Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Wheat Grass


Ingredients

  1. Wheat-1 cup
  2. Sugar-1 tsp (optional)
  3. Water to grind

Directions

  • Soak wheat grains for 2 days in water .
  • Then sow in a pot.
  • Takes about 4-5 days to grow.
  • Cut them leaving the roots behind .
  • Wash well blend with sugar and water.

Microwave shahi Jeera Rice

Ingredients

  1. Oil-3 tsp
  2. Black cardamom-2
  3. Green cardamom-4
  4. Bay leaves-2
  5. Shahi jeera-1tsp
  6. Rice -2 cups
  7. Mint leaves-10
  8. Fried onions-garnish

Directions

  • In a MV safe bowl heat oil for a 1 min.
  • Add above ingredients and heat for 1 min.
  • Add washed rice and enough water mix well and heat for 20 mins.
  • Garnish with fried onions.


Pea Paneer


Ingredients

  1. Paneer-1 cup
  2. Peas -1/2 cup
  3. Onions-1
  4. Garam masala-1/2 tsp
  5. Cumin pwd-1 tsp
  6. Dhania pwd-1 tsp
  7. Ginger-Garlic paste-1tsp
  8. Salt-to taste
  9. Oil-2 tsp

Directions

  • Fry paneer till golden brown in a pan.Keep aside.
  • Add oil in a pan followed by onions,ginger- garlic paste fry well add all masalas and salt.
  • Add peas and little water once cooked well add paneer.
  • allow to cook for 3 min.Garnish with coriander .

Capsicum Chicken Curry


Ingredients

  1. Chicken- 1kg
  2. Capsicum-1
  3. Onions-1
  4. Tomato-1
  5. Ginger-Garlic paste-2 tsp
  6. Garam masala-1 tsp
  7. Dhania pwd-2tsp
  8. Cumin pwd-2 tsp
  9. Salt-to taste
  10. Chillies-5-6

Directions

  • Add oil in a pan fry onions chopped length wise,ginger garlic paste and chillies.
  • Salute for while then add chopped tomato and salt.
  • Add all masala and little water to avoid burning.
  • Now add chicken chopped into medium size.
  • Close lid and allow to cook don't add extra water.
  • Once chicken in cooked in masala ,if any excess water allow to evaporate and then add capsicum.
  • Fry till dry.Goes well with rotis or rice.
  • Garnish with coriander and mint leaves.
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Chicken Sandwich

Ingredients

  1. Brown bread-4
  2. Chicken chunks -1/2 cup
  3. Rockets -1/2 cup
  4. Salt and pepper -to taste

Directions

  • Stir fry chicken chunks with salt and pepper.
  • Place bread slice add a layer chicken and rocket over top.
  • Cover with another slice cut into triangle.


Spinach Pastry


Ingredients

  1. Fillo pastry-10 sheets
  2. Spinach-1 1/2 cup
  3. Parmesan cheese-1/2 cup
  4. Onions-1/2
  5. Chillie pwd-1/2 tsp
  6. Salt-to taste
  7. Egg-1

Directions

  1. Add a 1 tsp oil in a pan and add finely chopped onions,spinach salt and chillie pwd.
  2. Keep aside.
  3. On a baking tray spread one sheet of fillo pastry spray oilplace another and follow the same step for all ten sheets.
  4. Now place the fried spinach and cheese in center of the sheets ,cover the top bind well .
  5. Egg wash on the top.
  6. Pre-heat the oven for 10 mins.
  7. Cook pastry for 20 mins or till brown at 120 deg.

Wheat Grass Carrot Juice


Ingredients

  1. Wheat grass-handful
  2. Carrot-1
  3. Sugar-1 tsp

Directions

  • Blend all ingredients together can add orange juice instead of water.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Raspberry Milkshake

Ingredients

  1. Milk-1/2 cup
  2. Sugar-to taste
  3. Raspberry-6
  4. Ice cubes-2

Directions


  • Blend all above ingredients and serve cold.


Friday, August 14, 2009

Garden Salad

Ingredients

  1. Cucumbers-2
  2. Carrots-2
  3. Green olives-8
  4. Green chillies-2
  5. Lemon juice-2tsp
  6. Coriander leaves-garnish
  7. Salt- to taste

Directions


  • Dice cucumber and carrot.
  • Mix olives,chillies,salt, coriander and sprinkle lemon juice.

Microwave Jeera Rice

Ingredients

  1. Rice-2 cups
  2. Shahi jeera-2 tsp
  3. Black cardamom-2
  4. Green cardamom-2
  5. Bay leaves-2
  6. Cloves-4
  7. Cinnamon -1 stick
  8. Oil-3 tsp
  9. Ginger-Garlic paste-1tsp
  10. Chillies-3
  11. Water-2 cups


Directions

  • In a MV safe bowl add oil and all above masalas.
  • Heat for 2 min.
  • Add washed rice and 2 cups of water .
  • Heat for 20 mins.
  • Serve hot with any dal.


Saturday, August 1, 2009

Rice Idli


Ingredients

  1. Idlli rava -1 cup
  2. Urad dal-1 cup
  3. Cooked rice-handful
  4. Soda-1/2 tsp
  5. Salt-1/2 tsp
Directions

  • Soak urad dal for 4 hrs.
  • Drain water and grind along with cooked rice and idli rava to a fine batter .
  • Mix well with soda and salt.
  • Allow to ferment for 8-10 hrs.
  • Once fermented place batter into idli moulds and cook for abou 10 mins.
  • Makes 24 idlis.

Microwave Kadhai Paneer


Ingredients

  1. Cube paneer-1 cup
  2. Onion diced-1
  3. Diced capsicum-1/4 cup
  4. Garlic-2 pods
  5. Ginger-1/4 inch
  6. Coriander pwd-1tsp
  7. Cumin pwd-1tsp
  8. Turmeric-1/2 tsp
  9. Chillie pwd-1 tsp
  10. Garam masal -1/2 tsp
  11. Dry fenugreek leaves-1 tsp
  12. Tomato puree-4 tsp
  13. Thickened cream-3 tsp
  14. Oil
  15. Salt- to taste
  16. Sugar-a pinch
  17. Coriander -to garnish


Directions

  • Combine oil,onions,ginger garlic paste in MV safe bowl and heat for 2 min.
  • Add all pwds and heat for a mins.
  • Add puree,capsicum,1/4 cup water and heat for 2 mins.
  • Add paneer,salt sugar,cream , mix well and heat for 2 mins.
  • Garnish with coriander.




Microwave Kadhai Paneer

Mughlai Paratha





Ingredients

  1. Wheat flour – 1 cups
  2. All purpose flour – 1 cup
  3. Semolina – 1/4 cup
  4. Baking Powder – 1/2tsp
  5. Salt –to taste
  6. Oil
  7. Yogurt –1/2 cup
  8. Cumin seeds

Directions

  • Combine wheat flour,all purpose flour, Semolina, baking powder and salt with yogurt and oil. Knead the flour till soft dough is formed.
  • Leave the dough covered for 1 hour.
  • Make small balls roll they like chapthi spray oil over and dust with cumin seeds.
  • Keep the knife's point in the center and cut it straight to any corner.
  • Lift this cut corner and keep rolling in a circle .
  • Press and shape it like a round ball again.
  • Roll it flat .
  • Place this on the pan cook both sides till light brown.

Microwave Almond Kulfi


Ingredients


  1. Full Cream-2 litres
  2. Crushed Almonds-1/4 cup
  3. MTR badam pwd-6 tsp
  4. Sugar-4tsp(optional)


Directions

  • Add milk in MV safe bowl.
  • Reduce to 3/4 till the milk thickens (takes about 20-30 min).
  • Add mtr pwd and sugar and crushed almonds.
  • Heat for 3 mins.
  • Allow to cool.
  • Pour into moulds and freeze .Takes about 3-4 hrs to set.



Microwave Pongal

Ingredients

  1. Rice-1 cup
  2. Moong dal-1 cup
  3. Onions-1
  4. Chillies-3
  5. Peppercorns-8
  6. Garlic-2 pods
  7. Curry leaves-5
  8. Coriander leaves-garnish
  9. Salt-taste
  10. Water
  11. Oil
  12. Asafeotida
  13. Cumin seed-3 tsp
  14. Mustard seeds-1 tsp
  15. Turmeric-1/2 tsp

Directions

  • Combine oil in MV safe bowl add cumin ,mustard ,curry leaves,asafeotida and heat for a min.
  • Add peppercorns ,salt,chopped onions,turmeric ,crushed garlic mix well heat for 2 mins.
  • Add washed rice and dal with 2 cups water and MV for 20 mins.
  • Serve with chutney





Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Kidney Bean Roti


Ingredients

  1. Kidney beans-1/2 cup
  2. Wheat flour-2 cups
  3. Tomato puree-4tsp
  4. Salt-to taste
  5. Water
  6. Oil-2tsp

Directions


  • Soak and cook the beans .
  • Mash them in a blender .
  • Add this mash,puree,salt to flour and knead well add water as and when need.
  • Cover and keep aside for 1 hr.
  • Then roll then and make rotis.

Potato Beans Curry


Ingredients

  1. Cooked potato-2
  2. Beans-1 cup
  3. Onion-1
  4. Coconut paste-3/4 cup
  5. Tomato-1
  6. Chillies-3
  7. Tamarind juice-1/2 cup
  8. Garam masala-1/2 tsp
  9. Turmeric-1/2tsp
  10. Cumin pwd-1 tsp
  11. Coriander pwd-1 tsp
  12. Masturd seeds-1 tsp
  13. Cumin seeds-1 tsp
  14. Coriander leaves-garnish

Directions


  • Heat pan add 3tsp oil mustard,cumin seeds,chopped onions ,chillies salute.
  • Later add tomatoes,coconut paste.
  • Add water and allow to cook for 5 mins.
  • Add salt,turmeric,cumin pwd,garam masala,coriander pwd and tamarind juice.
  • Cook for 5 mins
  • Add potato and beans cook for another 5 mins.
  • Garnish with coriander and serve with rice.


Rava Ladu


Ingridents

  1. Coarse rava-1 cup
  2. Sugar -3/4 cup
  3. Ghee -1 tsp
  4. Sultanas-1/4 cup
  5. Cashews-1/4 cup
  6. Milk- 4 tsps

Directions
  • Heat ghee in a pan fry sultanas and cashews keep aside.
  • Add rava and stir fry continuously on low heat in the same pan until the rava turns golden brown.
  • Remove from heat ,add sugar and allow to cool.
  • Add sultanas and cashews.
  • Make small balls .
  • Can be stored upto a month.



Carrot Ginger Pickle

Ingredients

  1. Carrots-3
  2. Ginger-3/4 inch
  3. Chillies-3
  4. Garlic-3 pods
  5. Oil
  6. White mustard-1 tsp
  7. Salt-1/2 tsp
  8. Chillie pwd-1/2

Directions
  • Chop carrot and ginger into tiny cubes.
  • Make sure they are washed,peeled and dried well.
  • Add enough oil in a pan followed by mustard ,whole garlic ,split chillies,chillie pwd and salt .
  • Add this to the pieces and let them cool before transferring to a dry glass bottle.
  • Takes about 3-4 days before use.
  • Can be refrigerated .Always use dry spoon.



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