Tomato Soup

I was tired of eating instant soups, so this time I decided to do it myself. I love tomato soup, and this inspired me for the next recipe, its an easy recipe. I hope u all like this tangy tomato soup recipe.

INGREDIENTS
5 medium sized tomatoes
2 medium sized carrots
salt as per taste
3 cloves
5 black pepper corns
1tsp sugar
water

METHOD
1.In a cooker, cook the tomatoes and carrot with enough water until one whistle.
2.Now grind the tomatoes and carrots in a mixer or a food processor until you get a puree.
3. In a pan put this puree, add 4 cups of water and allow it to boil.
4.Strain the mixture through a strainer to separate seeds from the soup.
5.Dry roast the cloves and black pepper, crush  them and add to the soup, along with the salt.
6.Once again bring the soup to a boil, add one tsp sugar, and simmer for 2 mins.
7.Yummy tomato soup is ready, serve hot.

Birthday cake
This Post is dedicated to some of my friends, who have become an imporatnt part of my life, luv u (Aashima, Neha,Garima and Nikita).The recipe which I have given is of eggless chocolate cake..hope u all like it...enjoy baking :)

Recipe is as follows....

Ingredients for the cake

1 1/3 cups Maida

1 cup powdered Sugar

1 cup cold water

1/2 cup Refined Oil

3 tbsp. Cocoa Powder

1 tps. Baking Soda

1 tbps. vinegar

1 tsp. Vanilla Essence

Method:

1.Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl.

2.Now mix all wet ingredients in another bowl.

3.Now fold in the wet ingredients with the dry ones, make sure no lumps are there.

4.Grease the baking dish properly and pour in the cake batter.

5.Cook for about 7-8minutes on high temperature in a microwave.

Cake is ready, remove it in  a plate and let it cool.

Now foe decorating the cake,we need to prepare chocolate glaze..

Ingredients for chocolate glaze

1cup powdered sugar

3 tsp cocoa powder

1 tsp vanilla essence

4 tsp milk

Method

1.Mix all the ingredients together, make sure no lumps remain, heat the glaze for 1 minute and remove from the heat.
2.Pour it evenly over the cake.

3.Decorate the cake with fresh cherries and chocolate shavings or any other way you like.

The yummy birthday cake is ready to be cut :)))

Basil and Tomato Pasta

Ingredients
3-4 garlic cloves minced
1onion chopped
2tomato's puree
2tbsp tomato sauce
7-8 basil leaves
1 tsp black pepper powder
2cups boiled penne pasta
salt as per taste
1/2tsp sugar
4tbsp olive oil
parsley for garnishing(optional)

Method:
1.In a non stick pan heat olive oil and saute garlic and onion.
2.Now add tomato puree and tomato sauce, basil leaves and a little water, cook for 3-4 mins.
3.Add pasta and mix well.
4.Now add salt and black pepper powder a little sugar and keep pasta covered for 3-4 mins on low heat.
5.Remove the lid, garnish with parsley and serve hot.

Instant Utpam

Instant Utpam


Ingredients
1 cup sooji
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup curd
1 tbsp baking powder
1 small sized capsicum chopped
1 chopped onion
1 chopped carrot
1/2 cup shredded cabbage
3-4 chopped beans
1-2 chopped green chilli
some coriander
salt as per taste
2 tbsp oil


Mehod:
-In a bowl mix sooji, water and curd and keep aside for 10 mins.
-Now add baking powder and mix well.
-Put all the chopped vegetables in a bowl and add some salt.
-Heat oil in a nonstick pan.
-Spread the sooji batter on the pan and spread some vegetables on the batter and cook both sides om low flame.
-Your upma is ready to eat.Serve hot with nariyal(coconut) chutney or Sambhar :)

Colorful Vegee Pasta

Well this recipe is a result of some experimentation,hope you like it...

Ingredients
4tbsp olive oil
1tbsp butter or margarine
1tbsp minced garlic cloves
1chopped onion
1/2green bell pepper cut into squares
1/2yellow bell pepper cut into squares
3-4 mushrooms cut into small pieces
3-4 florets of brocolli
2tbsp boiled corn
2cups boiled pasta(any shape)
pulp of 1 tomato
2tbsp cream or malai
1/2tbsp black pepper powder
5-6 basil leaves
salt as per taste

METHOD:
1.Heat oil in a nonstick pan, and add butter or margarine to it.
2.Add garlic and onion and saute until pink.
3.Now add mushroom, corn and bell peppers.
4.Blanch brocolli in boiling water for 3-4 mins and then add to the pan, cook for 3-4 mins.
5.Now add the pasta, salt,cream or malai and black pepper powder,mix well.
6.Add tomato pulp, mix well and keep it covered for 2-3 mins.
7.Garnish with basil leaves and serve hot.

Sooji Upma

Sooji Upma

Ingredients:

-4tbsp ghee

-1 cup sooji or semolina

-1 inch ginger chopped
-1 chopped onion
-1/2 capsicum chopped
-1 carrot chopped
-3-4 dried red chillies
-1 tbsp mustard seeds
-1 tbsp chana dal
-5-6curry leaves
-3-4 cashews chopped
-salt as per taste
-3 cups water
-chopped coriander for garnishing

Mehod:
1.In  a pan heat 3 tbsp ghee and add red chillies,mustard seeds, chana dal, curry leaves and cashews.Wait till mustard seeds begin to splatter.
2.Now add onion and ginger and saute till onion turns pink.Now add capsicum and carrot and cook till crunchy, dont overcook.
3.Now add sooji and saute till it changes colour to offwhite.
4.Now add salt and water, mix well and simmer the gas stove.(Add more water if upma is too thick)
5.Cook for 30 seconds more, switch off the gas and garnish with one tbsp ghee and coriander and serve hot.


This is a very easy breakfast recipe which gets ready very fast and yummy to eat :)

Bhel puri

I luv all kinds of chats, Bhel puri is yet another favourite.Here's the recipe..

Ingredients:

1cup puffed rice(kurmure)

1/2cup sev

5-6papris

1chopped onion

1/2tomato chopped

1/2boiled potato chopped

dhania patti

4tbsp curd

2tbsp hari chutney

2tbsp tamarind chutney

4-5 ginger juveniles

1 chopped green chilli

salt as per taste

METHOD:

1.In a bowl mix sev, kurmure, papri, potato, tomato, green chilli, onion.

2.Mix curd and hari chutney together and add to the above mixture, also add tamarind chutney and salt.Mix well.

3.Garnish with dhania patti and ginger juveniles.Serve immediately.

Yummy chat is ready to eat :)

Chatpate Matar kulche

So dear foodies here's another interesting recipe...easy to make and yummy to tatse..:)

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups white matar(peas)

1 cup chopped tomato

1 cup chopped onion

4-5 chopped green chillies

10-12 ginger slices or juveniles

2 tbsp amchoor powder

1 tbsp garam masala

2 tbsp tamarind (imli) pulp

salt as per taste

1 tbsp roasted cumin powder

juice of 2 lemons

choppped coriander for garnishing

A packet of kulchas

50 gms of paneer for garnishing

3 tbsp oil

Method:

1. Soak matar for 3-4 hours in warm water and then boil them into a cooker (1 whistle is enough) and add salt as per taste.

2.Now add some oil to it alongwith chopped tomatoes, onions , chillies, cumin powder, amchoor powder, chillie powder, garam masala powder and tamarind pulp. Mix well.

3.To serve pour them in a bowl and garnish with green chilli slices, ginger juveniles, fresh coriander and very small paneer pieces.

4.Serve with Hot Kulchas...:)

Crispy besan bread

Well this is a perfect evening snack...and this actually consumes very less time...Here's the recipe..:)

Ingredients

4 slices of bread

3/4 cup besan or gram flour

water

2tbsp chopped onion

1-2tbsp chopped green chilles

1 tbsp each chopped bell peppers(green and red)

1tbsp very finely shredded cabbage

1 tbsp tomato cut in small pieces

1 tbsp chopped coriader

salt as per taste

3-4 tbsp oil

Method.

1. Mix besan, salt and water(enough to make a smooth batter) well, make sure no lumps remain.

2.Now add all the vegetables and mix well.

3.Take a non stick pan, and heat 1 tbsp oil.

4.Take the slices of bread and cut them into triangles, now dip each triangle in the batter and place them on the pan and pan fry on the both sides till crispy.

5.Do the same for other bread slices aswell and serve hot with Pudine ki chatni or tomato ketchup :)))

Ice cream with fruit salad..

Who doesnt like to have desserts???No meal is complete until u finish it with dessert,here's an interesting and easy dessert recipe.Hope u all enjoy it..here's the recipe...:)

Ingredients

2 scoops of vanilla icecream

2 tbsp papaya cut into small pieces

2-3 strawberry

2-3 blue berry
3tbsp banana cut into small pieces

3tbsp mango

3-4 cherries

2tbsp green apple cut into small pieces

2tbsp red apple cut into small pieces

2tbsp powdered sugar

2tbsp balsamic vinegar

3tbsp honey

Some nuts (optional)

Mehod:

1.In a bowl mix all the fruits together.

2.In  another bowl take sugar,vinegar and 1tbsp of honey, mix well.

3.Now pour this dressing over the fruits and mix well. Your fruit salad is ready.

4.For the dessert in a serving bowl put some fruit salad, now put one scoop of vanilla icecream over it, again put some fruits over the icecream and again top it with vanilla icecream.

5.Finally, decorate with fruit sald and pour honey over it.

Yummy dessert is ready to eat...enjoy..:))

Balsamic vinegar brings out the juices of the fruits.You can use fruits and icecream as per your taste, but the above recipe also tastes well. Do try it.

Snacky idli

Have you ever tasted snacky Idli??Well here's a very interesting recipe for instant snacky Idli, a perfect evening snack.I am sure you are gonna love it...here's the recipe...

Ingredients

1 cup sooji

1/3 cup curd

1½ cup warm water

½tbsp baking powder

salt as per taste

1 bell pepper

2onions

1 tomato

1carrot

½cup chopped cabbage

½cup boiled corn kernnels

1 tbsp chilli sauce

1tbsp soya sauce

3tbsp tomato ketchup

4tbspolive oil

1-2 dried red chillies

1tbsp mustard seeds

6-7 curry leaves

Method

1.Cut onion,carrot, bell pepper and cabbage into long strips.

2.Mix sooji,curd, half tbsp salt and water to make a smooth batter, make sure no lumps remain.

3.Allow the mixture to stand for half an hour.Now add baking powder mix well and steam the idlis.After idlis are well cooked cut them into small pieces.

4.In a pan heat the olive oil. Add dried red chillies, mustard seeds and curry leaves, wait till mustard seeds crackle.

5.Now add onions and saute them till they turn pink, now add corn and rest of the vegges and saute them.

6.After they are done add tomatoes,chilli sauce,soya sauce and tomato ketchup.Mix well and simmer the gas stove and keep it covered for 2-3 minutes.

7.Now add the idlis and mix well and again keep it covered for 2-3 mins, keeping the gas on simmer.

8.Switch off the gas and serve hot.

Yummy sancky Idli is ready to eat..

Corn chat

Well if you are getting bored at home and you nothing important to do, try this interesting corn chat recipe.This is perfect treat to your tastebuds, and this can be made with simple ingredients always present at home. So, here's the recipe....

Ingredients

2 cups of boiled corn kernells

1 onion

1 tomato

1 boiled potato

1 packet of kurkure

1-2 green chillies

juice of 1 lemon

coriander for garnishing

salt as per taste

1 ice cream cone 

Yummy corn chat..

Method

1.In a bowl, mix boiled corn kernells,chopped onion,tomato,boiled potato cut into small pieces and green chilli.

2.Now add salt and lemon juice and mix properly.

3.Garnish with choppped coriander leaves and kurkure.

4.Serve in an ice cream cone.

Your tasty corn chat is ready to eat:))

Choco treat

This is an easy yet interesting recipe.Chocolate lovers are surely gonna love this too.So here's the recipe...

Ingredients

A pack of chcolate custard

5oo gm milk

4 tbsp sugar

2tbsp cocoa powder

choco chips

10-12 roasted almonds

chcolate flavoured wafers

Method

1.In 1/2 cup milk add 4 tbsp custard powder and 2 tbsp cocoa powder, mix well to form a smooth paste, no lumps should remain.

2.In  a saucepan heat rest of the milk with 4 tbsp of sugar, as the milk begins to boil add the paste, stirring continuously.Switch off the gas stove and allow custard to cool in a refrigerator for 2-3 hours.

3.To serve, take a glass, on the base of the glass put some choco chips and roasted almonds,now pour the chilled custard over it. Repeat the process once again.

4.Decorate the custard with more choco chips, almonds and chocolate flavoured wafers.

Your yummy dessert is ready to eat. enjoy:))

Coconut chutney

Ingredients 

1 cup grated fresh coconut or dried coconut(soaked for 4-5 hours)

2 tbsp roasted chana dal

1/3 cup yogurt

salt as per taste

1 tbsp mustard seeds

5-6 curry leaves

1-2 dried red chillies

2 tbsp oil or ghee

Method :

1.In a mixer, grind yogurt,chana dal, grated coconut, to make a smooth paste.

2.Now add salt per taste and mix properly.

3.For the tempering, in a saucepan heat 2 tbsp oil and add mustard seeds, curry leaves and dried red chillies.When the mustard seeds begin to crackle, tempering is ready.Add to the chutney and mix well.

 Tasty coconut chutney is ready to eat.Serve with Dosa, Idli or any other dish.

Balanced Diet

Have you ever wondered what is a blanced diet??
We often hear people say a balanced diet is a must for an individual,so what exactly is a balanced diet??


Nowadays, there are many health problems that people are experiencing, which are arising due to several reasons. For most of the problems, the correct and only solution is a balanced diet. A diet which contains all the nutrients e.g. energy, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates etc.  required by an individual for the proper maintenance of health and optimum growth is termed as a 'balanced diet'.Eating a nutritionally balanced diet helps control weight and reduce risk for developing chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity or kidney disorders.If the body is getting all the essential nutrients regularly, it will certainly be fit.A balanced diet not only keeps us physically fit, but it all keeps us mentally sound.It keeps us mentally active,contributing to overall fitness.
Many dieters believe that by severely restricting their daily caloric intake or by eliminating a certain food group, such as carbohydrates, that they will lose weight quickly.Infact this is the biggest misconception.

Some interesting facts about food!!

Well here are some interesting and amusing facts about our food.Did you know that:


1.Onions are natural antibiotics They might make your breath pong but onions contain allicin, a powerful antibiotic that also protects the circulatory system.
2.The colour of a chilli is no indication of its spiciness, but size usually is - the smaller the pepper, the hotter it is.
3.Apples, onions, and potatoes all have the same taste? Try the test: Pinch your nose and take a bite out of each.

4.Traditional Indian food has only ONE main course. Instead of a number of courses, food is based around a single main dish (rice or bread) served with a collection of savory side dishes. 

5.Pear is a fruit that ripens from the inside out. 

6.It takes 12 honeybees to produce one tablespoon of honey.

7.The potato was the first vegetable to be successfully grown in space.

8.There are 1,200 varieties of watermelon.

9.Iceland consumes more Coca-cola per capita than any other nation.

10.A can of cola contains 10 teaspoons of sugar.

Jelly delight

Well this dessert is very easy to make and takes only few minutes.Do try this simple yet refreshing recipe:)


Ingredients
4 scoops vanilla ice-cream
a pack of strawberry jelly premix
2 tbsp rooh-afza

Method
1.Set the Jelly as per instructions on the pack.
2.Now take a conical shaped glass and fill it one fourth with the set jelly, top it with 2 scoops of icecream.
3.Repeat the above process.
4.In the end put 2 tbsp of rooh-afza over it.Your yummy dessert is ready to eat.


One can use any flavour of jelly and ice-cream as per their taste.Try using Black current flavour for jelly and strawberry flavour for ice-cream that too tastes equaly good:))

Hot Chocolate Fudge

Well this is my favourite dessert, and when I tried the recipe my family loved it too, so here's the recipe,I am sure you will love it too :))

Ingredients 

4 Scoups Vanilla ice-cream

10-12 Roasted Peanuts or Almonds

1½ cups of Milk

30gm Butter

4tbsp Sugar

4tbsp Cocoa Powder

2tbsp Cream

1½tbsp Cornflour

1½tbsp Vanilla essence

Mehod :

For the chocolate sauce

1. Mix together the milk, sugar, cocoa powder and cornflour until a smooth paste has formed, make sure no lumps remain.
2. Transfer the mixture to a saucepan and heat over a medium heat until the mixture begins to boil.
3. Reduce the heat and allow it to simmer for 2 minutes.
4. Remove the pan from the stove and add the butter. Stir the butter until it melts and blends into the sauce mixture.
5. Finally, add the vanilla essence and the cream and stir well. Chocolate sauce is ready.

For the Hot Chocolate Fudge, now take a conical glass and pour in the the hot chocolate sauce, top it with two scoops of vanilla ice-cream again pour in some sauce over it, top it with roasted peanuts or almonds.

Again pour in some sauce over it add two more scoops and some more sauce over it, sprinkle the nuts over it.Your Hot Chocolate fudge is ready....enjoy the chcolate treat...believe me its yum :)

vegan chocolate cake

In our country many people don't eat eggs, so here's a recipe for eggless chocolate cake....enjoy:)


Ingredients
1 1/3 cups Maida
1 cup powdered Sugar
1 cup cold water
1/2 cup Refined Oil
3 tbsp. Cocoa Powder
1 tps. Baking Powder
1 tbps. vinegar
1 tsp. Vanilla Essence
Dry fruits for decoration


Method:
1.Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
2.Now mix all wet ingredients in another bowl.
3.Now fold in the wet ingredients with the dry ones, make sure no lumps are there.
4.Grease the baking dish properly and pour in the cake batter.
5.Cook for about 6-7 minutes on high temperature in a microwave.


Your yummy eglgess chocolate cake is ready to eat.
To serve put some chocolate sauce over it and garnish with walnuts(optional).

P.S. chocolate cake tastes awesome with vanilla ice-cream...do try it:)