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Carrot, Beetroot Halwa with Sesame Seeds

July 8th, 2009

Carrot_Beetroot_Halwa

Ingredients

Carrot  ½ cup (Peeled & Grated)
 Beetroot  ½ cup (Peeled & Grated)
 Sesame Seeds  1 (Table Spoon)
 Sugar  1 cup
 Sesame Oil  1 (Table Spoon)
 Almond  For garnishing
 Cashew Nuts  Fry in sesame oil
 Milk  ½ cup
 Cardamom Powder  ½ Tea spoon

Process:

  1. Take a bowl and mix grated carrots and beetroot.
  2. Take a pan and dry fry sesame seeds and put a side, now fry Cashew Nuts until it changes color.
  3. Take pan with sesame oil (2 table spoons) and fry grated carrot and beetroot for 7-8 minutes on low flame.
  4. Add sugar and combine until it gets juicy.
  5. Add milk to it and let it cook for 4-5 min.
  6. Add cardamom powder, sesame seeds and mix it once.
  7. Serve by garnishing with Cashew Nuts and Almond.
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Mango Carrot Mocktail

June 24th, 2009

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Ingredients:

 Mango  2 (Pure Paste)
 Carrot  4(Pure Juice)
 Honey  1 Table spoon
 Lemon  1 Table spoon

Process:

1. Take mango pure till half glass, honey as the next layer and then lemon as third layer finally carrot.

2. Now we have to garnish with lemon and carrot on the top of the glass.

3. Now it is ready to serve

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Carrot Halwa (Gajar Halwa)

June 19th, 2009

Carrot Halwa

Ingredients:

 Grated Carrot  4 (Medium Sized)
 Sugar  1 (Small Glass)
 Ghee  3 (Table Spoons)
 Milk  Milk (1 Small Glass),
 Dry Fruits  (Finely Sliced Almond, Fried Cashew Nuts & Raisins)
 Cardamom Powder  (Half Tea Spoon)

Carrot Halwa  

Process:
1. Heat kadhai with milk for 4-5 minutes by stirring.
2. Add sugar and Cardamom Powder and let it boil for 2 -3 minutes. After boiling just keep the liquid a side.
3. Take another kadhai and put ghee in it and fry dry fruits. After frying dry fruits add and fry grated carrot for 6-7 minutes.
4. Decorate with finely sliced almonds and cashew nuts.
5. Now it is ready to serve.

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Carrot Beetroot Fry

June 19th, 2009

 

Carrot Beetroot

Ingredients:

 Carrot  3 (chopped in to a small cubes)
 Beetroot  2 (chopped in to a small cubes)
 Onion  1 (finely chopped)
 Green Chilli  2 (chopped vertically)
 Oil  2 (table spoons)
 Salt  as per the taste
 Red Chilli Powder  ½ (table spoon)
Water  2 (table spoons)

For Talimpu:

 Mustard Seeds  ½ Table Spoon
 Cumin Seeds (Zeera)  1 Pinch
 Split Blackgram Dal (Minappa Pappu)  1 Table Spoon
 Channa Dal (Senaga Pappu)  1 Table Spoon
 Dry Red Chilli  1-2 Tear and Deseed
 Curry Leaves  10-12

Process:

1. Take a pan and heat oil, fry Cumin Seeds, Dry Red Chilli, Split Blackgram Dal, Channa Dal, Mustard Seeds and Curry Leaves.

2. After frying them, add Green Chillis and Onions.  Let it cook for 3-4 minutes, now sprinkle water in it and add Salt, Red Chilli powder and mix for a while.

3. Add chopped carrot and beetroot in the pan, let it fry for 5-6 minutes.

 4. We can adjust salt if we want; by this tasty carrot beetroot curry is ready to serve.

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Gobi, Carrot, Chickpeas Masala Curry

June 17th, 2009

Gobi Carrot Chickpeas Masala Curry

Ingredients:

 Cauliflower Florets       1Cup
 Carrot                           1/2 (Cup half boiled)
 Chickpeas                     1 (Cup half boiled)
 Okra                              1 (Cup half boiled) optional (Ladies Finger)
 Ginger Paste                 1 Table Spoon 
 Garlic Paste                  1 Table Spoon 
 Tomato Puree               1 cup
 Coconut Paste               1 cup
 GaramMasala Powder  1 Table Spoon  ( Colves, cinnamon, Cardamum,)
 Red Chilli Powder        1/2 Table Spoon 
 Coriander Powder         1 Table Spoon 
 Turmeric Powder          1/2 Table Spoon 
 Red Chilli Powder        1/2 Table Spoon 
 Pepper  1/2 Table Spoon 
 Onion Paste                2 ( Large One )
 Green Chillies              2 (cut it into slits)
 Curry Leaves                5 Leaves
 Cumin Seeds                1 Table Spoon
 Mustard Seeds                         1/2 Table Spoon
 Oil                                2 Table Spoon
 Salt                               As required
 Water                                       As required

Process:
1. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a vessel and splutter mustard seeds.
2. Add onion paste, green chillis, curry leaves and saute them till the onion paste turns into golden brown.
3. Clean Cauliflower Florets (along with a pinch of salt and turmeric) by soaking them in warm water for 8-10 minutes. Wash and drain water and keep the florets aside.
4. Add ginger and garlic paste and let it cook on medium flame for a while. Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, pepper powder, coriander powder and masala powder, stir fry for two minutes.
5. Add tomato puree, coconut paste, carrot, chickpeas and cauliflower florets along with some salt.
6. Close lid and cook for around 5 minutes. Then add around ½ – 1 cup of water to make enough gravy.
7. Cook until gravy is of required consistency.
8. Serve hot with rice or chapattis.

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