Indian Recipe: Samosa

Samosa is the favorite recipe for Indians during evenings. It is a simple time pass recipe and easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

Maida flour (refines) – 200 gm
Wheat flour – 100 gm
Potatoes (boiled and chopped) – 500 gm
Peas (shelled and boiled) – 1 cup
Green chillies (chopped) - 2
1 tsp coriander seeds (crushed)
¼ cup cashew nuts (cut into halves)
1 tbsp raisins
Salt to taste
½ tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala ghee or oil

Method of preparation:

1. Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a pan.
2. Fry green chillies, coriander seeds, cashew nuts and raisins for 1 minute.
3. Add potatoes, peas, salt red chilli power and garm masala. Mix well.

Cook for 5 minutes. Enjoy evenings with Samosa.

Cake Recipes: Carrot Cake

Carrot cake recipes are the most popular during functions especially in western countries.

Ingredients:

Carrots: 2 (medium size)
Maida Flour: 1/4 cup
Eggs: 5
Sugar: 1 cup
Almonds: 20
Butter: 1/4 cup.

Method of preparation:

1. Break the eggs and separate the white and yolk into two bowls and add ½ cup sugar to each bowl.

2. Now add almond powder, butter, Maida flour and grated carrot to the bowl containing egg yolk, mix these things well.

3. Beat the egg white along with the sugar till it becomes puffy.

4. Mix both these mixtures (2, 3) and place this mixture in baking dish, with oil paper at the base.

5. Add the sliced almonds and cashew nuts to the mixture (4).

6. Bake this mixture (5) for about 40 minutes in the oven.

Soya Recipes: Soya flakes curry

Soya bean is also known as “the Wonder or Golden bean’’, and is a treasure trove of many nutrients. It provides all the 8 essential amino acids, necessary for the body and also increases the good cholesterol (HDL), which is good for the heart. Soya beans are the most nutritious vegetables with rich protein content.

Soya flakes macula (spicy) curry:

Ingredients:

Soya flakes: 1 cup
Cooked peas: 1 cup
Oil: 4 table spoons
Khuskhus: 2 tablespoons
Jeer: 2 table spoons
Cashew nuts: 2 table spoons
Coriander leaves (Chopped): 2table spoons
Onions: 3,
Tomatoes: 2,
Slit green chilies: 2,
Ginger garlic paste: 1 tea spoon,
Chilli powder: 1 tea spoon,
Salt: 1-1/2teaspoon to 1-3/4tea spoon,
Kasogi meth: 1 tea spoon,
Turmeric powder: 1/2 tea spoon,
Sugar: 1/2tea spoon.

Method of preparation:

1. Wash soya flakes and cook in one cup of water till tender and all water dries up.

2. Chop and grind two onions, tomatoes, cashew nuts, khuskhus, and jeera into a smooth paste, along with turmeric powder, chilli powder and ginger garlic paste.

3. Heat oil in a kadai, add the remaining one onion chopped and fry till the onion turns light gold in color.

4. Add the ground paste (2) and fry on a low flame till the masala (spice) is well fried and the oil starts seeping out.

5. Add kasogi meth and fry a minute.

4 Add cooked peas, soya flakes, green chilies, salt, sugar and one cup of water.

5. Simmer on a low flame till thick gravy is attained.

6. Serve with hot rotis or bread, garnished with coriander leaves.

Note: Add two tablespoons of tomato sauce and ½ cup water if required).

It serves for 6 persons.

Soya flakes are available in all leading food stores and this dish can be used in various ways—thickened—as a filling for chapattis, bread and bread rolls, etc.

Salad Recipes: Beans Salad

Beans are the richest protein diet and highly nutritious vegetarian food.

Ingredients:

1 cup red beans (boiled)
½ cup cherries
1 tomato (chopped)
½ lettuces (chopped)
2 tsp lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste
2 pineapple slices (chopped).

Method of preparation:

1. Mix beans, tomato, lettuce, lemon juice, salt and pepper.
2. Add cherries and pineapple.
3. Serve chilled.