Apple Halwa

Ingredients:
Grated apples......................2 1/2 cups
Ghee.................................2 tbsp
Milk powder.........................1/4 cup
Milk..................................3/4 cup
Sugar.................................3 1/2 cup
Mixed chopped nuts...............1/4 cup
a few drops of vanilla essence


Method:
1. Heat ghee in a heavy bottom pan. Add grated apples in it and cook on a medium flame for 5-7 minutes.
2. Add Milk powder and mix it very well
3. Add milk and cook for another 2 minutes.
4. Add sugar and chopped nuts and cook for another 3-4 minutes until all the water  evaporated.
5. Add vanilla essence and serve hot or cool down in refrigerated and serve chilled.

Vatana Undhiyu | Snow peas undhiyu

Vatana ( snow peas) Undhiyu is very easy and simple recipe. It can be eaten alone as a dish or you can serve as an appetizer with matla undhiyu. While you are waiting for Matla Undhiyu to cook enjoy this spicy and healthy snack. It can be prepare in oil also but with ghee ( clarified butter) it will give a unique authentic taste.

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Ingredients:
Tender green peas ( snow peas) ........................1 cup
Carom seeds (ajwain).....................................1 tea spoon
Green chilies................................................2 finely chopped
Fresh Cilantro...............................................2 Tb spoon ( finely chopped)
Lemon Juice................................................1 tea spoon
Fresh Green Garlic.........................................2 Tb spoon
Grated Ginger..............................................1 tea spoon
Asafoetida ( hing)............................................pinch
Ghee/ oil...................................................1 tea spoon
salt to taste

Method:
1. Wash and string the peas. Make sure not to separate the segments.
2. In a pan add 1 tea spoon ghee. 
3. When the ghee start to melt add carom seeds and asafoetida in it.
4. Add ginger, garlic,green chilies and saute for half a minute.
5. Add peas, cilantro, lemon juice and salt.
6. Let it cook for a minute and transfer it into a bowl.

Note: You can use it as a separate dish or use it as a appetizer for while serving matla undhiyu.

Spinach Kofta Pulav | Spinach Rice | RinkusRasoi

Ingredients:

Chopped Spinach     3 cups

Cooked Rice    2 cups

Onion        1 Medium Size

Capsicum (different color ½ cups)

Tomato Diced 2 small

Garlic Paste    1 tea spoon

Ginger Paste    1 tea spoon

Green Chili paste    1 tea spoon

Bay leaf        2-3 pieces

Cloves        3-4 pieces

Black peppercorn    4-5

Cinnamon     1 small stick

Cumin seeds    1 tea spoon

Baking soda    pinch

Salt to taste

 For Koftas:

Spinach Puree 2 TB spoon

Bread 2 slice

Ginger past 1 tea spoon

Green chili paste 1 tea spoon

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

Method:

To make Koftas:

1.     Remove the sides of the bread slice.

2.     Crumble bread by hand.

3.     Add spinach puree, salt, green chili and ginger paste.

4.     Mix everything together and fry small kofta in a hot oil on a medium heat.

For Rice:

1.     Boil spinach in hot water for 1 min. Add pinch of baking soda into water ( so spinach will stay green)

2.     Drain the hot water and transfer spinach in ice cold water. leave it for 1 min in cold water.

3.     Remove spinach from water and make paste in blender.

4.     Take out 2 TB spoon spinach puree on the side for Koftas.

5.     Heat 2 Tb spoon oil in a pan and add cumin seed, bay leaf, cloves, peppercorn and cinnamon.

6.     Now add ginger, garlic and green chili paste.

7.     Let the cumin splutter then diced tomato and capsicum and let it cook for few minutes.

8.     Now add spinach puree and salt. Cook for 2-3 minutes. (Don’t overcook it otherwise spinach will change the color)

9.     Now add rice into the spinach gravy and mix very gently. Make sure to mix it very well.

10. Cook for 2-3 minutes when it is ready to serve add koftas and mix everything together and serve hot with Kadhi or Yogurt.