Snack Recipes

Pumpkin vathal

2021-11-18T15:29:00.005-08:00

Pumpkin Vathal

Thank you Adity / Ramesh for the huge Halloween pumpkin! Made vadaam (in Tamil) aka fryums

Peeled the skin and removed the seeds of the pumpkin

Chopped up the pulp of the pumpkin

Added a few pumpkin pieces, urad dhal, tur dhal, red chili, hing and salt to the above and let them all soak for about 4 hours

Now the dhals are fully soaked in the juices, I ground them coarsely with no water; now the dough is ready for drying

Took spoonful of dough and dropped it onto a plastic sheet to let them dry for 2-3 days inside the house

When completely dry, i store them in a dry place to be used as and when needed

Deep fry in oil; use the fried vadaam as vegetables for sambhar or vetthakozumbu or eat as a side dish with yogurt rice.?

Rasavada

2021-10-07T19:10:00.003-07:00

Rasa vada

Make dhal vada

Soak chana dhal, tur dhal and little rice. Grind all with red chili, salt and hing into a coarse paste. Add curry leaves and make vadas ,deep fry them

Rasam

Heat a pan with water, add rasam powder, tamarind, hing, salt, turmeric powder and curry leaves. When it boiled add cooked dhal water. Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and it splutters add to the rasam. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves.

Add the dhal vadas into the hot rasam. After four hours serve them .

Healthy Laddu

2021-10-06T07:14:00.002-07:00

This lddu is very good for health

Ingredients

Black Til 1cup

Pumpkin seeds 1 cup

Kaskas 1cup

Flaxseeds 1cup

Badam 10

Kaju 10

Pistachio 1

Powdered Jaggery 1 and half cups

Cardamom Powder 1tsp

Method

Roast each one separately for 5 minutes in a low flame.

Powder all together

Add one tsp of ghee and cardamom powder.

Make small balls.

Vegetable. Enchilada

2021-04-07T16:29:00.004-07:00

Enchilada is a Mexican recipe.

Ingredients

Corn tortillas 2

Red Pepper Half

Mexican Cheese 1/4 cup

Red Beans paste 3 tbsp.

Avocado Half

Lettuce 2 leaves

Salsa 3 tbsp.

Yellow Pepper

Method

Warm the tortilla and spread the beans paste

Spread salsa mix

Put lettuce red pepper avocado and cheese

Fold it and eat.

Poori /puri

2021-04-06T11:36:00.009-07:00

Poori is a fried bread with wheat flour.. It can be breakfast or lunch. with side dishes. Potato Bhaji and chole is the best side dishes,

Ingredients

Wheat 1 cup

Oil 1tsp

Rava 2tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Mix the flour rava and salt adding water make a thick dough.

Make a small ball of dough flatten it and roll into small round.

Heat the oil and when it is hot add the pooris. , gently press it it will puff completely

Take them out. Serve with potato bhaji or chole.

Panakam

2020-08-10T07:50:00.005-07:00

Panakam is a sweet drink. We prepare for Naivedyam for Ram navami and Akshyathrithiyai. This drink is very soothing for the stomach

Ingredients

Jaggery(Gud)powdered 1/2 cup

Dry Ginger 1/2 Tsp

Cardamom Powder 1/2 tsp

Lemon Juice 1 Tsp

Method

Dissolve the Jaggery powder into 2 cups of water.

Add cardamom powder, lemon juice and ginger powder.

Mix well and add one more glass of water.

Chill it and drink

This is a summer drink

Mathan Erisseri

2020-06-05T04:59:00.013-07:00

Ingredients
Mathan or Pumpkin cubed piece 2cups
Grated coconut 1cup
Red chili 2
Cumin seeds 1 tsp
Raw rice 1 tsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Grated coconut (for tampering 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves few
Salt to taste
Method.
Heat a pan with water add mathan pieces, turmeric and salt.
Grind coconut, cumin seeds. Chili and rice into coarse paste.
When the mathan is cooked add the ground paste and mix it
Heat a pan with oil add coconut, mustard seeds and jeera

Aval Kozhakattai(Poha)

2020-05-19T14:33:00.004-07:00

Aval Kozhakata Very easy to make. Whatever at home with that we can make thi Kozhakattai.

Ingredients

Aval 2cups
Grated Coconut 1/4 cup
Green Chili 2
Ginger 1 small piece
Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
Urad Dhal 1/2 tsp
Chan Dhal 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Method

Aval Kozhakattai nicely soak it for an hour.
Wash the aval and soak for half an hour.

Mash it with hand nicely and add chopped green chili, ginger,, curry leaves, salt and coconut.

Make balls and steam them
Serve with chutney

Aval Bonda

2020-04-15T05:59:00.006-07:00

Aval Bonda
This is quick recipe

Time 10 min

Serve 5

Ingredients

Aval (poha) 2cups

Boiled Potato 2

Chopped Green chili 2tsp

Coriander leaves few

Salt to taste

Method

Wash the aval and remove the water

Keep for 5 minutes. and mash it with hand.

Add mashed potato green chilies ginger salt and coriander leaves.

Mix all well and make small balls.

Heat a taw with oil and deep fry them.

Serve with chutney

Aval Nilakadalai Patties

2016-01-16T09:39:00.007-08:00

Prepared Time 10 min
Cook Time 10 min
Serve 4

Ingredients

Thick Aval 1 cup
Roasted Peanuts 1 cup
Onion 1
Green Chili 3
Ginger 1 small piece
Rice Flour 2 tsp
Coriander Leaves few
Read Chili 1 tsp
Salt to taste.
Method
Clean the aval and soak for 20 minutes
Chop the chili, ginger and coriander leaves.
Grind the peanuts in a blender into a coarse powder.
Drain the water from the soaked aval.
Mix it with hand into a dough.
Now add powdered peanut, chili, rice flour, ginger, coriander leaves and salt.
Heat the oil and grease your hand with oil and make small balls, make round patties.
Place the patties in the pan and cook it on medium flame till its brown.
Turn the patties on other side also.
Serve with chutney.

Aval Poha, Flattened Rice
Nilakadalai Peanuts

Scallion Bhajjia

2014-06-03T06:06:00.006-07:00

Ingredients

Scallion Bhajjia

Ingredients
Scallion 4
Besan 2 cups
Chili Powder 1 tsp
Hing 1/2 tsp
Green Chili 2
Salt to taste
Method
Cut the scallion into small pieces and slit the green chili..
Mix with besan, chili, Hing and salt, make a thick paste
Heat a pan with oil
Make small portion of the batter and drop them in the hot oil
Fry them till they become red.
Serve with chutney

Green Beans and Mushroom casserole.

2013-11-06T11:15:00.008-08:00

Ingredients

Mushroom 1cup
Green Beans 1cup
Chopped onion 1/2 cup
Cheese 1/2 cup
Bread crumps 1/2 cup
Fried onions 3 tbsp.
Butter 1tbsp
Salt and pepper to taste

Beans,mushroom casserole

Blanch the beans with salt to taste and keep

Sauté the mushrooms, with salt to taste.

Heat a pan one cube butter and add 3tbsp all-purpose flour and sauté for a minute.

Add milk, salt and pepper, make it thick.

Add to the beans and mushrooms and mix well.

Preheat oven for 350 degree.

Take a baking pan pour the dough into it.

Add cheese and Spread them evenly.

Sprinkle bread crumps cover the pan.

Sprinkle fried onions (Optional)Bake it for 20 minutes.

Diwali Recipes

2013-10-29T19:09:00.003-07:00

Diwali Bhakshanams
Diwali Recipes

Diwali Bhakshanams

South Indian Spicy Mixture( Chivda)

Diwali special marundu (Ginger Lehiyum)

Maladu

Kaju Burfi(cashew nut Burfi)

Pal Kova (Milk cake)

Anjir/Dates Burfi (Figs/Dates Burf

Bundhi ladu

Netrankai Upperi

Chakli( Like Murukku)

Thenkuzhal

South Indian Spicy Mixture( Chivda)

Pasi Paruppu payasam

Thattai (Snack),

Ribbon Pakodas

Chakka Upperi ( Jackfruit Chips)

2013-09-28T13:28:00.002-07:00

Chakka Upperi is very famous in Kerala.

Chakka Upperi

Jackfruit / Chakkachula
Salt to Taste
Oil for frying

Method

Clean the chakka, remove the seeds.
Cut both top and botom
Slice the chakka into long thin pieces.
Heat a pan with oil.
When the oil is hot, slowly add the chakka chulas
Sprinkle salt water into the oil and remove the chips when they evenly cooked and crispy.
Fry till they become crispy

Chakkaupperi is salted one and sweet one is called chakkattupperi.
For Onam Sadya these two types of chips and upperi( banana chips) are always there.
Typical Kerala's chips.

Focaccia Bread

2013-09-05T08:18:00.008-07:00

Prepare Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Serve 4

Focaccia is flat oven baked bread. with herbs. It is popular in Italy. It is similar to pizza dough. My daughter told me to make this bread. This is like pizza with herbs.

Ingredients

All Purpose Flour 2 cups

Active Yeast 1 tsp

Salt 1 tsp

Olive Oil 2 tbsp.

Sugar 1ts
Rosemary 2tsp

Black Pepper 1/2 tsp

Focaccia Bread

Method

In a bowl mix all purpose flour, sugar, yeast, salt black pepper.
Coarsely grind rosemary and tsp olive oil.
Make a thick batter mixing all.
Cover it and let it rise for 30 min
Preheat the oven 350 degrees.
punch the dough and spread in a greased baking sheet in rectangle.
Dimple the bread with your thumb. push in to half inch. add little oil on the top.
Put it in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

Potato Bajjias

2013-09-05T07:41:00.004-07:00

Prepare Time 10 min
Cook Time 10
Serve 5

Ingredients

Bengal Gram flour.(Besan) 1cup
Rice Flour 1tsp
Red Chili Powder 1tsp
Asafetida a pinch
Salt to Taste

Method

Mix the flours chili, asafetida, salt with little water make a thick batter
Slice the potato thin
Heat a pan with oil, dip the potato slice in the batter and drop in the oil.
Deep fry them till golden
Serve with chutney

Kadala Sundal

2012-10-15T11:46:00.010-07:00

Konda Kadalai Sundal(Chickpeas Sundal)

Kadala Sundal

Ingredients

Chick Peas 2cups
Mustard Seeds 1tsp
Red Chili 1
Curry Leaves few
Hing 1/2 tsp
Grate 1tbsp
Oil 2tsp
Salt to taste
Method
Soak the kondakadalai/chick peas the previous day.
Cook it in pressure cooker with salt. remove the water.
Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds, chili and curry leaves.
When the mustard seeds crackle add the kadalai, hing and coconut. and stir it.
If you want spicy add chili powder or chopped green chilies

Navaratri Kolu

2012-10-04T08:43:00.007-07:00

Navaratri !5th October 2012

Navaratri is nine day festival. We prepare different sweet dishes and other dishes. People are invited to see the kolu and give Vittila pakku and prasadms.
Navratri is a nine day festival to worship Shakthi (Devi)10th day is Vijaya Dashami or Dussehra. Gujarat the traditional way to celebrate is they perform Garba Dance. Now everywhere people dance Garba all nine days.

Navaratri is divided into three parts. First three days we celebrate Durga ( To destroy all our impurities),next three days are for Lakshmi ( for spiritual wealth) and last three days Saraswathi Devi ( wisdom)

Nilakadalai Sundal (Peanuts Sundal)

Ammini Kozhakattai (Small kozhakattai)

Mor Appam

Medu Vadai

Parippu Vadai/Kara Kara Vadai,

Vella Appam (Sweet Appam)

Kaju Burfi(cashew nut Burfi)

Konda Kadalai Sundal(Chickpeas Sundal)

Aval Puttu (Puffed Rice Puttu)

Avocado Chapathi

2012-09-14T11:40:00.007-07:00

Avocado is very healthy. http://www.avocado.org/avocado-nutrients/ Avocado is used in juice, salad. chutney dip known as guacamole. You can make ice cream with avocado orange lemon agar or honey. It is very expensive here. I tried with simple chapathi and it came out very well.

Ingredients
Avocado 1
Whole Wheat 2cups
Salt to Taste.
Water

Method

Remove the skin and take out the pulp. Take a for and mash it.
Take a bowl with flour, salt and add avocado pulp.
Knead it to a smooth dough.by adding little water.
Make chapatis and put it a hot tawa. for a minute.
Small bubbles start to form underneath.
Take the phulka from the tawa to directly to the flame.(first side down)
With in a minute, the pulka puffs.
Turn the other side for two second and remove.

Avocado Chapathi

Serve with dhal / Bhaji//Curry

Keerai Cutlet ( Spinach Cutlet)

2012-08-06T07:50:00.019-07:00

Ingredients

Keerai Cutlet

Spinach one bunch
Onion finely Chopped 1/4 cup
Chili Powder 1tsp
Besan 1cup
Rice Flour 1tsp
Oil 2tsp
Salt to Taste
Method

Wash the keerai and chop them into small bits.

Heat a pan with oil add jeera and onion and fry.

Add besan, chili powder, keerai, salt and water to make a dough.

Take a small ball size and flatten it slightly .

Heat a non stick pan with four tbsp. of oil and arrange the cutlets on the pan.

keep the flame in medium.

When one side is cooked turn them gently to allow them to cook

Take the crispy cutlets and serve with chutney.

Kunukku Snack

2012-07-27T08:34:00.011-07:00

Kunukku Snack
Ingredients

Chana Dhal 1cup
Rice 1/2 cup
Urad Dhal 2 Tbsp.
Green Chilies 2tsp
Chopped Ginger 2tsp
Curry Leaves few.
Salt to taste
Method
Soak all dhal for two hours and grind coarsely with two red chilies and salt.
Heat a pan with oil and drop one tsp batter into the hot oil.
Deep fry them all.
Serve with any chutney for tea or coffee.
Make with left over idli batter /ada batter.

Bhakarwadi

2012-07-19T07:29:00.016-07:00

Ingredients
Besan 1 cup
Maida 1cup
Sesame Seeds 1tsp
Kaskas 1/2 tsp
(Poppy Seeds) 1tsp
Jeera Powder 1tsp
Grated Coconut 1/2 cup
Turmeric Powder 1/2tsp
Dry Ginger Powder 1/2 tsp
Lime Juice 2tsp
Coriander Powder 1 tsp
Cumin Seed Powder 1/2 tsp
Chili powder 2 Tsp
Saunf 1/2 tsp
Salt to Taste
Method
Mix both flour, turmeric, salt asafetida well.
Add oil and slowly add water and make a thick dough.
Apply little oil and keep for 15 minutes.
Make the filling

Mix coconut, kaskas , freshly ground saunf, garam masala coriander and jeera powder

sugar. salt, sesame seeds and fresh lime juice.

Mix it properly and grind in blender to mix all together

Take this mixture keep it in bowl.

Take the dough roll into a round shape.

Spread the filling and press the mixture.

Roll slowly tight and close the sides.

Cut into 2 " pieces and fry them in hot oil

Arisi Vella Puttu

2012-03-18T07:11:00.018-07:00

This is very traditional puttu we make at home for Navaratri. . I make it home. Keep the roasted rice flour ready. We can keep this puttu for many days.

Ingredients

Roasted Rice Flo 1cup
Jaggery 1 cup
Coconut Pieces 2tbsp
Cardamom Powder 1/2 tsp
Ghee 2tsp
Salt a pinch

Method

Soak two cups of raw rice for two hours and remove all the water and spread in towel.
Powder the rice into fine.
Roast the raw rice flour into golden. Cool it.
Take little warm water little by little sprinkle to flour and mix till it becomes coarse powder.(rava consistency)
Steam the powder for 35 minutes.
Make jaggery syrup adding 1/2 cup water.
Drop little syrup in water, if you can make soft ball then it is ready.
Add the powder and mix it In between mix it, till it become soft powder.
Fry the coconut pieces in ghee and mix with puttu.
Add cardamom powder. Arisi vella puttu is readyl

Amazing Sevai making machine

2012-01-18T06:53:00.001-08:00

Coimbatore based company is producing automatically making sevai machines. It is cooker with some containers. Add suggested amount of water under of sevaimajik container .Pour ground batter specific limit in a chamber and closed.When the steam comes out place the weight valve. Sevai is collected in the outer sevai collector. Check this site http://sevaimagik.com/

Spinach Pasta

2011-12-29T19:12:00.006-08:00

Ingredients

Pasta 2cups
Spinach 1cup
Basil 1cup
Walnuts 1/2 cup
Olive Oil 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Method
Boil the pasta with enough water 1tsp oil and salt.
Grind the spinach, basil and walnuts. with olive oil. into a paste.
Remove the water from pasta and add the paste and mix.
Serve in a bowl with some olive oil on the top.

Snack Recipes

Pumpkin vathal

Rasavada

Healthy Laddu

Vegetable. Enchilada

Poori /puri

Panakam

Panakam is a sweet drink. We prepare for Naivedyam for Ram navami and Akshyathrithiyai. This drink is very soothing for the stomach

Mathan Erisseri

Aval Kozhakattai(Poha)

Aval Bonda

Aval BondaThis is quick recipe

Aval Nilakadalai Patties

Scallion Bhajjia

Green Beans and Mushroom casserole.

Diwali Recipes

Thattai (Snack),

Chakka Upperi ( Jackfruit Chips)

Focaccia Bread

Potato Bajjias

Kadala Sundal

Navaratri Kolu

Avocado Chapathi

Keerai Cutlet ( Spinach Cutlet)

Kunukku Snack

Bhakarwadi

Arisi Vella Puttu

Amazing Sevai making machine

Spinach Pasta

Aval Bonda
This is quick recipe