Thursday, February 21, 2013

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.











Wednesday, February 20, 2013

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.

Thursday, February 7, 2013

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.
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