Strawberry Crepes

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 cup of fresh strawberries
• 1 tbsp powdered sugar
• 1 tsp nutella

Method:

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour and the eggs. Gradually add in the milk and water, stirring to combine. 

Add the salt and butter; beat until smooth.Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat.

Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each crepe. Tilt the pan with a circular motion so that the batter coats the surface evenly.

Cook the crepe for about 2 minutes, until the bottom is light brown. Loosen with a spatula, turn and cook the other side. 

Dust powdered sugar on top then add cut strawberries in between & apply a tsp of nutella on the edge of the crepes

& enjoy!!!

Thai Pineapple Chicken fried rice

Ingredients:

500 gms chicken pieces
1 cup pineapple
1 small cup green peas
1 small cup carrots
1 small cup capsicum
1 onion
1 cup coconut milk
1 tbsp thai red chili paste
3-4 green chilies (optional)
1.5 cup of rice
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp vinegar
2 eggs
Salt
Oil
Fried cashew (for garnish)

Method:

Heat oil add onion fry till golden brown.
Add all the vegetables & cook is well for about 10 mins.
Add well beaten egg & scramble it.
Add chicken & coconut milk & cook it till chicken get tender (15-20 mins)
When chicken is tender add salt, soy sauce, vinegar & thai red chili paste & cook it for a 5 mins then add pineapple.
Add rice immediately & toss it well. Mix it well with the gravy.

PS: You can add any vegetables of your wish babycorn, basil, bamboo shoots are all good add ons.

Mutter Paneer

Ingredients :

1 cup Mutter (green peas)
1 cup paneer cubes
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 big onion
2 tomatoes
1/2 tbsp coriander powder
1/2 tbsp cumin powder
1 tbsp garam masala powder
1 tbsp fresh cream ( Milk is a good substitute)
Coriander leaves (for garnish)
Salt
Oil

Method :

 Heat oil add cumin when they splutter add onion & fry till they are golden brown.
Add tomatoes & all the spices along with green peas. Add little water & cook in medium flame for about
5-10 mins, till the green peas is cooked.
Meanwhile fry paneer in a tsp of oil or ghee.
When peas is cooked add paneer & salt . Finally lower the flame add cream & garnish with coriander leaves.

Hot & Sour Soup

Ingredients:

2 cups chicken stock
1 tsp green chili sauce
1 tsp red chili sauce
1 tsp ketchup
1 tsp pepper
1 tbs sugar
1/4 cup finely chopped carrots, capsicum, cabbage, peas, spring onions (any veggies of ur preference)
1/2 tbs cornflour
Salt

Method

Heat chicken stock & boil all the veggies in the stock.
After the veggies are boiled, add all the above mentioned sauce & other ingredients except cornflour.
If you are using chicken stock kindly add less salt.
Dilute cornflour with water & add it to the soup.
Serve it hot.

PS: If you are a vegetarian you can use vegetable stock or water.

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.