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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ONION TOMATO CHUTNEY RECIPE , SIDE DISH FOR IDLI DOSA

Onion tomato chutney recipe -with video  
Onion tomato chutney is the usual one which i make for idli or dosa.  This version i tasted long back in a birthday party and tried at home assuming the ingredients, but to my surprise the onion tomato chutney (without coconut) came out well and it tasted almost the same .Two days back i made this for dosa and my little one who doesn’t eat chutneys, enjoyed this a lot.Check out my full collection of chutney recipes.

Onion tomato chutney

  Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 15 Mins |Serves: 3-4

     Onion  1
     Tomato  1
     Garlic   3 cloves (optional)
     Roasted gram | pottukadalai  1 tblsp
     Oil  1 tblsp + 1 tsp
     Salt  as needed
     Red chili  4
     Tamarind   a small piece
     Mustard seeds  1/4 tsp
     Curry leaves   few 
                                                   Video of Onion tomato chutney

                               
     
     

Method:

• Chop the onion and tomato finely and peel the skin of garlic.
• In a pan add oil and throw in the red chilli,tamarind and garlic and roast them in a medium flame.
• Now add the onions and saute till they turns slightly brown in color. Cook in a medium flame. Add salt to this while cooking to ensure even and fast cooking.

• Now add the tomatoes to this.
• Cook till the tomatoes become mushy.

• Add roasted gram to this and switch off the flame.

•  Grind this into a smooth paste adding little water.

• Check for salt and temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves.

• Dilute this by adding little water to reach your desired consistency.

Note:

• Instead of Roasted gram, urad dal or channa dal can also be added.
• If using any of these dals, roast them nicely till golden brown and keep it aside.
• Few tblsps of shredded coconut can also be added  while grinding.

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POMEGRANATE AND ORANGE JUICE RECIPE|SUMMER DRINK RECIPES

    During my recent visit to Little India i picked up these pomegranates and i have 2 oranges lying in my fruit basket for the past one week. I wanted to make a juice with the combo of pomegranate and orange and this turns out so yum and i can say this a perfect thirst quencher.

  I couldn’t take proper clicks as kids were waiting to have this after finishing their  cycling.

INGREDIENTS:( YIELDS 5 GLASSES)

POMEGRANATE	2 NO
ORNAGE	2 –3 NO
SUGAR	1-2 TBLSP
WATER	1 CUP
GINGER	A SMALL PIECE( OPTIONAL)
ICE CUBES	FEW

METHOD:

• Take out the pearls from the pomegranate.
• Squeeze out the juice from the orange.

• Beat this in a mixture along with sugar and ginger( if using) in a mixer.
• Once done, strain this using a strainer.

• Add water and serve with ice cubes.

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Broken wheat upma | Samba Godhumai ravai upma

   Broken wheat upma is a usual breakfast recipe, which i make for my in laws everyday. Since they both are diabetic, they prefer to eat this samab wheat upma for breakfast. They always prefer to have this upma with vegetables. When they came here to Singapore, i wanted to click the picture of this upma before serving them, but somehow I couldn’t make it. Yesterday I wanted to make something healthy for my dinner, i made this upma for me.

MANGO SALSA RECIPE

      Mango salsa recipe is a easy recipe made basically with ripe mangoes . This can be had as a salad and also can be served as a starter along with  chips or nachos.I tried this with a couple times and even i tried with raw mango too. I loved that crunchiness too.

INGREDIENTS:

MANGO	1/2 NO
CAPSICUM	1/2 NO
ONION	1 NO
TOMATO	1/2 NO(DESEEDED)
MINT LEAVES	FEW
CORIANDER LEAVES	FEW
SALT	TO TASTE
GREEN CHILLLI	1 NO
CHAT MASALA	A PINCH
PEPPER POWDER	A PINCH
LEMON JUICE	FEW DROPS

METHOD:

• Peel the skin of the mango and cut it into cubes.
• Chop the capsicum into small cubes.

• Chop the onions finely. Deseed the green chillies and chop them finely.
• Deseed the tomatoes and chop them finely.
• Chop the mint leaves and coriander leaves finely

• In a wide bowl mix all the ingredients and toss well.

• Salsa is ready to serve.

Note:

1. Finely chopped pineapple and pomegranate seeds can be added.
2. Fresh corn kernells can also be added to the salsa.
3. Red chilli flakes can be replaced instead of green chillis.
4. Finely chopped strawberries , cucumber and avocado can be also be added.

Here is a picture of mango salsa which i tried with raw mango too. Even semi riped mangoes will taste yum.

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POTATO PODIMAS RECIPE | NO ONION NO GARLIC RECIPE

     Potato podimas is a very rare item in my kitchen, as kids do not prefer this healthy recipe much!!. I wanted to blog this for a long time and last week when i made Potato Curry for kids i just kept aside 2 boiled potatoes and made this for us.

INGREDIENTS:

BOILED POTATOES	2 NO
GINGER ( GRATED)	1/2 TSP
LEMON JUICE	3/4 TSP
SALT	AS NEEDED
OIL	3/4 TSP
MUSTARD SEEDS	1/4 TSP
TURMERIC POWDER	2 PINCHES
ASAFOETIDA	2 PINCHES
GREEN CHILLI	1-2 NO
URAD DAL	1/4 TSP
CURRY LEAVES	FEW

METHOD:

• Boil and peel the skin of the potatoes.
• Mash the potatoes roughly with your hands.

• In a pan, add oil and add mustard seeds and when it crackles add urad dal, grated ginger ,chopped green chilli , asafoetida, turmeric powder and curry leaves

• Add the mashed potatoes, salt  and saute well.
• Switch off the flame and add lemon juice. Mix well.

• Serve with any Gravy of your choice.

 

Always add lemon juice at the last else this will give a bitter taste to the curry.

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THENGAI POLI RECIPE | COCONUT POLI | A GUEST POST FOR KAVITHA

  Friends please check out my first guest post for Kavitha of Edible Entertainment on Thengai Poli. Visit her space for detailed recipe.