Homemade Mango Icecream....

Ingredients:

Mango Pulp – 30 oz can
Sweetened Condensed Milk – 14 oz can
Whipped Topping – 8 oz container
Fresh Mango – cubed, optional

Method:

In a big bowl pour in the Mango Pulp, Condensed Milk and the Whipped Topping.
Fold them in very well but very gently.
Pour into a dish with a tight fitting lid.
Cover and place in the freezer for 2 hours.
Allow it to freeze for another 3 hours or so.
Serve and enjoy!

Tips:

1. Fresh Mango plup can be substituted for the can.

Recipe from a cooking channel...


Enjoy the New year with this sweet treat...

umita

Corainder Rice...Cilantro Rice







Ingredients




1 cup rice

2-3 tsp oil

Salt to taste




For grinding:




1 cup coriander leaves

1 onion

2-3 green chillies




For Tempering:




1 tsp Chana dal (Bengal gram dal)

1 tsp urad dal

1 tsp cashew nuts opt..i didn't use

Asafoetida- a pinch

whole red chilli 2




1/2 onion to saute//




Preparation




Grind the coriander leaves along with other ingredients. In a pan heat oil and onion n temper with the given ingredients. To that add the coriander paste and salt. Let it cook for few minutes until the raw smell of the onion and coriander is gone. Add the rice and fold gently until all the ingredients mix well and the rice takes up the flavours. n cook in rice cooker...or open pan..

Serve hot with pappad or chips...




opt can squeeze a lime..







Enjoy this simple yet yummy dish...






Umita

Butter Chicken

Ingredients

Oil 1 tsp
butter 1 tbsp
chicken 1 kg
chilli pwd 1 tsp i used kashmiri chilli pwd
cream 1/2 cup i used sour cream
garam masala a pinch
ginger garlic cut pieces 1 tsp each
green chillis 2 can deseed if u want less spicy
onion 1 large
salt
Mace 1
cardamon 4
kasuri methi 1 tsp
tomatoes 3

marinate chicken

tandoori masala 1/2 tsp
ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp
salt


Directions

Marinate the chicken for one hour
Heat oil in a pan and fry the chicken for 10 minutes. Remove the chicken and keep aside.

In the remaining oil butter , add cardamon mace chopped onions fry till golden, then add the ginger-garlic tomatoes kasuri methi ,chillies, chill pwd n once cooked grind into puree..turn to the pan add the fried chicken pieces .Add the cream at the end...

Mix well and cook until it is done.
Serve with roti or naan...

Enjoy!!
umita

MANGO THOKKU ...MANGO PICKLE

Ingredients:
• 1 Sour Mango (peeled, grated finely)
• 1 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
• 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Red Chili Powder
• Virgin Sesame Oil gingelly oil 3 to 4 tbsp...will need more if wanted
• 1 tsp Salt
Asefotida 1/2 tsp

How to make Mango Thokku:
• Grate the Mango. Keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.anf Fenugreek
seeds Allow spluttering.add asedotida pwd
• Now add turmeric powder and the grated mango.
• Add the salt and chilli powder, and turn the heat down to
medium.
• Keep stirring.
• Remove the pan off the heat. Keep aside uncovered until
cool.
CAN BE STORED UPTO A MONTH..

serve with dosa or Yogurt Rice

Enjoy!!

umita
— at mango thokku.

Paneer Potato Tots
Ingredients:

4 medium sized potatoes
1 cup mashed paneer
1 teaspoon salt,
1 finely chopped greenn chillies i used jalepeno chilles
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1/4 garam masala (OPT)

For batter:
3 tablespoon all purpose flour (maida, plain flour)
5 tablespoons water

Bread crumbs for frying

Oil for frying.

Method:

Mix the flour with water and blend into a very smooth batter.
Boil the potatoes n mash well. cut the chillie finely. add grated paneer, salt, pepper n mix well . Form any shape n dip the the batter, coat with bread crumbs n deep fry until they turn golden brown..

Drain the Tots on kitchen paper and serve. with Corainder chutney or tomato Sauce..

Enjoy..

This recipe was a hit at the party...sure a yummy starter ur guests would enjoy...

Umita

Muthia....





Muthias are steamed spiced dumplings, made with gram flour (besan), cabbage and spice,



Ingredients:
Muthia:

1/2 teaspoon sugar
1cup very fine shredded cabbage
1 cup gram flour (basin)
2 tablespoons whole-wheat flour
2 tablespoons chopped corainder or kasori methi (hara dhania)
2 chopped green chili (adjust to taste)
1 teaspoon cumin seed (jeera)
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
2 tablespoons oil

For Seasoning and Garnish:

2 tablespoons oil
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 tablespoon sesame seeds (til)
2 whole red chili
2 tablespoon chopped cilantro (hara dhania)





Method:


Combine gram flour, whole-wheat flour, cumin seed, turmeric, green chili, sugar,, oil, and salt in a bowl.

Add the cabbage to the flour mixture and mix well. Mixture should be like a very soft dough.

Divide the mixture with greased fingers into a steamer slowly and steam them covered for 18 to 20 minutes. Check them if muthias are ready put a knife through and it should come out clean.

Let the muthias cool off and then slice them in two pieces.

For seasoning heat the oil in frying pan on medium high. Add mustard seeds after they crack add sesame seeds and red chili and stir-fry for few seconds.

Add muthias and stir-fry them for three to four minutes until they are light brown.Garnish them with chopped cilantro.


serve with chutneys..

Enjoy!!

umita

RAjma pulav...red kidney bean pulav..


Ingredients
2 cups basmati rice
1/2 cooked rajma(kidney beans)
2 garlic pods
1 tbs ginger chopped
1/4 cup corinder leaves/ cilantro
3 green chillies
1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tbs ghee / clarified butter or oil
whole garam masala ( cardamon ,cinnamon n cloves)

Directions

Crush garlics, ginger, greenchilly, keep aside. Heat ghee add whole Garam masala. Add onions ,saute till slightly golden in color. To this add crushed mixture, turmeric. Saute till raw smell goes. Add chopped tomatoes and fry for 2 to 5 minutes. Adjust salt if needed. Now add cooked rajma and keep in a rice cooker, (taking care not to mash rajma pieces) Remove from flame and garnish with fresh corianderleaf..water 2:4 in rice cooker..

Serve with egg pepper fry..n Raita...

Enjoy!!!!!
Happy cooking..
umita.

PEanut Chutney....

Ingredients:

1/2 cup roasted peanuts
1 onion sliced
1/2 tsp chilli pwd
1 tomato
2 garlic cloves
salt to taste
1 tsp oil

For seasoning:

1/2 mustard seeds
1/2 split black gram dal
1/2 tsp oil

Heat oil in a pan, add the garlic peanuts and stir fry for a few seconds. Add the sliced onions and saute further for 2-3 mts add tomato n saute until tomatoes cook well...Add chilli pwd and salt per taste.Turn of heat and cool.

Grind into paste once cool... Heat oil in a pan for seasoning. add the mustard seeds and once they splutter, add the split gram dal and let it turn golden brown.n dry redchilli.. Pour over chutney and serve with idly or dosas.

Incase u dont have mustard u can skip it n use...tastes good..sometimes i avoid the seasoning..

Yummo!!!!

umita

DAhi Balle

Ingredients

For VAdas

1 Cup Urad dhal (BLack gram dal)
Salt to taste
Oil to fry
Asefoetida a pinch..

onion (OPT)
greenchilli (OPT)

For Dahi
1 cup Dahi (yogurt)
Salt to taste
1 tsp Cumin (jeera) Powder,
Red Chili Powder,1/2 tsp
Chaat masala 1 tsp
sugar 1/2 tsp (OPT)
Tamarind chutney

Method

For Bhallas

Clean, wash and soak dhal for 3 hrs grind into smooth paste add onions ,green chillies n salt Heat oil in a pan and the vadas and fry till golden brown.Take the hot Bhallas and put in cold water for 2-3 minutes.Now Take them out of water and squeeze the water and keep aside.

For Dahi
Blend the curd (yogurt) and little water until it is smooth.
Add salt,sugar, red chili powder and cumin powder,chaat masala..

For Serving
In a deep dish arrange bhallas and pour dahi over them.
Now add imli (tamarind) chutney
Serve chill ..

A simple starter.....

YUmmooooo!!!

Onion Pilaf

Basmati rice – 2 cups
Onion, thinly sliced – 1
cloves – 4
Cinnamon – 2 small pieces
Cardamom – 2
Ghee – 2tbsp
Salt to taste
For Garnishing

Fried onions


Wash the rice and soak it. Drain and keep aside.Heat oil in a large pan. Pour the ghee into it and add onions and sauté until the onions just starts turning pink. Then add the spices and saute for a minute.
Now add the drained rice and saute the rice well in ghee for 5 minutes.

Add water,salt to taste and boil on high heat. n boil until the rice cooks or keep in a rice cooker...

Garnish with fried onions.
Serve with raita or chickencurry or VEgetable curry


Enjoy!!

umita

Easy cauliflower sabji...
Gobi sabji...
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CAuliflower flowrets...
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Cumin Seeds 1/2 tsp
Chilli pwd 1/2 tsp
haldi 1/4 tsp
corainder pwd 1/2 tsp
jeera pwd 1/2 tsp or less
amchur pwd.. as per taste
tomato sauce 1 tsp or more as per taste
Garam masala 1/2 tsp
salt
oil

Heat oil in a pan...Saute cumin seeds , add cauliflower n steam cook once cooked add the masala n saute....add garam masala at the end and tomato sauce n mix well decorate with corainder leaf....

tomatoes can be used at the end if u like more tangy taste...

simple but yet yummy recipe which goes best with chappati....

Enjoy!!!!!!!