My experiments in cooking…
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup basmati rice 4 tomatoes, chopped 2 onions, thinly sliced 1 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste 3 green chillies, chopped 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1/4 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped salt to taste 1 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp urad dal […]
Ingredients: 1/2 kg squid / koonthal, cut into round pieces 1 cup shallots, chopped 3 green chillies, chopped 1/2 tsp ginger paste/ crushed 1/2 tsp garlic paste/crushed 1- 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder a pinch of fennel seeds few curry leaves coriander leaves, chopped salt to […]
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh orange juice 4-5 tbsp sugar 1/4 cup water Preparation: Peel 6-7 oranges and remove its seeds. Then squeeze / extract the orange juice . In a bowl, add the fresh orange juice, water and sugar and mix well until the sugar dissolves. Pour this into popsicle moulds and freeze for 8 hours […]
Ingredients: 1 cup plain flour/maida 1/2-3/4 cup sugar, powdered 1 tbsp semolina/rava 1 tbsp ghee 1 egg a pinch of cardamom powder a pinch of salt oil for frying Preparation: In a bowl, add plain flour, sugar and cardamom powder and mix well. Add rava, ghee, egg and salt to this and mix well . […]
Ingredients: 1 cup roasted vermicelli / semiya 1 litre milk 3 cups of water 3/4-1 cup sugar (adjust to your taste) 2 tbsp ragi flour 1 tsp cardamom powder few raisins and cashew nuts 1 tbsp ghee Preparation: In a pan, boil 3 cups of water. Add roasted semiya to this boiling water and cook […]
Ingredients: 2 cups seedless grapes 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup sugar ( adjust to your taste) Preparation: Wash the grapes and transfer to a blender and blend it well without adding water. Strain the juice to a bowl/jug through a strainer. Then add water and sugar and mix well until the sugar dissolves. Pour this […]
Ingredients: 1/2 cup/ 125 ml fresh cream 1/2 cup /125 gm mascarpone cheese 1/3 cup caster sugar 3 egg yolks 6 sponge finger biscuits / savoiardi For Strawberry Sauce: 200 gm strawberries, washed 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp icing sugar Preparation: To prepare strawberry sauce, chop strawberries coarsely and blend until smooth. Then strain […]
Ingredients: 1/2 cup badam/ almonds 2 cups milk 3-4 tbsp sugar ( add to your taste) a pinch of saffron 2 cardamom, crushed Preparation: Soak almonds in hot water for 1/2 an hour. Peel off the skin of almonds and then grind to a smooth paste adding little milk and keep it aside. Soak saffron […]
Ingredients: For Rose Milk Layer: 2 cups milk 3/4-1 tbsp gelatin 3 tbsp cold water 3-4 tbsp sugar ( adjust to your taste) 1 tbsp rose milk essence/ rose syrup (or as needed) For Panna Cotta: 1 cup milk 1 cup fresh cream 1/2 tbsp gelatin 2 tbsp cold water 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp […]
Ingredients: 1/2 kg prawns, cleaned 2 cups jeerakashala/ kaima rice 3 1/2 – 4 cups of boiling water 1 onion, sliced 1 tsp ginger paste 1 tsp garlic paste 1 medium tomato, chopped 3-4 green chillies, chopped 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp garam masala 1 […]
Ingredients: 250 gm prawns, cleaned 1 medium breadfruit/ kadachakka/ sheema chakka 1 medium onion, chopped 1 large tomato, chopped 2 green chillies, slit 1 1/2 tsp chilli powder 1 tbsp coriander powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 1 tsp pepper powder 1 cup grated coconut 1/4 tsp fennel seeds 1-2 tsp tamarind extract 3 shallots 1/2 […]
Ingredients: 1/2 kg prawns, cleaned 1 big onion, finely chopped 1 1/2 tbsp / 8 big garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp finely chopped celery with leaves 1 1/2-2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder 1 tsp chilli paste 2 tsp vinegar 1 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp chilli sauce 2 tbsp tomato sauce 1/4 cup water few […]
