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.

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.

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.

Tofu with Spinach

Tofu with Spinach	Preperation Time : 20 Mins Serves :4
Ingredients
2-4 peanut oil & butter 1 small green chili chopped 1 medium onion chopped ½ tsp coriander salt to taste ½ tsp turmeric ½ tsp cumin 1 10 oz firm tofu drained and cut in cubes 1 12 oz frozen/fresh chopped spinach 1 tsp lemon juice		Tofu with Spinach
Method
Heat the oil, cook the chilies in the oil for about 3 minutes. Add the onion and spices and cook on low flame until the onions turns golden the longer the better. Now add tofu, stir and cook while the tofu absorbs the spices. In the end add spinach, stir and heat. Add salt and lemon juice and serve.

Potatoes with Brown Mustard seeds

Mustard Seeds Potatoes	Preperation Time : 30 Mins Serves :3
Ingredients
1 tsp brown mustard seeds 3 tbsp peanut oil ¼ tsp turmeric 1 green bell pepper chopped ½ tsp coriander Salt to taste black pepper to taste 3 large potatoes cut in chunks ¼ cup water 1 tsp lemon juice		Potatoes
Method
Heat the oil in pan and cook the mustard seeds until they begin to pop. Add the bell pepper and sauté about 5 minutes. Add the rest of the spices with potatoes and water. Cover and cook on low flame until potatoes are tender. Put more water time to time to so that the mix does not burn. When the potatoes are done uncover and cook another few minutes. If you think the water is more than required, add lemon juice and heat another 2-3 minutes.

Masala Chai/ Spiced Tea

Spiced Tea/Masala Chai	Preparation Time : 10 mins Serves : 5
Ingredients
Ingredients: 3 c. water 2 sticks cinnamon 15 cardamom pods 15 whole cloves 1 tbsp. chopped fresh ginger 3 tbsp. black tea leaves 1 c. milk 3 tbsp. sugar	Masala Tea
Method
In a medium saucepan, bring water, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and ginger to a boil over medium-high heat. Turn off heat, add tea, and cover pan. Let stand for 3 minutes. Strain liquid into another saucepan. Add milk and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. As soon as tea begins to boil, pour into cups. Serve immediately.

Omelet Curry

Omelet Curry
Ingredients
1 onion, pureed 1 tsp. ginger paste 4 eggs, made into omelets 1 tsp. turmeric powder 1 tsp. chili powder 1 tsp. garlic paste 1 tomato, pureed 1 boiled potato, cubed 1 tsp. salt and pepper or to taste coriander leaves 1 tbsp. oil	Omelet Curry
Method
Omelets To make a perfect omelet - cook on medium low heat and resist the temptation to turn it over. A lid over the frying pan will ensure that the omelet cooks evenly in five minutes. The oil must be heated to the right temperature or the omelet will be ruined. To be sure, drop a spoonful of the beaten eggs into the heated oil if it starts sizzling immediately, go ahead. For Curry Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the onions, ginger and garlic together with tomato puree for five minutes. Add potato, omelets, turmeric and chili powders and salt together with a cup of lukewarm water and cook on medium low heat for twenty five minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves.