Medhu Vada

Medhu vada is south indian fried donuts.  It is spicy & best served with chutneys & sambar.  This is my menu on pongal.  Made yummy sambar & dahi vadi with the leftover stuff. 

Wish you all happy pongal !!!

Ingredients :

1. Urad dal - 1/2 cup
2. Salt to taste
3. Finely chopped onion - 1 no
4. Curry leaves - 1 tbsp
5. Black peppercorns - 1 tsp
6. Green chillies - 3 nos
7. Corriander leaves (finely chopped) - 1 tbsp
8. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
9. A pinch of hing
10. Oil for deep frying

Directions to cook :

£   Soak the urad dal in water for atleast two hours.  Drain the water thoroughly & grind them to smooth paste (without adding water).  Add salt to taste.

£   Add the remaining ingredients to the batter.

£   Heat the oil in the frying pan.  Keep a bowl of water in side to dip the hands before making the vada.

£   Wet your hands & take a dollop of batter & make a hole in the middle.  Deep fry them in the oil till golden brown in either side & crispy.

Serve hot with chutney & sambar.

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Little pudding cake & my 100th post

I feel very happy to post my 100th recipe today.  Thanks all for making this to happen.  Celebrations never end without a piece of sweet or cakes.  Yes, today I made this delicious little pudding cake with little chocolate shavings on top.  Even, I dont want to remove the excess pudding arround the cake, it looks like my cake is floating in the white chocolate sea.  Its really a delectable cake.  Just love this :)

Ingredients :

1. Eggs - 6 nos
2. All purpose flour - 1 cup
3. Sugar -1 cup
4. Baking powder - 1 tsp
5. Melted butter - 1/4 cup
6. Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
7. Vanilla pudding - 1 packet
8. Cocoa powder for garnishing

Directions to bake :

#   Seperate the egg yolks and whites.  Beat the egg whites seperately until stiff.

#   Beat the egg yolks seperately until thick & pale yellow colored.   Gradually add the sugar & vanilla essence.

#   Sift the flour & fold them in the egg yolk mixture gently.  Finally, fold in the stiffly beaten egg whites.

#   Bake at 325 F for 15 to 20 mins.  Allow it cool.

#   Meanwhile, prepare the pudding as per the instructions given & allow it to cool.

#   Once, the cake is cooled pour the pudding mixture over the cake & refrigerate them for 2 to 3 hrs (preferably overnight)

#   If required, remove the excess pudding mixture arround the cake & serve just like that :)

Sprinkle some chocolate shavings or cocoa powder.  It taste delicious.

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Chicken puff

Mcrennett is my favourite bakery till now  for its chicken & egg puffs.  I made this spicy chicken puff with the puff pastry sheets available in stores.  Perfect for evening snacks & my son just loved this.  Brushing egg over the puff will make it crispy & shiny.  Nobody can believe its homemade, it taste delicious :)

Ingredients :

1. Puff pastry sheet
2. Oil -  1 tsp
3. Cinnamon stick - 1 no
4. Cloves - 2 nos
5. Boneless chicken - 250 gms
6. Onion - 1 no
7. Chilly powder - 1 tsp
8. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
9. Corriander powder - 1 tsp
10. Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
11. Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
12. Salt to taste
13. Corriander leaves
14. Egg - 1 no

Direction to cook :

£   Heat oil in the pan,  add the seasonings & finely chopped onions.

£   Add turmeric powder, chilly powder, corriander powder & shredded chicken (or cut them in tiny pieces).

£   Once chicken is cooked, add cumin powder & garam masala.  Cook for 5 more mins & sprinkle some finely chopped corriander leaves.  Allow it to cool.

£   Break the eggs & beat them.  Keep aside.

£   Cut the pastry sheets to the desired shapes like circle / rectangle / triangle / square.   Stuff the chicken mixture & brush the edges with egg and seal them.

£   Finally, brush the egg over the puff on either side & bake them as per the instructions given.  I baked it at 200 C for 10 to 12 mins.

Serve warm.

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