Cooking Quinoa

 

Ingredients :

1 tablespoon butter 

1/4 teaspoon salt 

1/4 cup washed and rinsed quinoa 

3/4 cup water 

Method :

Heat 2 litre pressure cooker in a medium flame.

Add in butter, wait until it melts.

Add quinoa and salt, roast until all the quinoa is covered in butter. (1 minute)

Add in water, close the lid and pressure cook for 5 whistles.

Open the cooker after 10 minutes and serve.

1 Minute Idly | Microwave Idly ..

Ingredients :

For Idly batter :

Idly rice : 1 cup
Urad dal : 1/4 cup
Rice flakes(poha) : 1/4 cup

Salt : 1/4 tea spoon

Cold water for grinding : 1/8 cup

Method :

* Wash and soak idly rice in a cold water for 4 hours.

* Wash and soak Urad dal in a separate bowl for 2 hours.

* Wash and soak rice flakes in a separate bowl for 2 hours.

* After 2 hour drain water from urad dal and rice flakes and transfer it into a mixie jar, make a very fine paste from it. ( use 1 to 2 table spoon of water while grinding )

* Now drain the water from soaked idly rice and put them in the mixer jar and run the mixer for about 1 minute. (You need rice in the fine semolina consistency)

* Transfer idly batter to a big plastic bowl (must) and add salt into it. Using your hand mix the batter well for about 1 minute.
Close the bowl with lid and put the batter in a warm place for fermentation( overnight ).
(Better keep it in microwave itself-but do not switch on the microwave)

* Grease the coffee mug with a drop off coconut oil.

* Take out the batter from microwave and give it a gentle stir using spoon.

* Pour 2 table spoon of batter in a coffee mug and keep it in microwave at HIGH temperature for 1 minute.

* After cooking keep it in microwave itself for about 2 minutes and later check the idly by inserting cocktail pick into idly. If it's comes out clean idly is ready or else microwave it again for 15 to 20 seconds.

Serve idly with Chutney or with any Curry.

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Easy N Quick Coconut Laddoo ..

Ing :

* Sweetned condensed milk : 12 oz / 1 tin
* Dried coconut flakes : 1 cup + Extra for Garnishing
* Cardamom powder : 1/4 tea spoon

Method :

* In a microwave safe bowl (preferably bigger one) mix together the condensed milk and dried coconut flakes.

* Microwave this for 3 minutes.

* Take out the mixture from microwave add cardamom powder and mix it well.

* Microwave the laddoo mixture for 3 minutes.

* Take out the laddoo mixture from microwave and stirr it well for 1 minute.

* Again Microwave the laddoo mixture for 2 minutes.

* Take out the bowl from microwave and allow it to cool for 8 to 10 minutes ( or until you can handle the laddoo mixture with your hand).

* In the mean time spread the coconut flakes in a small bowl.

* Grease your hand with ghee and make small sized balls from laddoo mixture.

* Roll over the laddoo's in coconut flakes and they are ready to serve..

Notes :

* Microwave the laddoo mixture in high heat settings.

Easy N Quick Halwa using Microwave ..

Ing :

Corn flour : 1/2 cup
Sugar powder : 1 and half cup
Ghee : 2 to 3 Tspn
Water : 2 Cup
Cardamom powder : 1/4 Tspn
Cashews : 6 no.s
Food color : A pinch

Method :

* In a pan heat ghee and fry the cashews till it turns to golden color and keep it aside.

* In a microwave safe dish ( preferably big one ) mix the corn flour,sugar powder,food color and water without any lumps.

* Microwave this for 4 minutes.

* Take bowl out from the microwave and add cardamom powder and cashews along with ghee into it, mix well for 1 minute.

* Microwave this mixture again for 3 minutes.

*  In the mean time grease the steel plate with ghee and keep it ready.

* Take out the bowl from microwave and stirr it for 30 seconds and again microwave it for 4 minutes.

* Now pour the mixture into greased plate and keep it aside to set for 30 to 40 minutes.

* Cut halwa into desired shape and serve.

Notes :

If you dont have an microwave still you can make this halwa using gas stove.

Method :

* In a pan heat ghee and fry the cashews till it turns to golden color and keep it aside.

* Mix the corn flour,sugar powder,food color and water without any lumps in a big non stick deep skillet.

* Keep stirring the mixture until it becomes transperent(It takes approximately 8 to 10 minutes in a low flame).

* Now add in cardamom powder and cashews along with ghee into it, mix well for 1 minute.

* In the mean time grease the steel plate with ghee and keep it ready.
* Now pour the mixture into greased plate and keep it aside to set for 30 to 40 minutes.

* Cut halwa into desired shape and serve.