Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Rasagulla



Ingredients
Milk: 5 cups
Sugar: 2 cups
Water: 2 cups
Cardomom powder: 1/2 tsp
Lime juice/vinegar: 1/2 tablespoon


Procedure:
Step1:
Boil the milk and add lemon juice/vinegar when it starts boiling


Step2:
The whey starts separating out in 5 to 10 seconds
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Step3:
Switch off the flame and collect the paneer in a cloth


Step4:
Wash the paneer to get rid of the vinegar flavour


Step5:
Hang the cloth for 30 min so that all the water is drained out


Step6:
Now knead the paneer for 10 minutes to a soft dough


Step7:
Make small balls (I made around 20 balls).They will double in size when cooked


Step8:
Boil water and sugar in a pressure cooker


Step9:
Slowly drop the rasagullas and pressure cook for about 10 minutes in low flame


Step10:
The rasagullas would have doubled in size.Add cardomom powder as well.


Step11:
Cool the rasagullas.Serve chilled

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Eggless Strawberry cheesecake

Recipe Source: Divine Taste



Ingredients
For crust
Almonds: 2/3 cup
All purpose flour: 1/2 cup
Butter (melted): 2 tablespoon
Water: 2 tablespoon
Brown Sugar: 2 tablespoon


For Filling
Strawberries: 1 cup (Puree the strawberries in a blender)
Condensed milk: 14 oz
Cream cheese: 16 oz
Thick yogurt: 3/4 cup
Vanilla extract: 1 tsp


For topping
Strawberries: 1/2 cup
White granulated sugar: 2 tablespoon


Procedure
Step1:
Mix all the ingredients required for the crust and press it into a 9" spring form pan
Note: If you don't have a spring form pan use a normal 9" pan lined with parchment paper


Step2:
Beat the cheese using stand mixer/food processor. Then add condensed milk, straw berry puree and yogurt and beat well


Step3:
Pour the filling over the crust


Step4:
Prepare the topping by blending together 1/2 cup of strawberries and 2 tbsp of sugar


Step5:
Pour the topping over the filling and level it


Step6:
Bake in a pre heated oven of 325F for 25 to 30 minutes


Step7:
Allow it to cool down and refrigerate for at least 2 hrs


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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Vazhakai (Plaintain) Podimas



Ingredients
Vazhakkai (Raw Banana) : 1
Grated coconut: 2 tablespoon
Salt: to taste
Red chilli/Green chilli: 1 or 2
Oil: 2 teaspoon
Mustard seeds: 1 tsp
Urad dhal: 1 tsp
Curry leaves: a sprig


Procedure:
Step1:
Cut the plaintain to half and boil it by adding enough water for 7 - 10 minutes (in medium heat)


Step2:
Allow it cool down and peel the banana.We should be able to peel it easily if properly cooked


Step3:
Grate the plaintain and keep it aside


Step4:
Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, urad dhal and curry leaves


Step5:
Add chopped ginger and green chillies and fry for a minute


Step6:
Now add the grated plaintain and grated coconut and cook for a couple of minutes with constant stirring until everything is mixed well