Simple Dates burfi

Contributor : Ujvala

20 dates
1/3 rd cup macadamias
3 tbsp or more honey/agave nectar
Oats to garnish
--> blend all above ingredients in blender except oats ( i used blendtec)
--> add lil butter, toss the dough well, spread it on parchment paper let it stand for few mins and tadaan, ready to serve  with oats.


Contributor : Prasanna Manda

 I used to make something like this but with out honey.....nuts ante walnuts,badam,cahcews,peacans anni veru veru ga dry roast chesi...nuvvulu kuda dry raost chesi....endukobbari,elachi vesi koncham anni coarse ga okka pulse grind chesi ee dates separate ga grind chesi....aa rendu mistures ni chetho koncham neyyi vesi kaliepdanni.

Oven Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

1. Contributor: Kumari Gandepalli
sunita u can roast in oven.. Here is the link... recipe here

Paravannam with Condensed Milk

1. Contributor: Hemalatha Kalagarla condensed milk paravannam::::rice lo konchem water and konchem milk vesi vudikinchaka condensed milk taginanta vesi kalapatame ,koncehm boil cheyllai malli and add nuts and kismiss..yummy and instant and most delicious

Khova ~ Khoya

1. Contributor: Sriharsha Mupparaju
actual kova cheyali ante milk boil cheyatame....kani adugu antakunda tipputhu undali....if you want instant version then ricotta cheese tho cheyachu....here is the procedure

2. Contributor: Hemalatha Kalagarla
actual kova cheyali ante condensed milk nd milk powder 1:1 lo sauce pan lo ghee vesi thick ga vatchevarku kalapatame...super vastadi

3. Contributor: Chaitali Meda
condensed milk, milk powder and butter. anthe only these 3 ingredients kalipi microwave cheyatame.. every minute or so kaluputhu undali. about 4 to 5 mins lo yummy yummy kova ready.

4. Contributor: Sarita Alla
kova with milk powder is very easy recipe.. You can try that instead spending lot more hours boiling milk and stirring it..If you want my home made condensed milk recipe and kova here.. recipe link

Carrot Rasmalai

1. Contributor: Visa Puvvada
Carrot rasmalai anta adi kuda super hit nina party lo...

Carrot halwa chesaru...Then she cut the bread into two...She used milk to wet each half, stuffed carrot halwa and wrapped it like a roll. A rolls ni kasepu refridgerate chesi then thick badam milk lo vesi icharu...easy to make n was yummy too

Carrot halwa chaala easy ga aypoyindi anta. She sauted carrots in ghee n boiled it in milk...taravata koya n sugar esi teesesaru..

Corn on Toast

1. Contributor: Visa Puvvada
Recipe for Corn on toast. We made a big batch for 20 ppl yesterday. Aa measurements ee chepta..

Butter 6 Tbsp plus ghee 2tbsp
Maida - 3 garitas...
Milk- 5 to 6 cups(bring to a boil n keep aside)
Bellpeppers (all three colors) - 1 each
Tomato -1
Corn - 3 cobs
Soysauce-1tsp
Ketchup and chilly sauce( we used Maggi Masala chilli) - more than a tbsp...Mil lavish ga posaru..

Butter lo (ghee n butter add cheyali) fry maida till raw smell goes. Then add chopped peppers n tomato. Fry for 5 mins...Add corn...fry for another 5 mins. Add milk n then add tge sauces n salt. Let it cook for few more minutes. Kodiga thick avagaane turn off the heat...Aa heat ke it will thicken further.
Inka bread toast cheskuni daani meeda idi veskuni tintamey...

Cheese Quesadilla

1. Contributor: Vidya Eda
Cheese Quesdilla recipe------tortilla ki one side butter spread chesi aa butter vunna side pan lo petti tortilla paina half side cheese spread chesi i use boiled corn to it nd remaining half side fold chesi brown ayentha varaku nd cheese melt ayye varaku both sides fry chesi cut into half...if u like u can add any kind of veggies to it nd dipping ki hummus or salsa or ranch use cheyochu naku nd khyati ki ayithey just without dip thinatam istam

Stuffed Idli

1. Contributor: Sarita Alla
Here is the recipe link

white ga ante rava batti untundi .. Nenu idli rava and idli rice tho rendintitho chesta.. Rava and urad dal 2:1 ratio..idli rice and urad dal 3:1.. Ee madya wet grinder use chestunna kani appudappudu Preeti mixi lo vesta.. Mostly soaking time and ferment time important .. 6 to 8 hrs soaking time and 10 to 12 hrs fermentation time.. Ela chesthe baga vastai

2. Contributor: Lavanya Keshetty
bagavachindi Saritha.. thanks for introducing to wonderful recipe..koncham variations chesanu, nenu aloo curry laga chesanu ( mirchi, urad daal, channa dal added).. and idli dough kuda mari thick emi cheyaledu, same consistancy as mana regualr idli dough chesanu, it turned out yummy.

Atukula Payasam

1. Contributor: Visa Puvvada
Itz very similar to semiya payasam..
Fry atukulu with ghee. I use thick poha. Keep it aside and boil milk with few saffron strands. Add poha and let it cook till done. Add sugar (3/4th). Fry cashews and raisin in ghee and add that to the payasam.

Baking Tips for Indian Ovens

1. Contributor: Meera Girija Tadimeti
Yes I bake regularly in my Convection over. Only things is manam out of India recipes lo ichey baking settings kanna different settings lo cheyyali. You can take any recipe and do the following. First preheat the oven for atleast 15 minutes and then insert the mix in the baking pan into it. And naa observation enti antey thin ga undey pans aitey better. Non stick type black vi vastai or even plain aluminum ones. Even silicone ones are really convenient for baking. Hope this helps. And settings lo temp entha maximum undo antha pedithey better.

Peas Pulao

1. Contributor: Padmalata Reddy
birds eye frozen green peas works best.... and this one is very easy peasy and simple and flavorful. Americans will love it.... mundu ga basmati rice cook chesukowith little salt. Then take butter and olive oil in equal quantity (say 2tbsp each if the dry rice is 4 cups) heat the oil then add butter and cumin seeds and 3-4 fresh bay leaves then add the peas, garam masala (pinch) and dhana jeera powder and salt saute the green peas till they turn vibrant green(not fully cooked) and mix them in the cooked basmati rice. thats it!! they will love the cumin flavor in the rice. If you want you can add cashews(halved)and little bit of saffron strands HTH

2. Contributor: Usha Rao
Peas pulao easiest way & bland ga this is the best. In a rice cooker take rice and required amount of water. Throw in cardamom , cloves, small piece of cinnamon , bay leave , salt, some butter.
Let the rice soak for 15-30 minutes & turn on the cooker. Mix it once in between to make sure salt is mixed properly. When the rice is almost done, throw in the frozen peas. About 3-5 minutes before the cooker turns off .
In my cooker, 3-4 cups rice cooks in about 20 minutes. So 17-18 minutes into cooking I add peas. Aa steam ki peas cook aipotayi. Doubt vunte, 15 minutes into cooking add the peas . My mil use to cook this way in rice cooker

Stuffed Pasta

1. Contributor: Sunita Mosa
For pasta :
300g flour ( I used 3different types of Flours wheat, spelt and Roggen ... U can take any flour based on Ur preference )
3eggs ( 1 egg per 100 g of flour )
Salt
Olive oil 2 Tbspns
Knead well ... If required add some water and Knead into a normal roti dough consistency ... Let it Rest in fridge for an Hour

For the stuffing ...
50gms fresh Cheese
100gms tuna Fish

U can use Pesto or any other mix for stuffing ... U can try on Ur own too ..

Make small puri sort of roti ...
Put the stuffing in middle
Apply water on the sides
Close the rotis into half sealing the edges
Boil water in a top .... Add Salt
Slowly Drop the wrapped pastas ... When they float, they are done
U can add Butter or make a cream Sauce to ho with it ..
The Pasta dough can be Used to make any sort of pastas ... And I roll out the dough Cut it into shapes and freeze it ... They are quick to Cook later ..

Yellow Batani Chaat

1. Contributor: Ujvala Kiran
plz ignore if this is not the one u r asking

2.Contributor: Visa Puvvada
vahrehvah lo samosa chaat recipe lo vuntadi aa batani chaat...yum vuntadi

Chickem Meat Balls

1. Contributor: Sunita Mosa
This recipe I wanted to share since long .. This is my OWN recipe .. It's healthy and good for working moms ..

Chicken(400g)
Carrots
Celery
Leaks
Spring onions
1 egg

Mince the meat and the veggies... Don't make the veggies into a paste
Add spices according to it taste and preference
Boil water in a pan with salt cloves bay leaf
Drop balls of meat into the boiling water .. When the balls float, it means they are done
Remove them
I make them in tomato base and creme base .. You can use them in any way
I make big amounts and deep freeze them

Rice Cooker Recipes for Road Trips

1. Contributor: Chaitanya Chakilam
MTR UPMA, Pongal alantivi Rice cooker lo cheyochu.
Upma mix pongal mix dorukutayi.

2. Contributor: Padmalata Reddy
In a rice cooker you can do so many things like: veg biryani, khichdi, cook pasta and mix with sauce later, upma like our frens suggested make pulihora by taking the gojju n talimpu mix separately, boil eggs, even you can make curries like chole or rajma using tinned beans...

3. Contributor: Keerthi
We went on a roadtrip a couple of years ago with my ILs..all meals bayata food ante bore kodthudhi and health ki manchidhi kaadhu ani we took a rice cooker...memu upma ki ravva and thalimpu lo onions and chillies chaala sepu veyyinchi portions wise ziplocks lo pack chesaamu..alaane pongal...pulihora ki taalimpu and some lemons...maggie/top ramen pattukunivellamu..we bought veggies there and added...bisibilebath..u can dry roast everything with the spices.vegies akkada koni add chesukovachu..start ayina roju our flight reached the destination late..aa time ki bayata emi thintaamu ani we made chapathis and tomato curry and took it..aa tomato curry nenu ippatiki marchiponu..it was so yummy . You can buy eggs at any gas station and boil them in the cooker. Depending on where we went..usually bfast ki thinevaalamu..konni places lo lunch ki it was a long drive to the nearest town..so morning ready avuthunnappudu cook chesi we ate it for lunch..or lunch bayata heavy ga chesthe..night dinner ki we used to cook..its actually very convenient and quick..andharu ready ayyelopu food ayyipoyedhi .. we went on a 10 day trip...ekkada problem avvaledhu.

4. Contributor: Pushpa Madhuri
In our last trip we did similar.my son ate total home food. I took 3 podis like kobbari podi, Senegal podi and Papua podi. Lemon and tamarind rice concentrate. Sunnundalu. Rice cooker. Rice, moong dal and toor dal. I made cake at home and took it for adhrit. Later stored in fridge there.

At the destination I brought croissants, jam, eggs, orange juice. Vegetables and fruits. Yogurt cups.

So in a day we ate breakfast and one meal at hotel. Adhrit ki pack chesukunte Danni. Hope these tips help u.

Microwave egg boiler and omelette maker help us a lot

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