Garlic Bread

Prep Time:5 m       Cook Time:10 m

Serves:2

Ingredients 

Baguette               - 8 slices

Butter                   - 30 g

Garlic                   - 4

Coriander Leaves  -2 tsp

Method

• Melt butter and add grated or finely crushed garlic to it.Add finely chopped coriander leaves and mix well.
                               
     
• Apply this on both sides of  the baguette slices and bake for about twelve minutes or until golden brown colour in a preheated oven at 180 degrees c.
     
     

Little Words

• I have used partly baked white baton.
• Perfect with a cup of warm soup.
• Regular bread can be used as well and toasted on a tawa on low flame.

Mutton Gravy

Prep Time:15 m      Cook Time:25 m

Serves:3

Ingredients

Mutton                - 400 g

Shallots               - 15

Onion                  - 1

Ginger                 - 1"piece

Garlic                  - 4

Curry Leaves       - 2 sprigs
Curry Powder      - 1& 1/2 tblsp
Fried Gram Dal/
Pottukadalai         - 1 & 1/2 tblsp
Turmeric Powder  - 1/4 tsp
Aniseed                - to splutter
Salt                       - as required
Oil                        - 2 tsp

Method

• Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan,add the shallots,ginger and garlic and saute for a few minutes.
  
• Transfer this to a mixer jar.Add fried gram and curry powder to this and grind this into a paste.
     
• Now heat oil in a pressure cooker,splutter aniseed,add curry leaves,sliced onion,little salt and saute till onion becomes soft.
     
• Add turmeric powder and the lamb pieces to this and saute for two minutes until the meat has turned brown on all the sides.
     
• Now add the curry paste and required salt and water.Close the lid and wait for six to eight whistles.Once the pressure is released open the lid and transfer to a serving bowl.
                            
     

Little Words

• Excellent with idli,dosa,rice,poori,chappathi,parotta,nan,bread...

Badam Kheer

Prep Time:10 m  + soaking time   Cook Time:25 m

Serves:2

Ingredients

Badam/Almond - 1/4 cup

Milk                  - 2 cup

Saffron             - few strands

Sugar                - 2 tblsp

Method

• Soak almonds for an hour and peel off the skin.Grind it to a paste with little milk.
                             
  
• Boil milk in a pan and add the saffron strands to it.Simmer the milk and when it has reduced to 3/4 th of its volume add the badam paste and mix well.Now keep stirring for another five to ten minutes.Now add sugar and mix well.Let this cool slightly and then transfer to serving bowls.Referigerate and garnish with finely chopped almonds and serve.
                               
     

Little Words

• A luscious smooth creamy dessert...that glides down the throat.
• Best when served chilled that too after a spicy food,tastes heavenly..

Green Veg Gravy

Prep Time:15 m      Cook Time:20 m

Serves:3

Ingredients

Mixed Vegetables - 1&1/2 cup(carrot,green peas,potato)

Coriander Leaves  - 1/4 cup

Mint Leaves          - 1/4 cup

Curry Leaves        - 2 sprigs

Onion                    - 1

Tomato                 - 1

Ginger                   - 1"piece

Garlic                    - 3 clove

Green Chilli          - 1

Salt                        - as required

Oil                         - 2 tsp

Method

• Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan and add the chopped garlic and ginger.Saute for a while and add chopped onin and saute till onion becomes soft.
     
• Now add green chilli and chopped tomatoes and saute till tomato becomes mushy.
     
• Switch off the flame and then add curry leaves,mint leaves and coriander leaves and give it  a mix.
     
• Let this cool.Meanwhile add the chopped vegetables to a pan of  salted boiling water and cook them for about ten minutes.
  
• Now grind the onion tomato mix into a paste.Heat oil in a pan and add the onion tomato mint paste.Saute this for a while and then add the boiled vegetables along with water.Mix them all together,add required salt and let it boil for another five minutes and serve.
                                    
     

Little Words

• Goes well with rice.roti,idli,dosa...
• Use minimum water for cooking vegetables so that it can be used as such in the gravy.
• The choice of vegetables can be varied as desired.

Carrot Paratha

Prep Time:15 m     Cook Time:20 m

Makes:5

Ingredients

Carrot             - 1 

Wheat Flour   -1/4 cup

Plain Flour     - 1/4 cup

Salt                - as required

Chilli Powder   - 1/2 tsp

Oil/Ghee        - 1 tsp

Method

• Wash and peel the carrot and roughly chop it.Place the chopped carrots in a blender and blend them.Add the flour,salt and chilli powder and knead into a soft dough.Let it rest for ten to fifteen minutes.
                                
     
• Make small balls and roll into chappathis on a floured surface and cook on both sides till brown spots appear.Apply ghee or oil and turn both sides.Serve with any favourite side dish.
                        
     

Little Words

• Easy to prepare and ideal for lunch boxes.
• Add more flour if required.
• The water content in carrot is sufficient for grinding.Add little water if required.