Friday, 25 April 2014

Veggie Burger recipes



This is a healthy burger recipe with goodness of lentils and vegetables. You can absolutely make it low fat by shallow frying patty and avoiding cheese and mayo in the recipe. A perfect recipe to please your kids....

Ingredients:
For making Veggie Pattie

  • 2 tbsp Green Moong
  • 2 tbsp Whole Masoor
  • 1 tsp Olive Oil
  • 1/4 Cup Chopped Green Pepper
  • 1 Cup Spinach Finely Chopped
  • 1/4 Cup Chopped Mushrooms
  • 1 tsp Garlic
  • 1 tsp Finally chopped Green Chilies
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1 tsp Oregano 
  • Corn Flour
  • Salt to taste
  • Corn Flakes


For assembling Burger

  • Burger Buns
  • Tomato Ketchup
  • Mayonnaise
  • Lettuce
  • Tomatoes
  • Onions
  • Cheese Slices


Method
How to cook beans?

  • Take 2 tbsp green moong beans, wash them and soak them in water for 2 hours.
  • Once green beans are soaked, wash masoor beans and mix them with soaked green beans.
  • Put then together in to pressure cooker and cook until once whistle.
  • Once the beans are cooked drain off all excess moisture from the beans.


How to cook vegetables?

  • Heat oil in a pan.
  • Once oil is hot add green pepper and mushrooms,
  • Mix well and cook for 4 to 5 mts.
  • Season that with garlic, oregano, green chilli, black pepper.
  • Add chopped spinach leaves, mix well.
  • Cook for 2 to 3 mts more or until spinach leaves wilt down.
  • Add salt to taste.


How to make veggie patty mixture?

  • Take wheat bread slice and crumble it down in to bowl.
  • To that add boiled beans and mash it lightly.
  • Fold in cooked veggies in to mashed beans along with corn flour.


Making Veggie patties

  • Make small burger bun size patties from the patty mixture.
  • Roll the patties well from both the sides in to corn flakes or bread crumbs.
  • Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry patties from both the sides till it gets deep golden color.
  • Remove fried patties on to paper towel.


How to assemble Veggie Burger?

  • Toast burger buns in a toaster or on a skillet.
  • Put mayonnaise on to one side of burger bun.
  • Put lettuce leaves over mayonnaise.
  • The put veggie patty over lettuce leaves.
  • Cover veggie patty with a slice of cheese.
  • Put slices of tomatoes and onions over cheese.
  • Now put ketchup on the other burger bun and put that to make cover the patty.
  • Veggie burger is ready!


Tips

  • The other beans that would work for this recipe are garbanzo beans, red kidney beans, black beans.
  • Use guacamole in place of mayonnaise to make it healthy.



Sunday, 5 January 2014

Quick Chocolate Burfi





Introduction:
Jazz up this instant version of chocolate burfi with just 4 ingredients and guaranteeing a blissful taste. The most delicious aspect about a simple Chocolate Burfi is its taste and appearance. Ready to cook? Here you go!Preparation time : 5 mts
Cooking time : 5 mts
Serves : 4 people

Ingredients:

  • 14 oz tin of Sweetened Condensed Milk
  • 1 cup Milk Powder
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1/3 cup Cocoa powder / Chocolate chips 8 oz


Method:

  • Melt 2 tbsp butter, add condensed milk, milk powder, cocoa powder and mix.
  • Cook over medium heat until mixture becomes thick and leaves the sides of the pan.
  • Add vanilla extract and mix.
  • Pour mixture in prepared greased tin and refrigerate for 30 mts.
  • Cut in desired shape.
  • Serve at room temperature.

Khoyan Mawa Burfi






Introduction:
Khoya burfi is so creamy, delicious and just melts in a mouth. This is very easy and simple recipe. A perfect way to enjoy festive delicacy!

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups grated Khoya / Mawa
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • Saffron
  • Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
  • Chopped Pistachios for garnishing


Method:

  • Heat pan on a medium high. Add khoya and sugar and fry till sugar gets dissolved and mixture becomes soft.
  • Now mix saffron in a milk and microwave for 20 seconds.
  • Add saffron milk to the khoya mixture and keep stirring until the mixture becomes thick.
  • Add cardamom powder and pour this mixture on a greased tray. Let it get cool down completely.
  • Cut burfi in to desired shape and garnish with chopped pistachios.


Peanut Ladoo



Introduction:
This one is makes such an easy and quick snack for kids. Jaggery/gudh being rich in iron and peanut is an excellent source of protein helps to fill the calories that kids loose all the time :)

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup Roasted unsalted peanut powder
  • 1/2 cup grated jaggery/ gudh/ gul
  • 1 tbsp mix dryfruit powder
  • 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder
  • 1 tbsp clarified butter / ghee


Method:
  • Take roasted peanut powder in to a bowl.
  • In that add grated jaggery, dry fruit powder, cardamom powder and mix.
  • Now add tbsp of ghee and start to mix everything by hand.
  • The mixture should come together like chapati dough.
  • Roll in to small lemon size balls.
  • Garnish with raisin, pistachios or your favorite topping!


Tips:
Click here for the link of how to make roasted peanut powder at home?
Use brown sugar or powdered sugar to replace jaggery.
If gudh is not too soft, then put the grated gudh in microwave for 30 to 40 seconds or till it gets soft.



Malai Pedha





Introduction:
Malai Pedha is an essential part to celebrate any joyous occasion in India. Be its Diwali, Rakhi, Ganpati, somebody got promoted, babies arrival and the list goes on. And sometimes you don't even need any reason to gobble up on these sweet, cute goodness. smiley

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Ricotta Cheese
  • 1 cup Milk powder
  • 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
  • Few Saffron strands
  • 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
  • slivered almonds for garnishing


Method:

  • Put ricotta cheese in to heavy bottom pan and mix.
  • Continue to cook it for 5 to 7 mts.
  • Add milk powder and mix well.
  • Add sweetened condensed milk, saffron strands and mix well.
  • Cook until mixture becomes little bit thick.
  • Add cardamom powder and mix well.
  • Transfer mixture in to separate dish.
  • Once the mixture is cool to touch, divide it in to small lemon small size balls.
  • And shape that in to small pedha.
  • Garnish with almonds!
  • Makes about 25 nice size pedhas!



Puri





Introduction:

  • Puri is a traditional fried, puffed whole wheat bread, served with variety of side dishes. Enjoy this simple recipe.


Ingredients:

  • Whole wheat flour
  • Oil 3 tsp
  • Salt to taste


Method:

  • Heat 3 tsp oil in a pan. Take whole wheat flour in a deep bowl, add salt and hot oil and mix by spoon.
  • Add water and knead a stiff dough. Let it rest for 10 mts.
  • Make small balls from dough and roll in to 5" rounds.
  • Deep fry in oil until it gets nice golden color from both the sides.


Shrikhand





Introduction:
Shrikhand a sweet delicacy prepared primarily in Maharashtra and Gujarat. Very simple, tasty recipe and one of the dessert that can be prepared by using all the ingredients readily available in pantry. Tastes just fabulous with garma garam puffed puris!Preparation time : 5 mts
Cooking time : 40 mts
Serves : 2 people

Ingredients:

  • 32 oz pack of whole milk Yogurt
  • 1 cup powdered Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
  • 1 tbsp Charoli
  • 2 tsp Milk
  • pinch of Saffron


Method:

  • Place a bunch of old newspaper, top it with clean cotton cloth, on that spread yogurt evenly all sides. Again on top of yogurt place another piece of clean cloth and again top it up with bunch of newspaper. Now place a heavy weight on the top of covered yogurt. Make sure it has even weight on top of it from all sides. Leave it for 10 mts.
  • After 10 mts remove all weight bunch of newspaper and replace it by using new batch of newspaper and repeat this process two more twice.
  • Now strained yogurt or chakka is all ready.
  • Now strain this chakka one more time using strainer just to make sure it has no any lumps of yogurt.
  • Now to chakka, add two tsp of saffron milk, powdered sugar and mix well.
  • Add charoli, cardamom powder and mix well.
  • Garnish with a dash of nutmeg powder on the top of it.


Tips:

  • Instead of straining chakka, just combine milk, chakka and sugar in to blender and blend everything together well.
  • Make any variation by adding dry fruits, fruit pulp, fruit pieces, essence! 

Pineapple Shrikhand



Introduction:
Pineapple shrikhand is a delicious dessert prepared with the use of sour cream. You will get nice pineapple punch in each and every bite of this shrikhand.

Ingredients:

  • 32 oz Sour Cream
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/4 tsp Cardamom powder
  • 1 1/2 cup Pineapple Puree
  • 1/2 cup Pineapple chunks


Method:

  • Lined up a strainer with several layers of cheesecloth. Put one empty bowl underneath lined strainer.
  • Now put sour cream in cheesecloth, tie that up.
  • Put a heavy weight over covered sour cream and allow it to rest for 1 hour.
  • This will ensure to drain all excess water from sour cream.
  • Heat pan and pour pineapple puree in that.
  • Mix sugar with puree.
  • Allow it to cook for 8 to 10 mts or until most of the moisture evaporates from the pineapple puree.
  • Once puree turns out thick, add pineapple chunks in that, mix and cook for another 3 to 4 mts.
  • Wait until the pineapple mixture cools down.
  • Once the extra moisture is drained out from the sour cream.
  • Take the drained sour cream in to a bowl.
  • Add sugar, cardamom powder and mix well.
  • Fold in pineapple mixture.
  • Pineapple shrikhand is ready! Serve it with homemade Poori.


Tips:

  • Store shrikhand in refrigerator. It stays good for 3 to 4 days.
  • Use cream cheese in place of sour cream.





methi matar malai recipe, how to make methi matar malai recipe


Introduction:
A delightful combination of Methi and Green Peas. This dish has nice rich creamy texture and is very aromatic with the use of fresh methi leaves. Very easy to prepare and make for guests who gives sudden visit!Preparation time : 20 mts
Cooking time : 20 mts
Serves : 2 people

Ingredients:

  1. 2 cups Methi finely chopped
  2. 1 1/2 cup Green Peas
  3. 1 Onion finely chopped
  4. 4 tsp Tomato Sauce
  5. 3 tsp Oil
  6. 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
  7. 3 Green Chillies
  8. 1 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
  9. 1 tsp Coriander powder
  10. 1 tsp Red Chilli powder
  11. 1 tsp Cumin powder
  12. Heavy Whipping cream 1 cup
  13. 1/2 tsp Garam Masala
  14. 1 tsp Sugar


Method

  1. Remove leaves from methi, discard stems, wash methi leaves 2 to 3 times in cold water and chop finely.
  2. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, onions and cook till onions become translucent.
  3. Add green chillies, turmeric powder, mix, ginger garlic paste, mix and cook for 1 mt.
  4. Add coriander powder, cumin powder and cook for 2 mts.
  5. Add tomato sauce, red chilli powder and again cook for 2 mts.
  6. Add methi leaves, sprinkle some salt, mix, cover and cook for 5 mts.
  7. Add Green Peas, mix, cover and cook for another 2 mts.
  8. Add cream, mix, add garam masala, salt and sugar.
  9. Serve hot with roti, paratha or naan!


Tips:
  1. Substitute fresh methi by using frozen methi leaves.
  2. To remove bitterness from methi boil methi in hot water for 5 mts and squeeze out water