Tuesday, May 24, 2011

BANANA MUFFIN

The best and easy recipe for Banana Muffin :)





Ingredients :

All Purpose flour : 1Cup
Butter : 1/3Cup
Castor Sugar : 1/3Cup
Banana : 2
Baking Powder : 1/2tsp
Baking soda : 1/2tsp
Salt : 1/8tsp
Milk : 2tbsp
Egg : 1




Method :


1.Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Grease a 12 Cup muffin pan or use paper cases.



2. With an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together until blended. Add the egg and continue beating until the mixture is creamy.

3. Sift together the flour, salt, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder.

4. Fold the flour mixture into the egg mixture. Make a paste of banana and add it along with Vanilla essence to the batter. Combine well.

5. Scoop the batter into muffin cups almost 3/4th of it and bake for 15minutes.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

FISH BALLS






Ingredients :

Fish : 250g
Potato : 1, Boiled and mashed
Onion : 2,finely chopped
Green Chilli : 1
Ginger  : 1/2 inch piece,finely chopped
Egg : 1
Chilli Powder : 1/2tbsp
Vinegar : 1tsp
Bread Crumbs : 1/2Cup
Turmeric Powder : 1/2tsp
Coriander leaves : 1/4Cup, finely chopped
Salt
Oil  :1tbsp + to deep fry





Method :

1. Boil fish pieces with turmeric powder, 2tbsp of onion and Salt. Cook till fish pieces are cooked and water absorbs completely.

2. Heat oil in a non-stick pan and add ginger, green chillies, onion and coriander leaves and saute well. When the onion becomes translucent, add chilli powder. Add cooked fish pieces and mashed potato. Combine well. Turn of the flame and let it cool.

3. Shape into small balls and dip each in beaten egg and roll it over bread crumbs.

4. Heat oil in a sauce pan and golden fry each. Serve hot with tomato sauce/ Mayonnaise.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

PURPLE CABBAGE RICE / Cabbage Pulao

The most beautiful Veg-Main course i have ever cooked. 
 Cabbage is an excellent source of vitamin K and vitamin C. It is also a good source of fiber, manganese, vitamin B6 potassium and omega-3 fatty acids.




Ingredients :


Purple Cabbage : 1Cup, finely chopped
Cooked Basmati Rice  :1 1/2Cup
Onion : 1, medium, finely chopped
Shredded Coconut : 1/4Cup
Green Chilli : 2
Ginger  : 1inch piece
Garlic : 5 Cloves
Bay leaf : 1
Cumin  seeds  : 1tsp
Cinnamon : 1 inch piece
Black Pepper : 1/2tsp
Cloves : 3
Cardamom : 3
Corander leaves : 1/2Cup, Chopped
Ghee : 2tbsp





Method :


1. Make a paste of green chilli, ginger, garlic and half of coriander leaves using a mixer. Keep aside.

2. Heat ghee in a kadai and add cumin seeds. When it starts to splutter add bay leaf, cinnamom, cardamom, cloves, pepper and onion in this same order.Saute till the onions turns to light brown in color.

3. Now add the ginger, garlic, green chilli and coriander paste and saute well.

4. Add shredded coconut and cabbage and combine well. Close with a tight lid and cook in low flame. Add enough salt.

5. When the cabbage is cooked well, add cooked rice and saute for 3minutes. Cover the pan with a tight lid and cook for another 3minutes. Garnish with remaining coriander leaves, ghee roasted cashews and raisins.

6. Remove from fire and serve hot with raitha, pappad and pickle.

Note : You can use the same recipe fore making normal cabbage rice. Purple cabbage takes more cooking time than the normal one.