Sevaiya Upma

Ingredients :

150 grams of Roasted Vermicelli

2 tsp Urad Daal

2 tsp Peanuts

1 tsp Chana Daal

1 tsp Cashew Nuts

1/4 tsp mustard seeds

1-2 tsp Oil

2-3 tsp of green pease + cut carrots

1/4 cup finely chopped onion

1/4 tsp green chilli paste

1-1/2 cup of water

2-3 curry leaves

Salt to taste

Directions :

1) Take oil in a pan.Once warm add mustard seeds and wait for it to sputter add cashews nuts,peanuts,chana daal and urad daal and saute it for 1 minute.

2)Add finally chopped onion to it and saute it such that it remains translucent (not much brown).

3)Add Green pease and chopped carrot and saute it for few minutes.Add water to it and bring it to boil.

4)Then add roasted Vermicelli to it and cover it till all the water Evaporates.

5)Check if Vermicelli is cooked properly if not add more water and cover it.

6)Once cooked remove it from flame and let it be covered.

Serves - 3

Strawberry whipped ice-cream !!!

Ingredients :

• 4 cups fresh strawberries
  
• 1 can (300 ml) sweetened condensed milk
• 1/4 cup lemon juice(optional)
• 2-1/4 cups whipped cream
• 8 Oreo( finely crushed)
• 1 tbsp butter melted

Directions :

1) In a Bowl take 2 cups of crushed strawberries ,mix condensed milk ,lemon juice(optional) and 1-1/4 of the whipped cream.

2)Line a loaf pan with Foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan (as shown in the picture).

3) Crush around 8 cookies into a different bowl and add margarine/butter to it(this is to hold the cookies together when you invert the dessert on a dish while serving)

4)Pour the mixture prepared in step 1 into the pan and then make a layer of cookies on top of it and press gently using the extended foils and then Freeze it for 6-7 hours.

5)Invert the dessert onto serving plate when ready to serve; remove pan and foil. Spread remaining 1 cup of whipped cream and sides of dessert. Slice remaining 2 cups strawberries; arrange over dessert. Store leftovers in freezer.

Please note that the final picture of the desert is different .

Original Recipe:

http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/recipes/strawberry-whipped-sensation-109477.aspx