Veggie balls in tomato gravy

For the veggie balls :

Ingredients

1/2 Onion 
1 Carrot 
1 Potato 
1/2 cup Cauliflower florets 
1/2 Green bell pepper (Capsicum) 
1 tsp Black pepper 
Egg white of 1 egg 
Bread crumbs 
Salt as required 
Vegetable Oil

Directions

1. Cook & mash potato.
2. Boil cauliflower florets.
3. Chop carrot, onion, capsicum & cauliflower.
4. In a bowl mix mashed potato, chopped  veggies (carrot, onion, capsicum & cauliflower), black pepper, Green bell pepper &  salt.  
5.  Make small balls. Dip in egg white & coat with bread crumbs. 
6. Fry in any vegetable oil and keep aside         

For the gravy :

Ingredients

1 Tomato 
1 Onion 
1 Jalapeno pepper 
2 tbsp Green chilly sauce 
2 tbsp Tomato sauce 
1/4 cup Grated coconut 
1/2 tsp Paprika 
Salt as required

Directions

1. Blend boiled tomato, onion, jalapeno pepper, grated coconut & salt in a food processor. 4 or 5 pulse will do (It should not become a paste)
2. Saute the contents in a pan. Add Paprika (you can use chilly powder  instead of paprika), green chilly sauce & tomato sauce.
   
3.       If its not spicy enough add little black pepper. Saute for 5 more min.
4. Transfer the gravy on a serving plate & arrange veggie balls on top & garnish.   

Triple Decker Sandwich

Healthy sandwich made mainly with boiled eggs & carrot

Total Time..... 15 min (Prep -5 min, Cook-10 min)    
Yield..............3 triple decker sandwiches
Level..............Easy

Ingredients

• 9 slices of bread
• 1 Jalapeno pepper
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 Onion
• 1 Carrot
• 1 Tomato
• 2 eggs
• Ketchup
• Salt as required

Directions

1. Cut off the sides of the bread & keep aside.
2. Boil 2 eggs & mash slightly with fork.          
3. Cut onion, carrot, tomato & jalapeno pepper in tiny pieces.
4. Take a bowl & mix egg, onion, carrot, tomato, jalapeno pepper, black pepper, butter & salt.         
5. Take 3 slices of bread & spread the sides to be filled, with tomato sauce & spread the prepared mix in-between  & enjoy it with potato chips. 

Beef Biryani

Ingredients

2 cups Basmati rice

1/2 kg Beef
3 Onions

2 Tomatoes

5 tbsp grated coconut

3 tbsp curd
3 Green chillies
2 tsp Ginger-garlic paste
2 tsp Garam masala

1 tsp Cloves powder

3 Elachi

1 tsp Cinnamon powder
1/2 cup Ghee
Few Cilantro (Coriander leaves)
Salt as required

2 Bay leaves
1 Lemon 

Directions

1. Cook rice with bay leaves & salt. Drain rice in a colander when its fully cooked. Keep aside.
2. Clean & cut the beef into cubes & keep aside
3. Take a cooker. Saute onion  in ghee till dark brown. Then saute tomatoes for 5 min.
4. Add green chilly, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, chilly powder, cinnamon powder, clove powder, elachi ,salt as required and saute well.
5. Then add grated coconut & curd also.
6. Add squared beef & 1/2 cup water or more and cook for 5 whistles
7. Do not release the pressure. After 30 min open the cooker.
8. Add chopped coriander leaves  & boil openly so that you obtain a very thick gravy. If the gravy is loose, your rice will be too soggy when mixed.
9. Take a serving bowl & layer rice & beef gravy alternatively. Then mix very carefully and garnish with raisins & cilantro. You can serve with raita, papads & pickle.
    
   

Hot & Sweet Shrimp-Chicken Dry

For marinating shrimp

Ingredients

1/2 cup shrimp

1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste

1tbsp soya sauce

1tsp chilly powder 
1 tbsp lime juice

1 tbsp honey 
Salt as required
Vegetable Oil

Directions

Marinate for 1 hour & fry in any vegetable oil & keep aside.

For marinating chicken

Ingredients

1 1/2 tbsp All purpose flour (Maida)

1/2 cup chicken cut in strips 
1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste

1 tbsp Soya sauce

1 tsp chilly powder

1 tbsp honey

1 Egg yolk 
Salt as required
Vegetable Oil

Directions

Marinate for 1 hour & fry in any vegetable oil & keep aside

For sauteing

Ingredients

1 medium sized Capsicum

1 medium sized Onion

1 cup Broccoli florets

1 Carrot

1 tbsp Soya sauce

1 tbsp Green chilly sauce

1 tbsp Tomato Sauce

1 tbsp Honey

Parsley flakes

Salt as required

Olive Oil as required

Directions

1. Take a frying pan. Pour little oil & saute onion & capsicum. Add carrot & cook covered for 5 min.
2. Add boiled & drained broccoli, all 3 sauces , honey & cook covered for 5 min.
3. Mix fried shrimp & chicken with the above. Saute for 3 min. garnish with parsley flakes & its ready to serve.
    

Vanilla Custard

Ingredients

1 Egg 
2 cups Milk 
1 tbsp butter
1/2 cup Sugar 
1 tsp Vanilla essence  
2 tbsp Cornflour (Cornstarch)

Directions

1. Take a container. Whisk egg thoroughly. Add sugar& butter.  Beat well.
2. Mix corn flour & milk and add to the above.
3. Transfer the container on a medium heat.
4. Keep on stirring till you obtain a thick mix. If its not becoming thick, you can add more cornflour.  
5. Add vanilla essence . Stir & take off from the flame & allow it to cool. If there are small lumps, you can either blend or sieve the custard.
6. Refrigerate for 2 hours & its ready. You can use this custard for fruit salad also. Just mix with your desired fruits (apple/mango/grapes/banana etc)
     
    

Anniversary special ! (Plain cake with marshmallow fondant)

It was our  first wedding anniversary & i wanted to gift my husband something special ! So thought of giving a trial on cake with characters! I wanted it to be small, simple & cute. So finally decided to make a plain cake with a cute bride & groom in marshmallow fondant. Loved working on fondant !  It was not perfect enough as i wanted, but still it was really fun working on fondant & was so happy to make my first fondant cake with characters !!

Chicken Omlette

Ingredients

1/2 cup Chicken pieces

3 Eggs

1/4 cup Onion

1/4 cup Tomato

1 Jalapeno pepper

1 tsp Black pepper

1 tsp Chilly powder

1 tbsp Tomato sauce

3 tbsp milk

Salt as required
Oil

Directions 

1. Take a bowl & beat egg thoroughly.
2. Add milk, chilly powder, pepper powder, tomato sauce, salt & mix thoroughly.
3. Add onion, tomato, jalapeno pepper, chicken pieces to the above.
4. Divide the solution in 3 equal parts.
5. Grease a pan with oil & prepare 3 omlettes.
6. Cook each side for 5 min & its ready.
   

Chapati Omlette Roll

Ingredients

3 Eggs

1/4 cup Onion

1/4 cup Tomato

1 Jalapeno pepper

1 tsp Black pepper

1 tsp Chilly powder

1 tbsp Tomato sauce

3 tbsp milk

3 Chapatis

Salt as required

Directions 

1. Take a bowl & beat egg thoroughly.
2. Add milk, chilly powder, pepper powder, tomato sauce, salt & mix thoroughly.
3. Add onion, tomato & jalapeno pepper to the above.
4. Divide the solution in 3 equal parts.
5. Grease a pan with oil & prepare 3 omlettes.
6. Cook each side for 5 min.
7. Take one chapati & place one omlette on top.  Roll it & its ready to eat.   

Marble Cupcake

I love trying out different varieties in cupcakes. This cupcake looks really pretty in appearance with the inside marble colour & the outside decorations. A perfect cupcake for holidays. Enjoy baking the yummy treat and make your friends and family happy !!!

Ingredients

2 and 3/4 cups Flour

2 Eggs

1/2 tsp Salt

4 tsp Vanilla essence

8 tbsp Butter

4 tsp Baking Powder

2 cup Milk 

2 cup Sugar
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Red and Yellow food colour

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Arrange 23 cup cake liners in a cupcake pan.
3. Take a bowl. Whisk egg, butter & sugar well.
4. Sieve flour and baking powder and add to the bowl.
5. Mix well with milk, vanilla essence & salt.
6. Combine everything thoroughly. Transfer batter equally in 2 bowls and add rose colour in one bowl & yellow colour in the second bowl.
7. Add chocolate chips in each. Mix again.
8. Transfer the rose colour batter & yellow colour batter alternatively into the cupcake liners kept in pan & fill each cavity 3/4th full.
9. Bake in the middle oven rack for 20 min to 25 min.
10. Insert a tester in the center to check whether the cakes come out clean.
11. Take out from the oven & let it cool for 10 min.

Shared this recipe with Bake Fest event hosted by Vardhini . 

Chocolate chip cupcake

Chocolate chips are just great for cakes, cookies etc. It adds an extra flavour in each bite. Here is a simple choco chip recipe great for all occasions. I'm planning to make this again for my guests on Christmas eve ! 'm just crazy about making & decorating cupcakes. Hope you wll also love it !

Ingredients for the cupcake 

• 2 cups Flour 
• 2 Eggs 
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla essence 
• 4 tablespoons Butter 
• 2 teaspoons Baking Powder 
• 1 cup Milk 
• 1 cup Sugar 
• 1/2 cup semi sweet mini chocolate chips 
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Arrange 12 cup cake liners in a cupcake pan.
3. Take a bowl. Whisk egg, butter & sugar well.
4. Add sieved flour & baking powder.
5. Mix well with milk and add vanilla essence & salt.
6. Mix everything thoroughly and add the chocolate chips. Stir carefully.
7. Transfer the batter to the cupcake liners till it is 3/4th full.
8. Bake in the middle oven rack for 20 min to 25 min.
9. Insert a tester in the center to check whether the cakes come out clean.
10. Take out from the oven & let it cool for 10 min.
11. Unmold the cupcakes and keep aside.

Ingredients for the butter frosting

1 1/2 cup Confectioner's Sugar

4 tbsp Butter

3 tbsp or more Milk

1/2 tsp Vanilla essence

Food colour

Directons

1. In an electric mixer, blend butter an sugar till fluffy.
2. Add milk and vanilla essence. Blend again.
3. Mix in drops of food colour and decorate on the cupcakes with the coloured frosting. 
4. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top.

Submitted this recipe to Decorating challenge event hosted by Amy.

Plain Cupcake with Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients for the cake

• 2 cups Flour 
• 2 Eggs 
• 1/2 tsp Salt 
• 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence 
• 4 tbsp Butter 
• 2 tsp Baking Powder 
• 1 cup Milk  
• 1 cup Sugar 
• Sprinklers

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2. Arrange 12 cup cake liners in a cupcake pan.
3. Take a bowl. Whisk egg, butter & sugar well.
4. Add sieved flour & baking powder.
5. Mix well with milk and add vanilla essence & salt.
6. Mix everything thoroughly & fill each cavity to the top.
7. Bake in the middle oven rack for 20 min to 25 min.
8. Insert a tester in the center to check whether the cakes come out clean.
9. Take out from the oven & let it cool for 10 min.
10. Unmold the cupcakes & keep aside

Ingredients for the buttercream frosting

• 1 1/2 cups Confectioner's Sugar  
• 4 tbsp Butter  
• 3 tbsp or more Milk  
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla essence 
•  Food colour

Directions:

1. In an electric mixer, blend butter an sugar till fluffy.
2. Add milk and vanilla essence. Blend again.
3. Mix in drops of food colour & decorate cupcakes with frosting and sprinklers.

Submitted this recipe to Decorating challenge event hosted by Amy.

Vegetable Cutlet

Vegetable patties dipped in egg white, coated with breadcrumbs and deep fried.

Total Time.....30 min (Prep - 15 min, Cook-15 min)    
Yield..............8 to 10 cutlets
Level.............Easy

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup chopped Onion 
• 1 cup chopped Carrot 
• 1 cup chopped Beans 
• 2 large Potatoes
• 1/4 tsp Chilly powder 
• 1 tsp  Pepper powder 
• 3 slices Bread or 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste  
• 1 tsp Garam masala 
• 1/4 cup chopped Cilantro (Coriander leaves) 
• 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds  
• Egg white of 1 egg
• Salt 
• Oil

Directions:

1. Cook potato, mash well & keep aside.
2. Powder bread slices in a food processor or use ready made bread crumbs.
3. Take a pan and pour oil. When oil is hot, splutter mustard seeds.
4. Saute onion with salt. Add ginger garlic paste and saute well.
5. Add carrot & beans. Cook well
6. Add garam masala, pepper powder & chilly powder. Saute for few minutes.
7. Turn off the flame. Add mashed potatoes, cilantro & mix thoroughly.
8. Make into round or oval shaped patties and keep aside.
9. Beat egg white thoroughly. Dip the patties in egg white & then coat with bread crumbs.
10. Fry vegetable cutlet when oil is hot.
11. Cover in a paper towel so that excess oil will be absorbed. Eat hot & crispy. 

Egg Salad

This is a very healthy salad and quite easy to make also. The stuffing  in the eggs gives it a variety and hence its presentable also. 

Total Time..... 30 min (Prep - 15 min, Cook-10 min)    
Yield.............. 2-3 servings
Level..............Easy

Ingredients

• 3 Eggs 
• 1 medium sized Potato 
• 1 medium sized Carrot 
• 1 medium sized Onion 
• 1/2 Green Bell pepper (Capsicum) 
• 1 Tomato 
• 2 tbsp Mayonnaise 
• 2 tsp Pepper 
• Cilantro (coriander leaves) 
• Salt as required

Directions:

1. Boil the eggs, cut into halves & take out the egg yolk carefully.
2. Cook and mash potato & carrot. Keep aside.
3. Take a bowl  & mix mashed potato-carrot amd  little chopped onion thoroughly.
4. Add mayonnaise, pepper, cilantro , egg yolk, salt .
5. Stuff the egg white halves with the above & keep aside.
6. In a bowl add diced onion, capsicum, tomato in small size. 
7. Mix mayonnaise, cilantro and 1 tsp pepper  with the above.
8. Spread on a salad plate & arrange the stuffed eggs on top. 

 

Sausage & Chicken Pizza

Pizza is our all time favourite & we love to try out different  varieties. It is exciting to make pizzas from the scratch and top it with our desired ingredients. Here is a combination of sausage and chicken pizza which is really delicious. 

Ingredients for 12 inch thin crust pizza base

• 1 cup All purpose Flour (Maida) 
• 1/4 oz (7g) Pizza yeast 
• 1 tsp Sugar 
• 3/4 tsp Salt 
• 1/2 cup Warm water 
• 3 tbsp Oil

Ingredients for the Topping

• 1/2 cup small chicken pieces 
• 1/2 cup Sausage sliced in round shapes 
• 1/4 cup diced Green bell pepper    
• 1/2 Onion 
• 1/4 cup Tomato 
• 2 tbsp chopped Spinach 
• 1 tsp Pepper powder 
• Salt as required

Others

• Pizza sauce 
• Cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Combine flour, yeast, sugar & salt in a large bowl. Add oil, water & mix thoroughly.
3. Add additional flour if the dough is too sticky.
4. Roll out  the dough in a 12 inch circle & transfer to greased pizza pan.
5. Top it as desired with pizza sauce, mixed topping ingredients & cheese
6. Bake for 10 to 12 min on the bottom oven rack.

 

Strawberry Smoothie

Smoothies are great for a healthy breakfast. It is usually made with fresh fruits/chocolate and yogurt/milk/ice-cream. Here is a simple smoothie recipe with strawberries and yogurt. You can also try it out with different other fruits. Its very easy to make & refreshing  too !!

Total Time....10 min (Prep - 5 min, Blend-5 min)

Yield..............2 to 3 glasses

Level.............Easy

Ingredients

• 5 Strawberries 
• 3/4 cup Milk 
• 1 cup Yogurt (Curd) 
• 1 tbsp Honey 
• 3 or 4 tbsp Sugar 
• 4 ice cubes

Directions 

1. Blend milk, yogurt & sugar thoroughly.
2. Add strawberries, honey & ice cubes into the above. Blend for some more time.
3. If  the smoothie is too thick, add little more milk & enjoy the chilled delight.  

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Sharing this recipe with :

•  Berries event started by Anu @ Anu's Healthy Kitchen & hosted by Vardhini @ Zesty Palette. 
• Milkshake Event hosted by Kokila.