How to clean ceramic electric stoves

I guess, one of the tedious tasks in kitchen is to clean the ceramic electric stoves. Especially if we spill the sugared milk/tea on the hot stove, it is almost impossible to remove the hard stains. I thought the same, before I got to know about the VSR cleaning set introduced by an electrical technician. I thought, sharing the details would help many of the kitchen lovers and here it is.

Materials needed:
# VSR cleaning set( includes powder, knife, polishing liquid)available in amazon
# Microfiber towel
# Kitchen tissues

Method:
# Wipe the stove with a wet sponge to remove bigger loose particles
# Sprinkle some VSR powder and spread it once with a wet kitchen tissue paper
# Clean hard stains with the knife
# Then wipe again with a clean wet kitchen tissue paper
# Use polishing liquid and spread it with a kitchen tissue paper
# After cleaning with a dry kitchen tissue paper use a microfiber towel to polish the surface
# A thin layer of polishing liquid provides a protective surface for the future

Ragi Wheat Dosa

Here is a simple and tasty instant dosa recipe. Fermenting is not needed.

Ingredients:

Ragi flour (millet flour) - 1 cup
Wheat flour - 2 cups
Rava - 2 tablespoon
Butter(preheated) - 1 tablespoon
Salt
Oil/ Ghee  

Method:
Mix all the ingredients except oil/Ghee.

Mix water to bring it into dosa batter consistency.

Add oil/ ghee to make it into crispy dosas. 

Masal Vadai / Amai vadai / Paruppu vadai

Ingredients:

• Channa Dal-1 cup
• Toor Dal - 1 cup
• Raw Rice- 1 tablespoon(optional)
• Ginger - 1/2 inch
• Red chilli - 2
• Cumin Seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Onion-2
• Green chilli-2
• grated coconut - 3 table spoon
• Curry leaves
• Sunflower Oil for deep frying
• Salt

Method:

• Soak the (toor & channa) dals and rice together for about 3-4 hours.
• Grind the red chillies, cumin seeds, and ginger into a thick paste using your mixer.
• Add the soaked dals to the mixture and grind it thick and coarse.
• Sprinkle water while grinding, only if needed. Don't add too much of water.
• Don't grind it into a smooth paste. It should be really coarse. 
• (Alternative: Keep 1/4 cup of the soaked dal mixture aside before grinding and then add it later.)
• Add finely chopped onions, green chillies, curry leaves, grated coconut, salt to the mixture.
• Make small circular shapes with the mixture.
• Deep fry in oil with a medium flame(heat), till it turns crispy golden brown.
• Tastes so good with coconut chutney.
  

Zucchini poriyal

Ingredients:

• Zucchini - 2  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zucchini
• Tomato mark  paste - 1 teaspoon
• grated Coconut - 3 tablespoon 
• Turmeric powder -1/4 teaspoon
• Chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• crushed pepper - 1/4 teaspoon(optional)
• Salt.

For seasoning:
Mustard seeds, Urad dhal, curry leaves, Oil(1 tablespoon)

Method:

• Slice the zucchini into small thin pieces. Dont cut the pieces into square blocks.
• Heat oil in pan and add all the seasoning items. Wait till you hear the crackling sounds.
• Add the cut Zucchini to the pan.
• Cook the Zucchini under closed lid. 
• Add salt when they are half cooked. 
• Sprinkle water in between , if needed.
• Dont overcook this vegetable, because it will reduce the taste.
• Cook for 5-7 minutes in medium heat. 
• Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and Allow it for another 2 minutes .
• Now add tomato mark paste and grated coconut .Zucchini poriyal is ready to serve.
• This vegetable is a perfect combination for all rice and dosa varieties.

Mutton Chukka

Ingredients
List 1:

• mutton - 400 gms
• onions(small) -20
• garlic -6
• ginger - 1 1/2 inch
• turmeric powder- 1/4 teaspoon
• chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• coriander powder -1/2 teaspoon
• green chilli - 2
• salt

List 2 :

• small onion - 10
• curry leaves
• red chilli - 2
• oil - 3 tablespoon
• grated coconut - 1 1/2 tablespoon
• roasted gram powder - 1 1/2 tablespoon

Method:

• Add 2- 2 1/2 cups of water and cook the items in List 1 in a pressure cooker.(Dont use excess water)
• Leave it for 3-4 whistles according to your cooker model.
• Drain the excess water if needed.( The excess water can be used in soups :-D)
• Heat oil in a pan and add curry leaves and red chillies.
• Add onions and a pinch of salt and cook it till golden brown.
• Once onions are cooked , add grated coconut and all the cooked ingredients and cook it for a minute till it becomes dry.
• Finally sprinkle some roasted gram powder to the mixture and stir it well.
• Once the pieces are seen well seperated , the chukka is ready to serve.
• Mutton chukka is a wonderful combination with all type of indian rice recipes,chappathi, parotta, idli, and dosa.

Spinach casserole

My first casserole luckily turned out to be delicious..So before I forget , I registered here immediately...My new new-year recipe..Happy New year 2012..

(For 2 persons)

Ingredients:

• creamed spinach - 450 gms( 1 packet Rahmspinat)
• Noodles/ Macaroni -100 gms
• onions - 2
• Oil -4 teaspoon
• Egg-2
• chopped garlic -5 ( or garlic powder -1 1/2 teaspoon )
• Ghee/ Butter for greasing
• crated cheese
• Salt

Method:

• Cook the noodles( I used rice noodles)/ macaroni in salted water for 7-8 mins.
• Beat the eggs in a seperate bowl.
  
• Heat 2 teaspoon oil in a pan.
  
• Drain the excess water and add the cooked noodles and beated eggs to the pan.
• Mix it evenly and cook it for 2 mins. Add salt if needed and keep it aside.
• Cook the spinach with a tablespoon of cream (or rahmspinat without cream) and salt and keep it aside.
• Heat the remaining oil in pan and fry the onions and chopped garlic. Add salt and pepper.
• Grease the casserole pan with butter /oil / ghee
  
• Spread the cooked onion garlic mixture first and then layer it with noodle egg mixture.
• Finally add the cooked spinach layer and spread the crated cheese on the top of it.
• Cook the casserole in oven under 180-200 °C for about 20 -22 mins.
• Cut into pieces and serve it hot.. hmmhmm.. yummy yummy...
  

Egg - Paprika noodles

Ingredients:

• Whole Grain Noodles (Dont use maggi Noodles)
• Butter - 1 Tablespoon
• Oil 2 teaspoon
• Egg-3Paprika - 1/2
• Dried Basil - 1 teaspoon
• Black Pepper - 1 Teaspoon
• Cumin Seed - 1 TeaspoonSalt
• Salt
  

Method:

• Cook the noodles in salted water for 8-10 mins depending upon the type used.
  
• Drain the noodles and add it to slightly heated butter. Keep it aside.
  
• Heat oil in a seperate pan and add egg to it.
  
• Stir the egg so that it becomes small clumps.
  
• Once the egg is cooked add salt , dried basil leaf coarse powder, semi-crushed pepper and cumin powder .
  
• Add finally sliced paprika pieces and cook it for few seconds(Dont overcook).
• Stir the mixture with the noodles and serve it hot with some kind of ready made or home made pasta side dish.