Blueberry Popsicle

Ingredients:-

• Frozen Blueberries - 1/2 cup
• Milk - 1 cup
• Sugar - 5 or 6 tbsp
• Vanilla extract - 1 tbsp

Preparation:-

1. Place all the ingredients into a blender and mix until well blended.
2. Pour into popsicle moulds.
3. Now place popsicle sticks in and freeze overnight, then enjoy.

Mutton Briyani (Thalapakattu Style)

Ingredients:-

• Mutton with bones - 1 lb
• Jeeraga samba/Basmati rice - 3 cups.
• Onion - 2 big
• Tomato - 2 nos
• Green chilles - 3 nos
• Bay leaves - 1
• Cardamom - 1
• Cashew nuts - 3or4 
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilly powder - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1 tbsp
• Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
• Yogurt - 2 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Ghee - 3 tbsp
• Oil - 4 tbsp

To grind:-

• Mint , chopped- 1/2 cup
• Coriander leaves, chopped - 1/2 cup
• Green chillies - 2 nos
• Ginger - 2 inches
• Garlic pods - 5 or 6
• Small onion - 1
• Cloves - 1
• Cardamom - 1
• Mace - 1
• Cinnamon stick -1
• Star anise - 1

Preparation:-

• Pressure cook mutton with water, 1 tbsp of turmeric powder and 1 tbsp of salt for 5 whistle. Remove from flame and set aside.
• Wash  and soak the rice for 30 minutes. Keep it aside.
• In a blender, add mint, co.leaves, ginger, garlic, small onion, spices(cardamom, cloves, mace, cinnamon stick, star anise) and blend it until like a fine paste. Keep it aside.

• Heat oil in a briyani pan, add bay leaves, cardamom, cashew nuts and cumin seeds.
• Add chopped onion, tomato and green chillies and saute till tomato turns soft and mushy.
• Now add ground masala paste and saute till raw smell leaves.

• Add the boiled mutton pieces, red chilli powder and curd and stir to combine.
• Now add water and enough salt and mix well.
• Once it starts boiling ,add drained rice, lemon juice and ghee.
• Cook the rice in medium high heat till 75% water drained.
• Close with a lid and cook for 45 minutes on low heat. 
• Finally add 3 tbsp of ghee and garnish with coriander leaves and mint.
• Serve hot with Raita.

Mutton Masala Fry

Ingredients:-

• Mutton -1/2 kg
• Cumin seeds- 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder- 2tsp
• Onion finely chopped - 2 nos
• Coriander leaves-1/2 cup
• Chilly powder - 1/2 tbsp
• Coriander powder-1/2 tbsp
• Ginger garlic paste-1 1/2 tbsp
• Tomato finely - 2 nos
• Curry leaves- 2 sprigs
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

To Roast and Grind:-

• Cardamom - 1 nos
• Cloves - 1 nos
• Pepper - 1 tbsp
• Red Chilly - 2
• Curry leaves - 1 spring
• Small onion - 5 or 6 nos
• Garlic - 3 nos
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Preparation:-

1. Wash and clean the mutton pieces.
2. Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, salt, 1/2 cup of water and pressure cook until it is cooked. 
3. Dry roast cardamom, cloves, pepper, red chilly, curry leaves, small onion, garlic and cumin seeds. Let it cool down and grind then into a fine paste.
4. Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, curry leaves, ginger garlic paste, onion, and tomato. Fry for 5-6 mins.
5. Now add the ground paste and  saute until the raw smell disappears.
6. Add cooked mutton pieces and mix well.
7. Add the red chilly powder,coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and salt.
8. Cook for few minutes until all the water evaporates and turns dry.
9. Remove from flame and serve hot.

Carrot Halwa

Ingredients:-

• Grated Carrot - 1 cup
• Ghee - 3 tbsp
• Sugar - 3/4 cup
• Whole Milk/Condensed milk - 2 cups
• Nuts (Broken Cashew & Almond) - 1/4 cup
• Golden Raisin - 1 tbsp/ 6-8 nos
• Cardamom powder - 1 tbsp

Preparation:-

1. Peel and grate carrots.
2. Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a non-stick pan. Add broken cashew nuts and raisin. Saute for a minute until slightly brown in color. keep aside.
3.  Heat remaining ghee in the same pan and add grated carrots and cardamom powder. Saute the carrots for about 5-10 minutes on medium heat.
4. Add sugar and milk  and then reduce the heat to low and continue to simmer until the carrots is fully cooked; keep stirring and Cook until all the water evaporated.
5. When it starts thickening add roasted nuts and raisins and mix and keep stirring the halwa for 2-3 minutes.
6. The halwa is done when ghee leaves the sides of the pan.
7. Remove from heat and transfer to a serving bowl.
8. Garnish with chopped nuts and serve warm. 

Chappati Pizza

Ingredients:-

Chappati Dough:-

• Wheat flour - 1 cup
• Olive oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt - 1/2 tbsp

Toppings for Pizza:-

• Tomato Sauce - 4 tbsp
• Grated Mozzarella cheese - 1/4 cup
• Capsicum - 1/4 cup
• Onion - 1/4 cup
• Tomato, sliced - 1
• Oregano - 1 tbsp

Preparation:-

1. Stir together wheat flour, salt, olive oil and water in a bowl until dough forms.

2. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for 15-20 minutes.

3. Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces and make it into balls.

4. Using a rolling pin, roll each ball into a small round. 

5. Heat flat frying pan/Dosa tawa and cook chapathi on both sides.

6. Remove from flame and take 2 tbsp of tomato sauce and spread it around till the edge.

7. Sprinkle grated cheese on top of the sauce.

8. Spread capsicum, tomatoes and onions.

9. Finally sprinkle cheese and oregano on top.

10. Place pizza onto a microwave safe plate. 

11. Microwave on high for 1 to 2 minutes, until cheese melts.

12. Serve hot.

Simple Alfredo Broccoli Pasta

Ingredients:-

• Penne pasta- 1 cup
• Broccoli - 1/2 cup (cooked and lightly chopped broccoli)
• Olive oil - 2 tbsp
• All purpose flour - 1 tbsp
• Garlic - 3 cloves(finely chopped)
• Onion - 1 (minced)
• Dried thyme - 1/4 tbsp
• Pepper powder- 1 tbsp
• Alfredo sauce( Bertolli pasta sauce) - 1/4 cup or 4-5 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Preparation:-

1. Heat water in a large pot. Add pasta and salt.
2. Cook until the pasta is done and drain it.Set aside.
3. Steam the broccoli until it turns tender. Set aside.
4. Heat olive oil in a pan, add garlic and onion. Saute for a minute.
5. Now add Alfredo sauce, thyme, pepper powder,cooked pasta, steamed broccoli and all purpose flour. Stir everything until well mixed.
6. Serve the pasta with Alfredo sauce over the top.