Saturday 21 May 2016

Oats and Mango Cookie Bowl Garnished with Cream of Mango

Oats and Mango Cookie Bowl Garnished with Cream of Mango...... 
This an experiment in my kitchen. Mango the king of fruits... can be made in any ways... In this dessert, the base is a mango and oats cookie and is fillied with cream of mango... I have used ripped dried mango to give this dish a tangy and sweet taste. Do try out... I am sure you will like it. 


For the Cookie Bowl 
Ingredients
1/4 cup Oats Powder
1/4 cup Whole Wheat Flour
5 tbsps Powder Sugar
1/4 tsp Baking powder
1 tbsp Aam Papad (Dried Ripe Mango)
chopped
2 tbsps Mango puree
2 tbsps Butter

Method
In  a  bowl  take  butter and  sugar  and  beat it  well  until  smooth. Keep  it aside. In  another  bowl  mix whole wheat flour, oats powder and baking  powder.  Mix  the flours and 1 tbsp chopped aam papad in to the butter mixture,  slowly start stir mixing it.  Add  the mango puree and form a dough. Let  this  sit  for  20  minutes covered. Preheat  the  oven  to 190 degrees celcius. Roll the dough into thick sheet and placed the roll dough in a greased bowl, giving it a shape of a bowl. Bake  at  190 degrees celcius  for  15  to 20 minutes.  Take  it out  of  the  oven  and  cool  it  on  a  wire  rack. Unmould it. Place  the cookie bowl on a plate upside down. Bake it again for 5 minutes, turn and bake again for 5 minutes. Take it out and cool it completely before garnishing. 

For the Cream of Mango
Ingredients
1/4 cup Fresh cream
2 tbsp Sugar
1 tbsp of Aam papad chopped
2 tbsp Mango puree 

Method 
Garnish the cookie bowl just before serving. 
Beat the cream with the sugar. Add the Aam papad. Mix it. Pour the cream in the cookie bowl, garnish with mango puree and few pieces of Aam papad.

Friday 20 May 2016

Oats and Mango Phirni

Oats and Mango Phirni

Ingredients
1/2 cup Mango Puree 
4 tbsp Oats roasted
1 tbsp Rice washed and soaked
1/2 liter Milk
4 tbsp Sugar
Pinch of Salt
Pinch of Cardamom powder
Few Mango pieces for garnishing 

Method
Add the roasted oats, rice and 4 tbsp water in a grinder and grind it into a paste.
Take a pot, add milk. Simmer the milk for 5 minutes. Add sugar, salt and cardomom powder, let the sugar dissolve. Add the oats and  rice paste and keep stirring it on low flame continuously, till the milk thickens. Take it off the flame and keep stirring till a bit cool. Add the mango puree and mix it well. Take small mithi bowls, add the oats mango phirni in the bowls. Garnish it with mango pieces. Cool it in the fridge till served.

Monday 16 May 2016

Spicy Raw Mango Coriander Prawn Curry with Veggies

Spicy Raw Mango Coriander Prawn Curry with Veggies 

This a a simple spicy sour veggie and prawn curry. Good for the summer taste buds. Do try it... 
For the paste 
Ingredients 
1/4 cup Raw Mango cut into pieces 
2 to 3  Green chillies 
4 Garlic cloves 
1 small piece of Ginger 
1/4 cup Coriander leaves

Method 
Grind all the above ingredients in a grinder in to a paste.

For the Curry 
Ingredients 
1 small bowl cleaned, deshelled medium size Prawns 
10 Okras cut into 4 pieces vertically and horizontally 
1 small size long Brinjal cut into thick strips 
1 small Potatoes cut into wedges
2 Green chillies slit 
Green paste
Salt to taste 
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder 
1 tsp Madras Curry powder 
2 tbsp Oil

Method 
Take oil in a wok. Heat the oil up. Add the okras and stir fry for 2 minutes. Remove it and keep it aside. Add the paste and sauté it for 2 minutes. Add the salt, turmeric powder and curry powder. Stir it for 2 minutes. Add the vegetables except okras. Stir fry for 2 minutes. Add 2 cups of water.  Cover and cook it till the vegetables are done. Add the prawns and the okras cook it for 2 to 3 minutes. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Sunday 15 May 2016

Murg aur Baigan ka Achar...

Murg aur Baigan ka Achar...

At times when we are lazy to cook, that is the time this pickle comes handy with simple hot dal, rice and papads or fish fry. 
This dish is an experiment in my kitchen. Try it out and I am sure you will love it.
This is my winning recipe from #PlatterShare

For the Chicken Marination 
Ingredients
1 cup Boneless Chicken cut into small pieces 
1 tbsp Garlic and Ginger minced 
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder 
1/4 tsp Garam Masala powder 
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
Salt to taste 
2 tbsp Vinegar

Method 
Mix all the above ingredients and marinate it for 6 hours.

For the Spice powder 
Ingredients
1 tbsp Coriander seeds 
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds 
1/2 tsp Fennel seeds 
1/4 tsp Fenugreek seeds 
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds 
1/2 tsp Carom seeds 
1/4 tsp  Asafoetida powder 
8 Red Dry Chillies

Method 
Grind all the above ingredients into a fine powder and keep this aside.

For the Pickle 
Ingredients
Marinated chicken pieces
1 medium  size long Brinjals cut into small cubes or 2 cups of cubed Brinjal 
6 Whole Garlic cloves crushed 
Few Curry leaves 
Spice powder
1/4 tsp Mustard seeds 
1/4 tsp Coriander seeds 
1/4 tsp Fennel seed 
2 Pinches of Fenugreek seeds 
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Chilli powder 
Salt to taste 
1 tbsp Sugar 
1/2 cup Vinegar 
1 cup Sesame Oil


Method 
Add oil to a wok. When the oil is hot, add the brinjals and fry it. Remove it and keep it aside. In the same oil, add the mustard seeds, coriander seeds, fenugreek seeds and fennel seeds. Let it crackle. Add the curry leaves and garlic. Sauté it for 2 minutes. Add the marinated chicken. Cook it for 10 minutes or till done. Add the brinjals, the spice powder, turmeric powder,  chilli powder  and sugar. Stir it. Cook it for 5 minutes. Add the vinegar and salt. Stir and cook for 1 minute.  Remove from the fire and let it cool. Keep it in a glass container and store in the refrigerator. It stays for 6 month.

Dim Aloor Chochori....

It's too hot today to go into the kitchen and make breakfast. I thought in my mine. While in my thoughts, my husband opted to make the breakfast and give me a break from making the breakfast.... oh.. wow... what can I ask for more... It's a morning  bliss, when husband and daughter made Dim Aloor Chochori and Luchi, while I enjoy eating it. 

Dim Aloor Chochori....  

This is a Bengali dish made with Eggs and Potatoes and best to have it with luchi (Poories) and Parathas.... 
Ingredients 
4 Eggs Beaten
4 Potatoes cut into small size strips 
1 Onion chopped
1 Tomato Chopped 
2 Green chillies broken
1 tsp Ginger minced
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Chilli powder
1/4 tsp Garam masala powder
1 tsp Cumin Coriander powder
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Mustard oil
Coriander leaves chopped for garnishing 

Method 
Take a wok, heat the oil. Add the onion and green chillies, fry till light brown in colour. Add the ginger, sauté for 2 minutes, add the potatoes, stir fry for 2 minutes, add the turmeric, chilli, garam masala and coriander - cumin powder. Stir for another 3 minutes. Add the tomato and salt, stir for 1 minute. Add 1 1/4 cup water, simmer on low heat till the potatoes are done. Add the beaten egg and cook  it till semi dry. Garnish it with coriander leaves.