BON  APE’TIT – 13th

^{Dear friends,}

^{Today after a no of days I have finally found my Mentor( he was travelling to South),}

^{who has readily agreed to share these recipes on the web site for me. I’m grateful to him.}

^{Sharing One soup, two side dishes,  and  one dessert.}

^{Soup:                   CHEESE AND ONION SOUP}

^{SNAX:                 1.MUSHROOMS IN A CREAMY MEDLEY}

                           ^{2. RAGI IDLEE ‘S  IN  MUSHROOM CREAMY SAUCE}

^{SWEET DISH:    CHARISMATIC  QUICK DESSERT}

^{Cheese & Onion Soup}  

^{Method :}

1. ^{Grate Amul cheese and keep ready as suggested above.}
2. ^{Grate onion and keep aside in a small bowl.}
3. ^{Take butter in a heavy bottomed broad  Saute pan.}
4. ^{Add grated  onion into it and slowly stir X 3 to 4 min.}
5. ^{Add water into it and simmer x 2/3 min.}
6. ^{Now add milk and re allow to simmer over low flame.}
7. ^{Next add the grated cheese and allow to simmer x 5/6 minutes.}
8. ^{Next add  Corn starch paste to thicken the same.}
9. ^{Add salt n Black pepper and when ready  fold in some freshly diced dhania/ Pudhina}

^{10.Serve sizzling hot in  tall mugs, nicely super garnished with slivers of Almonds.}

^{## Note}

^{A Popular soup in the Army circles !!!}

^{This is a novel kind of soup.}

^{It carries a distinctive fresh flavour.  We all love this soup.}

^{A very popular soup especially during the times my father was in service,}

^{And then ,when we were in the service, we used to make it when we had special guests who came in for dinner.}

^{My father loved this soup. When everWhenever I miss him, I order for some cheese cubes via Blinkit.}

 ^{See how simple:}

     ^{Just one or two basic ingredients and every thing everything else from your own very kitchen.}

     ^{Do taste and do not forget to give me  your feed back feedback.}

      ^{I am waiting for it!!!}

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^{MUSHROOMS IN CREAMY SAUCE}

^METHOD:

^{1.Wash, pat dry the Mushrooms. Separate the umbrella of the mushrooms from the stalks.}

          ^{2. Now cut them  horizontally   each into 2 halves- Set aside.}

^{3.Now take the stalks and chop them fine.}

^{4Next chop the garlic also fine. Set aside.}

^{5.Take butter in a flat  –bottomed pan, add crushed garlic and  the diced stalks of the mushrooms.   Saute till tender.}

^{6.Add Roundals of Mushrooms and  saute,  toss and turn gently. Cook till mushrooms are soft and well cooked.}

^{7.Add  the  water, let it simmer, then add the milk .}

^{9. Add salt, Simmer , X 3-4 minutes. Add All plant protein mix and Corn starch slurry into the above.}

^{10 .Continue stirring all the time.}

^{11.It will gradually thicken and stick to the mushroom roundals.}

^{12.Add cream if you fancy it slightly rich in creamy flavour.( I normaly avoid it) Or add another blob of Amul Butter}

^{13.Add chopped Dhania  / Pudhina.Sprinkle oregano and red chilli flakes and black black pepper coarsely ground.}

^{14. Serve hot., with freshly cooked Macaroni in Red sauce.}

^{15.The colourful ensemble of Creamy Mushrooms with Red macaroni dish looks bright and colourful. My grandson loves it.}

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^{Ragi idlees in Creamy Mushroom sauce}

^Method:

^{Keep the Creamy mushroom sauce so prepared as in the above recipe ready.}

^{Place 4 ragi   idli’s in a soup plate or a flat bottomed   scoopy plate.}

^{Pour this creamy sauce so prepared liberally on atop the idles. It should be naive and piping hot.}

^{Garnish with fresh coriander twigs   and  serve asap.}                                                                                       

^{It’s a south Indian dish with a Cnti flavour. Can be had as a side dish , be it along with a Southy spread or even along with a Conti menu.}

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^{CHARISMATIC   QUICK   DESSERT}

^Method:

1. ^{Mix Curd and Condense milk and give a quick churn in a blender.  Or churn it well through a sieve. No sugar is required.}
2. ^{Put in a flat bottomed steel container / or straight into a Borosil   bowl. Mix the small Cardamom powder and Cinnamon powder gently.}
3. ^{Next , put the bowl in a double boiler, cover the quick dessert with a thin steel lid  / Aluminium foil. Cook x 20/25 minutes till is sets well.}
4. ^{Insert  a knife into it and see if it is set as u would check  cake.}
5. ^{Remove from flame. Cool.  Then try to turn it top side down with the help of a flat plate onto a nice serving flat dish.}
6. ^{Garnish with assorted dry fruits n seeds, sprinkle some more Cinnamon powder on top. Chill in freexer x another couple of hours. Serve chilled.}
7. ^{Its yummy.!!!}
8. ^{Some say its like Mishti Doi.}
9. ^{While others say – its like Tiramisu.}
10. ^{What ever it be. Its quick, very imple, easy to make with a couple of ingredients, and can be made without much ado!!!}

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