This is a awadhi recipe
Ingredients:
Fresh pineapple- 1 cup -chopped,
Walnut - 1/2 cup- roughly chopped,
Curd- 1 cup- hung for 1 hr in a muslin cloth,
white granulated sugar - 1 tbsp,
White powdered sugar- 1 tbsp,
Green chilli- 1 finely chopped ( optional),
Black pepper- 1/4 tsp,
Salt - 1/4 tsp,
Black salt - 2 to 3 pinch ( optional)
You can add 1/2 cup cream to make it richer .
Method:
Take a medium size pineapple.
Slice out the top and lower portion of the pineapple and the slice off the sides.
Discard the center hard portion and then chop the pineapple into small cubes.
Use 1 cup for this recipe and the rest can be kept in the fridge and can be used as a fruit salad or fruit cream.
Chop the walnuts.
Heat a non stick pan and cook pineapples cubes with 1 tbsp of granulated sugar in medium heat for 1 minute or till the pineapple softens.
Keep stirring the mixture frequently.
Close gas and transfer the softened pineapple to a bowl to cool.
Remove the hung curd into a bowl ( if you plan to add cream, add now )
Beat the curd with a hand blender or wiper for few seconds to make it smooth and creamy.
When smooth add powdered sugar ,salt and black salt ( optional).
Mix again .
Remove the blender and then add the chopped green chilli ( optional ),black pepper ,pineapple pieces and chopped walnuts.
Fold the mixture with a spoon.
Taste.
Cover with a cling film to chill for an hour before serving.
This is wonderful healthy recipe full of goodness.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
Apples ( golden delicious )- 450 gms or 3 large ( peeled,cored and cut into 1/4 inch slices),
Butter - 1 tbsp ( 15 gms),
White granulated sugar - 1 tbsp ( 15 gms ),
Ground cinnamon - 1/4 tsp.
Popover batter
Egg - 3,
Milk- 1/2 cup or 120 ml,
All purpose flour- 65 gms or 1/2 cup,
White granulated sugar - 2 tbsp or 25 gms,
Melted butter- 2 tbsp or 30 gms
Vanilla - 1tsp.
Method :
Pre heat oven to 425 F or 220 C
Place rack in the center of the oven.
First prepare the popover batter.
Place all the ingredients in blender jar and blend for about one minute ,scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
Once the batter is completely smooth ,stop and prepare to peel,core and cut the apples.
Apples - In a small bowl,mix sugar with the ground cinnamon.
Heat a 8 or 9 inch heavy oven proof non stick skillet over gas and melt the butter.
Add the sliced apples and sugar mixture and saute the apples just until tender.
As the apples are slightly tender,run the blender again for a second ,so that the popover batter is mixed.
Pour the batter over the sauteed apples.
Transfer the skillet to the pre heated oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until the popover is puffed and golden brown.
Do not open the oven door until the end of the baking time or it may collapse.
Serve immediately with vanilla icecream or can dust with icing sugar.
This is a very light dessert and goes very well with icecream.
Ingredients:
Mashed ripe banana - 2 large or 3 medium size( 240 ml or 1 cup- use bananas which are ripe )
Baking soda- 1tsp,
Plain yogurt- 1/2 cup or 120 ml,
Canola oil- 1/4 cup or 60 ml,
Light brown sugar-3/4 cup or 65 gms,
Egg -1 ( you can use egg white ),
Vanilla essence- 1 tsp,
All purpose flour or maida- 1 cup or 130 gms,
Whole wheat flour - 1/2 cup or 65 gms,
Cinnamon powder- 1/2 tsp,
Baking powder- 1 tsp,
Salt - 1/4 tsp.
Method:
Pre- heat oven to 180 C.
Grease 8 inch loaf pan.
( I have used 3 ripe banana - ( measuring 240 ml in the measuring cup).
In a large bowl,mix the mashed bananas with a fork,and then add baking soda and beaten yogurt, ( Strain yogurt through a strainer to get a smooth and creamy texture ).
Allow to sit while you prepare the rest of the batter.
Meanwhile in a separate bowl,whisk together oil,sugar,egg and vanilla essence.( first beat the egg then add the rest of the ingredients )
In a large bowl,whisk together flour,baking powder,ground cinnamon and salt.
Then combine the oil mixture with the banana mixture and then add to the flour mixture.
Stir just until all the ingredients are moistened.
Pour into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
Bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Take out the loaf pan and leave it to cool on wire rack for 5 minutes.
After 5 minute invert pan,and leave the banana bread to cool completely.
Makes one loaf .
This is a delicious and tasty bread cum cake.
Very similiar to bread but with a very light sweet taste.
The brown crust on top give a very rich colour to the bread and adds a crunch to the flavour.
Ingredients:
Mutton or lamb- 1 kg,
Green chilli- 1 or 2,
Chopped green coriander leaves- 10 tsp,
Red dried chilli- 1 or 2 ( broken and soaked in water ),
Cinnamon- 2 sticks ( 1 inch per piece),
Big cardamom- 2,
Small cardamom-6,
Garlic-6,
Ginger chopped- 2 tsp,
Cloves-5,
Cumin or jeera pwd-2 tsp,
Onions- medium size 6 or 4 cups cubed,
Pepper corn- 15,
Curd- 1 cup,
salt to taste,
Coriander leaves for garnishing,
Ghee or oil 4 to 5 tbsp.
Method:
Grind coriander leaves,green chilli,red chilli,cinnamon stick,cloves,big and small cardamom,ginger and garlic,pepper corns and chopped onions in a grinder . Run the grinder and make a paste .Add the coriander pwd and cumin powder and run the grinder again to make a thick paste. ( it will be slightly thick coarse paste )
Heat 2 tbsp of ghee or oil in a cooker and stir fry the mutton in high till the colour of the meat changes.
Take out the meat and keep aside.
Add 2 tbsp of ghee or oil and fry the masala paste till light brown.
Add the beaten curd and stir fry till oil separates.
Add the mutton and salt.
Mix and stir fry till all the masala evenly coats the mutton.
Pour 1 and 1/2 cup of water.
Mix and close the lid of the cooker.
Let the cooker on high heat.
Let the mutton cook on high heat for one whisle ,then lower the heat and let it cook on simmer for 20 to 25 minutes or till tender.
Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves and enjoy with roti or jeera peas pulao.
