Green tomato Ghosthu/Sabji

INGREDIENTS:

Green Tomatoes- 6 or 7 medium nos, cubed into small pieces
Garlic- 3 or 4 pods, finely chopped
Green chillies- 7 or 8 depending on your spice level
Curry leaves- A few
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Chilli powder- 1 tbsp
Coriander seed powder(daniya powder)-1 tsp
Sugar/Jaggery- 1 tsp
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1 tsp
Asafoetida or Hing- Few puffs

PROCEDURE:

1.  In a pot, add a couple of tbsp of oil, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, hing, curry leaves. Allow to splutter.
2. Add the garlic pieces and green chillies and saute.
3. Add the cubed green tomatoes and all the spice powders and sugar for the tartness and some hot water and allow to cook well for 15-20 minutes.
4. Garnish with some cilantro and serve with hot dosas, chapathis or idlies.
   

Rava Laddoo

INGREDIENT:

Rava or semolina- 2.5 cups
Sugar- 2 cups
Ghee-For roasting rava,cashewnuts, raisins
Cashewnuts-A handful
Raisins- A handful
Cardamom powder- 1 tsp

PROCEDURE:

1. In a hot pan, add a tbsp of ghee and add the rava. Roast until golden color and raw smell is gone.
2. Keep aside and allow to cool.
3. In the same pan, add ghee and roast cashew nuts and raisins and add cardamom powder.
4. In a mixie, dry grind the roasted rava to a fine powder and keep aside. Now grind the sugar into a fine powder. 
5. Mix the rava, sugar, cashew nuts and raisins and make laddoos with your hands. Add ghee to be able to make a laddoo.

Veg Chili with quinoa- SLOW COOKER-INDIAN STYLE

INGREDIENTS:

Onion- 1 small, cubed
Can of diced tomatoes and chillies-1
Can of triblend beans (Kidney beans, Pinto beans and Garbanzo beans)-1
Tomato Puree- 2 tbsp
Zucchini- 1 no, cubed
Yellow Squash- 1no, cubed
Green bell pepper- 1/2 no, cubed
Red bell pepper- 1/2 no, cubed
Garlic- 6-8 nos, cubed
Veg broth- 1 box
Baby Carrots- 4-6 nos, cubed
Green chillies- 1 or more depending on spice level
Quinoa- 1 cup, soaked in water for 1-2 hours
Cilantro- handful, chopped

Spice Powders:
Olive Oil- 2 tbsp
Cumin Powder- 1 tsp
Chilli powder- 1 tsp
Coriander  seed powder- 1 tsp
Garam Masala- 1 tsp
Salt-to taste
Turmeric Powder-1/4 tsp

Garnish:
 Sour cream
Green onions- chopped
Corn bread

PROCEDURE:

1. Turn on the slow cooker to high. Add all the ingredients except spice powder. Add water if needed depending on how much veggies you have.Let it cook for 2-3 hours.
2. Change setting to low and allow to cook over night for about 8 hours.
3. Now add all the spices and salt and allow to slow cook for 1-2 hours or leave it in warm until you want to serve.
4. Serve with shredded cheese (optional), sour cream and cut green onions. You can eat with corn bread or as is. If you want soupy texture, add more broth.

Mexican Green Chili Enchilada Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

Green tomatillos- 12-14, cut into halves
Jalapeno chillies-2 nos with seeded
Onions-2 nos, one cut into small chunks for baking and one into small cubes
Whole Green chillies from can- 2 nos, chopped
Garlic-8 nos- 4nos with skin, 4 nos that are chopped
All Purpose Flour- 2 tbsp
Cumin powder- 1 tbsp
Taco Seasoning - 2 tbsp
Salt and Pepper- To taste

PROCEDURE:

1. In a baking tray, arrange all the halved tomatillos cut side down and the garlic with the skin ,onion,jalapeno in slots where this is some space.
2. Broil in high for about 15-20 minutes until cooked.
3. Now allow the vegetables to cool. Remove the skin of garlic and grind everything to a smooth paste and keep aside.
4. Now in a big pot,add some olive oil, onions, garlic and allow to fry till brown. Add the green chilies from the can and saute well. 
5. Add the all purpose flour and mix with the onion mixture.
6. Add the spices and mix. Pour the paste that you have ground and mix and allow to boil.
7. Squeeze half a lime or lemon for taste.
8. Eat with enchiladas or as a chili with shredded chicken.

Oreo Cookie Balls

 This recipe is an inspiration from the website: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/oreo-cookie-balls/


INGREDIENTS:

Oreo Cookies- 1 packet- 18 sandwich cookies for the balls and 2 cookies for crumbs for garnish.
Chocolate Chips- 2 cups
Cream Cheese- 4 oz or half a pack of Philadelphia brand cream cheese

Servings:

16-18 nos

PROCEDURE:

1. Remove the cream from the oreo cookies and powder the cookies alone using a pin or a food processor.
2. Now mix in cream cheese with the cookies into a smooth paste.
3. Make balls and refrigerate for at least 1 hour until the balls are firm.
4. Now in a microwavable bowl, add the chocolate chips and melt for approximately 2 minutes stirring it for every 30 seconds until the chips are melted into chocolate.
5. Drop the oreo cookie balls into the melted chocolate and smother it with chocolate until fully covered. You can use a spoon if you need to. Remove the cookie balls from the chocolate using 2 forks and remove excess chocolate and place in a wax or parchment sheet.
6. Garnish with some cookie crumbs or sprinkles or any other chocolate syrup for decoration.
7. Refrigerate for 2 hours until firm. Enjoy!

Microwave Doodh Peda

INGREDIENTS:

Milk Powder(Mawa Powder)- 2 cups
Condensed Milk- 14 oz, 1 can
Butter- 1 stick or 8 tbsp or 1/4 cup
Cardamom- 1/4 tsp or to taste
Saffron- A pinch

PROCEDURE:

1. Take a big glass microwaveable bowl and put the butter in it. Microwave for 1 minute until the butter is melted.
2. Now add the milk powder and condensed milk and mix well.
3. Microwave for 5 minutes. Stir every minute taking care not to let the mixture overflow from the bowl. The consistency of the mixture should be a thick paste.
4. Add Saffron and Cardamom powder.
5. Allow to cool for 20 minutes until you are able to touch with bare hands.
6. Grease a plate with butter or ghee so the pedas dont stick to plate.
7. Make balls and flatten them in the middle.
8. Garnish with craisins. cashew nuts or pistachionuts.
9. Refrigerate for a few hours or serve in room temperature as per your choice. 
   

Note:

Microwave heating may vary for different brands and power watts. Time of cooking may vary accordingly. 

Beetroot Halwa

INGREDIENTS:

Beetroot- 3 small nos
Sugar- 6 tsp or to taste
Mawa Powder aka Milk Powder- 2.5 tsp
Milk- 1/4 cup
Ghee- 4 tbsp
Cashew nuts- 1 tbsp
Cardamom Powder- 1/2 tsp

PROCEDURE:

1. Peel the beets and grate finely using a chopper or a grater.
2. In a separate pan add a tsp of ghee and saute some cashewnuts until golden brown. Keep aside.
3. In a pressure cooker, Add 2 tbsp of ghee and saute the chopped beets until raw smell is gone.
4. Now add the milk and cook for a whistle in sim. Make sure that the beets do not get burnt.
5. Open the pressure cooker and add the sugar and mix well until the sugar is incorporated well into the beets.
6. Add the Milk powder, one spoon at a time and mix well. 
7. Add more ghee if needed.Keep stirring until ghee separates from the beet halwa.
8. Add the cardamom powder and the sauteed cashew nuts into the halwa. Serve warm.