Saturday, November 28, 2009

KHANDVI

GUJARATI KHANDVI AND CAKE RECIPE
One of my blog friend ask about recipe of Khandvi so i was made it and try to post in best way!!!


Ingredients:
1cup gramflour (besan)
2 cup buttermilk
1 tbsp red chilli powder
Salt To Taste
For seasoning:
2 tsp Oil
2 tsp Sesame seeds
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tbsp Coriander finely chopped
Method:
Step 1: Take heavy pan place the gram flour.

Step 2: Mix gram flour with buttermilk and salt. Avoid lump of flour.

Step 3: Add water if require and place pan over medium flame.
Step 4: Bring to a boil, stirring continuously.
Step 5: Continue stirring till you reach a paste-like consistency, adjusting the flame to avoid scorching. The mixture splatters a lot, so you must be careful.
Step 6: Turn off the flame and Spread as thin as possible with the back of a large flat spoon. Use circular outward movements as for dosas.
Step 7: Repeat for all plates and sprinkle red chilli power over each plates.
Step 8: While it cools, heat oil in a small pan.

Step 9: Add mustard seeds, and sesame seeds.
Step 10 Stir a few times, and then sprinkle over the spread out mixture.
Step 11: When cool, cut this layer into strips of your wish. Roll up each strip like a scroll, as firmly as you can, without breaking them, and arrange on to a serving dish.

Step 12: Garnish with coriander leaves, and coconut and serve.
Note: If you like then add Grind ginger and green chillies paste in butter milk so its become more testy. I was made it simple.
Recipe of CAKE click HERE


Read it, I felt I could relate to it, like so many of you... I just had to share it with all of you wonderful people of this world!!!
Married or Engaged or Future Married Guys: Give it a serious thought!!!

—Here is a girl, who is as much educated as you are...

—Who is earning almost as much as you do...

—One, who has dreams and aspirations just as you have because she is as human as you are..

—One, who has never entered the kitchen in her life just like you or your Sister haven't, as she was busy in studies and competing in a system that gives no special concession to girls for their culinary achievements...

—One, who has lived and loved her parents & brothers & sisters, almost as much as you do for 20-25 years of her life...

—One, who has bravely agreed to leave behind all that, her home, people who love her, to adopt your home, your family, your ways and even your family name ...

—One, who is somehow expected to be a master-chef from day #1, while you sleep oblivious to her predicament in her new circumstances, environment...

— One, who is expected to make the tea, first thing in the morning and cook food at the end of the day, even if she is as tired as you are, maybe more, and yet never ever expected to complain; to be a servant, a cook, a mother, a wife, even if she doesn't want to; and is learning just like you are as to what you want from her; and is clumsy and sloppy at times and knows that you won't like it if she is too demanding, or if she learns faster than you...

—One, who has her own set of friends, and that includes boys and even men at her workplace too, those, who she knows from school days and yet is willing to put all that on the back-burners to avoid your irrational jealousy, unnecessary competition and your inherent insecurities..Yes, she can drink and dance just as well as you can, but won't, simply because you won't like it, even though you say otherwise ...

—One, who can be late from work once in a while when deadlines, just like yours, are to be met...

—One, who is doing her level best and wants to make this most important relationship in her entire life a grand success, if you just help her some and trust her...

—One, who just wants one thing from you, as you are the only one she knows in your entire house - your support, your sensitivities and most importantly - your understanding, or love, if you may call it...

— But not many guys understand this...Well... Give it a thought now!! —

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Gluten-Free Pumpkin Scones with Maple Nutmeg Icing

Gluten-free pumpkin scones with maple icing are tender and delicious with tea
Gluten-free pumpkin scones with maple nutmeg icing.


Take a deep breath. Stop. Sit. I understand. I get it. And I know what you're craving. Because I'm craving it, too. After all the pre-Thanksgiving hubbub, after scouring the Internet for gluten-free recipes, after all the planning, the lists, the shopping at six different markets because one store never has everything you need (that would be too simple), the label reading, the patience (dug from somewhere deep and zen and maybe even vaguely transpersonal) to explain (again) why scraping the pumpkin filling off a wheat pie crust does not a gluten-free dessert make, what you crave (besides alone time with a freshly cracked book and your favorite mug filled to the brim with your beverage of choice) is something indulgent.

But not overly indulgent.

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Mysore Paak

Mysore Paak is a popular South Indian sweet dish. I was tried it first time so if you have any suggestion for that then it should be appreciated. It is not looks like as we purchase from market but the test is same as market.Ingredients

Channa flour (Besan) : 1 cup
Sugar : 1 1/4 cup
Ghee : 3 cups
Water : 1 1/2 cup
Servings: 12 pieces




Method
Step 1: Heat ghee and keep aside.
Step 2: Take Besan and mix it with one cup of ghee so that it is of dropping consistency.

Step 3: Now put the sugar and the water in a pan and start heating it.

Step 4: Once it starts boiling then adds the mixed Besan mixer in it.

Step 5: Now put about one cup of heated ghee and keep stirring. Stir in one direction (clockwise or anti-clockwise) only.

Step 6: Keep stirring (medium flame) and after 3 mins add one cup of ghee in it.

Step 7: Continue this until the Besan leaves the sides of the pan.

Step 8: Once it does so, and then pours it out into a greased tray.

Step 9: After about 4 mins cut it into pieces and allow it to cool.

Step 10: Once cool it can be eaten.

Note: It can be kept fresh for 10 days in an air-tight container.

Destiny is not a matter of chance, It's a matter of choice;

It's not a thing to be waited for, It's a thing to be achieved.

~ William Jennings Bryan


Thursday, November 19, 2009

Roasted Acorn Squash Risotto

Acorn squash risotto recipe that is vegan and gluten free

A delicious acorn squash risotto that is vegan and gluten-free.

Looking for a perfect fall side dish? Or a vegetarian knock-your-socks-off bowl of creamy goodness? Risotto might fit the bill. This is one of my all-time recipe favorites. In fact, it was the first dish I turned to eight years ago when I discovered I had to live gluten-free.

Way back then (insert hazy slow-mo flashback) I would add freshly grated Parmesan to the cooked risotto. Shaved Reggiano, to be exact. But these casein-free dairy-free days I enjoy this risotto strictly vegan. No cheese. And guess what? I don't feel deprived. Seriously. The flavors hold their own without the whole moo cow cheesy thing.

In fact, this risotto is so creamy-good and comforting I only think one thing as I taste bite after velvety bite: How could anything so simple taste so unbelievably good? Well, that, and, Who the heck needs cheese or butter, anyway?


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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Instant Marcha with Bengal gram flour

Ingredients:
1\2-cup long thin cut green chillies,
1\2-cup Bengal gram flour,
1-big size jaggery piece,
1\4-tbsp turmeric powder,
2-3 tbsp lemon juice,
1-tbsp oil,
Salt to taste.

Method:
Step 1: Heat the oil in law flame and add chopped green chillies in it.

Step 2: Cook in law flame for 2 minutes and after that add salt and turmeric powder in it.
Step 3: Add 1\4-cup water slowly because when you add water then green chillies are ‘splutter’ so cover it with lid. Add jaggery piece and lemon juice in it.Step 4: Sprinkle the besan flour over the water.


Step 5: Mix well with green chillies and take care so that no lumps are there.

Step 6: Turn off the flame and place in serving dish. Serve as side dish.

Wise Quotes
Don’t let someone become a priority in your life,
When you are just an option in their life …
Relationships works best when they are balanced.


When we wake up this morning,
we have two simple choices.
Go back to sleep and dream, or wake up and chase those dreams.
Choice is yours…
We make them cry who care for us,
We cry for those who never care for us
And we care for those who will never cry for us
This is the truth of life, it’s strange but true
Once u realize this, it’s never too late to change
Time is like a river,
You cannot touch the same water twice
Because the flow that has passed will never pass again
Enjoy every moment of life
Don't compare yourself with anyone in this world.
If you do so, you are insulting yourself
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