Tuesday, 24 May 2016

Yam Chutney






Now this is one dish which is really simple and can be done less than 5 minutes if you have the necessary ingredients and of course a mixie!!! This goes well with sambar rice or even upma.


Ingredients:

Yam pieces - 3/4 cup
Green chillies - 1
Mustard - 1 tsp
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Curd - 2 cups
Salt

Method:

Peel the outer skin of yam. Chop them into small pieces. In a mixie jar,except curd,put all the ingredients. Add water. Grind to a smooth paste. Transfer it to a bowl. Add curd, salt and mix well.













Monday, 23 May 2016

Strawberry Phirni









Ingredients:

Strawberries - 10 - 14
Milk - 800 ml
Raw Rice  - 3 tsp
Sugar - 8 - 10 tsp
Tinned Evaporated milk - 6-8 tsp
Almonds,Pistachios


Method:

Chop Strawberries. Make puree with half of them. Keep chopped almonds and pistachios ready.



Soak rice for 1/2 hour and grind them to a coarse consistency. Boil Milk. Keep it in low flame. Add the rice paste and sugar and keep stirring in regular intervals for about 15 minutes. It should reach a semi thick consistency stage.




At this stage switch off the stove. Allow it cool in room temperature. Then add the puree that we had prepared followed by the tinned evaporated milk. This can be added in the beginning stage along with rice paste and sugar. Now mix thoroughly well. Refrigerate and serve.