Rava Ladoo Recipe-Sooji Khoya Laddu-Rava Laddoo with Condensed milk-Easy Indian Sweets

Preparation time-30 minutes
No. of laddus-16

Ingredients:

• Rava/sooji/semolina(fine)-150 gms(2 cup)
• Desiccated coconut or fresh grated coconut -50 gm(1/2 cup)
• Sugar or powdered sugar-50 gm(1/2 cup)
• Cardamom powder-1/3 tsp
• Mixed dry fruits-50 gm(1/2 cup)
• Ghee-2 to 3 tbsp
• Milk-50 ml(1/2 cup)
• Condensed milk/mawa/khoya -200 gm

Method:

• Heat 2 tbsp gheen in a pan, reduce the flame to low once the ghee has melted.
• Add rava, roast the rava on low flame for 3-4 minutes, keep stirring.
• Add dry fruits and roast it for 2 minutes on low flame, keep stirring.
• Add coconut and roast it for 2 minutes on low flame, keep stirring.
• Add cardamom powder and sugar, mix it and roast it for 2 minutes on low flame, 
  keep stirring.
• Add condensed milk and mix it properly.
• Add milk and mix it till the mixture turns little soft( 30-40 seconds).
• Turn off the flame and let it cool down for a while.
• Grease your palms with ghee and make ladoos while the mixture is a little warm. Caution: Check the temperature before starting to make ladoos.
• Add little warm milk or ghee, if the mixture is too dry while making laddoo.
• Ready to serve (Store it in a airtight container and consume it within 6-8 days).

                      

Kala Jamun Recipe-Khoya Gulab Jamun-Step by Step Kala Jamun Recipe-Indian Sweets

Preparation time-40 minutes
No. of Kala jamun-12 pc

Ingredients:

• Mawa(Khoya/Khoa)-100 gm
• Paneer (Indian cottage cheese)-25 gm
• All purpose flour(maida)-2 tbsp
• Baking soda-2 pinch
• Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp
• Powdered sugar or normal sugar-1 tbsp
• Sugar-150 gm (1 large cup)
• Cooking oil or ghee for frying

Method:

Sugar Syrup-

• Add sugar and 1 cup(200 ml) of water in a pan.
• Put the pan on flame, boil it for 20-25 minutes on low flame, keep stirring in between.
• Turn off the flame and keep it aside.

Jamun Balls:

• Grate/mash the mawa and paneer in a plate.
• Add maida, powdered sugar, baking soda and cardamom powder, mix it properly.
• Knead it continuously for 8-10 minutes( add 1-2 tbsp of milk or water if the dough is too dry), I didn't add milk or water.
• Take a small portion of dough, check it by making one ball, If you see any crack then knead it for few more minutes.
• Make equal size of jamun balls of the dough.

Frying process:

• Heat oil in a pan on medium flame, ensure oil is not too hot.
• Drop a small ball of dough to check the temperature of oil, oil is ready for frying if small bubbles start forming.
• Put 3-4 balls at a time in oil, stir the oil continuously.
• Fry the balls till it turns dark brown, it takes approximately 8 minutes on low flame.
• Use spoon for flipping the balls, keep stirring the oil and flipping the balls, do it carefully.
• Take it out from the oil and put it directly in hot sugar syrup (ensure the syrup is hot).
• Repeat the process for frying remaining jamun balls, leave it for 30 minutes in sugar syrup.
• After 30 minutes, Kala jamuns are ready to serve.

Note-You may stuff chopped dry fruits inside the kala jamun while making the dough balls.

                      

Vegetable Cheesy Pasta Recipe-Indian Style Pasta-Easy and Delicious Pasta rceipe

Preparation time-30 minutes
Serving-4

Ingredients:

• Pasta (Fusilli)-150 gm
• Chopped onions-2 (medium)
• Chopped tomato-2 (medium)
• Chopped green chilli-1 to 2
• Chopped garlic-7 to 8
• Chopped bell pepper (capsicum)-1 (large)
• Chopped carrot-1
• Tomato ketchup-2 tbsp
• Soy sauce-1 tbsp
• Red chilli sauce- 1 tsp
• Pasta mix(seasoning)-1 tsp (optional)
• Crushed black pepper-1/3 tsp
• Cooking oil-4 tbsp
• Cheese-50 gm
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Boil water in a pan (approx 1 litre), add pasta, 1 tsp oil and 1/2 tsp salt in the water.
• Cover the pan and let it boil for 8 to 10 minutes on medium flame.
• Once pasta has boiled properly, turn off the flame and drain the water from it.
• Heat oil in a pan, add green chilli and garlic and fry it for few seconds on medium flame.
• Add onions and fry it for 2-3 minutes on medium flame, keep stirring in between.
• Add carrot and fry it for 2-3 minutes on medium flame, keep stirring in between.
• Add chopped tomato, cover the pan and cook the tomato for 3-4 minutes on low-medium flame.
• Open the lid and stir it, Add chopped capsicum and cook it for a minute.
• Add tomato ketchup, soy sauce and red chilli sauce and mix it properly.
• Add boiled pasta and salt, mix it and cook it for a minute on low flame(cover the pan).
• Sprinkle crushed black pepper and pasta mix, mix it properly and turn off the flame.
• Grate cheese on it as per your taste and serve hot.

                    

Sambar Recipe-How to make Easy and Delicious Sambhar-Vegetable Sambar-Sambhar Recipe

Preparation time-45 minutes
Serving-5

Ingredients:

• Toor/tuvar dal(washed)-150 gm
• Chopped bottle gourd (louki)-50 gm
• Chopped carrot-50 gm
• Chopped and peeled drumstick-50 gm
• Chopped green beans-25 gm
• Chopped potato-1 (large)
• Chopped tomato-1 (large)
• Chopped onion-1 (large)
• Tamarind juice-1/3 cup
• Chopped garlic-8 to 10
• Asafoetida(hing)-1/4 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds-1/3 tsp
• Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
• Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder-1 tsp
• Red chilli powder-1 tsp
• Sambar Masala powder-3 tsp
• Dry red chilli-2
• Curry leaves
• Salt to taste
• Cooking oil-2 tbsp

Method:

• Put the dal in pressure cooker pan, add 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder and 2 glass of water.
• Close the lid and boil it for 4-5 whistles on medium flame.
• Turn off the flame and let the cooker cool down completely.
• Open the cooker, add all the chopped vegetables and one glass of water and stir it.
• Close the lid and boil it for 2 whistles on medium flame.
• Turn off the flame, once the cooker cool down then open it and stir it.
• Turn on the flame and put the cooker on gas stove, keep the flame on low.
• Add red chilli powder, sambar masala powder, tamarind juice and salt to taste.
• Stir it well, cover the cooker and cook it for 3-4 minutes on low flame without whistle.
• Turn off the flame and keep it aside the cooker samber.

Tadka or Tempering:

• Heat a tadka pan, add oil and let it heat properly.
• Add cumin seeds, mustard seeds, hing, garlic, dry red chilli and curry leaves.
• fry it for few seconds and turn off the flame.
• Gently pour the tadka in cooked sambar, stir it and close the lid, keep it aside for 2-3 minutes.
• Sambar is ready to serve with plain rice, idli, dosa or vada.

Super Tasty Drumstick Curry-Drumstick in Mustard Gravy-Drumstick Potato Curry-Drumstick Masala

Preparation time-40 minutes
Serving-5

Ingredients:

• Drumstick(sahjan)-150 gm (chopped, peeled and washed)
• Potato(peeled, chopped and washed)-4(medium)
• Garlic(peeled)-12 to 15
• Ginger(chopped)-2 inch
• Mustard seeds-2 tsp
• Tomato (chopped)-2 (medium)
• Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
• Cooking oil-4 tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder-1 tsp
• Cumin powder-1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder-1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Add mustard seeds, garlic and ginger in a blending jar.
• Add little water and  blend it into smooth paste.
• Take it out from the blending jar and keep it aside.
• Heat little oil in a pan, add chopped potato and fry it for 4-5 minutes on medium flame.
• Add drumstick and fry it with potato for 2-3 minutes on medium flame.
• Take out the fried potato and drumstick in a plate and keep it aside.
• Add oil in the same pan and let it heat properly.
• Add cumin seeds and fry it for few seconds, reduce the flame to low.
• Add blended masala paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder and coriander powder.
• Mix it and fry the masala for 2 minutes on medium flame, keep stirring.
• Add chopped tomato, cover the pan and cook it on low-medium flame for 4-5 minutes, keep stirring in between.
• Add one glass of water, cover the pan and let the curry boil on high flame.
• Add fried vegetables and salt to taste, Cover the pan and cook it for 7-8 minutes on low flame.
• Check the potato with fork/knife (cook it for another 2-3 minutes if the potatoes are not cooked properly)
• Turn off the flame and ready to serve with plain steam rice or jeera.

Matar Poha Recipe-Chivda Matar Bihari Style-Flattened Rice with Green Peas-Easy and Quick Snack

Preparation time-30 minutes
Serving-4

Ingredients:

• Flattened rice(Poha/Chivda)-100 gm(any kind of poha)
• Fresh green peas-250 gm
• Green chilli (slit)-2 to 3
• Chopped garlic-8 to 10
• Chopped onion-1 (large)
• Cooking oil-3 tbsp
• Turmeric powder-1/3 tsp
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Heat a pan, Add flattened rice and roast it for 3-4 minutes on low-medium flame.
• Once the flattened rice turns crispy, take it out in a plate and keep it aside.
• Add oil in the same pan and let it heat properly.
• Add garlic and green chilli in hot oil, fry it for few seconds on low-medium flame.
• Add onions and fry it for 2-3 minutes on low-medium flame.
• Add green peas, turmeric powder and salt to taste, mix it properly.
• Cover the pan, cook it for 4-5 minutes on low flame or till the peas are cooked properly.
• Add roasted flattened rice, mix it and cook it on medium flame for one more minute, keep stirring.
• Turn off the flame and ready to serve hot.

Note-

• You may sprinkle little black salt to enhance the taste.
• Serve it instantly otherwise the poha will be soft and chewy.

           

Spicy Masala Paneer Recipe-Dry Masala Paneer-Paneer Starter-Easy and Quick Paneer Recipe

Preparation time-20 Minutes
Serving-4

Ingredients:

• Paneer Cubes(Indian cottage cheese)-200 gm
• Chopped onion-1 (large)
• Chopped tomato-2(medium)
• Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp
• Chopped garlic-2 inch
• Chopped green chilli-2
• Green chilli (slitted)-2 (optional)
• Chopped garlic -10 to 12
• Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder-1 tsp
• Coriander powder-1/3 tsp
• Cumin powder-1/3 tsp
• Black pepper powder-1/4 tsp
• Garam masala powder-1/3 tsp
• Cooking oil-3 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method:

• Heat a pan, add oil and let it heat properly.
• Add cumin seeds and fry it for few seconds on medium flame.
• Add ginger, green chilli and garlic, fry it for a minutes on medium flame.
• Add chopped onion and fry it for 2-3 minutes on medium flame, keep stirring in between.
• Add Chopped tomato and cook it for 3-4  minutes on medium flame, keep stirring in between.
• Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and black pepper powder.
• Mix it and cook the spices for a minute on low flame.
• Add paneer, salt , mix it and cook it for 2 minutes on low flame ( cover the lid).
• Add garam masala powder and slitted green chilli, mix it and turn off the flame.
• Serve it with hot paratha and puri or as a starter.