Microwave Coconut-Pineapple Laddoos

Are you searching something for a quick and delicious sweets, you have to give a trial to this cute looking beauties, i prepared this easy breezy laddoos with dessicated coconut, finely chopped pineapple chunks along with sweet condensed milk and this laddoos gets ready with less minutes approximately 10minutes and this cute looking laddoos tastes yummy and suits prefectly for any sort of festivals..We loved this quick laddoos..

2cups Dessicated coconut
1cup Sweetened condensed milk
1tsp Cardamom powder
1/4cup Pineapple (fresh & chopped finely)
1tsp Ghee
Few almond flakes

Heat the ghee and finely chopped pineapple chunks in a microwave safe bowl in high for 2minutes, add the dessicated coconut, sweetened condensed milk, cardamom powder to the pineapple chunks and cook in high for 5-7minutes, let this mixture get slightly cooled..

Take a small portion and roll them as laddoos, decorate with almond flakes and conserve them in an air tightened box, enjoy!

Cauliflower Pakodas

Cauliflower pakodas are one of my favourite dishes, i never say no to cauliflower fries eventhough i prepare them quite rarely now, it can be a side dish for a meal or a super snack with green chutney..This is one of my mom's signature dish, most of us know that pakodas are deep fried snacks and this is eaten across all over India, its a type of finger food and this cauliflower pakodas can also called as cauliflower bhajji as i did a similar batter which i usually go for bhajjis eventhough this batter have less gram flour when compared to rice flour..Yeah these pakoras will be super crispy, a prefect appetizier for a party menu or for a simple family get together..



3cups Cauliflower florets
1/2cup Gram flour
1cup Rice flour
1/2tsp Cumin powder
1/2tsp Fennel seed powder
1tbsp Chilly powder
1tsp Baking powder
1/2tsp Turmeric powder
Salt
Oil

Cook the cauliflower florets until they turns bit tender with turmeric powder and enough water, strain the water and keep aside, make a thick batter with both flour, cumin powder, fennel seed powder, chilly powder, baking powder and salt ..

Heat oil for deep frying,drop few already slightly cooked cauliflower florets to the prepared batter..mix the florets with the batter until they get coated, then gently sprinkle them to the hot oil..fry them until they turns golden brown, repeat the process with the remaining cauliflower florets, drain the excess of oil with a paper towel..

Enjoy warm..

Amritsari Aloo Kulcha

Kulcha is a typical punjabi recipe, which have its origin in Punjab, this Indian flatbread is made usually with maida flour and its often eaten with chole, a type Punjabi channa masala..Amritsar is known for its kulchas which is prepared with a flour dough, mashed potatoes, finely chopped onions and with a variety of spices which is rolled as flat round shape and baked in clay oven until they turns golden brown which is quite hard when we live in abroad, so sometimes i'll go for oven or else in stove top..Stove top cooking makes the life easier and even this time i went for stove top cooking..We loved this aloo kulcha simply with thick yogurt and we loved it..This Amritsari Aloo kulcha goes usually for a double dough which is finally stuffed with a spicy potato mixture, i skipped this double dough and i went for a single dough..They turned out prefect..



2cups Maida/All purpose flour
1tsp Baking powder
1/2tsp Baking soda
1tsp Salt
1tsp Sugar
3tbsp Oil
1/4cup Yogurt
1/4cup Warm milk

For Stuffing:
1cup Potatoes (cooked & mashed)
1no Onion (chopped finely)
1no Green chilly (chopped)
1/2tsp Red chilly powder
1tsp Cumin powder
1/4tsp Chaat masala
1tbsp Coriander leaves (chopped)

Mix the flour,baking soda, baking powder, oil, yogurt, sugar and salt in a bowl, add gradually the warm milk and turn everything as a soft but not a sticky dough, cover the bowl with a damp cloth and keep aside for an hour..Take mashed potatoes, finely chopped onions, chopped green chillies, red chilly powder, cumin powder, chaat masala and coriander leaves in a bowl, mix everything and make 4equal medium sized balls..Now flatten a portion of the dough, place a spiced potato masala balls in the centre, fold the dough to form a ball, dust the dough with flour and gently flatten them as round disc..

Heat few drops of oil, gently drop the flattened kulcha and cook on both sides until the kulchas turns golden brown..brush the hot kulchas with butter and enjoy with thick yogurt or Punjabi chole..

Bhugha Chaanwara

Bhugha Chaanwara - A Sindhi rice made with caramelized onions and with whole spices which is quite popular among Sindhis..Traditionally this recipe is made on occasions and can be served usually with Sai Bhaji..It seems this Sindhi rice is always a hit anytime whenever its served and this rice dish tastes fantastic even simply with pickle or raita..I crossed this Sindhi rice at Alka's Sindhi Rasoi and i wanted to give a trial to this rice as this rice goes for simple and easy process, also its a complete meal and a one pot meal..Eventhough green peas is optional in this rice, i went for green peas  and this rice tastes wonderful and delicious..This rice gets ready very easily and we enjoyed it having with simple onion raita..



1cup Rice
1no Onion (sliced lenghtwise)
1/4cup Green peas
1tsp Red chilly powder
2nos Bay leaves
2nos Cloves
1no Cardamoms
1no Cinnamon stick
Salt
Oil

Wash and soak rice for half an hour..In a pan, heat enough oil, add the bay leaves, cloves, cardamoms and cinnamon sticks, fry until it turns brown..
Now add the chopped onions and fry till golden brown, add the red chilly powder and rice, fry for few minutes..
Add double quantity of water, salt and peas, let it boil..Simmer cover it wit a lid until the rice is cooked..
Serve with any sort raitas or pickles or either with Sindhi's Sai Bhaji..