GRAPE AND MILK PUDDING

After a heavy dinner or lunch we all tempt to have a sweet dish like a pudding ,ice cream,pastries,chocolates etc.Puddings are of different flavors and tastes.Today I am preparing for you all a twin layer dessert.This is a grape and milk pudding which I have prepared in different layers.One is little sour and the other is very sweet.Let us move to the preparation straight...

                                                  INGREDIENTS

• Seedless grapes                     -  450 gms
• Milk                                        -   500 ml
• China Grass                           -   15gms ( 1+1/2 packet)
• Sugar                                      -   3/4 +3/4 cup each
• Water                                     -   1 cup + 1 cup
• Vanilla Essence                    -    3/4 tsp
• Tonovine essence                 -    1/2 tsp 
• Milk Powder                         -    1/2 cup  

                                                   METHOD

• Wash the grapes in tamarind and salt water thoroughly.

• Cook the grapes by adding 1 cup of water for 5 mins.After 5 mins turn off the flame and allow it to cool.

• Once it is cool, blend this in a mixer and strain it in a strainer.Keep this aside.

                               

Now boil the blended grapes in a pan. When it starts to boil, add the strained china grass to it and turn off the flame.Let it cool.Add tonovine essence and mix well.

• When it cools blend this again in a blender and pour this in a mould. Keep this in refrigerator to set for 15 mins in the freezer

• Add 3/4 cup of sugar to milk and boil it.

Cut the china grass into small pieces and soak this by adding 1 cup of water for 30 mins.

• In another stove , melt the china grass .

• Mix the milk powder with some warm water and keep it aside.

• Add the milk powder mixture to the milk and mix well.When the milk starts to boil, add half portion of the melted china grass to this.

• Do note that while adding the melted china grass please strain this through a strainer.

• When the milk mixture becomes thick remove from flame and allow it to cool.Add vanilla essence and mix well.Let it cool.

When the grape pudding sets well, blend the milk mixture and pour this over the grape mixture.Keep that too in the refrigerator to set.

                                                   Enjoy by decorating as per your choice...

PRAWNS MASALA DOSA

Sundays are meant to prepare something special for our family.Though it is the only day to rest we do consider it as a day to try out our new experiments on daily recipes.So today let us try out something different in the breakfast menu. Masala Dosa is the all time favorite for South Indians.Today I have made a special variety of  Dosa. Prawns are also a favorite one for all the non-veg fans too. So I today I prepared a combination of Prawns and Veg  Masala as the filling.Trust me the taste is amazing...So all of you should try this awesome Prawns Masala Dosa. Let us move to the preparation now.

                                                   INGREDIENTS

• Dosa Batter                               -   For this recipe do revisit my Idli recipe .
• Prawns Cooked                         -   1/3 cup
• Potato boiled                            -    2
• Ginger chopped                        -   1/2 tbsp
• Green chilies chopped            -    2.5 tbsp
• Onions sliced                           -   2
• Turmeric powder                     -   1/2 tsp
• Red chilly crushed                  -   1/2 tsp
• Salt                                           -   to taste
• Asafoetida                               -   2 pinches
• Lime juice                              -   1/2 tsp
• Oil                                           -   1.5 tbsp
• Curry leaves                           -   1 sprig
• Coriander leaves chopped    -   1 tbsp
• Mustard seed                         -   1/2 tsp
• Split Bengal gram                -   1/2 tsp
• Dry red chilly                       -   2 cut into pieces
• Ghee                                     -   as required

                                                   METHOD

• Set aside all the veggies.

                           

•  Cook 3/4 cup of raw prawns with little turmeric powder and salt.When the water dries up. turn off the flame and set aside.After cooking we will have 1/3 cup of cooked Prawns.

•  Heat a kadai and splutter mustard seed and split black gram .

•  Fry the red chilly and curry leaves. Next add the sliced onions,chopped ginger and green chilies to it.

•  Saute it till it becomes translucent.Add little salt now.

•  Add the crushed red chilly to it. Saute well.

•  Next add turmeric powder to it.Mix well.

•  Add the mashed potato and salt  to it.

• Add the cooked prawns to it.

•  Finally add the coriander leaves, asafoetida , lime juice and salt to it . Mix well.Set this aside.

•  Make flat thin Dosa.

•  Apply some ghee over it and keep some Prawns and Veg Masala on one side.

•  When the dosa is cooked ,fold it and remove it to a plate.

                            Serve today's special Dosa along with Coconut Chutney.....ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!