BREAD KOFTA GRAVY

 Ingredients :

For  Kofta :
Bread slices -   8
Mashed  Potatoes   --   3
Chilly  powder  --  1  tsp
Salt  --  to taste
Coriander  leaves  --  a little
Oil  --   2 cups

Dip all the bread  slices in water  and  mash them well.
Mix  them with mashed potatoes , chilly powder,salt and coriander leaves .
Make them into small balls .
Heat oil  and  fry all the koftas.

 For  gravy :
Finely chopped onions  --   2 cups
Finely chopped  tomatoes  --  2  cups
Ginger and garlic paste  --  1  tsp
Garam masala powder  -- 1/4 tsp
Chilly powder  --  2 tsp
Turmeric powder  --  1/4 tsp
Salt  - to taste
Coriander leaves  -- a  little
Sugar  --  1/4 tsp
Oil -- 5 tsp

Method :
Place bowl on fire and pour oil in it.
Add onions and tomatoes one by one and fry.
Then add ginger and garlic paste and stir - fry for some time.
Now add water ,garam masala powder, chilly powder, turmeric powder and  close the bowl with a  lid  for sometime.
Finally  add sugar and salt and stir the gravy.
Stop the fire and transfer the gravy to a bowl and then add all the koftas .
Garnish with coriander leaves serve hot with Chappathies.

BEETROOT HALVA

 Ingredients:

Beetroot - 1 kg (finely grated)

Sugar --  3/4kg

Milk  --  2 cups

Water  -- 1/2 cup
 
Ghee  --1/2 cup

Nuts  -- To garnish

Cardamom  powder  --  1/2 tsp

Method :
Cook beetroot along with milk and water for 15 minutes.

Now add  sugar and stir well until the halva becomes thick.

Add ghee little by little while stirring.

Stop the fire and transfer it into a plate.

Garnish with nuts and serve hot.

Nuts Paniyaram

Ingredients :
Fried rava -- 2 cups

Sugar  --  2 cups

Water  -- 1 cup

Chopped Cashew  --  1 tsp

Sliced  Almond  -- 1 tsp

Chopped dates   -- 1 tsp

Sliced Pistachios -- 1 tsp

Oil -- 3 tsp

Cardamom powder -- 1/2 tsp

Method :

Soak  rava  in water for half an hour.

Then grind to a fine paste.

Add sugar and again grind well.

Transfer it to a bowl.

Mix all nuts and cardamom powder.

Place paniyaram pan on fire and make paniyarams.

Serve hot.


A simple and healthy evening dish along with hot tea.

CHILLY PAROTTA

Ingredients:

Parotta  --  10
green  chillies --  4
onion --  1 cup (finely chopped)
cornflour --  1/2 cup
maida -- 1/4 cup
pink colour - a pinch
salt  -- to taste
ajino moto --  1/2 tsp
water --  1/2 cup
oil --  1 cup
ginger -- 1 inch ( cut into small pieces)
garlic --  5 cloves(cut into small pieces)

Method:

Cut  all  parottas  into small pieces.
Mix half of the cornflour, maida, ajino moto ,colour powder, water and  salt to a thick dosa batter.
Now dip all parottas in the batter.
Place a kadai on fire and heat the oil and fry all the parottas one by one and keep it aside.
Now  place a pan on fire and heat 3 spoons of oil.
Add chopped  onions and green chillies one by one.
When the onion becomes golden brown add garlic and ginger pieces and fry.
Finally add all parottas and fry .
Mix the remaining cornflour and water and drop it into the parottas and again fry a little.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.