Tasty recipes 2 make potato wedges at home..

 

Potato wedges, also called ' jojos,' are a variation of french fries.
As its name suggests, they are large, often unpeeled wedges of
potatoes that are either baked or fried. They may be seasoned
with salt, pepper and spices prior to cooking, to give a crispy
flavored 'skin'. Potato wedges are popular snack foods..
They are served with condiments such as sour cream, sweet
chilli sauce, brown sauce and ketchup. Other condiments that
may be eaten with potato wedges include barbecue sauce,
mayonnaise and ranch dressing.
Make the tasty potato wedges at home..check the recipes..
A potato wedges recipe..
4 tbsp Olive Oil,
1/2 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Pepper Powder,
1/2 tsp each Basil, Thyme, Oregano
1/4 tsp Paprika or Chilly flakes,
4 Potatoes, cut in wedges (quarters),
4 tbsp Grated Parmesan Cheese.
Mix oil and seasonings together. Roll the cut potato wedges in the mixture.
Put on a baking dish. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on the potatoes. Bake for few minutes, until cheese melts. Serve hot…

Another interesting way to make the tasty potato wedges..
4 Potatoes, washed, unpeeled and
Cut into wedges,
3 Tbsp Oil,
1 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese,
1/4 Tsp Garlic powder,( use grated garlic ),
1/2 tsp. Paprika Powder or Chilly flakes,
1/8 Tsp Pepper Powder,
1 Tsp Ground Cumin powder,
1\2 Tsp Chilly powder,
Salt to taste,
1 Onion cut into large pieces,
1 Tbsp cut Coriander leaves.
Wash potatoes and cut into wedges and mix all ingredients together.
Arrange the potato wedges on a baking dish. Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes, until golden brown and tender. Brush oil if needed.

GOLAS... GOLAS....###

The Gola wala is the ice slush vendor. With several  bottles of colorful syrups lined up in his cart, an ice crusher  machine 

and such essentials like gola sticks, glasses and bowls, he 

churns out the most tasty ice golas.

On crushed ice the flavored syrups like Kala khatta, orange 

is poured with a sprinkle of chaat masala and it is sucked to enjoy it's taste.

Kala Khatta is one of the flavors of tangy syrup that is

poured on crushed ice to form a Gola. Gola is ice candy 

that is generally a frozen, tangy flavored ice slush, quite

similar to the American snow cone.

One has to lick or suck the syrup from the ice candy.

It is also known as  'Chuski.''. It's one of Mumbai's 

speciality  the kala khatta  flavored golas. 

Now a days you do get sterile golas made by people

wearing gloves and using bottled safe mineral water

for the ice.

MAKE HOME MADE GOLAS...

Will need orange or kala khatta or kachi keri syrups,

some water, ice candy or gola sticks and chaat masala

to sprinkle on top to serve.

Mix in water the syrup of your choice. 

Put in kulfi molds or ice candy mold.

Make different layers, using different 

colored syrups. For doing this, set

layers after interval of time, 

so that the first layer sets then pour, 

second colored syrup. 

Remember to put a stick while setting.

Keep in freezer section of the fridge,

let it set for many hours.

Serve with a sprinkle of chaat masala..

Ais kacang is a Malaysian dessert. 
Traditionally a special ice machine is 
used to churn out the shaved ice used
in the dessert, but now more often 
motorized. Today, ice kacang generally
comes in bright colours, and with
different fruit cocktails and dressings..

what is cooking..

Cooking is the process of preparing food 
by use of heat. Some scientists believe the advent of cooking played an important role
in human evolution.
Most anthropologists believe that cooking
fires first developed around 250,000 years ago.Most ingredients in cooking are derived from living things. Vegetables, fruits, grains
and nuts come from plants, while meat, 
eggs, and dairy products come from animals. Mushrooms and the yeast used in baking are kinds of fungi and Cooks also utilize water and minerals such as salt. Cooks can also use wine,
an alcohol-based liquid from the fermentation 
of juices of grapes or other fruits.
There are  many methods of cooking, most 
of which have been known since antiquity.
These include baking, roasting, frying, grilling, barbecuing, smoking, boiling, steaming
and braising. A more recent innovation is microwaving.
Although cooking has traditionally been a process carried out informally at home
but now cooking is often, and increasingly, carried outside the home.

A tip : When cooking for 1 or 2 , most recipes can be reduced by cutting the ingredients in half. ( quantity wise )..

SOME TIPS..

FIVE SPICE POWDER
1 tsp. Ground cinnamon, 1 tsp. Ground cloves,
1 tsp. Fennel seed, 1 tsp. Star anise, 1 tsp. peppercorns .
This mixture will give a lovely five spice powder.

TIP:

Use herbs and spices by grinding the whole spices in a grinder or mortar or pestle just prior to using. Roasting the spices in a pan over medium heat before grinding will bring out more flavor...

TIP 4 the day : Soak wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes before using them so they won't burn during cooking.

 

what are mushrooms..

ARE MUSHROOM'S PLANTS...? ?

They are  'Fungi,'  which include mushrooms, molds, and mildews, are not really plants. 

They have no real roots, leaves, or stems, and contain no chlorophyll with which to make their own  food.  "Mushroom" describes a variety of gilled fungi, with or without stems, a mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on 

soil or on its food source. Like all fungi, mushrooms are not plants and do not undergo photosynthesis.

Typical mushrooms are the fruit bodies of members of the order Agaricales, whose type genus is Agaricus and type species is the field mushroom, Agaricus campestris. The fungal order ' Agaricales,'  also known as gilled

mushrooms for their distinctive gills , or euagarics, contains some of the most

familiar types of mushrooms. The order has 33 extant families, 413 genera, and over 13000 described species, along with five extinct 

genera known only from the fossil record.

They range from the ubiquitous common mushroom to the deadly destroying angel

and the hallucinogenic fly agaric to the bio luminescent  jack-o-lantern mushroom.

An atypical mushroom is the lobster mushroom, which is a deformed, and some other  mushrooms are not gilled and then the term "mushroom" is loosely used.

There are approximately 14,000 described species of mushrooms.

The terms "mushroom" and "toadstool" 

 go back centuries, as the term "toadstool"

was often, applied to poisonous mushrooms 

or to those that have the classic umbrella

like cap-and-stem form.

Edible mushrooms for human use : 

Mushrooms are a low-calorie food usually

eaten raw or cooked to provide garnish to 

a meal.

Edible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fruiting bodies of several species of fungi.

Raw dietary mushrooms are a good source 

of B vitamins, and the essential minerals,

like potassium. Fat, carbohydrate and 

calorie content are low. The mushrooms 

also known as the meat of the vegetable

world, and the edible mushrooms are used

extensively in cooking, in many cuisines like Chinese, Korean, European, and Japanese.

Most mushrooms that are sold in supermarkets have been commercially grown on mushroom farms. The most popular of these, Agaricus bisporus, which  is generally considered 

safe for most people to eat.

Agaricus bisporus  known variously as the common mushroom, button mushroom,

white mushroom, table mushroom, 

champignon mushroom, crimini mushroom,  

Swiss brown mushrooms, Roman brown mushrooms, Italian brown, Italian mushroom,

cultivated mushroom. While Agaricus bisporus  contains  Vitamin D aslo.
Chanterelles mushrooms, These trumpet 
shaped fungi are highly regarded mushrooms favored for their gold to yellow color, and rich flavor, ranging from apricot to earthier tasting. Chanterelles are best when eaten fresh.  

Morel mushrooms are highly priced for their intense earthly flavor.

Clean mushrooms well. Clean mushrooms 
only when you are ready to use them. 
Remove any bits of dirt on the surface,
rinse with cold water or gently wipe 
the mushrooms with a damp cloth or 
paper towel.

tip 2 buy cherries..

TIP : Always buy Cherries that are very dark in color, as its most important indication of good flavor and maturity in sweetness..

tips to buy mangoes..

Never buy Mangoes that are completely green in color, as they may never ripen.

TIP 4 THE DAY : If you keep a ripe banana or tomato with the raw mangoes - they may ripen fast.

The above tip comes from mina ji.. " thank u dear friend.."

Always choose firm plump mangoes..