Friday, May 28, 2010

Green Beans Curry

Ingredients
  1. Green beans
  2. Coriander powder
  3. Cumin powder
  4. Turmeric powder
  5. Pepper
  6. Salt
  7. Water


Method:

  1. Blanch beans and keep it aside.

  2. In a pan add little oil and then add the blanced beans

  3. Now add all the masala powders along with little water and allow it to boil.

  4. Let it cook until all the masala blend well with the beans.

  5. Beans curry ready to taste with chappathi , Coconut rice or curd rice.

Banana Nutty Cake

Ingredients
  1. Wheat flour - 2 cups
  2. All purpose flour(Maida) - 1 cup
  3. Sugar -  1 cup
  4. Banana - 3
  5. Raisins - 1/2 cup
  6. Almonds - 1/4 cup
  7. Vanilla extract - 1 tspn
  8. Baking Soda - 1 tspn
  9. Baking powder - 1 tspn
  10. Oil - 5 tspns
  11. Salt - a pinch
  12. Water - 1 cup



Method:

  1. Mix all the dry ingredients except raisins and almonds and keep it aside

  2. Mash the bananas after peeling the skin.

  3. Add the vanilla extract and oil

  4. Mix the dry ingredients to the banana paste and mix them well them a hand blender.

  5. Finally add the raisins and almonds and mix them gently

  6. Rub the cake pan with butter and pour in the mixed cake mix.

  7. Bake them for 30-40 minutes. Cool it for 10 minutes.

  8. Healthy banana nutty cake ready to taste