Biscuit and Mango pudding with Chocolate Garnish

Ingredients
Marie biscuits - 1 pack (crushed)
Mango - 1 big
Sugar - 9 table spoons
Milk maid - 2 x 400 gm
Dry fruits - 3 table spoons (crushed)
Fresh milk - 1/2 litre
China grass - 50 gms (soak it in water for 1/2 an hour)
Caramalised dry fruit ** - 1 table spoon (fry dry fruit and sugar in a pan without oil till the sugar melts and keep it in a tray to cool and crush it in a mixer)

Preparation 
This is a delecious pudding made in layers.
Layer 1 - Spread crushed biscuits in a tray and sprinkle sugar
Layer 2 - Pour 400 gm of milk maid
Layer 3 - Caramalised sugar
Layer 5 - Add crushed dry fruits
Layer 6 - Melt China grass in 1 cup of hot water and add milk into it and stir well till it boils and then add 400 gms of milk maid then add 3 table spoons of sugar.
(Add only 1/2 the quantity and remove 1/2 quantity of the above to add in the next layer)
Layer 7 - Add mango puried with sugar
Layer 8 - add half portion of layer 6 

Garnish with caramalised dry fruit and refrigerate for half an hour to set and serve cool.....

Tender coconut pudding

Tender coconut pudding(elaneer pudding)


Tender Coconut water - of 2 tender coconut
Thin Scrapings of tender coconut -1cup
China Grass -20g
Condensed Milk - 1tin
Milk - 1 ltr
Water - 1cup
Cherries or chocolates for garnishing
Sugar -according to your taste

Method:

In a pan boil milk and condensed milk .Stir well.Add sugar to this.Mean while soak china grass in 1 cup of water and heat on low flame till this completely dissolves.Strain it and pour this to milk mixture.Mix tender coconut water and scrapings to this.Allow to cool and refrigerate.Decorate with chopped cherries.

Cake

Butter cake

Butter - 100 gm
Sugar- 1 cup(powdered)
Maida-1cup(seived with 1 tsp baking pwd)
Eggs-3 seperated
Vanilla essence- 1/2 tsp

Beat together sugar and butter ,
Add in the egg yolk one at a time and continue beating Then add the egg whites also
Add vanilla essence Finally slowly fold in the maida Remove the mix into a greased cooker U will need to cook it approximately for 50 to 55 mins on a very low flame
or till a screwer when pricked comes out clean......

Neyyappam

Neyyappam

Ingredients:

1. rice flour -2cups
2. plain flour -1/4cups
3. Jaggery -500gm
4. Finely chopped fresh coconut-1/2cup
5. Banana mashed -1
6. Black sesame seeds -1/2tbsp
7. Cardamom powder -1/4tsp
8. water as required -
9. Ghee for frying

How to make Neyyappam:

• Take a pan over low heat and melt jaggery in 1/2 cup water.
• Strain it and set aside.
• Heat ghee in another pan and fry chopped coconut till it is golden brown, set aside.
• In a big bowl, combine rice flour, plain flour and mashed bananas.
• Add jaggery, fried coconut, sesame seeds,salt and cardamom powder, mix well.
• Add water to make a thick consistency mixture.
• Set aside for about 1 hour.
• Take a wok(APPAKKARA) and heat oil in it.
• Pour the mixture in small quantities into the wok and deep fry until they are dark brown
• Remove Neyyapam from the wok and serve.

Pal Payasam

PAL PAYASAM

1.Milk – 1 ltr

2.Water – 1 cups

3.Rice – 1 cups red rice(basmati rice can be used)

4.Sugar – 1 cup

5.Cardamom – 1tsp(powdered)

6.Cashewnuts – 10 (roasted in ghee)

Clean the rice and drain water completely. Add milk, sugar, rice and cardamom powder into the

pressure cooker and cook on a low flame for 45 minutes.Switch off after that and let it rest for

another 30 min-1 hr.

garnish with roasted cashew nuts.

Can be served as such or chilled.

Carrot Cake

CARROT CAKE

Ingredients:

1.Eggs -3

2.Vegetable Oil - 1 & 1/4 cup

3.sugar -2cups

4.maida - 2cups

5.grated carrots - 3cups

6.vanila essence - 2tbsp

7.baking powder -2tbsp

8.soda - 2tbsp

9.salt -1/2 tsp

10.cinnamon powder -2 tsp

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.

Combine the sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon, soda, oil.With an electric mixer beat

in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the carrots and the walnuts. Pour the batter

in to the prepared baking pan.Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour

20 minutes.(as the timing may be different in different oven check the catalogue

of your oven for the exact baking timing)

Pav Bhaji

PAV BHAJI

For the pav:

1. pavs -10 (small squares of white bread)

2. butter-4tbsp

3. pav bhaji masala - 1 tspn (optional)

For the bhaji:

1.potatoes- 1/2 cups boiled and mashed

2.cauliflower - 1 cup finely chopped

3.green peas -1/2 cup

4.carrots -1/2 cup chopped

5.onion - 1 cup chopped

6.capsicum -1/2 cup finely chopped

7.tomatoes - 1/2 cups chopped

8.turmeric powder -1/2 teaspoon (haldi)

9.pav bhaji masala- 1 1/2 tablespoons

10.butter - 4 tablespoons

11.ginger garlic paste -2 table spoon

For serving

1 large onion, chopped

4 lemon wedges

1 tablespoon chopped coriander

Preparation 

For the bhaji

1. Boil the cauliflower, peas, capsicum and carrots till they are soft.

( with turmeric powder and garam masala powder)Drain out the excess water.

2. Heat the butter in a large pan, add the onion and sauté for 2 minutes.

Then, add the prepared ginger -garlic paste and sauté till the onion softens.

3. Add the tomatoes and simmer till the oil separates.

4. Add the pav bhaji masala, and salt and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.

5. Add the boiled vegetables and potatoes and mash thoroughly using a potato masher,

adding ½ cup of water if required.

For the pav

1. Slice each pav into 2 horizontally. Apply a little butter to each side and sprinkle

with a little pav bhaji masala, if desired.

2. Heat a large tava and cook the pav on both sides till the pieces are lightly browned.

How to proceed

1. Serve the hot bhaji on 4 individual plates and top with the onion and coriander.

2. Serve with the hot pav and lemon wedges.

Tips

Pav bhaji masala is a spice blend which is readily available at most grocery stores.

I am sure even children who don't want to eat vegetables will love to eat this

Pineapple Pudding

PINEAPPLE PUDDING:

Ingredients:

1. Pineapple slices - 4 slices (crushed to small pieces - can use tinned pineapple)
2. Milk cream - 170 gm
3. Condensed milk - 400 gm
4. Pineapple jelly powder - 150 gm

Preparation:
To make jelly, add pineapple jelly powder in two cups of boiling water and stir it well till it is dissolves completely and then mix it with cold water

· Put pineapple jelly, milk cream, and condensed milk in a mixer and mix it well.
· Pour the half of the above mixture in a tray and add the pineapple pieces (thinly chopped) as middle layer and the balance of the mixture on top
· Keep it in the refrigerator for half an hour and garnish it with cherry .
· Pineapple pudding is ready to serve