Tuesday 10 July 2018

Homemade butter, how to make butter at home

Butter is also known as venna in Telugu, benne in kannada,venney in Tamil, makkhan in hindi. Making butter at home is very easy if  you have more cream at home. I usually collect cream daily when I boil milk and prepare butter. With that butter I prepare ghee. It's good to use homemade butter and ghee which is pure without any preservatives. It is very easy to make butter, yes need to follow some process 😃. Process is very simple, just you need to store(collecting) cream. You can use butter to make biscuits, cakes, sandwitches, roti's  and for butter muruku etc., I frequently use butter to make ghee. You can use mixer,food processor or chuner( kavvam in Telugu). Butter can be prepared in different ways. Today i used churner to make butter. I like the sound while churning 😍. Today I am going to share the way which i frequently use. I am going to explain you making butter from scratch. Hope it helps you 🤗.


(Tried to capture something but  something else captured 😆 , still i liked it 😍)

How to make butter at home

Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cook Time : nill
Serves - 1 cup
Recipe Category: home made
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author: Aruna

Ingredients

Milk cream
Churner/mixer/blender
Ice cold water
Plain yoghurt/curd - 1/4 tsp

Procedure

* Boil the milk on low flames.



* Let it cool to room temperature. And keep it in refrigerator for 4-5 hrs. Then collect the cream (meegada in Telugu).



* Add 1/4 tsp of curd to the collected cream and store it in refrigerator.

* Collect the cream in the above way for a month or 15 days depending on the cream that you are getting from milk. Store it in container and keep it in refrigerator after collecting cream.

* Once you have collected cream(1 or 2 cups), now prepare butter. Take cream from refrigerator and keep it out in a bowl till it comes to room temperature. I kept it for two hour.




* Now pour 2-3 cups of cold water and shake the cream by using churner.With in 5 - 10 minutes you will collect butter after churning.



* Liquid remaining in the bottom is buttermilk and butter will come up after churning. Now wash the butter 3-4 times with cold water untill the water is clear.



* Above pic taken after washing 3 times. Still water is not clear so washed again and drained entire water by pressing. Remove as much water you can and store it in container and keep it freezer.



Note

 ◆ You can use cow's milk, buffaloes milk or pasteurized milk. I used cow's milk and used 15 days cream almost 1 big cup.

◆ You can also prepare it using store bought fresh cream to make butter.

◆ You can use mixer or blenders to make butter.I will post making butter using mixer soon.

◆ You can also use ladle instead of churner (information given by my friend sirisha).

◆ Other variation is after collecting  the cream, add curd and keep it out for 5 hours and then make butter.

◆ You can store butter in frezzer for 1 month. 

Tips 

● Store butter in tight container so that ice won't collect on butter when you keep in freezer.

● Use big bowl while churning as buttermilk will splash.

● My mom use buttermilk that comes after churning for sun dried chillies(majjiga mirrapakaayalu in telugu) or for sun dried cluster bean.

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Sunday 8 July 2018

Pudina chutney with coconut , how to prepare mint chutney with coconut

This mint chutney is one of the basic recipe in chutney varieties. Idli, dosa, vada are daily routine tiffins for us South Indians. But we prepare many  varieties of chutney's that makes our routine breakfast tasty . We prepare pudina/mint chutney using different combinations like onions & tomatoes, mint & coriander, curry leaves+mint+ coriander etc., Today's my recipe is very easy with mint & coconut . This chutney goes well with Idli, dosa, vada, panniyaram/ Gupta ponganalu, adai and even with khichidi. 

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     Mint chutney with coconut

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cook Time : 10 minute
Serves : 3
Recipe Category: chutney / side dish
Recipe Cuisine: Indian
Author: Aruna

Ingredients

Mint/pudina - 1 cup
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Roasted chanadal/putnalu - 1/4 cup
Green chillies - 4
Tamarind - pinch
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
Salt as per taste 
Oil - 1 tsp

For seasoning

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds/ jeera - 1 /2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 spig
Red chilli - 1
Oil - 11/2 tsp
Hing - 1 pinch


Method

1) Take a pan add 1 tsp of oil then add green chillies, saute it till its raw smell goes. 


2) Add washed mint leaves in the same pan and saute it till the leaves just shrinks it's volume.


3) Now take fresh coconut pieces, roasted chanadal, tamarind, fried green chilli, salt, turmeric powder and mix it by adding small amount of water.



4) Now add fried mint leaves to the above grind it.


5) chutney is ready, for seasoning take a pan add 11/2 tsp of oil let it heat for a second, add ingredients mentioned under seasoning one by one. 



6) Add the above seasoning to the prepared mint Chutney.


 Tasty Mint chutney is ready to serve. Today i had this chutney with idli 😋😋.


Note

◆ Adding pudina at last while grinding gives you good flavour and texture. Do not grind chutney too smooth after adding pudina.

◆ Adding ginger is optional but it gives good flavour to the chutney.

◆ You can also add garlic if you like it.

Tips

● Cut green chillies into half or just cut in the middle. Otherwise it will split while frying.

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Thursday 5 July 2018

Kashmiri Pulao, how to prepare creamy and sweet Kashmiri pulao

Kashmiri pulao is an aromatic, creamy and sweet pulao. It is healthy pulao as it is filled with fruits & dry fruits. We can use fruits like apple, grapes, pineapple, pomegranate., Dry fruits like cashew nuts, almonds,raisins, pistachios, walnut., Saffron gives good flavour and color to the pulao ( I did not added today, as it is not available right know). Kashmir is a heavenly place on earth and famous for spices, dry fruits, saffron and mainly for its beauty 😍. Adding ghee adds good taste to the pulao. Some famous Kashmiri recipes i tasted and heard are Kashmiri pulao, kashmiri dum alooa, kashmiri masala, kashmiri roti and kashmiri shufta, kashmiri red chilli powder is very famous.
  
       I first tasted kashmiri pulao in Hyderabad @ Athidi restaurant for our first marriage anniversary 😍. As my hubby like sweets alot he liked this pulao, so I prepare this pulao now and then. It tastes creamy and sweet with nuts and fruits. Adding pineapple to the pulao gives very good taste. Also adding ginger powder, funnel seeds powder adds good aroma and taste  to the pulao. Today i used apple, pomegranate, grapes, cashew nuts, raisins, almonds. Instead of ginger powder i added ginger, and funnel seeds.

Also follow my  rice and gravy recipes..

Coconut milk pulao
Paneer butter masala
Khova paneer
Restaurant Style Curd Rice
Pongal, Katte pongal
Spicy Curry Leaves Powder Rice



Kashmiri pulao, how to prepare creamy and sweet kashmiri pulao


Preparation Time : 20

Cook Time : 20 minute
Serves : 3
Recipe Category: Rice/pulao
Recipe Cuisine: kashmiri
Author: Aruna

Ingredients


Basamathi Rice - 11/2 glass

Boiled milk - 2 glasses
Water - 1 glass
Cardamom/elachi - 4
Cloves - 4
Jeera - 1tsp
Cinnamon stick - 1 stick
Star anise -3
Bay leaf - 2
Pepper - 6
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
Sugar - 1tsp
Green chillies - 3
Ginger pieces - 1/2 tsp
Onions - 1 cup ( roughly chopped)
Cashew nuts - 10
Almonds - 10
Raisins - fistful
Paneer - 6 pieces
Apple - 1/4 cup for garnishing
Pomegranate - 1/4 cup for garnishing
Grapes - for garnishing
Ghee - 6 tsp

Preparation


1) Soak basamathi Rice in water for 20 minutes.




2) cut almonds and cashew nuts into 2 pieces.

3) Take a pan add 2 tsp of ghee fry cashew nuts and almonds till it changes to golden color. Take it into plate.



4) In the same pan add raisins fry till becomes fulffy and take it into plate.




5) In the same pan add roughly chopped onions and fry till it changes color and becomes crisp. You can also deep fry onions.




6) Cut paneer into small pieces and fry it till get golden color and take it into plate.




7) Keep all spices - jeera, cardamom, cloves, star anise, bay leaf, pepper ready.




8) Clean the pan add 2 tsp of ghee, add all the spices one by one, fry it till you get good aroma.




9) Now add green chillies and ginger fry it well.




10) Add salt, soaked basmathi rice, fry it for a second.




11) Now add 2 glasses milk and 1 glass water, sugar and stir it once. Close the lid and keep it low flame till rice cook well.




12) Rice will be cooked very creamy. Switch off the flame. Add 2 tsp of ghee on the rice and keep it like that for 10 minutes without disturbing. Now add all fried nuts, paneer, fried onions and fruits. Keep few nuts and fruits for garnishing.




13) Saute the above very carefully with out breaking the rice. Take it into plate or bowl and garnish with remaining nuts and fruits.




Creamy, sweet and aromatic kashmiri pulao is ready to serve 😋😋.  You can have it with any spicy gravies, paneer gravies or with fruit raitas like pine apple , mango raitas.


  I prepared kadai paneer, my hubby loved to have Kashmiri paluao without curry. But i enjoyed kashmiri pulao with kadai paneer 😍😋.




Note


◆ You can add fennel powder instead of fennel seeds.


◆ Usually we use apples, grapes, pomegranate, pineapples for this pulao.


◆ You can also prepare it with water instead of milk  but it doesnot give creamy texture.


◆ use available dry fruits.


◆ You can have the pulao as it is or you can pair it with any spicy gravies.


◆ You can also add fresh cream to get more creamy.


Tips


● If you think rice is not cooked and became too thick and sticky then just add ghee and close the lid for 10 - 15 minutes. Rice will become smooth and fluffy.


● Do not miss adding saffron and pineapple if available.


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Tuesday 3 July 2018

Almond Mango sandesh, how to prepare almond mango sandesh

Sandesh is traditional and delicious Bengali dessert. As mango season started thought to prepare mango sandesh and at end I gave twist by adding almond powder 🤗. Yes, I am going crazy 😉, believe me it melts in mouth with mango flavour and using almond is also healthy. It is very easy to prepare with milk, mango and almonds as main ingredient. We can prepare it using chenna or fresh moist paneer. Fresh mango puree gives good taste instead of using canned mango puree.

    I prepared sandesh recipe once, when we are in Odisha , it came very tasty and delicious. It inspired me to prepare this Almond Mango sandesh. You can add  many flavours and shapes to sandesh. Flavours like saffron, rose, pineapple, strawberry etc., We will get different shape mould in market. You can also prepare chocolate sandesh using cocoa or chocolate powder. I will try to post all flavoured sandesh soon.





              Almonds Mango sandesh


Preparation Time : 30 mintes

Cook Time : 20 minutes
Serves : 8 pieces
Recipe Category: Sweet / Dessert
Recipe Cuisine: Bengali 
Main Ingredient : Mango, Almond, milk
Author: Aruna Saraschandra


Ingredients


Milk - 1 litre

Lemon - 2 tsp
Mango puree - 3/4 cup
Sugar - 1/2 cup
Milk powder -  1/4 cup (optional)
Almond powder - 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Pistachios & almonds for garnishing



Preparation


1) Heat milk in a heavy bottom pan. 




2) Add lemon juice into boiling milk.




3)  Milk starts crudling.




4)  filter the above mixture in muslin cloth and wash it under running tap so that lemon smell goes out. Tie the cloth and keep it aside for an hour.




5) Cheena is ready





6) Take cheena into plate and mash it with your palm well.




7) Now add milk powder, powdered sugar, elachi powder to the chenna mix everything well and mash.




8) Add mango puree in a pan mix it thoroughly in low flame.




9) Now add mashed cheena in mango puree.




10) Mix it continuously so that it would burn. Once the cheena and mango combined well and become thick,

( Dough consistency) take it into plate when it is heat.



11) Now add almond powder to the above dough and mix it well. Pinch a small part of dough and mould it to round shape and press in the middle to give it sandesh shape. At last garnish it with pistachios and almonds .




Mouth melting and delicious Almond Mango sandesh is ready to serve 😋😋.


  As I said early I prepared sandesh few year back, I am sharing that pic with you 😍. I prepared this recipe for my hubby's birthday 😍🤗.




Note


◆ Mix the chenna and mango puree well to dough consistency, otherwise it will stick and you cannot mould sandesh.


◆ you can also use moist paneer which is ready at home.


◆ Adding milk powder is optional.


Tips


● Full fat milk gives good amount of chenna.


● If in case the dough is too thin and not able to mould it means that the chenna and mango puree did not mixed well. You stir the mixture again on pan. Still your facing the same problem, then add almond powder and give it dough consistency.


Also check other sweet recipes by clicking the link below pic



                            Kesari bath

              Poha Badam Ladoo


   
                       Ragi Peanut ladoo            


                 Atukula Payasam 
     


                  Sweet Pongal

                  Ellu Bella Mix

                       Pineapple Sheera




        Sabudana Coconut Ladoo




  Puffed Rice/Maramarala LAdoo



                        Kaju Katli




              Homemade butter

                     Homemade Ghee

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