Rasmalai

Ingredients
Milk Powder - 1Cup
Egg - 1
Baking Powder - 1/4 spoon
Milk - 3 cups
Elachi Powder -1/2 spoon
Pista (+ Almonds)- chopped / powdered - To sprinkle
Saffron - To sprinkle

Preparation

Mik Milk Powder and Baking powder and add egg to the mixture, and knead softly
Make small balls in the size of the half lemon(Nellikkai) and flatten it
Heat milk in a thick bottom vessel, and add sugar once it boils. Stir well to dissolve.
Once it boils add Elachi Powder.
Add the flattened Malai balls in the milk and let it cook for about 10 mins in low heat.
Add Pista and saffron after removing from the gas.
After it cools keep it in the fridge.
Enjoy tasty Rasmalais

French Madeleines

These are cake like tasting, but more tasty than just cakes...

Ingredients
* 3 eggs
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1/3 cup milk
* 2 cups flour
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 6 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled

Preparation
Beat the eggs with the sugar, vanilla and half of the milk until thick and light yellow. Add the flour and baking powder bit by bit and continue mixing until smooth. Stir in the rest of the milk and the melted butter.

Carefully grease your madeleine tray if necessary. Spoon about two tablespoons of batter into each mold. Bake for 15 minutes at 375°F. Cool on a rack.

Makes 24 madeleines.

You could flavor your madeleines with different things, perhaps orange or lemon zest. A dusting of powdered sugar would look nice as well.

For coconut madeleines http://annies-eats.com/2010/03/16/coconut-madeleines/

Whole Wheat Waffles

Quantity (6 servings)
Ingredients
* 1 and 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
* 1 cup milk
* 2 large eggs
* 4 Tablespoons melted shortening
* 2 Tablespoons sugar
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 3/4 teaspoon salt

Preparation
1. Beat egg yolks well; add milk and shortening.
2. Combine salt, sugar, and flour. Add to first mixture.
3. Beat until smooth.
4. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
5. Sift baking powder lightly over the mixture and fold in quickly.
6. Bake in hot waffle iron.


Have a great breakfast!!!

Homemade Pancakes

Quantity (8 servings)
Ingredients
* 2 Eggs (separated)
* 1 teaspoon sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/4 cup oil
* 1 cup milk (plus some for consistency)
* 1 1/3 cup flour
* 1 tsp. vanilla (opt.)

Preparation
Beat egg whites until stiff - set aside.

Beat egg yolks, add sugar and salt, beat in.

Add baking powder, beat until just mixed in well.

Add flour, milk, and oil. Beat until smooth(not too much otherwise the baking powder won't react correctly) add vanilla.

Add egg whites to batter and FOLD gently. Let batter sit for 15-30 minutes prior to cooking.

Cook on an iron griddle by pouring a laddle of batter and applying some oild if required, turn it around and remove when cooked and slightly brown.

Have a great breakfast!!!

Ginger Kuzhambu - Inji Kuzhambu

Ingredients :

To Grind :
Ginger - Lemon Size - Finely chopped
Red Chillies - 7-8
Dhaniya - 4 Spoons

To season :
Mustard - Kadugu - 1 spoon
Methi - Vendhayam - 1 spoon
Oil - to season

Others :
Onion - One big - Finely Chopped
Tomato - One - Finely Chopped
Garlic - 4 big pods - Finely chopped
Curry Leaves - 2 strings - finely chopped
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
Tamarind paste - 1/4 spoon
Salt - To taste

Optional :
Fish

Preparation :
1. Dry roast Dhaniya and Red chillies , keep aside. Roast Ginger pieces in a spoon on oil for 5 minutes, and grind all three together (first the dry ones and add Ginger to it).
2. In a kadai, let the seasoning splutter in oil.
3. Add Onion, garlic, curry leaves and saute for few mins.
4. Now add Tomato, salt and turmeric powder and saute for few mins.
5. Add the ground ginger mixture, and add water and bring to a boil.
6. Add Tamarind paste, and once in boils, tasty kozhambu is ready.

Variations:
Can add fish pieces at the end and bring to a boil for a Ginger fish Kozhambu.
Can grind part of garlic with ginger.

Chalna

Ingredients:

Marinate:

Potato 1 cup for Veg Chalna / Chicken 1Lb- Cut into small pieces

Salt- 1 Spoon

Chilli powder- 3/4 tsp

Turmeric powder - Pinch

Lemon juice - 1 spoon

DryRoast & Grind:

Sombu- 1tsp

Jeeragam - 1 tsp

Peppercorns- 3/4 tsp

Red chillies- 4

Pattai - 1/2"

Masala:

Roughly chop everything and roast in 2 tsp oil.

Onion- 1

Garlic- 5 pods

Ginger- 1/2"

Tomato- 1

Coconut- 1/4 to 1/2 cup

Preparation

Heat oil in a kadai and fry coconut until color changes. set aside. 

Roast the rest of the ingredients under masala until soft. 

Grind this along with the coconut until smooth.

 

Heat about 2-3 spoons oil in cooker and fry Potato / Chicken for 2- 3 mins. Then add all the masalas. Add required salt. Mix well and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Finally add corriander leaves. Chalna is ready to serve with Parottas / Chapathi / Dosa / Idli...

Homemade Chocolate

Ingredients
Milk powder - 1 and half cups
Cocoa Powder - 3 spoons
Sugar - 1 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
Unsalted Butter - 100gm
Ghee - Few spoons

Preparation
1. Sieve Milk Powder and Cocoa Powder together.
2. Smear Ghee on a Aluminium plate.
3. Heat a thick bottomed pan.
4. Put Sugar and water, and stir till sugar dissolves with a wooden laddle.
5. When bubbles appear reduce the flame and let it cook till a thin thread consistency is reached.
6. Add the butter at this stage and let it melt and dissolve well.
7. Add the milk powder and cocoa mixture now
8. Cook on low flame and mix well with the wooden laddle.
9. Once everything is mixed cook for 2 mins on low flame.
10. Can add cut nuts and/or raisins at this stage.
10. Now transfer to the Ghee Greased tray.
11. Let it cool to room temperature.
12. Now cut it to pieces.
13. Delicious home made chocolate is ready.
14. Store in a air tight container.