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Grape Juice Recipe ~ Summer Drink Recipes

Grape Juice Recipe ~ Summer Drink Recipes

Fresh Grapes Juice with Lemon Recipe:

Preparation & Cooking Time : 10 mins

Serves: 3 persons

Ingredients:

Seedless black grapes: 2 cups
Lemon Juice : from ½ a lemon
Sugar: 1 tablespoon or to taste
Water: As needed
Ice Cubes: As needed

Method:

1. Rinse
the grapes and separate the grapes from its stalks.

2. Grind the grapes in
a mixie or blender until smooth.

3. Pour the juice through the strainer into a bowl and
press the flesh with a metal spoon .Use little water while straining to
make it easy.

4. Add the sugar and lemon juice to it and mix well until
sugar is dissolved.

5. Then add ice cubes and serve chilled.

 

Eggless Wheat Butter Cashew Cookies ~ Homemade Eggless Cookie Recipes

 Eggless Wheat Butter Cashew Cookies Recipe - Super easy, delicious and perfect homemade wheat cookies for Christmas or any other occasion. how to make eggless wheat cashew cookies recipe, easy wheat cookies recipes
Eggless Wheat Cashew Butter Cookies Recipe - There homemade cookies are very tasty, crispy, easy and perfect for Christmas, birthday parties or to serve with tea or coffee. If you want to avoid plain flour / maida in your baking then this whole wheat butter cookie recipe is for you.
I've used toasted cashew nuts in this recipe because I just love cashews in butter cookies. You can substitute cashews with your favorite nuts using the same recipe.
Here are some other Eggless Baking Recipes with Wheat Flour:
easy cashew cookies recipe with whole wheat flour, eggless cookies recipes
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Eggless Wheat Butter Cashew Cookies Recipe

Very simple and easy Cashew Butter Cookies with Whole Wheat Flour.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Cookies, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: International
Servings: 26 Cookies
Author: Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • ½ cup Sugar
  • ½ cup Unsalted Butter softened
  • ½ cup Cashew Nuts
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla Essence
  • 2 tablespoon Milk or as needed
  • A Pinch of Salt

Instructions

  • To toast the nuts, preheat the oven to 180 degree C. Spread the cashew nuts on a baking tray and bake them for 7 – 8 minutes until light brown color.
  • Remove the toasted nuts from the oven and let them cool completely.
  • Grind the cooled nuts coarsely and set aside.
  • Grind the sugar into a fine powder and set aside.
  • Preheat the oven to 180 degree C.
  • In a mixing bowl, combine the wheat flour, powdered sugar, salt and coarsely powdered nuts and mix well.
  • Then add the softened butter and vanilla essence to it and mix well.
  • Then sprinkle milk little by little over it and mix it well to make a dough. The dough should be very soft.
  • Divide the dough into 26 – 28 equal sized balls and press the each ball between your palms lightly.
  • Place them on a baking tray spacing about 1 inch apart.
  • Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 18 minutes at 180 degree C or until the edges are browned.
  • Remove them from the oven and let them cool down for 2-3 minutes and place them on a wire rack to cool completely. Store them  in an airtight container.

 

 

How to make homemade eggless wheat cookies, eggless cookies recipes for christmas

 

 

Sorakaya Perugu Pachadi ~ Bottle Gourd Yogurt Chutney Recipe

Bottle Gourd in Spiced Yogurt ~ Sorakaya Perugu Pachadi Recipe:
Preparation & Cooking Time : 20mins 

 
Serves: 4 persons

Ingredients:

Bottle Gourd : 1 cup
Yogurt : 1 cup
Grated Ginger : 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds: ½ tsp
Cumin Seeds: ½ tsp
Chopped Green Chillies: 2
Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
Turmeric Powder: ¼ tsp
Salt to taste
Oil: 2 tsp

Method:

1. Wash, peel and chop the bottle gourd into small pieces.

2. In a vessel, add the chopped bottle gourd, water, turmeric and salt.
Cover with a lid and cook until the bottle gourd pieces are tender.

3.  Drain the excess water and allow it to cool.

4. Heat oil in a pan for
seasoning. Add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Then add the grated ginger, chopped green chillies and curry leaves and
fry for a minute.

5. Remove from the flame and let it cool completely.

6. Combine the cooked bottle gourd and seasoned ingredients with curd.

7. Adjust the salt and serve with rice or roti.

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Rava Laddu / Rava Ladoo ~ Festival Special Recipes

Rava Laddu / Ladoo (Sweet Semolina Balls with Cashews, Raisins and Cardamom) 
Preparation & Cooking Time : 25mins 

 
Makes about 12 - 14 laddoos

Ingredients: 

Semolina/ Suji: 1 cup
Sugar : 1 cup
Finely grated or powdered dry coconut : ½ cup
Milk: ¼ cup or as required
Cardamom Pods: 4
Handful of Cashews and Raisins
Ghee: 2 - 3 tbsp

Method: 

1. Grind
the sugar and cardamom seeds into a powder and set aside.

2. Heat ghee in a
heavy bottomed frying pan and fry the cashews until light brown color.
Then add the raisins and fry until it plumps up. Take them out of the
ghee and set aside.

 

3. In the same pan, add the semolina and fry
continuously on a medium flame till they change color to light golden.

4. Now add the coconut, powdered sugar and roasted nuts to it and mix well.

5. Sprinkle the milk over the semolina mixture and mix well with a spatula.

6. When the mixture is warm enough to handle take a little portion of it and roll into balls.

7. Its best to consume within 4-5 days of making them.

Sweet Potato Pakora Recipe - Indian Sweet Potato Fritters Recipe

Sweet Potato Pakora Recipe - An easy Indian fried fritters made with chickpea flour and grated sweet potato.

crispy sweet potato pakoras or fritters served with tomato sauce and coffee

These sweet potato pakoras are super simple and need only a few ingredients to make. If you are looking for more pakora recipes or snack recipes, check the below recipes as well.

Few More Snack Recipes on the blog:

How to Make Sweet Potato Pakora Recipe:

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Sweet Potato Pakora Recipe

An easy Indian fried fritters made with sweet potato, chickpea flour and spices.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Snack
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4
Calories: 138kcal
Author: Hari Chandana Ponnaluri

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Grated Sweet Potato
  • ¾ cup Chickpea Flour / Besan
  • 1 - 2 tablespoon Rice Flour
  • 1 big Onion
  • ½ teaspoon Dried Mango Powder
  • 1 - 2 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder or as needed
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 1 sprig Curry Leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for deep frying

Instructions

  • Peel and chop the onion into thin slices and set aside.
  • Wash, peel and grate the sweet potato. In a mixing bowl, combine the flours, grated sweet potato, onion, salt, curry leaves, turmeric, amchur and red chilli powder.
  • Mix very well and add enough water to make a thick batter.
  • Heat oil for deep frying. Take a small portion of besan and sweet potato mixture and drop them into the hot oil.
  • Deep fry the fritters until golden brown and crispy and remove from the oil.
  • Serve hot with tomato sauce and coffee.

Notes

You can also add ginger garlic paste to make it more flavorful.

Nutrition

Calories: 138kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 44mg | Potassium: 355mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 4935IU | Vitamin C: 12.9mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1.5mg

Ugadi Festival Special Recipes 2013 - Traditional Ugadi Dishes

Ugadi Special Recipes ~ Traditional Ugadi Festival Recipes

Rava Pulihora
Saggubiyyam Payasam
Pesara Garelu

Bellam Paramannam
Aava Pettina Daddojanam
Paala Munjalu

Miriyala Pulihora
Lemon Rice
Senaga Pappu Payasam

Rava Payasam
Kova Kajjikayalu
Godhuma Payasam

Aava Pettina Daddojanam
Daddojanam
Pulihora

Lemon Sevai
Ugadi Pachadi
Milk Rava Kesari

Panchamrutham
Moong Dal Sundal
Pesara Poornalu

Semiya Payasam
Rava Appalu
Rava Laddu

Bellam Pongali
Kobbari Pongali
Kobbari Payasam

Chegodilu
Peanut Murukulu
Karam Kajalu

Chintakaya Pappu
Thotakura Kootu
Apinach Mango Dal

Dosakaya Pappu
Mamidikaya Pulusu
Gummadi Pindimiriyam

Methi Sambar
Mango Sambar
Kalchina Aratikaya Kura

Gutti Vankaya Koora Podi
Raw Banana Podimas
Dondakaya Kobbari Karam

Soarakaya Palu Posina Kura
Dosakaya Kura
Yam Curry

Gutti Vankaya Senagapindi Kura
Mullangi Pachadi
Palakura Kandi Pachadi

Sorakaya Pachadi
Drumstick Rasam
Saggubiyyam Vadiyalu

Chakra Pongali
Pesara Pappu Payasam
Rava Kesari

Mamidikaya Pulihora
Palakura Bajji
Gongura Pulusu Kura

Pakam Garelu
Kobbari Rava Kesari
Medu Vada

Katte Pongali
Panasa Pottu Koora
Ulli Garelu




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Pearl Millet Almond Cookies Recipe (Eggless)

Eggless Pearl Millet Almond Cookies ~ Eggless Bajra Cookies Recipe: 
Preparation & Cooking Time : 25mins

 

Makes about 24 cookies

Ingredients :

Pearl Millet Flour / Sajja Pindi : 1 cup
Unsalted Butter : ½ cup, softened
Sugar : ½ cup
Green Cardamom Pods: 8
Chopped Almonds : ¼ cup
A pinch of salt
About  2 tablespoons of milk (only if you need it)

Method:

1.Grind the sugar and cardamom seeds into a fine powder and set aside.

2. Preheat
the oven to 180 degree C.

3. In a bowl, combine the flour, chopped almonds, powdered sugar and salt well.

4. Next add the softened butter to the flour and mix everything to make a soft dough.

5. Divide the dough into 24 equal sized balls and press the each ball between your palms lightly.

6. Place them on a baking tray spacing
about 1 inch apart.

7. Bake the cookies for 15 minutes at 180 degree C.

8. Then remove from
the oven and let them cool down for 2-3 minutes before taking them of
the baking tray.

9. Place them on a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container.

 

Raw Banana Fry with Dried Mango Powder

Aratikaya Vepudu / Raw Plantain Fry with Amchoor Recipe:

Preparation & Cooking Time : 20 mins

Serves: 4 persons

Ingredients :Chopped Plantain / Raw Banana : 2 cups
Amchoor / Dried Mango Powder : 1 teaspoon (You can also make amchur at home )
Red Chilli Powder : ½ to 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder : ¼ tsp
Sugar : ¼ tsp
Mustard Seeds : ½ tsp
Cumin Seeds : ½ tsp
Hing: ⅛ tsp
Salt to taste
Oil : 2 tbsp

Method:

1. Wash, peel and chop the plantain into pieces. Add them to a bowl of water to prevent discoloration.

2. Heat oil in a skillet. Add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let them splutter. Then add the hing and stir fry for a few seconds.

3. Remove the plantain pieces from water and
them to the skillet.

4. Add salt and turmeric powder and stir fry for a
minute. Cover it with a lid and let it cook on a low flame.

5. When they
are turning to soft, remove the lid and continue to stir frying until
soft and little crisp. Stir in between to avoid burning.

6. When it's done,
add the red chilli powder, dried mango powder and sugar.

7. Sprinkle very
little water and combine well. Cover and cook for a minute and switch
off the flame.

8.Serve hot with rice.

 

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Banana Chocolate Milkshake Recipe



Ingredients :

Ripe Banana : 1 small sized
Milk : 1 cup
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder : 2 tsp
Sugar to taste
Ice Cubes

Method :

1. Peel and chop the banana.

2. In a blender, add the chopped banana, sugar and cocoa powder and blend until smooth.

3. Then
add the milk and crushed ice cubes and blend it again for a few
seconds.

4. Add more milk if you want a thinner consistency.

5. Pour the
milkshake into glasses and serve immediately.

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Bread Besan Toast ~ Quick Snack Recipe Under 15 Minutes

If you are looking for more recipes with bread then do check Black eyed peas sandwich, Bread Rasmalai, Paneer Sandwich, Eggless Cinnamon French Toast, Shahi Tukra, Corn Curry Toast, Bread Halwa and Eggless French Toast.
Bread Besan Toast Recipe:
Preparation & Cooking Time : 15 mins

Serves: 3 - 4 persons

Ingredients :

Bread Slices : 6 - 8
Chickpea Flour: 1 cup
Rice Flour: ¼ cup
Onion : 1
Green Chillies: 2, finely chopped
Finely Chopped Cilantro / Coriander Leaves : 3 tbsp
Roasted Cumin Powder : 1 teaspoon (you can also make cumin powder at home)
Red Chilli Powder : ½ teaspoon (Optional)
Salt to taste
Oil

Method:

1. Peel and chop the onion into small pieces.

2. In a mixing bowl, Combine all the above ingredients except bread and oil.

3. Slowly add water and
mix it to a thin consistency.

4. Dip the each bread slice both sides into the batter and place it on the hot tawa / pan.

5. Add
oil around the edges and roast it both sides on low heat till golden
color.

6. Remove from the flame and serve hot with chutney or tomato sauce.

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Eggless Ragi Thumbprint Cookies ~ Finger Millet Jam Cookies Recipe

Eggless Finger Millet Thumbprint Cookies Recipe:

Preparation & Cooking Time : 40 mins

Makes about 20 cookies


Ingredients:

Finger Millet Flour / Ragi Flour: 1 cup
Unsalted Butter: ½ cup, softened
Powdered Sugar: ½ cup
Vanilla Essence : ½ tsp
A pinch of Salt
Cashews : ½ cup
Fruit Jam : 4 tablespoon (I uses mixed fruit jam here)

Other Ingredients:


Water: ½ cup
Sugar : 1 tsp
Corn Flour: 1 tsp

Method:

1. To toast the nuts, preheat
the oven to 180 degree C. Spread the cashew nuts on a baking tray and
bake them for 7 - 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and let them cool
completely. Chop or grind the nuts coarsely and set aside.

2. In a small bowl, add a teaspoon of sugar, corn flour and water and beat it until frothy. Keep it aside.

3. Sieve / mix the flour and salt together and set aside.

4. Preheat the oven to 180 degree C

5. In
a bowl, combine the softened butter, powdered sugar and vanilla essense
and beat it until light and fluffy.

6. Add the mixed flour to the butter
mixture and mix everything to make a dough.

7. Divide the dough into 20 balls. Dip the each ball into the corn flour mixture and then
lightly roll in the prepared nuts.

8. Place them on a baking tray spacing
about 1 inch apart.

9. Using your thumb or a small cap, make a indention
into the center of each dough ball. Now fill each indention with melted
jam.

10. Bake for about 13 - 15 minutes 180 degree C.

11. Then remove from
the oven and let them cool down for 2-3 minutes before taking them of
the baking tray.

12. Place them on a wire rack to cool. Store in a airtight container.

Mirapakaya Bajji ~ Green Chilli Fritters Recipe

Mirapakaya Bajjilu / Mirchi Bajji /Green Chilli Fritters Recipe:

Preparation & Cooking Time : 20 -25 mins

Serves: 3 persons

Ingredients :

Large Green Chillies : 10
Besan : 1 cup
Rice Flour : ¼ cup
Cooking Soda : ¼ tsp
Turmeric Powder: ¼ tsp
Salt to taste
Oil for deep frying

For Stuffing:


Tamarind Pulp: 2 tbsp
Besan : 2 tbsp
Ajwain Seeds / Powdered Ajwain: 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Combine
all the stuffing ingredients in a bowl and make into a smooth paste.
Keep it aside.

2. Wash the chillies and dry them. Slit the chillies
lengthwise and remove the seeds.

3. Fill the each chilli with prepared
stuffing mixture and set aside.

4. In a mixing bowl, combine the chickpea
flour, rice flour, cooking soda, turmeric and salt.

5. Slowly add water and
mix it to a thick consistency.

6. Heat oil in a pan for deep frying.

7. Dip
the each chilli into the batter and slide them onto edge of the batter
bowl to expose the side of chilli.

8. Then slowly drop them into hot oil.
Deep fry them on a medium flame until golden brown color.

9. Serve
immediately with sliced onions and lemon juice.

 

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