Strawberry Jam

Any type of Jam is favorite among all Children. When it is of Strawberry in red attractive colour then their smile get wider. After reading about the event , Veggie/ Fruit a Month- strawberry hosted by Pari, I decided to try this lovely jam. Thanks Pari dear, I got the real chance to try out something which was long pending.

Ingredients

Strawberries - 2 cups

Sugar - 1,1/2 cup

Lemon Juice - 2 tablespoon


Procedure

Wash and clean strawberries. Now chop it very finely. In a non stick pan mix strawberries, sugar and lemon juice. Keep it on low flame. Stir it till the sugar dissolve completely. Now keep it on medium flame. Boil it for 8-10 minutes, stirring in between. To check if it is done or not, take little mixture and put it on cold plate, if it doesn't spread it means it is done. After cooling, store it in fridge. Lovely to eat with bread, toast or make a jam-chapati Roll. You can feel little pieces of strawberry while eating this Jam.

This goes to Pari's event Veggie/ Fruit a Month- strawberry  initiated by Priya.

CHILLED MELON BALL SALAD

I had bookmarked this recipe long ago and now got the perfect time to make it. You can call it as melon salad or melon Chaat. It's is very attractive as you can see in the picture. Just what you have to do is scoop water and musk melon. Children will love to have this.

 
Ingredients

Watermelon - 1/2

Muskmelon - 1

Lemon juice - 1 teaspoon

Fresh crushed Black Pepper - 1/8 teaspoon

Fresh mint leaves - 1 tablespoon

Chaat Masala - 1/2 teaspoon

Black Salt - as per taste.


Procedure

Cut the musk Melon in half. Remove all seeds and Using a scoop take small round balls of it. Using a scoop take small round balls of watermelon too. Keep both the melon ball in the fridge. At the time of serving mix all the remaining ingredients with Melon balls and toss once or twice. Serve immediately.



Tthis goes to Pratibha's "ONLY-SALAD" event, brain child of Pari.

Happy New Year 2011 from Khaugiri

Wish you all a Very Happy New year!!!

This is a creation of my Co-Sister, "Shrawni Biniwale"

Choco Strawberry

Today is a Birthday of my dear friend Pari. I am wishing her a very happy birthday and a wonderful year ahead. This lovely Choco Strawberry is for you dear on your Birthday!!!!

One more Dessert …….. It's really very easy and Quick. Strawberry with chocolate goes very wel. It's really a party and strawberry season … so lets enjoy it.

Ingredients


Chocolate chips - 1 cup

Strawberry - 15-20

Oil - 1 teaspoon


Procedure
Wash strawberries and dry it completely. Take chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl and add oil in it keep it in microwave high for 40-50 seconds. Take it out and mix it wel. It will become very smooth. Now hold from the green part of strawberry and deep it in chocolate bowl. Once rotate it so that chocolate will get coated everywhere. Place it on a butter paper. If you want you can further decorate with silver balls. Now keep in fridge for half an hour. Lovely combo dessert is ready. Serve as one of a dessert in party.
 

Strawberry Pancake & an Award!!!

Now a days on every weekend we bring strawberry. One day I thought of making pancake of it. As per my little knowledge of pancake, I made it and surprisingly it taste very nice. As usual instead of all purpose flour, I used whole wheat flour. I realize, I made thin pancake but next time definitely it will be thicker one:)

Ingredient

Fresh strawberry - 1 cup
Whole wheat flour - 1 cup
Sugar - 2 tablespoon
Egg - 1
Baking powder - 1 teaspoon
Milk - 3/4 cup
Butter 2-3 tablespoon
Salt as per taste.


Procedure
Make a puree of strawberry. Beat the egg. Now mix flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl. Add strawberry puree & egg into the mixture. Mix well so that no lumps should be there. Now add milk slowly to get desired consistency of pancake batter. Now heat tawa on medium flame. Spread little butter on tawa. Pour 1/4 cup of batter on tawa. When the top of pancake starts bubbling, turn over and cook it from other side. Serve warm pinky pancake with honey.


This will go to Priya's Pancake event.





Hey and I got my this year's first award!!!! I am very thankful to my friend of Hamaree Rasoi for passing this lovely award to me. I really feel proud to get this award!!! And now it's my turn to pass this to some of my smart blogger friend.

I would like to pass this to,

• 
  
  Pratibha of THE CHEF AND HER KITCHEN
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  Asha from Foodie's Hope
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  Nithya from 4th sense cooking- I just love her presentation.
• 
  
  Divya from Dil se...

Jujups

When I read about 'Jujups ' in Jayashree's blog almost one year ago. I decided to try out this lovely candy. Jayashree told that it was her MIL's recipe. I made some minor changes in the recipe and it turned out very well. Instead of store bought chocolate and toffee, this is the best option for children. They enjoy it like anything.

Ingredient

Grated papaya - 1 cup (papaya should be ripped and firm)

Sugar - 1/2 cup

Orange crush - 2 tablespoon

Salt - 1 teaspoon

Water - 1/4 cup

Lime juice - 1 tablespoon

Caster sugar - 2 tablespoon

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Procedure

Soak grated papaya in water with salt. Keep covered for half an hour. Wash and drain the water from papaya. Heat a heavy bottom kadai. Add grated papaya and 1/4 cup water. Cover and cook till whole water is evaporated. Add sugar into it. Keep stirring continuously. When sugar melts and papaya turns into sticky mass, add lime juice and orange crush. Mix well and cook for another 5 min. papaya should leave the sides. Grease a plate with ghee and transfer this mixture to it. When the mixture gets warm, put little water to your palms. Take a small ball and give a desire shape to it. spread caster sugar in one plate and roll and coat Jujups one by one with the sugar.