Uzbul Zainab Or Sweet Cheese Rolls Guest Post For Yummy Food

Hi friends, this post I should have posted on 2nd July.This is the 3rd year I'm doing the guest post fo r her yearly Ramadan Event Joy From Fasting To Feasting VIII. 

Thank You Lubna of Yummy Food for giving me the chance to do the guest post this year too. 

This year I'm posting an arabic sweet Uzbul Zainab means zainab's finger.

Ingredients:

1 Pkt Samosa sheet

10 pc Triangular Cheese

Oil for frying

Maida and water mix for sticking the edge

For Sugar Syrup:

1C Sugar

3/4c Water

1/2tsp Rose water 

1/4tsp Cardamom powder

1/2tsp Lime juice

Method:

1.Defrost the samosa sheets.

2.Cut the triangle cheese into pieces.

3.Now in a in a pan boil the sugar and water till it becomes thick syrup.

4.Now add cardamom powder,rose water and lime juice.

5.Now take out each samosa sheet keep a pc of cheese on one small end of the sheet.

6.Cover it with the small ends and roll it to a small log.

7.Stick the end with maida paste.

8.Do the same with rest of the sheets.

9.Heat oil in a pan.
10.Fry this rolls in the oil till golden brown.(The cheese should be covered well otherwise it will melt in hot oil and if it oozes out it will splutter in the oil.So be careful of that).Drain out the excess oil.
11.Now dip each roll in the syrup and coat well and place on a plate.
12.Enjoy the rolls...

Recipe of this dish on Lubna's page 

Fried Icecream

Hi friend!!! Belated Eid wishes to all.After a gap of one month I'm posting.I was full busy last month.
 
Today I'm posting Fried Icecream.This is an easy recipe but a tricky one.This is a dessert which we can make the guests surprised.After frying the balls it will have a hot crust and a cold slightly melted icecream inside.Yummm Yummm...


 





















Ingredients:
 
1ltr Vanilla Icecream
1 Egg
1c Corn flakes
1/2c Dessicated Coconut
1tsp Cinnamon Powder
Oil for frying
Chocolate sauce for drizzle

  
Method:
 
Step 1:
 
1.Scoop out medium sized balls of icecream.
2.If possible make it round shaped and place in a tray lined with wax paper.
3.freeze this balls for 1 hr till very hard.
 
Step 2:
 
1.By this time crush the corn flakes by hand.
2.Mix dessicated coconut and cinnamon powder to this and mix well with hand.
3.Take out the icecream balls and just roll it in this corn flakes mixture.
4.shold be very fast with this because icecream will start melting with our warmth of our hands.
5.After rolling again keep this in freezer for 1 hr.

  
Step 3:
 
1.Now in a bowl keep slightly beaten egg.
2.Now take out the balls and dip each ball in egg and then in cornflakes mixture and roll it well with hand.Now u can shape this in balls.
3.Do this with all the balls.
4.Keep it in the fridge for another 1 or 2 hrs.
5.If u want more thicker crust u have to repeat this step again after 1 hr.  

 Step 4:
 
1.After its frozen well like a hard rock.
2.Now its time for frying.
3.Heat the oil very hot.
4.Fry each balls for 6 to 10 secs.
5.Just the outer covering should be crispy.
6.Drain out the excess oil very soon.
7.This should be fried only at the time of serving.
 

8.Drizzle the chocolate sauce and serve immediately.
9.Enjoy the hot crust and inner cold icecream!!!!
 
Can be made with any flavour of icecream but vanilla tastes best.
 

Chicken Bread Rolls

Ramadan Kareem To All....We r in the first 10 of ramadan..I know I'm late to wish u all..Very busy days going on..Kids having vaccation.For iftar evryday will think not to make any fried items but as my both elder kids are fasting they need some fried items with chicken fillings.
Today i'm posting bread rolls with chicken filling...

Ingredients:

For filling:

1/2kg Boneless chicken
1 large Onion
5 cloves Garlic
1 small pc Ginger
1 Tomato
2 green Chillies
1/2tsp Red chilli powder
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
1/2tsp Coriander powder
1/2tsp Garam masala powder
1/4tsp Fennel seeds powder
Salt
Chopped coriander leaves
Oil

For Rolls:

15 pc White or Brown bread
Cream cheese for spreading
2 Eggs
Bread crumbs
Oil for frying

Method:

Filling:

1.Cook the chicken and shred it.
2.In a pan pour little oil.
3.Add the chopped onions and saute till transparent.
4.Add ginger,garlic and chilly paste.
5.Saute well and add the spice powders one by one and mix well.
6.When the raw smell goes away add the chopped tomatoes.
7.When the tomatoes are soft add the shredded chicken and mix well.
8.Add salt as per taste and add the chopped coriander leaves.
9.Fry it for another 2 mins and off the flame.

 For Making Rolls:

1.Take each bread cut the 4 sides.Keep the sides for making bread crumbs.
2.Now with a rolling pin roll the bread to thin.
3.Spread some cream cheese on the bread and put 1 tbsp filling on this and roll the bread.
4.Seal both side by pressing it well.
5.Do the same with rest of the breads.

6.Now beat 2 eggs in a bowl.
7.In another bowl keep the bread crumbs.
8.Now dip each roll in egg and then in bread crumbs and keep aside.
9.Do this with all the rolls.
10.Heat oil in a kadai and fry these rolls till crispy.
11.Enjoy the chicken rolls..

This recipe goes to the event Ramadan and eid recipes by The cooking doctor

Potato Bajji

This is an easy snack……….potatoes are really good for health and for kids also……..it is like that 1 small size potato is substituted with an egg for those who don’t eat eggs………..



















Ingredients:

1 Big potato
1c Besan Flour
Water
Salt
½ tsp Redchilly powder
¼ tsp Turmeric powder
¼ tsp Hing Powder
½ tsp Baking soda
Oil for frying

Method:
1.Cut the potatoes into thin pieces.
2.In a bowl mix the rest of the ingredients into a medium thick batter.
3.Keep this for 5mins.
4.Now heat oil in a kadai.
5.Dip each piece of potato in the batter and deep fry this till crispy and golden brown.
6.Serve hot.

Banana Fritters

Another easy snack with small bananas………..this is almost like apple fritters…..apple fritters are not an usual snack I make………I used to make with bananas only…..Bananas are my kids fav….they like any banana flavoured item.
My lil one is very much fond of bananas.This snack really have a great taste of banana………

Ingredients:
4 to 5 Small ripe bananas(rasakadali or poovan pazham)
1c Maida
5tsp Sugar
1tsp Cardamom powder
½ tsp Baking powder
¼ tsp Baking soda
½ c Water
A pinch of salt
Oil for frying

Method:
1.In a bowl mix all the ingredientsand mix well with hand.
2.Mash the bananas with hand well.And mix it to a thick batter.
3.Let it sit for 15 mins.
4.Now heat oil in a kadai.
5.Take a spoon full of batter and pour to the hot oil and fry till golden brown.
6.Serve hot.

Pazham Nirachathu

First of all congrats to akila of akila's kitchen for her successful event roundup....and I'm happy to be a part of it..........and she has sent a beautiful thank you card for all those who participated.Thanks akila for this card........

Now to the recipe........This is made with big platains(nethra pazham)………this is a tasty snack with filling and dipped in batter and fried………..In this we don’t cut the plantains into many pieces just a slit and will fill that portion with filling……….

Ingredients:

3 Big plantains(Nethra pazham)

For Filling:

2c Grated coconut
¼ c Chopped cashew nuts
¼ c Raisins
½ c Sugar
2tbsp Ghee
For Batter:
Maida
Sugar
¼ tsp Turmeric powder
Water
A pinch of salt
Oil for frying

Method:

1.Peel the plantains.
2.In one side put a slit and remove the seeds as much as you can.
3.In a pan heat ghee fry the cashews and raisins.
4.Add the grated coconut and mix well.
5.Add the sugar and mix well.
6.Now fill this mixture to the portion where we put the slit in the plantain.
7.In a bowl mix maida,sugar,water and salt and make a thick batter.
8.Heat oil in a kadai.
9.Now dip the plantains in the batter and cover it with the batter.
10.Fry it in hot oil till the outer and inner part is cooked.
11.Cut and serve hot.

Apple Fritters

Again one more apple recipe………apples are always left more in my fridge……..so have to finish it up without spoiling it.So making whatever I feel………..I used to make banana fritters this way but first time with apples……..banana fritters will be posting soon……..now we shall go to the recipe of apple fritters………

Ingredients:

1 Big apple
1c Maida
½ c Sugar
1 Egg
½ c Water
¼ tsp Baking soda
½ tsp Baking powder
½ tsp Cinnamon powder
Oil for frying
Icing sugar for dusting

Method:

1.In a bowl mix maida,sugar,egg,cinnamon powder,baking powder and baking soda and mix well with water into a thick batter.
2.Add chopped apples to this and mix well.
3.Heat oil in a kadai.
4.Now drop a spoon full of batter to the hot oil and fry till golden brown.
5.Fry all the fritters and dust with icing sugar.
6.Serve hot.

This goes to the event DNSW:A of akila's kitchen

Karanji

This is a north Indian dish mainly……….this is made with many types of fillings,sweet and spicy…………I made this with spicy chicken filling.We can make it with coconut sweet filling………in our place this is made in small,small shapes and it is called “Irachi vada”………

Ingredients:
For Outer Covering:
1c Maida
¼ c Semolina
Salt
Water

For Filling :

1c Chicken cooked and shredded
1 Onion
1 Tomato
½ tsp Ginger garlic paste
¼tsp Turmeric powder
½tsp Red chilly powder
½ tsp Garam masala powder
1tbsp Oil
Oil for frying

Method:

1.Mix maida,salt and water and knead well to thick dough.
2.In a pan heat little oil.
3.Add chopped onions and sauté well.
4.Add ginger garlic paste and sauté well.
5.Add the turmeric powder and red chilly powder and sauté well.
6.Now add the chopped tomatoes and sauté well.
7.Now add the cooked chicken shredded and mix well with the masala.
8.Add garam masala powder and mix well.
9.Now make small balls out of the dough and roll into a small flat disc.
10.Place a little filling in a side of the flattened disc as bellow:

11.Now close the filling with the other portion and seal the sides with hand.
12.Now it will look like a half moon shape.

13.Heat oil in a kadai for frying.
14.When the oil is hot fry the karanjis into light brown and crispy.
15.Serve hot.

Egg Fritters

"HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY" to all the Indians all over the world.......
Egg fritters are also made commonly for iftars……..its very easy and tasty……..the filling also is lil spicy so no need of another sauces to have these.This can be dipped in besan mixture or maida mixture…..I mostly use maida mixture to coat this.
Now we shall go to the recipe…….



















Ingredients:

4 Eggs
1 Big onion
1 Tomato
¼ tsp Turmeric powder
½ tsp Chilly powder
Salt
Oil
Oil for frying

For Coating:

Maida
Salt
Water

Method:

1.Boil the eggs till fully done.
2.When the eggs are little cooled remove the shell and cut into half.
3.Seperate the yellow yolks from the egg whites.
4.Now in a pan heat little oil and add the chopped onions.
5.When the onions start changing color add the turmeric powder and chilly powder.
6.Now when the raw smell of the powders are gone add the chopped tomatoes.
7.When the tomatoes are soft add the removed egg yolks to the mixture and mix well.
8.Off the flame and allow it cool a bit.
9.Now fill this mixture to the egg white holes as seen below:


















10.Now make a thick batter of maida,salt and water.
11.Now coat each egg in this batter with a spoon.
12.Heat oil in a kadai and put each coated eggs in the hot oil and fry till the outer cover is crispy.Keep the oil in medium flame.
13.Be careful while frying any part of the egg white touches the hot oil it will splutter a bit so be sure to coat well.
14.Serve hot.

Ulli Vada/Pakoras/Onion Bajji

HI everyone…….hope all had a wonderful day yesterday………hope ur iftar was great and always praying for that.Now I’ll be trying to post more iftar dishes this month………..hope that will help many.This vadas are very oftenly made for iftar…..my hubby needs this for iftar.And he love to have this with a hot tea in a rainy day………when it rains he say “faji make some ulli vada with a hot tea”………this is very easy and tasty also………
Now have crispy ulli vadas……..

Ingredients:

4 Medium onions
1 Small piece ginger
4 Cloves garlic
3 Green chillies
¼ c Corianderleaves chopped finely
¼ tsp Turmeric powder
¼ tsp Redchilly powder
3tbsp Besan flour
2tbsp Maida
1tbsp Rice flour
Salt
¼ c Water
Oil for frying

Method:

1.In a bowl mix thinly sliced onions,finely chopped ginger,garlic,green chillies,coriander leaves and the other ingredients.
2.Mix well with hand and let it sit for 10 mins.
3.Heat oil in a kadai.
4.Now take small parts from the vada mixture and drop to the hot oil ,while dropping the mixture to the oil the heat should be in medium.
5.Fry the vadas in medium heat till it becomes light brown and crispy.

6.Serve hot with any sauce or have as it is.

Pazham pori(Plaintain fry)

This is the fried item I make after Ramadan also………….other fried items are usually made during Ramadan only to avoid the use of oil……….but this one is our family fav……….this is also called “ethakkappam”…………a simple fry but a tasty one………

Ingredients:

2 Big bananas (Nenthra pazham)
1c Maida
1tbsp Rice flour(this will make the fries crispy)
¼ tsp Turmeric powder(optional)
2tbsp Sugar
A pinch of salt
Water
Oil for frying

Method:

1.Make a batter with maida,rice flour,sugar,turmeric powder,salt and water.The batter should not be so thick or very loose batter.Mix without any lumps.
2.Now cut the bananas in medium thickness lengthwise.
3.Heat oil in a pan for frying.
4.Dip each piece in the batter till all the part cover with batter.
5.Now fry these bananas in the oil.The oil should be medium hot other wise the bananas will become brown very fast.Fry both the sides till light brown and crispy.
6.Serve with hot tea.