Tomato Rice/Tomato Bath/Tomato pulao

Whenever I am running out of vegetables or tired to cook anything this recipe comes to my mind.
All it needs is tomatoes !

Ingredients:

1. Tomatoes - 6 (chopped)

2. Peas - fistful (optional)

3. Garam masala powder - 1 tsp

4. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

5. Onion - 2 (cut lengthwise)

6. Rice - 1 cup

7. Water - 2 cups

8. Oil for frying onion

9. Salt 

For tempering:

1. Cloves - 4

2. Cardamom - 1 

3. Bay leaf - 1

4. Cinnamon stick - 1 inch

5. Curry leaves - 5-6 (optional)

Method:
1. Heat oil in a cooker directly
2. Once heated,  add all items under 'For Tempering' and fry till curry leaves are fried
3. Add onion and fry till light brown
4. Then add tomatoes and cook till mushy and then add turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt according to your taste and mix well
5. Wash and drain rice and add and mix well
6. Add water, and adjust the taste now and pressure cook for 2/3 whistles

Have it hot with raita or just as it is :)

Note:
When you are in hurry, just grind the tomatoes and skip items for tempering and adjust garam masala powder. Still it tastes yum :)

Green Salad

This is simple and healthy salad you can munch on any time with goodness of leafs and veggies.

Ingredients:

1. Mixture of lolla lettuce, bativa lettuce and spinach - 2 cups

2. Tomato - 1 chopped roughly

3. Onion - 1/4 cut lengthwise

4. Carrot - 1 small cut lengthwise

5. Olives - 8

6. Cucumber - 1/2 cup cut lengthwise

For dressing

1. Croutons - 1 tblspn

2. Salad herbs and spicy dressing - 1 tblspn (or according to your taste)

3. Any yoghurt dressing

4. Pepper

Method:

1. Wash the leaves and chop them roughly

2. Add all ingredients and also add salad herbs and spicy dressing and mix 

3. Place the mixture on plate and add croutons and yoghurt dressing and sprinkle pepper

Enjoy your salad!

Note:

You can add any 3 mixture of greens

Try to add spinach for its goodness

Chocolate Cake

So here its time to celebrate !!! Yes its new year... Here I am wishing you all a very happy and prosperous new year 2015. So here I am treating you all with chocolate cake with banana flavour and cranberry, my first baking this year. Starting this new year with all new energy.

Ingredients:

(Dry )
1. All purpose floor/Maida -1.5 cups
2. Butter - 1.5 cups(113 grams)
3. Baking powder - 2 tblsp(7 grams)
4. Baking Soda - 1.5 tsp
5. Sugar - 1 cup (200 grams)
6. Coco powder - 75 grams or melt chocolate and use
7. Raisins fistful (Cranberry/Dry grapes)

(Wet)
1. Banana - 1/2
2. Vanilla Essence - 1.5 tsp
3. Oil - 1/4 cup
4. Milk - 1/2 cup (120 ml)
5.Vinegar - 1 tblspn

(For decoration)
1. Cherries
2. Almond Splits
3. Piping tube

Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 180 C
Butter and dust the pan with all purpose flour

Method:
1. Beat butter till light and fluffy
2. Add sugar and beat till mixed well
3. Add vanilla extract, vinegar and beat till it mix
4. Add oil and beat till it mix
5. Mash bananas and add to the mixture and add coco powder/melted chocolate and beat till it mix
6. In separate bowl, add all purpose flour/maida, baking powder, baking soda and whisk
7. Add half of this mixture of flour(from step 6) to beat until it mixes
8. Add half the milk and beat then add half the flour and beat
9. Add half the milk and beat.
10. Add the cranberries/dry grapes and fold them with spatula to mix ,do not beat
11. Pour the batter to the pan and bake for 45 mins

Mine got baked at 45 mins. Just insert a tooth pick or fork and check if it comes clean its baked.

Once the cake is baked and cooled ,decorate your cake, place cherries and just place almond splits on top of it. And write your msgs.


Note:
Flour and milk should be added half and beat. Do not add full and beat