Soup Recipe: Cream of soup

Ingredients:

1 pkt mushroom (sliced)
1 onion (chopped)
3 glasses of water
2 cloves (crushed)
1 stick cinnamon (crushed)
4 tsp corn flour
1 cup milk
4 tsp butter
Salt and pepper to taste.

For garnishing:

Fresh cream

Method of preparation:

1. Melt butter in a pan, fry onions. Add sliced mushrooms, water and spices tied in a bag.

2. Cook till mushrooms are tender. Remove spices and put the liquid in blender
(Keep a few mushroom slices for garnishing).

3. Mix milk with the soup and put it on the flame. When it starts boiling, add corn flour (mixed in ¾ cup water).

4. Add salt and pepper. Garnish with cream and sliced mushrooms.

Yoghurt salad

Ingredients:

2 tomatoes (chopped)
¼ cucumber (chopped)
1 spring onion (chopped)
½ radish (chopped)
1 cup yoghurt a dry red chilly (chopped).

Method of preparation:

1. Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
2. Serve chilled.

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.