Sunday, March 23, 2008

Murukku

Quick and easy to make snack. Once you start you'll never stop eating this. I make this quite often.



Ingredients: 4 Cups Rice Flour
1 Cup Urad Flour
1 Tsp Jeera
1/4 Tsp Hing
4 Tbsp Butter
Salt to taste
Oil to deep fry

Preparation:
  • Mix rice flour, urad flour, jeera, hing, butter & salt.
  • Add water little by little and knead till you get a soft dough.
  • Meanwhile heat oil in a medium flame.
  • Fill the murukku press with the dough and press it directly into hot oil.
  • Fry both sides till crisp.

Tip:
Dough should not stick to your hand.

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Strawberry Phirni

Creamy rice pudding with freshly chopped strawberries.


Ingredients:

3 Cups Half & Half
2 Tbsp rice
1 Cup chopped Strawberries
5 Tbsp Sugar
Pinch of Cardamom Powder

Preparation:

  • Soak rice in water for an hour and grind it to a smooth paste.
  • Heat half & half and add the rice paste and sugar.
  • Keep stirring in low flame till it gets slightly thickened.
  • Add cardamom powder and mix.
  • Remove from heat, cool and add chopped strawberries.
  • Leave it in the fridge.
  • Serve chilled.
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Monday, March 10, 2008

Aloo Methi

The popular dish has a very unique taste of Methi infused into potato.


Ingredients:
2 large Potatoes cubed
1 bunch Methi / Fenugreek Leaves
2 Tbsp Coriander Powder
1 Tsp Chilli Powder
1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder
1/2 Tsp Garam Masala Powder
2 Tsp oil
Salt to taste

Preparation:
  • Pluck the Methi leaves off the stem and wash them thoroughly.
  • Chop the leaves.
  • Heat oil and add the potatoes.
  • Cover and cook for 10 minutes in low flame.
  • Add all powders, salt and Methi leaves.
  • Cook uncovered till dry.
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