Monday, 13 June 2016

LYCHEE KHEER


Prep Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 30 mins
Serve : 4

INGREDIENTS
Milk                                                         -                                  5 cup
Chopped lychee pulp                               -                                   1 bowl
Rice flour                                                 -                                   50 gms
Sugar                                                        -                                    2 tbsp
Whole dried milk / mawa                         -                                   2 tbsp
Cardamom powder                                   -                                   1/4 tsp

METHOD
Soak rice for half an hour and crush in the blender.
Boil milk in a heavy bottom vessel.
Once boiled keep in a low flame.
Add crushed rice and stir in between thickening the milk.
Cook well till it gets thick and rice is fully done.
Add sugar and whole dried milk and mix well.
Add roughly chopped lychee and cardamom powder and cook one to two mins.


Sunday, 12 June 2016

JEERA BAINGAN / CUMIN SEEDS AND EGGPLANT


Prep Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time :15 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Eggplant / baingan                         -                            250 gms
Chopped garlic cloves                    -                                 2 - 3
Cumin seeds                                   -                                 1/4 tsp
Mustard seeds                                 -                                 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida                                       -                                a pinch
Red chilly powder                           -                                1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder                             -                                1/4 tsp
Dry mango powder / amchur           -                                1/4 tsp
Roasted cumin seeds powder           -                                1/4 tsp
Salt                                                   -                                to taste
Oil                                                     -                                  1 tsp

METHOD
Wash and cut the eggplant / baingan into two parts.
Heat oil in a pan.
Add cumin seeds,mustards seeds and asafoetida to crackle.
Add garlic cloves and stir fry for one mins.
Add eggplant / baingan ,red chilly powder,turmeric powder and mix well.
Add roasted cumin seeds powder ,dry mango powder,salt and sprinkle some water.
Cover it and cook in a low flame for five mins.
Serve hot with chapatis or rice,

COTTAGE CHEESE / PANEER JALEBI


Prep Time : 25 mins
Cooking Time :15 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Cottage cheese / paneer     -  100 gms
All purpose flour        -   2 tsp
Baking powder       -  1/4 tsp
Green cardamom powder       -   1/4 tsp
Sugar    -   1 cup
Water  -  1/2 cup
Oil    - for frying

METHOD
Heat sugar and water till sugar disolves.
Bring into two sting consistency and add cardamom powder.
The sugar syrup is ready.
We mashed the cottage cheese / paneer very well and make a soft and smooth dough.
Mix all purpose flour and baking powder and mashed the paneer / cottage cheese.
Roll the dough into medium thick pipe and curve it like jalebi shape.
Heat oil in a pan and add the paneer jalebi.
Lower the heat and fry till light brown.
Soak the paneer jalebi in the sugar syrup.
Serve hot
.





Saturday, 11 June 2016

LYCHEE ICE CREAM


Prep Time : 10 mikns
Cooking Time : 3 - 4 hours
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Lychee pulp                                                 -                                200 gms
Condensed milk                                           -                                200 gms
Fresh cream                                                 -                                200 gms

METHOD
Take a bowl add lychee pulp,condensed milk and fresh cream and mix well.
Pour the mixture in the air tight container and place in the freezer.
After 4 - 5 hours it would have completely formed.
Yummy ice cream is ready.
Enjoy.

Thursday, 9 June 2016

MANGO CHUSKI


Prep Time : 10 mins
Total Time : 3 - 4 hours
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Mango juice     -     1 cup
Sugar powder    -  2 tbsp
Lemon juice     -   2 tbsp
Black salt -  to taste
Salt - to taste 
Chat masala - to taste 

METHOD
Take a bowl add mango juice,sugar powder and lemon juice and mix well.
Pour the mixture in the chuski mold and place in the freezer.
After two hours when it would have half set add the stick.
Serve chilled.

CHICKEN PARATHA


Prep Time : 15 mins
Cooking Time : 20 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Minced chicken                                       -                               250 gms
Egg                                                          -                                     2
All purpose flour                                     -                                   1 cup
Carom seeds                                            -                                  a pinch
Finely chopped onion                              -                                  2 tbsp
Finely chopped green chilly                    -                                  1/4 tsp
Finely chopped coriander leaves             -                                      1 tsp
Salt                                                           -                                   to taste
Oil                                                            -                                      4 tbsp

METHOD
Heat oil in a pan.
Add minced chicken and fry for 2 - 3 mins.
Add salt and mix well.
Take a bowl add all purpose flour,carom seeds,one tsp oil and salt and mix well.
Make a soft dough with the help of water.
Keep aside for 30 mins.
Divide the dough into equal size balls.
Sprinkle a little flour and roll them with a rolling pin.
Add one tbsp minced chicken,one tbsp onion,green chilly,coriander leaves .
Beat one egg and mix them.
Fold it.
On a heated pan make chicken paratha applying oil on both sides.
Serve hot with sauce.







LYCHEE SHARBAT


Prep Time : 15 mins
Total Time : 15 mins
Serve : 2

INGREDIENTS
Lychee pulp                                           -                            1 bowl / 10 - 12 lychee
Sugar                                                      -                                               2 tbsp
Lemon juice                                           -                                                2 tbsp
Water                                                      -                                                2 glass

METHOD
In a blender add lychee pulp and blend it.
Take a jar add water and sugar and mix well till sugar disolves.
Pour lemon juice and mix well.
Add lychee juice and mix well.
Pour lychee juice on the glass.
Serve chilled.