Malpua or malpoa

Ingredients:

For batter;
Flour - 1 cup
Semolina or sooji - 1/2 cup
Milk - 1&1/2 cup
Sugar - 1-2 spoons
Fennel seeds - 1 spoon
Crushed black pepper - 1 spoon (yes I know what I am writing)

For syrup;

Sugar - 1 cup
Water - 1 cup

Oil for frying

Process

First boil sugar and water to make the syrup
Syrup should be one thread
Now let it cool down
Mix all other ingredients
Heat oil in a deep bottom pan
Put one spoon of batter into oil
Malpuas are supposed to be of medium thickness. Not to thin not to thick
Now once the malpua is ready take it out keep it on a paper towel to soak extra oil
Put it into the syrup
Keep it till all sides got a coating
Take it out and brush off extra syrup
Serve it hot or cold

Indian style instant coffee

Ingredients:

Instant Coffee - 1spoon full per serving
Sugar - to taste
Milk - 3/4th cup per serving
Water - 1/4 th cup per serving

(follow the above milk:water ratio only if you have whole milk. otherwise you can use only milk)



Process

Mix coffee powder, sugar and a few drops of water in a cup

Beat hard in  one direction till the mixture become whitish and sticky

Boil Milk and water
If you are making one serving then just pour the milk in the mixture
If you are making more than one serving you can either divide the mixture in separate cups and then pour milk or you can mix the mixture in the milk and then pour it in the cup

p.s. One important thing is to get the froth. for that you have to pour the milk from a height.

Pumpkin Soup

Ingredients:

1 Butternut Squash - cubed
Chicken Broath - 1 cup
Garlic - 2-3 cloves - chopped
Ginger - 1 inch - grated
Black Pepper - 4
Parsley flakes
Balsamic vinaigrette
Salt

Process:

Heat oil in a deep bottomed pan
Add black pepper
Once it starts spluttering add garlic and make it golden
Add all the ingredients except parsley and vinaigrette
Add water if needed
Boil them till squash/pumpkin pieces become really soft
Now cool down and blend it
Before serving warm it up and garnish it with vinaigrette and parsley flakes

p.s. If you do not like spicy food then reduce amount of ginger and black pepper

Aam pana (An Indian mango mocktail)

Ingredients:

Raw Mangoes - 3
Mint Leaves - one bunch
Sugar - to taste
Salt - to taste
Lemon Juice - to taste

Process:

Pre-heat the oven at 350C
Make 4 slits on mangoes
Wrap mangoes with aluminum foil
Place mangoes inside the oven in a oven-proof bowl
Wait till mangoes become soft
 Cool mangoes
Now take out the pulp
In a mixer add pulp, water, sugar, salt and mint leaves
Mix them properly
Add lemon juice if mangoes are not sour enough
Serve it with ice