Melon Popsicle

Ingredients:

Watermelon - 1/2 
Sugar or Honey - As reqd
Water - 2 tbsp

Method:

• Cut the watermelon into slices.
• Add this to blender.
• Now add sugar or honey and water.
• Blend this nicely.
• Pour this in popsicle mould and freeze it.
• While demoulding place it in luke warm water and demould.
• Enjoy the melon popsicle.

Valentine Spl #1

Ingredients:

Mirror Glaze
All purpose flour - 6 tbsp
Granulated Sugar - 1/4 cup
Vanilla Esc - 1 tsp
Milk - 2 tbsp
Egg - 1
Unsalted butter - 2 tbsp
Choco sprinklers - 2 tbsp
Salt - a pinch

Method:

• Microwave the butter for 20-30 sec
• Let it aside for few seconds and add egg and whisk it.
• Then add Milk,vanilla and sugar and mix well.
• Add the flour and salt, mix the batter nicely.
• Pour into greased pan and bake for 2-3 mins.
• Let it cool and then freeze it for 2-3 hrs.
• Place a tray and an inverted cup on it.
• Now place the frozen cake on top and pour the glaze gel.
• Cover the cake fully.
• I added choco sprinklers to add beauty.

Note:
You can collect  the gel from tray and reuse it.

Mirror Glaze

Ingredients:

Sugar- 1 1/2 cups

Condensed Milk - 2/3 cup

Water - 1/2 cup + 1 tbsp

Gelatin powder - 2 tbsp

Water - 1/2 cup (this is to mix gelatin)

White Chocolate Chips - 2 cup or White Chocolate bar - 25g

Method:

• In a pan, add sugar, condensed milk and water and boil it.
• Keep stirring and reduce the range.
• In other bowl take gelatin and add the water and leave it for few mins.
• Once the gelatin is set add it to boiling mixture and keep stirring till gelatin dissolves.
• Turn off range and let it cool.
• Add desired food color you want and pour this onto a frozen cake.

Note:

• The Glaze should be warm while pouring and not chill.
• Frozen cake will be good for this.
• I used white chocolate bar.

Variation #1: 

I did the glaze for a mini cake and here goes the measurement.

            Sugar - 1/2 cup

            Condensed Milk - 3.5 tbsp + 1/2 tsp

            Water - Less than 1/4  cup

            White Chocolate - 1/2 cup

            Gelatin powder - 1/2 tbsp

Keerai Kuzhambu

Ingredients:

Keerai - 1 1/2 cup ( I used siru keerai)
Thoor Dal - 1 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Hing - Little
Sambar powder - 1 tbsp
Onion - 1 (fine chop)
Tomato - 1 (fine chop)
Tamrind water - Little
Temper - Mustard seeds, cumin seeds
Salt, Water, Oil - As reqd

To Grind:
Dry Red Chilly - 3-4
Channa Dal - 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Grated Coconut - 3 tbsp

Method:

• Cut the greens and wash nicely.
• Pressure cook the dal(add turmeric and hing) for 5 whistles and mash it.
• Soak tamrind in water.
• Heat oil in pan and items under "to grind" except coconut..
• Add coconut and grind this to a paste.
• Heat oil in pan, add items under temper.
• Once it splutters add onion and saute well.
• Then add tomato and saute till it turns mushy.
• Add the greens and saute for few seconds.
• Add the mashed dal, grinded paste and required water.
• Add salt and let it boil for few mins.

Variation #1:

• You can use any greens of your choice.
• If you dont add tamrind water and "to grind" items then it will be"Keerai Pappu".

Hyderabdai Egg Biryani #1

Ingredients:

Bay Leaf - 1
Cinnamon Stick - 1 small piece.
Cloves - 3
Green Elaichi - 2
Tomato - 1 1/2(fine chop)
Curd - 2 tbsp
Basmati Rice - 4 Cups
Briyani Masala - 1 1/2 tbsp
Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 1/2
Cashews - 6-8
Oil, Ghee,Water, Salt - As reqd

For Fried Egg:
Boiled egg - 4
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - 2 tsp
Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
Besan flour - 2 tbsp
Salt - 2 tsp

Masala for Briyani:
Cashews - 6
Poppy Seeds (kasa Kasa) - 1/2 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tbsp
Coconut - 2 tbsp
Green Chilly - 4
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Mint Leaves - 1/2 cup
Coriander Leaves - 1/2 cup

Method:

• Heat oil in pan and deep fry onions(till it turns in brown color) and keep aside.
• Add cashews and fry and keep aside.
• Marinate eggs in items under "For Fried Egg".
• Add water to this and set aside for 15 mins.
• Heat a pan add ghee and oil and fry these eggs in low flame and set aside.
• Soak rice in water for 10 mins.
• Heat ghee in pan and add rice and saute and transfer to the bowl.
• Grind ingredients under "masala for briyani" and keep aside.
• Heat oil in pan and add garam spices.
• Then add tomato and grinded paste and saute till tomato is mushy.
• Now add briyani masala, red chilly powder and salt.
• Add little water and let this boil for few mins.
• Add curd and give a mix and transfer this to rice bowl.
• Add required water and cook.
• At the final stage add fried onions and egg and pour in the saffron mix.
• Cook again for 5 mins.
• Serve the spicy fried egg biryani with raita.