Soft Yummy Rava Idlies

Ingredients:
Rava-2 cups
Baking Soda-1/4 tsp
Buttermilk-1-2 cups

Tadka:
Mustard seeds-1/4 tsp
Urad dal-1/4 tsp
Chana Dal-1/8 tsp
Green Chillies-2 chopped finely
Cashew Nuts-1/2 tsp
Ginger-A small bit
Salt-1/2 tsp

Garnish:
Carrot-4 baby ones,grated
Cilantro-Chopped
Peas-optional

Procedure:
1.In a little bit of oil,season mustard seeds,urad dal, chana dal, cashewnuts, green chillies and ginger.
2.Now add rava and saute till raw smell is gone and switch off stove. Allow this mixture to cool.
3.Add Baking soda, salt& buttermilk to this mixture until it reaches the consistency of idly batter.
4.Grease idly plates with a little oil, put a little bit of carrot,peas and cilantro. Now pour batter over this and cook until done.
5.Serve with any kind of coconut chutney. Rava idlies are good at room temperature too.

Makes about 20 or more idlies in total depending on the idly plate size.

Croissant or bread Halwa(Pudding)

Ingredients:
Stale Croissants or Bread without the crust-cut into small pieces.
Milk-Enough to soak the bread in the pan.
Cashew nuts, pistachio-nuts, almonds- A handful together
Elaichi-2
Sugar-1/2 cup or as desired to taste.
Ghee-1tbsp or as desired.
Cashew nuts-As desired.
Raisins-5 or 6.
Saffron- A pinch.

Procedure:

1. In a blender/mixie,dry grind cashewnuts,almonds.elaichi/cardamom and pistachionuts into a fine powder.
   
2. In a spoon of ghee,fry croissants and the ground mixture till golden brown.
3. Add milk and stir till soft.
4. Add sugar to your taste and mix.
5. Garnish with cashewnuts and raisins fried in ghee.Add some saffron for flavor.
   
6. Serve warm.

Tips:
You can also add crushed pineapple or banana with the pudding for a different flavor.

Cabbage Chapathis

Ingredients:

Cabbage-1/4 of a small cabbage-grated
Green chilli-1
Garam masala-1/4 tsp
Salt-As desire
Wheat Flour-3 cups
Oil-2 to 3 tbsp
Ginger-As desired

Procedure:
1.Grate cabbage,ginger and green chilli in a grater.
2.Mix with Wheat flour,oil,salt and knead into a dough.
3.Roll into chapathis and pan toast.
4.You can also try the same with radish or carrots.

Home made Easy Tres Leches Cake

Ingredients:

Betty Crockers Yellow Cake mix- 1 box
Cool whip Fat free-1 box
Evaporated Milk- 1 can
Condensed Milk-1 can
Whole Milk-1 cup

Procedure:
1.Bake the cake as per instructions on the back of the box in a 13x9 inch pan.
2.Let it cool completely.
3.Mix evaporated milk, condensed milk and whole milk together.
4.Pour over the cake after it has cooled and refrigerate over night.
5.Smother coolwhip on the cake right before serving and keep the cake refrigerated for best results.
6.Garnish with fresh fruits like Berries,Pineapple, Kiwi and you can also garnish with some almond flakes.

Peanut Chutney

Ingredients:
Peanuts-Unsalted Roasted, 1 cup
Red chillies-2 or more according to your spice level
Tamarind paste-1/2 tsp

Onion-1/4 of a medium or 2 cloves of Garlic

Salt-According to taste

Asafoetida-Few puffs

Curry leaves-For garnish

Procedure:

1.Grind all ingredients in a mixie or blender until smoothe.Add curry leaves after washing for garnish. No need to do tadka for this one.

2.Serve with idlies,dosas,pongal,upma,lemon rice or pulihora.

Corn Bread Casserole

Ingredients:

Whole Kernel Corn(drained of juice)-1 can
Creamed corn(undrained)-1 can
Butter(soft or melted)-1 stick
Egg-1
Shredded Cheese-1 cup
Sour cream-1 cup
Jiffy corn bread mix-1 bix

Procedure:

1,Mix all ingredients in a large bowl
2.Place mixture in a greased dish and cook for 60 minutes at 350 degree Fahrenheit.
3.Serve with any kind of chili.

Banana Chocolate Chip Bread

I got this recipe from our friend,Meike and have been using this for the last 4 yrs almost.
Ingredients:
Butter-1/2 cup
Sugar-1 cup
Eggs-2
Vanilla-1 tsp
Ripe bananas-3
Milk-1/4 cup
Flour-1 1/2 cups
Baking powder-1 1/2 tsp
Baking soda-1/2 tsp
Salt-1/4 tsp
chocolate chips-1/2 cup
Procedure:
1.Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.Grease loaf pan with baking spray.
2.Combine butter,sugar,eggs,vanilla essence in a large bowl.
3.In a separate bowl, mash bananas with milk.
4.Beat on low speed to blend into other ingredients.
5.Add baking powder,baking soda,salt,flour with the above mixture and beat till moist.
6.Use a spatula to stir in chocolate chips. Do not use blender for mixing chocolate chips.
7.Pour into the greased loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
8. Wait for 10 minutes to cool and then remove from the loaf pan.