Indian Dessert Recipes - Mango-Coconut Muffins

Ingredients:

2-3/4 (675 ml) maida (all purpose flour)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup of brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup of buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup of chopped mango
1/2 cup of shredded coconut
1 tsp of grated lime rind (optional)
2 tbsp of liquid honey or corn syrup

Method:

1. In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda and salt.

2. In a separate bowl, beat together butter and sugar. Beat in egg, buttermilk and vanilla.

3. Pour over flour mixture; add mango, coconut and lime rind. Stir just until dry ingredients are moistened.

4. Pour into buttered or paper-lined muffin cups, filling 3/4 full. Bake at 350 F oven for 30-35 minutes or until firm to touch.

4. Brush tops with honey to glaze. Remove from pan. Let it cook on rack. Serve when cooled.

5. Makes 12 large muffins.

Indian Salad Recipes - Jhatpat Salad

Serves: 3-4
Preparation time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

150 gms carrot-grated
1 capsicum, finely diced
2 cucumbers medium sized, grated
12 grapes, chopped
Coriander leaves, finely chopped
Groundnut (peanuts) powder, coarsely ground
Salt to taste
Pinch of sugar
Pinch of black pepper
1 tsp. lime juice

Method:

1. Mix all the above ingredients.
2. Refrigerate the same for 1/2 hrs.
3. Serve with any rice preparation / chapatti.

Indian Salad Recipes - Arabian Salad

Serves: 2
Preparation time: 15 minutes

Ingredients:

1 large bunch of romaine lettuce, shredded
2 large tomatoes, finely chopped
2 medium sized onions, finely chopped
4 small cucumbers, finely diced
1/2 cup boiled & chilled kidney beans
1/2 cup boiled & chilled chick peas
Juice of 2 lemons
4-5 tbsps virgin olive oil
Salt and black pepper to taste

Method:

1. Mix all the veggies, beans and peas in a salad bowl.

2. Add salt, pepper, lemon juice, olive oil and toss well for 5 minutes or until oil coats the ingredients to give them a glaze.

3. Serve immediately before meals.

Indian Breakfast Recipes - Raw Banana Cutlet

Serves: 2 persons
Preparation time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

2 raw bananas
2 medium-sized potatoes
4 green chilies
1 tsp dry mango powder (amchur)
Salt to taste
2 tbsp bread crumbs (or suji)
1 tbsp oil
Raw Banana Cutlet

Method:

1. Peel raw bananas and potatoes. Steam them in pressure cooker for about 5 minutes on low flame.

2. Cut green chilies in very small pieces. Mash steamed bananas and potatoes and add dry mango powder, salt and green chilies to it. Mix well.

3. Make small flat rolls of the mixture. If the mixture sticks, apply little oil to hands.

4. Dip the rolls in the bread crumbs or suji. Heat oil in frying pan and shallow fry the rolls.

5. Serve with tomato sauce.

Indian Breakfast Recipes - Jackfruit Dosa

Serves: 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes

Ingredients:

1 kg. Jackfruit (without seeds)
1/2 kg rice
1/2 coconut
1 tsp. salt
Ghee for frying
Jackfruit Dosa

Method:

1. Wash and soak the rice for 1 hr. Grind the rice with jackfruit, coconut and salt to a fine paste. The batter should be thick.

2. Keep the tava on the fire and smear it with a little ghee. Pour a ladeful of batter and spread it a little.

3. Cook a little while, then turn it over and fry on slow fire. (jaggery could be added to sweeten the dosa).

4. Serve with either chutney if sweet you can have only dosa.