Thursday, May 13, 2010

Rava Kesari


Ingredients:

Rava/Sooji - 1 cup
Ghee - 1 cup
Sugar - 1.5 cups
Water - 2 cups
Cashew/Almond/Dry Grapes/any nuts - 2 tbspn ,Chopped
Food color - a pinch

Method:

1. Heat a tbspn of Ghee in a pan and Mix in the sooji until it incorporates well and tranfer it to a seperate bowl.
2. Bring the water to a Boil in a Non-Stick pan and add the food color to it.
3. When the water is in rolling boil,Add the sooji and Mix it continuosly without any lumps.
4. When the sooji absorbs all the water,add the sugar and mix it well.
5. Meanwhile,Take a seperate pan,add the remaining Ghee and fry the Nuts and dry grapes,until it turns brown.
6. When the sugar dissolves,add in the fried Nuts and Dry grapes.
7. Enjoy with chopped raw nuts and sprinkle some sugar.

Avocado-Celery Green Soup(Healthy)


Ingredients:

Celery - 3 sticks,Chopped
Avocado - 1,medium
Chicken/Vegetable Stock - 1cup
Onion - 1/4,chopped
Garlic - 2 cloves
Cumin Seeds - 1tspn
Yogurt - 1 Cup
Salt &Pepper - to taste
Olive oil/Ghee/Butter - 1 tspn
Green chilli - 1,optional

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a sauce pan,Add the cumin seeds and let it splutter and add in the Onion,Garlic,G.chilli and fry for 2mins or until the raw smell leaves out.
2.Add the Celery fry for 3mins in a slow flame and add the stock and switch off the flame when it comes to a boil.
3.Let it cool and Grind it with Avocado,salt and some yogurt.
4.Serve it with some chopped parsely,pepper and yogurt
5.Enjoy with some croutons/Garlic bread.