Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Super Simple Pudding



Yesterday evening I wanted to make some desert and not just eat plain ice cream, my taste buds were tickling me to their best ....so I began my search in the kitchen for something that would satisfy them!
I found was some oranges & apples! And to my delight I made a pudding out of it in no time...thanks to my thinking tongue!!!lolzz...
Its a super simple recipe....so the name!
Recipe serves 2

Ingredients
1 Apple
1 Orange
¾ cup cold milk
10 to 12 Britania mariegold biscuits (You may use any other, but ensure they arent essenced or too sweet)
1 tbspn. Honey
1 tspn Sugar
Chocolate for decoration
Method
Peel the apple skin and chop it into small pieces, same with the orange. Marinate the chopped fruits with honey and sugar for about 15 to 20 minutes. The apples dont turn dark due to honey, thats a discovery I made yesterday! They remain fresh and juicy even the next day!
Crush about 7 to 8 biscuits with your hand. Now, take a bowl suitable for setting your pudding. Place the remaining biscuits at the bottom in the bowl, on it spread the marinated fruits, top it with the layer of the crushed biscuits. Decorate with some crushed or grated chocolate.
Pour the milk evenly on it. Allow it to set in a freezer for about an hour and your pudding is ready! Its too simple to be delicious...isnt it? But you got to try it friends!
You may savour it with a vanilla ice cream scoop, but without it also it tastes too soothing!

Gajar Gobi Paratha with Onion Masala Chutney!!


This is my entry for the Roti Mela!!

I decided to make some colourful parathas….this was an attempt only…hehehe…which I wish to share with you all….:) It tasted great too!!!
Here’s the recipe
Recipe Serves 2 to 3

For the Parathas

3 to 4 cups full wheat flour
1 small cabbage (purple) finely chopped
2 medium size carrots peeled & grated
Oil for kneading & subtle frying
5 to 6 pods garlic finely crushed
½’’ ginger peeled and finely crushed
chilly powder as per taste
Salt to taste

Method

Divide the wheat flour into half. Take the first half, add salt, chilly powder, crushed ginger and grated carrots. Knead adding oil & water. Make a soft dough.Keep aside.
Now, take the other half of the wheat flour, add salt, chilly powder, crushed garlic and chopped cabbage. Make a soft dough. Keep aside.
Make parathas and fry them with butter or oil. Don’t make them too brown so that the colour is retained. You can get creative here and blend them together and make other variety designs with it for fun.

For Onion Masala Chutney
1 medium size onion finely chopped
5 to 6 curry leaves
½ tspn. Mustard seeds
¼ tspn. Turmeric powder
½ tspn. Sugar
½ tspn. Chilly powder
A pinch of hing
1 tbspn. oil

Method
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, turmeric powder, curry leaves, chilly powder, sugar, salt & chopped onion. Fry till nice dark brown and fragrant. Add salt, fry for ½ a minute more. Let it cool. Grind this mixture into a thick paste.
Relish with hot parathas!!!