SORAKAYA/BOTTLE GUARD WITH MILK CURRY

INGREDIENTS:
Bottle gourd ------------------------1 medium one

Onion -------------------------------1 medium one

Milk ---------------------------------3 tbp

GingerGarlicPst---------------------1 tsp

Turmeric powder-------------------1/4 tsp

Jalapenos--------------------------- 3 or 5-6 green chillies

Dry red Chillies---------------------4

Mustard seeds ---------------------1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds -----------------------1 tsp

Coriander leaves -------------------2-3 tbp chopped + few to garnish

salt ---------------------------------to taste

Oil ----------------------------------3 tbp

DIRECTIONS:
1.Wash,peel,cube into medium sized cubes(donot discard the center) and set aside.

2.Grind Jalapenos,2 tbp of chopped coriander leaves and set aside.

3.Heat oil and add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,turmeric,redchillies and fry for a min.Then add chopped onions and fry till the onions become tender.

4..Add the gingergarlicpst , ground paste and fry till rawness vanishes and add the cubed bottlegourd pieces and let it cook with the lid closed on medium-low heat .

5.Keep sauteing in between .Donot add water.Let it cook in its own steam till they are half cooked.Turn the flame to low.

6.Now add enough salt, 3 tbp of milk , 4-6 tbp of water and mix well.Close the lid and cook on low heat till they are cooked and required consistency is obtained.

7.Turn off and serve hot with rice/roti.

ICECREAM MELODY

INGREDIENTS:

Plain Icecream ----------2 Large scoops of any flavour

Plums -------------------1

PineApple--------------- 5-10 chunks

Mango ------------------5-10 chunks

Cherries----------------- 2-3

Jelly/Jam--------------- 1/2 tsp

DIRECTIONS:

1.Cut the plums into long pieces.

2.Place plums,pineapple chunks,mango chunks in a desert bowl .

3.Decorate them as ur wish.

4.Take two scoops of ice cream and place over the fruits.

5.Decorate the scoops with few chunks and plum piece.

6.Add cherries on the top.

7.Serve with Jelly/Jam

SWEET POTATO COOKIES

INGREDIENTS:

Sweet Potatoes ------------2

All Purpose Flour ---------1 cup of standard measuring cups

Baking Powder------------ 2tsp

Baking Soda--------------- 1tsp

Sugar -----------------------1/2 cup of standard measuring cup

Butter---------------------- 1 stick

Almonds -------------------few tbps chopped(skin removed)

Milk ------------------------1/4 cup of standard measuring cup

Orange Zest/any extract ---1/4 tsp

DIRECTIONS:

1.Wash sweet potatoes and boil in water along with its skin till it becomes tender.

2.Now peel the skin and mash it to a smooth paste.

3. See that there are no potato pieces.

4.Add flour,baking soda,baking powder,orange zest,chopped almonds to potato mash and mix well.

5.In a separate bowl mix melted butter ,sugar and mix it with the flour mixture.

6.Make a soft dough with it.Add milk if required.

7.keep it aside for 30 mins.

8.Now make big balls from the dough and roll them to 1/2 inch thickness adding flour in between.

9.Cut the dough with a biscuit cutter as shown below.

10.Place the biscuits on a greased pan and coat tops with melted butter.

11.Sprinkle with a little bit of sugar on the top.

12.Preheat oven to 450 degrees for 5 mins.

13.Place the baking plate in oven and let it bake for about 15-20 minutes.

14..Watch your oven often to see tat biscuits are not becoming brown too fast.If so lower the temperature.

15.Makes approximately2-1/2 dozen .

SIMPLE PLAIN CAKE

INGREDIENTS:

All purpose flour------------1 cup (Here Cup=1rice cooker cup or 1/2 of standard measuring cup)

Baking powder------------- 1/2 tsp

Baking soda ----------------1/2 tsp

Eggs ------------------------2 large AA size

Vanilla extract -------------1/4 tsp

Butter---------------------- 1/4 cup

Orange zest ----------------1/2 tsp

Sugar -----------------------3/4cup

CashewNuts ---------------1/2 cup



DIRECTIONS:

1.Mix All Purpose Flour,baking powder,Baking soda,orange zest,nuts in a wide bowl.

2.In a separate bowl mix melted butter,sugar together and mix well with eggs.

3.Now add vanila extarct to the wet mixture ie egg bowl.

4.Now mix both the wet(egg) and dry(flour) mixture bowls together .

5.If the mixture isnt thin enough like a paste then add milk till it becomes likewise.

6.Transfer the mixture to an oven safe baking bowl greased with butter to avoid burning.

7.Preheat the oven to 375 degrees for 5 mins.

8. Place the bowl in oven and let it bake for 20 mins at 375 degrees.

9.Check with aknife /fork . See tat it comes out without any paste after plukin in the cake ,Else bake for some time.

10Transfer to a plate by reversing the bowl so tat it falls onto the plate.

11. If u wish u can decorate the cake with icing cream.