Milchreis
Milchreis
Ingredients
200gms of white short grain rice
2 cups of milk
1 cup of water
½ cup of fresh cream
70gms of brown sugar
1 tsp of vanilla essence
For the Apple Compote
2 apples peeled cored and cut in small cubes
2 cups of water
1 tsp of lemon juice
½ tsp of vanilla essence
1/3 cup of brown sugar
Instructions
In a heavy bottomed pot cook pour in the milk and water.
Wash and add in the rice, brown sugar and vanilla essence.
Cook the rice in the milk on low flame stirring it constantly till it is well cooked and stir in the fresh cream.
For the Apple Compote
In a sauce pan combine sugar, vanilla essence, water and bring it to boil.
Add the apples, lower the heat and cover and cook.
Stir occasionally.
When the apples are soft add in the lemon juice and let the mixture thicken.
Remove from heat and cool.
Serve the milchreis pudding in bowls topped with the apple compote.
Sprinkle cinnamon powder over it before serving.
Coconut Rasam
Coconut Rasam
Ingredients
¼ cup of scraped coconut
2 tsp of cumin seeds
2 tsp of peppercorns
1 pod of garlic
A gooseberry sized ball of tamarind
1 tomato (medium sized)
½ tsp of turmeric powder
¼ tsp of asafoetida powder
1 ½ tsp of Kashmiri chilli powder
1 cup of water
8-10 shallots sliced
1tsp of mustard seeds
Coriander leaves
Salt to taste
Instructions
Grind scraped coconut, cumin seeds, pepper, garlic and tamarind into and separate the smooth paste.
Slice the tomato and grind it into a paste and mix it with the coconut mix.
Heat oil in a wok, splutter mustard seeds, sauté the shallots, add in the turmeric.
npowder and chilli powder, fry and pour in the ground mix.
Keep stirring and when it starts boiling; add in a cup of water and salt to taste.
Simmering, mix in asafoetida powder and a few chopped coriander leaves.
Serve with rice and enjoy the monsoon.
Pasta with cherry tomatoes
Pasta with cherry tomatoes
Ingredients:
n 1 cup of bow pasta/ any other type of pasta
n 1 cup of cherry tomatoes chopped in half
n 1 tbsp of olive oil
2 tbsp of oil
Salt to taste
2 tsp of chilli flakes
½ cup grated Mozzarella cheese
1 tsp of basil seasoning
1 tsp of thyme seasoning
2 onions finely chopped
Crushed pepper to taste
3 cloves of garlic chopped
Instructions
Cook the pasta in boiling water with salt to taste and strain in a colander.
Heat oil in a pan saute the chopped onions with garlic till transparent.
Add in the cherry tomatoes and cook for 5-10 minutes.
Add in the chilli flakes and mix in the pasta.
Add basil, thyme and crushed pepper and mix.
Mix in the grated cheese and season with olive oil and turn off the flame.
