add salt.

3. Add the cloves and cinnamon powder,balance coriander leaves and mix well for 2 mins.Cool the filling.

4.Brush the sandwich maker well with some butter.Take a slice of bread.Take a generous amount of the filling and spread well on the slice.Cover with aslice of bread and press well.Apply some butter on both sides of the bread and grill in the sandwich maker till golden brown. Serve hot with tomato sauce.

Note: Instead of sandwich maker you can use the regular tava.Also instead of butter you can use ghee.Tastes divine. The same potato filling can be used for Alu parathas too......