Gulab Jamun

Ingredients

Milk powder   : 1 cup
Maida            : 1/4 cup
Butter            : 2  tsps
Milk              :  Few drops to knead the dough
Baking soda  : 1/4 tsp
Oil

For sugar syrup 

Sugar  : 2 cups
Water : 1 cup
Cardamom
Cashewnuts

Method

In a bowl,add milk powder,maida,butter ,baking powder and mix well.
Add  milk and make it into a smooth dough.
Cover it and keep aside for 15 mins.
In a pan,add sugar, water and let it boil till the syrup becomes sticky .
Add cardamom powder to sugar syrup and keep aside.
Take the jamun dough, divide into equal parts, deep fry them in medium heat oil,place them on  paper towel,add it to the sugar syrup .
Garnish with almonds or cashewnuts.

Yellow Pumpkin Dal

Ingredients

Mixed dals   : 1 cup ( moong dal, toor dal, channa dal, masoor dal)
Cubed yellow pumpkin  : 1/2 cup
Chopped onion   : 1/2 cup
Chopped tomatoes : 1/2 cup
Red chilly powder   : 1 tbsp
Chopped ginger      : 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder 
Salt
Ghee
Cumin seeds
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves

Method

Wash and soak the dals for 1/2 an hour.
Pressure cook the dal along with cubed pumpkin, red chilly powder, turmeric powder,salt for 3 whistles and keep aside.
Heat ghee in a kadai ,add mustard and jeera and allow it to splutter.
Then add the onion,tomatoes,ginger and fry for sometime.
Let it cook for 3 mins.
Add the cooked dal and allow it cook for a while.
Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.

Pepper Potato Curry

Ingredients

Cooked potato   : 2 cup
Chopped onion  : 1/2 cup
Chopped garlic   : 1 tbsp
Pepper               : 1 tbsp
Jeera                  : 1 tsp
Fennel seeds      : 1 tsp
Chilly powder    : 1 tsp
Chopped tomato : 1/4 cup
Coconut milk      : 1/2 cup
Curry leaves
Salt
Oil

Method

Grind pepper,jeera,fennel seeds and chilly powder to a fine paste.
Heat oil in a kadai, put chopped onion, garlic and fry.
Then add chopped tomatoes,salt and let it cook till oil seperates.
Add pepper paste and mix well.
Put cubed potatoes and  let it cook for 5 mins.
Swich off the flame and add coconut milk .
Garnish with curry leaves.

Sending this to priya's cws- fennel seeds event

Fruit pulao after a little break

A very Big Haiii to all of you .Hope you all had a wonderful time.We celebrated our mom's 60th b'day and have really enjoyed a lot.... Its been almost 2 weeks since i came here and thanks for all the comments.  So after a little break here we go with simple and really a royal rice becoz it has got all rich ingredients in it like fruits , nuts ,saffron .sounds interesting ..right.? lets go.

Ingredients

Cooked rice   : 1 cup
Fruits             : 1 cup ( apple, pomogranate, pineapple, grapes)
Chopped onion   : 1/4 cup
Pepper powder    : 1 tsp
Cashewnuts         : 1/4 cup
Raisins                : 1 tsp
Saffron                : few strands
Milk                     ; 2 tbsps
Cinnamon
Cardamom
Cloves
Bayleaves
Ghee
Salt

Method

Soak saffron in milk and keep aside.
Heat Ghee in a kadai, add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and bayleaves one by one.
Then add chopped onion and fry well .
Add chopped or cubed fruits and mix well .
Then put cooked rice, pepper powder , salt and saute well.
Pour the saffron milk over the pulao and mix again.
Garnish with fried cashewnuts and raisins.

Sending this to
1. priti's Festive food event 
2. Kid's menu event by Neha