Thursday, September 22, 2011

NanKhatai







Ingredients

Maida : 1 cup
Powdered Sugar : 1/2 cup
Baking powder : 1/2 teaspoon
Cardamom powder : 1/2 teaspoon
Ghee : 6-7 tablespoon

Method

Sieve maida and baking powder for  2-3 times.Add sugar,cardamom powder.Mix well by adding ghee little by little so as to make  a smooth dough.Divide dough into 16 portions and make small balls,flatten a little.Preheat oven to 170 degree celsius. Grease a cookie sheet placeand place  the balls on the sheet leaving  enough space between them.Bake for 15 minutes.Allow it to  cool and store it in airtight containers.



Thursday, September 1, 2011

Aloo palak



Ingredients

Potato(cut into small cubes) : 2 nos
Onion  chopped : 1 no
Palak  : 1 bunch(chopped)
Green Chilly : 2 nos
Tomato : 2 nos
Garlic : 4 nos
Cumin powder  : 1/4 teaspoon
Chilly Powder : 1/4 teaspoon
Turmeric : 1/4 teaspoon
Coriander powder : 1/4 teaspoon
Oil : 2 tablespoon
Curry Leaf (chopped) : 1 teaspoon
Salt : as needed
Coriander leaves : 1/4 cup


Method

Heat oil in a pressure cooker.Add garlic,cumin,curryleaf,onion and greenchilly.Saute till the onions are translucent.Add Tomato.When the tomatoes are cooked,add chilly powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder ,salt,palak,potato,coriander leaves and little water.Mix well ,seal the pressure cooker and cook until whistle blows once,then turn heat off.Allow the cooker to cool for 2 minutes and open it .Aloo palak is ready.