Sauces,Indian Recipes,tasty foods

Sauces

Basic white Sauce
1 cup milk

1 tbsp corn flour

1tbsp butter

Salt and pepper to taste.
Water the butter in a pan ,stir in the flour.When it bubbles ,add the milk stirring all the time.Cook for a minute and remove from fire.Add salt and pepper .Various savoury sauce could be made by adding different ingredients to the white sauce,like grated onion, garlic, lemon, egg, cheese,etc.

Brown Sauce
1 small carrot,

grated1 small onion ,finely chopped

1tb sp butter

1tb sp corn flour

1 t sp crushed mustard

1 tb sp caramel

1 t sp pepper
Boil the carrot and onion till very soft,pass through a sleve and keep the puree aside.Heat the butter in a pan,add flour and when it bubbles ,add a cup of water and the rest of the ingredients and boil.Lastly,add the puree and boil till it reaches a saucy consistency.

Lemon Curd
Yolks of 2 eggs

1tb sp butter

1tb sp sugar

Juice of 1/2 a lime
Mix egg yolks ,butter and sugar in a pan and warm in a double boiler or over boiling water.When sugar is completely dissolved remove from fire and add lime juice.Cool and Store.

Tamarind Sauce

1/2 cup tamarind pulp

1/2 t sp chilly powder

1 t sp sugar

Salt to taste

Mix all these thoroughly and use with samosa,vada etc.

Mayonnaise
2 egg yolks

1/4 cup salad oil

1tb sp vinegar

1 tsp crushed mustard

1/2 t sp sugar

Salt to taste

1/2 white pepper powder
Beat the egg yolks ,add oil drops by drops and best continuously until the mixture thickens .Add the remaining ingredients and bottle.

Chocolate Sauce
2 tb sp cocoa

1tb sp butter

1 cup milk

2 tb sp sugar

Melt the butter and add sugar.Mix cocoa and milk and add to the above ,boil until thick and creamy.Cool and store.

Sweet recipes, Jams ,Indian Sweets

Jams

Apple Jam
500gm apple

350gm sugar

juice of 2 lemons

Vanilla Essence

1 cup water.

Peel,core and slice the apple.Cook with water till it becomes a pulp.Remove from fire ,add sugar and dissolve it complteley before putting on to the fire again.Now boil again and test for setting.Remove from fire,add lime juice and vanilla essence.Cool and bottle.

Banana Jam
500gm ripe banana slices

350gm sugar

Juice of 4 lemons

1 cup water

Vanilla Essence

Yellow food colour-few drops.
Boil the bananas with the water and proceed as the previous recipe.add food colour and mix well.

Beet Root
500gm boiled beet root

350gm sugar

Juice of 4 lemons

1 cup water

10 cloves

2tsp vanila essence
Cut the boiled beetroot into bits and mash it in the liquidiser with water .Transfer into pan ,add sugar and dissolve it completely. Boil until the jam sets.Remove from fire,add essence and cool.

Green Tomato Jam
500gm green tomatoes

350gm Sugar

10 cloves

1 tsp vanila essence

1/2-3/4 cup water.

Cut the tomatoes into small bits .Add water and cook until soft.Remove from fire and dissolve the sugar completely.Boil again with crushed cloves until the jam sets.add essence and cool.

Ripe Tomato Jam
Follow the same method as green tomato jam recipe eliminating water while boiling.It is advisable to blanch the tomatoes before boiling.Toblanch the tomatoes drop them in boiling water for 10 minutes to remove skin.

Guava Jam
500gm guavas

350gm sugar

juice of 3 lime
Peel and cut the fruits into small bits .Boil with a cup of water until soft.cool and remove seeds .Dissolve the sugar in the pulp.Boil again.Add lime juice,test for setting .Cool and bottle.

Mixed Fruit Jelly
1/2 kg Mixed fruits (fruits like apple,gooseberry,pineapple)

1-2 cups water

1/4 sugar

Chop the fruits to small bits and boil with the water until it becomes a pulp.Cool and tie up in muslin and hang so that the juice drips into a pan.This will take several hours.Never squeeze or poke ,else the finished jelly will be cloudy. Now add sugar to the juice and finish the process as for jam .Cool and store in sterilised bottles.