Arisi Upma in Pressure cooker

1. Grind 1cup Raw rice to coarse powder like Rava and rinse

2. In Pressure cooker, add oil, mustard seeds, urad dal, channa dal, asfoetida, red chillies and saute

3. Add the coarse powder , salt and 3 cups of water. Cook for 3 whistles 

4. Add coconut and mix

Lemon Rice

1. Fry seperately in oil- Cashew nut, Groundnut, Roasted gram

2. Saute Mustard seeds, Urad dal,Channa dal with oil and then add turmeric powder. Add the already fried nuts.

3. Add the above to precooked Rice, salt , lemon juice , a teaspoon of ghee and mix well. 

Bourbon Biscuit Cake - With Kadai

1. Grind a packet of Bourbon biscuit with sugar to fine powder.

2. Add 1/2 cup boiled milk slowly and mix well without lumps. Add a pinch of Eno/baking soda/ baking powder and mix.

3. Coat a vessel with generous amount of oil/butter and pour the mixture to the vessel. Add any desired nuts/ dry fruits.

4.Place a seperator in heavy bottom kadai, add little amount of water and preheat for 5 min closing with lid.

5. Place the vessel having the mixture on the seperator. Cover and cook in low flame for 30 minutes. Check by inserting a toothpick or knife  and it should come out clean.

6. Take the vessel out and allow to cool completely before unmolding.

Onion Samosa

Filling  - Saute chopped onions adding oil, salt, ndturmeric powder, chilly powder, garam masala ( of your choice),  small quantity of rice flour 

Samosa Pastry -  all purpose flour, salt, water, hot oil and knead to smooth dough. Leave aside for 15 minutes.

• Make very thin circular roti using the dough. Cut it to two halves.
• Take a half , keep the filling at the center and bring one end covering the filling. The other  side  will end in the middle forming triangular shape.
• Seal the ends well. You can also use water + all purpose flour paste to seal. Cut excess dough if any
• Deep fry in oil with low heat

Vathakuzhambu Podi

Dry Roast Seperately - 3/4 cup Urad dal, 1 cup chana dal, 2 teaspoon pepper, 15-20 red chilies ( adjust as per your spice level)

Allow them to cool and grind to fine powder

Parupu Usili with Chana dal

1. Soak Chana dal in hot water for 2-3 hours. Grind soaked chana dal with red chilly, asafoetida and salt

2. Steam the ground mixture in idli plate and let it cool. crumble the mixture.

3. Add oil,mustard seeds, crumbled mixture and roast well.

4. Add the cooked vegetable (Beans/ cluster beans) , salt and fry

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Milagai Podi - Idli Podi Recipe

Dry roast seperately - 1 cup Urad dal, 1 cup Channa dal, 1/4 cup sesame seeds

Roast 1 cup red chilies with a teaspoon of oil

Add a teaspoon of asafoetida and salt.

Allow to cool and then grind to powder

French fry

• Cut potatoes to long thick sticks and soak in salt + cold water
• Pat dry with kitchen towel
• Two time frying - one with medium flame till potatoes are cooked
• Allow it to cool and then fry with high flame till its crispy
Add salt , chilly powder/pepper powder

Simple Red Pasta

• 2.5 cups penne with 5 cups water and salt - cover cook
• Ginger, garlic, Onion, corn, chopped tomatoes, chilly powder, maggie masala, pasta starch water, oregano, chilly flakes - Saute
• Add cooked pasta -cover cook for 2 min
• Amul Cheese grated for toppings

Poori

1. Mix 1 cup atta and 1 cup maida with salt, water, oil and knead
2. Roll to slightly thick circles and fry in oil

Paal Payasam Recipe

• Basic Boiling of milk.
• Add raw rice (small quantity) and boiled milk to big pressure cooker (5ltr cooker for 1 ltr milk) - optional to add 1 spoon of ghee to get thick consistency
• Pressure Cook for around 5 to 6 whistles and allow it to cool completely before opening
• Add sugar, cardamon and bring to boil till desired consistency    

                              

Carrot Halwa Recipe

• Cut carrot to small cubes and pressure cook with water. Grind them to paste
• Fry cashews with ghee - remove cashews to add later
• Add carrot paste and milk - allow to boil,  keep stirring to get desired consistency
• Add sugar and stir till halwa consistency is reached (ghee seperates)
• Add fried cashews

            

 

Simple Paneer Fry Recipe

• Soak the paneer in hot water to turn soft
• Coat paneer with 1 teaspoon rice flour, gram flour, maida flour, chilly powder, salt - no water required. Fry in oil in medium flame till the Panner color turns brown.(No need to deep fry)
• Tempering - Onion, chilly, garlic, ginger,chilly powder,  coriander powder, curd, tomato sauce, garnish with coriander leaves