VEGETABLE PIZZA

INGREDIENTS:

v Maida                     2 cups

v Dry yeast                 1tsp

v Sugar                       ½ tsp

v Salt                           ½ tsp

v Oil                             1 tsp sugar    

Dissolve sugar in ½ cup luke warm water . Sprinkle yeast over the water and leave in draught free place to froth.

 Sieve maida with salt and rub oil in to it. Add yeast solution and knead in to a smooth, but not stiff. When the dough is doubled, punch and leave to rise once again.

Take lump of dough, roll it into a pizza base use dry flour to dust if required. Add pizza gravy as required, Add toppings. Sprinkle cheese over it.

Bake in a hot oven 180 degree.  Cook till its base is crisp and light.

PIZZA SAUCE RECEIPE:

Sauté garlic in oil add bell pepper and sauté for few seconds add chopped tomatoes( skin removed and tomato puree of fresh tomatoes ) salt and pinch  of and crushed pepper add basil of oregano    cook till soft and juices evaporate to right consistency

ADAPRADAMAN

          Today   I am going to write about ada pradaman it’s a special one for onam . You can buy this ada   from super markets.

Ingredients needed for ada pradaman

v  Ada                200gm

v  Milk                2 ½ ltr

v  Sugar              400gm

v  Cardamom      10nos

v  Ghee                3tsp

v  Cashew nuts    25gm 

v  Kismiss            25gm

v  Condensed milk  4tsp        (optional)

   You can reduce the amount of sugar according to your taste

       Method

Wash the ada in cold water and drain .Pour ½ litre   boiled water on ada and close the vessel for 15minutes. Boil the milk adding ½litre of water and add the soaked ada. Cook in gentle fire stirring all the time till the ada becomes very soft and color of the  milk changes to pink    and the amount of milk reduce to 2 litres. Add sugar and condensed milk and continuous stirring   for 3 minutes,

 To this add the dry fruits roasted in the ghee, then cardamom powder.

Serve palada hot or cold.  It tastes delicious.

 

BANANA PAYASAM

         INGREDIENTS:

v Banana   (kerala)         2 nos

v Sugar                            to taste

v Coconut                         1

v Rice powder                  1 cup

v Boiled water                  1 cup

v Cardamom   powder       1tsp

v SALT         

PREPARATION:

Extract milk from coconut

Thick milk      1cup

Thin milk        2 cup

Dough for  kozhukattai

Boil 2 cups of water and 1 cup of rice powder with pinch of salt. Stir continuously to form a dough

Cool and knead it to soft firm dough

 How to make pasayam

v Lightly apply oil in your hand and take lemon size dough .   Make each  dough  like   a ball and keep aside

v Cook them in thin coconut milk ,  once the kozhukattai is cooked  add diced bananas   in to them let it cook for some more time, add sugar.

v Add thick milk. Let it boil for some  time

v Add cardamom powder

  

UNNAKAI

             INGREDIENTS:

Ø Banana             4  (kerala)

Ø Coconut             1 cup (grated)

Ø Kismiss              3tbl sp 

Ø Nuts                   3 tbl sp

Ø Cardamom        4 nos

Ø Sugar                 to taste

Ø Ghee                  2tsp

Ø Oil                      for frying

PREPARTION:

Ø Boil the banana , smash them well with hands

Ø Pour ghee in a pan add   kismiss,  coarsely powdered   nuts,  then coconut sauté  for some time

Ø Add sugar ,  cardamom  mix them well

Ø Take a ball size smashed  banana, roll them with 2tsp fillings and fry them till they are golden brown.

VEGETABLE STEW

INGREDIENTS:

v POTATOE                 2   (cubed)

v CARROT                    1    (cubed)

v ONION                       1    (sliced finely)

v GREENCHILLY         6

v COCONUT                 1

v GINGER                     1 small piece

v CINNAMON              4

v CLOVES                      3

v CARDAMOM             4

v   GHEE                        3tsp

v SALT                            to taste

v CURRY LEAVES         1 stalk

PREPARATION:

Extract thick and thin milk from the coconut

Thick milk-1/2 cup

Thin milk  -1 ½ cup

v Take a pan add vegetables, onion, green chilly ,chopped ginger and the  spices, cook them in the thin milk  let it cook until they are tender, add thick milk and boil for some more time.

v Garnish with onion and curry leaves fried in  ghee or coconut oil.

PATHIRI WITH CHICKEN CURRY

                        PATHIRI 

                                          INGREDIENTS:

Ø  RAW RICE                                   ½ KG

Ø  WATER                                        3 CUPS

Ø  SALT                                            TO TASTE

METHOD:

Ø  RAW RICE SHOULD BE FINELY POWDERED, ROASTED AND SIEVED.

Ø  BOIL WATER WITH SALT, ADD RICE POWDER TO THE BOILED WATER AND MIX WELL. MAKE A HOLE IN THE CENTRE AND CLOSE THE VESSEL WITH LID IN A LOW FLAME FOR 1 MINUTE.

Ø  PUT OFF THE FIRE MIX THE DOUGH WELL WITH THE BACK SIDEOF HE SPOON

Ø  TAKE BALL SIZED FROM THE MIXTURE AND FLATTENS WEL WITH CHAPPATHI MAKERTO THIN SIZES

Ø  PLACE ONE BY ONE IN THE HEATED DOSA PAN WITHOUT ANY OIL

Ø  SERVE WITH CHICKEN CURRY.

CHICKEN CURRY

      INGREDIENTS

v Chicken                                         1kg

v Potato                                           ¼ kg 

v Onion                                           3nos

v Tomato                                        3nos

v Green chilly                                 6nos

v Ginger                                        1 small piece

v  Garlic                                        a pod of

v Curry leaves                               1 stalk

v Coriander leaves                        1 stalk

v Chilly powder                            3tsp

v Turmeric  powder                     ½ tsp

v Coriander powder                     3tsp

v Coconut                                    2 cups

v Vinegar                                    2 tsp

PREPARATION

v Coarsely powder the cinnamon, cloves, cardamom.

v Grind the coconut to a fine paste& keep aside.

v Pour 3 tsp oil in a pan, add garam masala, and add chopped ginger, garlic, green chilly, and onions Sauté for some time till it gets brown. Add chopped tomato. Then chicken  ,  sauté for some more time

v Add chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder &   salt .Mix well

v Add 1 cup water, let the chicken cook , when the chicken is half cooked ,add potatoes.

v Once it is done add coconut paste let it   boil for some more time in a low flame.

v Add vinegar or lemon juice

v Finally add coriander leaves.

KESARI

                        

INGREDIENTS:

Ø Sooji                                      1cup

Ø Sugar                                     1 cup

Ø Water                                    2 ½ cup

Ø Cardamom                         1tsp   (powdered)

Ø Jeelebi clolour                    one pinch

Ø Ghee                                     1 cup

Ø Kismiss& nuts                       1 cup

Ø Milk                                       optional

     (you can use one part milk instead of water )

PREPARATION:

Ø Pour 1 tsp ghee in a pan, roast the sooji until the nice aroma wafts, keep aside.

Ø Boil 2 ½ cups of water, add sugar and jeelebi colour. Let the sugar dissolve completely. Add sooji to it. Keep stirring to avoid lumps.

Ø Keep on pouring ghee in small quantity every now and then until the mixture becomes solid.

Ø Remove from heat. Add cardamom, nuts &kismisses.

  

    (Can use condensed milk, chopped pineapple to this mixture)