Chili chicken

Ingredients:

500 gms chicken
1 chopped onion
1 chopped capsicum
1 tbs chili sauce
1 tbs soy sauce
1/2 tbs vinegar
1 tbs corflour diluted in water
2 tbs oil
1 tbs ginger garlic paste
1/2 tbs pepper powder
Salt

Method:

In a cooker heat 1 tbs oil add ginger garlic paste & chicken & fry it for around 10mins
In a kadai heat oil add & fry onions till its golden brown add capsicum & cook it well.
Add all the sauces,vinegar, salt & pepper. Then add this to the chicken & pressure cook it for upto 10mins (1 whistle).

Chocolate chip pancake

Ingredients:

1 cup all purpose flour (maida)
2 eggs
1 tbs butter
50 gms chocolate chips
1 cup milk
1 cup sugar
1 tbs baking powder
1 tsp salt.

Method:

Heat butter when it melts add 1/4th cup milk & mix it for 2 mins & keep it aside.
In a mixing bowl add all purpose, sugar(powder the sugar),  baking powder, salt mix it well.
Add the milk & butter mixture to the dry ingredients & mix it well & bring the batter together by adding milk.
Add chocolate chips to the batter. Heat small tawa & pour the pancake batter & fry well on both the sides & serve it hot along with the side of a glass of milk.

Kesari bath/ Sheera

Ingredients:

1 cup sooji rava
1 cup sugar
2 cups water
1 tbs cashew
1 tbs raisins
3 tbs ghee
Saffron

Method:

Heat 1 tbs ghee & fry cashew & raisins well & keep it aside.
Same kadai fry the rava till it changes the color slightly & keep it aside.
Same kadai boil the water & dissolve all the sugar. Add rava when water boil.
Stir continously avoid lumps add the remaining ghee. Dissolve the saffron in milk or water & add it & stir it well. Garnish with cashews & raisins.

Brinjal Colmbo

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped brinjal
1 small onion
1 cup toor dal
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp jeera
1/4 tsp methi
1 tsp urad dal
A pinch of hing
5 red chilies
1 tsp haldi
2 tbs coconut
1 tsp tamarind paste
1 tsp oil
4-5 curry leaves
Salt

Method:

Pressure cook toor dal, brinjal & onion together for around 20 mins.
Dry roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, methi. urad dal, hing, red chilies & coconut.
Grind the above roasted ingredients along with some haldi & tamarind paste. Paste should be thick so add very little water.
Boil dal mixture add the ground paste & salt.
Season with oil & curry leaves.

Palak Paneer

Ingredients:

1 bunch of palak
1 cup cubed paneer
1 onion
1 tomato
1 tsp jeera
1 tbs coriander powder
1 tbs cumin powder
1 tbs garam masala powder
1 tbs ginger garlic paste
1 tsp kasoori methi
1 tsp cream
Salt.

Method:

Boil palak & grind it into a paste.
Heat oil add jeera, onion & fry till its golden brown. Add ginger garlic paste & fry it well.
Add tomatoes, coriander powder, cumin powder & garam masala powder & fry till tomatoes are cooked.
Add kasuri methi(crush it well), add salt & paneer cubes.
Finish it off with fresh cream.

Sarna Idli

Ingredients:

1/2 cup grated coconut
1/2 cup rice
5-6 red chilies
1 tsp tamarind paste
Salt

Method:

Soak rice for at least an hour.
Dry roast red chilies & grind coconut, red chilies, soaked rice, tamarind paste & salt together into a ground paste. (Do not add too much water).
Steam the paste & serve it hot with coconut oil.

Tomato Ghoju

Ingredients:

2 big tomatoes
1 onion
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp urad dal
4-5 curry leaves
1 tsp haldi
1/2 tbs chili powder
1/2 tbs rasam powder
1 tbs coriander leaves
1 tbs oil
Salt

Method:

Heat oil add mustard seeds, urad dal when they splutter add curry leaves.
Add chopped onion when its golden brown add haldi, salt,chili powder & rasam powder.Cook for 10mins.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

Green Chicken Biryani

Ingredients:

500 gms chicken
2 cups basmati rice
1/2 bunch mint leaves
1/2 bunch coriander leaves
1 lemon sized ginger
5-6 green chilies
1 tbs garam masala powder
1 onion
1 tsp jeera
2 tbs oil
Salt

Method:

Grind mint leaves, coriander leaves, green chilies, ginger & a piece of onion.
Heat oil add jeera, onion & when it turns golden brown add green paste, garam masala powder & salt.
Add chicken & cook for 5 mins then add rice & mix it well. Add 1 cup water & pressure cook it for 20mins (3 whisltes).