Friday

Brownie Kisses

Ingredients:

  • Unsweetened chocolate 2 Oz
  • Butter or Margarine, softened 1 stick
  • Splenda/Sugar 1 cup
  • egg 1 large
  • Vanilla essence 1 tsp
  • Wheat flour 3/4 cup
  • Baking soda 1/4 tsp
  • Semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup
  • Chopped walnuts 1/2 cup

    Preparation:

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    2. Melt chocolate in small bowl in microwave oven on high for one minute.
    3. Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
    4. In a large bowl, beat butter with Splenda/sugar.
    5. Add an egg and vanilla essence into this mixture and beat it again.
    6. Stir in melted chocolate, then flour and baking soda.
    7. Add chocolate chips and nuts.
    8. Drop by rounded teaspoons onto an ungreased baking sheet.
    9. Bake about eight minutes. Till bottom is firm

  • Cherry Vanilla Frappe

    Ingredients:

  • Frozen pitted sweet cherries -1 cup
  • Skim milk -1 cup
  • Light vanilla yogurt 1/2 cup

    Preparation:
    1. Put all the ingredients with ice cubes in blender. Puree until almost smooth.
    2. Tip:Freezing fruit before blending lets you skip ice cubes.
    3. Pour into two Tall glasses and serve.Enjoy

  • Sunday

    Tapioca and Prawn Cutlets

    Ingredients:

  • Tapioca boiled and mashed - 1/2 kg
  • Green chilly finely chopped - 3nos
  • Small onions finely chopped - 100 gms
  • Ginger - 1/2 tsp
  • Garam masala - 1/2 tbsp
  • Coriander leaves chopped finely 2-3 tbsp
  • Jumbo prawns - 100 grams boiled and shredded finely
  • Egg whites - 2
  • Powdered bread crumbs


    Preparation:

    1. Lightly fry the chilly, shallots, ginger with the garam masala.
    2. Mix all the ingredients together with the tapioca and prawns.
    3. beat egg whites and keep it aside.
    4. Shape the mixture into desired shape and dip in egg white and roll on crumbs
    5. Deep fry to a golden brown.
    6. Serve hot

  • Tuesday

    Goan Prawn/Shrimp Curry

    Ingredients:

  • Prawns/Shrimps 2 cups, peeled and De veined
  • Coconut 1 cup , finely grated
  • Tamarind small lemon size
  • Black pepper corns 1 tbsp
  • Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
  • Chilly Powder 1/4 tsp
  • red chillies 3-4
  • Green Chillies 2-3 cut lengthwise
  • Coriander powder 1 tsp
  • Cumin powder 1/4 tsp
  • Cumin seeds 1 tsp
  • Onion 1/2 cup finely chopped
  • salt to taste
  • oil

    Preparation:

    1. Wash Prawns by adding salt,turmeric,and lemon juice.
    2. Marinate with salt, turmeric powder and chilly powder.
    3. Soak red chilies along with cumin seeds in water for 5-10 min.
    4. Grind grated coconut,tamarind,black pepper and soaked red chillies to fine paste.
    5. Now add 3-5 prawns to the above grind paste and grind it again.
    6. Take a tawa/pan and add oil .
    7. Fry onions till golden brown.And add green chillies and fry for a min.
    8. Now add coriander and cumin powder, and add prawns and fry for 3-5 min
    9. Now add the grind paste and fry.
    10. Cover and allow the prawns to cook.
    11. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with plain white rice
    12. Adjust your spices accordingly.

  • Chicken Pakoda

    Ingredients:

  • Boneless Chicken cut into small pieces - 500 gm
  • Curd - 1 cup
  • Salt - 2 tsp
  • Chilly powder - 2 tsp
  • Vinegar - 2 tsp
  • Soy Sauce - 2 tsp
  • Onion paste - 2 tsp
  • Garlic Ginger paste - 2 tsp
  • Corn Flour -2 tbsp
  • Oil - 500 gm.

    Preparation:
    1. Mix all the ingredients along with chicken
    2. Marinate the above mixture and refrigerate for 3-4 hrs
    3. Heat oil in pan
    4. Deep fry the marinated chicken pieces till crisp or done.
    5. Serve hot with your favourite sauce.