Ingredients:
- Chickpeas/vella kadala - 1.5 cups
- Chopped onion - 1/2 cup
- Chopped garlic - 1 tsp
- Chopped ginger - 1 tsp
- Red chilli, chopped - 1
- Chopped coriander leaves/cilantro - 2 tbsp
- Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
- Maida/all purpose flour - 2 tbsp
- Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
- Lemon juice - 1 tsp
- Salt - as needed
- Oil for frying
Preparation:
- Wash well and soak chickpeas in enough water overnight or for 6-7 hours.
- Drain and grind it into a coarse mixture.
- Add in all the ingredients from 2- 11 and mix well.
- Make small patties out of it and deep fry in medium heat till it turns golden brown .Serve with hummus.
Ingredients:
- Vanilla ice cream - 2 cups
- Chilled milk - 1 cup
- Chocolate drink mix - 1/4 cup
- Sugar - 1 tbsp
Preparation:
- In a blender, blend together ice cream, milk ,chocolate drink mix and sugar until smooth.
- Transfer to a serving glass .Sprinkle some chocolate powder on top and serve!!
Ingredients:
- Heavy whipping cream - 2 cups
- Sweetened condensed milk - 1 can
- Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
Preparation:
- In a mixing bowl, whip the cream until stiff peaks form.Do not over beat.
- Add in the vanilla essence and condened milk; beat again for 1 minute.
- Transfer to a freezing bowl.Cover and freeze for 5 - 6 hours.
Ingredients:
- Boneless chicken thighs - 1/2 kg
- Diced red capsicum - 1/2 cup
- Diced zucchini - 1/2 cup
- Diced yellow onion - 1/2 cup
- Chopped garlic - 1 tsp
- Dried red chilli - 4 nos
- Corn flour - 3 tbsp
- Soy sauce - 3 tbsp
- Chilli sauce - 1 tsp
- White vinegar - 2 tsp
- Pepper powder - 1 tsp
- Vegetable oil - as needed
- Dry roasted peanuts - 1/2 cup
- Salt - as needed
- Water - 2 tbsp
Preparation:
- Wash well and cut the chicken thighs into small pieces. Add enough salt and rub the pieces with 2 tbsp corn flour.Deep fry the pieces in oil and set aside.
- In a pan, heat oil.Add in dried red chilli and fry for few seconds. Next add chopped garlic and saute again till the raw smell is gone.
- Add diced onion and cook for 2 -3 minutes.Throw in diced red capsicum, zucchini and enough salt; stir fry for 4-5 minutes.To this, add soy sauce, vinegar. pepper powder and chilli sauce.Add remaining 1 tbsp corn flour dissolved in 2 tbsp of water. Mix well.
- Add the fried chicken pieces and peanuts ; mix well again.
- Taste check for salt. Sprinkle more salt if needed.
- Serve with fried rice or plain rice.
Ingredients:
- All purpose flour / maida - 1.5 cup
- Wheat flour - 1/2 cup
- Brown sugar - 3/4 cup
- White sugar - 1/4 cup
- Baking powder - 1 tsp
- Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
- Vegetable oil - 1/4 cup
- Milk - 1 cup
- Chopped pitted dates - 1/4 cup
- Black raisins - 1/2 cup
- Salt - 1/4 tsp
Preparation:
- In a large bowl, sieve together all purpose flour, wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and set aside.
- In another bowl, mix brown sugar and white sugar with oil.Add milk to this mixture and mix well.
- To this, add in the dry ingredients and fold gently.
- Finally, to the batter, add chopped dates and raisins dusted with some flour .Mix again gently.
- Transfer this mixture into a greased loaf tin and bake for 45 minutes at 375 F. A knife or skewer inserted to the center should come out clean.
- Let it cool in tin for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack .
Ingredients:
- Bread slices - 5
- Fruit jam - 2 tbsp( any jam of your choice )
- Milk - 1/2 cup
- Egg - 1
- White sugar - 1.5 tbsp
- Brown sugar - 1 tbsp
- Vanilla essence - 1/2 tsp
- Butter - 1 tbsp
Preparation:
- In a bowl, beat egg and 1/2 tbsp sugar.Add milk and vanilla essence and mix well; set aside.
- Combine remaining white sugar and brown sugar .Set aside.
- Remove the crust from each bread piece and flatten it.
- Spread jam evenly over the bread.
- Roll up each slice and dip in egg milk mixture.
- Heat butter in a pan and cook each rolls until golden brown.
- Roll them in the white - brown sugar mixture.Serve immediately.
Ingredients:
- Spaghetti - 250 gms
- Chopped garlic/ garlic powder - 1 tsp
- Olive oil - 2 tbsp
- Sliced onion - 1
- Chopped tomato - 1
- Capsicum - 1 , chopped lengthwise
- Carrot - 1, cut lengthwise
- Pepper powder - 1 tsp
- Chilli sauce - 1 tsp
- Salt - as needed
Preparation:
- Cook spaghetti with enough salt in boiling water for 10 minutes or as per the instructions given in the packet. Drain water and set aside.
- In a pan , heat olive oil . Add sliced onion along with chopped garlic or garlic powder and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add in chopped tomato and cook till it becomes soft.
- Add sliced capsicum and carrot .Sprinkle enough salt and cook for 4-5 minutes.
- When it gets cooked, add chilli sauce and pepper powder.
- To this add the cooked spaghetti and mix well .
- Switch off the flame and transfer to a serving bowl.