Thursday, June 7, 2018

KARASEV

Hey all ! I am back with a yummy 
snack recipe " Karasev" :-)
This is a spicy snack made during
 festive occasions.. Very easy
to make with very few ingredients :-)
Lets begin !
KARASEV RECIPE:
Recipe Cuisine : Indain / Recipe category : Snack
Prep time : 15 mins / Cook time : 10 mins
INGREDIENTS:
Rice Flour : 3/4 cup
Gram flour : 1 cup
Salt : as required
Butter (melted) : 2 tblsp
Water : as required
Hing : 1 pinch
Pepper coarsely ground  : 2 tsp
Turmeric powder : 1 pinch
Oil : As required (for frying & for the dough)
METHOD:
 In a bowl, take rice flour, gram flour, hing, pepper powder, turmeric powder butter& salt.
 Then add a tblsp of hot oil. 
Mix well and slowly add water to this and knead 
the dough. The dough should be smooth & not sticky
Now chose the plate and assemble it.
Heat the oil.
Fill up the press with the prepared dough.
Once the oil is hot, using the press make big
circles, so the dough will not stick together.
Keep frying it till the bubble stops & oil becomes clear.
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The karasev will start to flow like the pic below.
Using a spatula take it out & drain the oil.
Transfer the karasev to clean dry kitchen towel. 
Then break it into even pcs.

Enjoy yummy crispy &spicy karasev with tea or coffee :-)
NOTES:
* The dough should be soft and firm and not sticky.
If not it will drink more oil & become soggy.
* If the dough is too hard add tsp of oil or butter to make
it soft.
* Oil should be hot & in medium flame throughout
the process.
Please do try and give your feedback..
Your comments and feedback are really important to me:-)
Happy happy yummy yummy cooking..
See you all soon with more interesting recipes :-)

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

MICROWAVE PALKOVA / INSTANT PALKOVA

     Hey all ! My first post after delivery :-) 
I wanted to start off with a sweet note - "Palkova"
This is by far the easiest recipe 
I have ever come across..I prepared this for 
Tamil New Year & really came out very good..
The total process took like 10 mins.. 
So here I am to spread the joy :-)
MICROWAVE PALKOVA:
Recipe cuisine: Indian / Recipe category: Dessert
Prep time:5 mins / cook time: 5 mins
INGREDIENTS:
Condensed Milk : 1 Tin
Curd : 2 tblsp
Ghee : 2 tblsp
METHOD:
Gather all the ingredients.Transfer the condensed milk
 to a microwave safe bowl. 
Add the ghee & curd.Mix it very well without t any lumps.

This is how it looks after mixing.
Set the microwave power to high. Microwave for 3 mins.
The mixture will start to rise with bubbles
Take it out & mix it well.
Microwave again for 2 mins with high power level. 
As you can see the pics the sides will start to get dry.
At this stage if the sides dont dry microwave for another 2 mins.
I did only 5 mins in total. Then mix well.
Let it cool down for 5 mins & you will see the mixture would have 
thickened more. All set. Palkova is ready to be served :-)
Enjoy yummy & creamy "Palkova" in minutes :-)

NOTES:
* As per the actual recipe, totally we have to microwave for 7 mins (3+2+2).
I did only 5 mins as I reached the desired consistency.
* You can use upto 1/4 cup ghee as per actual recipe. 
* The mixture will be rise, so have to use a large microwavable bowl.
* The mixture will be slightly runny but after cooling down it will be thick.
Please do try and give your feedback..
Your comments and feedback are really important to me:-)
Happy happy yummy yummy cooking..

See you all soon with more interesting recipes :-)