Corn Kheer

Corn Kheer Recipe

Ingredients:-
Fresh Corn - 4
Yellow Cornmeal - 2 tbsp
Heavy Cream - 1 cup
Milk - 1 cup (or as needed)
Sugar - 2 tbsp (or as needed)
Salt - a pinch
Turmeric Powder - a pinch
Butter/Ghee - 1 tbsp
Rosemary - 1 spring (You could also use a couple of cardamom pods instead)

How to make corn kheer:-
Place the corn cob in the center of a wide vessel in standing position and remove the kernels using a sharp knife.

The wide vessel will prevent the kernels from splattering all over the place.
Scrape off all the remaining pieces out of the cob.
Melt the butter in a deep saucepan.
Add the corn kernels and the scrapes to the butter and sauté for 2 minutes.
Add the rosemary, sugar, turmeric powder, cornmeal to this and sauté for another 2 minutes.
Add the milk to the corn and let it cook till the corn gets soft.
Add the heavy cream and continue to cook. Add more milk or sugar if needed.
Switch off when you get a nice corn kheer like consistency.
 

Eggless Cookies

Eggless Cookies Recipe

Ingredients:-

2 cups of Plain flour

1/4 cup of coarse semolina

1/4 tsp of baking powder

1/2 tsp ground cardamom seeds

1 1/4 cups of ground sugar

3/4 cup of melted butter (you can use margarine as well.)

2 tbsp. plain yogurt

A small handful of almonds, cashews or pistachios for decorating the cookies

How to make eggless cookies:-

•  Sieve the flour and baking powder. Add the cardamom powder to the flour.
•  Blend the sugar, melted butter and yogurt in a mixing bowl using a fork, till smooth.
• Add the sieved flour and semolina to the sugar and butter mixture. Knead well for 5 minutes. The dough should be soft and just right to enable you to form a ball. 
• Transfer the dough into a covered bowl and chill it in the fridge for 30 minutes.
• After, it transfers the dough to a worktop and shapes it like a tube.
• Cut it into manageable chunks.
• Take a chunk at a time and shape into small balls and slightly flatten the balls.
• Sprinkle some diced almonds, pistachio or cashews by pressing it gently into the biscuits.
• Pre heat oven to 180 degrees centigrade. Place the Eggless Cookies on a greased tray leaving enough space between each biscuits to allow them to spread as they cook.
• Bake Eggless Cookies in the center of the oven for 18-20 minutes depending upon your oven.
• Once baked, the Eggless Cookies will feel soft on touch. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. The Eggless Cookies will harden as they cool.
• Enjoy the Eggless Cookies with a cup of tea.

Shanghai Paneer

Shanghai Paneer Recipe

 

 

Ingredients:-

2 cups paneer pieces

1 onion finely chopped

8 green chilies cut into thin slices

1/2 cup capsicum, sliced

1 small bowl spring onions green chopped

2 tsp garlic paste

1 tsp corn flour

1/2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp vinegar

1/2 tsp black pepper powder

2 tbsp tomato sauce

1 tbsp cashew nut chopped

Salt to taste

Oil to deep fry

How to make Shanghai Paneer:-

• Combine the corn flour, salt, soy sauce and black pepper powder.
• Mix well and coat the cubes of paneer well in the mixture.
• Deep fry few cubes at a time in sufficient hot oil.
• When paneer turns brown from the edges then take out from the oil and keep aside.
• Heat 1-1/2 tsp of oil in a pan.
• Add green chilies, garlic paste, chopped onion, capsicum, cashew nuts and salt.
• Saute well on low heat for about 3 minutes.
• When looks little bit brown in color then add sugar and tomato sauce.
• Cook until gravy become thick.
• Add fried paneer and vinegar. Mix gently and cook for 2 more minutes.
• Add spring onions. Mix well and stir for 1-2 minutes.
• Serve immediately.