Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup raisins

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, butter flavored shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Stir in the oats and raisins. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until light and golden. Do not overbake. Let them cool for 2 minutes before removing from cookie sheets to cool completely. Store in airtight container.

Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas
• Nuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
3. Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes.

Roasted Vegetables!

Ingredients

• 3 red/yellow/green bell peppers, seeded and diced
• 1 sweet potato, peeled and cubed
• 3 red potatoes, cubed
• 1 red onion, quartered
• Other vegis - Mushrooms, Brocolli, Green onion
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (245 degrees C).
2. In a small bowl, stir together olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Toss with vegetables until they are coated. Spread evenly on a large roasting pan.
3. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven, stirring every 10 minutes, or until vegetables are cooked through and browned. 
4. Put the root vegetables in the oven first & let them roast for 30 minutes before adding the other vegetables for the last 10 or 15 minutes (at 350 instead of 450).

Mixed Yellow dal!!!

Ingredients: 

• 1/4 cup masoor dal
• 1/4 cup toor dal 
  
• 1/4 cup mung dal 
  
• 1/4 cup split channa dal 
  
• 4 cups water
  
• 2 tablespoons oil
  
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed
  
• 1/4 teaspoon hing
  
• 1 small onion
  
• 5 garlic cloves
  
• 3 green chillies
  
• 2 teaspoons gingerroot
  
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
  
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  
• 3 teaspoon salt
• 5 tablespoons tomato sauce
  
•  fresh cilantro, chopped
  

Method:

1. Rinse the four types of dals
2. Fill bowl with the mixed dals and enough water to cover them. Set aside.
3. Heat the oil in a skillet. Add cumin seeds.
4. When the cumin seeds crackle, add hing
5. Add onion and garlic, and saute for a couple of minutes
6. Add the chillies and ginger, and saute for another minute or so
7. Turn off the heat and transfer the sauteed mixture to the crockpot
8. Add the soaked mixed dals and four cups of water, turmeric, cayenne, ground coriander, ground cumin, and salt to the crockpot and stir
9. Cook in the crockpot, covered, on high heat for 3-4 hours
10. In the last 15 minutes of cooking, add the tomato sauce and garam masala and mix well
11. Just before serving, stir in the cilantro
    
    
    
    Yum!!!

    
    Additional comments: Tried it today... next time I am going to make it without toor dal

Kheer!!!!!!

Ingredients:
Milk: 4 Cups
Uncooked Rice: 1/4 Cup
Sugar: 4 Table spoons

Dry Fruits: ¼ Cup
Whole Cardamom: 2

Method:
1. Wash and rinse rice.
2. Put all the ingredients in the slow cooker. Cover and set 'High'.
3. Cook at High for five hours
4. Turn off and let it cool and refrigerate. Serve chilled.

Yum!

Blog Singh, 

I love food but I hate cooking! If it wasn't for my secret weapon, I would most likely starve to death. I want to use this space to populate all the recipes that I have come across and not managed to completely ruin. 

Until later,

Spirit Kaur