Farmers Market (Uzhavar Sandhai) @ V R Mall, Anna nagar, Chennai

Farmers market (Uzhavar Sandhai Every Sunday from 10 am to 7 pm) @V R Mall, Anna Nagar, Chennai

Milkmaid Condensed Milk Pedas

Makes: 14 - 16 pedas (It's a delicious  homemade Indian sweet)

Ingredients

3 tablespoon butter

1 tin Milkmaid condensed milk

3 tablespoons sugar

4 tablespoon milk powder (40 g)

Method

In a pan / karahi, heat 3 tablespoon butter. Add milkmaid, sugar and milk powder and stir on a medium heat for 20 minutes. Adjust heat from medium to low. Stir continuously. Color will change from cream to light brown   to glucose biscuit color (Goodday / Tiger biscuit). Switch off the heat. Mix well. Keep aside to cool for half an hour. Apply little ghee on palm evenly. Make small pedas and place it on cup cake cases. Then it won’t stick each other. It’s a tasty homemade sweet for kids.  No added all purpose flour, food color and made with less butter.

Spar Hypermarket @ V R Mall, Anna Nagar, Chennai

Spar Hypermarket (Store timing 9am to 10 pm)
VR Mall, 
Jawaharlal Nehru Road
Anna Nagar, Chennai 600040
Tel: +91 44 33705555

Hot Samosas @ Kakada Ramprasad, Kilpauk, Chennai

Hot & Delicious Samosa

Kakada Ramprasad Sweets & Savories
New No 32 (Old no 52) Ormes Road (Next to  CSI Baynes School),
Kilpauk Tel 044 - 26442851

Easy Paneer Bhurji

Easy Paneer Bhurji

It’s a tasty side dish with rotis / parathas.

Serves: 2

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil

1 onion, chopped finely

½ teaspoon red chilli powder

¼ teaspoon turmeric powder

200 g paneer (cottage cheese)

½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)

1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves

Method

In a small bowl, dilute red chilli powder and turmeric powder in 1 tablespoon water and keep aside.

Crumble paneer and keep aside.

Heat oil in a frying pan. Add chopped onion and fry till golden color.

Add diluted red chilli powder and turmeric powder. Stir well on a low heat for 2 – 3minutes until the water dries up and raw smell disappears.

Add crumbled paneer and salt to taste. Mix all the ingredients well. Cover with a lid and cook on a medium heat for 8 – 10 minutes or until done and soft. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and serve as a side dish with rotis.

Layered Chapatis

Layered Chapatis

Chapati’s an all time favorite dish in Indian cuisine. Here’s the recipe of layered chapatis. It’s best with Veg or non-veg korma / dal / chicken curry….

Ingredients

Chapati dough

4 - 6 teaspoons oil

¼ cup atta (whole wheat flour) for dusting

Method

Sprinkle  some whole wheat flour and make a thin chapatti.

Gently apply ½ teaspoon oil over it and then fold it in half to form a semi - circle.

Apply again ½ teaspoon oil over it and then fold it into a triangle.

Sprinkle some whole-wheat flour and now make a round or triangular chapatti.

Heat a pan on high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and cook chapatis until done / golden spots appear on both sides. It slightly puffs when cooking. Apply ½ teaspoon cooking oil or ghee on both the sides of the chapatis. Serve hot with any veg or non-veg curries of your choice.

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