Monday, August 31, 2009

Spinach Omlette

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped spinach,

3 large eggs,

salt for taste,

3 chopped Green Chilli,

Corainder Leaves,

Oil

Method:

1.Break eggs into a cup and Scramble eggs until well beate
n.

2. Then add choppedSpinach,Corinder leaves,Green Chilli and Salt,mix well.

3.Heat the oil in a non stick pan and Pour the beaten egg mixture and cook on both sides till light brown in colour.
Enjoy Spinach Egg Omelette with bread.

Note:Adjust ingredients according to taste,

Puri Upma

Ingredients:

2 Cup Puri,

1 Chopped onion,

Peanuts,

4 green chille,

curry leaves,

coriander leaves,

2 Table spoon lemon juice,

Salt for taste,

1/2 Table Spoon Mustard seeds,

1/2 Table Spoon Turmeric,

1 Table Spoon Urad dal,

1 Table Spoon Chana Dal,

2 Table Spoon Oil


Method:

1.In a Pan add oil followed by mustard seeds and Curry leaves.

2.Then add Peanuts, chana dal and urad dal. When slightly brown add the green chille,Then add the onions

3. Then add turmeric and cook till onion becomes soft.

4.While the onion is cooking take the puri under the cold water and rinse it of twice. Put the puri immediately in the collander and drain the excess water.

(NOTE:Its important to use thick puri for this recipe, if not puri will become mushy)

5. Once the onions are soft add the puri, followed by salt. Reduce the heat to low and cook the puri for 3 to 4 minutes.

6.Once done add some lemon juice and chopped coriander.

Note:Adjust Ingredients according to taste.

Shavige Payasa/Kheer

Ingredients:

1 1/2Cup shamigae(Vermiselli)

3 cup Milk,

3/4 cup Sugar,

1/4 Table Spoon Cardamom Powder,

2 Table Spoon Ghee,

1 Table Spoon Cashew,

1 Table Spoon raisins

Method:

1.Fry Vermicelli in the ghee on low heat till light brown in color.

2.Fry Cashew, Dry Grapes in ghee and keep it aside.

3.Heat milk in a vessel,then add fried Vermicelli,and let it simmer on medium heat until the milk starts to condense.

4.Then add sugar and keep stirring on low heat.

5.Then add powdered cardamom,cashew and raisins and stir well. Serve.



Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Modaka For Ganesha Fetival

Ingredients:

2 cup Grated fresh coconut,

1 cup jaggery Powder,

1/2 cup pistachios and cashews,

1/2 cup Milk,

1 Table Spoon cardamom powder,

1 cup rice flour,

1 Table Spoon ghee,

1/2 Table Spoon salt,

Method:

1.To prepare the filling, mix the coconut, milk & jaggery together and cook on a medium flame.

2. Add the cashews and pistachios. Cook for another minute. Then add cardamom powder.Mix well,Keep it aside.

3.Boil approximatly 1 cup of water. then add ghee, salt and oil. Now immediately add the rice flour and stir quickly so as to remove all lumps.

4.Cover with a lid for some time. Remove the lid & stir again & again, cover again.Now remove from the heat.

Note : The dough should be neither too sticky nor too dry.

5.Grease the palms of your hands well. Take a ball of dough. Flatten the dough .

6.Place about 3/4th teaspoon coconut filling into the dough and fold it to seal well,pressing down to form a plait-like design.

Steam for about 15 minutes.

Note:Adjust Ingredients according to taste.

About US


We, Yashaswini and Jyothi who never entered kitchen and never knew how make a basic items to (not even coffee or Tea ;-)) before marraige now we are...well... say a good chef!!! We both were colleagues for one year at University of Mysore and our friendship still continues...even one is in US and other in Ireland.Far away...time difference...hmm..yet we both manage to chat and share recipes. And we both together thought of sharing to you all those recipes as many would be like us who didnt know cooking is so simple and easy!.And also we like to share some of the informaion we came to know while cooking say remedies,beautifying using our basic pantry.

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