Nutri Masala & bread

ingredients-
8 slices bread

1 medium bowl- nutrila
3 medium tomatoes (puree)
1 big onion (rings)
2 cloves of garlic(finely chopped)
1/2 tsp pomegranate seeds (anardana)
salt, red chilly powder, turmeric powder
1/4 tsp musturd seeds
1/2 tsp corn flour 

oil

recipe-
soak nutri in lukewarm water for 10 mins.
drain water n deep fry nutri chunks.
heat oil in a pan. put mustard seeds and chopped garlic n fry till changes colour.
add tomato puree n cook till oil separates.
add all spices and cook till they emerge in the gravy.
add fries nutri chunks n mix well. add onion rings.
dissolve corn flour in a cup cold water,. mix this water in the gravy.
cook on low flame till the nutri is soft and gravy is smooth and pasty.
garnesh with coriander leaves and butter.
toast bread slices with butter.
serve hot with toasted bread n green chuttny.

MILKY SPONGE CAKE WITH FRUIT TWIST

INGREDIENTS-
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup milk powder
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp drinking chocolate (optional)
1/2 cup sugar

fruit twist-
an apple
a tsp sugar
few cherries
few cashew nuts

recipe-
crack eggs in a bowl. add sugar and beat till sugar dissolves.
add all powder ingredients , mix to make a thick pourable batter.
you can add a lil  water if the batter is too thick.
pour batter in a greased microwaveable bowl.
bake it on 180 degrees for 12-15 mins.
put a knife in the cake. if it comes out clean. your cake is ready.
let it stay in microwave to set.

peel and cut apple in small pieces. mix sugar in it and put in in a pan.
cook it on low flame for a minute.
add a little water and cook till the apple pieces are tender, mash manually so that i should  look like a paste.

cut the cake from middle . apply this apple paste on lower piece and cover with upper piece of the cake.
grease this paste on outer part of the cake too.
put some cherries and cashew nuts on the cake and serve.

pasta tomatina

INGREDIENTS-
1 Small bowl pasta
1 tomato - puree
1 onion- rings
1 capsicum rings
1/2 tsp tomato ketchup
chilly sauce (acc. to taste)
oil
salt

recipe-
boil pasta in salted water.
heat oil in a pan .
add onion and capsicum rings, saute and let crisp. take out in a plate.
put a little oil in the pan again.add tomato puree. cook on medium flame till oil separates.
add salt, tomato ketchup and chilly sauce. mix well. lower down the flame.
add boiled pasta and a little water. cover with a lid. let toamto flavour emerge in pasta.
when pasta is done. add crisp onion and capsicum rings and mix well.
SERVE HOT.

masala peanuts (non fried version)

 Masala Peanut / giri pkora is a dry snack that is cooked by deep frying peanuts marinated in gram flour /besan batter. so i tried a very simple non-fried version of the same. it was so yummy that i had a plenty of them and that too without any regrets.

ingredients-
a bowl full of peanuts.
4 tsp of gram flour/besan
salt
pinch of chilly powder
1/2 tsp amchoor/dry mango powder
oregano seeds (optional)

recipe-
mix besan/gram flour with all other dry spices. keep aside.
soak peanuts in water for 30 sec. and drain.
put wet peanuts in a bowl. add beasn mixture and mix. as the peanuts are wet, the mixture will stick to them.
now take a non stick pan and grease it with a lottle oil.
put half of the peanuts in it and roast them till peanuts are crisp. take out in a plate.
roast other half in the same manner. not let all the peanuts cool down.
enjoy with hot tea or coffee.
you can store them for few days in an air tight container.

salsa noodles

ingredients-
1 packet HAKKA NOODLES
1 big tomato (peeled and mashed)
1 big onion (rings)
1 capsicum (rings)
salt
red chilly sauce
soya sauce
cooking oil.
oregano seeds.

recipe-
half boil noodles in salted water. drain water. Spread noodles evenly on a kitchen towel. let noodles dry off.
deep fry noodles in small batches. dont over fry . noodles should should remain tender.
 keep aside fried noodles.
take a non stick pan. put a tsp oil in it. put oregano seeds in it.
 add mashed tomato and cook till it turns into a paste. add salt.
add onion and capsicum rings and Saute.
let onion and capsicum crisp.
add chilly and soya sauce.
mix well and take off .
Spread noodles on a plate n put salsa upon it.
ENJOYYY!!!!!!!!

fried gobhi rolls

ingredients-
wheat flour chapatis or Maida chapatis if you like.
1 cauliflower
1 big onion
2 toamto
1 green chilly
salt, pepper, chicken masala, turmeric.
oil

Recipe-for filling-
Cut Gobhi Florets. deep fry these florets, keep aside.
grind onion, green chilly and tomatoes to make a paste.
take a pan. heat 1 tbs oil .
add onion tomato paste . Add dry spices and cook till oil separates.
add deep fried florets.add a cup of water . cook with a lid up on medium flame.
check if the water dries off.
switch off gas.

take a chapati.
spread some ketchup on it.
put a spoonful of fried gobhi in it and roll.
prick a toothpick to seal the roll. make more rolls .
put a tawa on low heat. place rolls on tawa. Leave them for a min. Take off hot.

instant daal wali puri with khattey aloo

ingredients-
for puri-
1 bowl washed n split moong daal / dhoyi moongi
1 onion chopped
salt, pepper, turmeric.
2 bowl atta / flour dough
oil for frying.

for khattey aalo-
5 half boiled aalu
1 finely chopped onion
2 tomato (mashed)
mustard seeds/rai
salt, chilly powder, turmeric, dry mango powder.
oil

recipe- aaloo-
take a cooker.
put some mustard oil in it. put rai and let it cracker.
add oinion and fry till golden.
add tomato and dry spices. cook till oil separates.
add diced half boiled aalu. add three cups water and pressure cook for one whistle.

puri-
soak daal in water for 5 mins.
take a pan. put two tbs oil .
add chopped onion and fry till golden brown .
add salt, chilly and turmeric. mix well .
add daal and two cups water. put a lid on and cook till water dries off and daal is soft.
when daal is ready. mash this daal with potato masher.
take dough and make small balls of it.
flatten these balls with your hand and put a spoonful of daal in each puri.
make puris out of them.
deep fry all puris.

enjoy puri with aalu Ki sabzi and mango pickle.

PANEER TIKKA (On gas stove)

ingredients-
500 gms- paneer
3Big onions
4 capsicum
3 tomatoes
4 tbs yoghurt
3 tsp ginger garlic paste.
salt, red chilly powder, edible colour (red), chicken masala
cooking oil

Recipe-
cut paneer into big cubes.
cut onions and capsicum in large pieces.
deseed tomotoes nad cut into large pieces.
set aside all the above ingredients.
take a bowl.put yoghurt , ginger garlic paste and all dry spices according to need.
put all the veggies except paneer into this bowl and marinate them well.
take out veggies in a plate.
now marinate paneer cubes in the same bowl. and place paneer bowl and veggie plate in the fridge for
one hour.
take out marinated paneer and veggies after an hour.
heat 1 tsp oil i a non-stick pan.
put veggies in it and roast on low flame until veggies are crisp. take them out in a dish.
put more oil in the same pan and shallow fry marinated paneer.
mix paneer and veggies. sprinkle some chaat masala if you like.
it'll taste exactly like the tandoori one. LOVE IT...

chocolate cake (in microwave)

ingredients-
4 eggs
1cup all purpose flour/maida
1cup drinking chocolate
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup refined oil

recipe-
beat eggs and sugar well until sugar dissolves.
add maida. chocolate powder and baking powder.
mix well.
add refined oil and beat for 2 mins.
grease a deep dish or place butter paper in the dish (you can use Italian cake mould as i do)
pour your cake batter into it.
place this dish in microwave and cook at 180 degree for 15 mins.
switch off microwave.
let it stand for 2-3 in microwave. 
demould your cake and serve.

VEGGIE PIZZA (in electric tandoor)

INGREDIENTS-
2 pizza base
1 onion (rings)
1 tomato (rings)
1 capsicum (rings)
1/2 cup paneer small cubes
2 tbsp ketchup
salt, red chilly powder
chat masala
mozzerella

recipe-
pre heat tandoor for 3-4 mins
mix ketchup, salt and chilly powder.
spread this ketchup on pizza base.
put onion rings, capsicum, tomato and paneer cubes.
put mozzerella on to the pizza.
place it in tandoor.
cook for 3-4 mins . check if the crust is crispy and cheese is bubbly and brown.if not, bake it for another 1 min.
Sprinkle chat masala.

Serve hot with french fries and soft drink.

rabri

ingredients--
1 kg milk
1 tsp custard powder
3 tsp sugar
2 tsp almond flakes
1/2 tsp cardamon powder

recipe--
boil milk on low flame until its thick and reduce to 1/4th consistancy.
add sugar, custerd powder and cardemon powder.
cook until sugar melts down.
turn off gas. sprinkle almond flakes. let it cook and refrigerate.
enjoy it cool.

stuffed semolina/rawa omelet with Khatti Daal

this recipe in inspired from HIMACHALI  THEPLU and DOSA

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ingredients-
for Khatti Daal-
1 cup yellow (Split moong) daal
1 onion chopped
1 big tomato chopped
2 tsp tamarind syrup
salt, cumin seeds, aamchoor, red pepper, turmeric
oil.
For omelet-
1 Cup rawa
salt, pepper, turmeric
ajwain
2 boiled, mashed potato
1 small onion chopped.

Recipe-
boil daal along with salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric powder in 3 1/2 cups water.
heat oil in a pan.and make tadka with onion, tomato, salt, pepper, cumin ,1/2 tsp aamchoor, and tamarind syrup. mix this tadka in daal. Keep dal aside.

Take another pan. heat 1 tsp oil. put chopped onion, fry them . add salt, turmeric, ajwain and pepper. add mashed potato and mix well. Turn Gas off. keep aside.

take rawa in a bowl. add salt and ajwain(oregano). make a thin batter (runny than dosa batter) with water.

Take a non-stick pan.grease with oil. pour your batter in pan. cook on medium flame. flip to other side.
stuff potato msala and fold it like a DOSA.

enjoy with daal and ketchup.

chinese vEgGiE kAtHi RoLL

ingredients-
maida-atta mix chapatis
1/2  cauliflower
half cup beans
1 chopped capsicum
2 green chillies (chopped)
half cup mashed cottage cheese (paneer)
1 onion sliced
1 garlic chopped
1 tsp corn flour
soya sauce and tomato ketchup
salt
oil


recipe-
cut cauliflower into pieces and boil them for few mins.
heat oil in a pan.
add onion and saute.
put all the veggies , green chillies,  salt and stir fry.
add little amount of both soya sauce and tomato ketchup. mix well
dissolve corn flour in one cup cold water and add it in the veggies.
cook till water dries off and veggies are soft.add mashed paneer and mix.
take  chapatis. put a nice amount in each chapati. fold them to make rolls.
ROLL these in silver foil and have the pleasure of eating.
NOTE- THE CHAPATIS SHOULD BE THIN THAN ROUTINE ONES.