jawarisi upma (sabudhana kichidi )

Ingredients :

sabudhana (jawarisi)- 1 cup

potato - 1 (cut into small pieces)

green chillies- 2

jeera - 1 tsp

oil- for tampering

coriander leaves- 1 tsp

ground nurt roasted and coarsely grounded- 1 tbsp

salt to taste

clean and soak the sabudhana with just enough water (water should just cover the sabudhana ,dont add excess water) for abt 6 hrs.

in a pan add oil ,splatter some jeera,curry leaves and green chillies, add the potato and cook till done ,then add the sabudhana and cook till it becomes translucent,add coriander leaves,salt and ground nuts ,mix well ,serve hot.

medhu vada(urudh dhal vada)

Ingredients:

urudh dhal - 1 cup

salt to taste

pepper corns - 1 tsp

green chillies- 2 or 3

oil for deep frying

soak the urudh dhal for abt 2 hrs

grind it fluffy (for abt 45mts) with pepper and greenchiilies,add salt and mix well.

heat oil in a kadai.

take a Small portion of the the vada in u r hand and pat it with ur fingers and slide them into oil.

alternatively u can try the ready made medu vada press

deep fry till golden brown .

tandoori paneer tikka

panner - cubed - 1 cup

capsicum (red and green) - cubed - 1 cup

onion diced - 1 cup

curd - 1 /2 cup

chillie powder- 1 tsp

dhaniya powder- 1 tsp

turmeric powder- 1 tsp

jeera powder- 1/2 tsp

ginger - garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

salt to taste

mix all the ingredients and marinate the panner and diced veggies, mix well and refrigerate a for abt 3 hrs .

poak each of 1 veggie and a panner cube in a tooth pick ,bake it for 10mts or grill it in a micro wave till done

alternatively or u can also tawa it with lil oil and cook till it turns golden brown (then arrange in a tooth pick)

veg pizza

For the base/crust

whole wheat atta- 2 cup

baking powder - 2 tsp

butter - 50 gms

milk - to knead the dough

VEG filling

onion ,capsicum ,tomato cubed - 1 cup

garlic chopped- 1 tsp

baby corn ,panner - 1/2 cup

tomato sauce to taste

grated cheese - 1 tbsp

mix all the ingredients and make a dough .(just like we do it for chapatti )

set aside for 5mts

now roll out a thick dough and bake it for 10 mts @200 DEG C (pre heat the oven to 200DEG)

u r crust is ready.

spread a layer of tomato sauce and arrange the veggies in any order and any amount ,spread some grated cheese ,

bake it for another 5-7mts and ur pizza is ready.....

pal payasam milk kheer

ingredients

1/2 cup rice

1 ltr milk

1 cup sugar

in a cooker add milk and bring to boil , add the washed rice (u can actually run it in mixer for 2 secs and add it ) and close and pressure cook for 1 whistle ,simmer for at least 30mts.

and then switch off the stove(alternatively u can do it in rice cooker )

once the pressure is released ,add the sugar and stir well ,bring to boil and switch off

rava (sooji)kesari

Ingredients

sooji - 1 cup

sugar - 1- 11/2 cup

water 2 cup

ghee- 1/2 cup

cashew nuts and raisins (fried )- 1 tbsp

elachi powder- a pinch

kesar colour- a pinch

boil water .

roast the rava in 1/4th cup ghee,till u get nice aroma

simmer the stove

pour the water(be careful ,it will splatter all over)

mix well(be careful about the lumps)

add the sugar and mix well for abt 23 mts

then add the remaining ghee,again mix well.

add cashews,raisins and elachi powder and mixx well .

ur rava kesari is ready.

nan khatai

nan khatai

Ingridents:

1/3 cup maida

1/3 cup fine sooji

1/2 cup gram flour

Pinch of baking soda

1/4 elaichi powder

1/2 cup butter

2/3 cup powdered sugar

1 tablespoon sliced almond

1 tablespoon sliced pistachio

mix all flour together then add baking soda

then add cardamom powder

mix well

mix butter and sugar for abt 3 mts till soft and fluffy

pour the flour mix in butter and make a dough'

take a small ball and press it , make criss cross cuts on top with a knife and press some nuts ..

arrange them in baking tray ..

pre heat the oven @ 180degree Celsius

bake it for 10mts

let it cool down and store them in air tight container.