Methi Paratha

Ingredients:

• Finely Chopped Fresh Methi Leaves: 2 Cups
• Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves: 1/2 Cup
• Wheat Flour: 2 Cups
• Rice Flour: 1/2 Cup
• Ginger, Garlic & Green Chilli Paste To Taste
• Yogurt: 1 tbsp
• Turmeric Powder
• Ajwain Seeds: 1 tsp
• Salt to Taste
• Ghee or Oil

Procedure:

1. Mix methi leaves, coriander leaves & salt very well. Keep aside for 10 minutes.
2. Then add all remaining ingredients and make a dough by adding some water. Apply some oil and keep this dough aside for atleast half hour.
3. Then make small balls of dough and roll these balls like chapatis.
4. Heat a tava or griddle and cook these parathas from both sides. Apply some oil or ghee while cooking.
5. Serve these parathas with any pickle, chutney or yougurt.
   

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Persimmon Milkshake and Award

Ingredients:

• Persimmon: 1
• Milk: 1 Cup
• Honey: 1 tsp
• Almonds / Cashew: 2 Each

Procedure:

1. Remove the skin of persimmon. Cut persimmon into pieces.
2. Blend all the ingredients together to get smooth textured milkshake. Your healthy Persimmon Milkshake is ready to drink.
3. If you want you can add sugar instead of honey.

This is my entry for AFAM: Persimmon Event started by Maheshwari.

Now with this healthy milk shake I would like to share you one award. Srilekha of 'Me and My Kitchen' gave me the award for sending maximum entries for EFM- Savory Series . Thank you very much SriLekha for this award. I am so glad to receive this award from you. I will try to send more recipes for your next event.

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Tilachi Puri (Sesame Seeds Puri)

Ingredients:

• Maida (All Purpose Flour): 1 Cup
• Wheat Flour : 3/4 th Cup
• Ghee : 2 tbsp
• Peppercorn (Crushed): 1/2 tsp
• Finely Chopped Green Chillies: 2
• Roasted Till (Sesame Seeds): 1/2 Cup
• Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves: 1 Cup
• Cloves
• Red Chilli Powder to Taste
• Salt To Taste
• Oil To Fry

Procedure:

1. Mix all ingredients in a big bowl & knead the dough using water. Dough should be just like regular puri dough. Keep this dough aside for atleast 30 minutes.
2. Make small balls of dough. Make small puri of each ball by hand or by rolling pin. Sprinkle roasted sesame seeds and water at one side of the puri. Fold this puri into half and then into quarter. To hold these fold insert a clove just like tooth pick.
3. Heat oil in a kadhai & deep fry these puries till crisp and golden brown on both the sides.
4. You can eat these puries just like that or serve with any chutney or ketchup or sauce.

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This is my entry for Preeti's Food Festival: Makar Sankranti

Arundhati of Gourment Affair gave me Lemonade Award. Thank you very much Arundhati. I would like to pass this award to Neha, Poonam, Sunanda, Vanmala, Pallavi. Enjoy your awards.

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Winter Treat Event Round Up - Part 2

Here comes the second part of Winter Treat Event. You can find Part 1 Here. If I missed someone's entry or made some mistakes while posting entries just let me know. Again thank you very much for this wonderful response.

Soups:
1. Tortellini Soup - By Supriya Raman


2. Garbanzo Bean Soup - By Supriya Raman

3. Potato and Roasted Garlic Soup - By Supriya Raman

4. Cheesy Vegetable Soup - By Sweatha

5. Fassoulatha - By Sweatha

6. Broccoli Soup - By PJ

7. Tomato Soup - By Ujwal

8. Sweet Corn and Mushroom Soup By Rekha

9. Red Bellpepper and Mushroom Soup By Priya

10. Broccoli n Barley Soup - By Priya

11. Mixed Vegetable Sambar (Soup) By Asha

12. Vegetable Corn Flour Soup By Vidhas

13. Cream of Broccoli Soup By notyet100

14. Cream of Tomato and Mushroom Soup By notyet100

15. Cream of Onion, Capsicum Soup With Carrot By notyet100

16. Manchow Soup By Poornima

17. Lung Fung Soup By Khaugiri

18. Tomato Basil Soup by aquadaze

You can find some of my Soup recipes Here

Full Meal :

1. Matar Paneer Curry,Salad and Masala Curd - By notyet100

2. Not your ordinary Mac 'n' Cheese - By Supriya Raman

3. Daal Dhokali By Meera

4. Misal Pav By Khaugiri

5. Paav Bhaji By Vidhas

6. Mixed Rice Noodles By Nithya

7. Vegetable Noodles By Vidhas

8. Schewan Noodles with Mushroom By Vidhas

9. Pasta and Mushroom In White Sauce By Vidhas

10. Pasta And Corn In White Sauce By Vidhas

11. Whole Wheat Pasta In Meat Ball Sauce By notyet100

Dinner Entry

1. Paneer Bhurji By Supriya Raman

2. Curried Black Eyed Peas ( Chawli Curry ) - By USha

3. Bisibelebhat By Chitra

4. BADHAKOPIR TAK(SOUR) DOM ( Cabbage in tomato gravy) by Indrani

5. Dhokar Dalna (lentil cakes in a gravy) by Indrani

6. Kalanachi Bhakri By Khaugiri

Side Dishes:

1. Potato Gratin with Basil Garlic Cream sauce - By Supriya Raman

2. Mod aalelya Methichi (Fenugreek seed’s sprout) Usal - By Khaugiri

3. Oli halad (Fresh Turmeric) Chutney By Khaugiri

4. Bo-Bun-cha-gio (vermicelli-noodle-salad) By Akal

Baked Items:

1. Low fat Almond and Oats Cookie - Eggless By Anudivya

2. Cookies Filled With Jam & Nuts - By Happy Cook

3. Chocolate Crinkles- By Sunshinemom

4. Chocolate chip cookies by Keerthana

5. Butter Biscuits by Nithya

6. Fig Almond Melting Moments By Bindiya

7. Christmas cake By Sudeshna

8. Cheesy Herb Challah - By Navita Hakim

Hot Drinks:

1. Hot Chocolate - By Suma

2. Hot Chocolate By Dhany

3. Spicy masala Tea - By Priya

4. Masala Paal - By Priya

5. Masala Milk by Mahima

6. Adrak Wali Chai By notyet100

Sweets:

1. Pumpkin Mousse By Supriya Raman

2. Sesame laddu by Sindura

3. Iddiyappam with Thengai pal by Vidhas

4. Sago Payasa By Keerthana

5.Panjiri By Bindiya

You can find some of my sweets recipes here

Non Veg Entries:

1. Fish Fry By Kayal

2. Osso Bucco alla Milanese by Akal

3. Stewed Pork with Apples and cinnamom by Akal

4. Paupiettes de Porc ( Stuffed Pork scallops in stewed vegetable sauce) by Akal

5. 4 Cheese Sauce, Veal scallop with Fettucines by Akal

6. Wine poached Salmon in Cucumber sauce by Akal

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Winter Treat Event Round Up - Part 1

First of all thank you very much for everyone who participated in this event. Total entries for this event are 123. I divided this entries into different Categories. In this part I am posting only Snacks entries. So hold on for these lovely entries

Snaks:

1. Pop In Pakodas By Navita


2. Onion Pakodas- By G.Pavani

3.Onion Bajji - By G.Pavani

4. Onion Pakoda By PJ

5. Bhajji (aka Indian Tempura) By Supriya Raman

6. Onion Badam Pakoda - By Sanghi

7. Onion Pakoda By Nithya Praveen

8. Cabbage Ambado/Cabbage Vada by Namrata

9. Chana Dal Wada by Archy

10. Adai Kunukku - Low Calorie treat for Winter/Rains by DK

11. Rice Tapioca Vadai by Vidhas

12. Kuzhi Paniyaram with red chutney by Vidhas

13. Potato Bonda by Vidhas

14. Vazhapoo Vadai by PJ

15. Ulundhu Vadai by PJ


16. Medhu Pakoda By Hema

17. Vegetable Bonda by Hema


18. Cabbage Cashew Pakora - By EasyCraft


19. Paneer Pakora - By EasyCraft

20. Bread Bhajji - By G.Pavani


21. Chickpea Bonda by Vidhas

22. Maggi Pakoda- By Uma

23. Soya Pepper By G.Pavani

24. Ambaday by PJ

25. Banana 65- By G.Pavani

26. Chick Pea Cutlet by Vidhas

27. Vegetable Cutlets by Poonam

28. Alu Manchurian -By EasyCraft

29.Poha Tikka- By EasyCraft

30. Aloo Tikki Chole Chaat- By EasyCraft

31. Paneer Tikka by Arundhuti

32. Fara By Notyet100

33. Baby Corn Manchurian By Hema

34. Kothimbir Wadi - By Sanika N

35. Savoury Vegetable Puffs - By Apu

36. Egg Puffs by Ashwini

37. Cha-Gio ( Fried Spring Rolls) by Akal

38. Stuffed Egg Rolls- By Priya

39. Leftover Toasted Idli N Pepperbell Masala - By Priya

40. Idli Snack - By G.Pavani

41. Kunnuku By Hema

42. Tit bits by PJ

43. Oma Podi By Hema

44. Greeny Sundal By Hema

45. Mint Chenna Sundal By Hema

46. Chilly Paneer by Sindura

47. Babycorn Chilli by Poonam

48. Puries By Hema

49. Foulka by Ann

50. Noodles on Toast By Hema

51. Sweety Spicy Corn Toast By Hema

52. Corn Toast by Vidhas

53. Pesarattu by Sindura

54. Spring dosa by Sindura

55. Russian Dosa By Sindura

56. Crispy Moong Dal Masala Dosa by Indrani

57. Spiced Lentil Stuffed Flat Bread (Ajwain, Dal Paratha) - By Soma Rathore

58. Stuffed Paratha Pizzas - By Ramki

59. Moth Bean Stir Fry - By Jayashree

60. Semiya Upma - By Rajee

61. Corn Seekh Kebab by Cham

62. Omelete with spicy vegetable filling by Raji

63. Peanut Dry Masala By Hema

Here are some snacks from my blog for these Wintery Days

1. Veg Lollipop
2. Misal Paav
3. Batata Vada
4. Eggless Tomato Omelette
5. Kachchhi Dabeli
6. Potato Puffs
7. Karela (Bitter Gourd) Fritters
8. Multigrain Cucumber Vada
9. Masala Vada
10. Chegodilu / Chekodilu ( Rice Flour Rings)
11. Aloo Kachori with Aloo Sabji
    

Hope you all will enjoy all these snacks. I will post last part in couple of days so stay tunned..

Enjoy your long weekend.

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Ratalyacha Sheera (Sweet Potato Halwa)

Ingredients:

• Boiled & Mashed Ratale (Sweet Potato/Yam): 1 Cup
• Ghee: 1/2 tbsp
• Sugar: 1/2 Cup (or More)
• Chopped Nuts & Raisins
• Cardamom Powder: 1/2 tsp

Procedure:

1. Heat ghee in a kadhai. Fry nuts till they become golden brown. Then add raisins & fry for few seconds.
2. Then add mashed sweet potatoes & mix well. Cook till ghee starts seperating corners of kadhai.
3. Add sugar & cardamom powder. Mix well and cook for 5 more minutes. Your sweet potato halwa is ready to eat.

Note: If you want you can add milk to this halwa. With same steps you can also make Potato Halwa.

I would like to send this simple recipe to Varsha's Recipes For Rest Of Us: Dessert event. This event is started by Ramki of One Page Cookbook.

With this Sweet Dish I would like to wish all of you Happy Makar Sankranti !!

Til Gul Ghya ..God God Bola !!

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Persimmon Spice Cake

Persimmon fruit is new to me. I was not sure of using this fruit in cake but for AFAM event I tried this fruit & I am glad I tried Persimmon. We all loved this cake. I adapted this recipe from Here

Ingredients:

• All Purpose Flour: 1 & 3/4 Cup
• Persimmon Pulp: 1 & 1/4 Cup
• Butter: 1/2 Cup
  
• White Sugar: 3/4 Cup
• Baking Soda: 1 tsp
• Egg: 1
  
• Salt: 1/2 tsp
• Chopped Almonds, Cashews: 1/2 Cup
• Raisins: 1/2 Cup
• Cinnamon Powder: 1tsp
• Nutmeg and Cloves Powder: 1 tsp
• Orange and Lemon Zest: 1 tsp
  

Procedure:

1. Mix well persimmon pulp and baking soda. It will set after some time.
2. Beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and persimmon mixture. Combine flour and spices and add to persimmon mixture.
3. Blend well, stir in nuts and zest. Spoon into a 9 inch greased cake pan. Bake at 350 for about 40 or more until knife comes out clean.
4. Before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar or whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream.
   

This is my entry for AFAM: Persimmon event.

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Kurkure Corn Snack

Ingredients:

• Kurkure: 1 Medium Pack
• Frozen Corn Kernel: 1/2 Cup
• Finely Chopped Onion: 1/2 Cup
• Finely Chopped Capsicum: 1/2 Cup
• Finely Chopped Tomato: 1/2 Cup
• Diced Boiled Potato: 1/2 Cup
• Lemon Juice: 1 tsp
• Chaat Masala to Taste
• Red Chilli Powder to Taste
• Salt to Taste
• Finely Chopped Coriander for Garnishing
  

Procedure:

1. Microwave corn for 3 mins.
2. Add onions and capsicum. Mix well and again microwave for 2 mins.
3. Then add all remaining ingredients and mix well. That's it your kurkure corn snack is ready to eat.
   

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Lentil Crepes With Methi Leaves

I adapted this recipe from Anudivya's Lentil Crepes. I made some changes in the ingredients which I loved.

Ingredients:

• Mung Daal: 1 Cup
• Channa Daal: 1/4 Cup
• Green Peas Daal: 1/4 Cup
• Urad Daal: 1/2 Cup
• Tur Daal: 1/4 Cup
• Finely Chopped Methi Leaves: 1 Cup
• Green Chillies, Ginger and Garlic Paste to Taste
• Dry Peanut Chutney
• Curry Leaves: 4-5
• Finely Chopped Coriander
• Turmeric Powder
• Salt to Taste

Procedure:

1. Wash & soak all daals and curry leaves for atleast 7-8 hrs or overnight.
2. Grind all daals with some curry leaves, salt, turmeric and green chillies, ginger and garlic paste. Add water as required and make a smooth paste.
3. Then add chopped methi leaves and coriander leaves and mix well.
4. Heat one non stick griddle. Pour a small ladle of batter in the center, and spread out in circular motion till you get a thin layer. Sprikle some dry peanut chutney and drizzle some oil.
5. Cook crepes till it starts become brown then remove from griddle.
6. Serve these crepes with any chutney or sauce or potato sabji.
   

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Announcing A Fruit of A Month (AFAM): Persimmon

A fruit of A Month event is started by sweet Maheshwari of Beyond The Ususal. Thank you very much Maheshwari for starting this wonderful event and giving me opportunity to held this months event. This month's fruit is Persimmon




Photo Source: WIKI

About Persimmon:
A persimmon, known to the ancient Greeks as "Food of the Gods". Persimmons are generally light yellow-orange to dark red-orange in color, and depending on the species, vary in size from 1.5-9 cm (0.5-4 in) diameter, and may be spherical, acorn-, or pumpkin-shaped. They are high in glucose, with a balanced protein profile, and possess various medicinal and chemical uses. Persimmons are eaten fresh or dried, raw or cooked. When eaten fresh the peel is usually cut/peeled off and the fruit is often cut into quarters or eaten whole like an apple. It can be used in cookies, cakes, puddings, salads and as a topping for breakfast cereal.

Source: Wikipedia

Some guidelines for this event:

1. Prepare any recipe using Persimmon as its main ingredient and post about it on your blog by February 2, 2009

2. Multiple entries are allowed. You can also send already posted recipe, provided it should be reposted and linked to this event before you send it as an entry. Link back to this announcement post and Maheshwari's blog.

3. Send the following details to RecipeCenter(at)gmail(dot)com with the AFAM: Persimmon as its subject line

Your Name
Recipe Name
Recipe URL
A Photo of any size

4. If you are a non-blogger and you wish to participate, send in the above details with the recipe. I will post them in the round up.

Remember last date of this event is February 2, 2009. So get set go ladies....

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Happy New Year 2009

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