Grilled Subzi

Ingredients:

• 1 carrot – cut into thin round slices
• 2 capsicums – green, yellow or red – sliced into thin fingers
• 1 tomato – deseeded and cut into thin fingers
• 50-75 gms paneer – cut into thin fingers
• 3 tbsp oil
• ½ tsp ajwain (carom seeds)
• 3 tbsp gram flour
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• ½ tsp red chili powder
• ½ tsp coriander cumin powder
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• ½ tsp aamchur powder (dry-mango powder)
• 2-3 tbsp milk
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. In a microwave proof dish, cook sliced carrots with little water for 2 minutes.
2. In another microwave proof dish, mix oil, ajwain, gram flour, lemon juice, red chili powder, coriander-cumin powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and mango powder and microwave on high for 2 minutes.
3. Add milk and salt and mix properly. Then add carrots, capsicum and paneer and grill in the oven for 14 minutes. After 7 minutes, add deseeded tomatoes and mix gently and grill for the remaining 7 minutes.
4. Serve hot.

Lemon Rice

Ingredients:

• 1 cup long grain rice
• 2 tbsp gram dal (Chana dal)
• 1½ tsp urad dal
• ½ tsp mustard seed
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• ¼ tsp asafetida
• 1 tsp chaat masala
• ¼-½ tsp red chilli powder
• ¼ cup roasted or fried peanuts
• ½ cup coriander leaves
• 8-10 curry leaves
• 4 tsp oil
• Juice of 1 large sized lemon
• Lemon zest
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. Soak rice and chana dal for 1 hour and cook it with salt, turmeric powder and 2 tsp oil with adequate water (enough to cook the rice grain, but not to make it very soggy)
2. Heat remaining oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves, urad dal and hing. When urad dal gets light pink, add rice and dal mixture, salt, red chilli powder, chaat masala and mix properly.
3. Add peanuts and lemon zest and mix well. Allow it to cool to room temperature.
4. Add lemon juice and coriander leaves and mix softly.
5. Serve warm.

Apple Crisp

Ingredients:

• 2 apples – chopped in cubes – with skin
• 1½ tsp sugar
• 1 cup quick cooking oats
• 2 tbsp wheat flour
• ½ cup wheat flakes – crushed coarsely with hand
• ½ cup corn flakes – crushed coarsely with hand
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 8-9 chopped almonds
• 1-2 tbsp softened butter

Method

1. In a bowl, mix chopped apples and sugar. Mix well till the sugar melts.
2. In a pan, heat oatmeal and wheat flour for 5 min. Stir continuously.
3. In another bowl, add oatmeal mixture, almonds, wheat flakes, corn flakes, brown sugar and butter. Mix them properly with hand.
4. In a greased baking tray, place apples in bottom and lay the mixture on the top of the apples. Press evenly. Sprinkle some butter on top.
5. Bake it for 20 minutes at 200°C.
6. Serve warm (Can be served with ice-cream also)

Source : I had seen this recipe on a cookery show on ETV.

Eggless Chocolate-Walnut cake (in microwave)

Ingredients:

1¾ cup maida (plain flour)

6 tbsp cocoa powder

¼ tsp baking powder

½ tsp eating soda

¾ cup vegetable oil / refined oil

1 cup curd (nor sour)

1¼ cup ground sugar

½ tsp vanilla essence

1 cup milk with 1 tsp coffee and 2 tsp drinking chocolate mixed in it

½ cup walnuts pieces

Ingredients:

• 1¾ cup maida (plain flour)
• 6 tbsp cocoa powder
• ¼ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp eating soda
• ¾ cup vegetable oil / refined oil
• 1 cup curd (nor sour)
• 1¼ cup ground sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla essence
• 1 cup milk with 1 tsp coffee and 2 tsp drinking chocolate mixed in it
• ½ cup walnuts pieces

Method:

1. Sieve the dry ingredients viz. maida, cocoa powder, baking powder and soda for 2-3 times.
2. In a deep bowl, mix oil, curd, sugar and vanilla essence. Beat well with beater. Then add flour mixture and mix properly.
3. Now add the coffee-chocolate milk and beat again well.
4. Ensure that the mixture has a loose consistency.
5. Add walnut pieces and mix them gently.
6. Grease a round or square microwave-proof vessel. Pour the mixture in it and pour some walnut pieces on top.
7. Microwave this for 10 minutes on high power. Standing time 10 minutes.
8. Allow it to cool completely before unmolding it.

Crunchy Chocolate Shake

Ingredients: 

• ½ cup milk
• 4/5 scoop vanilla ice-cream
• ½ cup chocolate cake crumps
• Any Wafer chocolate (sticks)
• Chocolate sauce as required
• 2 tsp drinking chocolate powder
• Ice cubes 

Method:

1. In a bowl add milk, 2 scoop ice-cream, 4-5 small pieces of wafer chocolate, drinking chocolate and blend it in a blender with 2-3 ice cubes.
2. Now in a serving glass place some chocolate cake crumps in a bottom. Arrange some wafer chocolate pieces on that and pour prepared shake on that.
3. Finally garnish the glass with chocolate sauce & put the vanilla scoop on top & pour some chocolate sauce on that. Finally put one wafer chocolate on top for garnishing.
4. Serve chilled.

Pineapple upside-down cake

Ingredients:

• 60 gm white butter
• 30 gm brown sugar
• 6-7 tinned pineapple slices – (drained)
• 130 gm condensed milk
• 100 gm plain flour (maida)
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp eating soda
• 50 gm pineapple stock (stock of approx 2 pineapple slices with little syrup)
• 2-3 drops of Pineapple essence
• Water as required

 Method:

• In a small bowl mix 30 gm butter & 30 gm brown sugar properly. Spread it in the cake tin evenly.
• Place the pineapple slices on that butter spread properly.

 

• Mix and sieve plain flour, baking powder & soda separately.
• Now in a deep bowl mix remaining butter & condensed milk and beat it with hand beater. Then add flour mixture and mix well. (You can add water if required). Then add pineapple stock & pineapple essence & beat for sometime.

• Pour the mixture over the pineapple pieces placed in the tin. Bake it in a preheated oven on 180 °C for 35-40 mins.
• Unmould the cake after 5 min. Serve hot with ice-cream. 

Quick Bread Pizza

Ingredients: 

• 4-5 bread slices
• 1-2 slices of cheese
• 1 cheese cube (grated)
• Butter as required

 For topping mixture: 

• Half capsicum – finely chopped
• 1 small tomato – finely chopped
• ½ cup corn kernel – boiled
• ½ tsp pepper powder
• ½ tsp oregano
• ¼ tsp chilli flakes
• Salt to taste 

Method:

1. Cut the bread slices into round or any other different shapes you like.
2. In a bowl mix all the ingredients for topping and stir properly.
3. Spread butter on both the sides of the bread slice. Place the cheese slice on that & and above that, place the prepared topping mixture. Finally sprinkle some grated cheese & pepper powder on top.
4. Place the prepared slices on baking tray & bake it in a preheated oven for 10 mins on 200°C.
5. Serve with any mocktails.

Musk Melon Juice

Ingredients:

• ½ medium-sized musk melon – chopped
• 1½ tbsp honey (or ½ tsp sugar can be added)
• Juice of 1 small lemon
• 1 lemon slice for garnishing
• ½ cup water

Method:
1. Grind all the ingredients in a mixer jar till it becomes liquid.
2. Add some ice-cubes and a lemon slice in the serving glass and pour the juice.

3. Serve chilled.

Methi Mutter Malai

Ingredients:

• 2 cups fenugreek leaves (chopped)
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• ½ cup green peas
• ¾ cup milk
• 2 tbsp cream
• ½ tsp sugar
• 2-3 tbsp oil
• Salt to taste

For making the paste:

• 1 onion – chopped
• 1 green chilli – chopped
• ½ inch piece ginger
• 2-3 garlic cloves
• 12-13 cashew nuts
• 2½ tsp poppy seeds

Method:

1. In a bowl, mix washed fenugreek leaves and ½ tsp salt and leave aside for 15-20 minutes. Then, squeeze out the water.
2. Mix all the ingredients for paste in a mixer jar and grind it to a smooth puree. You can add some water.
3. In another microwave safe bowl, combine green peas with 2 tbsp of water and microwave it for 1 min 30 seconds.
4. In a microwave safe bowl, add 1½ tbsp oil, fenugreek leaves and cumin seeds. Mix well and microwave on high for 3 minutes. Remove them and keep aside. In the same bowl, add remaining oil and grounded paste and microwave for 2 min.
5. Now add milk, cream, sugar, salt and cooked fenugreek and peas, and microwave it for another 2 min.
6. Serve hot.

Healthy Pasta and Fruit Salad

Ingredients:

• 1 bowl Conchiglie whole wheat pasta (boiled) (even maccheroni can be used)
• 1 carrot – finely chopped
• 1 capsicum – finely chopped
• 2-3 baby corn – chopped
• ½ cup sweet corn kernels
• ½ apple – peeled and chopped
• ½ cup grapes
• 3-4 cloves of garlic (in a paste)
• ½ tsp pepper powder
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tsp oregano/mixed herbs
• 3-4 tsp olive oil
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. In a microwave safe bowl, add carrot, capsicum, baby corn and sweet corn and microwave it with a little water for 2 min with lid.

2. Now in another microwave safe bowl, add oil, garlic, pepper powder and herbs and microwave it for 40 seconds. Add boiled vegetables and all the other ingredients to it. Mix well.
3. Microwave it again for 30 seconds.