Homemade Quark Cheese

Ingredients:

1.      4 cups pasteurized full cream milk

2.      1/2 cup buttermilk,curd or 1/4 cup vinegar

Method:

1.      Mix milk and curd or vinegar, stir well cover.

2.      Set for 12 hours in warm place or  until the curds and whey separate.

3.      Dampen a clean tea towel and use it to line a sieve. Place the sieve over a basin.

4.      Pour the curds and whey into the strainer. Bring the tea towel together so that it covers your quark and do it up with a rubber band.

5.      Place the entire draining apparatus in the fridge.

6.      Allow to drain in the fridge overnight, or for 24 hours.

7.      The drained quark should have a consistency similar to sour cream, but it has a more sour taste.  

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Smiley Sandwiches

Ingredients:

1.      1 big boiled potato grated

2.      1/2 cup grated paneer

3.      1/4 cup chopped coriander leaves

4.      1/4 cup chopped mint leaves

5.      2 tablespoon cornflour

6.      1 teaspoon lime juice

7.      1 teaspoon garam masala

8.      1/4 teaspoon red chili powder

9.      1/2 teaspoon chat masala

10.  Salt to taste

11.  butter for shallow fry

12.  4 slices bread

13.  2 slices cheese

14.  Sliced tomatoes

15.  Sliced onions

16.  Sliced cucumbers

17.  Cherry tomato

18.  Tomato ketchup

19.  Mayonnaise 

Method:

1.      In mixing bowl combine potato, paneer, corn flour, coriander and mint leaves.

2.      Add in lime juice, garam masala, chili, salt and chat masala.  

3.      Mix well and make round patty, than shallow fry in medium heat. Keep aside. 

4.      Place bread slices on cutting board, cut into circles using cookie cutter or sharp knife.

5.      Repeat with slices cheese than make face using sharp knife and small round cutter.

6.      Apply butter and mayonnaise in bread slices.

7.      Close the sandwiches, apply on top ketchup than cheese slice.

8.      Decorate with cheery tomato for nose and cucumber for ears.

9.      Served with your favorite drink. Enjoy!

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Penne Pasta Salad

Ingredients:

1.      2 cups penne pasta

2.      1 cup hung curd

3.      2 cup shredded cabbage

4.      1/2 cup shredded zucchini   

5.      1/4 cup chopped sweet basil leaves  

6.      1 teaspoon lemon zest

7.      1 teaspoon lemon juice

8.      1 cup seedless grapes

9.      1 teaspoon white pepper

10.  2 teaspoon mustard powder

11.  2 teaspoon sugar powder

12.  Salt to taste

Method:

1.      Cook the penne pasta AL-dente as packet instruction. Drain and set aside.

2.      Add shredded cabbage in iced water and keep aside.  

3.      In a mixing bowl, combine hung curd and all spices, mix well.

4.      In a large bowl mix pasta, cabbage, zucchini and grapes.

5.      Throw in the hung curd, toss to combine.

6.      Refrigerate few hours then serve chilled.   

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Glass Noodles Salad

Ingredients:

For dressing:

1.      1 tablespoon soya sauce

2.      2 tablespoon vinegar

3.      1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce

4.      1/4 teaspoon red chili flakes

5.      1/4 teaspoon garlic paste

6.      2 spur thai chilies chopped    

For salad:

1.      2 cups glass noodles

2.      1/2 cup shredded raw papaya

3.      1/2 cup mung sprout

4.      1/2 cup shredded cabbage

5.      1/2 cup shredded carrot

6.      1/2 cup shredded onion

7.      1/2 cup shredded cucumber

8.      1/2 cup bell pepper

9.      1/2 cup skinless roasted peanuts

10.  1/2 cup pineapple    

11.  Few coriander leaves

12.  Salt to taste

Method:

1.      Take one bowl of hot water, soak in the glass noodles, cover and leave for 10 minutes.

2.      Drain and cut into smaller with scissors.

3.      In small bowl mix the all dressing ingredients and whisk well.

4.      Mix the all salad ingredients together, toss them well.

5.      Add the dressing to the salad and mix well.

6.      Garnish with peanuts and coriander leaves.

7.      Your salad is ready to serve.
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My Cooking Diary in Android Apps

  As our culture continues its move to a more mobile lifestyle, more and more people are consuming the web on their smart phones & tablets, so making my blog more accessible to these users . I am sharing android Apps for my blog (http://www.mycookingdiarys.blogspot.com) . its now available for all android mobiles and will soon share apps for iphone. you can download apps using below link in your android mobile/tablet. 

Click below Link
Download Android Apps (My Cooking diary)

 
Please share your view and comments about this new apps 

પાકા કેળા નું રાયતું (Yogurt with Ripe Banana & Mustard seeds)

Ingredients:

1.      2 cups plain yogurt

2.      2 ripe bananas

3.      2 teaspoon split yellow mustard seeds

4.      2 tablespoon sugar powder

5.      Salt to taste 

Method:

1.      Peel and slice the bananas into thin slice.

2.      In bowl whisk together the yogurt, sugar and salt.

3.      Add in mustard seeds and mix well.

4.      Now add in chopped bananas, mix well.

5.      Marinade for five minutes.

6.      Serve chilled.

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Elbows with Red Pepper Sauce

Ingredients:

· For sauce

1.      1 red capsicum

2.      1/2 carrot

3.      1 big red onion

4.      1 big tomato

5.      1 tablespoon olive oil

· For pasta

1.      1 cup uncooked elbow pasta

2.      2 tablespoon olive oil

3.      1 tablespoon chopped garlic

4.      1 teaspoon paprika

5.      7 to 8 olives

6.      1/2 cup chopped sweet basil

7.      1/4 cup shredded green capsicum

8.      Salt to taste

9.      Oregano

10.  Parsley

11.  Parmesan cheese

Method:

1.      Fill a big pot with water and bring the water to a boil add elbow pasta and salt.

2.      When the pasta is cooked remove in strainer. (Make sure don’t over cook it should be tender but not overly soft or mushy.)

3.      Cut red pepper, carrot, onion and tomato into big size chunks.

4.      In pan heat the oil add in red pepper and sauté for 2 minutes or until little brown.

5.      Now add carrot and onion and sauté for 2 to 3 minute.

6.      Add tomato and cooked for few second.

7.      Remove this in mixture jar and make puree.

8.      Heat the oil in a pan; add garlic and sauté for few second.

9.      Add in red pepper puree and simmer over medium heat.

10.  Simmer until slightly thickened. Add in oregano, parsley, salt and basil.

11.  Cook for 1 minute than add olive, parmesan cheese, green capsicum and elbow pasta.

12.  Mix well serve with grated cheese.

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