PURIS

INGREDIENTS:

Maida / all purpose flour - 1 cup

wheat flour - 1 cup

ghee/butter - 2tbsp

salt -1/2tsp

sugar-1/4tsp

oil for deep frying

Method:

In a bowl, mix flour,butter or ghee, salt and sugar and mix well. Now add the water and mixing and kneading until a stiff dough has formed. cover and set aside for 20 - 30 minutes. Divide the dough into small lime size portions and make the balls. Flatten the ball into a round cake. Roll out the puris to about small disc size. Heat the oil and fry the all puris. Serve with aloo ki bhaji / any curry or chutney.

ONION BAJJI

Ingredients;

Onions - large, sliced into half rings
green chillies -2, finely chopped
Besan /chick - pea flour
chilli powder - 1tsp
cumin powder - 1tbsp
coriander powder - 1tsp
rice flour - 1tbsp
pinch of baking soda
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

Method:

In a bowl mix all the ingredients besan, greenchillies, chilli powder, cumin powder, rice flour, 2 tbsps of hot oil , salt and soda mix well. Now add the sliced onions and little water and mixing until a soft but thick batter is formed and the onions are coated with this batter. Heat the oil (using a big spoon put in as many small amounts of the onion batter as the pan.) And fry for outside turns golden brown and crisp. Drain the bajjis on absorbent paper.

Mango Milk Shake/ Mavinahannina milk shake

Ingredients:

Mango slices or pulp
milk - 1cup
sugar to taste
rose water - 1tsp
cardamom powder
water

Method:

Put the mango slices or pulp,milk,cardamom,rosewater and sugar into a blender and switch on for a few seconds. Transfer the juice into a mug and Chill for one hour. Then put the mango juice into a glasses and serve.

Lemon Juice/Nimbehannina Sharabat

Ingredients:

The juice of Lemon
sugar to taste
salt - a pinch
Cardamom powder - 1/4tsp

Method:

Put the sugar and salt in the water and stir until dissolved. Stir in the lemon juice. Strain the nimbu juice into the glasses.

MILK BURFI:

Ingredients:

Evaporated milk - 1 tin or 1cup - thick milk powder milk
Butter 100grms
Sugar powder 1 cup
cocoapowder 2tbsp
Maida (all purpose flour) 2tbsps

Method:

1.Take a thick pan and add all the above ingredients.
2.Stir constantly on gentle heat till the mixture leaves the side of the pan (approximately
15 to 20 minutes).
3.Pour evenly into a buttered dish. Allow to cool and set,cut into squares or diamondshapes.

CURD RICE / MOSARANNA

Ingredients:

Cooked rice
salt to taste
curd/mosaru/yoghurt/laban
milk -1/4cup

For seasoning:
oil
mustard
jeera/cumin seeds
curry leaves
ginger, finely crushed
red chillies
green chilles
cashew nuts

For garnishing:
pomegranate and seed less grapes ( optional)
coriander leaves -finely chopped

Method:

Heat the oil and fry the mustard and jeera until the are brown. Add the chillies, curry leaves, red chillies, green chillies,crushed ginger and cashew nuts and fry for 1 minute. Remove the pan from the heat. Pour this seasoning to the rice and add curd/yoghurt, salt and milk and mix well. Add coriander leaves, pomegranate and grapes and mix well. Serve with any meals.

FRUIT SALAD

INGREDIENTS:

seedless grapes, halved - 1 cup
apple, diced - 1 cup
banana, peeled and sliced - 1 cup
strawberries, sliced - 1/2 cup
pineapple chunks - 1/2 cup
pomegranate seeds - 2tbsps
honey - 2tsps (optional)
sugar to taste

Preparation:
Mix well all the fruits, honey and sugar. Serve immediately or chilled.

MALAI KOFTA

Ingredients for Koftas:

Plain flour - 4 tbsps
paneer - 4oo gms
green chillies - 4, finely chopped
baking powder - 1tsp
chopped coriander - 1tbsp
salt to taste
ghee / oil for deep frying

Method:

Crumble the paneer and knead well. Mix the paneer, plainflour, baking powder, chillies, corriander and salt. Make into small balls and deep fry in ghee / oil , keep aside these koftas.

Ingredients for gravy:

chopped tomatoes
fresh cream - 1 cup
ghee / oil - 4 tbsp
chilli powder - 1tsp
salt to taste.

Grind the following ingredients in a mixie ;( for the gravy)

grated fresh coconut, chopped onions, garlic cloves, green chillies, red chillies, corianderseeds, cumin seeds, khuskhus ( gasagase), ginger chopped coriander leaves.

Preparation Method:

In a sauce pan add tomatoes and water and cook. until tomatoes are soft, prepare a soup.
Heat the oil/ghee in a vessel and add ground masala paste and fry the paste very well. Add the chilli powder and fry for 1 minute. Add the tomato soup, cream and salt and boil the gravy for 10 minutes. Stir once and add the koftas. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes or until the koftas are firm. Remove from heat. Add coriander leaves and stir well. Serve with naan, chapati, roti or parathas and salad.