Idli chilly

Ingredient.....

1. Mini Idli or chopped idli  
2. Finely chopped garlic
3. Capsicum-1
4. Carrots -1
5. Green chilly - 2
6. Green onion for garnishing
7. Oil
8. Soya sauce -1 tbsp
9. Chilly sauce -1tbsp
10. Ajinomoto - pinch
11. Chilly powder -1/2tap
12. Black pepper powder - 1/2tap
13. Vinegar -1/2 tap
14. Sezwan sauce - 1tbsp
15. Corn flour - 2 tbsp
16. Salt for taste.
17. Water as required

Pictorial recipe....

I have used mini Idli.

Heat oil in a pan.

Add in one cup finely  chopped garlic,carrots and capsicum and Julien of both capsicum and onion ... ..saute well on high flame

Add in one tbsp each of Soya sauce, chilly sauce,sezwan sauce,one tsp vinegar and mix 

Add 2tbsp of corn flour with little water .

pinch of ajinomoto.(optional)

Add in chilly powder and black pepper powder.

Add water as required.

Mix in idlies.

Saute well till the idlies get soaked with the gravy .

Garnish with green onion and we've got...

Mango delight /Mango kulfi

Ingredient.....

1. Mangoes - 4
2. Rabdi 
3. Dry fruits for garnishing

For rabdi....

1. Milk 4 cups
2. Condensed milk / sugar
3. Jaifal elaichi powder

Procedure....

Cut the mango like this👆 from above.

Give a slight cut to side of the seed.

Now with help of spoon loosen the sides of seed.

With the help of thumb and finger slightly try to twist the seed to come out

This way repeat with all other mangoes.

Fill in the pulp from the seed 

Prepare and place all of the mangoes in a cup or glasses to get a firm hold.

Reduce the 4cups of milk to 1/4 of its volume and add in half tin of condensed milk to it ,you can also add milk powder to thicken it and jaifal elaichi powder to enhance it .Cool down the rabdi completely and  fill in the mangoes.

Close it .

Freeze it for about 8 -10hr.

Remove from freezer.

Peel off the frozen mangoes.

slice it .

Serve chilled...... yummy....!!

Khichu

Ingredient.....

1. Rice flour - 1cup
2. Water - 3 cups
3. Garlic paste -1/2 tsp
4. Green chilly paste - 1/2 tsp
5. Salt - 1+1/2 tsp
6. Chopped cilantro - 2tbsp
7. Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
8. Jeera - 1tsp
9. Oil few drops

Pictorial recipe....

Take three cups of water in a hot kadhai or pan

Add salt 

Jeera

Garlic and green chilly paste.

Freshly chopped cilantro and allow it to boil.

Prepare steamer.

When the spicy water starts boiling , add 1/4tsp baking soda.

Now add 1 cup of rice flour,on full flame.

Do not disturb till the 90% of water is soaked.

Mix with roller pin or bellan.

Water gets completely soaked.

Cook for a minute or two.

Shift the small batches to the steamer.

Steam for 4-5 minutes.

Sprinkle some chilly powder and top it with few drops of oil and serve hot.

Enjoy.....!!!

Battenburg cake

Battenburg or Battenberg  cake is a light sponge cake held togather with jam and when cut in cross section displays two by two check pattern .This cake is originated in England and is very easy and delicious cake .

Ingredient....

All we need is...

1. Butter  -2 tbsp 
2. Oil - 2tbsp
3. Sugar - 1/3 cup or according to the sweetness required
4. Milk- 1/2-1 cup
5. Vinegar - 1tsp
6. Vanilla essence /chocolate essence -1/2 tsp
7. Maida/APF - 1cup
8. Baking powder -1 tsp
9. Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
10. Cocoa powder - 2tbsp

Pictorial recipe...

Add 1 tsp cooking vinegar in half cup of milk and keep aside.

In bowl take 2tbsp of butter.

Add in 2tbsp of oil.

Add half cup of condensed milk.

By using strainer sieve 1cup maida,1/3 cup sugar,1tsp baking powder,1tsp baking soda.

Now add milk and vinegar mixture and mix well. Add Vanilla essence also.

Divide the batter in to two equal portions and add 1 tbsp of cocoa powder to one part with 2tbsp of milk and mix .

With the help of cardboard (raped with alluminium foil) make the partition in the centre of cake tin.lined it with butter paper.

Fill the both halves with both cake batters.Bake the cake in preheated oven (otg) at 200c for about 25 min.

Let cake cool completely.

Grind Oreo or any chocolate biscuits in a mixing jar and gradually add in milk to make a soft dough.

Keep together all the required materials to assemble the cake.

With the help of knife slice the upper part of both cake  to get the uniform flat surface on cake.

Lengthwise cut both the cake in to half.

Apply mixed fruit jam to one side of each cake piece.

Now assemble one white cake part  with jam side to  one brown cake part and opposite on the top of both parts as shown above .

With the help of plastic bag roll the biscuits dough.

Roll it  to the length of cake size.

Place cake in the centre.

Slowly fold or rape the whole cake  with dough along with plastic and  set in refrigerator for 20min

Slowly remove the plastic .

Mark a lines to make a design to our cake

Decorate it with sprinkle balls or white chocolate chips.

Yummy......Enjoy.....!!