PINEAPPLE KESARI BATH!

"Kesari Bath" is the authentic sweet of South India preferably Karnataka,Tamil Nadu,Andra Pradesh. It is known by many names like "Sajjigey","Kesari Bath" etc

I prepared "Pineapple Kesari Bath" this "Raam Navami" and it came out well..!!

Here is the Recipe:

Ingredients:
1/2 cup rava
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tbsp Ghee
1 cup of cut pineapple pieces
cashews,raisin as per taste

Method:
1>Add the milk,water and sugar to a frying pan and allow the milk to boil.
2>When the milk starts boiling, add rava and mix well immediately avoiding the formation of lumps
3>Keep it for 5 mins and just 30 secs before removing it from fire, add the pineapple pieces to it and then add 1 Tbsp of Ghee
4>Remove from fire and garnish with raisins and cashews

Note:
1>Rava should be added after milk boils in order to prevent formation of lumps
2>Ghee is added to give the "Authentic" Kesari Bath taste!!

Home Made Pizza!!

Pizza Maniac?? Wish to prepare Pizza at home but did not know the recipe?
If you wish to prepare "Home Made Pizzas", here is the recipe:

Ingredients:
3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour(maida),
2 cups warm water,
1 packet(2 teaspoons) of dry yeast
1 teaspoon sugar,
1 to 1 1/2 teaspoon salt,
2 Tbsp Olive oil,
1 cup Pizza sauce,
1 cup shredded cheese(mozzarella)

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Gobi(Cauliflower) Parantha

Ingredients:[Makes 6 parathas]
1 cup of cleaned and grated cauliflower
2 onions,finely chopped
3-4 green chillies,
4 cups of wheat flour/atta
1 tbsp of finely chopped coriender leaves
1/2 tbsp of cumin seeds
Salt to taste
Oil to fry

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Green Peas Soup

The extremely chilling weather  beckoned me to prepare something "Hot". So,I tried preparing 'Green Peas Soup' at home.
Here is the Recipe:

Ingredients:
1/2 Onion,finely chopped,
1 Cube,Vegetable Bouillion,
2 cups(or 500 ml) water,
1 cup Green Peas,
Salt to taste
Pepper
1 Tbsp Olive Oil

Method for preparing Soup:
1>Heat the oil in a frying pan.
2>Add the chopped onions to the oil and fry till golden brown
3>Add 2 cups of water and the Bouillion to the frying pan and allow it to boil.
4>Add 1 cup of Green peas to the frying pan and cook for about a minute or two.
5>Add salt and pepper.
6>Remove from fire and blend it to a smooth paste in a blender.
7>Serve the soup garnished with Croutons (specified in the steps below).

Method for preparing Croutons:
1>Take 2 slices of bread and cut them into small cubes. Drizzle them with oil.
2>Pre heat oven at 300 deg F
3>Place the bread cubes for 25 mins on a baking tray inside the oven (or until they turn golden brown)

My First Experiments with Cutlet!

I prepared "Vegetable Cutlet" from scratch at home. It came out well and tasted Delicious too!

This was my First attempt!

Here is the pik...