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Gram flour Laddu ( Besan, Chickpea flour)

February 20, 2010 Quick Eats No comments

Ingredients:

Gram Flour – 1 cup ( You can also use whole gram you just need to roast it in a pan and powder it)

Sugar – 1/2 cup

Ghee – enough to bind the ingredients

Almonds or Nuts – 1/4 cup

 

How to:

In a pan pour 1 tablespoon ghee and roast the nuts till they become light brown.

Remove the nuts from the pan and chop finely.

In a non stick pan lightly roast the Gram flour till its colour changes from light yellow, to a darker shade. (do not wait till it gets brown)

In a mixer,combine the roasted flour and the sugar.

Transfer the mixture into a bowl and add the chopped nuts to it.

Pour ghee and knead well.

Roll into lime sized balls.

Your laddu is ready.

Store in an air tight container.

(You can refrigerate, if there is any left after tasting)

Tuna Cutlets

February 4, 2010 Quick Eats No comments

If your kids don’t like eating tuna and you really want them to eat it try this out.

Ingredients:

Tuna – 1 medium sized tin

Onions – 1 (chopped finely)

Ginger – 1/2 inch piece (chopped finely)

Garlic – 2 pods (chopped finely)

Green chillies – 2 (chopped finely)

Potato – 2 medium sized

Pepper powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Coriander powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Fennel  seed powder – 2 pinches

Egg white – 1 egg

Bread Crumbs – 1 cup

Curry leaves – 1 small sprig (chopped finely)

Salt – if needed

How To:

Boil the potatoes, mash them and keep them aside.

Flake the tuna in a bowl, add the finely chopped ginger, garlic, onions, curry leaves and green chillies and mix thoroughly.

In a pan, pour 1 tablespoon oil, add the mixture of tuna and sauté for 5 minutes over a  medium flame.

Now, add the pepper powder, coriander powder and fennel powder, mix it for a minute or two and keep the pan aside.

Put the mashed potatoes into the pan and mix everything together.

When it cools, make small lime sized balls out of the mixture and flatten to a shape you desire.

Let it set in the fridge for 10-15 minutes.

Just before frying, take it out of the fridge, dip it in the egg white, then in the bread crumbs, and into the pan.

Fry both sides till golden brown.

Serve hot or cold with sauce.