RECIPES
Sujata Juicer Mixer Grinders are the
right choice for a wide range of delicacies that include batter, cake mixes, juices, smoothies, masalas and
chutneys among others.
Pineapple Juice
Serves
- 4
INGREDIENTS
- Pineapple – 1 cup
- Cold water – 1 cup
Method:
- Prepare the pineapple cubes by peeling the outer skin, removing the crown and core, and cutting them into cubes.
- Now place the cubes in the big jar and inch 10-15 times. Now add 1 cup of cold water and blend at speed 1 for 30 sec.
- Sieve it through a filter. Serve chilled with a sprinkling of crushed ice on top. Boon to overcome anorexia (loss of appetite).
Idli Powder
INGREDIENTS
- Black gram dal – ½ cup
- Bengal gram dal – ½ cup
- Red chillies – 8
- Tamarind – small lemon sized
- Sesame seeds – ½ cup
- Asafoetida – 1 pinch
Method:
- Roast red chillies and sesame seeds separately in a heavy bottom pan for 5 minutes each and keep them aside.
- Roast all the other ingredients together in a heavy bottom pan till a pleasant roasted flavour arises.
- Grind red chillies and sesame seeds first at a high speed for 30 seconds in a medium jar. Combine all the other ingredients and grind at a high speed for 15 seconds.
- The end product should be very coarse.
Dhania Powder
INGREDIENTS
- Coriander powder – 1 cup
- Cumin seeds – ½ cup
- Curry leaves – a handful (optional)
Method:
- Fry the ingredients in a heavy bottom pan to remove moisture till crisp.
- Then fill half of the medium jar with the above roasted ingredients by inching 5-10 times, then grinding at low speed for 30 seconds and at high speed for 30 seconds.
- Sieve and regrind the coarse product if required.
Garlic Soup
Serves
- 4
INGREDIENTS
- Garlic – ½ cup
- Onion – ½ cup
- Vegetable/chicken stock – 2 cups (steaming)
- Corn flour – 1 tbsp (optional)
- Pepper – ½ Tbsp
- Cumin – 1 tsp
- Salt as per taste
- Oil (or Butter) – 1 tbsp
Method:
- Heat oil in a kadai, then add chopped onion and garlic. Fry it well till transparent.
- Now place the fried ingredients in a big jar, add a little stock and blend well to make a smooth paste.
- Dilute corn flour with 2 tbsp of stock water and add it to the ground paste. Add cumin, pepper, salt and blend at speed 1 for 1-2 minutes in a big jar along with all the stock.
- Now pour the hot soup into a bowl and add grated cheese (optional). Serve hot.
Medicinal value: Because of the spices it uses, this soup is very effective in curing colds and coughs. It’s a wonderful snack food, especially during the winter season. Consuming such foods helps clear nasal congestion and mucus from the nose.
Tomato Soup
Serves
- 2
INGREDIENTS
- Tomato – 3 (big, firm and ripe)
- Carrot – 2 (medium sized)
- Garlic – 4 flakes
- Salt – to taste
- Pepper – to taste
- Butter – 3 tbsp
- Water – for cooking vegetables
Method:
- Clean tomatoes and carrots well.
- Cut the carrot into 3 big pieces (after trimming the top and bottom). Peel and wash the garlic flakes.
- Place carrots, tomatoes, butter, water, and garlic in a pressure cooker and cook till the vegetables are well cooked. Apart from vegetables, the cooked water is the stock.
- Place the cooked vegetables in the big jar and blend for 1 minute using speed 1. Now add the hot stock and blend well at speed 1.
- Serve it hot immediately with salt and pepper. (Optional: Breadcrumbs can be fried in ghee and added to the soup right before it is served.)
Medicinal value: This is a concentrated form of carotenoids and lycopene. It is excellent medicine for glowing skin and a remedy for defective vision if consumed regularly.
Stock: a liquid basis for soup made by stewing vegetables.
Cooked Greens
INGREDIENTS
- Green leafy vegetables – 2 cups
- Water – Little for sprinkling
- Salt – a pinch
- Green chillies – 2
- Garlic- 3
Method:
- Cook the Green Leafy Vegetables along with green chilli and garlic over a medium flame with a little water sprinkled and salt added.
- Place the cooked ingredients in a medium jar.
- Using speed 1, grind for just 2 seconds for a slightly coarse paste and for 5 seconds for a fine paste.
- Serve the contents in a bowl with hot rice.
Tomato Ketchup
INGREDIENTS
- Tomatoes – ¾ kg
- Red pumpkin – ¼ kg
- Onion – 3
- Sugar – ½ cup
- Cinnamon – 4
- Cardamom – 4
- Chili powder – 1 tsp
- Ginger – 2 inch piece
- Garlic – 4 flakes
- Vinegar – ½ cup
- Salt & pepper – to taste
- Cloves – 4
Method:
- Cook the vegetables till soft, then cool. Blend well in a big jar till smooth, using high speed. Strain well to get a smooth puree.
- Make a paste of ginger, garlic, cumin powder, and chilli powder in a small jar using speed 6. Add salt, sugar, and the remaining vinegar to the puree.
- Take a clean cloth and place cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and pepper in it. Tie the cloth with a thread and put it in the puree. Now place the puree with the spice bag on the fire and simmer till the puree becomes thick.
- Once the ketchup is thick enough, remove the spice bag and store the ketchup in clean, dry bottles. As a preservative, a pinch of sodium benzoate can be dissolved in a teaspoon of water and added to a bottle of ketchup of 1 litre capacity.
Peanut Butter
Serves
- 4
INGREDIENTS
- Peanuts – 2 cups
- Salt – ½ tsp
- Sugar – 1 tsp
- Groundnut oil – 1 tbsp
Method:
- Roast the Peanuts in a heavy bottom pan on a low flame. Remove the skin when the peanuts are warm. Let them cool.
- Now place the deskinned groundnuts in the big jar and shake it several times till the groundnuts are crushed.
- Add salt, sugar, and oil and grind at low speed, increasing the speed to high. Add a little more oil if required.
- Allow at least 3 hours to mature before using.
Research studies have shown that regular consumption of peanuts helps reduce weight. Avoid being overweight by including this wonderful recipe in your diet regularly.
Strawberry Cup Cake
Yield
- 10 Cups
INGREDIENTS
- All-purpose flour – 1¾ cup
- Baking soda – 1 tsp
- Sugar – 1 cup
- Walnut – ½ cup
- 2 Egg whites
- Vanilla extract – ½ tsp
- Vegetable oil – ½ cup
- Frozen strawberries – 10
- Sugar powder – for garnishing
Method:
- In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda, sugar and walnuts together.
- Use speed 3 to whip together egg whites, vanilla essence and oil in a big jar till well mixed.
- Combine Beat in the mixer at low speed till the strawberries are broken.
- Add the flour mixture. Blend slowly until smooth, but strawberry chunks are visible. Fill greased muffin tins halfway with batter.
- Bake at 350° F for about 30 minutes or till they are done. Drizzle with powdered sugar on top If desired.
Jangiri
Yield
- 10 pieces
INGREDIENTS
- Broken black gram dal – 1 cup
- Sugar – 3 cups
- Water – 100 ml
- Colour – (food grade) ¼ tsp
- Saffron – a pinch
Method:
- Soak the black gram dal for 4 hours. Grind in a medium jar at high speed for 30 seconds till very soft without adding much water.
- While grinding, add colourant to the batter along with a pinch of salt. Making sugar syrup is as simple as adding water to sugar and boiling it until it reaches the consistency of a single strand.
- Take a clean cloth and make a small hole in the centre. Heat oil in a kadai. Place the batter on the cloth and tie it up with a thread.
- Squeeze the batter into the oil like a circle with loops around it. Fry till crisp, but do not over-fry. Remove and soak in hot sugar syrup.
- Remove from syrup after 5-8 minutes, arrange on plates, and serve hot.