My experiments in cooking…
Ingredients: 3 bananas / plantains/ nendrapazham 1/4 cup grated coconut 5-6 cashew nuts, chopped 3-4 tbsp sugar 2 tsp ghee 1 cup plain flour/ maida oil for frying Preparation: Steam cook the bananas/ plantains until it turns soft. Peel it and cut into small pieces. Heat ghee in a pan , add the chopped bananas, grated […]
Ingredients: 6 pav/ small buns 1 banana/ nenthra pazham 3 eggs 2 tbsp sugar pinch of cardamon powder 10-12 cashew nuts 3 tbsp ghee/ oil Preparation: Peel and chop banana into small pieces. In a bowl, mix together 2 eggs, 1 tbsp sugar and cardamom powder and keep it aside. Heat little ghee /oil in […]
Ingredients: 12 dates, pitted 1 banana, peeled and chopped 2 cups of chilled milk sugar, if needed (optional) Preparation: Soak the dates in 1/2 cup of milk for 15-20 minutes. In a blender, add the soaked dates, banana and remaining milk and blend well until smooth. Pour into serving glass and serve…
Ingredients: 300 ml fresh cream 150 ml condensed milk 1 cup biscuits, powdered 2 cups fresh fruits, chopped (mango, strawberries, banana, kiwi fruit) Preparation: Combine together fresh cream and condensed milk in a mixing bowl. In small serving bowls or glasses, make a layer of powdered biscuits. Pour little cream mixture over this biscuit layer and […]
Ingredients: 8 strawberries, chopped 1 large banana, chopped 2-3 tbsp honey/ sugar 1 1/4 cup chilled milk 1/4 cup yoghurt Preparation: In a blender, add all the ingredients and blend until smooth. Pour into serving glasses and serve immediately…
Ingredients: 2 cups plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 2 eggs 1/4 cup buttermilk / yoghurt 2 ripe bananas, mashed 1 cup fresh red currants, washed Preparation: Preheat oven to 180 degree celcius. Grease a […]
Ingredients: 3 well ripe bananas ( robusta / chiquita) lemon juice of 1 lemon 1 tin condensed milk 3/4-1 cup whipped cream Preparation: In a blender, add the peeled and chopped bananas and puree / blend it until smooth. Add lemon juice to this and blend again. Transfer this to a bowl and add condensed […]
Ingredients: 1 large ripe plantain / ethapazham / nendra pazham 1 cup grated coconut 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 3 green chillies, slit 3/4 tsp chilli powder 1/2 tsp turmeric powder 2 1/2 cup yoghurt, beaten 1 tsp mustard seeds 1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds 2 dry red chillies 2 sprig curry leaves salt to taste 1 […]
Ingredients: 2 cups plain flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 3/4-1 cup sugar 1/2 tsp salt 3 tbsp vegetable oil 1 large egg 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 large ripe bananas, mashed 1- 1 1/3 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen Preparation: Preheat oven to 180 degree celcius. Grease / spray a loaf pan with baking […]
Ingredients: 2 large ripe bananas / plantains / nendrapazham 2 eggs 2 tbsp sugar a pinch of cardamom powder 1 tbsp cashew nuts 1 tbsp raisins 2 tbsp ghee Preparation: Peel and chop bananas into small pieces. In a bowl, mix together eggs, sugar and cardamom powder and keep it aside. Heat ghee in a […]
Ingredients: 2 bananas / plantains/ nendrapazham 10 dates 10 cashew nuts white poppy seeds for rolling oil for frying Preparation: Cut the bananas/ plantains into pieces and steam cook until it turns soft. Then remove its skin and mash / grind into smooth dough without adding water. Remove the seeds of the dates by making […]
Ingredients: 4-5 small bananas/ poovan pazham 1-1 1/2 tbsp basil seeds/ sabja seeds/ kaskas 1 big lemon 2 cups chilled water 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds sugar as needed Preparation: Soak the basil seeds in 1/2 cup of water for 10-15 minutes. Peel the bananas and mash them using a fork or back side of ladle […]