Vellai Paniyaram

Vellai Paniyaram
Originally uploaded by oar knevy.

Soak 2 cups of raw rice for about 2 hours, then grind to a smooth paste, add 2 ripe bananas, about 1 cup of grated jaggery, and 2 tbsp molasses. Mix in about 2 teaspoons of baking powder, and make!

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Home made Soy-less Meatless burgers

 
I wanted a vegetarian burger substitute, with sufficient protein, and not from soy. With all the news about excess phyto-estrogen, want to stay away from that. Beans and lentils are the staple source of protein from traditional Indian vegetarians, so I made these with those as the base.

I soaked beans and lentils (Rajma, Pigeon Beans, Black Beans, Pinto Beans, Channa, Urad Dhal, Channa Dhal) in water, brought to boil, and then took that off heat, and left covered for about 2 hours. Put all the beans in the food processor, along with 2 eggs, 2 tblsp flour, salt, soy sauce and processed until very slightly chunky, but mostly smooth.

Cook quinoa and amaranth separately, and add to the processed bean mixture. Form patties, and bake at 450F for about 30 mins. Flip them over and bake another 20 mins.

I froze mine, and when thawed, and heated, taste pretty good! 

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Polenta Squash Lasagna

 
Lasagna with Polenta slices, covered with pureed cooked squash (with a little cream mixed in), topped with parmesan and baked, then grilled... 

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Aebleskivers in a Pan...

 
Bought the pan from Sur La Table, its a Lodge cast iron pan... In India these are called "Kuli Paniyarams", and can be made with a variety of batters... Intend to make more authentic Paniyarams soon! 

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Aebleskiver on a plate

 
 

I know, mine dont look as ravishing as some of the others on the web, but in their defense, these have close to no fat, very less sugar, and are mostly healthier in theory :)

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Raisin Dosa Quesadilla

 
 

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Kulfi Recipie

Most indian sweets do not use eggs, including Kulfi.

The ingredient that will make the kulfi set into a hard solid when cooled would be something called "khoa", which is basically milk reduced to only the solids by boiling with constant stirring. My guess is that substituting with dry milk powder would be equivalent, or you can look for 'khoa' in a local indian grocery store (i would be careful about the quality - the store probably has it on the shelf in the cooler for a longish time).

here is what I would suggest:

2 tins condensed milk (sweetened)
1 cup whole fat milk
1 cup khoa (or 1/2 cup milk powder)
1/2 tbsp AP Flour
dry fruits as you fancy...

mix milk, condensed milk, milk power and heat to a boil. Add the flour and cook for another 2-5 minutes. Stir constantly to prevent the bottom from burning.

Usually this would be put into molds and frozen as is, but you could put this into your icecream maker and give it a whirl!

Let us know how it turns out, I have never tried it in an icecream maker...

If you are adventurous, you could try adding one of mascarapone, cream cheese, ricotta for different variations on the flavour, you might need to reduce the amount of the milk powder accordingly.

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Recipies Galore!!

My cooking style is heavily international, and vegetarian. My dishes tend to have significant Indian, Italian and French influences. In this blog, I shall document some of my creations!

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