meetha madra(a himachali dessert)

Hi there........this is something that got made in my mom's ancesteral home.....normally during the changing of the seasons a meetha madra,khatta madra, khatta meat and boiled rice would be served.I love this,and don't really wait for the seasons to change....its a great dessert to serve anytime.Before I proceed anyfurther,those who are educators or for that matter all those who have small kids....do check out this site called HAMARA SANSAR,Paridhi is doing some really good work and we should encourage her.

back to the dish

INGRDS

1 1/2 ltrs milk

1 tsp fennel seeds(saunf)
5 caradomom crushed
1 tablespoon ghee(clarified butter)
300 gms paneer(can use cottage cheese)
1 copra (dried coconut)cut into thin 1/2 inch long pcs
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup cashewnuts
1/2 cup raisins
8-10 tablespoons of sugar
METHOD
1.In a heavy bottomed pan/wok/kadai,heat the ghee and add the fennel seeds and cardamom,fry for a min then add the dry fruits,including the copra.....fry till the coconut turns a light golden......now add the milk...let it come to a boil,then reduce it to a simmer.

2.After the milk reduces to half in quantity and has becone a nice golden color add the sugar,let it boil away for a few min.......then add the crunbled paneer.....boil for another 5 mins,switch off the heat.

3.Let it come to room tempreture to serve....I serve this hot in winters,cold in peak summers and room tempreture in this rainy weather.

sending this to sharan's event..celebrating-independence-day-sharans.........because my great grandather was a very active freedom fighter.......this particular dish is from his household....so I think its perfect for this event:)  

eggless malt cupcakes with malt buttercream

Hi guys........back again with the eggless version of the malt cupcakes..I  had a few enquires on how to make these malt-cupcakes-with-malty-buttercream.  eggless.........so after experimenting ........here it is ..ta da!

INGRDS
1 cup wholewheat flour(atta),1/2 cup oats.1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup curd(yogurt)
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup malt(chocomalt,ovaltine,horlicks etc)
1/2 tsp baking soda.1/2 tsp baking powder(I will reduce the bakng soda to 1/4 tsp next time)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup oil
FOR THE BUTTERCREAM ICING
50gms butter
2 tablespoons powered sugar
4 tablespoons choco malt(or any of the other malt products)
2-3 tablespoons milk
METHOD
1.Since this comes from my kitchen..you know we are going to take the easy way out!Seive the dry ingrds and keep ready(the flours,and the b.p and b.s.add the oats )
2.In your blender,add the curd,sugar,oil,essence,blend.....then pour onto the dry stuff.mix.
3.Preheat your oven,and pour this mix 3/4 th way into the cupcake wrappers(which are sitting in a muffin pan).Bake for 25-30 mins at 180degC.

4 Now....heres the thing....these guys were awesome 15 mins into the oven..all rounded tops...like a cupcake should be...infact they could've gone for cupcake modelling...then they decided to flop down...sad...sad!......bUT.......once cooled and iced..they tasted pretty good.

ICING

Beat the butter and sugar till light and fluffy,add the milk and the chocomalt,beat again.........then ice generously the waiting...cooled cupcakes.

lazy cooks mango ice cream

 



Hi guys..........here I go destroying all the good will  I garnered because of those two fat free posts.This is not fat free..by a long shot but it is velly..velly goood....and velly ..velly easy.It's ice cream the way my mom used to make it(before the ice cream maker) ....Actually its a kulfi masquerading as ice cream, but,since it was called ice cream when I was little....ice cream it is!

INGRDS

condensed milk-1 tin

1 lt milk
2 slices of white bread
2 cups mango pulp
METHOD
1.Put the milk to boil in as heavy bottomed pan,till it reduces to 1/2.Add the slices of bread and condensed milk...stir a bit,let it come to a rolling boil,then take it of the heat.
2.Puree the mango pulp ,when the milk mix is cool enough to put into the blender....blend with the mango pulp(you'd probably need to do this in batches...unless you have a really huge blender!)
3.Pour this creamy mess into a freezer safe bowl..with a tight fitting lid..and freeze.
4.It's ready to serve when it sets!
NOTE
1.See me trying to cut some calories!........if you want ,when you're pureeing the whole mix together.you can add a cup of cream..I didn't and it still tasted great.
2.If you want a few drops of colour can be added......I didn't add coz I  wanted this to be totally natural(OK...who am I kidding.....I forgot)
3.If you wait 24 hrs to serve this...then you'll need to put your bowl in the refrigertator for a bit to soften the ice cream.

a bowl of mango ice cream

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lazy cooks kheer(creamy rice pudding)

Hi guys..I was all set to try out those cookies(neiman marcus)but I had to buckle down and concentrate on completing an order for cake and chocolates,which is when I decided to make kheer....because its the easiest thing in the world......and soooo very tasty!

Before I start with the recipe..I must tell you,taday was the day I decided to start my new diet(I just want to lose a little weight....OK...make that a lot of weight).Starving..aka..dieting is beyond me...so I decided that I would have a late breakfast....an early dinner  and fruits for lunch.There I was .9am..breakfast for a king....1.30pm..lunch time..a big bowl of watermelon....and I walked off for my a'noon siesta(Horrid...I know)..3.30pm I helped myself to lunch....and I'm seriously looking forward to dinner!Why.....why doesn't praying help to shed the extra tyres???I promise to pray each and every day..dear god..please make me slim!BTW...........this kheer is great as a dessert............or even as a snack!
INGRDS
3/4 cup basmati rice...wash and soak the rice for atleast half an hour
2 l milk(full fat.....please I insist)
4-5 cardamom pods
12 teaspoons of sugar
a few saffron strands soaked in half cup of warm milk
1/2 cup of almonds(blanched)(dipped in boiling water..left for a while...then peel the skin off)
1/2 cup of cashewnuts(soaked in 1 cup of water)
a handful of raisins
METHOD
1.Put the rice and milk together in a heavy bottomed pan,stir once in a way..let it come to a boil..then reduce the heat and let it simmer away...........just remember to stir once in a while.
2.Grind the almonds and the cashew(without water)...I normally do not grind this smooth...keep it granular..with some biggish pcs.
3.After what seems like an eternity,the rice would've cooked and the milk reduced...we're looking for a nice and creamy kheer.....add the ground nuts,raisins and the sugar...keep stirring...now would be a good time to taste and see whether more sugar is needed or not...add the soaked saffron..stir again.
4.Refrigerate....and serve cold.Garnish with some almonds

Another garnish that looks really nice is some chopped up desi gulab(an edible and extremely fragrant rose variety)

 These are the cakes that I had done recently.

They are both dark chocolate cakes,sandwiched with whipped cream(with a hint of rum).....the icing on the first one is whipped cream sprayed with wilton's golden spray.............the second one is covered in truffle icing..and whipped cream..and golden spray.

One reason why this goes to this event ......because both the cake and the kheer were taught to me  by my mom!

sending this tosrav's culinary concepts

lazy cooks eggless grape mousse



Hello all!..........I missed you all sooooooo very  much.I've been MIA for about 3 weeks now due to unavoidable circumstances...for almost a week we had no net   

my parents..40th wedding anniversary

connection(so?..what else is new!)..then I pushed off to delhi to meet up with my parents who were down from canada for 3weeks..to celebrate their 40th  wedding anniversary.......Also I was the small town rat who goes to the city and is completely bowled over by everything(look at the buildings!...look at the cars..omg..so many people !)..just kidding..I spent all my time in the mall..shopping..shopping ..and more shopping!After I got back to my little mountainous abode,I got busy doing the winter summer changeover...you know putting the winter stuff away and taking out the summer stuff....pretty time consuming esp if along with the viral you get struck down by lazities(a form of being lazy where you just read a novel and ignore the mess around you)..anway all done..my cupboards are set..I should take their picture..my cupboards will never look so neat for the rest of the season!I did realise one thing ..I need to enroll in the 12 stepshopping de addiction programme..I'm a shpoholic..but I promise to change..........no more shopping for anything!...well....if its really really nice..only then!

I have missed a lot from all my fellow food bloggers...I will get to all your blogs..slowly but surely!

Onto the recipe...........this is from my mom's handwritten recipes from the 70's.....tried it out and it turned out great.Black grapes are still available..so do try this out........ ..   and since it now comes from my kitchen ..you can be sure that its easy
INGRDS
250 gms black grapes
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 tin condensed milk
200 gms cream(1 tetra pack)
2 heaped tsp gelatine
FOR THE GLAZE
1/2 cup grapes
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tsp gelatine
METHOD
1.Cook the grapes in 1 1/4 cups of water with the sugar for 15 mins....cool...blitz in a mixer and strain the puree.
2.Add the condensed milk and cream ...mix well.
3.Dissolve the gelatine in 1/2 cup water(heat it till it dissolves)..add to the grape mix.Set in the fridge.
FOR THE GLAZE

1.Heat the grapes ,sugar and water for 10 mins....cool,blend and sieve.

2.Dissolve the gelatine in 1/4 cup of water..add to the grape mix........pour the glaze in the set base....back in the refrigerator for at least an hour.





Serve .........n........enjoy this gorgeous purple dessert.  

lazycooks eggless triple chocolate cookies

and

Hello all.....I hope you had a great valentines day!.murmuring sweet nothings and enjoying all the sweet goodies!My day was pretty crazy,had to go on a two hour bus journey(one way) to Jammu,stand in ahopelessly long line at the passport office,argue...argue and argue with those people....the silver lining was meeting up with my friend Lucy(hi !Lucy),we had coffee and then she took me to this place where i could pick up choco chips(thanks).anway then a tiring journey back...helped hubby dear get his stuff into a bag and waved bye-bye....he's gone on TD(out of station)...made maggi for the kids and me..thats it.To make up for all of the above..I made these cookies(got to keep the blood sugar levels up).couldn't have asked for a better pick me up!The recipe is the same as lazy-cooks-triple-chocolate-cookies ,but i decided to do away with the egg and add nutella instead.
INGRDS

1.1 cup whole wheat flour(atta)
2.1/2 cup oats
3.100 gms butter
4.1/2 cup brown sugar
5. 3 tablespoons nutella
6. 1 tsp vanilla essence
7.1 tsp baking soda
8.1/4 cup dark and white chocolate chips each.
9. 2 tablespoons of milk
METHOD
1.Beat the butter and sugar,add the vanilla essence and nutella..lick spoon....mmmm.nutella is divine!sorry....beat again...now add the wholewheat flour(you should've sieved the baking soda and flour together),oats and the choco chips.My mixture wasn't coming together..so i added a little milk.

2.Prepare your baking tray..if you have parchment paper..then use that..or else simply butter the tray..then use your hands to make walnut sized balls and put 'em on the tray.
3. Put the cookies into the oven..bake for 12-15 mins...then enjoy a cookie with a cup of coffee,then after your food..then with tea..you get the idea?

4.Though i really loved the cookies..i think the original recipe which has 1 egg in it is a little better....thats just my humble opnion.
sending this tohttp://anjali-cooklog.blogspot.in/2012/02/announcing-my-first-event-cakes-cookies.html
and
http://sravscc.blogspot.in/2012/01/announcing-cooking-concepts-7-dish-for.htmland tohttp://vardhiniskitchen.blogspot.in/2012/02/zesty-palette-series-4-sweet-luv-event.html

 tohttp://sumeesculinary.blogspot.in/2012/01/announcing-bon-vivant-moments-1-sweet.htmland tohttp://vimithaa.blogspot.in/2012/02/announcing-mctrs-first-event-love-n.htmland tohttp://www.simplysensationalfood.com/2012/02/announcing-event-lets-cook-for.html

lazy cooks methi pulao

Hi everyone!I made this for lunch yesterday..along with some chettinad chicken.This is pretty easy to do,really healthy..and tasty.
INGRDS
1. 2 cups rice(i use basmati),washed and soaked in water for 1/2 an hour.
2. 2 cups methi(fenugreek) leaves washed and chopped fine.
3. 2 medium sized potatoes chopped into small cubes.
4. 3 mediun sized tomatoes chopped fine.
5. 8 cloves of garlic,pound together with 1 green chilli
6. salt to taste,1/2 tsp each of tumeric,black pepper and chilli powdr and 1 heaped tsp of corriander powder
METHOD
1. In a kadhai(a wide heavy bottomed wok!),add 1tablespoon of oil(any veg. oil..i usually use olive pomace),add the garlic-green chilli,fry for a few mins,as the colour starts changing add the tomatoes and the spices.Fry this well,when the masala comes together...add the methi and potato..cover and cook till the potatoes are almost done(5-7 mins).

2.Now add the drained rice and double the quantity of water,stir well..let it come to a boil,then cover with a lid,reduce the flame to mediun....and walk away.I went to take this picture.
3.After about 12-15 mins check on the rice..it should be done.
4.I garnished with some grated coconut...serve with some raita,papad and pickle........or some lovely spicy chicken.

lazy cooks easy chocolate cookies by julie

OMG!What a great recipe....by julie of  the Erivum Puliyum blog.....check out the orignal herehttp://erivumpuliyumm.blogspot.com/2011/12/easy-chocolate-cookies-microwavable-3.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ErivumPuliyum+%28Erivum+Puliyum%29.........shes absolutely right the cookies just vanish!i had to tear myself away from them..the cookies are almost brownie like in texture and ready in 3 mins..imagine that!anyway heres the recipe
INGDS FOR JULIES EGGLESS COOKIES

1.1cup flour

2.1/2 spoon baking powder

3.1 tablespoon cocoa powder

4.1/2cup butter

5.3tsp milk

6.1/4 cup broken cashews(i ran out of kaju so i used walnuts)
7.1/2 cup powdered sugar.

METHOD

1Sift your dry ingrds together.........add the melted butter (i also added 1/2 tsp of vanilla essence),knead it together....then spread it on a microwaveable tray.....micro at 80% for 3mins.

2.Take it out,cut it..taste it and then run to tell everyone about it!

lazy cooks veg-cheese spread.

Hi everyone......after another hectic weekend,the dust finally settles on monday morning...and here i am!I made this veg cheese spread last night and kept it in the fridge.This is absolutely great for sandwiches (grilled or otherwise)...or just spreading on top of crackers for those unexpected guests.For me though....monday morning,i grilled the s/wiches and sent in their tiffins.

INGRDS

couldnt be simpler!

1.1 carrot(you need to peel and grate this)

2.100gms cheese(grated)

3.1 small onion(grated)

4.1 med sized capcicum(chopped fine)

5.1green chilli(chopped fine)(optional)

6.a handful of corriander leaves(chopped fine)

7.2 tablespoons of eggless mayo

8.1 tsp of mustard sauce

9.2tsps of tomato sauce

10.salt and pepper to taste

METHOD

1.Put all the prepared stuff into a bowl ,mix...add the salt and pepper to taste and viola!..........  all done!

2.This mix keeps just fine for a few days(in the fridge).Put it in an air tight dabba.(container)

3.My sister also added a grated apple to the mix....(she swore it tasted really good).......................any more suggestions?.............i look forward to hearing from you.

lazy cooks rocky road

Hi ....i love rocky road..i guess any chocoholic would.The texture of the bar is remenicent of   going to town for us out here...the road is pretty darn rocky!This is obviously easy to do,obviously takes in butter and is obviously the road to heaven.(not literally!..........unless you have diabetes,in which case i guess you should give this a miss.)
THE INGRDS
1.100gms cooking chocolate
2.100gms of any rich buttery cookie(i used kaju khjoor)
3.1 tablespoon of honey
4.1 tablespoon of sugar
5.1 cup of marshmallows(i had the big fellows so i cut them up...if you get mini marshmallows that would be better)
6.1/2 cup of walnuts
7.1 tablespoon of cocoa powder. 
8.1/2 cup of white chocolate chips
9.1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips
THE METHOD

1.Put the butter,roughly pounded chocolate,cocoa powder,honey and sugar in a heavy bottomed pan.(i used a kadhai).heat on a medium flame.

2.Roughly pound the cookies(you definately want pcs...not a powder.....so be controlled in your aggression)

3.Once the chocolate and the other stuff have melted and come together.take it off the flame and simply add the rest of the ingrds,mix and pour into a greased pan.Let the top look rough...it is rocky road.

4.Set it in thr fridge for at least an hour,then take it out and cut into bars.

http://vardhiniskitchen.blogspot.com/2011/12/zesty-palette-series-2-sinful-delights.html......................... am sending this to sinful delights.am entering in the sinful delights fest hosted by zesty palette.and to................

......................http://erivumpuliyumm.blogspot.com/2011/11/announcing-my-first-blog-Jingle all the way....at edible entertainmentevent.ing-goodfood.blogspot.com/2011/11/announcing-only-event-for-http://cooking-goodfood.blogspot.com/2011/11/announcing-only-event-for-december.htmldecember.htmledFoodlicious....only cookies and cakes event