Broccoli Cream Soup

Ingredients

Broccoli puree – ½ cup

Maida – 1 tsp

Butter – 1 Tsp

Milk – 2 cups

Pepper powder & salt to taste.

Method

1. Melt butter in a pan, fry maida until raw smell goes.
2. Add milk and allow them to boil.
3. Add broccoli puree, pepper powder and let it boil to get the required consistency.
4. Turn off the flame. Add salt. Mix well. Serve hot.

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Siris Food Flavours,

Ramya's Innovative Recipes 2013,
Hearth & Soul Blog hop . 132/ 12/31/2012.

             

Fruit Glucamole

Ingredients

Avocado – 1

(Deseeded & mashed)

Finely chopped tomato – ¼ cup

Finely chopped apple – 3 Tsp

Finely chopped Pineapple – 3 Tsp

Finely chopped orange – 2 tsp

Pomegranate seeds – 2 tsp

Pepper powder & salt to taste

Method

                 In a bowl add all ingredients and mix well. 

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Ramya's Innovative Recipes 2013,
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Rice Rava Upma

Ingredients

Rice rava – 1 cup

Green chilli – 3

Chopped onion – 1

Carrot pieces – ¼ cup

Salt to taste

For Tempering

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp

Jeera – ½ tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Bengal gram – 1 tsp

Curry leaves -little

Oil – 4 tsp    

Method

                 In a pressure cooker add oil and temper it. . Fry them till onions turn soft and add green chilli, carrot and fry for 10 minutes. Add rice rava and fry for one or two minutes so that oil is mixed well all over the rava. Add 2 ¼ cups water and salt. Mix well, pressure cook for 3 whistles. Allow it to cool and then mix well. Serve hot with dal / chutney.

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Kashmiri Pulao

Ingredients

Rice – 1 cup

(Soak in water for ½ hour)

Sugar – 1 Tsp

Onion chopped – 1 medium

Carrot chopped – ½ cup

Milk – 1 cup

Water – 1 cup

Saffron strands – 10

(Soaked in 2 Tsp of milk)

Tomato ketchup – 1 tsp

Dry ginger powder – ½ tsp

Nutmeg powder – ½ tsp

Salt to taste

Fruits

Apple pieces – 1 cup

Pineapple pieces – 1 cup

Pomegranate seeds – ½ cup

Dry fruits

Raisin – 2 Tsp

Cashwenut chopped – 3 Tsp

Almonds chopped – 3 Tsp

Ghee – ½ tsp

Fry in a ghee and remove it.

For tempering

Fennel seeds / saunf – 1 Tsp

Cumin – 1 Tsp

Garlic pods – 5

Green chilli chopped – 4

Whole garam masala – 2 Tsp

Oil – 2 Tsp

Method

For rice preparation

1. Heat ghee in a pan and add soaked rice without water. Saute it for 2 mins.
2. Add water, milk and sugar. Cook on medium flame.
3. At last add soaked saffron and mix well. Remove from the flame. Cool it.

For pulao

1. Heat oil in a pan and temper it.
2. Add onions and fry for 2 mins. Add carrot pieces and mix well. Cook for 3 mins.
3. Add chopped fruits, dry fruits, dry ginger powder, nutmeg powder and mix well.
4. Cook for 3 mins. Add cooked rice, salt. Mix well
5. Cover it with lid for 2 mins. Switch off the flame.

Linking to :

Siris Food Flavours,

Ramya's Innovative Recipes 2013,

EP Series - Garlic or Turmeric hosted by Viya.

               

                 

Avocado Sandwich

Ingredients

Wheat bread – 2

Avocado -1 (peeled, seeded)

Orange juice – 1 Tsp

Cheese slice – 1

Method

1.        Roll out each bread slice using a rolling pin until very thin. Set aside.
2.               In a small bowl, add avocado, orange juice. Mash until smooth.
3.               Divide the mixture between half of the bread slices.
4.        Place cheese slice on top of avocado mixture. 
5.        Place another slice of bread on top of each piece of cheese.
6.               Using cookie cutter, cut like sandwich.

Note: If you don’t like to eat cheese slice, toast the bread slice in toaster.

Linking to :
Siris Food Flavors,
Ramya's Innovative Recipes 2013,
Saras Dish in 30 minutes.

                                                                                                                                                 

Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken leg pieces – 4

Oil – 3 Tsp

For marination

Ginger garlic paste – 2 Tsp

Turmeric powder – 1 tsp

Red chilli powder – 4 Tsp

Garammasala – 1 Tsp
Lime juice - 2 tsp

Curd – 3 Tsp

Salt to taste

Method

1. Wash the leg pieces and make slits on pieces.
2. In a bowl add all marination ingredients, chicken and mix well. Leave it for 1 hr.
3. Preheat oven to 425⁰C. Line the tray with silver foil. Apply some oil to the foil.
4. Arrange the chicken pieces and keep it in the oven 40 - 45 mins.
5. After 20 mins turn the pieces and spray some oil.
6. Again grill for 20 mins. Remove from oven.

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EP Series Garlic or Turmeric hosted by Viya.

               

Sweet Potato Pepper Fry

Ingredients

Sweet potatoes – 1

(Peeled & cut into pieces)

Colored peppers / capsicum – 3

Chopped onion – 1 medium

Chopped green chilli – 3

Ginger garlic paste – 1 ½ tsp

Red chilli powder – 2 tsp

Coriander powder – 1 tsp

Coconut powder – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

For Tempering

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Cumin – 1 tsp

Curry leaves – 5

Turmeric powder – 1/3 tsp

Hing a pinch

Oil – 3 tsp

Method

1. Heat oil in a pan and temper it.
2. Add onions and fry for 3 mins, then add ginger garlic paste and mix for 2 mins.
3. Add chillies and fry for 2 mins on medium flame.
4. Add Sweet potato pieces, peppers and cook until soft.
5. Add chilli powder, salt and mix well. Fry for 3 mins.
6. Add coriander powder, coconut powder and mix foe 2 mins. Leave it for 5 mins.

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EP Series Garlic or Turmeric hosted by Viya,

60 Days to Christmas hosted by Divya & Priya,

Siris Food Flavours,
'ONLY' Side Dishes.

             

          

Vegetable Fried Rice

Ingredients

Cooked rice – 2 cups

Chopped Colored peppers – 2 cups

Chopped onion – 1

Chopped spring onion – 1 bunch

Chopped celery – ¼ cup

Broccoli florets – ½ cup

Chopped green chilli – 3

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Whole garam masala - 1 tsp

Tomato ketchup – 3 tsp

Soya sauce – 2 tsp

Chilli sauce – 3 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil – 3 Tsp

Method

1. Heat oil in a pan, add whole garam masala and fry for 1 min.
2. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 mins.
3. Add onion, chillies, peppers, broccoli, celery, spring onion and mix well.
4. Add salt and cook on low medium flame until soft.
5. Add rice and mix well for 3 mins. Add ketchup, soy sauce, chilli sauce and mix well.
6. Saute for 5 mins. Serve with raita.

Linking to :

60 days to Christmas hosted by Divya & Priya,

EP Series - Garlic or Turmeric hosted by Viya,

Ramya's Innovative Recipes 2013.

              

Celery Chutney

Ingredients

Celery stalks chopped – 2 cups

Onion Chopped – 1 cup

Green chillies – 10

Garlic – 5

Tamarind juice thick – 2 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tsp

For tempering

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Methi seeds – ¼ tsp

Curry leaves – 6

Red chillies - 2

Oil – 3 tsp

Method

                

• Heat oil in a pan, add celery, onion and chillies. Mix well.
• Close with lid and cook until it becomes soft. Keep it aside.
• Add garlic cloves and cool it. After cooling, transfer it to a mixi jar.
• Add tamarind juice, salt and spin it. Transfer this chutney to a bowl.
• Heat oil in a pan and temper it. Add it to chutney.

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EP Series - Garlic or Turmeric hosted by Viya,
Ramya's Innovative Recipes 2013.

                  

      

Avocado French Toast

Ingredients

Bread slices – 2

Eggs – 2

Avocado – 3 Tsp

(Cut into halves & mashed)

Pepper powder to taste

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tsp

Method

              

1. Beat eggs until foamy then add pepper powder, salt. Mix it well.
2. Cut the bread into triangle shape. Apply avocado on both sides of bread.
3. Heat a pan and spread some oil.
4. Give a quick dip to the bread piece in an egg mixture and put in the pan.
5. Flip the bread & toast both the sides, till it becomes brown in color.

Linking to :

60 Days to Christmas hosted by Divya & Priya,
Siris Food Lovers,
Ramya's Innovative recipes 2013,
Hearth and Soul Blog Hop : 131: 12/18/2012,
Saras Dish in 30 minutes.


         

              

Sesame Seeds Rice

Ingredients

Cooked rice – 2 cups

Sesame seeds – 5 Tsp

(Dry roast & make powder)

Almonds – 5

Green chillies – 5

Tamarind juice thick – 2 Tsp

Curry leaves – 4

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil – 3 tsp

Method

                    

1. Mix sesame seeds powder with rice.
2. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds allow them to splutter.
3. Add green chillies, curry leaves, almonds and mix for 2 mins.
4. Add rice and mix it. Now add tamarind juice and mix it. Leave this for 5 mins on low medium flame.
5. Add salt and mix well. Leave it for 5 mins.

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Ramya's Innovative Recipes 2013,

Siris Food Lovers.
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Palak Kofta Curry

Ingredients

Palak leaves – 20

Finely chopped onions – 1 cup

Tomato puree – ½ cup

Boiled potatoes – 3

Boiled green peas – ½ cup
Besan - 4 tsp

Chopped garlic – ½ tsp

Chopped ginger – ½ tsp

Garam masala – 1 tsp

Chopped green chilli - 3

Red chilli powder to taste

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp
Kasoori methi - 1 tsp

Water - 1 cup

Oil to fry

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves for garnishing

For Tempering

Cumin seeds – ½ tsp

Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp

Curry leaves – 1 string

Oil – 3 tsp

Method

For Koftas

                      In a bowl mash potatoes and green peas. To this add chopped palak leaves, onions, green chilli, besan and salt. Mix well. Make the shape according to your choice. Deep fry in oil.

For Gravy

                       In a pan add oil and temper it. Add ginger, garlic pieces, garam masala, tomato puree, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, water and cook well until oil oozes out. Add kasoori methi and cook for 2 mins. Add koftas and cook for 2 mins. Garnish with coriander leaves.

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Palak Drumstick Gravy

Ingredients

Chopped palak – 1 cup

Drum sticks – 2
(Cut into ½ “pieces)
Milk – ½ cup

For Paste

Almonds – 5
Cashwenut – 5
Fresh coconut powder – ½ cup
Sesame seeds – 2 Tsp
Red chillies – 3
Rice – 1 tsp
(Soak in water for ½ hour)

For Tempering

Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
Jeera – 1 tsp
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Chana dal – ½ tsp
Curry leaves – 7
Hing – ¼ tsp
Green chilli – 4
Oil – 3 tsp

Method

1. In a bowl add water, drum sticks and cook for 5 mins. Drain it. 
2. To the boiling water add palak leaves and keep it  for 5 mins. Strain it. 
3. In a pan add oil and temper it. Add cooked drumsticks, palak leaves, vegetable stock. Mix well. 
4. Add ground paste and cook for 5 min on medium flame. 
5. Add milk and cook for 3 mins. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Note: You can use any leaf vegetables.

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Nupur's Cook n Bake : With Spinach.

Peanut Butter Celery Dip

Ingredients

Peanut butter – 3 Tsp

Bananas mashed – 1

Orange juice – 4 Tsp

Celery sticks – ½ cup

Method

                 In a bowl, combine banana, peanut butter. Mix celery pieces and orange juice to it. Serve.

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60 Days to Christmas hosted by Divya & Priya,
'Only' Side Dishes.