Shrimp Curry in Cocunut gravy

Ingredients:
Coconut powder 1 & 1/2 tbsp
Coriander powder 1 & 1/2 tbsp
Curd/Yoghurt 2 tsp
Curry leaves(chopped) few
Ginger garlic paste 1 & 1/2 tbsp
Green Chillies(chopped) Few
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Salt taste
Onion ½ cup
Pepper powder taste
Shrimp 2 Lb
Turmeric Pwd ½ Tsp
Red chilli(Whole) few
Oil To fry

Procedure:
Put oil in a wide open non stick pan.Add red chillies & mustard seeds to it till they crackle.Add cumin seeds ,chopped onion & coconut powder .Saute well . [Note:-Avoid frying onions till they are golden brown] 2. Add green chillies,salt,curry leaves & saute well on medium flame.Add ginger garlic paste ,turmeric powder,coriander powder,curd,red chilli powder & mix well till the mixture dries. 3. Strain excess water & add shrimp to the masala prepared .Mix well & cook slowly till the water from shrimp has oozed out & mixture has dried. 4.Sprinkle pepper powder as seasoning . 5.Garnish it with chopped coriander leaves & lemon juice

Stuffed Mushrooms

I tried different receipes in regard to this stuffed mushrooms. This is not a winner in my view but those who like the goat cheese taste will like it for sure.
Ingredients:



18 lg. unblemished mushrooms, wiped clean
1/4 c. dry white wine(optional)
1/4 c. chopped onions
1/4 tsp. dried basil leaves
1 tbsp. fresh lime or lemon juice
1 tbsp. unsalted butter
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tbsp. virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/2 lb. spinach, stems removed, the leaves washed, drained, squeezed dry & coarsely chopped
Freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbsp Plain Bread crumbs
1/4 cup grated parmissan cheese
3 oz. goat cheese

Carefully pull out the mushroom stems and chop them finely, either by hand or in a blender or food processor. Set the mushroom caps aside.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large skillet, heat the wine, 1/4 cup of water, 2 tablespoons of the onions and the basil over medium heat. Bring the liquid to a boil and cook the mixture for about three minutes.
Return the skillet to the burner and reheat the contents over medium heat. Add the chopped mushroom stems, butter and 1/8 teaspoon of the salt; cook, stirring frequently, until all the liquid is absorbed, six to eight minutes. Transfer the chopped stems to a bowl.

Wash the skillet and return it to the burner. Add the oil and heat it over high heat. When the oil is hot, stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of shallots and the garlic. Immediately place the spinach on top and sprinkle with the remaining 1/8 teaspoon of salt. Cook, stirring constantly, until all of the liquid has evaporated, about four minutes. Transfer the spinach mixture to the bowl containing the chopped mushrooms stems and sprinkle with pepper. Stir to combine. Break the goat cheese into small pieces directly into the bowl, then carefully fold in.

With a teaspoon, mound the spinach and cheese mixture into the mushroom caps.top with the mixture of Parmissan Cheese and Bread crumbs. Place them in a baking dish and bake until they are browned on top and heated through, about 20 minutes. Serve warm.

Asparagus Curry

Ingrdients:
Asparagus 1 bunch
Senagapappu 1 Tbsp
Minapappu 1 Tbsp
Avalu 1 Tsp
Jeera 1 TSp
Curry Leaves Optional
Kurala podi 2 Tbsp (Receipe I will update soon)
Dry coconut 1 Tbsp
Green chilies small 10(cut into small pices)

Procedure:
This is pretty simple receipe
1. Heat oil in a pan. Keep the seasoning ingredients fry till they splatter.


2. Cut the asparagus into 0.5cm pieces.
3. Add the asparaggus and chillies to the seasoning and fry for a minute or 2 and close the lid
let it cook for 5 - 10 minutes stirring in the middle.

4. Open lid and cook for another 5 minutes stirring now when the asparagus is fully done aadd the Kurala podi and Dry coconut and turn of the stove
5. Serve with rice or roti

Wheat milk pudding or Godhuma pala halwa

Ingredients: 1 cup whole wheat. ( washed and soaked in water for 6-8 hours) 1-2 cups milk (whole milk preferred) 1-2 cups sugar (as per ur taste buds) Ghee or clarified butter 1/4 stick
Procedure:
1. Soak wheat in water untill they are soft and blend it into coarse paste and extract the milk out of it with the help of tea filter or cloth.
2. keep the wheat milk to a side with out disturbing
3. heat a wide pan and pour milk and sugar to it. Add the wheat milk and stir constinously. If the sweetness is not sufficient we can add it at the end.
4. stir continously untill it reached the thick consistancy make sure the sweetness is sufficient and turn off the heat.
5. pour into a plate which is oiled and cut into pices.
Note: This is very good for children and old people with no teeth. An healthy way to eat carbs.

Dates Cake

Though I like cake I used to think what is healthy with this and I started to hate it. But I still love my childhood eating what ever we like Cake, moon biscutts, Of course I love the baked food.
Though I tried to avoid them.. They chase me ........ :) (just escaping )
after all I found some healthy healthy alternative...I am not sure whether it is 100% healthy but it is with some good alternatives.....

Ingredients:
Dates 20 ( soak in warm water for 1 hour)
Walnuts 1/4 cup cup ( Optional) Chopped
Condensed milk 14 Oz
Butter 1 stick or 1/2 cup
Baking Soda 11/2 tsp
Baking pwd 1 tsp
All pupose flour 11/4 cup Hmm I did not find any healthy alternative for this dirty ingredient Will Find it soon........
2 eggs

Procedure:
1. Blend dates into course paste
2. Mix eggs, Dates paste, condensed milk, Butter in to good mixture
3. Now mix the dry ingredients Flour, Soda , Baking pwd together very very well
4. now mix the paste and the flour to good mix and add wall nuts. ( give atleast 30-50 strokes)
if you have a hand mixer like me that will save you yours muscle power :)
5. pour into a square or round nonstick cake ware and bake at 350 for 40min or till the surface turns brown.
6. you dont believe this is much better than the original receipe.

Indian Cake

I like the cake we used to eat in our childhood made by our mother. Fresh and sponge like cake fresh out from the bake.HAAAAAAA Yummy.....

Ingredients:
All purpose flour 2cups
Butter 1.25 Cup
sugar 1.25 cup
Milk 2/3 Cup
Eggs 3
Baking powder 2tsp
Vanila essence 1.5 tsp
Salt .5 tsp
TutiFruti optional

Mix all the Dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt)
In wide bowl mix butter, eggs, vanilla essence with a hand mixer thoroughly
Add sugar slowly while mixing
Then add the Flor mix with the hand mixer
Add the tutu fruti and mix with spoons
Pour the mixture in a Oven safe dish. At 350 bake for 40 min.

My cake came out very well I will upload my frens photos while tasting it :)

Rava Idli.

These ingredients makes around 12-15 Idlies.
Ingredients:
Semolina or Bomabay rava: 3/4 Cup (12 Tablespoons)
Curd or yogurt
Salt
Tempering Ingredients:
Oil
Cashewnuts(optional)
Uradh dhal
Bengal Gram or chana dhal
Mustard
Ginger
Green Chilli
Pepper (optional)
Carrot( optional)

Procedure:
1.Mix semolina with yogurt and keep a side for 30 min. (Tip: The batter should be similar to idly batter thickness)
2. Give the seasoning with Ghee or oil with all the ingredients in the tempering list (except Carrot).
3. Apply ghee to the idly plates.
4. Place sufficient batter in each
5. take some water in the pressure cooker and pleace these plates stand in the Cooker and cook under pressure without Vistle for 15 min.
6. Serve with Ginger pickle or any pickle

I forget to take pictures and ate idly :)