Meat balls (Beef)

Ingredients

• Minced beef : 500g
• Onion : 1
• Egg :1
• Breadcrumbs: 2tbsp
• Salt & pepper: as needed
• Garam masala : 2tsp (optional)
• Coriander leaves : few ( optional)

Method

1. Chop the onion into small pieces. Saute a little in a little oil.

• Mix all the ingredients well with hand or a spoon.

• Make small balls of it.
• Fry each side of these balls in a pan, approximately 7 - 10 min

• Enjoy when it is cooled down..or make it a tomato- meatball sauce for pasta

Banana Cake without Egg

Ingredients 

• Banana - 3
• Sugar - 3/4 cup
• Curd - 1/4 cup
• Vanilla essence - 1 tsp
• Olive oil - 1/2 cup
• All-purpose flour - 2 cup
• Baking powder - 1 tsp
• Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
• Cinnamon powder - 1/4 tsp
• Salt - a pinch

Method

1. Preheat the oven at 180° C .
2. Smash the bananas with a spoon or fork.
3. Sift the dry ingredients (Flour, Baking powder, Baking soda, Cinnamon powder) together.
4. Mix the smashed bananas ,sugar in a food processor.
5. Add slowly the curd, vanilla essence, olive oil and salt and mix.
6. Slowly add in the dry ingredients mixture.
7. Pour the batter into a 24cm /9 inch cake pan.
8. Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
9. Let it cool before removing from the pan.
10. Enjoy it with a cup of coffee or Tea.

Crispy and crunchy Salad

Yield: Serves about 2

Ingredients:

• 2 Romain lettuce
• 100g green grapes
• 100g French soft Cheese
• 50g Walnuts (halves)

Dressing:

• 8Tbs Orange juice
• 3Tbs Olive oil
• 3Tbs White wine vinegar
• Sugar(optional), Salt  'N' Pepper

Preparation:
Rinse the lettuce under cold running water, tear into bite-sized pieces, and let stand in the ice water to crisp for 10-15 minutes. Drain well and dry very thoroughly in a salad spinner. Half washed the grapes and remove the seeds if needed. Roast the walnuts(without any fat or oil) in a pan.
Mix the orangejuice, oliveoil and vineger. Add salt , pepper and a little bit of sugar .
Toss the salad with grapes, nuts. Add soft cheese . Drizzle over the dressing and combine. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Beans mezhukkupuratti

Ingredients

• Beans - 500g
• Shallots/ small onion - few / 1
• Garlic - 3 cloves
• Red chilly powder - 1tsp
• Coriander powder - 1tsp
• Salt
• Oil - 2tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2tsp

Method

1. Take oil in a pan and splutter the mustards.
2. Add beans and rest of the ingredients and mix together.
3. Close the pan and cook these in a medium heat until it is done.