Kai SuthuMurukku

Happy Diwali to Everyone.In this Diwali's I prepared Kai Suthu murukku for my family.So i need to share that to you all.

 INGREDIENTS:

• 8  cups rice flour
• 1 cup urad dal flour
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp hing
• 2 tbsp butter
• Water required
• salt as required
• Oil for frying.

PREPARATION:

1. Mix everything except oil to make a soft dough like chapati dough consistency.
2. When you mix pour 1 full ladle of hot oil to the mixture & make it dough.This is because to make murukku very crispy.

In the plate cover the butter paper,above paper apply little oil and make murukku by hand

Heat the Oil ,using skillet take one by one murukku to the oil, fry it in medium of 6-7 murukkus

 Now the crispy murruku ready.

pana cotta

I love this dessert and the great thing about Panna Cotta is that it demands to be made in advance. You can make them up to two days ahead and keep them well-covered and chilled.If you want to cut the richness of Panna Cotta, you can swap out half-and-half for some, or all of the heavy cream. Because there’s no eggs or custard-making involved, you pretty much have a lot of leeway making panna cotta. I’m thinking of infusing some with lemon verbena, fresh mint, or even experimenting with white chocolate in the future. Especially with fresh cherry season right around the corner.
 
INGREDIENTS :
1l heavy cream (1000 ml) 
100g  sugar
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract or 1 vanilla bean split lengthwise 
6 gelatin leaves (about 4 1/2 teaspoons)
6 tablespoons (90ml) cold water- if you want...
PREPARATION: 
1. Heat the heavy cream and sugar in a saucepan. Once the sugar is dissolved, keep fire to simmer and stir in the vanilla extract.

 
(If using a vanilla bean, scrape the seeds from the bean into the cream and add the bean pod. Cover, and let infuse for 30 minutes. Remove the bean then rewarm the mixture before continuing.)
2. Lightly oil the shaping moulds with a neutral-tasting oil.
3. Soften 25g (approximately six sheets) in a liter of cold water for 5 to 10 minutes. Wring the sheets out and stir them into the warm Panna Cotta mixture  until dissolved.
4. Divide the Panna Cotta mixture into the prepared cups, then chill them until firm, which will take at least 2- 4 hours.
5. Run a sharp knife around the edge of each Panna Cotta and unmold each onto a serving plate, and garnish as desired.
 Here I used different flavours to decorate the panna cotta like lemon zest, strawberry, blueberry. 

To grate the zest of lemon from 1 full lemon.

Set the panna cotta mixture in shaping moulds.

 

 

 

After setting the blueberry panna cotta

After setting the strawberry panna cotta

 To make Panna Cotta with powdered gelatin:
2 packets powdered gelatin (about 4 1/2 teaspoons).Sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water in a medium-sized bowl and let stand 5 to 10 minutes.Pour the very warm Panna Cotta mixture over the gelatin and stir until the gelatin is completely dissolved.

CURRY LEAVES FRIED PRAWN

1. Prawns are used in a wide number of dishes ranging from curries to rice dishes to salads and are even delicious just eaten on their own.
   Popular varieties include the giant tiger prawn, deep water prawn or Northern shrimp, spot shrimp, pink shrimp, white shrimp, brown shrimp, king prawn and bay prawn.
   Prawns and shrimps can be green, pink, brown, blue, white or yellow in color before cooking, and turn pink with white meat after cooking.
   Many people prefer cold water shrimps and prawns, as they don't grow as quickly, making their meat more succulent and tasty . 
2. Most chefs prefer to cook the cold water type of prawn or shrimp, as they are usually better quality, meaning that dishes are not ruined from using deteriorating seafood.

  Today my recipe is fried curry leaves prawn

INGREDIENTS :

• Prawn           10 nos.
• curry leaves powder  - 5 tbsp
• ginger & garlic paste  - 2 tsp
• chili powder            -  2 tbsp 
• lemon                      - 1(Extract juice )
• corn flour                 - 2tsp
• water if required
• Oil for frying
• salt as required

PREPARATION :

1. Mix lemon juice,corn flour,chili powder,salt with cleaned prawn,make it marination.
2. Keep aside for 15 minutes.
3. Heat the oil,take the marinated prawn one by one dusted with curry leaves powder and fry.
4. Garnish with Slit green chilies and  or onion rings. 

lamb with spinach & potato

Everyone loves potato & Spinach,then i try why not make it as different recipe with red meat. So here, LAMB WITH SPINACH & POTATO

INGREDIENTS :

• Lamb         - 250 gm(bone or boneless)
• Big Onion   - 2(chopped)
• Tomato      -  1(Chopped)
• Ginger & Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• cardamom  - 2 nos
• Cinnamon    - 1 stick
• Bay leaf       - 1
• Chili powder - 2 tbsp
• coriander powder - 2tbsp
• turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• garam masala      - 1tsp
• spinach  - 1 bunch
• Big potato - 1
• Yogurt       -1 tbsp
• Salt
• Oil     20 ml

 PREPARATION:

1. Heat the oil,put bay leaf,Cinnamon,cardamom fry for 2 minutes.
2. Add Chopped Onion toss till the onion turns brown,add ginger garlic paste toss the raw smell goes off.
3. Add cleaned lamb cook  2 minutes without adding water.
4. Then add all the masalas, salt cook 10 minutes ,add tomatoes toss 2-3 Min's add yogurt,Then check the lamb is half done cooked,if its cooked put the diced potato if required add some water.
5. check the salt,then cover the pan cook another 15 Min's.
6. Once the lamb& potato is cooked finally add the spinach stir 1 min.
7. Ready to eat

 

Medicinal value

Potato :

• It is rich in carbohydrates, potato tubers are a rich source of vitamins, minerals and proteins. 
• Potato is good for patients suffering from high blood pressure owing to presence of potassium and small amount of sodium. 
• It contains vitamin C in substantial amount to meet the requirement of human being.

Spinach :

• Spinach valuable in cases of  anemia, low vitality and neuralgia. Spinach is good for those who are in need of iron, taking and is good as a cleansing blood tonic, healing the intestinal tract, anemia and vitamin deficiencies.
• It has high calcium content.
• It is an excellent source of vitamins C and A, and iron and potassium.

Spinach can be used as medicine in the following ways:

1. Cooked spinach vegetable, taken regularly, protects against cancer.
2. Raw spinach juice taken twice a day before meals lowers the blood sugar.
3. Spinach leaf juice, as a gargle, is good for sore throat.
4. Spinach has a laxative effect and is wonderful in weight loss diets.

Lamb:

• Lamb is a great source of protein and essential vitamins and minerals.
• When shopping for lamb, select lean cuts .