Brussel sprouts thoran

Ingredients -

Brussel sprouts - 1 lb or 1/2 kg
Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup
Red chilly - 1
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

To temper

Oil - 1 tbsp
Reg chilly - 1
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 sprig


Method

1. Wash and clean brussel sprouts. Cut it into 4 pieces and chop it in food processor.
2. Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, urad dal and dry red chilly. When  the mustard seeds splutter add the curry leaves followed by the chopped brussel sprouts.
3. Add turmeric powder, salt and around 1/2 cup water. Mix it well and close the pan. Cook it for 10-15 minutes on medium flame or till the water is fully absorbed.
4. Meanwhile  coarsely grind the coconut and red chilly.
5. Once the brussel sprouts are cooked fully, add these coconut to it and mix well. Cook it for another 1-2 minutes and switch of the flame.

Serve it as a side dish for rice!

Rasmalai

Source - RaksKitchen

Ingredients:

Rasgullas - 8
Milk - 2 cups
Condensed milk - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Saffron - a pinch
Pistachios - 7-8


Method:

1.  Warm 2 tbsp of milk and add saffron to it.
2.  Grease a heavy bottom vessel with few drops of ghee. Add milk to it and boil. Keep stirring every    2 minutes to avoid burning of milk at the bottom.
3. Keep stirring for another 25-30 minutes till the milk reduces to half.
4. Now add the saffron milk and condensed milk and boil for another 2 more minutes.
5. Now add sugar and pistachios and boil for another 2 minutes.
6. Gently squeeze the water out of the rasgullas. Be careful when you squeeze as too much pressure will break the rasgullas.
7. Add this to the boil milked. The rasgullas will absorb milk . Allow it to cool down and refrigerate.

Serve cool.

Paneer manchurian

Ingredients

Onion - 1/2 cup, chopped
Capsicum - 1/3 cup, cut into small squares
Garlic - 1 tsp, finely chopped
Ginger - 1 tsp, finely chopped
Green chilly - 1 , finely chopped
Tomato ketchup - 2 tbsp
Soya sauce - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Frying paneer
Paneer - 250gm, cut into cubes
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Corn starch - 2 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 3-4 tbsp , for frying


Method:

1. Take the paneer cubes in a bowl . Add chilli powder, pepper powder, corn starch and salt to it. Mix it well so that the paneer pieces are coated with the masala powders.
2. Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a wide frying pan. Add these paneer cubes to it. Shallow fry till the pieces are browned evenly on the sides. Keep aside.
3. Heat 2 tsp of oil in the same pan. Add the chopped onion, garlic, ginger, green chilly and capsicum. Saute till the veggies are cooked.
4. In the bowl in which the paneer cubes were mixed, there would be some leftover masala powders. Mix 1/3 cup water to this and mix well.
5. Once the veggies are almost cooked, add tomato ketch up and soya sauce. Mix well.
6. Then add red chilly powder and salt to it and mix well.
7. Now add the corn starch and masala paste to it and simmer for 1-2 minutes. The gravy will thicken now.
8. Next add the fried paneer cubes and toss well so that the paneer cubes are evenly coated with masala.

Serve hot!!