Pav Bhaji Masala Powder

Ingredients:
1. 5 black cardamoms (Yalakulu)
2. 1/4 cup coriander seeds (Dhaniyalu)
3. 1/8 cup cumin seeds (Jeelakarra)
4. 1/8 cup whole black pepper (miriyalu)
5. 1 1/2 tbsp fennel seeds (saunf/sompu)
6. 6 whole red dry chilies
7. 2 inch pieces of cinnamon (Dalchini chakka)
8. 2 tbsp dry mango powder (amchur powder)





Procedure:




1) Dry roast all the ingredients till No7.
2) Let them cool.
3) grind them to a fine powder.
4) finally add the amchur powder and pulse twice till it mixes well.

Store in a airtight jar.

Rice Laddoo

Ingredients:
Parboiled rice – 1 cup
Jaggery – ¾ cup
Grated coconut – ½ cup
Elaichi/cardamom – 2-3 pods

Procedure: 
1) Take the rice in a bowl, pour boiled water to cover the rice and let it stay with closed lid for 20 mins. Remove the water after 20 mins.
2) In a kadai roast rice till it turns brown. Remove from heat and let it cool.
3) Grind the rice till course not fine powder or too course.
4) In a kadai, heat water and jaggery till all the it forms a syrup. Use as less water as possible.
5) Add powder cardamom and grated coconut and mix well.
6) Add the rice powder into the mixture and mix till everything mixes properly.
7) Remove from flame and make ladoos before its completely cool.

Eggless Banana Cranberry Cake

Ingredients

Unsalted butter - 1/2 cube

Sugar - 1/2 cup

Ripe banana - 2 (mash into a smooth paste)

Self Raising flour - 1.5 cup

Baking powder- 1/4 tspn

Baking soda- 1/2 tspn

Salt to taste

dried cranberry, sunflower seeds - 1/2 cup (chop into small pieces)

Preparation

1.Bring butter to room temperature and beat it in a bowl.

2.Add sugar to the butter mixter and beat it again.

3.Mash banana and keep it aside.

4.In a medium size bowl mix the flour ,baking powder,baking soda and salt.

5.Add mashed banana to the butter + sugar mixture.Beat it into a smooth consistency.

6.Add dry mixer to this and beat it again.

7.Add dried cranberry, sunflower seeds to the dough.

8.Preheat the oven to 180 degree Celsius.

9.Grease the baking pan with butter and dust it with flour.

10.Fill the pan halfway with the dough.

11.Bake it for 45 mins,until a tooth pick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Bandar Laddu

Ingredients:
1. Senaga pindi (Besan/Gram Flour): 2 cups.
2. Sugar/Jaggery: 2 cups.
3. Oil to fry.
4. grind cardamom powder: 1/2 tsp
5. fried cashew  for granish

Procedure:
1) Mix besan with water and make paste similar to Muruku dough.
2) Heat oil in a frying pan and make muruku with the dough.
3) Break the muruku and grind till fine powder.
4) In a pan take sugar/jaggery with 1/4 amount of water and make syrup (3 string consistency).
5) When the syrup is ready off the stove and mix the  muruku powder.
6) Make balls of this when medium hot.
7) Decorate with fried cashew.

Pav Bhaji

Ingredients:

1. 2 medium potatoes, peeled and dice
2. 1 cups chopped cauliflower
3. 1/2 cup chopped green beans
4. 1/2 cup peas
5. 1/2 cup chopped carrots
6. 3 tablespoons oil
7. 3 tablespoons butter
8. 2 green chilies chopped
9. 2 tablespoon finely sliced ginger
10. 3 medium chopped tomatoes
11. 1/2 teaspoon red chili
12. 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
13. 1 tablespoon fennel seed powder (saunf)
14. 2 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
15. 1 teaspoon garam masala
16. 1 tablespoon lemon juice (adjust to taste)
17. 1/4 cup chopped cilantro (hara dhania)
18. 6  bread buns

Procedure:

1. Boil all the vegetables potatoes, cauliflower, beans, peas, and beans in about 1 ½ cup of water. Don’t add too much water, just enough to cook.
2. After the vegetables are soft and tender, drain the excess water and mash them coarsely with a fork or potato masher.
3. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
4. Add tomatoes, green chilies, cilantro, and ginger and sauté for 2-3 minute.
5. Next add the red chili powder, fennel seed and turmeric, mix it well.
6. Add mashed vegetables.
7. Using a spatula, simultaneously mash and stir all the vegetables for 5 minutes.
8. Add salt and two tablespoons of ghee, stir-fry for another minute.
9. Add about ¼ cup of water or as needed, and let it cook for a minute.
10. Turn off the heat.
11. Add garam masala, and lemon juice, mix it well
12. Toast the halves bun over a skillet using butter over medium heat until buns are golden brown from both sides.
13. Serve toasted buns with bhaji (mixed vegetables), garnish with chopped tomatoes and sliced lemon.

Hints:

1. You can use almost any vegetables to make the bhaji, but keep the potato base. You can also try vegetables such as cabbage, bell pepper, and eggplant.
2. If you don’t eat potatoes, use green bananas for the base.
3. For vegan replace the butter with oil.

Madras Majjiga Pulusu

Ingredients:

1. Perugu/Curd: 2 cups.

2. Cut Mixed vegetables(Potato, Carrot, Beans): 1 cup.

3. Toor dal (Kandipappu): 2 tsp.

4. Rice (Biyyam): 1 tsp.

5. Ginger: 1/2 inch.

6. Coriander seeds (Dhaniyalu): 1/2 tsp.

7. Green chillies: 2.

8. Curry leaves: 7.
9. Fresh Coconut : 2 tsp.

10. Salt for taste.

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Procedure:

1) Make thick buttermilk mixing the curd with 1/2 cup water.

2) Soak Toor dal and rice for 1 hr and grind with along with ginger, coriander seeds, 1 green chilli and coconut with 1/2 tsp salt.

3) Mix the paste to the buttermilk and 1 tsp salt.

4) Cook the mixture on the stove on low heat. Let it boil till the mixture is thick and keep it aside.

5) Cook the vegetables meanwhile adding 1/2 tsp salt.

6) Add the cooked veggies to the buttermilk and mix well and close the lid.

7) In a pan heat oil and mustard seeds, split green chillies, curry leaves.

8) Add this to the buttermilk mixer.

9) Can be served hot or cold with rice/ roti.

Eggless Choco Cup cakes

Ingredients:
1. Plain Flour: 1 1/2 cup.
2. Cocoa Powder: 1/2 cup.
3. Powdered Sugar: 1 cup.
4. Unsalted butter: 1/2 cup.
5. Milk: 1 cup.
6. Baking powder: 1 tsp.
7. Baking Soda: 1/2 tsp.
8. Vanilla Extract: 1/2 tsp.

Procedure: 1) Mix all the dry ingredients in one bowl i.e., plain flour, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, baking powder, baking soda.
2) Mix the rest ingredients in a separate bowl i.e., milk, melted butter, vanilla essence.
3) Add the dry ingredients slowly to the wet ingredients and fold them with spatula or whisk. add the dry ingredients slowly one spoon at a time, till all of then are added.
4) Pre heat the Oven at 160 C for 15 mins.
5) Arrange the paper cups into silicon moulds or cup cake moulds. Pour the mixer into them upto 3/4 full.
6) Place the moulds into the oven. Bake for 20 mins or till the cup cakes are done.
Check if the cup cakes are done by piercing the wooden toothpicks or fork. If it comes out clean then they are done.

Note: 1] adjust the cocoa powder and sugar as per your requirement. If u are making for kids add 1/4 cup of sugar more.