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Idli Sambar

2021-06-14T12:31:00.002+01:00

Ingredients:

Toor dal(yellow split lentils) 1 bowl

Tomato 1chopped

Onion 1chopped or sambar onions (20-30)

Tamarind small piece

Coriander leaves chopped

Curry leaves chopped

Jaggery as per taste

Salt

Red chillies 3-4

Cumin seeds 1 tsp

Coriander seeds 1tsp

Urid dal(split black gram) 1tsp

Rice 1tsp

Chana dal( split bengal gram lentils)

Pepper corn 6

Fenugreek seeds 1/4tsp

Turmeric 1tsp

Asafoetida (Hing)

Oil 2tsp

Coconut 2tsp

Method:

Boil toor dal.

Dry roast red chillies,cumin seeds,coriander seeds,urid dal,chana dal,rice,fenugreek seeds,pepper corn,Turmeric,asafoetida and coconut.

Now grind roasted ingredients in to paste.

Add to boiled toor dal.

Add chopped tomato,onion,curry leaves ,coriander leaves,salt and jaggery to the boiled toor dal.

Boil it for 10 minutes.

Serve hot sambar with idli.

Okra saalan

2021-06-14T10:59:00.000+01:00

Ingredients:

Okra 10-20
Tomato 1sliced
Onion 1 sliced
Green chilly 1 sliced
Red chilly 1 broken
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves chopped
Red chilly powder 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Peanut powder 1 tsp
Sesame powder 1 tsp
Kasuri methi 1 tsp
Oil 2 tsps
Cumin seeds 1/2tsp
Turmeric powder

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds wait till it flutters,then add curry leaves, coriander leaves,green chilly,red chilly,onion (wait till it turns golden brown),add pinch of salt and turmeric.
Add red chilly powder,cumin powder,coriander powder to this.
Now add peanut, sesame powder and add water to get thin consistency.
Add salt leave it boiling for half an hour in low flame.
Add okra slices to this.
Cook this in low flame for 10 to 15 minutes.
Finally add kasuri methi.

Peanut katli

2021-06-14T10:58:00.001+01:00

Ingredients:

Peanut 2 bowls

Sugar 1 and a1/2 bowls

Method:

Dry roast the peanuts.

Peel off and powder it.

Then prepare the sugar syrup.

Add powdered peanut to the sugar syrup.

Keep stirring.

It will take 10 minutes to get optimal consistency.

BLACK EYE BEANS SALAD

2020-06-29T10:53:00.000+01:00

Ingredients:

Black eye beans -one bowl

Onion - one chopped

Tomato-one chopped

Coriander leaves-chopped

Salt

Lemon -one

Olive oil -one spoon

Method:

Soak black eye beans for 4 hours.

After 4 hours you have to wash and boil it.

I used presser cooker for boiling.

Three wistel needed for boiling.

Then,take a bowl,add boiled and strained black eye beans,chopped onion,chopped tomato,coriander leaves,salt,lemon,olive oil .

Mix it well and serve.

Stuffed Ridge-gourd curry

2017-02-09T08:12:00.000+00:00

Ingredients:

Ridge-gourd 1,cut into 2inches length
Tomato 1 chopped
Onion 1 chopped
Coriander leaves
Curry leaves
Garlic cloves 5
Peanut powder 4tsp
Sesame powder 4tsp
Cumin powder 2tsp
Coriander powder 2tsp
Red chilli powder 1tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4tsp
Cumin seeds 1/2tsp
Mustard seeds 1/2tsp
Oil 3-4tsp
Salt

Preparation:

Take a bowl, add peanut powder,sesame powder,cumin powder,coriander powder,red chilli powder,turmeric powder and salt.
Mix it well with little water.
This mixture stuffed in the ridge gourd.
Heat oil in pan,add cumin and mustard seeds, when its flutters then add pinch of asafoetida,garlic,curry leaves,onion, tomato,salt and stuffed ridge-gourd.
Cover it with lid 5 minutes.
Then add water and boil it for 5 minutes in a sim.
Finally garnish with the coriander leaves and serve with chapatti.

Potato saagu for puri

2017-02-09T08:00:00.000+00:00

Ingredients:

Potato 4
Onion 1 chopped
Tomato 1 chopped
Fenugreekleaves 1 bunch chopped
Greenchilli 1 sliced
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Oil 2tsps
Cumin seeds for seasoning
Musturd seeds for seasoning
Redchilli powder 2tsps
Asafoetida
Turmeric
Sambhar powder 2tsps
Coriander powder 1tsp
Cumin powder 1tsp
Salt
Tamarind paste 2tsps

Method:

Steam the potatoes,peel off and keep aside.
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan,add mustard and cumin seeds wait till it flutters, then add green chilli,curry leaves,asafoetida and wait one more minute.
Now add onion and tomato,fenugreek leaves, pinch of salt and wait for 2minutes.
Add turmeric,red chilli powder, cumin powder,coriander powder,sambar powder and wait one more minute.
Now add slightly mashed potato, water,tamarind paste and salt. Mix it well and boil.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve hot with puri.

Carrot and Apple smoothie

2016-03-03T14:11:00.001+00:00

Ingredients:

Apple 1

Carrot 3-4 cubes

Sugar 3-4 tsps

Cardamom powder pinch

Honey 1tsp

Milk 2 glass

Ice cubes

Preparation:

Take apple and chop it.

Chopped apple, boiled carrot,sugar, cardamom powder, honey, milk and blend it.

Add it to the serving glass.

If you want use ice cubes .

Sesame seeds milkshake

2016-03-03T09:54:00.001+00:00

Ingredients:

Sesame seeds 1 tsp
Jaggery 1 tsp
Milk 1 glass

Method:

Soak sesame for about 2 hours.
Grind soaked sesame into a smooth paste.
Add sesame paste,milk and jaggery to the serving glass.
Stir it well.
Use ice cubes if hot summer !!

Peanut Milkshake

2015-07-14T18:10:00.001+01:00

Ingredients:

Peanut 1 tsp
Jaggery 1 tsp
Milk 1 glass

Method:

Soak peanut for about 6 hours.
Grind soaked peanut into a smooth paste (Skin off the peanuts if you like it so).
Add peanut paste,milk and jaggery to the serving glass.
Stir it well.
Use ice cubes if hot summer !!!

Tomato saalan

2015-07-06T17:42:00.002+01:00

Ingredients:

Tomato 6
Onion 1 sliced
Green chilly 1 sliced
Red chilly 1 broken
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves chopped
Red chilly powder 1 tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Cumin powder 1 tsp
Peanut powder 1 tsp
Sesame powder 1 tsp
Kasuri methi 1 tsp
Oil 2 tsps
Cumin seeds 1/2tsp
Turmeric powder

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds wait till it flutters,then add curry leaves, coriander leaves,green chilly,red chilly,onion (wait till it turns golden brown),add pinch of salt and turmeric.
Add red chilly powder,cumin powder,coriander powder to this.
Now add peanut, sesame powder and add water to get thin consistency.
Add salt leave it boiling for half an hour in low flame.
Slice off just the top and bottom of tomatoes, squeeze them lightly and add to the saalan.
Cook this in low flame for 10 to 15 minutes.
Finally add kasuri methi.

Sweet corn and millet flour soup

2015-06-29T18:41:00.005+01:00

Ingridients:

Fine chopped veg like carrot, beans 1cup
Water 2bowl
Pepper corn 4 powdered
Finger millet flour 2 tsps
Frozen sweet corn 2-3 tsps
Salt
Preparation:
Boil 2 bowlsof water.
Boil sweet corn for 5minutes keep it aside for cooling.
Grind it and add to boiling water.
Add chopped veg, pepper corn, salt to the boiling water. If this soup is for babis, I suggest you grind these vegetables too before adding to the boiling water.
Add Milletflour in 4tsps of cold water, stir it and add it to boiling veg stock.
Boil it for another 3 minutes
Soup is ready to serve.

Brahmi Juice

2013-09-03T05:32:00.001+01:00

Ingredients:

Brahmi
Cumin seeds
Coriander seeds
Jaggery
Milk

Method:

Chop brahmi and grind brahmi,cumin seeds and coriander seeds.
Then strain it.
Now add jaggery, milk and stir it.
Brahmi juice ready to have.

Bottle Gourd Halwa

2013-08-30T14:21:00.002+01:00

Ingredients:

Grated Bottle gourd 4cup
Sugar 1 cup
Milk 3cups
Cardamom powder ½ tsp-1tsp
Butter or ghee (optional) 1tsp
Dry fruits

Preparation:

Heat the pan. Add butter and dry fruits. Wait for about a minute, then add grated bottle gourd and milk. Boil it for 10 to 15 minutes.
Now add sugar. Keep stirring it for another 10-15 minutes.
Add cardamom and stir it well. Finally add dry fruits and switch off the flame.
Bottle gourd halwa tastes well with vanilla ice cream.

Cabbage kofta curry

2013-06-19T05:28:00.002+01:00

Ingredients:

Cabbage 1/2 chopped
Channa dal 1cup
Tomato 1 chopped
Onion 1 chopped
Coriander leaves
Yoghurt 4tsp
Curry powder 1tsp
Coriander powder 1tsp
Cumin powder 1tsp
Red chilli powder
Green chilli 1 chopped
Oil
Shaahi jeera
Turmeric powder
Salt

Method:
Kofta:

Boil some water in a pan,then add the finely chopped cabbage.boil the chana daal till its 70%done.
Add the chana daal to the steaming cabbage,cover and cook till the cabbage is soft and dal too.cooking cabbage properly is neccessary so that the koftas don’t break while frying.
When they are well done put them on a muslin cloth and squeeze out all the water from it.reserve the water.
Now take the cabbage and chana daal,to it add pinch of shahi jeera,red chilli powder,chopped greenchilli,salt,little besan and mix everything so that you can make small balls of it ready to fry.
Heat oil on slow flame,avoid heating oil too hot.drop them in oil and fry them on slow heat till they get golden brow,remove them and set aside.

Curry:

Heat oil in a pan,add shahi jeera and then onion,little salt and cook the onions till its slightly brown.
Then add the turmeric and ginger garlic paste,when g-g paste is cooked add the reserved water to it.
Now add the red chilli powder,coriander powder and cumin powder and mix.
Then add the beated yoghurt to it and bring it to nice boil till gravy is cooked.
gravy is done when the froth coming disappears completely.when it come to boil and thickens little add the powdered cashewnuts which will further thicken the gravy to a nice consistency.
Then add the dried mint powder and let it cook and thicken.add the koftas and garnish with coriander leaves.

Mixed veg curry

2013-06-15T14:43:00.001+01:00

Ingredients:

Palak 1bowl (fresh/frozen)
Potato 1 chopped
Cauliflower
Green beans chopped
Carrot 1 chopped
Tomato 1 chopped
Onion 1chopped
Green chilli 2-3
Ginger
Garlic
Salt
Oil
Cumin seeds
Mustard seeds
Turmeric powder
Asafoetida

Preparation:

Heat 1tsp of oil in a pan, add ginger, garlic, onion, tomato,spinach,green chillies and pinch of salt. Fry these for 2-3minutes in medium flame.
Mix fried ingredients and grind it.
Heat ½ tsp of oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, mustard seeds when it sputters add asafoetida and turmeric powder,coriander powder,cumin powder.
Now add chopped vegies.
Then add the ground mixture, salt and keep boiling for another 10-15minutes.
It goes well with puri,nan or chapati.

Beans stir fry

2013-06-15T06:24:00.001+01:00

Ingredients

Beans (chouri kaayi)2cups of chopped

½ cup grated coconut

onion 1 chopped

Split black gram 1tsp

Oil 2tsp

Cumin seeds

Mustard seeds

Curry leaves

½ spoon Turmeric

1Green chillies

Salt

Preparation

Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urid dhal, asafoetida,pieces of green chillies, curry leaves, turmeric, chopped beans, salt to taste.

Add coconut and onion mix it well.

Jack-fruit Payasa

2013-06-08T14:03:00.000+01:00

Ingredients:

Jack-fruit ½ bowl chopped
Water 1bowl
Rice flour 1tsp
Jaggery 5tsp or more if you like to have.
Pinch of salt - very little (optional)
Grated coconut 2cup
Cardamom powder 1spoon
Cloves 2-3

Preparation:

Take a steel pot, add jack-fruit and water. Boil it for 10 minutes.
Add jaggery and rice flour. Stir it well and boil it for 5 more minutes.
Meanwhile grind the coconut and strain it if you like to have it that way. If you don't, no problem.
Add coconut milk to the boiled jack-fruit.
Add cardamom powder and cloves.
This goes well with Dosa, you can have it without dosa as well.

Yellow split pigeon pea with bottle gourd

2012-12-05T13:40:00.000+00:00

Ingredients:

Bottle gourd 1/2 chopped
Yellow split pigeon pea 1/2 cup
Onion 1 chopped
Coriander Leaves for garnishing
Oil 2tsp
Curry leaves
Green chilli 1 sliced
Cumin seeds 1tsp
Mustard seeds
Asafoetida
Turmeric powder
Ginger 1inch
Salt
Coriander powder 1tsp
Cumin powder 1tsp

Preparation:

Heat oil in a cooker, add mustard seeds,cumin seeds. Wait till it splutters,
Then add green chilli,curry leaves,asafoetida,onion,turmeric powder,ginger,coriander and cumin powder.
Now add bottle gourd,saute it for 2minutes.
Then add washed yellow pigeon pea and 1cup of water.
Cover it with lid and wait till 3-4 whitstle
Garnish with coriander leaves.
That's it. Its ready to be consume.

Chutney Powder

2012-10-15T19:34:00.002+01:00

Ingredients:

Rosted split chick pea 1bowl
Split black gram 1bowl
Curry leaves 1bowl
Garlic cloves 1/4bowl
Cumin seeds 2tsp
Coriander seeds 2tsp
Fenugreek seeds 1/2-1tsp
Red chilli powder 2-3tsp
Turmeric powder 1-2tsp
Mustard seeds 1/2tsp
Asafoetida
Salt
Tamarind (optional)

Preparation:

Mix and roast all the ingredients in a medium flame. Let it cool down.
Powder rosted ingredients into a fine powder. Thats all, your chutney powder is ready.
This you can have with rice along with ghee/oil. Also goes well with Dosa.
Store in a airtight container. When stored in a dry place it will stay good for about 6 months.

SweetCorn Rava Idli

2012-10-10T21:03:00.001+01:00

This is something that I tried yesterday for breakfast. Came out quite well.
So, sharing this recipe with you.

Ingredients:

Frozen Sweet Corn - 2Cups
Rava 1Cup
Green chilli chopped - 1
Onion chopped - 1
Coriander Leaves
Ginger
Curry Leaves
Salt
Yogurt - 1Cup
Oil

Preparation:

Take frozen sweet corn in a mixi jar. Blend it coarsely with yogurt.
Add roasted rava, salt, chopped coriander leaves, ginger, green chilli, onion and curry leaves to the mixture.
Apply oil on the Idli plates and add a ladleful of mixture into idli moulds. Steam it for 15 minutes.
Allow it to cool down. Transfer the idlis to your plate and have it with Coconut Chutney and Sambar.

Mysore Rasam

2012-09-28T20:04:00.003+01:00

Ingredients:

Toor dal(yellow pigeon peas) 2tsps
Tomato 2 chopped
Red chilli 1
Grated coconut 2tsp
Oil
Pepper corn 8-10
Coriander seeds 2tsp
Fenugreek seeds 1/4tsp
Asafoetida
Cumin seeds 3tsp
Mustard seeds 1tsp
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
Turmeric powder
Garlic cloves 2-3
Lemon sized Tamarind
Salt
Sugar as per taste

Preparation:

Pressure cook toordal and tomato.
Roast red chilli, coriander seeds, pepper corn, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, curry leaves, coconut and garlic cloves.
Grind roasted ingredients, cooked toordal and tomoto with tamarind.
Temper this with mustard seeds,cumin seeds,curry leaves, coriander leaves, asafoetida and turmeric powder. Add water, salt and sugar. Boil it for 5-10mins.

Green peas chapatti

2012-09-17T22:05:00.000+01:00

Ingredients:

Frozen/soaked Green peas
Wheat flour 1bowl
Oil
Salt

Preparation:

Grind the green peas.
Take bowl add wheat flour, salt, oil, green peas paste and mix it well.
Make smooth dough and knead it well.
Roll like chapatti then apply oil,then fold it like triangle shape then roll it again.
Mean while heat the pan.
Roast the chapatti on hot tava (both sides to be roasted).
Apply oil (if required) while roasting.
Serve this with any type of curry or raita.

Carrot payasa

2012-09-10T21:38:00.003+01:00

Ingredients:

Carrot 2
Milk (optional) 1cup
Grated coconut 1cup
Cardamom 3
Cloves 2
Sugar 5-6tsps
Cashew
Raisin
Pinch of salt
Water 1bowl

Preparation:

Slice the carrots and steam.
Then take steamed carrots,coconut,cardamom,cloves and grind.
Take a cooking vessel, add ground mixture,sugar and boil it for 10-15 minutes.
Garnish this with roasted cashew and raisin.

Jackfruit crepes

2012-09-06T19:28:00.001+01:00

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Ingredients:

Jackfruit sheaths chopped 2cups
Rice 1cup
Salt
Jaggery 1-2tsp

Preparation:

Soak rice in water for about 5-6 hours. Wash soaked rice.
Grind the soaked rice with the jackfruit sheaths into smooth paste.
Add sufficient amount of water while grinding.
Add salt and jaggery. Mix it well.
Heat the tava, apply oil. Take a spoon full of batter and thinly spread.Cover it and cook it for a minute in medium flame.
Serve with honey and coconut chutney.

Plantain curry

2012-09-03T19:12:00.001+01:00

Ingredients:

Plantain(Raw banana) 1
Tomato 1 chopped
Onion 1 chopped
Green chillies 1 chopped
Oil 2-3 tsp
Mustard seeds ½ tsp
Cumin seeds ½ tsp
Asafoetida /hing
Turmeric pinch
Curry leaves
Curry powder 1tsp or Rasam powder 1tsp
Salt

Preparation:

Take Plantain and peel off and chop it and keep aside.
Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan, add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and asafoetida(wait for half minute), then add green chilli,curry leaves and onion. Keep frying for a minute.
Add tomato,curry powder and turmeric(wait for one more minute).
Now add plantain, salt and water.
Keep boiling it for another 10 to 15 minutes and the curry is done.
This goes well with Chapatti.