Masala Jeedipappu/Masala Cashew

A very quick nutritious snack.With a bit of chilli powder and dallop of ghee you can pass around with drinks when you warm up guests.Preparing this is little tricky.Sprinkling the masala powder on roasted cashews makes masala and ghee stick to the vessel instead of cashews.Take a wide plate and spread cashews.Now sprinkle the masala powder and toss well until the masala coats well to the cashews.

Marie biscuit choco balls

Today I am posting a simple yet yummy chocolate balls recipe on the occasion of Valentines day..When I first saw this recipe in sailu jis blog I was surprised that this yummy recipe is made from Marie biscuits.

Sri loved this choco balls a lot...Every time mom used to send me variety of sweets,this time I surprised her by sending this choco balls and rava laddus..Mom and bro both loved this choco balls and she was also surprised to know that the main condiment is Marie biscuits..Thanks Sailu ji for such an yummy recipe...Coming to the recipe...

Ingredients:

• 1 Marie biscuit packet
• 2-3 drops of vanilla essence
• 8-10 tbsp condensed milk
• 2 tbsps cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp dessicated coconut

Procedure:

1. Grind all marie biscuits into fine powder.
2. Beat butter until it become smooth.
3. Add butter to biscuit powder and also other ingredients.Combine well to form a smooth dough.
4. Grease your hands by the left over butter in the vessel and roll into small balls.
5. Roll the balls in small gems or dessicated coconut or leave simply.You can also roll the balls in pieces of cashews/almonds/pistas..

Mexican Corn Chips with Pico de Gallo

These are Mexican recipes from my kitchen today.Friday is almost a party mood for almost all software engineers.Last friday when I went to 17 degrees North ,a Mexican restaurant this recipe caught my attention. I loved the chips in the luncheon with Pico de Gallo otherwise salsa.I just want to introduce the taste of mexican culinary in my home and try my luck and it turned out very delicious.

 I love Mexican cuisine as most of our recipes has more or less similarities with Mexican.Known for its varied flavors and colorful combination ,Mexican cuisine had been recently added to UNESCO's world intangible cultural heritage.Coming to recipe.

 Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups Makai ki atta(maize flour not corn flour which is yellow in color)
• 1 cup all purpose flour/maida
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp salt for taste
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• water for mixing dough

 Procedure:

1. Make a soft dough of above ingredients similar to roti.
2. Make lemon size balls and roll with a rolling pan.Prick lightly with a fork.
3. Now toast the rolled out roti both sides on a hot tava for few seconds.
4. Cut into desired pieces and deep fry the chips in oil till golden brown.Serve with salsa.

In Mexican Cuisine, pico de gallo  also called salsa, is a fresh, uncooked condiment made from chopped tomato,onion,jalapeno,lemon juice and cilantro.

 Ingredients for Salsa:

• 2-3 medium sized tomatoes
• 1 big white onion
• 2 jalapenos deseeded(I used red chilli peppers)
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp salt

Procedure:

1. Cut tomatoes,onions,jalapenos into small pieces and mix all the ingredients .Put aside for half an hour so that the juices get abosrbed by all ingredients.
2. Serve with chips.