Coconut Milk Pulao

Coconut Milk Rice	Preperation Time : 60 Mins Serves :4
Ingredients
1" piece  of Ginger 15 Green chillies 8 cloves of Garlic 1 Can Coconut Milk 2 cups Rice 2 medium sized Carrots 10 to 15 Beans ¼ cup Green Peas 2 Cinnamon Few Coriander leaves stems salt to taste 10 tea spoons of Oil/butter		Coconut milk pulao
Method
For Masala : cut ginger chillies and garlic into pieces and then grind. Clean the rice and soak in hot water for 10 to 15 minutes. Heat the cooking oil in a vessel and add the cinnamon, cloves. Now add Vegetables (except peas) and fry for some time. After this add masala paste which you have prepared, salt and cook for some time. Now add green peas and Coriander leaves and cook again. Pour the Coconut milk and add water for the rest. Let the mixture boil. At last add rice and cover the vessel. Set the flame to low and keep it for 20 minutes. Finally open and mix the cooked rice gently. Garnish with coriander leaves. Note : While adding water Rice and Water should be in 1 : 11/2 proportion.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Oatmeal Raisin Cookie	Preperation Time : 50 Mins Serves :8
Ingredients
½ cup sugar ½ cup brown sugar 2 eggs ¾ cup sifted flour ½ tsp salt ¼ cup walnuts 1 tbsp orange rind 1 ½ cup quick cooking oatmeal ¼ tsp baking soda ½ cup softened margarine 2 tsp vanilla extract
Method
Grease cookie sheet, sift dry ingredients in a bowl. Beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Now beat them well in eggs vanilla and mix in flour mixture until well moistened. After this stir in oatmeal, nuts and rind. Drop in the cookie sheet with a difference of 2”. Bake at 250 F for 15 min.

Pudina Puris

Pudina Puris	Preperation Time 25 mins Serves :2
Ingredients
2 cups plain flour (maida) 1/2 cup mint leaves (pudina) 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera) 2 green chillies, chopped 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon sugar salt to taste oil for deep frying		Pudina Puri
Method
Pound the mint leaves, cumin seeds, green chillies, lemon juice, sugar and salt together. Combine this mixture with the flour, add enough water and knead into a firm dough. Divide into small portions Roll out on a lightly greased surface into thin circles Deep fry in hot oil till  golden brown and drain on tissue paper.

Multi Layered Roti(Bread)

Multi Layered Roti(Bread)	Preperation Time 25 mins Serves :2
Ingredients
2/1/2 cups wheat flour salt thin buttermilk or water.		Multi Layered Roti
Method
Knead soft dough with above ingredients. Make 4 mm thickness round about 6" diameter. Apply 1/2 tsp ghee and spread all over with fingers. Fold into half. Press greasy fingers onto it. Fold again to quarter. Press with fingers. Roll in dry flour. Now roll out again to a triangle about the size of a roti. Heat griddle (tawa) and place roti on it. Turn to roast other said. Now put a little ghee on both sides and shallow fry till crisp. Serve hot with any desired accompaniment.

Pav Bhaji (Buns)

Pav Bhaji (Buns)	Preperation Time : 30 Mins Serves :4
Ingredients
butter to shallow fry. 8 pavs (buns) 1 capsicum chopped 2 onions chopped 2 tomatoes chopped 2 1/2 cups chopped vegetables (carrots, beans, cauliflower, pototo etc.) 1/2 cup shelled peas Butter to taste 2 tsp. Pav bhaji readymade masala 1 1/2 tsp. chilli powder 1/4 tsp. turmeric powder 1/2 tsp. sugar salt to taste 1 cup water (in which vegetables were boiled) 1/2 tsp. each ginger grated, garlic crushed 1/2 lemon juice. 1 tbsp. coriander chopped 1 onion chopped		Pav Bhaji
Method
Pressure cook mixed vegetables and peas. Mash them coarsely after draining. Heat butter in a pan. Add ginger-garlic, capsicum, onion, tomatoes. Fry for 2-3 minutes till very soft. Add pav bhaji masala , chilli powder, turmeric, salt, sugar and cook further 2-3 minutes. Bring to boil.  Cook on low flame till gravy is thick, mashing veggies in between. Add lemon juice, stir. Garnish with chopped coriander and a block of butter. Now take pavs and cut them horizontally leaving one edge attached. Apply butter and roast till the surface is crisp on both sides. Add some lemon juice and chopped onion to bhaji and server with pav.

Strawberries Lassi

Strawberries Lassi	Preperation Time : 25 Mins Serves :2
Ingredients
400g strawberries (ripe) 250ml good-quality plain yoghurt 2 tbsp sugar, or to taste ice cubes		Strawberries Lassi
Method
Blend strawberries, yoghurt and sugar until smooth in a blender. Pour into glasses, add some ice cubes and serve.

Medu Vada

Medu Vada	Preperation Time :30 Mins Serves :4
Ingredients
4 cups urad dal 1 cup ordinary rice 1 tsp. ginger grated 1 tbsp. coconut grated coarsely 8-10 whole pepper corns 1 tsp. cumin seeds salt to taste oil to deep fry		Medu Vada
Method
Wash and soak dal and rice together in plenty of water overnight. Drain, grind to a soft batter, a fine grain should be felt in it. Do not make the batter thin. It should be thick enough to shape vadas. Add all ingredients and beat well clock wise/ anti clockwise with hand to incorporate air. Heat oil, wet palm and take an idli sized lump on fingers palm side up. Make a hole in the middle with thumb. Put gently into hot oil, repeat the same for more. One can  use a medhu vada press. Fry on medium flame. Serve hot with chutney and sambar. Z9VGARTN8VVQ

Xmass Cookies

Xmas Cookies	Preperation Time : 25 Mins Serves :4
Ingredients
1 cup butter 3/4 cup sugar 3 egg yolks 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon almond extract 2 1/2 cups flour, divided		Xmas Cookies
Method
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream butter and sugar thoroughly. Add well-beaten egg yolks and vanilla and almond extracts. Mix in half of flour, then turn on a floured board and knead in the remaining half of the flour. Roll out and cut with Christmas cookie cutters. Place on greased baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes watching cookies very carefully. Decorate with colored sugar crystals, nuts, candied cherries or your favorite topping.

Tomato Rice with Veggies

Tomato Rice with Veggies	Preperation Time : 60 Mins Serves : 4
Ingredients
1 cup short grain rice 1½ cup water 1 stalk celery chopped ¼ tsp turmeric Peanut or sesame oil 4 diced tomatoes 2 tbs butter (optional) ½ tsp whole mustard seeds ½ tsp whole cumin seeds 2 cloves garlic chopped salt and pepper to taste 1 zucchini chopped 1 onion chopped some coriander leaves		Tomato Rice with veggies
Method
Cook the rice with turmeric added in a normal manner. While the rice is cooking, heat the oil and butter in a skillet on a medium flame. When the butter is melted, add the mustard and cumin seeds and cover. When the mustard seeds start to pop, add the garlic, cover again and let cook another minute. Add onion and celery, stir until onion starts to turn transparent. Add the zucchini and cook until zucchini is soft. Add tomatoes stir and heat until well hot. Mix in the cooked rice and cook for 3 minutes to blend flavors. Garnish with coriander and server hot.

Dill Tofu Dip

Dill Tofu Dip	Preperation Time : 15 Mins Serves : 2
Ingredients
3 tbsp olive oil 2 tbs lemon juice 1 clove garlic Salt to taste ½ tsp black pepper 2 scallions, roughly chopped 2 tsp dried dill 10 oz extra firm tofu, drained water for puree		Dill Tofu Dip
Method
Mix ingredients in a blender in the above order, and make smooth puree. Stir until you get the mix you want. That’s it.