Mango Kulfi

Ingredients:

Milk    5 cups
Sugar  1 cup
Mango 1 (finely chopped)
Mango Puree 1/2 cup
Fresh cream  1 cup
Cardamom powder 1 tsp

Method:
Take a deep bottomed pan.
Pour the milk.
Allow to boil till it reduces to half the quantity.
Add sugar and boil for another 5 minutes.
Allow it to cool.
Add the mango puree,fresh cream  chopped mangoes and cardamom powder in this.
Mix well.
Fill this mixture in Kulfi moulds.
Leave it to set in a freezer.

Sweet Corn Soup

Ingredients:
Sweet corn    1 cup
Carrot 1
Potato 2
Onion 1
Capsicum 1
Butter 1 tblsp
Crushed pepper 1 tblsp
Chives ` tblsp (chopped)
Milk 2 cups
salt to taste
Method:
Chop all the vegetables into small pieces.
Heat butter in a kadai.
Add onion and fry till brown.
Add chopped carrot,potato,capsicum and corn.
Saute for five minutes.
Add milk and sprinkle chopped chives over this.
Allow to cook on very low flame for ten minutes.
Season with salt and crushed pepper.
Serve it with bread.

Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:
Cucumber   2
Grated cococnut 1/2 cup
Green chillies       2
Ground nut powder 1 tblsp
Sugar                  1 tsp
Ghee                   1 tblsp
salt as required
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Seasoning:
Mustard seeds 1tsp
Cumin seeds    1 tsp
Curry leaves few
Asafoetida       1/2 tsp
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coriander seeds few for garnishing
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Method:
Take a bowl.
Mix chopped cucumber with salt and alow to rest for five minutes.
Blend coconut and green chillies into a fine paste and mix into the cucumber
Add ground nut powder and sugar.
Mix well.
Heat ghee in a pan
Add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
When they start to splutter add curry leaves and asafoetida.
Add cucumber -coconut mixture
Mix well and garnish with coriander leaves.

Orange and Carrot Soup

Ingredients:
Orange juice    3 cups
Tomato Puree  3 cups
Grated carrot   1 cup
Fresh cream     1/2 cup
Butter                2 tblsp
Bayleaf              2
Cloves               2
Sugar                 1/2 tsp
salt and pepper  to taste
Grated cheese    1/4 cup for garnishing
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Method:
Take a kadai and heat the butter.
Add the carrot and fry for sometime.
Add the orange juice and tomato puree
Add little water.
Add bayleaf and cloves.
Allow to boil for sometime.
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Remove the bayleaves and cloves.
Add salt and pepper.
Cook until the soup thickens.
then add the fresh cream.Mix well.
Finally add sugar.
Garnish with grated cheese and serve hot.

Kadala Curry

Ingredients:
Black channa  1 cup
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To Grind:
Onion 1 (cut into small pieces)
Tomato 1 (cut into small pieces)
Grated coconut 1/4 cup
Garlic 2 pieces
Ginger 1 piece
Roasted gram 1 tsp
Coriander seeds 1 tsp
Cumin 1 tsp
Red chillies 3
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Cilantro leaves few
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For seasoning:
Onion 1 (cut into small pieces)
Cloves 2
Cinnammom stick 2 (1/2 " size)
Curry leaves few
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Method:
Pressure cook channa with little salt.
Saute the cumin,coriander seeds,roasted gram,red chillies,ginger,garlic,onion,tomatoes and coconut.
Grind the mixture into a fine paste.
Take a kadai.Add oil.Add the seasonings.
Add the ground masala and saute for 2 minutes.
Add the cooked channa with salt and water.
Allow to boil for five minutes
Garnish with cilantro leaves and serve hot.

Paruppu Thogayal

Ingredients:

Toor dal      1/2 cup
Bengalgram dal 1/2 cup
Red chilli           2
Grated coconut  1 tblsp
Pepper               1 tsp
salt and oil          as required

Method:
Take a kadai and add one tblsp of oil.
Fry the dals with red cillies.
Grind adding salt,grated coconut and pepper corn with little water to make a paste.
Add little more wate if required.
Mix with plain rice adding sesame oil.

Broccoli soup

Ingredients:

Broccoli          2 cups (chopped)
Milk                3 cups
Butter              1 tblsp
Maida flour      2 tblsp
Ground pepper 1 tsp
Cheddar cheese for garnishing
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Method:
Wash the Broccoli in running water and chop the same into small pieces.
Take a Kadai.Add one cup of water.
When it starts boiling add chopped broccoli.Allow to boil for sometime.
Heat butter in a saucepan and when it melts add the maida flour.
Stir well until the mixture changes into brown colour.
Lower the flame and pour the milk.
Stir constantly to prevent lumps.
Add broccoli with water.
Add salt and pepper.
Put the grated cheese on top and serve.