Neer Dosa with varai

Wash and soak varayi at least for an hour . I soaked overnight.
 And grind fine with coconut 1/4 cup coconut for one cup varayi and add salt and make neer dosa !

Paneer Chilli

Thank u  Seema D Shenoy for the jahtpat yumm recipe:
 Marinate 1 cup paneer cubes with salt, haldi, 2-3 tsp red chilli pwd, 1/2 tsp of ginger garlic pate, 1 tsp of vinegar, 1 tsp of soya sauce, chopped curry leaves and leave for ten minutes.
in a pan take 1 tbsp oil, saute onion cubes ( 1 no.) and capsicum cubes ( 1/4 cup).. add marinated paneer and fry for 2 minutes. cover the lid and cook for two minutes.. finally add chopped ginger and garlic ( did not add this) stir fry add a dash of lime and chopped dhania leaves .. I added some chopped dill leaves too....

Donuts

Doughnuts hot off the pan.

Ingredients : : Oil -for frying, Egg-1, Sugar-1/2 cup, Milk-1/2 cup, melted butter-2 tblsp, maida-2cups, baking powder-2tsp, dash of cinnamon, dash of nutmeg,dash of salt.

 

METHOD:In a large bowl,beat together egg and sugar. Stir in milk and butter. Sift all dry Ingredients.
Mix the dry ingredients into the egg mixture.and mix lightly.... Its a very sticky dough.
Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
Still the dough is sticky... need not worry.
On a floured surface, flatten the dough to 1/2 inch thickness,with ur hands or a belan.
Cut out doughnuts. Transfer to a floured surface carefully and allow to dry.
Heat oil in a kadai,let it be hot,but as soon as u slip in the donuts,reduce the heat to sim, and fry until golden on both sides.
decorate with a mixture of powdered sugar and cinnamon powder or with melted choco.

sweet dessert donuts 

Sev tamatar ki sabzi

This is an adaptation of the famous Gujarati or Rajasthani dish Sev tamatar sabzi .... My good friend Mala made it and we all loved it ... It is so simple ....and all time favourite :)

Ingredients :
Spring onion: Cut fine
Tomato: Chopped fine
Mota sev  ( haldirams royal sev, if u like it spicy then theeka sev can also be used )
Lime juice
Salt
Sugar ( pinch )
Dhania leaves
Dhaniya jeera powder,
haldi powder
Red chilli powder
Ginger Garlic paste

Oil for tadka
Rai
Jeera
Hing

 Method :
1. Prepare tadka with the ingredients mentioned...
2.  Once the tadka is done add the ginger garlic paste... and fry till the raw smell goes
3.  then add the chopped spring onion.. and fry till the spring onions are slightly cooked.
4.  then add the tomatoes.. and cook till the tomatoes are slightly mushy..
5.  add the masala powders as per taste and cook for a couple of minutes.
6.  Add two cups of water and bring to boil....add lime juices and salt.
7.  add chopped coriander leaves..
8.  just before serving add the sev and boil for a minute and serve immediately with rotis...

Mango Cake

Thank you Kiranmayi Kiran ! It was yumm !

recipe : maida - 1 1/4 cup, baking powder - 1tsp, salt - a pinch, cashew nuts - 1/2 cup, sugar - 1/2 cup heaped, cardamom - 2 peeled, refined oil - 4 tbsp, fresh cream - 2 tbsp, milk - 2 tbsp, mango pulp - 1 cup,
 choco chips - 1/4 cups.  vanilla essence - 1 tsp,  ( cocoa pwd - 2 tsp optional)

Sieve all the dry ingredients and keep aside.
powder the cashew to a coarse powder
powder the sugar and the cardamom
add mango pulp and sugar mixture in the mixie jar and pulse briskly four times.
add oil and pulse twice then add cream and pulse once
pour the batter into the mixing bowl and gently fold in maida milk and cashew paste and the choco chips. add milk if too thick.
bake at 180 deg C for forty minutes or till done.
note :i added a tsp of vanilla essence too 
         a teaspoon or so of cocoa pwd may enhance the colour and flavour !!

Khal Khal Phanna upkari with baby corn

This recipe is by Sandhya Nayak Kamath.  it is simple gravy which goes well with dosa (esp neer dosa) and simple rice like jeera rice or lemon rice.

Grind about 10 -12 fried Kashmiri chillies along with some guntur chillies and 2-3 flakes of garlic, salt and tamarind.  grind to a fine paste.
in a kadai take some coconut oil, add 6-7 flakes of peeled garlic, when it turns pink add 2 finely cut tomatoes and fry till it turns pulpy.  add 1 tbsp of tomato puree.  add the ground paste and fry for a minute or so.
add the baby corn ( or paneer ) and check the seasoning. and simmer till done. adjust the thickness to your taste and requirement.

Paneer paratha

This is the recipe of my dear friend Kiranmayi ! Thank u Kiran for the yumm and easy recipe ! 

Mashed paneer

Grated capsicum

Besan

Kasuri methi

Chapati dough

Jeera

Rd chilli pwd

Aamchur

Salt

Haldi

Grated ginger 

Heat oil in a kadai, add jeera, when it splutters add capsicum and fry for a minute and then add ginger and then all the spices... Finally add paneer and besan .. Make parathas and enjoy with dahi and pickle....

Note : fresh methi leaves can also be used.  Grated carrot can also be added !