Ingredients :
Rice - 1 cup
Water - 1 cup
Milk - 3/4 cup
Grated ginger - 1/8 tsp
Green cardamom - 2
Cloves - 2
Ghee - 1tsp + 1tsp
Salt to taste
Chocolate chips - 1/2 cup
Milk , warm - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 2 tsp
For Garnish :
few grapes
strawberries
How to :
1) Wash and drain the rice . Keep aside for 10 minutes .
2) Heat ghee in pan andadd green cardamom and cloves to it .
3) Add grated ginger and washed rice and fry for 2 minutes.
4) Boil milk and water together and add to the rice.
5) Cook the rice completely .
6) Cool the cooked rice .
7) Melt the chocolate chips in microwavr for 1 minute or in double boiler .
8) Add warm milk to it .
9) Add sugar and mix well .
10) Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan .
11) Add cooled rice and the chocolate in the milk to it .
12) Cook till all the chocolate milk is absorbed in the rice .
13) Cover and steam for 2 minutes.
14) Garnish with sliced grapes and strawbrries .
15 ) Serve warm .
** This dish can be made with leftover plain rice too . In that case , heat ghee ,add cardamom and cloves , grated ginger and then cooked rice to it .
** You can use any favorite chocolate bar for this recipe .
** You can add fruits directly to the rice before serving .
Ingredients :
1 Ripe avocado
2 Eggs
Salt to taste
Black pepper powder to taste
1/4 cup grated cheese of your choice
2 tbsp butter
To proceed :
1) Cut avocado in half and remove the stone .
2) Cut a small slice around the center of the avocado so it can be a nest to hold the egg .
3) Cut a thin slice from the curved side of avocado so it can stay straight in the pan .
4) Heat butter in a pan .
5) Place avocado slice in the hot pan .
6) Crack one egg in the avocado .
7) Season with salt and pepper .
8) Sprinkle cheese on top and cook till the
9) Cover the pan and let the egg cook according to your liking .
10) Serve with homemade almond milk .
Ingredients :
2 cups yogurt
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips ( or any of your choice )
2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
a pinch of salt
1/2 cup milk
To make the lassi :
1) Melt the chocolate chips in microwave or double boiler till completely melted .
2) Blend together yogurt , salt, sugar and vanilla till smooth .
3) Adjust the consistency with milk .
4) Add melted chocolate to it and blend again .
5) Pour it in a glass and top with some more melted chocolate .
Enjoy !!!!
** I add milk instead of water to thin the lassi as my son does not like to milk at all . You can add water if you want .
** You can use candy melts to make different colored lassi too.
** I decorated the glass with melted chocolate just to make it look fancier.
Pinterst inspired school supplies organiser .
It's made with empty shoe box and bath tissue rolls . the shoe box is covered in wrapping paper and decorative plastic tape .
For the bhajjis :
2 Avocados,pitted and sliced
1 cup besan/ chickpea flour
1tbsp rice flour
salt to taste
1 tbsp hot oil
t sp turmeric powder
oil to fry
For lemon cilantro dip :
1 cup hung yogurt / greek yogurt
1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro
juice of 1 lemon
1 green chilli ,finely chopped
salt to taste
To proceed :
Bhajjis :
1) Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan .
2) Mix besan , rice flour , turmeric powder and salt together .
3) Add a tbsp of hot oil to it .
4) Add water to make a thin batter .
5) Dip avocado slice in this batter and fry in the hot oil till golden brown .
6) Drain on paper towel .
Lemon Cilanto dip :
1) Whisk the hung yogury / greek yogurt till creamy .
2) Add chopped cilantro , green chilli and lemon juice and mix well.
3) Add salt according to your taste .
4) Chill in the refrigerator .
Serve the hot pakodas with chilled dip . Enjoy....
** Adding rice flour to besan makes the cover little crispy...my grandma's trick... :)
Ingredients :
For kofta :
2 cups grated watermelon rind ( green and white part)
1 cup besan( chickpea flour)
2 tbsp freshly made paneer
1/2 tsp ginger paste
salt to taste
oil to fry
For gravy :
2 tbsp oil + 1 tbsp
2 onions chopped
1 tsp ginger paste
1/2 tsp garilic paste
4-5 cashews
1 tsp khas khas( white poppy seeds )
2 tomatoes ,pureed
1/4 cup yogurt
2 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala
salt to taste
2 cups water
2 tbsp chopped cilantro
To proceed :
Kofta :
1) Squeeze as much water as possible from the grated watermelon rind .
2) Add besan ,paneer, salt and ginger paste to form a loose dough .
3) Makje koftas of desired size and shape .
4) Fry in hot oil till golden brown in color and drain on paper towel .
Gravy :
1) Soak cashews and khas khas in warm water for 10 minutes .
2) Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and fry chopped onions till they turn dark brown .
3) Let the browned onions cool down .
4) Grind browned onions along with soaked cashews , khaskhas and 1/4 cup yogurt to a fine paste .
5) Heat a tbsp of oil in pan and add the onion paste .
6) Fry the onions till you see oil seperating from the sides . ( It won't take more than 2 minutes as the onions are already cooked )
7) Add ginger garlic paste and fry for another minute .
8) Add tomato puree and cook till oil seperates .
9) Add all the dry spices and fry for another minute .
10) Add tomato ketchup and continue cooking for a minute .
11) Add salt and water .
12 ) Bring the gravy to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes with cover .
13) Drop the koftas in the gravy .
14) Let the koftas sit in the gravy for 15 minutes .( off the heat )
15 )Garnish with chopped cilantro .
16 ) Serve hot with rice ,roti,puri or paratha.
** The green part of the rind is little hard .It gets soft when kept in the gravy for 15 minutes .
** Fresh paneer was made by boiling one cup of milk and adding a few drops of lemon juice to it . Put it on paper towel and it's ready to use .
** Adding yougurt while making onion paste reduces the amount of oil in the recipe .
** Adding a pinch of sugar helps browning onions .
** Tomato ketchup adjusts the sourness of the gravy along with enhancing the color of the gravy if tomatoes are not bright red .
Enjoy...
