Wednesday, September 30, 2009

snacks for children - Choco Dolls

Ingredients



1.Marie biscults-10(crashed)

2.Chocho powder-10 tbspn

3.Suger- 5 tbspn (powdered suger)

4. Milkmaid-1/2 cup

5.Butter-1 tbspn

6.Coconut-grated and steamed then make powder



Method

Mix all the ingredients from 1 to 5 and then make round small balls, after that cover this small balls with coconut powder.



This is a very rich and healthy snacks, all children will like it.

Chana masala

Ingredients



1.White Chana-1/2 kg soak for one hour

2.Vegetable oil-1/2 cup

3.Onion-3(cut into small pieces)

4.Ginger -(cut into small pieces)

5.Green Chilly -2

6.Tomato-1 (cut into small pieces)



Masala to add

1.Chana masala powder-1tspn

2.Chilly powder-1 1/2 tspn

3.Coriander powder-1/2 tspn

4.Turmeric powder-1/4 tspn

5. Chat masala-1/4 tspn



Method

Boil chana in pressure cooker by adding little salt.

Pour oil in a pan, when it is heated, put onion and fry till it light golden brown, then put green chilly, tomato and ginger. Fry till the raw smell goes, add chana masala, chilly powder, turmeric powder,coriander powder and mix it well then add boiled chana in this mix, when it is mixed well add chat masala on the top.

At last, to decorate, you can spread malli leaves,tomato and onion onthe top and serve. This dish is good for chapathi, Nan etc.

Egg Vegetable Roll

Ingredients



1.Egg-5

2.carrot-1 cup (cut into small pieces) beans-1\4 cup (cut into small pieces)

3.Onion-1/2 cup (cut into small pieces)

4.Capsicum- 1/4 cup (cut into small pieces)

5 Green chilly-4

6.Malli leaves- 2 tbspn (cut into small pieces)

7.Soya sauce-2 tspn

8.Potatoes-2 (steamed amd smashed)

9.Pepper- 2tspn

10.Maida- 2 cup

11.Rice powder-2tbspn

12.Jeerakam or (cumin seed)-1/4tspn crushed

13.Curry leaves-12 petals cut into small pieces

14 Salt- as required



Method



Egg mix with salt than scramble and keep aside.

pour oil in a pan and fry carrot, beans, onion and capsicum, when this is fried add scrambled egg, green chilly, malli leaves, soya sauce and pepper, mix nicely and remove from the fire, add smashed potatoes again mix and make a small round balls and keep aside.



Make a thick batter of maida and rice powder, add crushed jeerakam and curry leaves and salt.



Pour oil in a pan, when the oil is heated, dip the small ball in this batter and fry till light brown and serve with tomato sauce.

Delicious Recipe for all veggies - Mexican Rice

Ingredients

1. Basmati Rice - 1 1/2 cup
2. Water - 3 cups
3. Salt as required
4. Olive oil - 4 tbspn
5. Onion - 2 (cut into long pieces)
6. Garlic - 3 whole (grinded)
7. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn
8. Capsicum - Red/Yellow/Green - half pieces each sliced
9. Tomatoes - 1 (cut pcs)
10. Green peas - half cup
11. Carrot - half cup
12. Beans - 1/4 cup
13. Chilly powder - 1 tspn


Method

1. Wash the rice and soak for 45 mins, then drain and keep aside.
2. Steam carrot, green peas and beans and keep aside
3. Pour little oil in a pan and fry the drained rice, and when the color changes, add salt and
water and boil,
4. In another pan, pour oil and fry onion and when the onion becomes light golden brown, add
garlic and when garlic changes its color, add turmeric powder and remove from the oil.
5. Fry the capsicum in left over oil in the pan. When the capsicum is fried, add tomatoes,
steamed vegetables, chilly powder, salt and then mix nicely and at last add the rice with fried
onions and mix slowly and mixican rice is ready to be served.