Pineapple Cookies

Ingredients:

Maida/all purpose flour:-1 cup
Powdered sugar:-3/4th cup
Unsalted butter:-1/2 stick
Baking soda:-1/2 tsp
Crushed Pineapple:-1 tbsp(or few drops of pineapple essence also can be used)
METHOD:
  • Soften butter to room temp(Dont melt it!!).
  • Mix flour,sugar,baking soda,crushed pineapple well and fold into butter and make a soft dough(It should be like smooth chapati dough).
  • Make small pedas or any shape of your choice and arrange them on greased cookie sheet.
  • Preheat the oven at 325 and bake the cookies for 30-35 min.
  • U see cracks appearing on top and slight brown colour at edges.
  • Remove from oven and let them cool and on cooling they hardens.
  • Store in an airtight container and serve at tea time.

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Raw Mango Rice

Ingredients:
Raw Mango (Sour):-1
Rice:-1 cup Green Chilies:-5
Salt:-as per taste
For Seasoning:
Peanuts:-2 tbsp
Channa Dal:-1 tbsp
Urad Dal:-2 tsp
Mustard Seeds:-1 tsp
Whole Red chilies:-2
Curry Leaves:-few
METHOD:
  • Wash rice and add cook and set aside.
  • Peel the skin of the mango and grate the flesh of the mango.Mix it with rice and set aside.
  • Heat 2 tblsn of oil in a pan and add peanuts, split green chillies,channa dal, urad dal, mustard seeds and whole red chilies.
  • Transfer the seasoning to the rice and add a pinch of turmeric powder to the rice and mix well.
  • Serve.

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Chicken Nuggets/Chicken Patties

Ingredients:

Chicken breast:-1/2 lb.
Coriander powder:-1 tsp
Salt:-as per taste
Chilli powder:-1/2 tsp
Pepper powder:-1/2 tsp
Garam masala:-1/2 tsp
Chopped green chillies:-2 tsp
Chopped mint:-2 tsp
chopped coriander:-2 tsp
turmeric powder:-1/2 tsp
egg:-1
Bread crumbs:-1/2 cup
Oil:-to fry
METHOD:
  • Wash and clean chicken and cut into pieces.
  • Grind chicken to paste(not very mushy) and add all powders and add chopped chillies,mint and coriander and mix well.
  • Make small nuggets or patties out of chicken mixture and dip them in beaten egg and roll them in bread crumbs.
  • Heat oil and shallow fry(or deep fry) and drain excess oil.
  • Serve hot.

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Bisibelebath/ Sambar sadham/ BBB

Ingredients:

Raw Rice:- 2 cups
Thoor dal- 1 cup
Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
Asafoetida/hing- ¼ tsp
Peas- ½ cup
Onion-1
Tomatoes-2
Carrot -1
Beans- 10
Potatoes-1
Cauliflower florets:-1/2 cup
Drumstick pieces-5
Brinjal – 1
Garlic- 6 cloves
Green chillies- 3
Salt:-as per taste
Ghee:-3 tbsp
Curry leaves:-1 sprig
Mustard seeds:-1/2 tsp
Channa dal:-1 tsp
Whole peanuts:-1 tbsp
Cashews:-1 tbsp
For powder:
Coriander seeds:-2 tbsp
Methi seeds:-1/2 tsp
Red chillies:-3
Cloves:-3
Cinnamon:-small pieces
Channa dal:-2 tbsp
Urad dal:-1 tbsp
Cashews:-1 tsp
METHOD:
  • Roast the ingredients to powder in little ghee and powder them.
  • Cook toor dal until mushy.
  • Wash and chop all veggies.
  • Wash rice and mix the veggies,cooked dal,masala powder,turmeric powder and salt and add 6 cups of water and cook it.
  • Heat ghee and add mustard seeds,jeera,curryleaves,channa dal,green chillies,hing,crushed garlic,peanuts and cashews and fry till brown.
  • Add the bbb to tadka and serve hot.

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Egg Dum Biryani

Ingredients:

Eggs:-2
Basmati Rice:-2 cups
Ghee:-3 tbsp
Onions:-2
Pudina/Mint leaves:-handful
Coriander leaves:-handful
Green chilles:-10
Curryleaves:-1 sprig
Thick curd:-1/2 cup
Coriander seeds:-2 tbsp
Cloves:-5
Cinnamon:-small piece
Methi seeds:-1/2 tsp
Salt :-as per taste
Saffron:-a pinch

METHOD:
  • Wash and soak rice for atleast an hr.
  • Hard boil eggs and remove shell and make small gashes.
  • Fry eggs in little ghee and set aside.
  • Dry roast coriander seeds,cloves,cinnamon,methi seeds,curry leaves and make powder.
  • Chop onions finely and fry them in ghee and set aside.
  • Cook rice till 80% and set aside.
  • Grind mint,coriander leaves and green chillies to form green paste.
  • Mix curd,salt,ground masala powder,green paste,fried onions and marinate the fried eggs in it for 15 min.
  • Take a wide pan and heat remaining ghee and spread it all over the pan.
  • Add the marinated paste and spread all over.
  • Add the cooked rice on top and close the lid and cook on low flame for 15-20 min until all moisture evaporates and rice cooks completely.
  • Mix well and add saffron water on top and serve hot.

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Rawa Idli-2

This is my another version of rawa idli using baking soda instead of curd.
Ingredients:
Sooji/semolina/upma ravva:-1 cup
Mseeds:-1/2 tsp
Channa dal:-1 tsp
Grated ginger:-1/2 tsp
Green chilies, finely chopped:-3
5-6 curry leaves
Baking soda:-1/2 tsp
Carrots grated:-3 tbsp
Coriander leaves chopped:-2 tbsp
Grated fresh coconut:-2 tbsp
salt to taste
lemon juice:-1 tbsp
1/4 cup water
Roasted cashewnuts:-2 tbsp
Ghee or oil:-1 tbsp

METHOD:
  • Heat ghee, add the mustard seeds and once they splutter, add the chana dal and saute till the dal turns golden brown.
  • Add the green chillis, curry leaves and ginger.
  • Immediately add the ravva and on low heat stir fry the rava constantly for 5 mts.
  • Take off heat and cool.
  • Add grated carrot, coriander leaves, grated coconut, water and salt and mix well.
  • Add baking soda and lemon juice( u will see thick effervescence as soon lemon juice reacts with baking soda.Dont panic and mix it well :) )
  • Grease idli plates and place a roasted cashewnut on each of the greased idli plates and pour the rava batter over the cashewnut.
  • Don’t let the batter fill till the brim as they expand once cooked.
  • Steam the ravva idlis on medium flame for around 10 mts.
  • Turn off heat and let it sit for 5 mts. Remove the rava idlis carefully with a spatula and serve hot with chutney of your choice.

TIP:-u can use eno fruit salt instead of baking soda and lemon juice.

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Skin Care

Rub a tsp of ground urad dal between palms, apply on face and rub gently(Probably save a tsp ful while grinding for idlies before adding salt).Add a few drops of olive oil if desired.Keep for 5 minutes and wash off for clear and clean face.

Apply 2 tablespoons of papaya pulp and let it dry.Wash this off with lukewarm water.You can also mix lemon juice in it as well.This leaves skin smooth and supple.

Sandalwood paste mixed with a dash of lemon juice and honey can work wonders on ur face.Apply this mixture regularly for a pimple free,glowing face.

Palak also works gud for face packs.Wondering how a veggie like palak/spinach works on face.Here it goes.Wash palak and blend it into a fine paste.Mix few drops of lemon juice and apply evenly on face and neck.Wash off when dry.This acts as a natural bleach.

Mash 3 blueberries and add a little yogurt and honey and few drops of lemon juice.Apply on face and wash off when dry.This anti-oxidant pack helps renew ur skin.

Mix besan flour with yogurt and apply.This moisturizes the skin.Few drops of lemon juice can also be added to make the pack more effective.

Simply apply curd and wash off when dry.Curd removes dirt from face and hence face becomes soft and supple.

Try this pack for skin-tightening.Mix 1 tsp of egg yolk with 1 tsp of honey.Add a few drops of the olive oil or the Vitamin E oil.Mix the ingredients and apply this evenly all over the face. Rinse off when dry.

Mix multani mitti with enough milk and apply all over face and neck.Rinse off when pack dries up and pat dry.This works wonders for oily skin and removes fine lines on face if used regularly.

Mix besan with enough carrot juice and apply.This removes dirt and excess oil from face.This might possibly dry up the face if used often.So use once a week for better results.

Mash ripe banana and mix a little honey and apply all over face and neck.Ripe banana supples skin and honey adds moisture resulting in lustrous skin.

Cut and wide open Aloe-vera for its gel and apply it directly on face and neck.This gel is an excellent moisturizer and is sure to leave ur skin glowing

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