Fresh Fruit Compote with Creamy Yogurt..

Fresh Fruit Compote with Creamy Yogurt..

 

Fresh Fruit Compote
Ingredients
1/2 cup of Red Grapes chopped
1/2 cup of Strawberries chopped
1/2  of the Pineapple chopped
2 Kiwis chopped
1/4 cup of Sugar
1/4 cup of Honey
Pinch of Salt

Method
Take a pot.. Add Sugar, Salt, Honey and all the fruits. On a low flame, stir and cook till the sugar has incorporated well with the fruits and the liquid have reduced...

Creamy Yogurt
Ingredients
1 cup Hung Yogurt
1/2 cup Fresh Cream
1 cup Icing sugar
2 tbsp Honey

Method
Beat the cream for 2 minutes, add the yogurt, beat it, add icing sugar and honey, beat it until we get soft peaks.  

For Assembling
Take a small bowl, add 2 tbsp of fruit compote... Pipe in the yogurt.. Decorated with dried cranberries and drizzle with strawberry syrup... 

P.S. You can increase the sugar according to the taste... 

Mustard Green Leaves and Cottage Cheese Polau

Mustard Green Leaves and Cottage Cheese Polau
Ingredients
1 cup Basmati rice washed and soaked for 30 minutes
1/2 bunch Mustard Green Leaves (Sarson ka Saag) chopped
1/4 cup Spinach chopped
1/4 cup Dill leaves chopped (optional)
2 medium size Onion sliced
1 Tomato sliced
2 Green chillies chopped
1 tsp Ginger grated
1 tsp Garlic grated
1 cup Cottage cheese cut into pieces and fried
Salt to taste
1 tsp Garam Masala powder
1 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Chilli powder
1/2 tsp Cumin seeds
2 tbsp Ghee
Method
Take a pot and add ghee. Add cumin seeds, let it crackle. Add garlic and ginger, sauté it for few seconds. Add onions and green chillies,  fry till light brown. Add the mustard leaves, spinach leaves and dill leaves. Saute and cook for 5 minutes. Add the tomato, salt, chilli powder garam masala powder  and coriander powder.  Stir and cook for 3 minutes. Add the rice, fried cottage cheese and 2 1/2 cups of water. Stir, cover and cook till the rice is done. Stir in between. Serve hot.

Carrot Ladoos

Carrot  Ladoos

Ingredients

6 cups Carrots shredded

1/4 tin Condensed Milk

1 cup Milk Powder 

3 tbsp Sugar 

1/4 tsp Salt 

1/2 tsp Cardamom powder

1/2 tbsp Almonds flakes

1/2 tbsp Pistachio flakes 

1/2 tbsp Mask Melon seeds / Magaz seeds 

1  tbsp Ghee

 Method

Heat ghee in a  heavy bottomed pan, add the shredded carrots and salt. Saute the carrots for 10 minutes. Add the milk powder and sugar. Stir it. Add the condensed milk and let the carrots cook, stir it continuously.  Add cardamom powder and stir it until it combines well. Once the condensed milk and the carrot has incoperated well, and the mixture has started to leave the sides, switch off the flame and mix in the almonds, pistachio and magaz seeds... Let the mixture cool. Grease the  palms with ghee and roll out small lemon size balls out of the mixture. Garnish with magaz seeds, almond and pistachio..

P.S. The mixture has to get dry and bit sticky... until then please keep stirring on low flame ... Otherwise the ladoos will not hold.. to test, once the mixture has come to the right consistency.. Try rolling a small portion... if it forms a ball, then it is done.

Baked Fish Bread Cake

Baked Fish Bread Cake
This dish is made with bread and fish.. Leftover bread is ideal to make this dish... Minced meat can be used instead of fish... More veggies and herbs like chopped carrots, mash potatoes, rosemary or thyme can be also add...

Ingredients
1 big loaf of Focaccia or any kind of bread
500 grams Boneless Fish boiled
10 Garlic Cloves minced
2 Green Chillies minced
Few sliced Olives
1 Green Capsicum chopped
1 Onion chopped
Salt to taste
2 cups of Cheddar and Mozzarella mix  
2 cups of Milk
3 Eggs
1 tbsp Olive oil
Method
Add oil into a pan, add onion, garlic, green chillies and capsicum. Stir and saute for 3 minutes. Add the boiled fish and salt. Stir it and break up the fish into small pieces and stir cook for 3 minutes more.. Take the bread loaf and break it up into small pieces. Add it to the fish. Take milk, add eggs and a cup of cheese in a bowl and mix it. Pour the mixture into the bread and fish. Mix it. Take a baking tray, grease it. Transfer the mixture into the baking tray. Spread it evenly. Add the remaining cheese on top... Bake at 200 degrees celcius for 30 minutes in a preheat oven.. Serve hot..

Quick Stir Fried Veggies with an Indian Twist

Quick Stir Fried Veggies with an Indian Twist
Ingredients
1 small size Yellow Capsicum cut into cubes
1 small size Red Capsicum cut into  cubes
1 small size Green Capsicum cut into cubes
8  small size Cauliflower  florest
1 Onion cut into cubes
Few French Beans chopped into big pieces
1 Carrot cut into medium size pieces
10 Garlic cloves whole
I cup Spinach chopped
Salt to taste
1 tsp Chilli sauce
1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
1/2 tbsp Honey
1 tsp Kitchen King Masala
1 tbsp of Olive oil

Method
Take the cauliflower florest and carrots, par boil it in hot salted water. Drain water and keep it aside. Take a wok, add oil, let it heat. Add the onion and garlic, saute on a medium flame for 2 minutes, one by one add the vegetables, stirring it continuously. First add the cauliflower, stir it for 2 minutes, add the carrots.. Keep stirring and let it cook for 2 minutes. Now add the French beans, after few minutes add all the 3 colour capsicum and the spinach leaves. Stir and add the tomato ketchup, chilli sauce, salt and 1/2 tbsp of honey. Stir till the cauliflower has be come tender.. Add the kitchen King Masala and stir it for 2 minutes... Serve it hot....

Kitchen King Masala
Ingredients
1 tbsp Cumin seeds
1 tbsp Coriander seeds
1/2 tbsp Caraway seeds
1/2 tbsp Mustard seeds
2 tsp Fenugreek seeds
1 tbsp Fennel seeds
2 tbsp Split Bengal Gram
8 Dry Red Chilli
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tbsp Dry Ginger powder
1/2 tbsp Black Peppercorns
8 Cloves
8 Green Cardamon
2 Black Cardamon
2 stick Cinnamon
1 Star Anise
1 small piece Nutmeg
2 Mace
1 tbsp Poppy Seeds
1/2 tbsp Rock Salt

Method
Dry roast all ingredients one by one and allow to cool except ginger, turmeric powder and rock salt. Cool all the ingredients and grind into smooth powder. Cool powder masala to room temperature and store in air tight container. It remains for 12 months..