Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Sunny melon delight!!

Sunny melon delight
Ingredients:-
 Musk Melon pieces-2cups
Water Melon pieces(seeded)-2cups
Sugar-2tbsp
Ginger juice-1tsp
Ice cubes-10
Chilled water-2cup


Method:-

  • Blend Musk melon pieces along with 1tbsp of sugar, 5 cubes of ice and one cup of water to make a thick juice.
  • Now prepare watermelon juice by adding ginger juice,1tbsp of sugar  ,remaining ice cubes and  a cup of water in a blender.
  • While serving pour watermelon juice 1st  in the tall glass and then slowly pour musk melon juice from the side of the glass.

Sunny melon delight
 
 




Cabbage balls in spicy chilly sauce




Ingredients for the balls:-
Cabbage -2 cups(finely chopped)
Corn flour-1cup
Maida-1/2cup
Ginger-1tsp chopped
Garlic-1tsp chopped
Green chilly-1chopped
Soy sauce-2tsp
Salt to taste
Oil of deep frying

Ingredients for the sauce:-
Soy sauce-1tbsp
Chilly sauce-1tsp
Chilly powder-1/2tsp
Corn flour-2tsp(make a paste)
Ginger-garlic paste-1tbsp
Green chilly-2(finely chopped)
Spring onion-2(chopped finely and keep the green parts for garnishing) 
Pepper powder-1tsp
Vinegar-1/2tsp
Mono sodium glutamate(MSG)-1/2tsp(optional)

Method of preparing the balls:-
  • Apply salt to cabbage and leave for 20 mins.
  • After 20 mins mix rest of the ingredients to make the balls.While making the balls do not add too much water .
  • Now make 15 lemon sized balls and keep aside
  • Now heat oil in a deep frying pan and start frying balls till nice crisp and brown in colour and keep aside.
 Now start making the sauce:-

  • Heat a sauce pan and put 2tsp of oil and saute spring onions t  on a high flame for a few seconds.
  • Now add ginger-garlic paste and  chilly powder ,saute again for a second.
  • Add  green chillies followed by soy sauce,vinegar and chilly sauce.
  • Next add little water and corn starch along with MSG.
  • Check for sauce as both the sauce contains little sauce so only if needed add very little salt.
  • Now boil the sauce till it becomes thick(depending on your requirement if you want little thin can add little more water to adjust the sauce).
  • Now add the pepper powder and the fried balls.
  • Mix it well in the gravy and switch off the gas.
  • Garnish with chopped spring onion and  cabbage.