Oats Haleem (Pure Veg)

hey fnds...

last year when my sister got her wisdom tooth extracted i was in a fix, not because of the procedure, but due to the fact that my sister does'nt like soft food. i mean she was gud with liquid diet, but wanted something tasty and healthy. i searched over the internet but could'nt find any recipe matching upto my sisters expectations, so i invented this recipe.

Its called Oats Haleem, and its purely vegetarian and healthy. So here it comes...

Oats Haleem

Ingredients

Quick oats-1 cup

Chana dal- 1 cup (boiled and ground to a paste)

Onion-3(med size)-sliced

Lemon juice-2tbsp

Salt-as required

Red chilli powder-1/2tsp(optional)

Pudina-1 bunch-finely chopped

Coriander-1 bunch finely chopped

Tomatoes-2 finely chopped

Green chillies-2 thinly sliced

Ginger-Garlic paste-1 tbsp

Haldi-1/4 tsp

Oil-2 tsp

Garam masala powder-2 tbsp

Water-2 cups

Method

• Dry roast the oats for 2 minutes, keep aside.
• Heat 1tsp oil and roast 2 sliced onions till golden brown. Keep aside
• Heat the remaining oil and add green chillies, saute for a minute, then add the remaining one sliced onion, saute till onion turns light pink, then add ginger-garlic paste, pudina, half of garam masala powder. Cook for a minute.
• Add tomatoes, coriander and cook till the tomatoes become tender.
• Add chana dal paste, oats, lemon juice, remaining garam masala powder, red chilli powder, haldi, salt and water.
• Cook on medium flame for about 7-8 minutes.
• Garnish with the sauted golden brown onions, and a pudina leaf.
• Serve hot.

Happy cooking.... :) :)

Desert Roses

hey frnds...
about 2 moths bak, one of my sisters frnd came home, as the time was post dinner, i could'nt offer her dinner or tea. she is very fond of chocolates, but i dint wanna give her chocolates the usual way, so i made this recipe. its called "Desert Roses". its easy and is ready in just 8 minutes (to be precise).
so here comes the recipe.

Desert Roses


Ingredients


150 gms- chocolate (preferably dairy milk)
200 gms- corn flakes


Method

• Melt the chocolate in a double boiler (take a pan with water, let it boil, keep another pan with chocolate over it) and melt the chocolate on simmer.
• Mix the cornflakes in the chocolate until all of the cornflakes are covered in chocolate.
• Make small dumplings of the mixture and place it in a plate, and let them set in the freezer for 4 minutes.
• Serve them.

Happy Cookin :) :)

Guava Spritzer

hey frnds....
few days bak my mum bought guavas, but unlucky for me, i caught severe cold and cough, so could'nt have it.
as luck would have it guests were about to arrive and i had run out of options as to wat to give them to drink, so i looked up to a new recipe using guavas to make a drink, and luckily i found one. 
so here comes the recipe. its called Guava spritzer.

Guava Spritzer



Ingredients


2 large guavas
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp ginger (adrak) juice



Method

• Wash and cut the guavas into large cubes.
• Place these in a saucepan along with the sugar and 1½ cups of water.
• Bring to a boil and simmer till the guavas are tender.
• Cool completely and pure in a blender.
• Add the ginger juice and lemon juice and mix well. Store refrigerated in sterilized bottle till required.
• To serve, fill half a glass with the pulp, top up with chilled water/soda and ice-cubes.

Home Made Bread

hey frnds....
i thot making bread requires expertise, but when i made it, it was quite an easy task, but a little patience is required, coz the process is lengthy. So here comes the recipe.

Amish White Bread


Ingredients

2 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
2/3 cup white sugar
1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
6 cups bread flour



Directions

• In a large bowl, dissolve the sugar in warm water, and then stir in yeast. Allow to proof until yeast resembles a creamy foam.
• Mix salt and oil into the yeast. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth. Place in a well oiled bowl, and turn dough to coat. Cover with a damp cloth. Allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Punch dough down. Knead for a few minutes, and divide in half. Shape into loaves, and place into two well oiled 9x5 inch loaf pans. Allow to rise for 30 minutes, or until dough has risen 1 inch above pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

Spicy Tomato Soup

hey frnds...
i know its been a long tym, but here's a new recipe which i made 2day, its a tomato soup with a twist, its little spicy, hence i would like 2 call it "SPICY TOMATO SOUP".
its the one i made for my mom for mother's day. so here comes the recipe.

Ingredients:-

basil-tulsi springs-2
butter-2 tbsp
cumin seeds-1 tsp
food color red-pinch (optional)
garlic pods-4
bellpepper-1
ground pepper-1 tsp
coriander leaves-1/2 bunch
onion-1/2 small
salt  to taste
sugar-1/2 tsp
tomato-4-5


Method:-

• Heat butter in pan add cumin seeds  add garlic , chopped onions, coriander ,bellpepper and saute for few min.
• Add tomatoes and cook till mashed with little water add salt ,sugar and basil, pepper powder.
• Put in a blender and make a fine pure and strain.
• Add butter in a pan add 1 tsp of flour and cook in very slow flame till it is slightly brown add strained puree and add water ,season your soup ,check seasoning ,add cream if you desire
• Serve hot with bread croutons.

happy cooking :)