Raw Banana/Plantain Cutlets

Today I am sharing a very simple yet tasty recipe made of plantain. This is usually served as a side dish. The same used for making kofta curry ( fried or steamed dumplings cooked in  gravy) too. It is usually served with rice however it can be had as it is.

Ingredients Required:

Ingredients	Quantity
Raw Banana/ Plantain	1
Bread slices	2
Chopped Onions	¼ cup
Chopped Green Chillies	2
Chat Masala	½ tsp
Lime juice	½ tsp
Chopped Coriander	1 tbsp
Salt	To taste
Oil	For frying

Method of Preparation:

•  Cut the banana into two pieces and boil it thoroughly. You may either pressure cook it or boil the same in a pan. To make sure it's boiled; insert a knife into it, if it comes out clean its cooked well
• Add two slices of bread, sprinkle some water to the bread
• Add all the remaining ingredients to it except oil and mash them well together
• Give them small round shape ( as shown in the picture); you should be able to make 6 cutlets from the above mentioned quantity
•  Now spray some oil to the frying pan or griddle, once its warm enough; place these cutlets and let it become dark brown in color. Turn sides and let it cook until the desired color comes
• These cutlets are not for deep frying and needs to be cooked on medium heat.

Cutlets are now ready to be served :-)

Enjoy Cooking!!!!!

Coconut Rava Laddu (ladoo)

Coconut Rava Laddu is usually made for festivals especially for Diwali ( Festival of lights celebrated across India). I used to think this is really tedious to make however I was so wrong; this is perhaps one of the most easy dessert to make.......it is effortless and consumes very less time. Let's get to the ingredients and the process of making these laddu's.

Ingredients	Quantity
Rava/ Semolina (Fine)	2 cups
Ghee/ Clarified Butter	1/2 cup
Shredded Coconut	1 ½ cups
Sugar	2 cups
Evaporated Milk	5 Fluid oz can  or 147 ml
Cardamom Powder	½ tsp
Dry Fruits Crushed*	2 tbsp

*Note: I have used 1 tbsp each of almonds and cashew nuts
Method Of Preparation:

• Pour ghee into a non stick pan; once it's warm enough add semolina and keep stirring until you get nice aroma from it
• Now add shredded coconut and sugar to it; cook for about 3 to 4 minutes on low heat. Make sure it does not burn
• Remove pan from the stove and add the cardamom powder, crushed dry fruits and evaporated milk to it. Keep stirring until the evaporated milk gets absorbed .
• To make round balls wet both your hands in cold water; now take a small portion of the mixture and slowly bind it and give the required shape
• This should give you close to about 30 laddu's however the same would depend based on size you desire to make
• Let the laddu's cool down completely before these can be stored in jars or in ziplock bags

Enjoy Cooking!!!!!