Pomegranate Mock tail Shots

Pomegranate Mock tail Shots

Preparation Time: 5 Min

Servings: 6 shots.

Ingredients

Pomegranate (Dadam): 1 Nos.

Black Salt: 1/2 tspn

Pinch of Salt

Sugar: 1/2 tspn

Aamchur Powder(Dried mango powder): 1/2 tspn

Pinch of Lemon zest

Mint leaves: 4 to 5

Lemon slices to garnish.

Crushed Ice: 1/2 cup

soda water: 1/2 cup

Method

Take Pomegranate in a mixture jar add crushed ice, salt, black salt, sugar, amchur powder, mint leaves, lemon zest and blend it for 2 minutes.

Drain it in a pouring bowl

Take shot glasses and fill it half with crushed ice.

Pour pomegranate juice into them.

Pour soda water to them.

Garnish them with lemon slices and Mint leaves.

Serve it chilled !!!

Dhebara Sandwitch

Dhebara Sandwich

Pre-Preparation Time: 30 Minutes.

Preparation time: 15 Minutes.

Ingredients 

For Dhebara Dough:

Bajara Flour: 1 cup

Whole Wheet Flour: 1 cup

Fresh Methi Leaves:  1 cup

Coriander leaves: 1/2 cup

Curd: to kneed the dough

Green chilly & Garlic paste: 2 Tbspn

Salt to taste

Oil: 2 Tbspn

Turmeric powder: 1/2 tspn

Powdered Sugar: 2 Tbspn

Sesame seeds: 1 Tbspn

Oil to shallow fry 

Other Ingredients:

Hung Curd: 1 Cup

Pomegranate: 2 Tbspn

Coriander & Mint Chutney: 1 Tbspn

Garlic & Paprika Chutney: 1 Tbspn

Masala Peanuts: 2 Tbspn

Sev: 2 Tbspn

                                                  Method

Mix Bajara and whole Wheet flours in a bowl.

Add oil to it and mix well.

Add Methi and coriander leaves, other spices to it and mix it well.

Keep adding curd as per needed to kneed the dough (Consistency should be like Chapati Dough).

Keep it aside in a covered bowl.

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Make three equal portion of Hung curd in separate mixing bowls.

In first portion, add coriander & Mint chutney and mix well. Likewise, in second portion, add garlic & Paprika chutney and mix well. Leave third portion plain only.

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Take a small portions from prepared dough and roll it well.

Cut it in a square shape (Like a bread slice).

Make as many as you can from the dough.

Shallow fry each of them by applying oil on both the sides.

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In a assembling tray, put one square dhebra.

Apply hung curd with green chutney.

Put some masala peanuts on it.

Put another Dhebra on it and now apply another mixture of hung curd (hung curd with Red chutney).

Put sev on this layer and cover it with another dhebra.

Apply plain hung curd on to it. and Put pomegranate on to it and cover it again with a dhebra layer.

On the top, Put a medium drop of hung curd, and garnish it with sev and coriander leaves.

Enjoy!!!

Veg Risotto in Microwave

Veg Risotto in Microwave

Pre Preparation Time: 10 Minutes.
Cooking time: 15 Minutes.
Servings: 2

Ingredients

Basmati Rice: 1 Cup (200 Grams)
Red, Green and Yellow Bell Papers: 1 Cup (Julians).
Sliced Onion: 1/2 cup.
Finely chopped Green chilly: 2 nos.
Butter: 2 Tbspn.
Olive Oil: 1 tspn
Garlic Paste: 1 tspn.
Oregano: 1 tspn.
Red Paprika: 1 tspn.
Mixed herbs: 1 tspn.
Black pepper powder: Pinch.
Salt to taste
Water: 2 cups.
Milk: half cup.
Mint leave to garnish.

Method

Soak Basmati Rice for 2-3 hours.

In  a micro-safe bowl, take butter and olive oil and put it in microwave on high mode for 1 minute.

Add onion, garlic paste and finely chopped green chillies and put it again for 1 minute on micro high mode.

Add Bell paper Julians and pinch of salt and put on micro high for 1 minute.

Finally, add rice, salt and all the seasoning to it and mix it well.

Cover the bowl with a lead and put it into the microwave for 8 -9 minutes on High mode.

In between, keep checking it on interval of 2-3 minutes and add water if required.

In a serving plate, take a portion of a prepared risotto, and garnish it with bell paper Julians and a coriander/mint leaves.

Serve it hot !!! 

Farali Thalipith

Farali Thalipith

Pre-preparation time: 10 minutes

Preparation time: 10 Minutes

servings: 4

Ingredients

Boiled Potatoes: 4

Moraiya Khichadi: 1/2 Cup

Rajgira Flour: 3 to 4 Tbspn

Moraiya Flour: 2 Tbspn

Ginger Paste: 2 tspn
Green Chilly Paste: 2 tspn
Salt to taste
Lemon Juice: 1 tspn
Sugar:1 to 2 tspn
oil to shallow fry

Processed Cheese to garnish

Method

In a bowl, mash the potatoes and add moraiya khichadi into that and mix well.

Add Rajgira flour and Moraiya flour to the mixture for binding.

Add ginger paste, chilly paste, salt, lemon juice and sugar to it. Mix well like a dough.

Make equals balls from the dough and tap each of them on a flat surface to prepare like small Puris (thalipiths). 

Shallow fry them both the sides till golden brown.

Serve them hot, garnished with grated processed cheese.

Best accompaniment: Curd

Farali Tikki

Farali Tikki

Preparation time: 15 Minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Boiled Potatoes: 4 medium sized

Sago (Sabudana): 1 Cup

Sama Rice Flour (Moraiya no lot): 3 Tbspn

Green chillies: 4 nos.

Ginger: 1 inch

Salt to taste

Lemon Juice: 1 tspn

Sugar: 1 tspn

Oil to shallow fry 

Processed cheese to garnish

Method

Soak sabudana for 5-6 hours.

Take boiled potatoes in a bowl and mesh it well.

Add soaked sabudana, sama rice flour into it.

Add grated ginger and finely chopped green chillies to it.

Season it with all the spices and mix well.

Make 8 equal tikkis from that mixture.

Shallow fry them in a pan until they turn golden brown on both the sides.

Arrange all into a serving plate and garnish with grated processed cheese.

Serve it Hot !!!

Enjoy

Best accompaniment : Salted Curd 

Fajita Sandwich

Fajita Sandwich

Pre-Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Preparation time: 5 Minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

Bread (of your choice): 8 Slices

Finely Chopped Tomatoes: 2 No

Finely Chopped Onion: 2 no

Boiled Corn:1 Cup

Finely Chopped Bell Peppers (Red, Yellow,Green): 1 Cup

Mayonnaise: 4 Tbspn

Olive Oil: 1 Tbspn

Butter: 4 Tbspn

salt to taste

Freshly Crushed Black Pepper: 2 tspn

Mustered Sauce: 1 Tbspn

Spread Cheese:  1 to 2 Tbspn

Red Chilly Flakes: 2 tspn

Oregano: 2 tspn

Mixed Herbs: 1 tspn

Catch up for garnishing

Method

In a mixing bowl, take finely chopped onion, tomatoes, bell peppers and corns and prepare salad.

for preparing the dressing, mix mayonnaise, olive oil, spread cheese first and then season it with all the herbs and spices. Mix it well.

Add the previously prepared salad into this dressing and mix it properly. Fajita is ready.

Take a bread slice and spread butter on it. put fajita on it and spread on the slice. Put another buttered bread slice onto it and cut the sandwich diagonally.

Serve it with catch up accompanied by an iced tea (or any other drink).

Generally this sandwich goes very good when served with chilled fajita in it.

Pitta Pockets

Pitta Pockets

Preparation Time: 2.5 -3 Hours

Cooking Time: 15 Minutes.

Servings: 2

Ingredients

Warm Milk: 1 ½  Cup

Dry yeast: 2 ¼  tspn.

All purpose flour: 3 ½  Cup

Olive oil: 2 Tbspn.

Salt: 2 tspn.

Baking powder: 1 ½ TbSpn.

Sugar: 1 tspn.

Oregano: 1 tspn.

Red Chilly flakes: 1 tspn.

Ingredients for Filling

Chopped Capsicum: 4 Tbspn.

Chopped Onion: 4 Tbspn.

Blanched Corn: 4 Tbspn.

Cottage Cheese Cubes: 4 Tbspn.

Chopped Olives: 2 Tbspn.

Mayonnaise: 2 Tbspn.

Olive oil: 1 Tbspn.

Tabosco Sauce: 3-4 drops.

Chilly Flakes: 2 tspn.

Oregano: 2 tspn.

Red Chilly Garlic paste: 1 tspn.

Mixed herbs: 2 tspn.

Dry Thyme: 1 tspn.

Salt to taste

Crushed black pepper: pinch

Processed Cheese: 4 Tbspn.

Method

In a small bowl, take Luke-warm milk and add dry yeast and sugar to it. Leave that for 10 minutes to activate the dry yeast.

In another mixing bowl, take all purpose flour and add olive oil, salt, baking powder to it.

Mix it well. 

Add activated yeast milk to that and knead the smooth dough. Grease a bowl with oil and put that kneaded dough into it and cover the bowl with a clean film or a tight lid. Let it rest for 2 hours.

After 2 hours, dough must be risen almost in double in the volume.

Again apply some oil onto your fingertips and knead the dough lightly again.

Divide this dough into two equal proportion.

Keep it in a warm place for another 30 minutes.

Roll them into 1/2 inch thickness.

Greece the baking tray with a drop of oil(or butter). 

Put rolled pittas into the tray.

Put the tray into the preheated oven (Preheat oven 200 degree for 10 - 12 minutes). 

Bake it for 15 minutes on 180 degrees.

Take the baked Pitta breads out of the oven and let them come to the room temperature. 

Cut them into two parts from the middle.

Take one portion of it and make pocket from it by cutting it from the edge. Do it with all four portions.

Prepare the filling by mixing capsicum, onion, olives, corns, cottage cheese cubes and all the spices and sauces and mayonnaise into another bowl.

Fill each pocket with this filling and garnish them with grated processed cheese.

Put them all into the microwave on Convection mode for 2-3 minutes at 180 degree. Let the cheese melt.

Take all these pitta pockets into a serving plate and serve them HOT... !!!

Enjoy !!!

Pizza Cup Cakes

Pizza Cup Cakes

Preparation Time: 20 Min
Pre-Preparation Time: 10 min
Servings: 3 

Ingredients

All purpose flour(Maida)/ Whole wheat flour: 3/4 Cup
Unflavored Oil: 1/4 Cup
Curd: 1/4 Cup
Pizza gravy: 1/2 Cup
Baking Powder: 1/2 tspn
Baking Soda: 1/4 tspn
Salt to taste
Chopped capsicum: 1 Tbspn
Small Cheese cubes(processed): 2 Tbspn
Corn: 1 tbspn
Pizza Seasonings: 1/2 Tbspn

Method

Mix curd and oil in a bowl and beat it well.

Add Pizza gravy to it. Beat it again.

Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and seasoning and mix them well.

Add Capsicum and cheese cube to this mixture and mix it finally.

Batter should be in a dropping consistency. 

Take the cup cake mold and fill them half with this batter.

Garnish it with mix herbs and half Olive on the top.

Put it in preheated microwave (convection mode) for 180 degree for 20 minutes.

Take them out and let them cool for 2 minutes.

It's ready to serve hot (with Tomato Catchup) !!!

Pav (Bun) in Microwave

Pav (Bun) in Microwave

Preparation Time: 3 hours

Cooking Time: 30 Minutes

Servings: 6 Nos.

Ingredients

Warm Milk: 1 ½  Cup

Dry yeast: 2 ¼  tspn.

All purpose flour: 3 ½  Cup

Olive oil: 2 TbSpn

Salt: 2 tspn

Baking powder: 1 ½ TbSpn

Sugar: 1 tspn

Method

In a small bowl, take Luke-warm milk and add dry yeast and sugar to it. Leave that for 10 minutes to activate the dry yeast.

In another mixing bowl, take all purpose flour and add olive oil, salt, baking powder to it.

Mix it well. 

Add activated yeast milk to that and knit smooth dough. Grease a bowl with oil and put that knitted dough into it and cover the bowl with a clean film or a tight lid. Let it rest for 2 hours.

After 2 hours, dough must be risen almost double in the volume.

Again apply some oil onto your fingertips and knead the dough lightly again.

Make six equal parts from the dough.

Arrange them into a baking tray. Let them rest for another 30 minutes.

Preheat the Microwave on 200 degrees for 12 minutes on Convection mode.

Brush all the buns(dough) with olive oil and put the baking tray into microwave and cook it for 12-15 minutes on 180 Degree.

Your fluffy buns are ready to serve !!! ENJOY !!!

Spicy Cheesy Lollipop

Spicy Cheesy Lollipop

Pre preparation Time: 20 minutes
Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

Mashed potatoes: 6 no

Blanchland Green Peas: 1/2 Cup

Blanched Corn: 1/2 Cup

Blanched and finely chopped Carrot: 1/4 Cup

Finely chopped onion: 2 Tbspn

Cheese Cubes: 3 no

Corn Flour: 2 to 3 tspn

Salt to taste

Green Chilly Paste: 1 tspn

Garlic Paste: 1 tspn

Chilli Flakes: 1 tspn

Paper powder: Pinch

Corn Flakes: 1 Cup

Maida: 2Tbspn

Water: 1 Cup

Oil: To Deep Fry

Coriander leave: 3 Tbspn

Method

In a mixing bowl add potatoes, green peas, carrot, corn, garlic and chili paste, salt, paper powder, chili flakes, coriander leaves and mix well.

Add some corn flour if required to make thick consistency so that we can make rolls or balls.

Now make equal balls and put cheese cubes in the center of the ball and roll properly and make tight rolls.

In another bowl, take maida and water. Mix well.

Deep rolls into maida slurry and than roll into corn flakes. 

Put oil in a pan and deep fry the rolls on a slow flame.

Serve hot with katch-up or chutney.

Enjoy!!

Almond and Fig Vedhami

Almond and Fig Vedhami

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

Almond Powder: 50 gm
Fig: 100 gm
Ghee: 3 Tbspn
Sugar: 4 Tbspn
Milk Powder: 4 Tbspn

For Dough

Wheat Flour: 1 Cup
Milk: 1/2 Cup
Ghee: 1 Tbspn

Method

Soak Fig (Anjeer) in a warm water for half an hour.

Meanwhile in a bowl take wheat flour and ghee. Knead it well. Add milk into it and make a dough like a paratha. Keep aside.

Drain water and make a smooth paste of Figs.

Heat Ghee in a pan. 

Add Almond and roast it for 1 minute.

Add paste of Fig and sauté It for 3 minutes.

Add milk powder and sugar. Stir well. Let it cool down to the room temperature.

Make equal bolls of stuffing of Almond and Fig.

Roll Medium thick Roti put stuffing in the middle now again make ball of that roti and roll it.

Heat a skillet and put rolled Vedhami on it. Sauté on both the side and apply Ghee on it.

Serve hot!!

Coffee Coconut Swiss Rolls

Coffee Coconut Swiss Rolls

Preparations Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

Digestive Biscuits: 1 pack

Coffee Powder: 2 tspn

Shredded Coconut: 200 gm

Condensed Milk: 100 ml

Method

Crush digestive biscuits and make it in a powder form like a flour.

In a bowl add condensed milk and coffee powder into it and make a tight dough and keep aside.

In another mixing bowl, take coconut and condensed milk and make a tight dough.

Roll these doughs separately like a Roti betweem two plastic sheets. 

Put two Rotis on one another and make a tight roll with the help of plastic.

Refrigerate it for half an hour with plastic sheet wrapped onto it.

Cut them into equal size and serve...

Enjoy !!!

NOTE:  Coffee Powder can be replaced with Cocoa Powder or liquid chocolate.

Nankhatai

Nankhatai

Preparation time: 5 Minutes.

Cooking time: 30 Minutes.

Ingredients

All purpose flour ( Maida ): 1 Cup

Gram Flour: 3/4 Cup

Semolina: 1/4 Cup

Ghee: 1 Cup

Powdered Sugar: 1 Cup

Baking Powder: 1 tspn

Method

In a mixing bowl take ghee and powdered sugar and beat well till it gets smooth and light in color.

In another bowl mix all dry ingredients (maida, gram flour, semolina and baking powder).

Add this dry mixture into sugar and Ghee mixture. Mix well and kneed like a dough. 

Now make small equal balls.

Grease the baking plate with Ghee. Put all the  balls  and give rest  for 10 minutes. During this time preheat the microwave on convection mode on 200 degree. 

Put this into preheated microwave on 180 degree for 15 minutes.

Let it rest for 2 minutes.

Ready to serve!!!