Egyptian Baked Semolina Syrup Cake (Basbousa)
Aug12

Egyptian Baked Semolina Syrup Cake (Basbousa)

  Ingredients: • Fine semolina – 2 cups  • Dried coconut threads, or coarse dessicated – 1 cup  • Sugar – ½ cup  • Butter, melted – 150g (5 ounces)   • Milk – 1 cup    Syrup  • Sugar – 1½ cups   • Water – 1½ cups  • Fresh lemon juice...

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Fenugreek Dumpling Methi Muthia
Jan30

Fenugreek Dumpling Methi Muthia

  Ingredients Dumplings (muthia): • 1 C chopped fresh fenugreek leaves • 5 fresh green chilies chopped • 1½ Tbsp grated ginger • ½ C gram flour (besan) • 1/3 C wheat flour (atta) • 2 Tbsp semolina (sooji or rava) • ¾ Tsp salt • 1 Tsp sugar • ¼ Tsp baking soda • 1 Tsp cumin seeds • 1 Tsp ground coriander • ½ Tsp ground cumin • ½ Tsp turmeric powder • 2 Tbsp oil Seasoning: • 2 Tbsp oil • ½ Tsp black mustard seeds • 1 Tsp white...

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Vegetable Idli
Dec27

Vegetable Idli

Ingredients • Cream of wheat (Rava)- 300 gms • Rice flour – 1 tbsp • Urad dal – 50 gms • Sev – 200 gms • Green chili paste – 1 tsp • Red chilies – 3-5 • Oil or ghee – 1 tbsp • Chana dal – 50 gms • Plain yogurt – 5 cups • French beans – 50 gms • Peas – 50 gms • Cashew nut – 10 to12 Preparation 1. Heat oil or ghee in a pot. 2. Put fried urad dal and chana dal roast it for...

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Rava Uppama
Dec23

Rava Uppama

  Ingredients • Cream of wheat (Rava) – 2 cups • Buttermilk – 3 cups • Urad dal – 1 tsp • Lemon juice – 1 tsp • Green chilies, curry leaves – 4 • Grated coconut – ¼ • Coriander leaves – ½ cup • Salt – as required • Oil or ghee. • Peas and Tomatoes • Carrot- ½ cup Preparation 1. In a pot take oil, or ghee and...

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Semolina and vegetable pudding
Aug27

Semolina and vegetable pudding

Ingredients Preparation   1)Stir fry the semolina in a frying pan over moderate heat, adding 2 Tbsp of butter, until it darkens a few shades. Take off from heat, add the remaining 2 Tbsp butter and fold in the yogurt. Keep aside. 2)Heat 1 Tbsp of ghee/oil over moderately high heat. Drop the mustard seeds, sauté until they crackle. Add the green chili and curry leaves, sauté for few moments, then add all the vegetables and...

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