Asparagus With Ginger

Stir-fry asparagus is healthy and simple to prepare, yet very delicious. It is a beautiful dish to serve and makes a great appetizer or a side dish.

Recipe serves 4.

Ingredients:
1 bunch of asparagus, approx. 1 pound
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon cumin seed (jeera)
1 tablespoon minced ginger
2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Method:
Holding the stalk at both ends, bend gently until it breaks on its own. Discard the hard portion of the stalk.
Cut the remaining asparagus spears diagonally into 2 inch pieces.
Bring oil to medium heat in a large frying pan that can hold all the asparagus.
Add cumin seeds and wait till they crack. Then add asparagus, ginger, lemon juice, salt and black pepper.
Stir-fry for about 4 to 5 minutes until asparagus are tender but still crunch.
Serve hot or at room temperature.

Shingada (Singoda) Flour Ladoo.

English Name: Water Chestnut Flour

Usage: Used to make Fasting foo primarily. Also high in calcium.

Ingrediants:
1/4 Cup Ghee
1/2 Cup Shinghada Flour
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 tsp Cardamom Powder
1 tbsp karik (dry dates) powder
1 tbsp dry coconut powder (roasted)

Method:
In a Wok heat 1/4 cup ghee. Add Singhada flour and cook for 5 - 7 minuts at low flame. Add coconut powder and dry dates powder. Saute for 1-2 min and remove from heat.

Add sugar and cardamom powder while the flour is hot. Mix well and immediately mae 1 inch laddu out of the misture

Dulce de Leche

I was hunting through the net using my beloved Google :D for a to die for recipie of brownie and look what i found, another amazing recipie. This i made and shared and was totally loved by everyone. Kudos to divya for this awesome treat. :)

You just need a pressure cooker and a box of milkmaid or amul mithai mate.

Step 1 - Remove the plastic lid from the jar[If you are using Amul Mithai Mate,or else skip this step].

Step 2 - Fill a pressure cooker with water half way through.

Step 3 - Immerse the can into the pressure cooker and close the lid.Switch on the gas on high.Wait for steam to come and then put on the whistle.After the first whistle, simmer the flame and let it cook for 30-45 minutes[depending on how thick you want your dulce de leche to be].I cooked for 30 minutes and I got a thick texture.

Step 4-Switch off the gas and let it cool down to room temperature. (this is very important)

Once it is cool, open the can and dig in ... you are going to love it!!!!!!!

Refrigerate immediately if not using on spot :)

Cheesy Baked Potatoes

Ingrediants:

Potatoes - Boiled (4 medium) and sliced
White Sauce - 2 Cup
Cheedar Cheese - 1 Cup
Salt and Pepper

Ingrediants for the White Sauce:
Maida - 1 tablespoon
Butter - 1 tablespoon
Milk - 2 cup
Salt to taste
Cheese - 50 gm (this is optional and you can increase or reduce the quanity)

Method for making White Sauce:
Heat pan, add butter, wait for 2 min and add Maida. Stir maida for 20 sec and
turn off the gas. Add milk, salt and cheese and stir for 1 min till it mixes
properly. Turn on the gas and simmer at medium heat. When the sauce starts to
thicken, turn off the gas

P.S: You can add herbs (Oregano, Basil, Parsley etc) to this if
desired.

Method:

Taking a Baking dish, grease using butter/ghee/margarine, Line it with the sliced potatoes, sprinkle salt and pepper, Cheese and spoon the white sauce evenly. Repeat the layers till the potatoes and the white sauce are not over.

Finish with the layer of white sauce topped with cheese.
Pre heat the oven to 180 degree and put the dish and bake it for 40 min.
Serve Hot.

P.S: If you do not have a Oven, you can use the microwave at 100% for 20 min.

Corn and potato bake with a cheesy crust

INGREDIENTS
Creamed sweet corn 1 tin
Potatoes, boiled and diced 5 large
Oil 1 tablespoon
Onion , finely chopped 1 medium
Milk 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Black pepper powder 1/2 teaspoon
Butter 3 tablespoons
Bread crumbs 3/4 cup
Cheese, grated 3/4 cup

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add onion and cook for 2 min. Add potatoes and butter (1tbsp) and corn. Cook for a few min. Add milk and salt and pepper. Let it thicken.

Pour in a greased baking dish. Cover with bread crumbs. Pour remaining butter in. Cover with grated cheese and Bake at 160 degrees for 20 min or until the cheese starts to brown.

CHOCOLATE BROWNIES - eggless

Cooking Time : 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS

Dark chocolate 100 grams
Refined flour (maida) 1 1/4 cups
Baking powder 2 teaspoons
Walnuts, peeled 1/2 cup
Butter 130 grams
Castor sugar (caster sugar) 1 1/4 cup
Vanilla essence 1 teaspoon
Milk 3/4 cup
Oil for greasing


METHOD
Sift flour and baking powder and keep aside. Chop walnuts. Grease a round microwave dish and line it with butter paper. Combine chocolate and butter in a large microwave bowl and soften, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for one minute. Beat in sugar, vanilla essence and blend well. Add the sifted flour and nuts and mix well. Add milk to correct the consistency of the batter. Pour the mixture into a greased bowl. Place the bowl on an upturned saucer and cook, uncovered, on Microwave HIGH (100%) for seven minutes. Allow standing time of five minutes. Insert a skewer, if it comes out clean it is done. If not, cook, uncovered, on Microwave MEDIUM (60%) for two more minutes. Place on wire rack to cool. Cut into squares and serve with tea or coffee.

Marble Cake - Eggless

Ingredients

Flour - 1 1/4 cups
Milk powder - 3 tbsp
Baking powder - 2 tsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Butter - 1/2 cup
Powdered sugar - 3/4 cup
Milk - 3/4 cup
Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Cocoa powder - 2 tbsp
Hot water - 2 tbsp
Grated Orange Zest - 1 tsp


Method

Preheat oven to 170C.Grease a 6 cup Bundt pan or a regular 7' round/square pan.
Sift together flour,milk powder,baking powder and baking soda,keep aside.
Pour hot water on cocoa powder and mix well to form a paste,let it cool.
Cream the butter and sugar till light and fluffy.
Add the flour mix and milk alternately,starting and ending with flour to get a smooth batter.
Transfer a little less than half the batter to a pan.Add the cocoa paste to it and mix well,add the orange zest.
Add vanilla to the remaining batter.
Pour all of the white batter into the prepared pan.Top with the chocolate batter.Swirl the batter using a table knife-do not over do it.
Bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.Cool in the pan for 10 minutes,then unmould and finish cooling on a rack.
Dust with cocoa powder on top and cut into thick slices.