PISTACHIO COOKIES - ONLY 3 INGREDIENTS( WITH VIDEO)

PISTACHIO COOKIES - ONLY 3 INGREDIENTS

Pistachio cookies are one of the easy cookie recipe having only 3 ingredients.

Though I have tried few cookie recipes this is my first cookie post in my blog. Hereafter you can see more cookie recipes in future tooJ.

I had some pistachio milk powder in hand. So tried this pistachio cookie and it is really delicious. This cookie will be very mildly sweetened, so if you want you can add 1 or 2 table spoon of sugar to make them sweeter. We finished off one full batch in 1 go itself J. So do try this recipe and please let me know how it turns out for you.

Ok now coming to the recipe,
VIDEO RECIPE:

PISTACHIO COOKIES(ONLY 3 INGREDIENTS)

RECIPE TYPE: SNACKS | CUISINE: CONTINENTAL | YIELDS: 7 SMALL COOKIES

|PREPARATION TIME: 5 MIN | COOKING TIME: 15-20 MIN

                                                                                                      

METHOD:

Grind the pistachio milk powder to a smooth powder.

Mix the flour and the ground pistachio powder well.

Then add the melted butter to the flour mix little by little and mix well.

Make small balls out of the mixture and press slightly and place in a baking tray which is greased with oil or lined with a parchment paper.

Bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 180 ° C or until the edges starts browning.

Cool them completely and then serve with milk/tea as per your choice.
sprinkle some sugar on the top (optional)

NOTES:

If your pistachio milk powder is already smooth then you can avoid grinding.

Actually this cookie will become crunchier once it becomes cooled. While it is hot it will be chewy only. So let it cool and serve.

You can place some pistachio pieces on the top or mix with the cookie dough itself before baking.

If you want sweeter you can add 1 or 2 tbls of sugar while grinding.

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MUSHROOM CHOPS -RECIPE WITH STEP BY STEP PHOTOS

MUSHROOM CHOPS

Mushroom chops is an easy recipe but tastes great. It is little different from the normal mushroom gravies.

I got this recipe from a social network group and immediately saved the recipe to try.

Mostly I prepare mushroom pepper fry, but hereafter definitely I will make this frequently. Actually we liked the slight tangy and spicy taste of this dish. It goes very well as sidedish for rice and any kuzhambu/gravy and pairs great even with rotis.

Ok now coming to the recipe,

MUSHROOM CHOPS

RECIPE TYPE: SIDE DISH | CUISINE: INDIAN | YIELDS: 2 PERSONS

|PREPARATION TIME: 5 MIN | COOKING TIME: 15-20 MIN|SOAKING TIME: 5 MIN

                                                                                                        

METHOD:

Clean and wash the mushrooms. Chop the mushrooms (1 mushroom in to 4 pieces) and onion. Finely chop the spring onion white part and green part separately. Extract the tamarind juice and keep aside.

Grind the red chillies, ginger garlic paste and turmeric by adding little water.

Mix the ground red chilly paste and required salt with the tamarind juice. Soak the chopped mushrooms in the tamarind chilli mixture for 30 minutes.

In a heavy bottomed kadai add little butter and fry the spring onion white part till golden brown and keep aside.

In the same kadai add the remaining butter and add onions and fry till translucent.

Then add the soaked mushroom with the tamarind chilly water (for me the water was around 1 cup)

Close with the lid and allow cooking till the water fully dries.

Once the mushroom becomes dry add the fried spring onion white part and chopped green part and mix well.

Serve with hot rice. We had this as side dish with rice and raw/tender jackfruit kuzhambu/gravy.

NOTES:

• Instead of ginger garlic paste you can use 1 inch piece of ginger and 4 or 5 garlic cloves.
• For me tamarind juice was around ¾ cup. If you are adding tamarind paste, mix 1 or 2 teaspoon (depends on its sourness) in 1 cup of water or grind with red chillies and mix with water.

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TENDER/RAW JACKFRUIT/KATHAL GRAVY/KUZHAMBU(பலாக்காய் குழம்பு)

TENDER/RAW JACKFRUIT/KATHAL GRAVY/KUZHAMBU(பலாக்காய் குழம்பு) 

Tender/Raw jackfruit/Kathal gravy is definitely different gravy that goes well with rice/ chapatti. I am a big fan of jackfruit. In our house we are having a very old tree which gives really delicious sweet jackfruits. Before I have never tried any recipe using the tender/raw jackfruit. I even don’t know that we can use this young jackfruit also for cooking. Then few weeks before while seeing the jackfruit in vegetable section I brought and tried this kuzhambu/gravy. 

It really tastes yummy with rice. So now I got one more alternative kuzhambu to serve with rice instead of regular sambhar/more kuzhambu varieties.

Ok now coming to the recipe,

TENDER/RAW JACKFRUIT/KATHAL GRAVY(KUZHAMBU)

RECIPE TYPE: LUNCH | CUISINE: INDIAN | YIELDS: 2 PERSONS

|PREPARATION TIME:  5 MIN | COOKING TIME: 30-35 MIN

                                                                 

                                    

METHOD:

Cut the raw jackfruit in to small pieces and pressure cooks it with little salt till 2 whistles.

Finely chop the onions and tomatoes

In a pan heat a teaspoon of oil and add fennel seeds. Once it got fried add half of the chopped onion and sauté till it becomes translucent. 

Then add the shredded coconut and sauté for 2 minutes.

Cool the sauted onion and coconut mixture and then grind into a smooth paste by adding water.

In the same pan add the remaining oil and add mustard seeds. Once it splutters add the remaining chopped onion, ginger garlic paste and sauté for few minutes. Then add tomatoes and green chillies and sauté till mushy. 

Add the ground paste and saute. Add the chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric and sauté.

Then add mint leaves and cooked jackfruit and required salt and close it with a lid. If necessary add one cup of water and let it boil for around 10 to 15 min till the raw smell goes off.

After 15 minutes open the lid and add garam masala powder and mix well. Boil for 2 more minutes and remove from heat.

Serve with hot rice. We had this with rice and mushroom chops as side dish.

NOTES:

While cut the jackfruit apply little oil in your hands to avoid the sticking of milk comes from the jackfruit.

Use tender jackfruit to get nice soft and juicy pieces.

As we have already added some salt while cooking jack fruit, add little salt to the gravy and check.

Check the water consistency and mix the gravy in between while boiling to avoid burning.

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EGGLESS HONEY CAKE - INDIAN BAKERY STYLE -WITH VIDEO

EGGLESS HONEY CAKE(INDIAN BAKERY STYLE)

Indian bakery style honey cake is slightly different from our normal cake with frosting. Actually I have never tasted this cake before. So didn’t have idea of how it tastes and its texture. My hubby’s friend asked me to prepare this cake few months before. Finally few days back only the time came.

I referred this site for the recipe. But the cake recipe I used is different.

To eat the cake with coconut and sweet syrup and the jam taste in between is really yumJ. Just try this and tell how it came out for you.

I have used the simple eggless vanilla cake using condensed milk for this honey cake. You can use any of your favourite cake  as base.

Ok now coming to this recipe,
VIDEO RECIPE:

EGGLESS HONEY CAKE - INDIAN BAKERY STYLE

RECIPE TYPE: DESSERT | CUISINE: INDIAN | YIELDS: 10 PIECES

|PREPARATION TIME:  15 MIN | COOKING TIME: 30-35 MIN

                                                                                                          

METHOD:

Preheat the oven for 10 min at 180 ° C.

Line a rectangular/square pan with parchment paper.

Keep the ingredients ready

Sieve the flour, baking soda and baking powder for 2 times.

In a bowl take condensed milk, oil and vanilla essence and beat well till it becomes creamy using electric beater or hand beater.

Add curd and beat for few seconds. Then add 1/3 part of the flour and mix by using a spatula as cut and fold method.

Add half of the milk and mix. Again add another 1/3 part of flour and remaining milk and mix. Then add the remaining flour and mix till everything comes together.

Pour the cake batter in the lined tray and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or check by inserting a toothpick. It should come out clean.

Let the cake to cool. No need to refrigerate. Just warm or cooled in room temperature is enough.

In a pan add water and sugar and let it boil for few minutes and then remove from heat. Let the syrup to cool. Once it comes warm add the honey and mix well.

Trim the edges of the cake after cooled down. Pour the warm sugar honey syrup over the top of the cake generously.

Then apply the jam all over the cake plentifully.

Sprinkle the desiccated coconut all over the cake. That’s it. Cut and serve the yummy delicious cake.

NOTES:

• I have used the eggless cake; you can use any type of cake as per your wish.
• While adding the flour, don’t over mix, it will make the cake dense.
• For the cake I didn’t add sugar as condensed milk sweetness is enough for me and also we are applying sugar syrup. If you want more sweetness you can add 1 or 2 tablespoon of sugar to the wet mixture while beating.
• Actually my friends told the sugar syrup will be flooded around the cake, but this much sweetness is ok for me. If you want you can cut the cake into pieces and then dip the cake in sugar syrup and then sprinkle the coconut on the top.
• Also before pouring the syrup poke the cake using a toothpick to make the cake easy to absorb the syrup. I forgot to do this syrup J
• My jam was thin only, so I applied directly. You can heat the jam with one tablespoon of sugar to make it thin and then apply on the top of the cake.
• I used light mixed fruit jam; you can use dark red colored jam also to get more nice color.

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