FRUIT SALAD

               FRUIT SALAD ( A DESSERT)
 

Fruit salad belongs to a Dessert.It consists of various kinds of fruits.It can be served in different forms...either by liquid form or by cut fruits....

Yesterday my son told me to make fruit salad for him because here in our city the climate is very hot.It's a very easy recipe, and easy to cook.

So here I m presenting to you in a liquid method...I love this way..I hope you too will love this...

                                           INGREDIENTS

• Milk                          - 750 ml
• Sugar                        - 250 gm + 6-8tb
• Water                       -1 cup
• mango                      - 1 nos diced
• Apple                        - 1/2 portion diced
• Pappaya                     -1 cup diced
• Orange                        -1 Nos cleaned 
• Black currant grapes  - 15 nos
• Custard powder         - 2 Tbsp
• Vanilla essence         -  1 Tsp
• Cherries and condensed milk  for decorating

                                        METHOD

• First make sugar syrup for soaking the fruits.For that take 250 gms of sugar , 1 cup of water, a pinch cardamom powder and bring to boil. When it starts boiling add a tsp of milk to it, to clean the syrup.The sugar syrup becomes a one string form. Take it away from flame and allow this to cool.                   

                                      

• Inbetween cut the fruits and keep it ready.

                                      

• When the syrup cools, add the cut fruits to the syrup , mix well and keep it in refrigerator to cool. 

                                       

• Now take 750 ml of milk and add 8 table spoons of sugar and make it to boil.

• Take 2 table spoons of custard powder and mix it with 1/4 cup of milk,1 tea spoon of vanilla essence and keep it aside.

• When the milk starts boiling add this custard mixture to it and stir fastly.When it thickens switch off the fire and allow it to cool.When it cools blend in a mixer if the mixture is too much thick and keep it aside.(If the custard is very thick add little milk to it, while blending).

• Now layer some fruits in a bowl on the bottom and add the custard on top and decorette with cherry's,condensed milk and refrigerate this for 2 hrs and serve cool.

                                       

BUTTER BISCUIT

                           BUTTER BISCUIT

Hi...Friends....Here am with a Tea snack recipe..This is a butter biscuit.I made this in OTG.It can be made in microwave on convention mode.This is my first Biscuit recipe post.So let it be a simple and easy one for you all.We can make biscuits with and without egg.Here I m preparing eggless biscuits.
Ok guys...So watch my step by step presentation of recipe.

                                          INGREDIENTS

• All purpose flour or maida     - 2 cups
• Powdered sugar                      - 1 cup
• Melted butter                          - 3/4 cup
• Vanilla essence                        - 1/2 tsp
• Cinnamon                                - 1 stick
• Cloves                                     - 3
• Cardamom                              - 4
• Baking powder                       - 1 tsp
• Baking soda                            - 1/4 tsp

                                         METHOD

• Mix maida,sugar powder,baking powder and baking soda well.
• (If we powder 3/4 cup of sugar we will get 1 cup,while grinding the sugar add 4 elachi 1 stick cinnamom and 3 cloves)

• Add melted butter to it             

•  Add vanila essence to it and knead well like chappathi dough.

•  Make small balls .

•  Place these balls on a greesed tray in an oven.Pre heat the oven for 10 mins in 200degrees.

•  Place all the balls without touching each other.

•  Cover it with an aluminium foil  and place it in OTG oven and bake for 20 mins.
•  When we touch the biscuits it seems soft only.Keep this on a wire rack and allow it to cool till it becomes harder and crispy.

• Here is your crispy Butter biscuits ....Enjoy!!!!

TODDY SHOP STYLE CRAB MASALA ( SHAAP STYLE NJANDU MASALA)

                                   TODDY STYLE CRAB MASALA

Hii Foodies.....Sorry I had a small injury on my right hand so I was in rest for 3 weeks.I have come back with yet another Toddy style dish for u guys.This is a very tasty dish named crab masala.All of you might have tasted and cooked crab.But this is a very special recipe and its very tasty too...So get ready to watch my step by step cooking recipe...




                                    INGREDIENTS

• Crab               - 1 Kg ( cooked in little water and cleaned)

• Red chilly powder  - 2 Tsp
• Corriander powder - 2 Tsp
• Pepper powder       - 1 Tsp
• Turmeric powder   - 1/2 Tsp
• Garam masala        - 1/2 Tsp(This masala is my own prepared masala.So it is little strong)

• Onions chopped         - 1/2 cup
• Tomato chopped        - 1/2 cup
• Green chillies sliced  - 6
• Ginger garlic paste    - 2 Tsp
• Curry leaves
• Corriander leaves

• Tamarind a measurement of a small gooseberry, soak it with a 1/2 of cup of water.

                                    METHOD

• Heat a kadai , add some coconut oil and saute chopped onions ,green chillies and curry leaves.

• When it is half done add ginger garlic paste to it.

• After sauting the ginger garlic paste add Red chilly powder, corriander powder,pepper powder,turmeric powder, and garam masala.

• When the maslas get roasted well add the chopped tomatoes to it and saute for a while.

• Now add the cooked and cleaned crab to it and combine well.

• Add the tamarind juice to it(squeeze it and add the juice only) and add salt and mix well.

• Cover it with a lid and cook for 30 mins in low flame.

• When the gravy thickens ,take it away from flame.

• Serve it on a plate and garnish with corriander leaves and tomatoes.