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Lover Letter /Elanji /Mutta kuzhalappam/Madakku San:)

Posted by veeenajan on June 25, 2015
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, tea time snacks. Tagged: , , , , , , , . 3 Comments

Ingredients

Love Letter

Maida-2cup

Egg-1

Water-

Salt-two pinch

Oil-for greasing

Coconut grated-1

Ghee-1tsp

Sugar-4tbsp or according to ur taste

Cardamom powder-1/2tsp

Love Letter

Method

Beat egg well.. In bowl add maida and salt ..mix well…

Make well in the middle and pour egg .. Mix

Then pour water in small quantities and mix and make a smooth batter .. Dosa consistency ..

U can take a blender and whip it for few seconds to avoid any lumps ..Keep aside

Heat a nonstick pan ,add ghee ,then add grated coconut and roast in low flame for 5 minutes or until the raw smell goes ..

Then add sugar mix well .. Add cardamom power stir well..and transfer to a bowl..no need to fry the coconut for too long ,otherwise it will turn into golden colour d crisp..Keep aside

Heat a tawa preferably non stick,grease with oil or ghee ..

Then pour the batter and make thin pancakes just like dosa..Cook for few seconds..dont overcook otherwise it will loose the smooth texture

Flip to other  side and cook .. Remove from the tawa ..make similar pan cakes with rest of the batter ..

Then take one pancake ,place one spoon full of filling in the centre.. spread evenly..

Then roll into the shape of a pipe ..

So easy ,very soft ,yummy lover letter is ready to be served ..

Serve hot with tea ..

Love Letter

Love 

🙂

Veena

Tawa Naan

Posted by veeenajan on June 24, 2015
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, roti. Tagged: , , , . 1 Comment

Ingredients

Tawa Naan

All Purpose Flour/maida-2cup

Yeast-1/2tsp

Sugar-1tbsp

Salt-to taste

Water-1 1/4 cup

Butter-

Tawa Naan

Method

 

Add sugar and yeast to 1cup of luke warm water ..

Mix well and keep aside undisturbed for 10 minutes..

Take a wide bowl and add maida and salt ..Mix well..

Then pour this yeast solution to the flour and mix..

Then add water little by little to form a dough ..

1/4 cup extra water is enough i think ,otherwise add as required ..

Then knead the dough for 5 minutes and make very soft dough..

Grease some oil in a bowl and place this dough and cover with a muslin cloth and keep aside for one hour ..

Then take the dough ,it will be double the size by that time ..

Sprinkle some flour and again knead for few seconds ..

Then make small balls out of it ..

Sprinkle some flour and roll to desired shape..mostly oval shape ,but necessary 🙂

Heat a non stick tawa and when very hot place the naan and wait till the bubbles begin to come ..

Then flip to other  side and again wait for few seconds ..

Now again flip and brush some butter and cook ..Then flip it again and spread butter ..

Then remove from the tawa and  keep it in a aluminium foil ..

If serving hot then directly to the serving plate 🙂

Tawa Naan

I don’t have a gas stove ,I did this way ,i will show the second way for those who use gas stove .. Click the link to see the video..

Tawa Naan

 

I followed Yaman’s recipe for this naan.. Its simply great ..Kids loved it ..

Serve the naan with ur choice of curry

 

Love

🙂

Veena

 

Chicken Lollipops(Schezwan Style)

Posted by veeenajan on June 21, 2015
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, chicken. 1 Comment

chicken lollipop

Ingredients for the marination

All Purpose Flour-5tbsp

Cornflour-2 1/2 tbsp

Ginger-Garlic paste-2tbsp

Garam masala-1/2tsp

Cumin powder-1/4tsp

Coriander powder-3/4tsp

Soya sauce-1tbsp

Green chilli-3 finely chopped

Red chilli powder-2tbsp

Salt-to taste

Egg-2

Vinegar or Lime-1 1/2tbsp

Water-1/2 to 1 cup

chicken lollipop

Method

 

Whisk the egg well and keep aside ..

In  a big bowl add all the powders and mix well..

Then add rest of the ingredients except egg and water .. Mix well ..

Then slowly add egg and mix thoroughly ..Then add water in small amount till we get a idly batter consistency ..

Check the salt and sourness ..Adjust accordingly ..

Cut the chicken wings and make lollipop ,we will get two pieces from each wings ..here i used 10 chicken wings ..

Here I am uploading a  video ,so it will make easier to understand the procedure ..

 

chicken lollipop

Wash the pieces thoroughly in salt and vinegar first and then with plain water .. Drain them for few minutes ..

Then add chicken pieces to the batter and mix well ..Keep this marinated chicken pieces in fridge for minimum one hour ..

 

In between we have to prepare the sauce

 

Ingredients

Ginger – medium piece (finely chopped)

Garlic-2pods (finely chopped)

Chilli paste -2 1/2 to 3 tbsp or as per ur taste  ..

(U can buy chilli paste ,otherwise take 20-25 dry red chilli..Wear glows then cut each chilli and run a knife or scissors to deseed them .. Then soak these chilli in hot water for 1 hour and then make fine paste .. If u want to make and keep them for future use then add vinegar while grinding the chilli .. 🙂 )

Soya sauce-2tbsp

Chilli sauce -1tbsp

Vinegar-1tbsp

Sugar-1tbsp

Salt-to taste

Pepper powder-1/2tsp

Oil-2tbsp

chicken lollipop

Method

Heat oil and when medium hot add finely chopped ginger and garlic and saute well until light golden shade ..

Then add chilli paste and lower the flame and saute for 5 minutes or until the raw smell goes ..

Then add pepper ,soya sauce and chilli sauce ..

Mix well .. then add 1/4 cup of hot water and mix well.. Add salt ,vinegar and sugar .. Stir well ..

Check the taste ..Adjust the seasoning according to ur taste ..

Let the sauce boil for some time ,if u find the sauce to be too thick can add hot water and mix.. So keep aside the sauce ..

chicken lollipop

Now heat oil in a kadai and deep fry the lollipops till golden colour ..

It will take approximately 10 minutes .. U should take one chicken piece  and check .. If its not cooked enough cook for another few minutes ..always in medium heat..

Fry rest of the batch of chicken lollipops like the same and drain and mix with the sauce ..

Finally sprinkle some chopped spring onion greens and lemon wedges and serve hot ..

Hope u like this yummy crispy tangy spicy chicken lollipops.. 🙂

Recipe courtesy savoryandsweetfood by Sadia mohamed  .. But made some changes according to my taste ..

chicken lollipop

 

 

Try this and let me know 🙂

Love

🙂

Veena

 

 

 

 

Chana Cutlet/Chickpeas Cutlet

Posted by veeenajan on June 17, 2015
Posted in: Bachelors Recipes, cutlet, kerala cutlet, kerala recipes, Kids Special, Mother`s Special, starter, Taste of Kerala, tiffin box, vegetable dishes. 1 Comment

Ingredients

chana cutlet

Chana/vella kadala -1cup

Potato-1

Bread slice-2

Ginger-1tsp

Green chilli-2

Curry leaves- chopped 2 tsp

Onion-1medium

Garam masala-1tsp

Turmeric powder-less than 1/4 tsp

Kashmiri chilli powder-1/4tsp (according to ur taste)

Cumin powder-two pinch

Salt- to taste

Dry mango powder or lemon juice-less than 1/4tsp or 1tsp

Coriander leaves-2tbsp chopped (opt)

Egg white-of 2

Bread crumbs –

Oil – to fry

chana cutlet

Method

Soak chana  over night ..

Wash well and cook along with 3-4 cups of water and salt..

3-4 whistle in medium flame or until its cook well ..  (don’t over cook,then the water will be thr  )

After some time  open the cooker and allow the chana to get cool..Strain and keep aside..

Then make a paste of this chana in a blender with out adding water

Cook potato and mash well(with out water).. ..keep aside ..

In a kadai add 1tbsp of oil and add finely chopped onion,ginger ,curry leaves and green chilli..

Saute until the onion become light brown in shade ..

Then add all powders and saute in low flame ..

Then add mashed potato ,chana and mix well .. Add finely chopped coriander leaves too..

Now Check the salt and spices .. Adjust if any according to ur taste ..

chana cutlet

Cook this mixture for 5 minutes to get a dry mix ..

Then cut the edges of the bread slice and crush well and add that to the chana-potato ..

Mix well … We r doing that to get a very dry mix otherwise the cutlet may crack if the water is more ..

Allow this mix to cool ..

In a bowl separate egg white and whisk well ..

In a plate take bread crumbs and keep aside ..

If u don’t have readymade bread crumbs,then fry bread and after cooling down add these pieces in a blender and make coarse powder..

So when the mix is cool ,then small balls out of it and make into desired shape ,round ,oval or heart and dip in the egg white and then roll in the bread crumb..

Do the same with the rest of the mix ..

Heat oil ,when medium hot  fry the cutlet until golden brown colour on both sides…

Adjust the chilli according to ur preference

Serve this healthy chana cutlet with ur favourite sauce ..

Try this easy snack and let me know the result 🙂

cutlet

Ramadan Kareem to u all

Love

🙂

Veena