CAULIFLOWER PEAS KORMA RECIPE | SIDE DISH FOR ROTI

     Usually kurmas are doesn’t take place in my kitchen frequently, though i make chapathi almost everyday. Me and my hubby are not a great fan of korma and my kids too. One day when i made rotis for dinner, I was very clueless what to make as a side dish for roti and finally i landed up in making cauliflower and peas korma. Without any much complaints everyone had this.

INGREDIENTS:

CAULIFLOWER( MEDIUM SIZE)	1 NO
GREEN PEAS	1/4 CUP
ONION	1 NO
TOMATO	1 NO
CORIANDER SEEDS	1 TSP
FENNEL SEEDS	1/4 TSP
COCONUT SHREDDED	3 TBLSP
CURRY LEAVES	FEW
CARDAMOM	1 NO
OIL	1 TBLSP
CASHEW NUTS	7-9 NO
GREEN CHILI	2 NO
GARLIC PODS	2 NO
CUMIN SEEDS	1/4 TSP
SALT	TO TASTE

METHOD:

• Cut the cauliflower into small florets.
• Cook the cauliflower and peas ( i used the frozen peas) in a pan adding little salt to that.

• Drain the water and keep it aside.
• chop the onions finely.

• In a pan add little oil and add the onions and saute till golden brown.
• When it is done add the tomato and saute for 2 minutes.

• since i added tomato paste i didn’t saute this.
• Add green chilli, garlic, fennel seeds, cardamom , coriander seeds, cashew nuts and coconut to this and grind this into a smooth paste.

• In a pan add oil and throw in the cumin seeds and add the curry leaves and immediately add the ground masala.

• After a minute add the cooked cauliflower and green peas to this , mix well and let this boil for 2 minutes in medium low flame.

• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rotis.

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COCONUT POLI | THENGAI POLI RECIPE

   
Thengai Poli or Sweet Poli is my most favorite sweet which we normally make for Bogi (the before day of Pongal festival) and for Aavani avittam. Though my mom usually make poli with channa dal poornam i love this Thengai poli more than that.
Thengai Poli is one of my most favorite one and though my mom makes poli mostly with channa dal pooranam, i am not a great fan of that. She always makes 2-3 polis separately for me with  coconut poornam(filling).

PINEAPPLE JUICE RECIPE ( WITH ORANGE)| SUMMER DRINKS RECIPES.

   Before going on to the post, I am happy to mention that my recipe of Tomato Sweet pachadi got featured in The Hindu, a popular daily Newspaper in India. Click THIS LINK to read the recipe.

    Summer  is   still at the peak and i wanted to try a combo of pineapple and orange for a long time. When i saw this fresh cut pineapples in the wet market, I got a packet and made juice after coming home. This tasted so yum and my kiddos too loved this.

 

INGREDIENTS:

PINEAPPLE CUBES	1 CUP
ORANGES	2 NO
SUGAR	3 TSP
WATER	1/2 CUP
ICE CUBES	FEW

METHOD:

• Cut he pineapple into cubes and squeeze out the juice from the oranges.
• Blend in a blender along with sugar.

• Once done filter this and add water and ice cubes.

• Enjoy this easy pineapple juice along with oranges .

Note:

1. Addition of a small piece of ginger while blending, will enhance the flavor and will be more refreshing too.
2. Honey can be replaced for sugar.

HOW TO MAKE SOFT PHULKAS | ROTI(WITH VIDEO)

   Phulka| Chapathi| Soft rotis, fluffy unleavened Indian flat breads made with whole wheat. Phulkas or rotis are popular in almost every Indian cuisine. They can be had at breakfast, lunch or dinner. Filled with the wholesome goodness of wheat, they are extremely healthy and easy to digest even for the elderly. Ever since my in laws were diagnosed with diabetes, I started making phulkas regularly for dinner at home. Initially, getting perfectly round and soft rotis was a bit of a struggle. Like
for several other dishes, for phulkas too I got inspiration from my mom who is an expert at making them. With practice, you can get soft and round rotis used to be her mantra. After a few months of practice, I can confidently make soft and round phulkas/rotis. On request from a friend, I have posted a video of the recipe.
Check out the

• Plain paratha recipe
• Masala square paratha

INGREDIENTS:

WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR	1 CUP
WATER	AS NEEDED( APPROX 1/3 CUP)
SALT	AS NEEDED
OIL	1 TSP

 
METHOD:

• In a wide bowl add the whole wheat flour( I used ashirvad atta) add salt and mix water slowly to make a pliable dough. Add a few drops of oil and cover the dough and keep it aside for 15 minutes to 1/2 an hour. 
• The resting time will release more gluten from the dough and make it even soft.
• While kneading the dough, do not press hard while kneading. Once it is fully done knead it hard by pressing it nicely.

• Keep a small amount of flour for dusting and make the dough into equal balls.

• Roll them into round rotis dusting in the flour when needed. Do not dust too much as this will turn the roti dry.

• Heat a non stick tawa and it should be in a medium low flame.
• Place the rolled roti on the tawa on cook for few seconds and turn it on the other side.
• Cook till you see small bubbles.

• Take out the tawa from the stove and place this roti on the direct flame and you can see the roti puffs up.
• When done on one side flip it and cook on the other side. This step you can get fast once you start practicing.

• Repeat the same procedure for the rest of the roti dough balls.
• Normally i use this type of tong to handle this hot phulkas.
• Brush this with oil or ghee if you want, but without this also the rotis will stay soft.

Here is the video of making puffed rotis. Kindly bear with the poor quality as it was taken early in the morning when i was making rotis for kids lunch box.

  Video of how to roll phulkas

• I served with paneer butter masala on that day. You can have with any SIDE DISH of your choice.

Notes:

1. While kneading the dough little milk can also be added as this will give very soft rotis.
2. If using hot water for making dough, the rotis will be soft but you can not make soft rotis with the left over dough for the next day for making chapathi.
3. While putting the rotis on direct flame be careful not to make any small tear roti else it won’t puff up.
4. While putting the roti on direct flame flip it soon , if they get over cooked then it will be crispy as a papad.
5. Some people will add a tblsp of yogurt while kneading the dough . As i haven’t personally tried this i don’t now how this will come out.
6. The most important thing is making the dough in a right consistency.Ensure that it should be soft. If it is too watery also then you have to dust this too much and finally end up in making dry rotis.
7. If it is hard then the rotis will become hard. With few times of practise you can get it right.

I am going on a break for 2 weeks and will be missing all the nice recipes around the blog sphere , i have scheduled few posts during this break time and see you back after a while.
Keep sending mails for any queries and keep visiting my space for new recipes

CHILLI CHEESE TOAST RECIPE

Recipe of chilli cheese toast with Video
Chilli cheese toast recipe is a quick snack recipe made in a jiffy.  I used to have this in Five star super market ( a chain of stores in Chennai)  when i was working in Chennai . Most of the Friday evenings and during long hours of work we used to go there in the evening and have their sandwich which used be Rs.5, and this chilli cheese toast was Rs.7. Last week when i bought cheese to try out a recipe my hubby reminded me about this chilli cheese toast which we used to have in office, i wanted to try it out. It turned out super yum and i recollected the memories associated with the chili cheese toast.

Chilli cheese toast

  Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 5 Mins |Serves: 2

     Bread slices   2
     Green chili  1
     Bell pepper | capsicum  1-2 tbslp
     Pepper powder   2 pinches
     Grated cheese     3 tblsp
     Salt  to taste
                               Video of How to make chilli cheese toast

                       
     

Method

• In a bowl add the cheese, finely chopped green chilli.

• Add finely chopped bell pepper, pepper powder and salt to taste.
• Mix well.

• Spread this mixture evenly onto the bread slices.
• Preheat the oven at 160 degrees for 5 minutes and bake it till the cheese melts.

• Serve with tomato ketchup.
• This can be made in a sandwich maker also.
• You can make this in Microwave too.
• If making in microwave, toast the bread on tawa with little butter and then spread the cheese mixture onto the toasted bread and microwave for 2 minutes.

Note:

1. Add chili according to your spice level.
2. Deseeded tomatoes can be added to make this more colorful.
3. If making in a pan, cover the bread slices with a lid and cook until the cheese melts. Do in a low flame to avoid the bread getting burnt.

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OREO COOKIE MILKSHAKE RECIPE

    Making milkshake with cookie is the one which i wanted to try and when i saw this recipe in the Krafts recipes I wanted to try it as my kids are a huge fan of oreo biscuits and always my pantry is filled with these oreo biscuits. I made this milkshake with ice cream but i tried without this without ice cream also. Both tasted so yum, my daughter Varsha loved this very much and it was quite filling too.

INGREDIENTS:(YIELDS 2 SERVINGS)

OREO BISCUITS	5 NO
CHILLED MILK	1 AND 1/2 CUP
VANILLA ICE CREAM	2 SCOOPS
SUGAR	1 TBLSP(OPTIONAL)
CHOCOLATE SYRUP	1 TBLSP(OPTIONAL)

 

Method:

• Place 4 biscuits along with milk, sugar, vanilla biscuits and blend in a mixer till frothy.

• Cut the remaining one biscuit into small pieces.

• If using chocolate syrup add 1 tblsp into the glass and pour in the milkshake. Top with chopped oreo cookies and serve immediately.

NUTELLA BROWNIES RECIPE | NO EGG NO BUTTER

   After a long time I wanted to bake something and i have a big box of nutella lying in my kitchen which my friend gave to me while shifting her house. I wanted to utilize this in one shot and i was searching for an eggless cup cakes with nutella and finally i landed up in this Eggless Nutella Brownies recipe which i adapted from Here .

INGREDIENTS:

NUTELLA	1 CUP MINUS 2 Tblsp
MAIDA| ALL PURPOSE FLOUR	1 CUP
COCOA POWDER	1/4 CUP
YOGURT	1/2 CUP
OIL	1/3 CUP
MILK	1/2 CUP
SUGAR	3 TBLSP
VANILLA ESSENCE	1 TSP
WALNUTS/ HAZELNUTS/CASHEWNUTS/ALMONDS	1/3 CUP
BAKING POWDER	1 TSP
INSTANT COFFEE POWDER	1 TSP

• Sift the flour, baking powder, coffee powder and cocoa powder together for even mixing.

• Melt the nutella in microwave for 2 minutes.
• I did it using double boiler method.

• In a wide bowl, add milk, yogurt, oil , vanilla essence and sugar and mix well.

• Add this to nutella and mix well.

• Pour this to the sifted flour mixture and fold gently and evenly.

• Add finely chopped nuts to this, i used cashew nuts and mix gently.

• Transfer this to a greased baking tin ( square tin) and bake in a 190 degree preheated oven for 30 mins.

• Mine took 25 minutes to bake. Bake at 170 degrees. Insert a tooth pick in the center and check whether it is done. If it comes out clean , take out from the oven and cool them for 15 minutes.
• Cut them into squares and if you like to have it warm, just microwave this for 20 seconds and serve .

• I have cut them into big squares and this yielded 11 to 12 pieces.

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