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Mango Mousse

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 Mango Mousse  #InstaPost #FollowOnInstagram #FollowOnFacebook #LinkedInProfile Ingredients 2 mangoes sweet, ripe & medium-sized  1 to 2 tablespoons sugar or honey (add as required)   ½ cup light cream (25% to 35% fat) or whipping cream 3 to 4 mint sprigs (For garnish) Process In a blender, add the chopped mangoes.  At this step, you can also add sugar or honey if the mangoes are not overly sweet.  Blend to a smooth fine puree.  Take cream in a bowl.  With an electric beater beat the cream until you see soft peaks in it.  Ensure you don't over whip the cream.  Add the mango puree to the beaten cream.  Fold gently to combine the mango puree with the whipped cream.  Pour or spoon the mango mousse in small shot glasses or bowls.  Cover and chill the mousse in the refrigerator for 1 hour to a couple of hours. Garnish with mango cubes, extra whipped cream, mint leaves, etc. Serve cold Tried this recipe?   ...

Konkani Style Patrode

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 Konkani Style Patrode #FollowOnInstagram #FollowOnFacebook #InstaPost Ingredients Colocasia Leaves           12 pieces  Basmati Rice                     2 cups  Moong Dal                     1 Tbsp  Chana Dal                     1 Tbsp  Coriander Seeds             3 Tbsp  Cumin Seeds                     1 Tbsp  Fresh Coconut                     1 cup  Turmeric Powder            ½ Tsp  Tamarind soaked in water  4/5 pieces  Dry Red Chillies             8 pieces  Jaggery                       ...

Crispy & Porous Ghewar

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 Crispy & Porous Ghewar Ingredients  ½ cup ghee / clarified butter  1 Block ice  2 cup maida / plain flour / refined flour  ½ Cup milk, chilled  3 cup water, chilled  1 tsp lemon juice for sugar syrup  1 cup sugar  ¼ cup water other ingredients  Oil/ghee for deep frying  Dry fruits, for garnishing  ¼ tsp cardamom powder / elachi powder  Fruits (Apple/Mango/Pomogrinate etc) Process Firstly, in a large mixing bowl take ½ cup ghee. Add blocks of ice in the ghee and start to rub. Rub the ghee in a circular motion till the ghee thickens and turns creamy. Keep rubbing for 5-6 minutes or till the ghee turns creamy and whitish. Now add 2 cups of maida and crumble well do not knead the dough as we are going to make the batter. Then add ½ cup chilled milk and give a rough mix.  Add 1 cup of chilled water and make a thick batter. Add another cup of chilled water and start to whisk for 5 minutes. Furthermore, add 1 tsp lemon ...

Mangalore buns

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 Mangalore buns #InstaPost #FollowOnFacebook #FollowOnInstagram Ingredients 2 banana (ripened)  1 or 2 tbsp sugar  ¼ cup curd  1 tsp cumin   pinch of baking soda  ½ tsp salt  2 cup maida / all-purpose flour   oil for deep frying Process In a large mixing bowl take 2 ripened bananas.  Over ripened banana (black colored) works great.  Add 1 or 2 tbsp sugar depending on the sweetness of the banana.  Mash the banana smooth with the help of a fork do not blend the banana.  Add ¼ cup of curd, 1 tsp cumin, a pinch of baking soda, and ½ tsp salt.  Mix the mixture with a help of a spoon.  Then add 2 cups of maida and prepare the dough.  Knead the dough for 5 minutes or till the dough turns smooth.  Grease the dough with a tsp of oil.  Cover with a wet cloth and rest in a warm place for 8 hours.  The next day, knead the dough slightly and pinch a ball-sized dough.  Dust with some maida and rol...

DAL MAKHANI

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 DAL MAKHANI #FollowOnFacebook #FollowOnInstagram #InstaPost Ingredients  200 gms soaked black lentil (urad dal)  3 tbsp Garlic water  ¼ cup butter water as required  For first tempering  ½ cup ghee  1 tbsp ginger garlic paste  1 tsp red chilli powder  1 ½ cup tomato puree  ¼ cup butter  Salt to taste  For second tempering  2 tbsp ghee  1 tsp Kasuri methi  ½ tsp red chilli powder  2 tbsp water  ¼ cup butter  For garnish  2-3 butter cubes  ½ tbsp fresh cream Process Wash and soak urad dal, overnight.  In a heavy bottom, pot add dal and garlic water and cook for at least 1.5 hours on a low flame.  Once dal is cooked add butter into it.  For tempering  Heat ghee in a pan, add ginger garlic paste,  red chilli powder, fresh tomato puree. Sauté till the tomato puree is well cooked.  Add the tempering to cooked dal and mash it.  Add butter and salt to it and co...

Beetroot Hummus

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 Beetroot Hummus  #FollowOnInstagram #FollowOnFacebook #InstaPost Ingredients Soaked and boiled chickpeas -1 cup   Tahini- 1/4 cup (sesame seed paste)  Garlic cloves - 4 to 5  Salt to taste  Ice water Olive oil - 1/4 cup  Lemon juice -1 tbsp  Paprika powder - 1/4 tsp Beetroot - 1  Preparation for normal hummus First, soak the chickpeas. This softens the chickpeas, speeding up the cooking time; it also aids in digestion. To soak chickpeas, simply add to a large bowl and cover them with enough cold water. Cover the bowl and soak for 8 hours (or up to 12 hours). Once soaked, drain and rinse the chickpeas. Add the chickpeas to your Instant Pot (pressure cooker) with 3 ½ to 4 cups of water, and 1 teaspoon salt.  Pressure cook at high pressure for 15 minutes, followed by a natural pressure release. Add your warm-cooked chickpeas to a food processor(blender/Mixer). Blend the chickpeas for 1 to 2 minutes until pureed, scraping down the side...

Donuts

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 Donuts #InstaPost #FollowOnInstagram #FollowOnFacebook Ingredients  ½ cup milk (warm)  1 tsp sugar  1 tsp dry yeast  2 cups maida / plain flour / all-purpose flour / refined flour  ¼ tsp baking powder  2 tbsp butter (room temperature)  pinch of salt  ½ cup water (or as required)  oil to grease & deep fry  For glaze:  1 cup dark chocolate 1 cup white chocolate  Milk powder 50 gms Powdered Sugar 100 gms  Process Firstly, in a large mixing bowl take ½ cup warm milk or water. To that add 1 tsp of sugar. sugar helps to activate the yeast. Also, add 1 tsp of dry yeast and give a quick mix. Allow it to rest for 5 minutes, or till the yeast activates and turns frothy Now add 2 cups of maida, ¼ tsp baking powder, 2 tbsp butter, and a pinch of salt. Combine and crumble well. Add half cup warm water or as required and knead 5 minutes  Knead till the dough is soft, smooth, and elastic and also bounces back when pressed....