Thursday, March 15, 2012

Cookies

Cookies
Cookies
Ingredients


  • Milk.........................................1 cup
  • All Purpose Flour.....................1cup
  • Oats........................................1cup
  • Baking Soda............................1/2 tsp
  • Baking Powder....................  .1/4 tsp
  • Cinnamon Powder................  .1/2 tsp
  • Vanilla Essence.........................1/2 tsp
  • Powdered Flax seed.................1 tsp
  • Melted Butter ..........................1/2 cup
  • Powdered Brown Sugar...........1/2 cup
  • Powdered mixed nuts...............1/2 cup

Method


  • Soak the oats in milk
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degree.
  • Mix flour,nuts,baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon powder.
  • Beat the butter, sugar, brown sugar and powdered flax seed.
  • Add both mixture together and mix well.
  • Take one tsp of the dough and just press in the middle.
  • Place all the balls in a greased plate,leaving space in between
  • Bake it for 12 minutes

Friday, January 6, 2012

Vegetable Fried Rice

Vegetable Fried Rice

Its main ingredients are vegetables and rice.

Ingredients

  • Basmati Rice......................2 cups
  • Carrot................................1
  • Cabbage............................50 gm
  • Beans................................50 gm
  • Onion................................1
  • Capsicum...........................1
  • Spring Onion..................... 3
  • Green Chilies.....................3
  • Pepper Powder..................1 tsp
  • Ghee..................................2 tbsp
  • Oil......................................1 tbsp
  • Soy Sauce..........................1 tbsp
  • Cashew...............................6
  • Coriander Leaves...............few
  • Salt to Taste

Method

  • Wash the rice and soak for  10 minutes and drain.
  • Fry the rice with ghee for 5 minutes.
  • Cook the rice by adding water and salt.The rice should not be over cooked.
  • Heat  a pan with oil add all cut vegetables, chilies.
  • When the vegetables are tender add vinegar and soy sauce and saute it. 
  • Add pepper and salt and cooked rice.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves and roasted cashew nuts.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Potato Podimas

Ingredients

Podimas
Potato Podimas















  • Potato..............................4
  • Green Chilies....................4
  • Coconut...........................1/2 cup
  • Curry Leaves.....................few
  • Mustard Seeds.................1 tsp
  • Chana Dhal..................... 2 tsp
  • Salt to Taste

Method


  • Boil the potato, peel and mash.grind the coconut, curry leaves and green chilies coarsely.
  • Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and chana dhal.
  • When it crackles add the potato and coconut.
  • Mix well and serve with sambar rice.
  • (You can omit coconut and use this dough for potato vada)

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Whole Wheat Pasta With Spinach.

Pasta
Whole wheat Pasta with Spinach
  • Pasta.................1 cup
  • Spinach.............2 cups
  • Basil..................1 cup
  • Walnuts.............1 cup
  • Olive Oil............1/2 cup
  • Pepper..............1 tsp
  • Salt to Taste

Method


  • Roast the walnuts for two minutes.
  • Boil water with salt and 1tsp oil. Add the pasta when the water boils and cook the pasta.
  • Remove the pasta  and filter.
  • Blend the spinach, basil and walnuts with olive oil.
  • Add this paste to the pasta pepper and  little salt .
  • Mix well, add olive oil and  cheese.
  • Very tasty and good for health

Monday, October 10, 2011

Milk Shakes for Kids

Banana Strawberry Shake


Shake/Smoothie
Banana Strawberry Shake


  • Milk........................1cup
  • Vanilla Ice Cream.....1 scoop
  • Banana....................1
  • Strawberry...............3

Blend all together in a blender


Chocolate Milk Shake.


  • Milk...................................1 cup
  • Vanilla Ice Cream...............1scoop
  • Chocolate Syrup.................1tbsp

Add all ingredients together and blend for a minute.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Onion Tomato Raita

Vegetable pulav and  raita is the good combination. Raitas are very easy to prepare. You can make different kinds of raita using. cucumber/dhuthi. spinach. karela, yellow pumpkin, boondhi, and ladyfinger.


Raitha
Onion Tomato Raita

Onion Tomato Raita


  • Yogurt.....................1 cup
  • Chopped Onion......1/4 cup
  • Chopped Tomato....1/4 cup
  • Green Chili..............2
  • Mustard Seed.........1 tsp
  • Broken Red Chili.....2
  • Salt to Taste
  • Coriander Leaves

Method


  • Churn the yogurt and add the onion, tomato salt and green chili..
  • Mix well, Heat a pan with 1tsp oil, add the mustard and red chili.
  • When it crackles. add to the raita.
  • Sprinkle the chopped coriander leaves.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Pasi Parippu Payasam (Parippu Pradhaman)

Pasi Parippu Payasam is one of the delicious desserts in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is very simple to prepare. I always make this dessert  whenever  we invite our relatives to our house.


Pasi parippu payasam

Ingredients
  • Moong Dhal........................1 cup
  • Jaggery................................1 1/2 cup
  • Coconut Pieces...................2 tsp
  • Cashew Nuts......................2 tbsp
  • Cardamom Powder............1/4 tsp
  • Coconut Milk.....................1 tin
Method

  • Fry the moong dhal (pasi parippu) (dry) till it becomes red.
  • Cook the dhal adding enough water in pressure cooker for one whistle.
  • Then add jaggery and boil till it mixes well with the dhal. 
  • Add the coconut milk.It should not boil after adding milk. 
  • Heat a pan with 1tsp ghee add coconut pieces, cashews and fry till they become red. 
  • Add to the payasam Sprinkle cardamom powder.

Monday, August 22, 2011

Nai Appam ( Sweet Appam)

On Krishnashtami Day we make nai appam, vella cheedai, murukku, uppu cheedai and vella aval. Even  we make this appams for Karthika Deepam  festival. This sweet appam is offered as naivedyam to God most of the temples in Kerala.

Appam/Sweet
Nai Appam
Ingredients
Raw Rice                 1 cup
Vellam (Jaggery)      1 cup
Cardamom Powder 1/2 tsp
Ripe Banana           1/2
Coconut Pieces       2 tbsp.

Method

Soak the rice for about 2 hours and grind into fine paste adding the jaggery and banana.
Heat appakarai with ghee.
Add the coconut pieces and cardamom powder to the dough.
Drop one spoon dough into the kuzhi and cook one side
Cook in low flame.. Then turn the other side and cook.
You can dip a tooth pick to see whether they are cooked inside.
It tastes so good
Can be used oil instead of ghee
Instead of rice use wheat flour..

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Good One


Happy moments….praise God
Difficult moments….seek God
Quiet moments… worship God
Painful moments…trust God
Every moment… Thank God


TREAT EVERYONE WITH POLITENESS
EVEN THOSE WHO ARE RUDE TO YOU
NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT NICE
BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE NICE.
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