Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Dry Fruits Laddu

Dry Fruits Laddu 
Happy Akshaya Trithiya to everyone!
A delicious, healthy Dry Fruits Laddu made in just 10 minutes. 
Ingredients:
Dates - 500 gms
Poppy seeds- 50 gms
Cashews- 100 gms
Almonds - 100 gms
Mellon seeds - 50 gms
Ghee / classified butter - 1.5 tablespoons 
Method:
# Remove seeds from dates.
# Grind dates to coarsely.
# Dry roast all the other Ingredients and coarsely powder in mixer jar.
# Heat ghee, add grinded dates and mix well.
It takes 2-3 Minutes for dates to mix well. Switch off the flame, add other Dry Ingredients which are coarsely powdered.
Mix well allow it cool down and start making Laddu's.
Pl. Do try and provide your comments.
Thank you!

Wednesday, 23 April 2025

Kodumillet Muskmelon Smoothie

Kodumillet Muskmelon Smoothie 
Good morning 
Muskmelon Kodumillet Smoothie is a delicious, thick, creamy millet recipe which can be had as breakfast.
Ingredients:
Muskmelon- 500 gms
Kodumillet/ Varagu- 100 gms
Milk - 1 cup
Sugar - 2 tablespoons 
Nuts for garnish 
Method:
# Wash and soak Varagu/ Kodumillet for 3-4 hrs.
# Cook the millet well. Let it cool down completely.
# In a mixer jar add cooked millet, sugar, chopped Muskmelon and blend to a smooth mixture.
# You can chill and Serve with nuts topped.
Pl. do try and provide your comments.
Thanks!

Tuesday, 22 April 2025

Sapota/ Chikoo Banana Milkshake with ice apple

Chikoo  Banana Milkshake with ice apple 
Good Evening 
Sapota/ Chikoo Banana Milkshake with ice apple (nongu). Ice apple has a high water content which helps to keep you hydrated during summer season. A delicious, thick, creamy Milkshake with seasonal fruits with Sapota, Banana sweetened with some jaggery powder.
Ingredients:
Sapota- 2-3 nos
Banana- 1 medium size 
Ice apple- 3 -4 nos
Milk - 150ml
Jaggery powder- 1.5 tsp
Cocoa powder optional 
Medium:
# In a mixer jar add chopped Sapota, Banana, Jaggery powder, Cocoa powder, milk and blend to a smooth texture.
# Tranfer to service glass add chopped ice apples and enjoy.

Sunday, 20 April 2025

Garlic Rice

Garlic Rice 
Good Morning!
Garlic Rice is a delicious, flavourful recipe made with leftover rice. Perfect Garlic flavoured rice with mild spices and tempered with basic Indian spices.
Ingredients:
Garlic- 3-4 nos
Rice - 1 cup (cooked)
Capsicum- 1/4 cup
Oil - 1.5 tablespoons 
Butter - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder- 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1 pinch 
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Urud dal- 1/2 tsp
Channa dal- 1/2 tsp
Roasted crushed Peanut- 2 tsp
Curry leaves 
Asafoetida- 1 pinch
Salt to taste
Method:
# In a wide pan add butter and oil.
# Add mustard seeds, let it crackle well. Add urud dal and Channa dal, chopped Garlic. Let it change its colour add chopped Capsicum, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, asafoetida and toss well.
# Add cooked rice, sprinkle crushed peanuts and Curry leaves. 
# Mix well and serve with papad or raita.
Pl. do try and provide your comments.
Thank you!


Monday, 31 March 2025

Sabbakki Rava idli

Sabbakki Rava idli (Sabudana Rava Idli)
Good Morning 
Karnataka special Sabbakki Rava idli/ Sabudana Rava Idli is a super delicious, soft, easy to make in just 20 minutes. It's healthy, and tastes yummy when served with Kara chutney/ coconut chutney.
Ingredients:
Sabudana- 1 cup
Rava - 1 cup
Curd - 1 cup
Water - 1 cup
Grated carrots - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Tempering:
Oil
Mustard seeds 
Curry leaves
Asafoetida 

Method:
# Soak Sabudana for 1 hr.
# In a pan add oil, temper with Mustard seeds and Curry leaves, add rava, Asafoetida and roast for 2-3 Minutes(do not burn or over roast).
# In a wide bowl add soaked Sabudana, roasted and tempered Rava, curd, water mix well add salt. 
# Check the consistency...if the batter is too thick add little curd. 
# Add grated carrots, curry and coriander leaves. Rest the batter for 10 minutes.
# Add water in steamer...Grease the idli plates
Steam for 15 - 18 minutes.
Enjoy the sabbakki Rava idli with Kara chutney/ coconut chutney.
Pl. do try and provide your comments.
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Friday, 21 February 2025

Bread Custard pudding

Bread Custard Pudding 

Bread Custard Pudding is fancy dessert made with minimum ingredients and tastes delicious with mild sweet. Bread is the key ingredient for this recipe...but I used sweet Buns. (You can use Buns or Bread for this recipe)
Ingredients:
Sweet Buns- 3-4 nos
Custard powder- 2 tablespoons 
Milk - 500ml
Sugar - 2.5 tablespoons 
Vannila essence 
Method:
# Boil milk, add sugar and stir. 
# Add Custard powder in 1/4 cup of warm milk, mix well and add to the boiling milk.
# Let the Custard slightly thicken. It takes just 2-3 Minutes.
# Switch off the flame.
# In a baking pan add slicked bun pieces, pour a layer of Custard, add another layer of bun pieces add Custard again a layer of bun pieces.
# Bake at 180'c for 20 minutes.
Serve warm with a vannila Ice-cream Or you may Serve with fresh fruits. 
Pl. do try and provide your comments.