Taste of Saras

Bread Dosai Making the same type of dosai is kind of bored. I was visiting one of my friend Nithya's Fourth Sense Samayal blog where she had posted a recipe on Wheat Bread Dosai . I thought her creations of that dosai was so good and decide to give it a try. It was so good and then I prepared the same recipe with the way my family member like. It was good too. Thanks you so much Nithya for sharing this unique way in preparing this very yummy tummy filling recipe. Here my version of Bread Doasi with the idea from Nithya's recipe. Ingredients: Serving Size:4 5 pieces of white bread cubed 1 tomato 2tbsp ghee 1tsp fennal seeds few curry leaves 1tbsp ginger garlic paste 2 dried chillies 2 shallots chopped finely a pinch of hing powder salt to taste 1 cup thosai batter chopped coriander leaves Preparation Methods: Add all the ingredient into a blender expect the batter. Grind them into a smooth paste by add little water from time to time. Mix the paste into the batter. Heat the iro

Stuffed Cheese Manicotti With Mushroom Tomato Sauce Ingredients Serving Size:4 1 pack manicotti 1 pack cream cheese, softened 3tbsp crumbled feta cheese with basil and tomatoes 1 small chopped onion 1/4 cup diced fully cooked smoked ham 1/3 cup finely sliced mushrooms blenched in hot tub 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives 1 cup shredded Mixed Cheese For the Mushroom Sauce 1tbsp butter or margarine 2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms 1 can tomato drained 1 small chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1/3 cup chicken broth 1tsp lemon juice 1/4tsp lemon pepper 1/2 cup whipping (heavy) cream Preparation Methods: Heat oven to 375°C degrees. Cook and drain manicotti as directed on package. Make Garlic-Mushroom sauce in same saucepan.Mix mushrooms,cream cheese, feta cheese and onion in small bowl, using fork, until well blended. Stir in ham and chives.Fill each shell with about 3 tablespoons of the cheese mixture, using small spoon.Pour half of the sauce unto greased square baking dish a

Cheesy Tomato Tortellini Ingredients: Serving Size:4 1 package fresh tortellini 2tbsp olive oil 1/2 cup chopped onion 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 can chopped spinach drained 1 cup cubed, seeded, fresh tomatoes 1 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 cup whipping (heavy) cream 1/4 cup grated Parmesan or Romano cheese Preparation Methods: Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until well cooked and drain.Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat until hot add onion and garlic; cook until tender and lightly browned. Add spinach, tomato, basil, salt and pepper and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in whipping cream and Parmesan cheese; cook until mixture just comes to a boil.Reduce heat to low and stir in cooked tortellini. Cook an additional 4 or 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Serve with additional cheese if desired.

I'm sending the following entries to SARA'S CORNER' s Sweets and Savories event hosted by Saraswthi.Hope all will try makes these dishes at home and enjoy them as much s we did. Thanks for giving me an opportunity to participant in this upcoming event Saras... 1. Gulab Jamun 2. Ashoka Halwa 3. Samosa 4. Dhal Vada 5. Thakkail Murukku

Cheese Quesadillas With Grilled Chicken Since my son has started going to kindergarten I got to prepare some snacks for him very fast in the morning. That's when I got a chance to prepare these for him and he's simple love them some much and wants them even for lunch too. There's various method in prepare this dish and this in my version of quesadillas.I made them with hot-dogs for son instead of chicken and rest of us had it with grilled chicken.. Ingredients Serving Size: 12 12 flour tortillas 1/2 feta cheese with basil and tomatoes 1tsp of any pizza seasoing 1 cup grated swiss cheese 1 cup cheddar 2 large sweet onions, sliced and grilled 2 to 3 roasted red bell peppers, julienne 6 grilled chicken breasts, sliced thinly (omit them if you desire) butter Preparation Methods: Place a saute pan over medium heat. Place butter in the pan, followed by a flour tortilla. Lay some of the cheeses in first-then add the onions , peppers, chicken, top with a little m

Upside Down Pineapple Cake and Muffins Hmmm Pineapples..hmmm my favorite fruit and I just love them. Malays used to have these fruits in their cooking like Sambal Prawn with Pineapple and famous desert Pineapple Tarts.I would post some the recipes using pineapple soon. Today I would like to share the recipe of Up-side Down Pineapple cake and muffins with all. I'm using strawberries as garnish as I don't have maraschino cherries at home. Source:Wikipedia Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is the common name for an edible tropical plant and also its fruit. It is native to the southern part of Brazil, and Paraguay. Pineapple is eaten fresh or canned and is available as a juice or in juice combination. It is used in desserts, salads, as a complement to meat dishes and in fruit cocktail. While sweet, it is known for its high acid content . Pineapples are the only bromeliad fruit in widespread cultivation. It is one of the most commercially important plants.these fruits varying names in Ind

Source was taken from Wikipedia: My family like to try a lot of different kind of foods during the weekends.. a day off my kitchen duty. We were told by our family friend Saravanan Anna that the breakfast selection at iHop were delicious and mouthwatering. We had this Country Style Omelet and it was out of the world..This recipe is my version of iHop's Country Style Omelet ; An omelette or omelet is a preparation of beaten egg quickly cooked with butter or oil in a frying pan, usually folded around a filling such as cheese, vegetables, meat (often ham), or some combination of the above. To obtain a fluffy texture, whole eggs or egg whites are usually beaten with a small amount of milk or cream, or even water, the idea being to have "bubbles" of water vapor trapped within the rapidly cooked egg. The bubbles are what make the omelette light and fluffy. Traditionally, omelettes are partially cooked on the top side and not flipped prior to foldingStyle Stuffed Omelet With Ch

B'day Special -Tandoori Chicken For a very long time I wanted to prepare these tasty spicy North Indian Starters: Tandoori Chicken but always end up doing something else. I got a chance to prepare these for my hubby's b'day on 19th Augest 2009 -a day before his actually birthday as normally we don't have non-veg on our birthdays. It was a collection of my hubby's favorite recipe as a birthday present from me. We had a some dinner gathering with my brothers for his birthday and it was a memorable day for all of us as one of my brother VJ is moving to Ashburn soon for his job transfer-a sent off party too- just like killing two birds with one stone. 1.Tandoori Chicken Ingredients Serving Size: 5 1 whole chicken cut into 16 pcs 1 tsp of kashmiri red chilli powder 2 tbsp of lemon juice Salt to taste For Marination : 1 cup well beaten fresh yogurt 1 tspn of kashmiri red chilli powder Salt to taste 2tbsp ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp of lemon juice ½ tsp of garam masala

Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo Fettuccine (literally "little ribbons" in Italian) is a type of pasta popular in Rome. It is a flat, thick noodle made of egg and flour, similar to what is called tagliatelle elsewhere in Italy. In Italian cuisine, it is traditionally made fresh (either at home or commercially), but dried versions also exist on the market. Ingredients Serving size: 5 1 package f ettuccine uncooked 4tbsp butter 3 cloves of garlic chopped finely 1 cup chopped chicken breast 1/2 cup freshly finely chopped basil leaves 1/4tsp red pepper flasks 3tbsp lemon juice 1 cup milk 1 cup heavy cream salt and pepper taste Preparation Methods: Cook the fettuccine according to the package direction,drain and set aside.Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat until melted.Add the chopped garlic and saute until lightly browned followed by the chopped chicken breast. Cook till the chicken becomes tender.Stir in the milk.Once it starts to boil, lower the flame and ad

Mirchi Ka Salan Ingredients Serving Size:5 1/2lb Banana Chillies-slit on one side and seeds removed 1 medium onion chopped 1tsp chillie powder 1tsp corinader powder 1/4tsp turmeric powder 1/4tsp mustard seeds 1/4tsp cumin seeds few springs of curry leaves 1tbsp brown sugar For the Salan Paste: Roast each ingredient with 1/4tsp oil and grind to fine paste with 1tbsp ginger-garlic paste and 1/4 cup tamarind juice: 1/2 cup peanuts 1/4 cup sesame seeds 1tsp cumin seeds 1tsp coriander seeds 1/4 cup shredded fresh coconut 1 dried chillie a small cinnamon stick 2 cloves a pinch of turmeric and hing powder each Preparation Methods: Heat 1tbsp oil in a heavy bottomed wok and fry the banana chillies slightly-drained and keep aside. In the same wok add another 3tbsp oil and splutter curry leaves,cumin and mustard seeds followed by the chopped onions.Saute the onion until they turned brown-then add the salan paste and pour 1/2 cup of warm water and all the spice powders. Bring to a boil and f

Moong Daal Iddies Ingredients Serving size: 5 1 cup moong dal 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic-green chili paste few sprig of curry leaves 1/4 cup well beaten fresh curd a pinch of hing powder 1 cup dosai batter salt to taste Preparation Methods: Roast the dal till the raw smell disappears. Soak the dal for an hour.Grind the dal along with all the ingredients expect the dosai batter and the required quantity of water into a thick batter. Mix the grind batter with the dosai batter and leave overnight. Grease the iddly plate with oil and then pour a big spoonful of the batter. Steam cook for 15-20 minutes till they are done..Always let the iddly to cool for few minutes before you take them out. They will be soft and fluffy. Enjoy these soft fluffy iddlies with sambar.

Spicy Chicken Turnovers For the past few months my hubby is really working like nuts during his production schedules and hardly see him around like before. He's at work by the time I wake up in the morning and come back very late. Always on the computer typing or on call most of the time.So I thought of treating him with his hot favorite snack as a sweet surprise for him one evening with a steaming hot Masala Tea. By the way what does Turnover actually means ? A turnover is a kind of pastry made by placing a filling on a piece of dough, folding the dough over, and sealing it. Turnovers can be sweet or savory and are often made as a sort of portable meal or dessert, similar to a sandwich.It is common for sweet turnovers to have a fruit filling and be made with a short (pie crust-like) or puff pastry dough; savory turnovers generally contain meat and/or vegetables and can be made with any sort of dough, though a kneaded yeast dough seems to be the most common in Western cuisines. The