Rose Milkshake
Simple and soothing rose milkshake :)

Ingredients:
Milk - 1 cup
Rose Syrup - 1tbsp
Sugar - 2 tbsp

Preparation:
Blend all the ingredients.
Top it with a scoop of any ice cream
Friday, March 27, 2009 | Category: | 2 Foodies Review

Mac and Veggie - No cheese!
I just want to give a try, how the Mac will turn out without its partner Cheese ;) but to give some company, I have added loads of veggies and a home made pasta sauce. Finally, it's yummo and guilt free to feed my hunger.

Ingredients:
Mac - 1 cup

For Sauce:
Onion - 1
Tomatoes - 4
Crushed Cumin - 1tsp
Crushed Pepper - 1 tsp
Mixed vegetables - 2 cup
Garlic - 4
Thyme - 1 tsp
Basil - 1 tsp
Olive Oil - 3 tbsp
Salt

Preparation:
Boil the water, add pinch of salt and allow mac to cook for 10 mins. Drain the water and keep aside.
Heat olive oil in a deep pan, add the garlic, onion, cumin, pepper fry till the onions turns golden brown.
Add the chopped tomatoes and salt, fry for few mins.
Add the vegetables, mix well with all ingredients and allow to cook till the raw smell subside.
Mix the thyme and basil.
Pour the hot sauce in to Mac and give a gentle stir.
Mac and Veggie is ready.
Friday, March 27, 2009 | Category: | 1 Foodies Review

Baked French Toast
One of my favorite breakfast since childhood is French toast, that too baked one is really rich and delicious. I used the whole grain bread instead white. I usually marinate the breads overnight and bake them next morning at 350F. Seems little bit of work but it worth the wait next morning.

Ingredients:
Bread - as many as you can fit in your tray ;)
I used 6 slices.
Milk - 1 cup
Eggs - 3
Salt - Pinch
Butter - 2 tbsp
Cream Cheese - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Cinnamon and Nutmeg - 1/ tsp optional.
Pecans roasted - 2 tbsp

Preparation:
Chop off the corners if you want, Since I love them I kept it.
Mix all the ingredients except pecans and keep aside.
Arrange the breads in two layers, pour the milk-egg mixture evenly on top of it and in between the layers.
Cover it and refrigerate overnight.
Spread the toasted Pecans over the top.
Bake them next morning at 375F for 35mins.
Keep water in other tray inside the oven just to avoid the above layer from turning brown.
Serve with Maple syrup.
Friday, March 27, 2009 | Category: | 7 Foodies Review

Poha
Another Indian Breakfast made less than 15 mins, it really nutritious and tasty dish called Poha served as breakfast or brunch. This is made with flattened rice, to get the extra spice it is served with mint chutney as a side. My taste is little weird when comes to poha, I like it with chilled rose milk ;)

Ingredients:
Flattened rice - 1 cup
Onion chopped - 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds - 1tsp
Channa dal - 1tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1tsp
Peanuts - 2 tbsp
Ginger garlic Paste - 1tsp
Green Chillies - 2
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt
Lemon Juice - 1 tsp

Preparation:
Add water in flatted rice for exactly 1 min and drain them completely, keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add cumin, mustard, green chillies, channa dal, peanuts, ginger garlic paste.
Add the onions, fry till golden brown.
Mix turmeric powder, salt and Lemon juice.
Add salt.
Mix the flattened rice and gently mix well to blend all ingredients.
Garnish with chopped coriander.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 | Category: | 4 Foodies Review

Poori with Potato Masala
Most of the Indians favorite breakfast or dinner could be Poori, Specially for kids! Me and my DH are not the exceptions. We love Poori with potato masala for breakfast, as it calls for deep frying and considering potato has loads of carb, we usually avoid @ dinners.

Ingredients:

For Poori:
Whole Wheat flour - 2 cups
Semolina - 1 tbsp
Water - 1/2 cup
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Oil for deep frying

Potato Masala:
Potato chopped - 2 cups
Onion Chopped - 2 cups
Cumin - 1tsp
Garlic - 3 pods
Mustard - 1tsp
Green chillies - 3
Channa dal - 2tbsp
Urad dal - 1tsp
Turmeric - 1tsp
Salt
Oil - 2tbsp


Preparation:
Knead the flour, semolina using water to pastry dough consistency. Using semolina will help the poori to puff while frying.
Divide them to equal parts.
Roll out to thick layers using oil, Do not use flour to remove stickiness.

Heat oil in a pan, deep fry the poori on both side (takes 30 secs)

Serve with Potato masala.
Preparation for Potato Masala:
Heat oil, add cumin, chillies, mustard, Channa dal, urad dal, garlic and onions.
Fry the onions till slight brown.
Add the potato's with 1 cup water, allow to cook well. Mash the 50% of the cooked potato.
Add salt and cilantro.
Saturday, March 21, 2009 | Category: | 2 Foodies Review

PALMiER
I am really not a big fan of messing with puff pastry dough, so I hardly made any recipe with puff pastry. The French Palmiers are super easy to make and taste no-less than délicieux. I adapted this recipe from Ina garten's recipe book. The palmiers are loaded with just sugar, each layer is pressed with a thick layer of sugar and baked perfectly to golden brown. You can get creative with the filling by adding (cinnamon, nutmeg,nuts, jam, cheese), but I kept it simple and traditional. Sugar on every layer gives a nice caramalization, it is crispy, glittery and slighty hard outside due to the sugar coating and very chewy and moist in the center. Oh! and this is my very first puff pastry recipe, certainly turned out to be a winner ;)

Ingredients:
Pepperidge Puff Pastry - 1 sheet (makes 16 Palmiers)
Salt - 1/8th tsp
Sugar - 1.5 cup


1. Spread the defrosted pastry sheet, spread thick layer of sugar evenly on top of it, press it gently with a roller.
2. Bring both the ends to the center, spread the sugar on top of it, give it a gentle press with roller.
3. Make one more fold on both the ends to meet the center of the pastry sheet, spread the sugar on top and press it with roller.
4. Now form a single layer by folding the two ends...

...spread sugar and give a gentle press.
5. slice them equally.
6. Arrange it in a baking pan with a foil paper on or with parchment. Brush the top layer with egg(optional).


7. Pre heat the oven to 400F and bake them for 12 mins and flip over to other side and bake for 5-6 mins.

8. Palmiers are so ready to indulge. Enjoy as a breakfast with hot coffee.
Friday, March 20, 2009 | Category: | 5 Foodies Review