Anita's Recipes

INGREDIENTS:
8 pav buns or dinner rolls
1 onion finely chopped
4-5 large tomatoes finely chopped
1 cup cauliflower
1 carrot finely choppped
1 green pepper finely chopped
1 large potato
1 green chili chopped finely
1/2 cup green peas
2 cloves garlic grated
1" piece ginger grated
1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp garam masala
1 tbsp pav bhaji masala
Salt as required
1 lemon
2-3 tbsp butter
3 tbsp oil

METHOD:

• Pressure cook the potato,carrot,cauliflower,peas,green chili,garlic and ginger by adding little water.
• Mash all the cooked vegetables.
  
• Heat oil in a pan and add the onions and stir till golden brown.Then add the green pepper and saute it for a minute.
• Add the tomatoes and cook till it is soft.
• Now add the mashed vegetables to this and mix well.
• Add garam masala, Pav Bhaji Masala, chili powder, turmeric powder and salt and mix well.
• Remove it from the heat when everything is well cooked and is in the form of a paste.
• Your bhaji is now ready.
• Add a tablespoon of lemon juice while serving.
  
• Cut the pavs horizontally and spread butter on it.
• Toast these on a hot tawa until it is crispy on both the sides.
• Serve the pav along with the bhaji.
• You can also put a little bhaji between two pav pieces of dinner rolls like a sandwich just before serving.
• Serve the Pav Bhaji when its hot!
  

INGREDIENTS:

3 cups long grain rice (basmati)
1 white onion
1 red onion
1 tbsp cumin seeds
1/2 tbsp red chili powder
1/2 tbsp ground black pepper
a pinch of cardamon powder
1 stick cinnamon
1 tbsp butter
salt as required

METHOD:

• Chop all the onions into long thin slices.
  
• Heat the butter in a pan and add the cumin seeds, cinnamon, cardamon powder,chili powder and the ground pepper.
• Immediately add the chopped onions and saute until it becomes golden brown.
• Add the rice to this and mix well.
• Pour water just enough to cover this and pressure cook it.
• It can also be cooked in a rice cooker .
• Mix the onion rice well after cooking and Serve hot!

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup finely shredded cabbage
1 white onion finely chopped
1" ginger piece
1 green chili
2 tbsp butter
2tbsp sugar
2 tbsp white corn flour
2 cups milk
1 tbsp powdered white pepper
salt as required
water as required

METHOD:

• Heat oil in a pan and add the onion and the sugar.
• When the onion turns golden brown,add the cabbage and saute for 2-3 minutes.
• Add 2 cups of water and put the chili and the ginger piece to this and pressure cook it.
• Discard the ginger and chili.Blend the mixture by adding more water if required.Pass this through a strainer.
• Now boil the soup.
• In another bowl, mix the corn flour and the milk together without forming any lumps.
• When the soup begins to boil,add the milk mixture,salt and pepper into it.
• Add water according to the thickness required.Heat it for some more time so that the soup thickens.
• Your cream of cabbage soup is ready!
• Serve it hot!

INGREDIENTS:

4-5 apples
2 tbsp lemon juice
1"ginger piece(optional)
1/4 sugar
water as required

METHOD:

• Peel,core the apples and chop them finely.
• Place the apples,ginger piece in a pan add enough water to cover it.Add the sugar to this and bring it to boil.
• Once it boils and the apples change into golden brown color,remove the ginger piece and blend the mixture.
  
• Strain the apple juice. Add water to dilute the juice.
• Chill the apple juice and serve.

INGREDIENTS:

4-5 large tomatoes
1 large onion
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp butter
2 cups milk
2 tbsp corn flour
1 tbsp white pepper powder
salt as required
water as required

METHOD:

• Peel the onion and chop the onion and tomatoes finely.
• Heat the butter in a pan and when it melts,add the onion and sugar and fry it till golden brown.
• Add the tomatoes and saute it for about a minute.
• Add 2 cups of water to this and pressure cook it.
• Blend the mixture by adding more water if required.Pass this through a strainer.
• Now boil the soup.
• In another bowl, mix the corn flour and the milk together without forming any lumps.
• When the soup begins to boil,add the milk mixture into it.
• Add water according to the thickness required.Heat it for some more time so that the soup thickens.
• Your cream of tomato soup is ready!
• Serve it hot!
  

INGREDIENTS:

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp butter
a pinch baking powder
a pinch salt
water as required
Freshly prepared APPLE JAM made from 2 apples (instead of using green apple,use a normal apple)

METHOD:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Combine the flour,butter,sugar,salt and baking powder in a large bowl.
• Slowly add little water and mix well to form a stiff dough.
• Now divide the dough into two equal portions and roll each of them into 1/4 inch thick circle.
• Place one of them onto the 6 inch pie pan(covering even the sides of the pie pan).
• Pour the freshly prepared jam into the lined pie plate. Now take the other piece of the rolled out dough and place it on the pie and seal it well.
• Brush the pie with a little butter.
  
• Now bake the pie until the crust is golden brown.
• Cool it for 15-20 minutes and then serve.
• Serve the apple pie with ice cream.