Beet Cutlet

Beet ( Beta Vulgaris) is well known as the red root vegetable. The sweet taste of beets reflect their high sugar content making them an imp raw material for production of refiened sugar.They have highest sugar content of all vegetables but yet very low in calorie.

Cutlets can be made from varity of vegetables, i wanted to try out beet ....

Ingredients

Beet - 1

potatoes - 2

amchur powder -1 tsp

ginger paste - 1 tsp

cummin powder - 1 tsp

red chilli powder - 1 tsp

garam masala - 1 tsp

salt to taste.

coriander leaves - 1/3 cup

oil - 2 tbs

semolina - 2tbs

Procedure

Boil & mash the potatoes.grate the beet root and add to the mashed potatoes and give it a fine mix.

Add the amchur powder, ginger paste, cummin powder, chill powder, garam masala,little corriander leaves and add salt to taste.

Make oval shape around 7-8 patties cover them with little semolina. Shallow fry the patties in the frying pan.

Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani !!! :)

The blending of Mughlai and Telangana cuisines in the kitchen of the Nizam, resulted in the creation of Hyderabadi Biryani. It's a traditional dish made using Basmati rice, chicken or goat.

Ingredients
Basmati rice 2 cups
Cummin seeds 1 tsp
Vegetable oil 1 tbs
Water 4 cups
Cinnamom stick 1
Bay leaves 2
Salt to taste

Chicken
Raw chicken 2 lbs
Green chilies 6
Mint leaves - 1 cup
Cilantro - 1 cup
Yoghurt - 1 cup
Corriander powder 1 tsp
Garam masala 1 tsp
Chilli powder 1 tsp
Cummin powder 1 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Black cardomom 2
Anise 3
Cummin seeds 2 tsp
Cardomom pods 5
Cinnamom sticks 3
Peppercons 10
Ginger paste 1 tsp
Garlic paste 1 tsp
Bay leaves 5

Onions 2
oil for frying 4 tbsp

Preparations
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Wash and keep aside the basmati rice for atleast 30 minutes.
Blend the mint leaves with the cilantro and the green chillies.
In a large bowl, marinate the chicken with the yoghurt, the blended stuff, coriander powder, cummin powder, turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, chilli powder, cardomom, cinnamom stick, anise or mace, peppercons and bay leaves add 5 tsp of oil. Let it set aside for atleast an hour.
cut the Onions like wedges but thinner in size and then fry it until golden brown. Then place it on the power towel for the oil to be completely removed from the onions & it becomes very crispy

Rice Preparations
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Boil the water in the utensil and add 1 tbs of oil to the water, salt to taste and 1 tsp cummin seeds, 2 bay leaves, cinnamom stick then add the rice to it. Bring it the boil until the rice is almost 90% done. Drain the water from the rice & keep it aside.

Chicken Preparations
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Heat a vessel of larger height add the marinated chicken and let it cook till 90% done. After the chicken is done you can stack the rice on the above cooked chicken. Place the fried onions and corrainder leaves and above it the rice. Let it cook for the 10 min on low gas.

New Year 2009 creation

Vegetable Puffs

ahha!!!!!!!! ready to eat with little pain I got the Vegetable Puffs using Pepperidge Farm ready to roll sheets...for veg puffs

Ingredients:-

Boiled Potatoes - 2

Chopped onion -1

chopped green chillies -2

Green peas - 1/4 cup

ginger-garlic paste -1/2 tsp

pinch of Turmeric powder

Garam masala - 1 tsp

cumin powder -1 tsp

Mustard seed - 1 tsp

coriander leaves

salt to taste

oil - 2 tsp

Directions:-

1. Mash potatoes and keep aside. Heat the oil in pan and allow mustard seeds to splutter. Add ginger-garlic paste,onions, green chillies and salt saute for a while. Add the garam masala, turmeric powder ans saute again. Finally add the mashed potatoes and chopped coriander leaves.

2. Thaw the pastry sheets for sometime and then roll out the sheets in the required shapes . After filling is done fold the ends and stick the corners with water or egg.

3. Preheat the oven to 400F Spray the cooking oil on the cookie sheet. Place the puffs 2-3 inches apart from eachother on the sheet and bake it for 15-20 min or until golden brown.

Lord Krishna

Tulips

Creation

Sugar Cookies!!

Cookies are the quickest thing that can be made and last longer.
They are really easy to be made and can decorated with theme for christmas celebration.

Ingredients:

11/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened butter or margarine
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pure cane confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
a pinch of salt for taste

Note :

Always bring the butter to the room temperature for better cookies and sieve the flour so that th e lumps can be avoided in the batter.

Directions :

1. Preheat oven to 400 degree F. On the cookie sheet place parchment paper. In a large bowl cream the butter with powdered sugar until smooth. Beat the egg and vanilla in the cream.

2. Mix the dry ingredients in a smal bowl, stir together flour, baking powder. Gradually in parts blends in the dry mixture to the cream. Make round sheet from the dough and cut it to various shapes by the cookie cutter or else make round pressed rolls & place it on the cookie sheet with some distance between them.

3. Bake it for 8-10 min in preheated oven or until golden brown. Leave the cookie on the sheets for 2 min & before removing it to cool further on the wire rack.

Muffins

I want muffins!!! I want muffins my friend's son always says. So i tought i will write for how to make muffins at home...

Ingredients :

11/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla extract ( vanilla clear extract )
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 egg yolks ( separately whipped for good results)
1/2 cup milk
11/2 teaspoon baking powder
11/2 teaspoon baking soda

For better results always sieve the all purpose flour and powdered sugar for smooth consistency batter.

Directions

1. Preheat the oven 350 degree F ( 175 degree C) and always make sure to use the proper rack in the oven for proper baking. Grease the cup cake pan with the spray.
2. In a mixing bowl cream the unsalted butter at room temperature and the powdered sugar keep it aside.
3. Mix well the dry ingredients all purpose flour and baking soda & powder and add it to creamy mixture.
4. Separate the yolks from the eggs & whip it using a whisk or hand mixer until the stiff structure is formed over spatula.
5. Add in parts the whipped mixture with the spatula in the mixing bowl and mix it properly. Add milk to it and mix with spatula till a smooth batter is formed.
6. Pour the batter in the cup cake pan & bake it for 20-25 minutes. Insert the tooth pick in the cake it should return clean if the cup cake is baked properly.

7. Remove the cup cakes on the cooling rack for 10-15 minutes and then decorate it with the icing.

similar mixture can be used for making plain cake substitute the cup cake pan by 9x9 inches cake pan.... and the bake time will increase to 30-38 minutes

Place the cake in fridge for 2-3 hours prior to use... The yummy cupcake/cake is ready to serve.

How to make choclate cake...?

Wow !!! It's christmas time... Every where you will find the christmas trees decorated. So i thought its right time to write the cake recepie..

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

1 cup confectioner's pure sugar
1/2 cup butter ( margaraine or 1/2 cup vegetable oil)

2 tablespoon hershey unsweetened cocoa

1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

1/2 cup milk

pinch of salt to taste

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 9-inch round baking pan.
2. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
3. Separate egg whites and beat on medium speed mixer for 2 minutes slowly add milk, butter or oil and vanilla.

4. Add in part the egg white mixture to the dry ingredients with the help of spatula mix it together until medium batter consistency
5. Pour batter into greased pan or u can use parchment papers for the lining.
6. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire racks. Cool completely.

You can decorate the cake with the icing and let it set for few hours prior to eat.