Nuts Burfi(Cashew burfi)

Ingredients:-

Cashew-1 Cup

Almonds-1/4 Cup

Pista-1/4 Cup

Sugar-1 1/4 Cup

Ghee-1 Spoon

Process:-

1.Grind  Cashews,Almonds and Pista  in a coarse form.

2.Fry Nuts mixture for 5 minutes and keep it aside.

3.Grease a plate with Ghee.

4.Prepare Sugar syrup to a thread consistency by adding water to Sugar and by boiling it.

5.Pour the sugar syrup to the nuts mixture and mix it well with a spatula.

6.Spread in the greased plate.

6.Wait for few minutes for the burfi to set and  make horizontal and vertical lines to make square shape.

7.Now the Burfi is ready.

Carrot Halwa

Ingredients:-

Grated Carrot-1 Cup

Milk-1/2 Cup

Ghee-1 Spoon

Cashews-5 pieces

Sugar-1/2 Cup

Process:-

1.Peel the carrot and grate it for the quatity of 1 cup.

2.Heat the pan and pour the Ghee.

3.Fry the cashews.

4.Add the carrot and stir it for 1 min.

5.Pour the milk and add Sugar.

6.Cook the mixture for 5-6 mins.

7.Stir on low heat till the mixture collects in a soft ball or till the ghee oozes out.

8.Can be served either hot or cool.

Wintermelon(Ash gourd) Salad

Ingredients:-

WinterMelon(Vellai pusani)-2 to 3 Pieces

Yoghurt-1/2 Cup

Ginger paste or Grated Ginger-1/4Spoon

Capsicum-1/4 piece

Salt-to taste

For Seasoning:-

Oil-1 Spoon

Mustard seeds-1/4 spoon

Urad dal-1/4 spoon

Curry leaves-10-15 leaves

Green chilli-1(small & chopped)

Process:-

1. Grate the Wintermelon in a bowl.

2.Mix Yoghurt and Salt with it.

3.Chop the Capsicum finely and mix it.

4.Heat the oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.

5.After it pops out add Urad dal,Curry leaves and Chilli.

6.Add this to the mixture and stir it well.

Note:-

It is good for health and can be replaced with curd rice.Best for Onion haters.

Cookie

Ingredients:-

All purpose flour-1/2 Cup

Wheat flour-1/4 Cup

Baking soda-1/4 Spoon

Sugar-1/2 Cup

Salt-2 pinch

Cinnamon powder-1/4 spoon

Eggs-2

Oatmeal-2 Spoons(optional)

Raisins-30 pieces(optional)

Oil-2 spoons

Process:-

1.In a bowl mix flours,baking soda,Cinnamon powder,Oatmeal and Raisins well.

2.Keep it aside.

3.In a large bowl beat the eggs.

4.Add Oil,Sugar and Salt to it and stir it well.

5.Now mix the flour mixture to the egg mixture and stir it until it is well combined.

6.Dough should be like Vada batter.

7.Preheat the oven to 325 deg.

8.Drop dough by spoon on a baking sheet.

9.Flatten slightly with your hand.

10.Bake it for 10 mins or until golden brown.

11.Wait till it cools down.

12.Now Cookie is ready.

Rava Cake

Ingredients:-

Rava-1 Cup

Sugar-1 Cup

Milk-2 Cups

Ghee-1 Spoon

Cashews-10 pieces

Raisins-10 -15 pieces

Process:-

1.Roast Cashew and raisins in ghee and keep it aside.

2.Fry Rava in a pan till it starts to change the color.

3.Add Sugar and stir it well.

4.Mix the milk and roasted nuts.

5.Keep stiring until it is thick in consistency.

6.Pour this on a plate greased with Ghee.

7.Cut into pieces with knife.

8.Rava cake is ready to serve.

Note:-

Tastes similar to Kesari.No need to serve in bowl.Can hold and eat.

Simple Chicken fry

Ingredients:-

Chicken-250 gms

Onion-1 (finely chopped)

Cumin seeds-1 Spoon

Turmeric powder-1/4 spoon

Dry red chillies-4 nos(break into small pieces)

Oil-3 Spoon

Salt-to taste

Process:-

1.Heat oil in the pan and add the broken red chillies.

2.Saute onion till it turns to light brown color.

3.Add Cumin seeds and fry for few mins.

4.Bring Chicken to fry and mix turmeric powder.

5.Stir it occasionally till chicken cooks.

6.Fry it till the water evaporates.

7.Chicken is ready and goes well with Rasam rice.

Note:-

Small onion gives good taste.

Spicy Prawns Curry

Ingredients:-

Prawns(Shrimp)-200 gms

Onion-1(finely chopped)

Tomato-1(finely chopped)

Green chilli-2

Cumin seeds-1/4 Spoon

Garlic paste-1 Spoon

Curry leaves-10 leaves

Turmeric powder-1/4 Spoon

Salt-to taste

Oil-2 Spoons

Coriander leaves-10-15 leaves

Masala powder-3 Spoons(Coriander powder-2 Spoon and Chilli powder-11/2 spoon)

Process:-

1.Wash Prawns carefully and make sure that there are no veins left over.

2.Marinate with turmeric powder and salt and keep it aside.

3.Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds.

4.Slit green chillies and fry it.

5.Saute onion till it turns brown.

6.Add tomato and fry it till they become soft and mushy.

7.Add Garlic paste and fry it till the smell changes.

8.Mix the masala powder and stir for 2 mins only.

9.Add Prawns and stir it for few mins.

10.Mix required water and cook it for the required consistency.

11.Garnish with Coriander leaves and serve with Rice.