Baked Sweet Somasi

Ingredients

1.All purpose flour(maida)-1 cup
2.Whole wheat flour-1 cup
3.oil-2 tbs
4.salt-as per ur taste
5.Rava(semolina)-1 cup
6.sugar-1 cup
7.Ghee-1 tbs
8.Elachi powder-as per ur taste
9.water-1/4 cup
10.Coconut -1/2 cup

Method

1.Mix the all purpose flour,whole wheat flour,salt,oil,slowly and gently add the water.Dont add too much water,the dough should be exactly like pori dough.
2.Cover this dough with the damp cloth for an hour,so that it doesn't become dry.
3.Meanwhile will prepare the filling,For the filling in a heavy bottomed pan just add ghee and rava and stir it till it becomes light brown not the dark brown.
4.Then add coconut,sugar,elachi powder to the mixture and stir it for 3 to 4 mins(till it combines with the mixture).
5.Then remove off from the heat and allow it to cool down in the room temperature.
6.After an hourremove off the damp cloth and divide the dough into 12 pieces.
7.Just roll the dough with the help of rolling pin like how u roll your chapattis.
8.Then add the filling at the center of each rolled pieces.
9.If u feel the dough is dry.add water(just sprinkle the water by your fingers).
10.Then cover the somasi by applying water to the sides so that it wont peel off while cooking.
11.Then fold the somasi vertically so that you will get semi circle shape.
12.The ends of the somasi just take a fork and press the ends with the fork ends so that to make sure it doesn't peel off while cooking.
13.Pre heat the oven to 180 degree Celsius for 5 mins.
14.Meanwhile in the baking tray spread the baking sheet and keep the somasi and sprinkle the oil on the top.
15.Then bake the somasi in the oven for 15 to 20 mins(till the covering becomes golden brown).
16.Baked sweet somasi is ready to serve.

Vegetable puff

Ingredients

1.Puff Pastry sheet-1
2.potatoes-3 medium sized
3.carrot-2 medium sized
4.Beans-7 to 8 medium sized
5.Peas-2 tbs
6.salt-as per ur taste
7.oil-1 tbs
8.green chillies-3 to 4
9.Tumeric Powder-0.5 tbs
10.Red Chilly Powder-1 tbs
11.water-0.5 cup
12.All purpose flour(maida)-1 tbs.

Method

1.Boil the potatoes in the pressure cooker and peal off the skin and smash the potatoes well.
2.Cut the beans and carrot into small small pieces and boil it well.
3.In a heavy bottom pan add oil and wait till it gets heated then add green chilly,tumeric powder,red chilly powder,peas,water,samshed potatoes.
4.Now drain the water from the Beans and carrot and then add it to the pan containing the smashed potatoes.
5.Allow it to cook for 7 to 10 mins in medium flame.
6.Meanwhile Take out the puff pastry sheet apply some all purpose flour(maida) and then roll it with the rolling pin.
7.Now divide the dough  into 15 pieces.
8.When the filling is cooked just put the filling in each pieces at the centre so theat it will be easy to fold.
9.Puff can be of Square/triangle shape if you want it to be square fold it vertically.If you need it to be triangle just fold it diagonally(hold the upper end of one side and fold it with the lower end of the other side).
10.Pre heat the oven to 180 degree celcisus for 5 mins.
11. Then in a Baking Tray put on your baking sheet and then place the puff pieces and then apply some oil over it.
12.Then Bake the Puff for 20 to 25 mins in oven(till it becomes golden brown).
13.Veg Puff is ready to eat.

Veg Puff is good when it is served with sauce.

Rasmalai

Ingredients

Ras Malai Patties

1.Milk-4 cups
2.Lemon juice-2 tbs
3.sugar-1.5 cups
4.water-4.5 cups

Milk Mixture

1.Milk-3 cups
2.sugar-2.5 cups
3.Elachi powder-as per ur taste
4.crushed nuts-as per ur taste
5.Saffron-as per ur taste

Method

Ras Malai Patties 

1.Boil the milk in the heavy bottomed pan and stir it frequently to avoid burning .
2.Boil the milk for about 7 mins in medium high and then add lemon juice in a 1/4 cup of water and then pour this mixture to the milk.
3.Now you will find the water separates from the milk fat.Wait for 2 to 3 mins .
4.Drain the water using the muslin cloth.Drain the water completely and leave it for 5 minutes.
5.Meanwhile in a pressure cooker add sugar and water and allow it to boil.
6.When the water is completely drained kneed the dough with the hand for about 3 mins.
7.If the dough is too dry add some water and kneed it.
8.When you are able to make a dough like chapatti dough,just divide the dough into 12 pieces and then pat it flat.
9.Then add the patties to the pressure cooker and cover it and wait for the steam to come,in a low flame(it takes approx 7 mins).
10.Remove the patties from the cooker and place it in a bowl.

Milk Mixture

1.In a heavy bottomed pan pour the milk and allow it to boil and stir it frequently to avoid burning.
2.When the milk started reducing(it take approx 10 to 12 mins) add sugar,elachi powder,saffron and patties.
3.While adding the patties squeeze the excess water and add it.
4.Allow the patties to boil with the milk for about 4 mins.
5.Then transfer it to the bowl and Garnish it with the crushed nuts.
6.Then Place the bowl containing ras malai in the freezer.

Ras Malai is ready to serve and it will be tasty if it is served chill.

 

 

 

Karadayar Noombu adai

Ingredients

1.Rice flour-2 cups
2.Jaggery-1 cup
3.karamani-10 pieces
4.Mustard seeds-as per ur taste
5.curry leaves-as per ur taste
6.green chilly-as per ur taste
7.Salt-as per ur taste
8.oil-1 tbs
9.ginger-as per ur taste
10.elachi powder- as per ur taste
11.shreded cocunt -as per ur taste
12.nalla yennai/olive oil-to apply to ur palms
13.ghee-to apply to ur palms.

Method

 

 uppu adai

 1.karamani should be soaked for 4 hrs.
2.Then pressure cook the karamani for 2 whistles.
3.Take a cup of rice flour and just heat it in the stove till u can draw a line with it(kolam poda varanum)
4.In a pan  pour oil and just wait till it gets heated and then add mustard seeds,red chilly,ginger,coconut,curry leaves,some pieces of karamani and then add 2 cups of water.
5.Just wait till water gets boiled then add the rice flour to it and add salt.while adding the rice flour gently stir and add.
6.Stir it frequently to avoid burning in the bottom.
7.wait till it cools down and then add some olive oil or nalla yannai in ur palms so that it wont stick while making.
8.Then pat it make a hole at the centre.
9.Then apply oil in the idly stand and keep it in a cooker for 5 to 7 minutes.
10.After some 15 mins open the cooker and transfer it into the plate
11.uppu adai is ready for nyvadyam.

Valla adai

  1. Take a cup of rice flour and just heat it in the stove till u can draw a line with it(kolam poda varanum)

2.Take a cup of jaggery and add 1 cup of water and stir it.

3.wait till the jaggery is ready for boiling.

4.Then add coconut,elachi powder,some pieces of karamani and a cup of water to the jaggery mixture.

5.Then add rice flour gentle stirring the mixture.

6.Stir it frequently to avoid burning in the bottom.

7.wait till it cools down and then add some ghee in ur palms so that it wont stick while making.
8. Then pat it make a hole at the centre.
9. Then apply oil in the idly stand and keep it in a cooker for 5 to 7 minutes.
10. After some 15 mins open the cooker and transfer it into the plate.
11.valla adai is ready for nyvadam.

It tastes good when u eat it with butter.

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Potato wedges

Ingredients

1.Medium sized potatoes (3 nos)
2.salt(as per Ur taste)
3.olive oil( 2 tbs)
4.red chilly powder(as per Ur taste)
5.Italian herbs(2 tbs)

Method

1.Wash the potatoes completely and cut them into big and long pieces(don't peel off the potatoes skin).
2.Take a bowl add olive oil,salt,red chilly powder,Italian herbs and mix it well.
3.Now add the potato pieces into the bowl and mix it well.
4.Pre-heat the oven to 180 degree Celsius for 5 minutes.
5.Now in a baking tray put the mixed potato pieces and spread it well.
6.Heat it in oven for 35 mins.

7.Potato wedges is ready to serve