Raagi Dosa

Ingredients :
1) Raagi flour - 1/2 cup
2) Vegetables - 1 1/4 cup ( Carrot, Cabbage, Onions, Green Chilli's cut into small pieces )
3) Rice Flour - 1tbsp
4) Maida - 1tbsp
5) Oil

Method :
1) Take chopped vegetables in a bowl.

2) Add all flours.

3) Add little water and mix as shown below.

4) Now take a big lemon size dough and press with your fingers on plastic cover as shown below.

5) Take griddle, grease with 2 drops of oil and fry on slow or medium.

6) Serve as it is.

Mutton Pulao

Ingredients :
For Marinate :
1) Mutton - 1lb
2) Red Chilli powder - 1tsp
3) Garam masala - 2tsp
4) Salt
5) Turmeric - 1tsp

Method :
1) Marinate mutton with all ingredients for 1hr.

For Pulao :
Ingredients :
1) Rice - 3cups ( Wash and soak for about 15min)
2) Onions - 1 ( Cut into slices )
3) Green Chilli's - 4 ( Cut into small pieces )
4) Cloves - 3
5) Cardamom - 2
6) Cinnamon - 1stick
7) Methi Leaves - 1cup
8) Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp
9) Salt
10) Oil

Method :
1) Take a pressure cooker, add oil and add onions and chillis, fry for 10min on medium. Now add
ginger garlic paste, fry for 5min. Now add cinnamon,cardamom, cloves, methi leaves, fry for 2min.
2) Now add mutton and cook for about 20min and add water and pressure cook untill 3 whistles.
3) Take a rice cooker add rice, mutton if necessary add water and cook.
4) Serve Hot with Raita.

Semiya Upma

Ingredients :
1) Vermicelli Semiya - 1 cup
2) Channa dal - 2 tsp
3) Black split gram - 2 tsp
4) Cumin - 1/4 tsp
5) Mustard - 1 tsp
6) Green chilli's - 3 (Cut into sma;; pieces)
7) Onion - 1/4th of medium size ( Cut into slices )
8) Curry leaves - 5 - 6
9) Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
10) Hing - 1/2 tsp
11) Oil - 2 tbsp

Method :
1) Take a vessel add oil and heat on medium. Then add ingredient 2 to ing 6 fry till brown on medium flame.
2) Then add ingredient 7 to ing 10 and fry.
3) Add water and bring to boil (it takes 5 - 10 min). Then add semiya, place a lid and cook on very slow flame. Stir occationally.
4) When saemiya is cooked and water is absorbed, remove the pan from the stove and Serve with lime.

Zucchini Rice

Ingredients :
1) Rice - 1 cup
2) Zucchini - 1 (medium size ) (Grate zucchini with skin)
3) Cumin - 1/2 tsp
3) Mustard - 1 tsp
4) Red chilli's - 4 nos
5) Garlic pods - 2 ( cut into small pieces )
6) Green chillies - 3
7) Cloves - 4
8) Cinnamon - 2 sticks (1 inch each)
9) Cardamom - 2
10) Curry leaves - 6 - 8
11) Butter - 1 tbsp
12) Salt

Method :
1) Soak rice in water for 10min.
2) Take a vessel add butter and heat on a medium flame. Then add ingredient number 3 to 10. Fry it.
3) Then add grated zucchini and rice. Fry for 5 min.
4) Add salt and water. place a lid and cook on slow flame till rice is fully done.
5) Serve with mutton curry.
Tips :
1)Cook rice on slow flame.

Thalimpu Annam (Seasoning Rice)

Ingredients :
1)Rice - 1 Cup
2)Onion - 1 ( Cut into slices )
3)Green Chilli's - 4nos (Cut into small pieces )
4)Bay Leaves - 2
5)Cloves - 4nos
6)Cardamom - 3nos
7)Cinnamon - 2nos (1 inch )
8)Cumin - 1 tsp
9)Mustard - 1 tsp
10)Turmeric Powder - 1tsp
11)Red Chilli's - 2nos
12)Curry Leaves - 8 - 10
13)Garlic pods - 2nos ( big size ) ( cut into small pieces )
14)Oil
15)Salt

Method :
1)Clean rice and soak in water.
2)Take a vessel, add oil, let the oil heat on medium flame. Add ingrdient 3 to 13 ing. Fry for 5 min.
3)Add onions. Stirr fry for 5 - 10 min.
4)Add 2 cups of water ( Use soaked water ). Bring to boil. Adjust salt.
5)Then add rice.Place a lid and cook on very slow flame.
6)Serve with raitha.

Vankaya Kurma ( Brinjal Curry )

For Powder :
Ingredients :
1) Red Chilli - 6
2) Coriander seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
3) Cumin - 1/2 tsp
4) Chana Dal - 1tbsp
5) Split black gram dal - 1tbsp

Method :
1) Fry without oil and make a powder.

For Kurma
Ingredients :
1) Brinjal - 6 ( Cut into cubes )
2) Tamarind juice - 1/4 cup
3) Grated Jaggery - 2tsp
4) Toor dal - 1/2 cup ( Cooked )
5) Oil - 1tsp

Method :
1) Take vessel, add oil, then add brinjal, tamarind juice, salt and cook untill cooked on medium with lid.



2) Now add powder. cook for about 3 min.

3) Now add cooked dal and adjust salt.

4) Serve with Chapathi or Rice

Cilantro-Tomato Rice

Ingredients :

1) Cooked Rice - 2 cups

2) Tomato - 1 medium ( Cut into cubes )

3) 1 Ginger, 1/2tsp cumin, 1 redchilli - paste

4) Coriander leaves/ Kothimeera/Cilantro - 1 cup

5) Salt

6) Oil - 1tbsp

Method :

1) Pan a vessel, add oil, then add tomato, fry for 10min.

2) Now add ginger, cumin, red chilli paste fry for 3 min.

3) Now add coriander leaves, fry for 2min.

4) Now add cooked rice, fry for 10min. Adjust salt.

5) Serve HOT as it is.

Stuffed Bendi

Ingredients:
1) Bendakaya/Bhindi/Lady's fingers - 15
2) Onions - 3 ( chopped into small)
3) Mustard Seeds - ½ tspn
4) Turmeric pwd - a pinch

For stuffing:
1) Peanuts - 1cup
2) Khuskhus/Gasagasalu - ½tspn
3) Dhaniya - 1 tspn
4) Salt to taste.
5) Oil - 2tbspn
6) Red chilli - 5

Method :
1) Fry stuffed ingredients without oil. Make a powder

2) Mix chopped onions, turmeric, powder, 1tbsp oil.

3) Wash and wipe the okra with a cloth and make a slit from the bottom to up of three sides of each Okra.

4) Stuff all slitted Okra with this mix and kept the okras for a 15 - minutes aside.By keeping,it increases the flavour.

5) Heat oil in Kadai, add Mustard seeds,allow it to splutter and then Add stuffed Okra and stir for another 2 minutes.Add Oil and cook for another 3 minutes by covering with lid on medium flame.

6) Add the leftover(Onion ,ground pwd) mix and fry for 2 minutes until onions become translucent.

7) Sprinkle little water and stir and cook till Okra becomes tender and make sure to cook in low flame by covering with lid for another 8 minutes.

8) Serve with Hot Rice.

Tomato Pappu

Ingredients :
1) Toor Dal - 1 cup
2) Onion - 1/4 ( Cut into small pieces )
3) Tomato - 1 large ( Wash and cut )
4) Tamarind - small lemon size
5) Green Chilli's - 5 ( Cut into small pieces )
6) Red Chilli - 1 tsp
7) Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

For Tempering :
1) Garlic - 2 ( Mash it )
2) Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
3) Cumin - 1/2 tsp
4) Red chilli's - 5

Method :
1) Take a cooker, add all the above ingredients and pressure cook untill 4 whistles.
2) Take a pan, add 2 tbsp oil, then add all tempering ingredients. Add this into the dal, adjust salt.
3) Serve with Hot Rice.

Junnu

Ingredients:
1) Sweetened condensed milk - 1 Tin
2) Whole Milk - 2 1/2 Cup
3) Cardamom (elaichi) powder - 1/4 tsp
4) Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
5) Eggs - 2

Method:
1) Take bowl, add eggs and mix it well.

2) Now add condesed milk and whole milk, mix it well.

3) Now add cardamom powder, pepper powder.

4) Now add some water in pressure cooker, place the bowl in that cooker and steam on slow for about 45 min.

5) Cool it...refrigerate it.. and serve.

Navarathan Kurma ( Mixed Vegetable Curry )

Ingredients :
1) Potato - 2 ( Peel the skin and cut into small cubes as shown in fig )
2) Carrot - 1 small ( Peel the skin and cut into small pieces )
3) Cabbage - 1/4th of small cabbage ( Wash and cut into pieces )
4) Cauliflower - 1/4th of small ( wash well and cut )
5) Green peas - 1/2 cup
6) Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
7) Garam Masala - 3 tbsp
For Gravy :
8) Tomato - 1 ( Cut into pieces )
9) Cashews - 1/2 cup
10) Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
11) Green Chilli's - 4 ( Cut into slices )
12) Onions - 1/2 ( Cut into slices )


Method :
1) Take a Pressure cooker add oil and heat it up. Now add onions and fry for 10min, now add green chilli's, cashews, fry for 10min. Now add tomatoes, fry for 10min. Make a paste. Keep aside.
2) In the same cooker, add 2 tbsp oil and heat, then add all vegetables place a lid and cook for 20 min on slow flame.


3) Now add red chilli powder, garam masala, turmeric, salt, mix well and fry for 10min.

4) Now add the tomato - onion - cashew paste and add water. Pressure cook untill 2 whistles.

5) Serve hot with Veg Biriyani or Roti.

Chicken Curry

For Marinate :

Ingredients :

1) Chicken - 1/2 lb

2) Red chilli powder - 2 tbsp

3) Salt

4) Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Method :

1) Marinate chicken with all the above ingredients. Marinate for 3 to 4 hrs.

For Gravy :

Ingredients :

1) Onion - 1 ( Cut into slices and fry in 1/4 tsp oil and make a paste )

2) Onion - 1/2 ( Cut into small pieces )

3) Green Chilli's - 4 ( Cut into small pieces )

4) Garam masala - 2 tbsp

5) Salt

6) Oil - 2tbsp

Method :

1) Take a vessel, add oil and heat it up. Now add green chilli's fry for 5 min. Now add onion pieces fry for 10 min.

2) Now add chicken and fry for 20 min without lid.

3) Now add onion paste place a lid and cook for 15 min.

4) Now add garam masala, salt. Cook for 5min. Add 1/2 cup water and cook 15min.

5) Serve with rice or roti.

Chicken Fry

For Garnish :
Ingredients :
1) Cashews - Handful
2) Green Chilli's - 4 ( Cut into slices )
3) Ghee - 1/2 tsp

Method :
1) Take a vessel, add ghee and heat. Now add cashews and fry until it turns brown. Keep aside.
2) In the same vessel, add green chilli's and fry. Keep aside.
For Marinate :
Ingredients :
1) Chicken - 1/2 lb
2) Red Chilli powder - 2 tbsp
3) Salt
4) Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
5) Red Color ( Food Color )

Method :
1) Mix all the above and refrigerate over night.

For Chicken Fry :

Ingredients :

1) Onion - 1/2 ( Cut into slices )

2) Salt

3) Garam masala - 2 tbsp

4) Cloves - 3

5) Cardamom - 2

6) Cinnamom stick - 1

7) Oil - 2 tbsp

Method :

1) In the same vessel, add 1/4tsp oil and heat. Now add onions and fry until turns light brown.Make a paste.

2) In the same vessel, add oil and heat it up. Add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and fry. Now add marinated chicken and fry on medium for 20 min without lid.

3) Add onion paste, place a lid and cook for 15 min.

4) Add garam masala, cook for 10min. Adjust salt.

5) Now transfer into serving bowl garnish with cashews and fried green chilli's.

Pine Apple Pastry

Ingredients :
For Cake :
1) Maida - 1 cup
2) Eggs - 4
3) Sugar - 1 cup ( powdered)
4) Baking powder - 2 tsp
5) Pine apple Extract - 1 tsp

For Syrup :
1) Dole crushed pineapple.
2) Sugar - 1/4 cup.

For Whip Cream :
1)Heavy whiping cream - 8 FL OZ.

Method :
1) combine maida, baking powder together, mix well.
2) Prepare the pan for baking the cake by coating it with butter.
3) Now separate the egg white and yellows. Beat the egg white till it thickens. In a egg yolk, mix powdered sugar a spoon at a time till sugar is completely mixed with the yolk.
4) Now mix the maida flour with this egg yolk mixture, spoon by spoonAdd the pineapple essence to the mixture and mix well.
5) Add egg white and mix well. Add this mixture to the pan.
6) Bake the cake in oven at 350 degrees.
7) Keep aside for cooling.
8) Whip the cream well, first slowly and then increase the speed. When the cream becomes about double the original size. Keep aside.
9) Cut the cake into half to get the 2 round cakes.
10) For syrup, take out the water from Dole crushed pineapple, add 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup sugar and mix well.
11) Spread the syrup on both the halves.
12) Spread half of the cream and half of cushed pineapple pieces on one portion of the cake.

13) Take the other portion and spread some syrup and cream on back side of the portion as shown in figure.

14) Keep this portion of the cake on top of it.

15) spread remaining cream all over the cake including its sides. Spread the pineapple pieces on top of the cake to decorate it.
16) Keep it in refridgerator for 4 to 5 hrs and serve.

Chicken Salad

Ingredients :
1) Baby Romaine
2) Ranch
3) Tomato - 1/2 ( cut into small pieces )
4) Raisins - 10
5) I used Tyson Fully Cooked Chicken nuggets ( breaded nuggets shaped chicken patties ) - 3 pieces.
6) Onion ( Cut into slices )

Method :
1) Take a bowl, add baby romaine, ranch and mix well.


2) Take it in a plate, garnish with chicken pieces, tomato, onion, raisins and serve.

Beerakaya Thokka Pachadi ( Ridge Gourd chutney )

Ingredients :
1) Beerakaya Thokku ( Ridge gourd skin )( Use one medium beerakaya thokku ) - 2 cups
2) Peanuts - 1/2 cup
3) Chana dal - 3 tbsp
4) Split black gram dal - 3 tbsp
5) Red chilli's - 5
6) Tamarind - 2 tbsp
7) Oil - 1 tsp
8) Salt

Method :
1) Take a pan, fry ingredient 2 to ing 5 without oil.Keep aside.
2) Clean the beerakaya thokku and fry in the same pan with 1 tsp oil.
3) Grind first all dal mixture without beerakaya thokku. once the dals turns powder add the beerakaya thokku and grind it to smooth paste.
4) Serve with Hot Rice and Ghee.

Prawns Ridge Gourd Curry

Ingredients :
1) Prawns - 10
2) Ridge gourd - 1 medium ( Peel the skin and cut into small pieces )
3) Green Chilli's - 5
4) Red chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
5) Salt
6) Oil - 2 tbsp
7) Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Method :
1) Take vessel, add 1/2 tsp oil and heat, then add cleaned prawns, salt, 1/4 tsp turmeric, 1/4 tsp red chilli powder. Fry for 10 - 15 min on medium. Keep aside.

2) In the same vessel add 1 1/2 tsp oil and heat, then add onion, gree chilli's, fry for 10 min.

3) Then add salt, 1/4 tsp red chilli powder, Prawns. Cook untill water evaporates.

4) Now add 1/4 - 1/2 cup water. Again Cook untill water evaporates.

5) Serve with rice or roti.

Chicken Sandwich

Ingredients :
1) Whole Grain Bread - 2 slices
2) Mayonnaise
3) Tyson Fully Cooked Chicken nuggets ( breaded nuggets shaped chicken patties ) - 3 pieces
4) Onion - 4 - 5 thin Slices
5) Tomato - 2 - 3 slices

Method :
1) Toast bread slices.
2) Heat chicken nuggets in microwave for about 2 min.
3) Place chicken pieces, onions, tomato on one bread slice then add mayonnaise on top.
4) Top with another wheat bread slice, press down lightly.
5) Have it with orange juice.