Achu's Recipes

Today my blog turned 1 year old.....   Thank you my friends, family and blog followers for the  love and support....  I started writing this blog as a hobby, but this become a passion for me.... The last one year helped to learn new cooking methods and recipes....... Above all I got many new friends.... Once again  Thank You  one and all from the bottom of my heart for the support..... Now its the time for recipe of Sponge Cake.... Ingredients Maida (All-purpose Flour) - 125 gm: Sugar - 125 gm: Baking Powder - 1 tsp Egg - 4 nos: Melted Butter / Oil - 50 gm: Vanilla Essence - 1 tsp   Preparation Method Stir together maida and baking powder and keep aside. Preheat the oven at 180 degree C. Separate egg yolk and white. In a large glass bowl beat together egg white and sugar till creamy and foamy. In another large bowl beat together egg yolk, vanilla essence, and oil / butter for about 3 mins: To the egg yolk mix add one sp...

Merry Christmas... ... Here comes Christmas special Pinwheel Cookies........ Ingredients Maida (All-purpose Flour) - 2 1/2 cups Salt- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder- 1/2 tsp Unsalted Butter - 1 cup (softened) Sugar- 1 cup Egg- 1 Vanilla Essence- 1 tsp Milk- 3 tbsp Red and Green color - as required (you can use any colors) Preparation Method Sift the maida, baking powder together and keep aside. In a bowl, beat the butter and sugar. Add the egg, vanilla, milk  and beat for 2-3 mins:. Add the maida mixture, spoon by spoon beating until combined. Divide this into 3 portions.  Add red color into one portion and green into another. Mix well till the  color is uniformly spreads. (use your fingers, if required).  The dough will be slightly wet. Take a butter paper or aluminium foil.  Take one dough portion and place on the sheet. Place another  sheet of parchment paper on top of the dough and roll the dough into 1/4″ thick rectan...

Ingredients Pineapple (ripe) - 1 medium (crushed or finely chopped) Grapes (Black and Green) - 10-15nos: Green Chili - 2-3 nos: (chopped) Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Grated Jagery or Sugar - 2 tsp (optional) Grated Coconut - 1 cup Cumin - 1/2 tsp Mustard - 1/2 tsp Yogurt / Curd - 1/2 - 3/4 cup Coconut Oil - 2tsp Red Chili - 2-3 nos: Curry Leaves - as required Salt - as required Preparation Method Grind the grated coconut and cumin seeds to a very fine paste adding water, if required. Now add 1/4 tsp mustard to this paste and give 2-3 pulses. Keep this paste aside. Add crushed pineapple, green chili, turmeric powder, salt, 1/4 cup of water to a cooking pan and mix well. Add jagery or sugar if you like more sweet. Cook till the pineapple is done and water got evaporated, for 10-15 mins: in low flame. Add grapes and cook for 3-4mins: Add the ground coconut mixture and crushed mustard to the cooked pineapple and grapes, mix well and cook for a few minutes at low heat,u...

Ingredients All purpose flour(Maida) - 2 cups Baking powder - 1/2 tsp Eggs - 2 nos Sugar - 1 cup Melted butter - 100 gms: Salt - A pinch Vanilla essence - 1/4 tsp Cocoa powder - 3 tbsp Milk - 1/2 cup Preparation Method Beat the eggs using a hand held electric mixer in a large bowl.  Add sugar, butter and mix at the lowest speed again for a few mins. Mix together maida, baking powder and salt. Add maida little by little to the bowl and mix at a medium speed for 5 mins. Add vanilla essence and mix for 1 more min. (Add milk, if required, to attain the ribbon like consistency). Take 1/2 of the batter into a separate bowl and add cocoa powder to the batter and mix well (add milk if required). Preheat oven to 350 degree F (180 degree Celsius). Pour 1 spoon of the plain batter to the center of a greased baking tray.  Pour 1 spoon of the batter mixed with cocoa powder exactly on  on the top of the layer plain batter. Repeat steps 8 and 9 ...

Ingredients Potato - 2nos: Onion - 1no: (finely chopped) Capsicum - 1no: (cut into cubes) Chat Masala - 1/2tsp Garam Masala - a pinch Salt - as required Oil - 1tbsp Cumin Seeds - 1/2tsp Turmeric Powder - a pinch Coriander leaves - 2tbs (finely chopped)  Preparation Method Pressure cook potatoes by adding salt and turmeric powder, peel and cut into cubes. In a kadai bring oil to heat and splutter cumin seeds. Add onion and saute until golden. Add capsicum and saute for a minute. Add salt (if required), garam masala and chat masala and mix well. Add potatoes and give a nice stir. Remove from flame, add chopped coriander and transfer to a bowl. Enjoy Potato-Capsicum Roast with Roti / Chappathi.

Ingredients Beef – 1/2 kg ( cut into medium sized cubes) Ginger-Garlic Paste – 1 tsp Meat Masala  – 1 tsp Pepper Powder – 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Salt - as required Onion – 1 big ( chopped) Ginger – 1/2 tsp ( chopped) Green Chilli – 2-3 (chopped) Garam Masala – 2 tsp Curry leaves - as required Potato – 1 medium (boiled & mashed) Bread Crumbs – 1 cup Egg White – 1 egg Oil - for deep frying Preparation Method Cook the cleaned beef with ginger-garlic paste, pepper powder, turmeric powder, meat masala and salt. Once it is cooled mince the meat using a food processor/chopper. Saute onion till it becomes golden brown. Add chopped ginger, green chillies and curry leaves. Add garam masala. Add minced meat and mix well.   Add salt, if required. Saute the minced meat till it becomes dry.  Allow the mixture to cool.  Once it is cooled add mashed potatoes and mix well.  Make small balls with the mixture and roll into desired shap...

Ingredients Banana (Ripen) - 3 nos: All Purpose Flour - 2 tbsp Rice Flour - 3 tbsp Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder - 1/2 tsp Sugar - 1 tsp Salt - a pinch Oil - as required for frying Preparation Method Peel the banana skin and cut into thin slices. In a large bowl mix together all-purpose flour, rice flour,turmeric powder, cumin powder, sugar and salt. Add water to this mix and make a thick batter. In a frying pan bring oil to heat. Dip each banana slices in the batter and put into the oil. Deep fry banana slices till they become crispy and turns light golden brown. Remove from oil and keep in kitchen tissue to remove excess oil. Enjoy the crispy Pazham Pori / Banana Fritters with evening coffee / tea.