Saturday, November 27, 2010

Milk Peda

Servings- 20
Ingredients



  • 14 oz sweetened condensed milk
  • 130 g milk powder
  • 60 g butter

Direction


  • In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter for 30 seconds.
  • Add condensed milk and milk powder to it and mix well.
  • Keep the mixture in the microwave for 2 minutes.
  • Take it out and stir once again.
  • Keep it in the microwave for 2 more minutes.
  • Take it out and pour the mixture in a greased plate.
  • After it gets set, cut doodh peda it into small pieces.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Cashew chicken kuzhambu

Servings - 10

Ingredients
  • 2 lb chicken thigh
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup chopped tomatoes
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 tbsp ginger paste
  • 1 tbsp garlic paste
  • 2 Serrano pepper
  • ½ tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • ¼ cup cashew nuts

Direction

  • Clean and cut the chicken in bite size pieces.
  • In blender make paste by adding cashew and little amount of water . 
  • In separate pan add oil and heat , once it is hot add chopped onion and saute for 5 minutes. 
  • Add chopped tomatoes and little salt and cover and cook for 3 minutes. 
  • Add chicken pieces ,turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder and remaining salt and mix well and saute for 2 minutes. 
  • Cover and cook in medium flame until chicken is done, if need add little water. 
  • Add cashew paste and garam masala and cook for 5 minutes in medium flame. 
  • Serve with Rice,Chapati,Idly,Dosa.

    Saturday, October 16, 2010

    Chapathi


    Servings - 3
    Ingredients 
    • 1 cup wheat flour
    • ¼ cup water
    • ¼ tsp oil
    • ¼ tsp salt
    Directions
    • In large mixing bowl , stir the wheat flour and salt together. Add water slowly to make a soft dough but not sticky.
    • Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until it is smooth. 
    • Cover it with plastic wrap , let it stand for an hour.
    • Shape dough into balls about the size of a lime
    • Roll out each one on a lightly floured board to a circular shape as thin like tortilla.   
    • After rolling out chapatis, heat a griddle plate or heavy-based frying pan until very hot, and cook the chapathi, starting with those that were rolled first.
    • Put chapati on griddle and leave for about 1 minute.
    • Turn and cook other side a further minute and apply oil with the pastry brush(pressing lightly around the edges of the chapati with a folded clean kitchen towel will make chapati soft)
    • As each one is cooked, cover them with clean kitchen towel
    • Serve immediately with dry curries or vegetable dishes or any non- veg dish.