White Chocolate Mousse

Method:

Heavy Cream 1 cup

Sugar - 2 tbsp

Cream Cheese- 1/2 package softened

White Chocolate - 1 1/2 ounces , melted and cooled

Fruits(Raspberries,Blueberries)- 1 cup

Method:

1. In a bowl ,beat heavy cream until it begins to thicken.Then slowly add sugar, beating continously until stiff peak forms,then keep it aside.

2. Take another bowl , beat cream cheese until fluffy,then add melted chocolate and neat until smooth.

3. Then slowly fold cream cheese into the whipped cream.

4. Take tall glass with shot stem(parfait glass).Alternatively arrange layers of mousse and berries in to it ,ending with mousse.

5. Finally garnish with additional berries in the top of mousse.

6. Serve immediately (or) refrigerate upto 3 to 4 hours.

Method for melting chocolate:

There are 2 methods:

1. First method is microwave method,take a small glass bowl,break chocolate into small pieces into the bowl. And microwave for 1 minutes. Then take the bowl and stir it with rubber spetula, let it cool for 5 minutes.

2. Another method is, double boiling method.

Take a bowl half of water in it,boil the water in medium heat.When water is boiled,take a small glass bowl which fits the water bowl,keep this glass bowl on it, break the chocolate into small pieces into the glass bowl.Stir it with rubber spetula for a minutes till the chocolate melts.Remove from heat and keep it sseparate for cooling.

Cauliflower Carrot And Corrainder Soup

Ingredients:

Cauliflower- 1 1/2 cups cleaned and chopped

Carrot- 2 chopped

Corrainder leaves - 1/2 bunch cleaned and chopped

Oil- 1 1/2 tbsp

Garlic - 2 cloves chopped

Onion- 1/2 chopped

Tomato -1 chopped

Water- 1 1/2 cup

Milk - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp

Dry basil leaves - 1 tsp

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker,when oil is heated add chopped onion and garlic, fry for few minutes in medium heat.

2. Then add chopped tomato and mix it nicely,add little salt.

3. Add finally add chopped carrot and cauliflower,mix it well.

4. Then add water and mix it nicely then close the cooker and cook till 3 to 4 whistle.

5. After 5 minutes open the cooker and add milk and chopped corrainder leaves stir it well,let it cool for 5 minutes.

6. Then puree it,and transfer it to another bowl.Now add pepper powder , dry basil leaves and adjust salt.

7. Cauliflower Carrot and Corrainder soup is ready.

Carrot Sambhar

Ingredients:

Toor dal- 1 cup

Small onion- 10

Tomato-1 chopped

Carrot- 3 to 4 peeled and cutted round

Green chilli -2 slit

Curry leaves- 8 to 10

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Shakti sambhar masala- 2 tbsp

Hing - a pinch

Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1/2 tbsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Garlic -2 to 3 cloves

Oil- 1 1/2 tbsp

Water- 3 cups

Salt to taste

Method:

Note: Wash toor dal and soak for 10 minutes.

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker,when oil is heated add mustard seed,urad dal and curry leaves and fry for few minutes.

2. Then add small onions and fry for 2 to 3 minutes ,add tomato and add little salt and fry for few minutes then add green chilli and garlic and fry for another few minutes.

3. Add carrot and mix it well,cook for 5 to 6 minutes,then add turmeric powder,red chilli powder,hing and shakti sambhar masala, mix it nicely.

4. Now add the toor dal and water, then adjust the salt.

5. After that close the pressure cooker, when steam comes put the weight,and cook till 3 whistle.

6. After 3 whistle switch off the heat, and leave it on stove for 5 minutes,then open.

7. Carrot sambhar is ready.

8. Serve hot with rice/dosa/pongal.

Note:

* Instead of Carrot you can use any vegetables of your choice or you can use mixed vegetables for preparing sambhar.

* You can also use turmeric powder,red chilli powder and daniya powder instead of sambhar masala.

Variety Of Fruits Name

English Hindi Tamil

Apple - Sev - Applepazham

Banana - Kela - Vazhaipazham

Blueberry - Falsa - Avurinelli

Custard Apple - Shitaphal - Seethapazham

Gooseberry - Amla - Nellikai

Grapes - Angoor - Dratchai

Guava - Amrud - Kaiyapazham

Jackfruit - Kathal - Palapazham

Lemon - Nimbu - Elumichai

Papaya - Papeeta - Papalipazham

Orange - Narangi - Orangepazham

Pineapple - Ananas - Annasi