Choco chip cookies

Choco Chip Cookies

 This Recipe is from my sister Ramya's kitchen.

Ingredients:

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

* 1 teaspoon baking soda

* 1/2 teaspoon salt

* 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

* 1/2 cup sugar

* 1 cup packed brown sugar

* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

* 2 large eggs

* 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) chocolate chips

* 1 cup chopped nuts( optional)

Method

Both butter & egg should be in room temperature.

Mix the dry ingredients in separate bowl - Flour, salt & baking soda

Mix butter and both sugar until soft.

Add the eggs one by one to this.

 

Add the vanilla essence before u add the flour

Add the dry ingredients to this little by little.

Add  the choco chips and nuts. Gently mix with a spatula.

It should be like chapathi dough consistency. If you feel it to be very sticky, add some more flour

 Measure and divide the dough into small equal portions for even baking.

 

 

Bake at 350 F / 175 C for 13 - 15 minutes or till it get cooked.

 

  Allow it to rest and store in an air tight container.

Potato Murukku

This recipe is from the kitchen of my sister Ramya Suresh. I tried it and it is really yummy. You will be able to get the taste of potato in every bite. It is easy to make it. It doesn't require any early preparation. Its just quick.

Ingredients :

Boiled Potato - 1 large 

Rice flour - 1 cup
Crushed cumin - 1 tsp
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp
Butter - 1 tbsp

Water as required

Salt as required 

Oil for frying

Method :

1. Peel off and grind the potato to make a fine paste.

2. Mix all the dry ingredients first.

3. Mix the potato paste to the rice flour mixture and make it like a chapatti dough. Add water if required.

4. Fill it in the murukku achu/ murukku maker and squeeze it like a murukku on a flat laddle or spoon.

 5. Drop it in hot oil and fry till the bubbles and the cooking sound cease.

6. Now crispy murukku is ready.