Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Strawberry Pie

Ingredients:
200gm strawberries,
2 orange slices,
4-tbsp sugar powder. Method:
Step 1: Wash the strawberries and cut off the tops.
Step 2: Take half of the strawberries and cut in to long pieces. Also take half part slices of orange and remove white cover and seeds and cut into small-sized pieces.
Step 3: Grind remaining half portion of strawberries and orange slices.
Step 4: Take a bowl and put orange pieces and add sugar powder.

Step 5: Then put strawberries pieces and add sugar powder.


Step 6: Than add strawberry and orange juice.
Step 7: Mix and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

Step 8: Serve in chilled glass cups.


Benefits:
· An excellent source of vitamin C.
· Contain folate and potassium.
· Low in calories and high in fiber.
· Provide anticancer bioflavonoids.

Drawbacks:
· Provoke allergies in many people.
· Contain oxalic acid, which reduces mineral absorption and may aggravate kidney and bladder stones.

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Sabudana vada

Ingredients:
1\2 cup sago,

1 cup boiled mash potatoes,
1\2 cup toss peanuts,
2 tbsp cumin seeds,
2 green chopped chillies,
Salt to taste.

Method:
Step 1: Soak sago in 1-cup water for 2 hours and dry for 15 minutes.
Step 2: Mix all ingredients with sago.
Step 3: Make a small ball and than slightly flatten it by Pam.


Step 4: Heat the oil in pan and fry until golden brown on medium flame.


Step 5: Serve hot with tomato source.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Bafavada

Ingredients for chutney:
4 green chillies,
1\2 lemon juices,
1\2 cup coriander leaves,
1 tbsp salt,
1 tbsp sugar (optional).



Ingredients for stuff:
1\2 cup toss peanuts,
1\2 cup crush peanuts,
2 tbsp chutney.

Ingredients for cover:
2 boiled potatoes,
oil for frying,
Salt to taste.

Method:
Step 1: Grind all ingredients for chutney.
Step 2: Mix well all ingredients for stuff.


Step 3: Divide it in to nine pieces and make a boll.


Step 4: Mash the boiled potatoes with appropriate amount of salt.


Step 5: Divide into nine portions and take one porations, flatten it by pam.


Step 6: Put one stuff boll in it and cover it sharply.


Step 7: Heat oil in pan and fry potato boll until golden brown and crisp on high flame.
Step 8: Serve hot with tomato sauce.


Potato Halwa

Ingredients:
3 boiled potatoes,
1 cup sugar,
3 tbsp ghee.

Method:
Step 1: Mash the boiled potatoes coarsely.


Step 2: Heat ghee in a pan.



Step 3: Add mashed potatoes in law flame of ghee.



Step 4: Cook for 5 minutes.



Step 5: Then add sugar in it.



Step 6: Mix well and cook for a few minutes.


Friday, February 16, 2007

Sadu-bharat(Simple-Stich)


My mother is great artist. I always learn from my mother.Thank you mom.

Saturday, February 3, 2007

Peas Potato Rings

Ingredients for shells:
2 large potatoes,
Oil for frying

Ingredients for stuffing:
1\2 cup boiled peas (mashed),
1 tsp ginger (grated),
2 tsp green chilli (finely chopped),
1\2 tsp cumin seeds,
1\2 tsp garam masala,
1 tsp oil,
Salt to taste

Method:
Step 1: Boiled the potatoes and remove the skin. Cut into slices.



Step 2: Scrape out the center using knife or cup.



Step 3: Heat oil in a pan. Deep-fry the potatoes rings. they are tender and golden.




Step 4: If they are tender and golden turn off the flame and keep a aside.



Step 5: For stuffing, heat oil in a pan and fry the cumin seeds. Add green chilli and ginger.


Step 6: Then add peas, garam masala and salt to taste.


Step 7: Mix well, cook for one minute and cool the mixture.


Step 8: Fill this peas mixture in fried potato ring.


Step 9: Roast it on tawa or back in an oven till the slices are crisp and golden.



Step 10: Decorate with tomato sauce and serve hot.

Submitting this to Pooja for her Vegetable of the Week -Green Peas