My Second prize "South Indian Dishes " book and " Mysore Kheer "

Very happy to post my first prize for winning the Second @ Masterchef Contest conducted by Divya pramil ( youtoocancookindianfood.blogspot.in ) long back...
Sorry Divs for posting this very late... I received a lovely book " South Indian Dishes " by Meenu Gupta . It has lots of delicious recipes with clear n easy procedure...Thanks Divya for choosing such an amazing book....
I wanted to try one recipe from her book and dedicate to her to convey my Thanks...That's the reason for delay in posting this!!!!
Here is the recipe...

Mysore Kheer :

Ingredients :

• 1 1/2 litre Milk
• 50 gms Rice
• 1 Tbsp Bengal gram
• 1 Tsp Cardamom powder
• 2 Tbsp Fried Cashewnut / Badam
• 2 Tbsp Raisin
• 1 Tbsp grated coconut
• 1 Tbsp Ghee
• 150 gms Sugar

Method:

• Heat ghee in a frying pan. Add rice and gram.
• Fry for 2 minutes and add milk.
• Reduce flame after a boil and cook on low flame.
• When milk is reduced to half, rice n gram is cooked, add cardamom, raisin, coconut and sugar.
• When sugar is dissolved, add cashew / Badam. Boil for another couple of minutes.
• Serve hot or cold.

Nutella - Cornflakes Cookies

Ingredients :

• 1 Cup Maida / All purpose flour
• 2 tbsp Nutella
• 1/4 cup corn flakes, crushed
• 1 tbsp Butter
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp condensed milk
• 2 tsp milk

Method :

• Preheat oven at 170 degree celcius.
• Sieve Maida / All purpose flour and baking powder.
• Add the crushed cornflakes to the flour and mix well.
• Add Nutella, butter, condensed milk and milk in a separate bowl.
• Mix well with a fork and add it to the flour.
• Gently mix everything and knead to dough.
• Refrigerate it for half an hour.
• Remove and make small balls using the dough.
• Grease the plate, place the balls and gently press them using back side of fork.
• Bake it for 8 - 10 mins. 

Linking this with Pari's " Give me some snacks "

and

Divya's " 60 Days to Christmas " and Priya's " 60 Days to Christmas "

Prawn Masala

Ingredients :

• 1/2 Kg Prawns
• 1 1/2 Cups Onions, Finely chopped
• 1/2 Cup Tomatoes, Finely chopped
• 1/2 Tbsp Ginger - Garlic paste
• 1 Tsp Chilli powder
• 1 1/2 Tsp Coriander powder
• 1/4 Tsp Turmeric powder
• 1 Tsp Pepper powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 Tbsp Oil
• Few curry leaves for garnishing

Method :

• Peel the shells from prawn, devein and wash them.
• Heat oil in a pan and add the chopped onions. Fry them for couple of minutes and add the ginger - garlic paste.
• Fry it again for a couple of minutes and add the chopped tomatoes.
• Mix well and add chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and salt.
• Add little water, close the lid and cook it for 5 minutes in a medium flame or until the tomatoes turns mushy.
• Now add the prawns and pepper powder.
• Mix well and cook it for 4- 5 minutes. ( Do-not over cook )
• Add curry leaves and remove from flame.
• Serve with hot rice.

 

Linking this recipe with Akila's " Dish name starts with P "

and

Divya's " 60 Days to Christmas " and Priya's " 60 Days to Christmas "

Potato n Mirchi Gravy

Ingredients :

• 2 Mirchi, Chopped lengthwise
• 2 Potatoes, Boiled
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 1 Tomato, chopped
• 5 Garlic pods
• 1/2 Tbsp Ginger, chopped
• 1/4 Cup Grated coconut
• 5-6 Dry red chillies
• 1 Tbsp Coriander seeds
• 1 Tsp Jeera
• Salt to taste
• 2 Tbsp Oil
• Coriander leaves, for garnishing
• Method :

Method :

• Boil potatoes, peel and cut them into four pieces.
• Heat 1/2 Tbsp oil, add the chopped onion, fry it for a minute and add the chopped tomato followed by garlic and ginger.
• Fry them for another couple of mins, Remove from flame and keep aside.
• Now add the red chilli and fry them for a minute.
• Repeat the process for grated coconut, jeera and coriander seeds.
• Remove from flame and cool everything.
• Add all fried items in a mixie and grind to a fine paste adding little water.
• Heat 11/2 Tbsp oil in a pan and add the ground masala.
• Add salt and water, cook till the oil starts seperating.
• Meanwhile heat seperate pan and add 1/2 Tbsp oil, add the chopped mirchi's and fry them.
• Remove from flame and add it to the gravy.
• Mix well and add the boiled potatoes.
• Cook for couple of minutes and remove from flame.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with Indian breads. 

Linking this recipe with Akila's " Dish name starts with P "

Hot Badam Milk

Ingredients :

• 500 ml Milk
• 20 - 25 Badam / Almonds
• 3 - 4 Tbsp Sugar
• 1 Elachi 
• Few Strands of saffron

Method :

• Soak Badam / Almonds overnight or 6 hrs.
• Boil milk and keep separate.
• Grind soaked badam, sugar and Elachi to a smooth paste by adding little water.
• Add the ground paste to boiled milk and cook in a medium flame.
• Cook till the milk reduces half its quantity and keep stirring.
• Add saffron to the milk and boil it for another couple of minutes.
• Remove from flame and serve hot with Samosa.

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