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Toor Dal Ladoo (Come On – Lets Cook Buddies) Entry 23

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Hey friends !! Here am with another entry for my event “Come On – Lets Cook Buddies” . She has been constantly sharing innovative and delicious recipes, working really hard for this event . Thank you for the wonderful response dear . Now every one will be knowing this Participant … Yes its +Aishwarya Srinivasan 🙂 . Lets  see what +Aishwarya Srinivasan  has got for us today 🙂 She will start by sharing a cooking tip.

Over to +Aishwarya Srinivasan 


Cooking Tip
When making puris or vadas add little salt to the oil so that they would not absorb too much of oil.

Introduction

Toor dal ladoo is a very simple and healthy recipe. It is rich in protein and good for kids.

Ingredients
Toordal – 1 cup
Powdered Jaggery – 1 cup
Melted Ghee – 1/2 cup

Method of Preparation

  • Dry roast toor dal on a medium flame until golden brown color. Switch off the heat and allow it to cool.
  •  Grind the roasted toor dal into a coarse or fine powder.
  •  Add the powdered jiggery and grind them again.
  • Transfer the mixture into a bowl and add the warm melted ghee and mix them very well.
  •  Shape the mixture into small round balls. Store in a airtight container.
Variation

You can also add some nuts to this.

Stay tuned for more such yummy recipes 🙂 From our non- blogger friends  in  “Come On-Let Cook Buddies” 

Hot And Sweet Cauliflower Curry (Come on – Lets Cook buddies ) Entry 22

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Today am back with another lovely entry for my event ” Come On – Lets Cook Buddies” 🙂 She is a lovely blogger and cute mom of cute kids . Her photography always stunned me … Yes Nalini from “Nalini’s kitchen” is here behalf of her sister “Punithavathy Saravanan” . I was getting all the approvals when Nalini said Nalini’s sister too wanted to join this event, But she had a problem of not been able to send the pics. As Nalini said my sis lives in a place where there is lot of internet problem i accepted the request and she made her sister’s recipe and clicked some pics. As you all know i wanted to give a chance to all non blogger’s who are passionate for cooking  and its not the pic but the recipe will be winning at the end of the contest 🙂 So Lets move on and know more about punitha sis 🙂

Hi Punitha sis !! tell us something interesting about you ? 

Hi I am Punithavathy Saravanan lives in Ooty in a joined family. Cooking is my passion and like to to try new recipes.My passion towards my cooking has increased after my marriage as my husband is foodie who loves to try different cuisines.

Thank you Punitha sis 🙂 So nice  knowing about you 🙂

Picture courtesy – +Nalini suresh author of  “Nalini’s kitchen”

Introduction

Today’s recipe is a simple cauliflower curry with a slight sweet,tangy and spicy taste which goes very well with pulao and rotis. This recipe is one of my family’s favorite which I make it often..

Ingredients 

Cauliflower florets-2 cups
Onion(finely chopped)-1 medium size
Tomato(finely chopped) – 1 no medium size
Chilly powder-1 tsp
Coriander powder-11/2 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Garam masala powder-1/4 tsp
Corn flour-2 tsp
Hot and sweet sauce-2 tbsp
Curry leaves-1 sprig
Coriander leaves-2 tbsp
Oil-1tbsp
Salt-to taste

To grind

Garlic-5 cloves
Ginger-1 inch piece
Tomato-1 no.

Method

  • Put the cauliflower florets in a boiling water and keep it covered 2-3 minute and drain the water,grind the given ingredients to a fine paste.
  • Heat a pan with oil and saute the chopped onion and curry leaves till transparent then add the tomato and cook it till mushy.Now add the ground paste and saute it till the raw smell disappears.
  
  • At this stage add all the powders,corn flour,sauce and salt,give it a mix.Add 1/4 cup of water and allow it to boil.
  • Add the cauliflower florets and mix it well and keep it in a medium flame,in between stir it gently.Once the cauliflower gets completed cooked add the coriander leaves and put off the fire.
  • Serve it pulao or roti.

Stay tuned for more such yummy recipe’s from our non-blogger friends 🙂

So till then “COME ON – LETS COOK BUDDIES”

Cantaloupe Soymilk shake (Come On – Lets Cook Buddies) Entry 21

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Hi friends !! hope you all are enjoying all the recipes being shared by our non – blogger friends 🙂  I have rush now as my drafts are over flowing and i have so much to  do :). Feeling so happy when i try all the recipes been submitted for this contest  “Come On – Lets Cook Buddies” . Glad that all participants have given been lots of feed backs about the event and they are so looking for their recipes to be published at my space . Thanks to all those participants for the wonderful support you have been giving  and have been patiently spending time to share their recipes here. My dear readers thank you a ton for all the encouraging words ..Lets Move on to today’s recipe . Today’s recipe is shared by +Aishwarya Srinivasan  . She has got an delicious and yummy drink to share with us today. Lets move on to this interesting recipe which our well known participant have got to share with us today.

Aishwaraya will start with an interesting cooking tip .. Over to her

To preserve lemons for a longer duration, coat them with coconut oil and refrigerate them in an open container.

Introduction

Shake Summer Heat With Cantaloupe Soymilk shake. Cantaloupe is an excellent source of Vitamin A.

Ingredients

Chopped Cantaloupe (melon) – 1/2 cup
Soymilk – 1 cup
Honey – 1 tbsp.
Flax Seed – 1 tsp (optional)

Method of Preparation
  • Add chopped melon, soymilk, honey and flax seed in a blender.
  •  Blend it without any lumps.
  •  Serve cold with whipping cream topping.
Variation

If u wish, you can add a scoop of vanilla Ice-cream on top.

So am going to rush in to my draft and will come with another interesting entry been shared for my  event “Come on – Lets Cook Buddies” ..

Green Monster Smoothie (Come On – Lets cook Buddies) Entry 20

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Am here with another entry for my event ” Come on – Lets Cook Buddies” . So happy with response am getting for this event still new participants are joining and i am awestruck with  the entries they are sending me .. Some recipes are very unique and i haven’t tried at all.. Am in the mission to try all the recipes am getting for this contest and re-post it giving credits to my participants once this event entries gets over and i announce the winner 🙂 .. Thanks to all participants for the great support and my dear readers for the encouraging words 🙂 🙂 This entry  is sent by +Aishwarya Srinivasan . Lets quickly look for the recipe of this healthy drink without further ado :). 


Introduction

This is not scary green monster , its yummy green monster…It is an Easy and Healthy Smoothie, especially for kids. A wonderful way to give Spinach to kids.  If your kid is ready to learn cooking, u can start with this simple recipe. Yes, My kid helped me to make this recipe 🙂

Ingredients

Spinach (Palak) – 1 cup
Banana – 2
Honey – 2 tbsp.
Whole Milk or Heavy Cream – 2 cups


Method of Preparation

  • Take a blender, add peeled bananas, honey, washed spinach and milk.
  • Blend it well without any lumps. Pour it in a glass.
  • Green Monster Smoothie is ready 🙂

Variation

You can use Skim Milk, if u want as Fat Free. You can also add Ice Cream to it for extra taste.

Chocolate pudding (Come on – Lets cook buddies) Entry 19

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Hi friends !! Am here  with another interesting and quick dessert recipe for my event “Come on – Let’s Cook Buddies”. Today we have with us friend of lovely blogger Shama nagarajan of  Shama’s easy to cook recipes. Shama has sent me an entry behalf of her friend Vasanthi srikanth. Let know more about her and move on to the delicious dessert 🙂

Hi vasanthi !!  Tell my reader some interesting this about you ?

Hi !! My name is  Vasanthi Srikanth…Am a happy home maker with two adorable prince and an angel . I Love to bake 🙂 

Nice to know that you love baking dear 🙂

Over to Vasanthi’s Recipe

Introduction


 This is a simple and easy dessert recipe if you have some leftover cakes available.


        





Ingredients 

Chocolate cake – use the Leftover cake 
Full Cream- 1 cup 
Strawberry syrup – 1 tbsp (adjust as per your taste)

For Garnish

Cherry
Dark chocolate

Method 

  •  Whip the cream well and keep aside .Now take a cup or glass, put a little whipped cream into it.
  • Drop little  bit of strawberry syrup.
  • Place a small piece of cake on top of the cream.
  • Again top it with whipped cream and little bit of strawberry syrup.
  • Add little bits of cake and place a spoon full of cream and a cherry on top.
  • Grate dark chocolate and place it for decorating.
  • Then freeze it for 1 hour and serve chilled..
That was so very quick and interesting dessert isn’t it 🙂  Don’t miss any entry stay tuned for more such interesting entries for my event 🙂  ” Come on – Lets cook Buddies”


Pink Paradise (Come on – Lets Cook Buddies) Entry 18

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Today we have One more special entry for my event “Come On- Lets Cook  Buddies”:). She is a good friend and encourages me  now and then for my work. So happy that she was able to send me her entry . She is my senior in school we know each other from childhood :).She is very  kind hearted and jovial person .. Thank you +Sneha Jain  for being here with us in-spite of your busy work schedule and sharing a yummy recipe 🙂
Welcome to my space sneha !! I know you very well so tell my readers about you ? 🙂
Hi!! Myself, Sneha from Chennai (India). I am working as Manager- Operations (Recruitment & Consulting). Manju is my junior & have known her since her childhood. She is very creative & used to participate in all arts/crafts competition. Cooking was, is & always be a passion for her. Well, I used to HATE COOKING ! Bleehh…. One could rarely see me step into my kitchen. But off recently, started loving it … My inspirations from Manju & Master Chef J.
I am here to share Jain Jashn-e-khana, which means all my recipes would be –**NO Onion-NO Garlic-NO ginger**….. then how the “TASTE”….???
Well, not only that, NO carrot, beetroot, ginger, potato etc (no veggies which grow under the ground) .. then whats the dish made of..? Wondering !! Keep blogging through “Desi Fiesta” & try out. Would help when the prices of Onions & Garlic rises.. LoL…
Thanks for all the encouragement lady! Wish you the best in whatever you do !!
How did you come to know about this event and tells us how you feel in taking part in this contest ?
I knew this event through FB. Encouraged it, thought to participate as a promoter of this event or the JUDGE J ..  But Manju kept encouraging me to participate as a participant J & I am here finally.
That was so sweet of you sneha 🙂 thank you for all your appreciations 🙂
Over to +Sneha Jain …
Introduction
 As the name goes, yes its pinky pinky berries, loved by almost all ladies! Not only that the paradise would also have something which; again, almost all ladies love.. yes ! pink roses ! Strawberries are Nutrient-rich and packed with antioxidants. It is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness..
Rose petals are flavoring agents & useful to beat the heat, maintain body temperature & controlling cancer growth.
Serving Size : makes 1 glass
Ingredients 
 5 medium sized strawberries
1 tsp dry rose petals (soaked in little water for atleast 2 hrs)
250ml Chilled milk
2 tbspn fresh cream
4 ice cubes
2 tsp sugar (or as per taste )
Method Of Preparation 
  •  Chop the strawberries roughly.
  • To get nice froth , first blend icecubes & fresh cream very nicely. It would give a creamy texture & huge froth as shown in pic. (this way you can avoid adding cream which adds fat & calories)
  •  Add on the strawberries & soaked rose petals along with the water & blend a little.
  •  Now add chilled milk & sugar & blend well.
  • Check and adjust sugar according to your preference and sweetness of the fruit.
  •  Enjoy the pink paradise & beat the heat !!!

Variations
  • You can add a small scoop of vanilla / strawberry ice-cream for extra richness and creaminess.
  • You can add whipped cream if you don worry the extra calories
Hope you all enjoyed this refreshing drink by sneha 🙂 Stay tuned for more such interesting recipe from our non- blogger friends 🙂 only @Desi Fiesta for my event “Come on –  Lets cook buddies”

Vegetable Biryani (Come on – Lets Cook Buddies ) Entry 17

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Here i am with another entry for my event “Come on- Lets cook buddies” . Thanks to all who were encouraging me and appreciating me  for having this event . I know you all enjoying all the recipes shared by our non- blogger friends 🙂 . Lets Move on to today’s entry . Today ‘s entry is shared by +Aishwarya Srinivasan . Lets see what she has got for us today 🙂 

Over to Aishwaraya..

Introduction 

Vegetable Biryani is a very famous recipe in all South Indian Restaurants. It is a Delicious Dish with lots of vegetable. Everyone will make their own style biryani. Lets look into My Style Vegetable Biryani.

Ingredients

For Rice

Basmathi Rice – 2 Cups
Cinnamon Stick – 1
Cloves – 3
Cardamom – 3
Oil – 1tbsp
Water – 3 cups
Salt to taste

For Gravy

Carrot – 2
Beans – 10
Peas – 1/4 cup
Cauliflower – 10 Florets
Potato – 2
Onion – 1 large
Tomato Paste – 1/2 tbsp.
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp
Green chillies -3
Mint Leaves – 1 bunch
Paneer – 10 cubes
Cashews – 10
Almonds – 10
Salt to taste
Cinnamon Stick – 1
Cloves – 3
Cardamom – 3
Bay Leaf – 2
Fennel Seeds – 1/4 tsp
Curd/Yogurt – 1/4 cup
Biryani masala powder – 2 tbsp.
Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp
Dry Kastoori Methi – 1/2 tsp
Cilantro – few
Oil – 2 tbsp.

Method of Preparation

  •  Soak Rice for 45 Minutes. Take a Microwave safe bowl, Add Soaked rice, Cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, oil, salt and water. Keep it high for 25 minutes. ( I used to prepare rice in microwave)
  •  Heat oil in a pan, add cashews, almonds and paneer. Slightly  roast them and keep it aside.
  • Add oil to the pan, add bay leaves, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and fennel seeds.
  • Then add chopped onions and fry them for few minutes.
  • Add Ginger garlic paste.
  •  Now add the chopped vegetables (medium size) and salt. 
  • Cover it and cook them till they are half done.
  •  Add tomato paste, turmeric powder, kastoori methi and half bunch of mint leaves. Fry them.
  • Now add Paneer, curd, and Biryani masala powder and mix them. Let them cook for few minutes. Veggies should be 80% cooked.
  •  Once it becomes thick, Switch off the flame and add remaining mint leaves, roasted cashews, almonds. Mix well.
  • Gravy is ready. Now Mix them with Cooked rice.
  • Serve Biryani with Onion Raita.

Variation

I tried Brown Rice Biryani also using the same method.

Paruppu urundai kozhambu (Come on – Lets cook buddies ) Entry 16

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Hello everyone 🙂 hope you all had a fun filled weekend and a happy Tamil new year … Am here with another yummy entry for my event “Come on- Lets cook buddies”.This recipe is shared by +Aishwarya Srinivasan  🙂 Aishwaraya is going to start with an interesting tip , so without further ado lets see what yummy recipe we have got today .

Cooking Tips

Sesame oil Contains Omega 3 fatty acid. It acts as an Antibacterial agent and it is also good for high cholesterol. Adding sesame oil to Kuzhambu (Not to Sambar) gives unique taste and makes your recipe perfect.

Introduction

Paruppu Urundai Kuzhambu without Onion and Garlic (Brahmin Style) / Dal Balls gravy.This recipe is very easy to prepare. It is a protein rich recipe. Perfect for people who don’t eat Onion and Garlic. No need of streaming the Dal Balls.
Ingredients

Urundai:

Toor Dal  / Thuvaram paruppu- 1 cup
Channa Dal/ Kadalai Paruppu – 1/4 cup
Red chilli – 2
Asafoetida – a pinch
Salt to taste 

Kozhambu:

Sesame Oil – 1 tbsp.
Mustard Seed – 1/4 tsp
Fenugreek Seed – 1/8 tsp
Asafoetida – a pinch
Tamarind – lemon Size Ball (Soak in hot water for 10 min and squeeze it and take the juice)

Sambar powder – 3 tbsp.

Turmeric Powder – 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste
Hot water – 11/2 cups

Method of Preparation

For making Urundai
  • Soak the dals  together for 4 hours.
  •  Grind it along with all other Ingredients (Urundai Ingredients) to fine paste without adding water.If it is too dry, add little water and grind it.
  • Make it as a Small size balls. (Your balls should be hard. If it is loose, add little rice flour to that and make it as a hard balls. We r not going to steam the balls. So u must make hard ball else it will dissolve in Kuzhambu.)

To prepare Kuzhambu

  •  Add sesame oil in a pan. Then add mustard seed, fenugreek seed , asafeotida and curry leaves.
  • Then add Tamarind juice along with 1 cup of hot water. Once it comes to boil , add sambar powder, turmeric and salt.
  •  Bring them to boil well for few minutes, then gently drop the dal balls to that. (Don’t mix immediately)
  •  Let them cook for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes slowly all the balls will float. Slowly insert the ladle and check if any ball sticks at the bottom. If so, Slowly take them and let all the balls to cook for 10 minutes.
  •  After 10 minutes, add the remaining 1/2 cup of hot water to that gravy and let the balls cook for another 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Once it comes to kuzhambu consistency, Switch off the flame.
  •  Serve hot with rice.
More yummy recipes to come @Desi Fiesta for my event “come on- lets cook buddies” .. So stay tuned 🙂

Eggless cupcake (Come on- Lets cook Buddies) Entry 15

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Am with another yummy entry been shared by a friend of a food blogger. Yes again this recipe is shared by shama’s another friend Gayathri sriram. Hope we all know shama is a enthusiastic blogger of “shama’s Easy to cook recipes” . Thank you shama for sending your friends entry, so kind of you 🙂 Now lets see what Gayathri has to share with us.

Hi gayathri!! welcome here and happy that you are a part of this contest. Tell us something about you?

My name is Gayathri Sriram ,a happy homemaker with two adorable daughters . I  bake often for my kids and cooking is my passion .Am here share my recipe of “Eggless cupcakes”.

Thank you gayathri.. Lets move on to the recipes gayathri has got for us today 🙂

Ingredients

Dry ingredients

 2 and 1/2 cups of self raising flour
2 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon baking soda
1/4 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1 can condensed milk

Wet ingredients

1/2 cup warm milk
2 tablespoon vinegar
2 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup melted butter

Method of preparation

  • Preheat the oven at 180 c for 10-15 minutes
  • Prepare muffin tins either lightly greasing it with cooking spray or line it with paper liners.
  • In a large bowl whisk together the dry ingredients and mix well.
  • Incorporate the wet ingredients into dry mix one by one stirring with a whisk simultaneously.Use electric beater if ere is any lumps seen.
  • Fill each muffin cup 3/4th full which is about 3 tablespoons of batter for each cup.Bake for about 13-15 minutes or until toothpick in the center comes out clean.Mine was done in 15 minutes.
  • Remove the muffin tin from the oven and allow it to cool for 5 minutes.
  • If you want to decorate the cupcakes allow it it to cool on the rack completely.
  • Now you can decorate your cupcakes with icing in whatever shapes you want.
Hope you all like this recipe 🙂 do drop your valuable comments dearies 🙂 Stay tuned for more yummy entries of this event “Come on – Lets cook buddies”.

Papaya Halwa ( Come on – Lets Cook Buddies) Entry 14

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Here i am with another interesting and healthy entry for my event “Come on – Lets cook buddies” which is shared  by +Aishwarya Srinivasan . Lets see what is that recipe which aishwaraya has got for us today.

Introduction 
It is safe to eat Papaya during Pregnancy, as long as it is Ripe. A Well-ripened papaya is full of Vitamins and  Nutrients. Papaya helps to prevent and control constipation and heartburn. For these reasons, many  doctors recommend that pregnant women eat moderate amounts of ripe papaya. However, if u eat Unripe papaya, it is not safe. An unripe or semi-ripe papaya is rich in a substance called latex that leads to Miscarriage.

Again, this is also a very quick and easy recipe.

Today  aishwaraya has some cooking tips to share with us . Lets see whats that useful cooking tip .  Over to aishwarya 🙂

 Blend portions of ripe papaya with milk and honey. This mixture is considered a rich source of nutrients for pregnant and nursing mums. 

Ingredients

Well Ripened Papaya Puree – 2 Cups (Not diluted puree)
White Sugar – 1/2 cup ( Increase the amount amt to your taste)
Cardamon powder – 1/4 tsp.
Ghee – 1 tbsp.
Nuts for garnishing.

Method of Preparation
  • Heat the tawa, add ghee to it.
  •  Once the ghee becomes hot, Add Papaya puree and Sugar to it.
  • Mix it till the sugar dissolves and do check the taste. (If u want to add more sugar, go ahead and add it. But 1/2 cup tastes good for me). Add Cardamon pwd.
  •  Uncover and cook till it reaches halwa consistency.
  • Garnish it and Serve hot or cold. 
Tips

If the mixture becomes very thick, make it as halwa pieces.