Sunday, September 30, 2018

Cheese Balls

Ingredients:

Alu Masala
Mozzarella cheese cubes
Maida(All Purpose Flour) - 2 tsp
Corn Flour - 2 tsp
Salt - to taste
Pepper - to taste
Bread Crumbs
Oil for frying
Water

Method:

Step 1: Take a bowl and add Maida, Corn Flour, Salt and Pepper into it. Add water to it, make a running batter and keep it aside.

Step 2: Take Bread crumbs in a plate.

Step 3: Take a ball size alu masala mixture and give it a ball shape. Flatten it and put a mozzarella cube in the middle and give it a ball shape again.

Step 4: Put the prepared balls in the maida mixture, coat it evenly then coat it with the bread crumbs. Cheese balls are ready to fry.


Step 5: Deep fry these cheese balls in the medium hot oil till they turn golden brown.


Step 6: ChesseBalls are ready to serve.

Saturday, September 29, 2018

Instant Paddu

Kuzhi paniyaram (Tamil) or Paddu/GuLiyappa/Yeriyappa (Kannada) or Gunta Ponganalu (Telugu) or Appe or is an Indian dish made by steaming batter using a mould.

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup rava / semolina / sooji
  • ¾ cup curd / yogurt
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 tsp oil
  • 1 green chilli finely chopped
  • ½ onion finely chopped
  • Few curry leaves chopped
  • Few coriander leaves finely chopped
  • Pinch baking soda
Method: 
Step 1: In a large mixing bowl combine 1 cup rava, ¾ cup curd and ½ tsp salt,
Step 2: Mix well to form a paste without forming any lumps add little water if required.

 

Step 3: In a pan heat 2 tsp oil and saute 1 green chilli and ½ onion till onions shrink slightly.

Step 4: Transfer the roasted onions into prepared rava batter, also add  curry leaves, coriander leaves and combine well.


 Step 5: Rest for 20 minutes or untill rava absorbs water.

 Step 6: Furthermore add a pinch baking soda just before preparing paddu and  
 combine well.

 Step 7: Heat paddu pan and add add few drops of oil inside the holes.

 Step 8: Fill the holes with a spoon of sooji batter in each.

 

Step 9: Cover and simmer for a minute or untill appe gets cooked slightly. Once the base turns golden, flip it over to the other side using a spoon. Simmer further and cook on low heat until it turns golden browns.


Step 10: Serve instant rava paddu with chutney of your choice.


Door Poster - Quilling

Do Not Disturb the Princess Door Poster using Quilling

Step 1: Princess top is made using an Arrow shape.
 

Step 2: Princess frock(first stage) is made using tear drops and tight coil.


Step 3: Princess frock(second stage) is made using tight tear drops and tight coils.


Step 4: Princess bag is made of S - Scrolls.


Step 5: Bird is made of open scrolls, triangle, shaped tear drop and tear drop with an eye to stick.


Step 6: Shoe is made of tear drops and open scrolls.


Step 7: Final Poster is ready.

 

Paper Quilling

Quilling or paper filigree is an art form that involves the use of strips of different colored paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs.

The paper is rolled, looped, curled, twisted and otherwise manipulated to create shapes which make up designs to decorate greetings cards, pictures, boxes, eggs, and to make models, jewelry, mobiles covers etc.

Quilling starts with rolling a strip of paper into a coil and then pinching the coil into shapes that can be glued together.

The main tools used for Quilling are:

1) Quilling Tool



2) Strips of color paper



3) Crimping Tool



4) Glue

Basic Shapes of Quilling:

- Tight Rolled Coil



- Loose Rooled Coil



- Eccentric Coil



- Tear Drop



- Tight Tear Drop



- Shaped Tear Drop



- Half Circle




- Marquise



- Shaped Marquise



- Square



- Rectangle



- Triangle



- Diamond



- Loose Scroll



- S Scroll



- Arrow





Monday, September 24, 2018

Tacos (Desi Version)

Ingredients: 

Butter
Left over Roti(Chapati/Indian Bread)
Alu Masala
Onions
Piri Piri Sauce
Cheese
Oregano Flakes

Method:

Step 1: Put Butter on Pan and place a chapati over it, warm it slightly and flip over(Repeat the same procedure on both the sides).

Step 2: Spread Piri Piri Sauce on the flipped Chapati.



Step 3: Spread Alu Masala on half of the Chapati.



Step 4: Put some onions cut in the ring form on the Masala.

Step 5: Grate some cheese on it and sprinkle some Oregano flakes.



Step 6: Fold it into half, put some butter and roast both the sides till they become Crisp.



Step 7: Cut it and serve with your favorite sauce.



Alu Masala

Ingredients: 

Boiled Mashed Potatoes : 5 (Medium Size)
Green Chilly : 2
Ginger and Garlic Paste : 1tsp
Salt : To taste
Kitchen King Masala : 2 tsp
Aamchur Powder : 1 and 1/2 tsp
Red Chilly Powder : To taste (Vary it according to taste)
Cumin Powder : 2 tsp
Oil : 4Tsp 


Method:

Step 1 : Pour oil into a non stick pan, add Ginger and Garlic paste, saute it for 5 seconds, add finely chopped Green Chillies and saute.

Step 2 : Add mashed Potatoes and mash it little more.

Step 3 : Add all dry ingredients and mix well. Cook for 3 - 4 minutes.