Ashwini's Kitchen

Carrot halwa popularly known as gajarhalwa is a rich sweet. My husband  has a sweet tooth and this sweet  is one of his favorites.So decided to prepare carrot halwa in this quarantine time.This sweet requires very simple ingredients and it’s a very simple preparation. Ingredients : Grated Carrots 4 cups Ghee 4 to 5 tbsp Boiled milk 11/2cups Sugar 3/4cup Cardamom powdered 1/2 tsp cashews&almonds&pistachios -1tbsp thinly sliced Method : In a pan add 1tbsp of ghee and sauté the grated carrots. When the carrot is half cooked add the boiled milk When the carrot is done and milk is completely absorbed start adding ghee After adding ghee sauté for 5 minutes Add sugar and keep stirring Let  the moisture get completely absorbed Add cardamom powder and stir for few more minutes Now add the sliced nuts as it is or fry the nuts in ghee then add to the halwa Hot carrot halwa is ready to serve

Paneer butter masala in 10 minutes is the best side dish for fried rice ,chappathi.Making a restaurant style paneer butter masala  at home will help us in impressing not just our family members  but its a great dish for potluck.So how we prepare this paneer butter masala in 10 minutes Ingredients: paneer 250 grams onion 2 medium size tomato 3 large cashew nut  10  oil  salt  kasturi methi 1/2 tsp butter 2 tbsp fresh cream  red chili powder 1 tsp garam masala powder 3/4 tsp bay leaf  1 Method:  In  a pan add oil or butter saute onions,tomatoes and cashew nuts let it cool and grind to a smooth paste add butter to the pan add bay leaf and chili powder now pour the paste into the pan allow to boil for 5 minutes  add garammasala and kasturi methi then add the paneer and simmer it to low flame finish with corriander leaves watch the video of making of paneer butter masala

Chili mushroom is an indo-chinese starter popularly eaten in restaurant.This can easily be prepared at home following these simple steps. Ingredients:    For the batter: oil Maida cornflour chilipowder gingergarlic paste pepper powder salt as needed For the chili mushroom: Mushroom chili sauce soy sauce ketchup onion  bell pepper sugar greenchilli crushed ginger garlic pepper powder salt as needed cornflour water Method: In a bowl add 1/2 cup of maida,1/4 cup of cornflour, 1/2 tsp of chili powder,1/2 tsp of pepper powder,salt as needed  make a batter adding 1/2 cup of water coat the mushrooms in the batter Heat oil in a pan and fry the mushroom  Heat another pan with 2 tbsp of oil add crushed gingergarlic and  two slit green chili add the onion and bell pepper saute for a minute now add 2 tbsp of tomato sauce,1tsp of chili sauce,1tsp of soy sauce add 1 tsp of sugar salt as  per taste saute for 2 minutes mix 2tbsp of cornflour in 4 tbs

  KothuKari generally done with minced mutton(ground).Here i have used minced chicken as it  is a low fat choice along with potato and peas.It's a pepper fry and it's a delicious fry. Ingredients: onion  tomato  ginger garlic paste  minced chicken  potatoes peas chili powder coriander powder pepper powder salt as needed curry leaves coriander leaves handful cinnamon stick clove bay leaf Method: In a pan,add oil and when the oil is hot add cinnamon,cloves and bay leaf saute onions and tomatoes till onions are translucent and tomatoes are mushy add the minced chicken and saute for a minute now add potatoes and peas saute for few minutes then add the spices 1 tsp of chili powder and 2 tsp of coriander powder salt as needed add 1/2 glass of water and allow it to cook in low flame when chicken,potatoes and peas are all cooked ,add a tsp of pepper-powder  fry for few minutes to get a spicy pepper fry sprinkle curry leaves and coriander leaves mince

Bisibelebath means hot lentil rice. Bisibelebath is a flavourful tasty rice made from rice,toordhal and home-made spice blend.It's always served hot.Here, i have made my version of this rice and its a great lunch recipe. Ingredients: spice powder: red chili 7 nos coriander seeds 2 tbsp channa dhal 1 tsp urad dhal 1tsp cumin seeds 1 tsp pepper 3/4 tsp methi seeds 1/4 tsp coconut 4 tbsp cinnamon -1/2 inch ( can also be added if you prefer the taste) cloves  2  nos ( can also be added if you prefer the taste) For the rice: Rice 1.5 cup toor dhal 3/4 cup to 1cup   onion 1 medium size tomato 1medium size curry leaves 1 string turmeric powder 1/4 tsp asafoetida 1/4 tsp mustard seeds 1 tsp oil or ghee as required salt to taste  tamarind  water from 1/2 lemon size tamarind Method: dry roast or add a tsp of oil and roast the spice powder ingredients grind to make the bisibelebath powder In a pressure cooker  or instant pot add oil or ghee add mustar

Ghee Mysore pak is an Indian dessert which is soft and melts in your mouth consistency sweet.It's made from besan flour,ghee and sugar.This sweet is one of our top list of sweets for any celebration and occasion. Ingredients:  1 cup besan flour 2 cups sugar 1 cup water 2 cups ghee Method: measure a cup of besan flour  sift the besan flour and add to a bowl measure sugar in the same cup  add 2 cups of sugar to a pan adding one cup of water  heat the pan to make the sugar syrup in another pan add 2 cups of ghee  heat the ghee but don't boil it in medium flame add the hot ghee to the besan flour and  make a batter without any lumps when the sugar dissolves and the syrup starts to boil add the besan mixture little by little to the sugar syrup keep stirring the mixture to avoid lumps on medium to low flame add hot ghee to the pan in intervals and keep stirring till the besan mixture doesn't stick to the pan anymore and the ghee oozes out of the mixture n