Onion Uttapam

Preparation time:2 mins
Makes 2
Cooking time: 3 mins (each)

Ingredient:

Dosa batter - 1 cup
Onion - 2 medium
Oil

Procedure:

1.Pour 1 1/2 laddle full of batter over flat pan and spread like a circle.
2.Add finely chopped onions.
3.Roast on both sides till golden brown.

Serve hot with chutney or sambhar.

Easy Mushroom Gravy

Preparation time: 10 mins
Makes 3 servings
Cooking time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Mushroom - 1 cup, chopped
Onion - 1 medium, chopped
Tomato - 3 medium sized, chopped
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Turmeric - 1/2 tsp

Chilly powder - 2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1.5 tsp
Garam Masala - 2 tsp

Fennel powder - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Cilantro
Salt
Oil

Procedure:

1. Heat 1 tbs oil in a kadai and saute onion, tomato, ginger garlic paste in that order till raw smell goes away.
2. Cool this mixture and grind into a paste.
3. Heat 2 tbs oil in the kadai and saute chopped mushrooms
4. Add the ground paste followed by the masalas viz turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and fennel powder.
5. Saute well, add salt and about 1/2 cup water.
6. Cover the pan and let cook for 10mins.
7. The oil will start to separate at this time. give it a mix and remove from the stove

Garnish with cilantro & Serve hot with Roti/Pulao .

Gulab Jamun

Preparation time:10 mins
Makes 30 balls
Cooking time: 25 mins

Ingredient:

Gulab jamun powder - 250 gm
Sugar- 700 gm
Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp
Saffroon- a pinch(optional)
Oil
Ghee
Water

Procedure:

1.Sieve the powder and make sure there are no lumps in it.
2.Add 3/4 cup of water and make a smooth dough.
3.Allow the dough to rest for 15 minutes.
4.Prepare sugar syrup by heating 750ml of water with sugar.
5.When the sugar dissolves, remove from heat and add cardomom powder and saffron.
6.Make small and smooth balls from the dough.
7.Fry in ghee or oil.
8.When the balls turn golden brown , remove from oil and allow it to rest for 3 minutes.
9.Add thsese fried balls in syrup.
Jamuns will be ready in four hours.

Note: Jamuns can be fried in oil or ghee or equal amount of both.

Mushroom Biriyani

Preparation time: 15 mins

Makes 2 servings

Cooking time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Basmathi Rice - 1 cup

Mushroom - 1/2 cup , chopped

Onion - 1 medium , finely chopped length-wise

Green chilli - 2-3, slit lengthwise

Tomato - 2 , finely chopped

Ginger Garlic paste - 1.5 tsp

Yogurt - 1/2 cup

Cloves - 2

Bay Leaves - 1 or 2

Cinnamon - 2" stick

Fennel Seeds - a pinch

Cilantro
Mint leaves - 1/2 cup

Turmeric powder - a pinch

Chilli Powder -1.5 tsp

Biryani masala - 1 tsp

Garam Masala - 1 tsp

Cumin Powder - 1 tsp

Salt - to taste
Oil - 2-3 tbs

Procedure:

1. Soak rice for 30 min before you start to cook.
2. Heat oil in kadai, add whole garam masala ( cloves, cinnamon, bay leaves and fennel )
3. Add chopped onion and green chillies. Saute till onion turns pink
4. Add ginger garlic paste and saute till raw smell goes away.
5. To this, add chopped tomatoes , tumeric, chilli powder, garam masala, biriyani masala and cumin powder.
6. Saute everything till oil comes out.
7. Add chopped cilantro and mint leaves. alternatively you can add mint chutney too.
8. To this mixture, add the chopped mushrooms , saute well.
9. Coverwith lid and let the mushrooms cook for few minutes. No need to add water as mushrooms leave out water.
10. Once mushroom is cooked, add the soaked rice & mix well. Add the yogurt too.
11. Pour about 1.5 cups water to it, add salt and cover with lid.
12. Let cook in medium flame for 10-15 mins.
13. Once all the water evaporates and small air holes are formed , simmer the flame , cover & cook for another 10-15 mins.
14. Remove from stove and Garnish with chopped cilantro.

Serve hot with cucumber or onion raitha.

Pineapple Juice

Preparation time : 5 mins
Makes 2 servings

Ingredients:

Pineapple- 1 cup (cut into cubes)
Mint leaves
Sugar (optional)
Pepper powder- a pinch (optional)

Procedure:

1.Blend all the ingredients in a blender.
Serve in a glass and sprinkle pepper powder to enchance the taste.