Food for Ilayaraja sir, Vegetable Clear Soup For Mastero Ilayaraja / Soup for Celebrity! Ilayaraja Sir

I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for giving me the opportunity to prepare vegetable clear soup for Ilayaraja Sir, even with such a last-minute request. It was a great blessing and honor for me to be able to serve him in a small way.❤️

Tofu Kalakand Recipe / No Sugar Kalakand Recipe / Sugar free Kalakand / Healthy Kalakand Recipe / Protein Rich Sweet Recipe / Vegan Kalakand Recipe

Tofu Kalakand

Ingredients

Crumbled tofu - 3/4 cup 

( use firm or soft tofu)

Milk powder - 3 tbsp ( heaped)

Water - 1/4 cup

Chopped dates - 2

Ghee - 1 tsp ( heaped)

Cardamom powder - 1/8 tsp

Saffron strands - a generous pinch

Chopped almonds & pistachio - 1 tbsp

Tofu Kalakand

Method

Heat ghee in a pan add the crumbled tofu and sauté till raw smell disappears.

Add the milk powder and give a mix, reduce the flame add water and mix.

Cook till the mixture thickens , add the dates , chopped nuts, saffron and cardamom powder.

Mix till well combined , grease a container with ghee, sprinkle some nuts and spread the tofu mixture on top , pat it evenly & refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Cut into squares & enjoy.

Note:

a) This recipe can be made vegan by adding vegan ghee and non dairy milk powder.

b) For this recipe any kind tofu can be used like firm, medium silken tofu. I used firm tofu today.

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Mango Chia Pudding Recipe / Easy Oat Milk Mango Chia Pudding / Indian Style Mango Chia Pudding with Cardamom / Only 5 ingredients Quick Pudding / No Cooking Recipes

Mango Chia Pudding

Ingredients

Chopped rice mangoes - 1/2 cup

Oat milk or any milk of your choice - 1 cup

Soaked chia seeds - 2 tsp

Cardamom - 1

Seedless dates -1 

Chopped mangoes for garnish as needed

( Adjust all ingredients according to the consistency you want )

Method

Take a blender add all the ingredients except chia seeds and blend to a smooth thick mixture.

Transfer to a bowl and add the soaked chia seeds and mix well.

Pour it into individual bowls garnish with chopped mangoes and serve cold!

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Amritsari Chole Recipe / Amritsari Chole Masala Recipe / Pindi Chole /Authentic Punjabi Style Chole / Chole Masala Recipe

Amritsari Chole Recipe

Ingredients to pressure cook

Channa/Chole /White chickpeas -  1/2 cup heaped
( soak it in water overnight)
Baking soda - 1/8 tsp
Cinnamon a big stick
Black cardamom - 1
Green cardamom - 2
Cloves - 3
Bay leaf -2
Tea bag - 1
( or boil 1/2 cup water add 1 tsp of tea powder, boil was a minute and filter. Add this tea water while cooking channa)
Water as needed

Method

Add the above ingredients in a pressure cooker add water as needed.
Pressure cook till soft and keep it aside.

Amritsari Chole Masala Powder

Roasted and powdered pomegranate seeds/Anardana seeds powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Roasted and powdered kastoori methi - 1/2 tsp
Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
Black salt / Kala namak - 1/4 tsp
Chaat masala - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

Method

Take all above ingredients in a bowl add little water and dilute it , keep it aside

Other ingredients

Chopped onion - 1 smal
Tomato - 1 small grind
Ginger and garlic paste
( Grind onion,tomato,ginger and garlic to a smooth paste)
Oil - 6 tsp
Ghee - 1tsp

Tempering

Chopped garlic - 1
Slit green chillies -2
Jeera powder /Cumin powder- 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Ghee - 1tsp

Method

Heat oil and ghee in a pan add the onion/tomato/ginger and garlic paste sauté till raw smell has disappeared.
Now pour the diluted masala and mix till everything is well combined and cooked.
Add the cooked chole along with the water and simmer it till thick, Switch off the stove.
Heat 1 tsp ghee and temper it with garlic, green chillies, jeera and chilly powder.
Pour this hot tempering into the chole mix and serve hot with roti,pooti,bhatura.

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Cottage Cheese Bagels / High Protein Bagel Recipe / Cottage Cheese Protein Bagel Recipe / 4 ingredients Bagel Recipe / Wheat Flour Cottage Cheese Bagel Recipe

 

Cottage Cheese Bagel

Ingredients

Cottage cheese - 1 cup ( blend till smooth, do not add water)

All purpose flour - 1 & 1/4  cup or add few spoons more if needed

( Original recipe says 1 cup flour)

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Bagel seasoning to sprinkle on top

Egg - 1 beaten for egg wash

Method

Take a bowl add the cottage cheese, flour, salt & baking powder, mix it with a spatula.

Transfer to a generously floured work surface , place the dough.

Using your fingers mix the dough, this process will be a bit messy and sticky.

 Add more flour if needed and gently knead to form a soft non sticky dough.

Divide the portion in 4 parts , gently shape it into doughnuts making a hole in the center.

Brush each bagel with egg and sprinkle bagel seasoning on top.

Bake at 375 deg. F for 25 minutes or till light brown on top.

Each oven is different so temperature & baking time may vary.

Remove from oven and enjoy with any spread you like.

Note:

a) Add 1 cup flour and slowly add remaining 1/4 cup  flour till you get a non sticky dough. Flour quantity may vary according to the variety of the cottage cheese.

b) These can be air fried too.

c) Fermentation not needed, you can bake immediately. If you have time you can cover and rest it for 10 minutes before baking.

d) In some recipes they just strain the extra water out from the cottage cheese and add flour and knead the dough. 

Cottage Cheese Wheat Flour Bagel

Cottage Cheese Wheat Flour Bagel

Ingredients

Cottage cheese - 1 cup ( blend till smooth, do not add water)

Wheat Flour flour - 1 cup

Baking powder - 1 tsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Bagel seasoning to sprinkle on top

Garlic powder a generous pinch to sprinkle on top

Egg - 1 beaten for egg wash

Method is the same as above bagel recipe. But this was not a sticky dough, the consistency was perfect and was able to shape it with clean hands.

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Benna Dosa Recipe / Bangalore Benne Dose / Butter Dosa Recipe / Davanagere Benne Dosa

 

Benne Dosa

Ingredients for the batter

Idli rice - 3 cups

Urad dal - 1 cup

Poha/Aval - 1/4 cup

Channa dal - 1/4 cup

Methi / Fenugreek seeds - 1& 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Take all the above mentioned ingredients together in a bowl.

Wash well & soak it in water for 3 hours.

Grind this to a semi smooth batter in grinder or blender.

Add water in intervals while grinding , consistency of the batter should be semi thick.

Remove it in a bowl add salt and mix the batter well.

Cover it with a lid, leave the batter outside for fermentation for at least 8 hours or overnight

Next day beat the batter , remove needed batter into a bowl.

Add little water & dilute the batter if very thick.

Heat a tawa spread a ladle of batter to a semi thick circle , drizzle ghee or butter generously around the dosa .Sprinkle chutney pudi on top and cook in low flame

Once brown at the bottom remove from the griddle , do not flip the dosa.

Enjoy with chutney or sambar!.

Chutney Pudi

Chutney Pudi Recipe

Urad dal - 1/2 cup

Channa dal - 1/4 cup

Red chilies - 15

( add more or less according to the spice level)

Desiccated coconut - 1/4 cup

Tamarind - 1 tsp

Curry leaves few

Hing - 1/2 tsp

Jaggery - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Add all the above ingredients except hing , jaggery and salt into a pan , in low flame dry roast till light brown.

Switch off the stove add hing , jaggery salt & grind to a semi smooth powder.

Store it in a clean jar in fridge.

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Chutney Pudi For Benne Dosa Recipe / Bangalore Style Chutney Pudi Recipe / Bengaluru Cafe Inspired Chutney Pudi / Idli Podi Recipe

 

Benne Dosa Chutney Pudi

Chutney Pudi Recipe

Urad dal - 1/2 cup

Channa dal - 1/4 cup

Red chilies - 15

( add more or less according to the spice level)

Desiccated coconut - 1/4 cup

Tamarind - 1 tsp

Curry leaves few

Hing - 1/2 tsp

Jaggery - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Add all the above ingredients except hing , jaggery and salt into a pan , in low flame dry roast till light brown.

Switch off the stove add hing , jaggery , salt & grind to a semi smooth powder.

Store it in a clean jar in fridge.

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Apple Peanut Butter Smoothie / Apple Peanut Smoothie / Healthy Smoothie Recipe

Apple Peanut Butter Smoothis

Ingredients

Apple - 1 

Peanut Butter - 1 tbsp

Cold Milk - 1 cup

Dates - 1

Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp

Chia seeds - 1 tbsp

Collagen powder - 1 tbsp

Method

Add all above ingredients into a blender, blend to a smooth liquid.

Transfer to a glass a top it with peanut butter & enjoy cold.

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Berries Smoothie Recipe / Mixed Berries Smoothie / Healthy Smoothie Recipe

 

Berries Smoothie

Ingredients

Mixed berries - 1/4 cup

Cold milk - 1 cup

Dates - 1

Collagen - 1 tbsp

Chia seeds - 1 tsp

Coconut milk to drizzle on top

( There is no measurements just add every thing to your taste)

Method

Add everything into a blender jar.

Blend to a smooth liquid, pour it into a glass and drizzle coconut milk on top & serve cold.

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Sweet Potato Black Bean Patties Recipe / Black Bean Sweet Potato Patty Recipe / Homemade Bean Sweet Potato Patty Recipe / Air Fried Patties Recipe

 

Sweet Potato Black Bean patties

Ingredients

Finely chopped vegetables of your choice - 2 cups

( I used beans, cauliflower, carrot, capsicum)

Boiled and mashed sweet potato - 1/2 cup

Canned black beans - 1 can ( 15 oz)

( Drain out the water completely and rinse them with fresh water. Strain the water completely and mash them coarsely using a potato masher)

Chopped onion - 1/2 cup

Chopped garlic - 6

Egg - 1

Bread crumbs - 1/4 cup

( add more if your mixture is sticky)

Taco seasonings - 2 tbsp

Paprika - 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oregano - 1 tsp

Pepper powder - 3/4 tsp

( Add seasonings according to your taste )

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp ( optional)

Olive oil - 1 tsp

Coconut oil - 2 tsp

Method

Heat both oils in a pan add onion and garlic sauté till they change color. 

Now add the finely chopped vegetables and sauté for few minutes till they are cooked.

Add all the spices according to your taste mix well and switch off the stove, let the mixture cool completely.

Add beaten eggs, mashed sweet potato and the mashed beans to the vegetable mixture. you can also use a food processor to combine the ingredients.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl and mix the bread crumbs. Make sure your mixture is not sticky if needed add more bread crumbs.

Keep it in the refrigerate for 10 minutes so shaping the patters will be easy.

Grease your palms with oil and take small portion of the mixture and flatten it to the thickness you want.

Arrange them in an air fryer spray them with oil and air fry at 375 deg. for 15 minutes, after 8 minutes turn the patties to cook the other side.

Once done cool and enjoy the way you want to eat them.

Note:

Use your imagination to make them more creative like adding cooked rice, oats, quinoa or mixed beans.

This can be baked in the oven too or cook them on a griddle.

Freeze the leftovers.

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