Potato Pizza
Ingredients:
- Big Potatoes- 2
- Ginger minced- 1 Tbsp
- Green Chilies- 2
- BlackPepper.-1Tsp
- Salt-1 Tsp
- Italian seasoning- 1 1/2 Tsp
- Mozzarella &
Attukula Payasam / Poha kheer / Flat rice pudding
How to prepare flat rice pudding ?
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup of flat rice/ poha / Attukulu (washed and soaked if required)
- 2 cup of milk
- 4 tbsp of sugar
- 2-3 cardamom pods (crushed coarsely)
- 2 tsp of ghee
- handful of cashew nuts and raisins
- few strings of kesar / saffron (optional)
- a small pinch of edible camphor (optional)
Procedure:
- In a medium sized sauce pan heat the ghee on medium low heat.
Flat Rice / Poha / Attukulu Upma
While preparing this dish remember Kuchela and Krishna’s Leela.
Ingredients:
- Flat rice/ Poha/ attukulu – 2 cups
- Potatoes – 2 (chopped to small cubes)
- Green chillies – 1 (finely chopped)
- Grated ginger –
Gola bhat (Rice with balls)
Gola in marathi means balls and bhat in marathi means rice.
Ingredients:
For rice
- 1 cup rice – wash and soak into water for about 20 minutes
- 1/4 tsp red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (optional)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp oil
- salt to taste
For making the balls
- half cup besan / gram flour
- 2 tsp dry grated coconut
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp carom seeds
- 1/4 cup –
Chinch saar (Tamarind soup)
Ratatouille
An Italian dish which is easy to prepare and healthy to serve
Ingredients:
- 2 Large Aubergines
- 3-4 Medium sized Courgettes
- 1 yellow Bell Pepper
- 1 red bell pepper
- 4 medium sized tomatoes
- 1 small packet basil or
- 1 tbsp mixed herbs
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp asafoetida
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
Procedure:
- Wash and chop Aubergine,
Stuffed Bitter Gourd
How to prepare Stuffed Bitter Gourd ?
An interesting recipe which will make people love this vegetable also known as Karela. It helps in reducing cholesterol and diabetes.
Ingredients:
- 8 medium sized Karela / Bitter Gourd
- 3/4 tsp salt
For stuffing
- 1 1/2 cups Besan/ Chickpea flour
- 4 1/2 tbsp Coriander and cumin powder
- 2 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp oil
- 100 ml water approximately
For tempering / tadka
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 1/2 tsp mustard
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 1-2 chopped green chillies
- 1 1/2 tsp asafoetida
- 1/2 turmeric
Procedure:
- Wash and dry karelas with a tea towel.
Flapjacks
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 blocks butter (375g)
- 8 cups Scottish porridge oats
- 2 tsp vanilla essence
- 1/2 cup broken or whole hazel nuts
- 1/2 cups raisins
- 1 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 cup golden syrup
Procedure:
- Grease a large baking tray and cover with a thin layer of semolina to prevent sticking or cover the surface of the baking tray with grease proof paper.
Shrikhand
An all time favourite in Maharashtra and Gujarat
Ingredients:
- 8 cups plain yogurt
- 3-4 tbsp milk (50 ml)
- 1/4 tsp spanish saffron
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamon
- 1 1/4 cup caster/ icing/ powdered sugar
- 2 soft mangoes
- 10 pistachio nuts
Procedure:
- Measure out plain yogurt and pour it into a doubly folded cheese cloth\ muslin cloth lining a colander and balance it over a bowl to collect the water.
Stuffed Tomatoes
How to prepare Stuffed Tomatoes ?
This dish can be served as a main course. Serves eight people
Ingredients:
- 16 tomatoes medium sized
For stuffing
- 3/4 cup rice
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 1 small chopped red bell pepper
- hand full cashew nuts
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1 1/2 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/4 tsp black pepper powder
- 1 tsp mixed Italian herbs
Procedure:
For stuffing
- Boil water in a kettle and keep aside.