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Chenna pais/Rasmalai

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Angoori rasmalai is an Indian  dessert  consumed mainly in  India , as well as in  Pakistan  and  Bangladesh .  Angoori derives its name from Angoor which is  Hindi  for grape, signifying the shape and form, and also alluding to its sweetness.  The name  ras malai  comes from two words in Hindi:  ras , meaning "juice", and  malai , meaning "cream".  The dessert is made from  cottage cheese  which is then soaked in  chashni , a sugary  syrup , and rolled in fine sugar to form grape-sized balls. Ras malai consists of sugary white cream, or yellow-coloured (flattened) balls of  chhana  soaked in  malai  ( clotted cream ) flavoured with  cardamom . It is cooked in  sugar  syrup and  milk  with  saffron ,  pistachios  and  kheer  as stuffing. [3]  Homemade ras malai is usually made from powdered milk, all-purpose flour, baking powder and oil, which are kneaded to form a dough, moulded into balls, and dropped into simmering milk cream. Ras malai  or  rossomala

Dahi Bhalla / Dahi Bada

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Dahi Bada is a popular snack in India and it is also a side dish for party, wedding party and any festivals. It is basically, fried dumplings of urad/moong flour deeped in yoghurt with tangy tamarind chutney. The hot  deep fried  vadas are first put in water and then transferred to thick beaten yogurt. For best results, the vadas are soaked for at least a couple of hours before serving. To add more  flavor , they may be topped with  coriander  or  mint  leaves,  chili powder , crushed  black pepper ,  chaat masala ,  cumin , shredded  coconut , green  chilis  or  boondi . Sweeter curd is preferred in some places in India, especially in  Maharashtra  and  Gujarat , although the garnishing remains the same. A combination of coriander and tamarind chutneys are often used as garnishments in addition to those mentioned above. Dahi Vada is also knows with different names in different places in India as  dahi bhalla  in  Punjabi ,  thayir vadai  in  Tamil ,    thairu vada  in 

Prawns Masala

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Prawns  are not only a good protein source, they are also rich in calcium, iodine and zinc. We know that  prawns  contain sodium from sea water, however the nutritional  benefit  we can get from this seafood is much greater than the negative. One of my favorite dishes is of prawns. I like the crunch and juiciness of the dishes which is due to prawns and above all the benefits it is easier to cook or take less time for preparation. Let see the recipe. Ingredients Prawns (with tail) - 250 gms Onion (chopped) - 4 piece Garlic paste - 2tbs Ginger paste - 1 tbs Tomato  paste - 2 tbs Red chilli powder - 1tbs Green chilli paste - 1tbs Cumin powder - 1/2 tbs Black pepper powder - 1/2 tbs Garam Masala - 1/4 Tbs Chat masala - 1 tbs Lemon juice - 4 tbs Oil - 4 Large spoon Recipe -  1. Heat a pan, put oil in it and add onions and saute till golden brown. 2. Now add all the masala except chat masala and lemon juice. 3. Fry till the oil starts getting separate, now ad

Coconut Ladoo

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Friday evening, little excited for weekends and cook some new dishes, so kuch meetha ho jaye. It can be made in various ways. Its main ingredient is scrapped raw coconut. There are multiple  coconut  laddoo recipes. Its earliest form  Narayl Nakru  dates back to the time of the  Chola Empire , when it was a sweet that was packed for travelers and warriors as a symbol of good luck for their expeditions. Benefits of coconut: 1. Prevents obesity 2. Good for heart health 3. High in dietary fibre 4. Low Glycemic Index (GI) measures how fast available carbohydrates in food raise blood sugar levels.  5. Reduces sweet carving, improve digestion and quick energy booster 6. No trans fat, gluten free, hypoallergenic, non toxic,  7. Last but not the least, coconut helps to aid an dsupport overall immune system functions. Let see the recipe now. Ingredients: Coconut (scrapped) - 1 cup Khoya - 1/2 cup sugar - 5 ts Green cardamom powder - few pinch Oil - 2 ts Recipe :

Veg sizzler

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Sizzling hot sizzler!!  When a butler arrives with a sizzler in the dine area of a restaurant, it attracts every ones attention with its sizzling sound and smoky aroma. "Sizzler" is a open-roasted, grilled or shallow fried piece of meat, chicken, fish or vegetable patty, served with french fries, shredded cabbage, tomatoes, carrots, french beans etc., served on a metal (usually iron) or stone hot plate, kept on a wooden base. My hubby like it very much and we love to have it every time. So i decided to learn it. And here i am with it's recipe.  Ingredients : Mushroom - 1 cup Paneer - 1 cup Broccoli - 1/4 cup Carrot - 1/4 cup Bell Pepper - 1/4 cup (can be taken all colored- red, green, yellow) Onion - diced - 1/4 cup Baby corn - 4 (diced) Olive oil for sauteing - 5 ts  For Sauce  Onions chpped - 2ts Soya sauce - 2 tbs Green chilli sauce - 1ts Red chilli sauce - 1ts tomato sauce - 2ts Sugar - 1tbs Salt - as per taste corn flour - 4 ts pi

Veg Hot and Sour Soup

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This is my favorite soup. Whenever i go to a restaurant, my first preference is Veg Hot and Sour Soup. Also whenever i get cold, cough and fever, i prefer this soup to relieve from the ailments. Hot and sour soup  can refer to soups from several Asian culinary traditions. In all cases, the soup contains ingredients to make it both spicy and sour.  In India, this soup is made with red and green chillies, ginger, carrots, snow peas, tofu, soy sauce, rice vinegar and a pinch of sugar. It is viewed in India as being a Chinese soup. It can be veg and non veg as well. Now let see the recipe. Ingredients: Every ingredients should be chopped. Garlic  1tbs Ginger 1tbs Green chilli 1 piece Onion 2tbs Carrot 2tbs Mushroom 2 tbs Baby Corn 2tbs Green Bell papper 2tbs Cabbage 2 tbs Beans 2tbs Black pepper powder - 1 small tbs Sugar- 1 tbs Salt - as per taste Vinegar - 2 tbs Chilli Sauce - 2 tbs Soya sauce - 2tbs For garnishing: Green cori