Nutty Flapjacks

Ingredients:-

Quick rolling oats 1 cup

Roasted and chopped nuts 1/2 cup (almonds,walnuts and cashewnuts)

Raisins 2 tbsp

Brown sugar 1/2 cup

Butter 1/4 cup

A pinch of salt

Method:-

Cream the butter,sugar and salt in a bowl until soft and creamy.

Add remaining ingredients and mix well.

Grease a shallow square tin with butter.

Pour the mixture into the tin and press it evenly.

Bake in a pre-heated microwave oven at 180 degrees for approx.20 minutes.

Remove from the microwave and allow to cool slightly.

Mark into thick pieces using a knief.

Loosen around the edges.When firm break into pieces.

Kids will like these.

Recipe source:-Healthy snacks for kids by Tarladalal

Chicken Methi

Ingredients:-

Chicken 1 medium sized

Onions 2 chopped

Ginger and garlic paste 2 tbsp

Green chillies 2

Yogurt 1 cup

Oil 2 tbsp

Bay leaves 2

Green cardamoms 2

Black cardamoms 2

Cloves 3

Cinnamon 1 inch stick

Peppercorns 5

Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder 1 tsp

Coriander powder 1 tbsp

Garam masala 1 tsp

Kasoori methi 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Method of preparation:-

Clean and cut chicken into medium size pcs

Whisk yogurt well.

Heat oil in a pan.Add bay leaves,green cardamoms,black cardamoms,cloves,cinnamon and peppercorns.Saute till cardamoms start to crackle.

Add onions fry till translucent and soft.Add ginger garlic paste,turmeric powder,red chilli powder,coriander powder and chopped green chillies.Saute for a minute.

Add chicken pieces and yogurt and cook on high heat for 5-6 minutes.

Add kasoori methi and 3/4 cup water.

Cover the pan and cook on low heat for 10 minutes.Add garam masala powder,salt and mix well.

I served this curry with veg fried rice and the recipe of veg fried rice is here

A Day To Celebrate with Gulab Jamoons

25th Jan 2009 is the day when i started my blog.It's been a wonderful year.Posted 181 post with 200+ recipes.My blogging all started when i met my classmate in a social networking site.The journey so far has been wonderful and entertaining.In this virtual world met so many like minded people and brought close to few of them.Hugs to all my readers and friends and special hugs to Padma rekha of plantain leaf and Lubna of yummy food,without support from you both i don't think i would have completed one year of blogging.

I am celebrating my blog anniversary with gulab jamoon.The recipe i got it from a omani friend.I have tried making gulab jamoons many times and not once i got it right.Then one day i was cleaning my old hand bag and i got a paper which has this recipe written by my omani friend 7 years back.7 long years the recipe was laying with me and i was searching for a perfect and easy recipe to make jamoons.The jamoons came out very well with this recipe and i am making them again on 1st feb on my daughter's birthday.

Ingredients:-

Milk powder 2 cups

Maida 2tsp

Oil 1tsp

Eggs 2

Baking powder 2tsp

Sugar 2 cups

Water 1cup

Method:-

Beat egg and keep aside

Mix milk powder,maida and baking powder

Slowly add egg to the milk powder and make a soft dough (don't just add the entire egg to the milk powder,slowly with tablespoon add the egg and if egg is left discard it)

Apply oil to the hands and make small balls.

Heat a pan with enough oil for deep frying.Once the oil is hot,minimise the heat.

Fry jamoons in low heat only carefully turning them.When they are fried on high,inside of the jamoons are not cooked,so always they have to be fried on low heat.

Meanwhile mix water and sugar and let it come to one boil.Remove from the stove.

Once jamoons are light brown in colour transfer them into the sugar syrup.

Can be served immediately or can be served later.

I love to eat gulab jamoons hot and with vanilla ice cream.

I am grateful to you all who visit my blog,read and comment.Your comments are like back bone to my blog,without your comments i don't think i would have completed one year of blogging.