GULAB JAMUN

Radhika of Tickling Palates is hosting a fun event named BLOG HOP WEDNESDAYS.This week i am paired with Priya  of NOW SERVING.I tried out these super delicious Gulab jamuns her blog,. You can find the original  recipe here.


Ingredients

1. All purpose flour- 1 cup
2. Milk powder-1 1/2 cups
3. Baking soda-1/4 tsp
4. Yogurt or regular heavy cream
5. Oil

For the syrup

1. Sugar- 2 1/2 to 3  cups
2. Water- 3 cups
3. Cardamon pods- 4 nos
4. Saffron -a few strands(optional)

Method

• Sift all purpose flour,milk powder and baking soda together.
• Add sufficient quantity of heavy cream or yogurt  and knead well to form a soft dough.(like chappathi dough)
• Keep aside for 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile combine sugar and water in a pan and cook for 5 minutes or  until it thickens slightly.Add cardamom pods and saffron and keep aside. 
• Make small balls out of the dough( almost 25 to 28 nos) and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan and deep fry these balls over medium low heat until it turns dark golden brown in color.
• Drain these cooked balls into the sugar syrup and keep aside until the jamuns are completely soaked in the sugar syrup.

                 


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UZHUNNU VADA

Ingredients

1. Urud dal/Uzhunnu- 1cup
2. Ginger chopped-1" piece
3. Green chilies chopped-2 to 3 nos
4. Shallots/chumanulli chopped-6 to 8 nos
5. Black pepper corns-8 to 10 nos
6. Curry leaves chopped - 1 sprig
7. Salt to taste
8. Oil -to deep fry
9. Water

Method

• Wash and soak urud dal for 3 to 4 hours.
• Drain this and grind it to a smooth paste adding a few tablespoons of water if required.
• Add ginger,green chilies,shallots,pepper corns,curry leaves and salt to taste to the ground paste and mix well using a spatula.
• Keep aside for 30 to 45 minutes.
• Heat oil in a wok.Just add a pinch of the dough into hot oil,if this rises to the top immediately then the oil is hot enough to prepare the vadas.
• Wet your palm with cold water and take a small portion of the dough and roll it into a ball.Slightly flatten it and make a hole in the center using your finger.Slip this into hot oil(over medium flame).cook until it turns golden brown.
• Serve with coconut chutney

Note:If you are not able to shape the vadas add a few tsp of rice flour to the batter to bring it to the right consistency.

PASSION FRUIT SMOOTHIE

Ingredients

1. Passion fruit- 3 nos
2. Banana- 2 nos(small)
3. Apple juice- 1 to 1 1/2 cup
4. Sugar- to taste

Method

• Scoop out the pulp from the passion fruit and using a blender ,blend it for a  few seconds.Pass it through a fine mesh sieve ,discard the seeds.
• Add the passion fruit pulp,banana,apple juice and sugar to taste into a blender,blend until smooth.
• Serve immediately.

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VEGETABLE NOODLES

Simple vegetable noodles using instant  MAGGI NOODLES

Ingredients

1. MAGGI noodles- 2 cakes
2. MAGGI taste maker-1 packet (the one that you get with the noodles)
3. Ginger chopped-1 tsp
4. Garlic chopped- 1 tsp
5. Green chilies chopped- 1 no
6. Spring onion chopped- 2 tbsp
7. Onion sliced finely- 1/4 cup
8. Cabbage(julienned)-1/2 cup
9. Carrots(julienned)-1/2 cup
10. Green beans(julienned)-1/2 cup
11. Capsicum/bell pepper-(julienned)-1/2 cup
12. Soya sauce- 1 tbsp
13. Tomato sauce- 1tbsp
14. Olive oil
15. Water
16. Salt to taste

Method

• Cook the noodles with enough water till done(DO NOT add the taste maker).Drain well and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan add ginger and garlic and saute till the raw smell leaves.
• Now add the green chilies and spring onion,saute for a few seconds.
• Add onion and saute for a minute.Now add cabbage,carrot,green beans,and capsicum.
• Cook the vegetables on high flame for a few minutes,stirring in between.Do not over cook the vegetables.
• Now add the taste maker ,soya sauce and tomato sauce , mix well.
• Add the cooked noodles and mix well.Add salt if required
• Switch off the flame and drizzle olive oil on top and garnish with chopped spring onion.

COCONUT LADDU

Radhika of Tickling Palates is hosting a fun event named BLOG HOP WEDNESDAYS.This week i am paired with Mugdha  of Cooking Fundas.I tried this super easy and delicious coconut laddoo from her blog. You can find the original  recipe here.


Ingredients

1. Sweet condensed milk-1 cup
2. Grated coconut-2 3/4 cups
3. Ghee- 1 tsp
4. Cardamom powder- 1/4 tsp(optional)
5. Roasted semolina-1/4 cup(optional)

Method

• Combine 21/2 cups grated coconut with 1 cup condensed milk and ghee,cook on low fire.
• Cook until the mixture leaves from the sides of the pan,stirring in between.
• Add cardamom powder and mix well.Allow it to cool slightly .
• Lightly grease your palm with ghee and roll the mixture into small balls.
• Roll the balls in the remaining grated coconut and semolina.Garnish with almond flakes.

(Note:You can add a few tsp of  powdered sugar to the coconut mixture according to taste,if required)

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