Friday, April 29, 2011

Easy Mango Nut Icecream

Mango Nut Icecream  is very easy to make that satisfy our cravings for dessert in this hot weather. This does not require any cooking just add and mix.

This Icecream is Prepared using Mango Puree, Condensed milk, Cool Whip. Also added nuts like almonds, cashews, pistachios to get the nutty taste in the Icecream. I learnt this recipe from my husband's friend in a party and also saw the same in aipi's blog.

I love this Ice Cream!!!!



Ingredients:

Mango Pulp or Fresh Ripe Mango Puree (2 Mango) – 1 cup
Sweet Condensed Milk – 1 cup
Cool Whip – 2 cup
Almonds chopped into pieces– 3-4
Cashews chopped into pieces – 3-4
Unsalted Pistachios – 3-4

Preparation
  • In a Air tight Container/Bowl add mango pulp and sweet condensed milk and mix well
  • Add Cool whip and mix thoroughly
  • Add chopped almonds, cashews, pistachios and fold in well

  • Cover the container and keep it in freezer for 6 hours
  • Take out from freezer and enjoy this yummy ice cream 
Sending this to Healing Foods - Mango hosted by Reva originally started by Siri With this also sending my other mango entries









Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Black Chick Peas/ Senaga Kudumulu

This is a traditional snack which is prepared in Andhra. This is all time favorite of mine and I frequently make it as evening tiffin or for breakfast during weekends. 



This is prepared by using rice flour, jaggery, black chick peas, and fresh coconut and flavored by cardamom powder which is cooked on Steam. These Kudumulu are different to those that we prepare at the time of Vinayaka Chavati festival.

This recipe is simple, preparation takes time but these taste very delicious and yummy.

Ingredients:

Rice flour – 2 cups
Jaggery grated – ½ cup
Black Chick Peas/ Kala Channa/ Senagalu – ½ cup
Fresh Coconut grated–1 cup
Cardamom powder – 1 tsp
Water – 1 cup
Salt a pinch



Preparation

  • Soak Black Chick Peas overnight in water. Next day drain water and pressure cook it with salt for 4-5 whistles.
  • Fry rice flour in a vessel on medium heat and keep aside
  • Melt the jaggery in water on medium heat, filter impurities and keep aside
  • In bowl take jaggery water, add rice flour, coconut, boiled chick peas, cardamom powder
  • Mix well and make smooth dough
  • Make small size balls or any shape and keep aside
  • Steam the balls in Idly cooker or pressure cooker using idly plates for 30 mins
  • Steam them on medium flame
  • Cool and serve


Sending this to Celebrate Sweets - Sweets with Rice hosted by Priya originally started by Nivedita , CBB Evening Tiffin hosted by Radhika



Monday, April 25, 2011

Papaya Muffins with Choco Chips Topping

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend !!!

I tried papaya muffins with choco chips topping and they came out so well and delicious. 



Papaya is a great source of Vitamin A. Papaya Muffin is a great way to lure Non-Papaya eaters especially kids  :-)

Perfect for a light snack or handy breakfast!!!!!

Ingredients:

For 6 Muffins

All purpose Flour – 1 cup
Sugar – ¾ cup
Unsalted butter – ½ cup melted
Egg – 1 no
Baking powder – 1 tsp
Baking Soda a pinch
Vanilla extract – 1 tsp
Ripe Papaya mashed – 1 cup
Milk – 2 tsps
Semisweet chocolate chips – 3 tsps
Salt a pinch



Preparation 
 

  • In a small bowl take baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix well.
  • Add melted unsalted butter, sugar and beat for few minutes until light and fluffy.
  • Add the egg and mix well. 
  • Now add milk, vanilla extract and mashed papaya and mix well.  
  • Add flour to the batter and mix well until fluffy. 
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
  • Put paper liners in 6 muffin tins and fill them to ¾ with batter and put some choco chips top of the batter of muffin. 
  • Bake for 27 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a muffin comes out clean. 
  • Transfer muffins and let them cool. 

  
Sending this to Show me your Muffin hosted by Divya and Kid's Delight event hosted by Mina orginally started by Srivalli and Breakfast mela hosted by Srivalli.










Thursday, April 21, 2011

Dodakkaya Bajji/ Tindora Bajji

I love Tindora and this bajji is a nice variation in using Tindora than the regular rice, curries or pickle. Wow these cute bajji’s resemble like mirchi bajji !!!

These are prepared with tender fresh tindora dipped in besan batter and layered with onions, coriander leaves, chaat powder, red chili powder, lemon juice and roasted peanuts. Well these Bajji’s were ready in 10 minutes.



Ingredients:

Fresh Tindora – 10 no
Besan – ½ cup
Baking soda – ½ tsp
Salt As Required

Onion – 1
Coriander leaves – ½ cup
Chaat Masala – 1 tsp
Lemon juice – 2 tsps
Roasted Peanuts – 3 tsps
Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Sev (optional) – 4 tsp

Oil for Deep Frying



Preparation

  • Wash the fresh thin tindora and dry them
  • In a mixing bowl, add besan, baking soda, red chilli powder and salt.
  • Add enough water to make thick batter.
  • Heat oil on medium heat for deep frying.
  • When oil gets hot, dip the tindora into batter and coat with thick besan batter.
  • Slowly drop the coated tindora into the hot oil.
  • Deep fry the tindora until it turns light golden color all over it.
  •  Remove bajji’s from heat

  • After it gets cooled cut open bajji’s
  • Take a wide serving plate
  • Place the bajji’s layer each with chopped onions, coarinder leaves, salt, chilli powder, chaat powder, lemon juice.
  • Lastly add sev and roasted peanuts.
  • Serve immediately. 
Sending this to My Legume Love Affair started by Susan and CBB Evening Tiffin hosted by Radhika


Monday, April 18, 2011

Banana Bread

Banana Bread is a type of bread that is full of mashed over-ripe bananas and nuts.
I saw this recipe on Food Network a couple of days back. Tried out this weekend and it came out so well.

This is a sweet, cake- like quick bread made with all purpose flour, sour cream, bananas and walnuts. This is high in protein and has true flavor of banana in each bite. The sour cream makes this one so moist and it melts in your mouth.

When we pull this banana bread from oven the golden brown crust is crisp and although the crust softens once the bread is stored, its wonderful moist texture and sweet flavor remains together.



Ingredients:

Ripe Bananas Mashed – 1 cup
Melted Unsalted butter - ¼ cup
Sour Cream – ½ cup
Eggs – 2 no
Sugar – ¾ cup
All Purpose Flour – 2 cups
Salt a pinch
Vanilla extract – 1 ½ tsp
Baking soda – 1 tsp
Baking powder – ½ tsp
Walnuts chopped – 1 cup

Preparation

  • Mash the bananas with fork.
  • In a small bowl add sugar, eggs, melted unsalted butter and beat for few minutes until light and fluffy.
  • Now add vanilla extract, mashed bananas, baking soda, baking powder, sour cream and mix well.
  • Add all purpose flour and mix very well until fluffy.
  • Fold in the nuts.

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
  • Lightly grease a loaf pan with 1 tsp of butter.
  • Pour the batter into the loaf pan
  • Bake for 1 hour or until bread turns light brown and bounces back to touch.
  • Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes.
  • Serve warm or at room temperature. 
Sending this to Bookmarked recipes hosted by aipi and to Heart and Soul hosted by Swathi