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 .
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 .
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.
Pinterstinspired 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 .
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... :)
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 .
