Soya Koftas

You Will Need : Serves 4

Soya Chunks - 1 cup

Potatoes - 2 small to medium size

Onioins - 2

Tomato - 1

Ginger - 1/2 "

Garlic - 2 tbsp

Green Chillies - 1

Chilli Powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Garam Masala - 2 tsp

Oil/Ghee - 3 tbsp

Coriander Leaves - 3 tsp for garnish

Cream - 1 tsp for garnish

Salt - to taste

Boil Soya chunks in water. Strain and squeeze all the water from the soya. Smash the chunks. Boil potatoes, peel mash and add to soya. Add salt and chilli powder. Mix Well and roll into 1" balls.

Pre Heat Oven at 350 F. Grease a tray add the Koftas (balls) brush some oil over the koftas and bake for 15 min or till done (When the koftas turn brown and crisp).

Blend Onion, Tomato, Ginger, Garlic and green chillies to a paste.

Heat Oil in a pan. Add the paste and cook the paste dries and turns into light brown colour or oil separates. Add Turmeric powder and garam masala. Cook for few more minutes. Add some water to make a gravy and cook till it boils. Add salt and koftas.

Garnish with coriander and cream. Serve with rotis, rice.

Mysore Pak

You Will Need:

Gram Flour / Besan - 1 cup

Sugar - 1 1/4 cup

Ghee/ Clarified Butter - 4 tbsp

Water - 1/4 cup

Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp

Heat 2 tbsp of ghee in a wok. Add the gram flour and fry on low heat without forming lumps. Fry until you get the aroma and the flour turns dark yellow.

Add sugar and mix well. Cook till sugar starts to melt. Add water and keep on stirring till the mixture leaves the sides of the pan. Add ghee and cardamom powder and keep stirring till the mixture turns thick and leaves the sides of the pan.

Grease a plate with ghee and empty the sweet into it Spread evenly. Cut into pieces once cool.

Banana Cake

You will need :

Durum Wheat Flour - 1 1/2 cup

Banana - 2 medium chopped

Butter/ oil - 3/4 cup

Cane Sugar / Jaggery - 1 cup

Egg - 1 large

Raisins and Nuts - handful

Water - 1/2 cup

Baking Soda - 1/2 tsp

Salt - 1/2 tsp

Add sugar, butter, egg, baking soda, salt in a blender. Blend till all ingredients mix well. Add bananas and water and blend to a smooth paste. Add the flour and mix well on low for 2 min and then on high for 2 mins. The batter should be of medium consistency. Pre heat oven at 350 F. Grease a baking tray and empty the cake batter into the tray. Bake for 20mins or until u get the cake flavour. Pork a fork or a toothpick into the cake to check if its done. The cake shouldnt stick to the fork or the toothpick if done.

Cut into slices and serve!

Tips: You may also use All purpose flour or Wheat flour and all purpose flour together.