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Gulli Appam[urad daal savory appam]

2012-01-27T19:19:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:-
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ural daal - 1 cup
idli rava - 2 cups
yeast - 1 tsp
onion - 1 medium size
grated carrots - 1 large
coriander leaves- 2 tbsp
green chillies - 2-3 [optional]
salt - as per taste
bell peppers - 3 tbsp

Method:-
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1.Soak up the urad daal over night or in hot water for 2-3 hrs.

2. Grind the urad daal to form a fine smooth batter.Add idli rava to the batter and keep adding water little by little so as to form a batterlike idle batter.

3. Then add the yeast[mix yeast with luke warm water and keep aside for 2-3 mins once it becomes pasty its ready to be added to the batter].

NOTE:-
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YOU CAN ENTIRELY SKIP THIS STEP BY USING A STORE BOUGHT IDLI OR DOSA BATTER.

4.Chop up the vegetables very fine,grate the carrots and keep ready.

5.Salt the batter as per taste . Add all the veggies to the batter.

6.Now take the appam tava and grease it with a tiny drop of oil in all the chambers.

7.Fill all the chambers up to 3/4 full with the batter. Cover and cook for 1 min in medium flame.

8.Now slowly release the edges and flip it up side down. Do not cover ,cook for another min or until done.

9 Serve warm or room temperature with desired chutney or can be had as it is.

Vada pav -for weight watches and healthy eaters/healthier version

2012-01-24T17:22:00.000-08:00

I have always dreampt of tasting the vada pav in its original form at the place where it actually originated, thats amchi Mumbai..... Well not yet i have got a chance of visiting Mumbai and having this poor man's burger as its described. Well have tasted it many places in south and here in California too.So thought of sharing my version of vada pav with you here. Here i am showing less fat ,guilt free method. I promise there is no compromise in taste as well as health.

Ingredients:-
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For the stuffing-
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potatoes - 4 large [boiled]
onion - 1/2 cup
peas - 1/2 cup
salt - as per taste
cumin - 1 tsp
hing - 2 pinches
chat powder - 1/2 tsp
chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
coriander powder-1/2 tsp
coriander leaves- 1 tbsp

For coating of vada-
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besan powder - 1/2 cup
hing - 2 pinches
chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
salt - 1/2 tsp
water

oil -1.5 tbsp

garlic chutney ingredients:-
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garlic - 9-10 cloves
coconut - 2 tsp
dry red chillies- 4-5
tamarind - size of rasberryor 1/4 tsp
water - 2tsp
salt - as per taste

pav/ bread:-
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I have used hamburger bun- 4-5

Method:-
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1.In a big bowl add the cooked , pealed large potatoes and break it up into small chunks.
2. Microwave the frozen peas for 2 mins.
3. In a nonstick pan add 1 tsp of oil ,wait for 1 min .Then add cumin seeds now add onions and saute till it turns slightly brown.
4.Now add peas and saute for 1 min.Then add potatoes. add coriander powder,chilly powder , chat powder and salt.Mix properly.Add coriander leaves and keep aside for cooling.

5. Now mix besan powder and all the other dry ingredients in a bowl and slowly add water little by little until it forms a thick batter just like idly batter.

6. Now prepare small balls out of the potato mixture appoximatly the size of golf balls and keep ready.

7.Heat up the appam tawa and little bit as 1/4 tsp of oil to all the chambers and slightly lower the heat and keep ready.
8.Now slowly dip the balls in batter so as to form a uniform coating all around it and place them slowly in the appam chamber and cover the lid.

9. After 2 mins or when the vada color has changed to golden brown roll on the other side to bottom. check if the oil at the bottom of the appam chambers is sufficient.if not add tiny drops to the required chamber.

10.Now keep moving the appam in all directions to cook uniformly and do not cover it at this point.as we need it to be crunchy and cooked.

Garlic chutney method:-
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1. Roast all the sliced garlic in about1/2 tsp of oil till it turns slightly brown at the edges.Now add dry red chillies and keep roasting for another minute
2. Now add coconut grates[fresh],tamarind,water,salt and blend into not too fine paste.

This chutney can be taken with rice,chapathi or even dosa.So prepare more and it store well in fridge for about 2 weeks in a air tight container.

Assembling the vada pav[star dish]:-
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1. Grease the pav bread on the inner side with butter or olive oil and slightly toast it on the stove top.[optional] well i have omitted it out.

2.Now open the pav and grease it with the garlic chutney as much as you wish.

3. Place the batata vada in between the bun, add a tiny bit of tomato ketchup and press the top.

4.Do not wait any longer just have it immediately yummm...........enjoy.....

Mushroom baskets

2011-11-22T16:21:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:-
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Chopped mushroom - 2 cups
whole grain bread - 6 slices
cheese - 1/2 cup
chopped coriander leaves- 1 tbsp
chopped garlic - 1tsp
red chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp[ optional]
salt - as per taste
oil

Method:-
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1. In a non stick pan take about a spoon full of olive oil. When it becomes hot add chopped garlic to it and saute for 1 min . Just when it turns a bit golden add chilly flakes . Wait for about 30 sec.
2. Now add coarsely chopped mushrooms and season with slat and pepper and saute for about 4 mins.
3. Just when the mushrooms are done add the cheese and put off the fire. Keep mixing to inco-operate the cheese with the mushrooms.
4. Now cut the bread into half and then spray it on both the sides with pam or apply oil/ ghee on both the side of the bread. If required you can use a cookie cutter and cut it into circles and then apply the oil.
5. Now place these bread into muffin pan and bake in the oven for about 5-7 mins at 350 deg or until it becomes golden at the edges.
6. Now remove them from the oven,add about a spoonful of the mushroom stuffing into the bread baskets which we have already baked to form hard crust.
7. Garnish with freshly chopped coriander greens and place it in oven and bake for another 5 mins.
8.Serve immediately with desired chutney or ketchup . Can be enjoyed as its is also.

batani gashi [ konkani style]

2011-11-14T20:56:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:-
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onion - 1 large+ 1 medium
garlic - 4-5large cloves
green chillies - 2-3
black pepper - 10-12
coriander leaf - 1/2cup
salt - as per taste
cooked green beans-3 cups
water - 1 cup
jaggary - 1.5 tsp
tamarind - small gooseberry size
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
oil - 1 tsp

Method:-
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1. Chop up onions into 4 large chunks and roast them over the rack with garlic cloves over high flame.I have used the grilling rack which i use for fluffing up phulka's. Grill until they turn blackish at the edge . Allow it to cool down.

2. Chop up the coriander leaf and green chillies. Dry roast the black pepper until you hear the cracking sound.

3.Remove the pepper corns and in the same pan add green chillies and coriander leaves and simply saute them without adding any oil for a minute or two.

4. Add everything together in a blender and make a fine paste out of all the roasted ingredients, tamarind and greens and keep aside.

5.Now pressure cook the green peas until just done and keep aside.

6. Chop one medium sized onion .

7. In a deep nonstick pan add 1 tsp of oil,when the oil is heated add cumin seeds and wait for 15-20 sec.

8. Then add chopped onion and saute till it turns slightly transparent.

9. Now add the cooked peas,add the paste and saute for few minutes. Add jaggery ,adjust salt as per taste.

10. Simmer and cook for another 5-10 minutes. Serve with warm phulkas or rice as you wish.

Moolike patheki subji

2011-11-14T13:07:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:-
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chopped raddish greens - 2 cups
onions - 1 large chopped lengthwise
cumin/jeera - 1 tsp
mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
curry leaves - 4-5
brown sugar/jaggery - 1 tsp
red chilly powder - 1 tsp
turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
salt - as per taste
oil - 1 tsp

Method:-
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1. Clean and chop the radish greens and keep aside.
2. Chop onions lengthwise and keep ready.
3. In a pan add 1 tsp of oil , add jeera,mustard seeds,dry red chilly and just when it starts to splutter add onions ,curry leaves and saute till it turns slightly transparent.
4. Now add the greens and keep mixing to blend everything together.Add 1/4 cup of water.
5. Add turmeric powder,chilly powder ,salt as per taste .
6. Cover and cook on medium heat for 5 mins.
7. Now add brown sugar mix and stop the heat. Serve with warm rotis or rice with ghee.

Kadle uppukari

2011-11-09T17:22:00.000-08:00

Ingredients:-
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Black channa - 2 cup
oil - 1tbsp
mustard seeds - 1 tsp
urad dal - 1/2 tsp
dry red chillies - 1-2 broken
fresh coconut grates- 1tbsp
salt - as per taste
chilly powder - 1.5 tsp
hing - 1.4 tsp
jaggery - 2 tsp

Method :-
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1.Soak the dry channa overnight in water and pressure cook them adding little salt until tender.I have cooked for 3 whistle.

2. In a pan add oil and then to it add mustard seeds,urad dal,broken red chillies and curry leaves. wait till the mustard seeds starts to splutter. Then add hing to the oil.

3. Then add the cooked channa with the water ,adjust salt to taste ,add chilly powder. Cover and cook for 5 mins.

4.Switch off the heat. Add freshly grated coconut grates and cover it.Mix when ready to serve.

Dates Halwa

2011-11-07T15:50:00.000-08:00

HAPPY TULSI POOJA to all

This is another dessert with low calories compared to others. It contains minimal ingredients,easy to prepare,yummy to taste. Beleive me friends its simply irresistable. You will be tempted to prepare it again and again. Its very healthy and good for winter as it contains variety of dry fruits.

Ingredients:-
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Dry Dates - 2 cups
Banana - 4 fully ripe
Ghee - 1.5 tbsp
Cashew - 1 tsp
Almonds - 1tsp
Raisin - 1 tsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1.5 cup [adjust according to taste]
Cardamom pod - 4-5

Method:-
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1. Put 2 cups of dates and milk in a microwave safe bowl and cook in the microwave for 3-4 mins on high. Allow to cool down.

2. Peal all 4 banan's and chop them into chunks and blend into a paste.

3. Now blend the dates with the milk into paste using the blender.

4. Take a heavy bottom nonstick pan, add 1/2 tsp of ghee, then add pureed banana and dates . Keep stirring . Then after 10 mins add sugar to the mixture. Grease a plate or a try with ghee and keep ready.

5. Keep stirring for around 15-20 mins. The color also changes to deep brown from light brown. The mixture combines to gather forming a single mass and leaves edges when stirred.be very careful and keep stirring.

6. Now take little ghee in a small kadai and add broken cashews,almonds and raisin to the ghee and fry till it turns slightly golden.

7. Now add all the dry fruits to the date mixture ,add the freshly powdered cardamom . Mix properly.

8. Now transfer the entire mixture to the greased plate and spread uniformly with a greased spoon. Allow to cool and draw lines in desired pattern .

Creamy fruit popsicle

2011-11-03T13:03:00.000-07:00

This is a very easy and a healthy dessert. Good one for those who are very conscious of what they are eating calories etc. This is a very good option for those late night cravings.I have tried this with many other fruits like rasberry , pine apples , blueberry......endless option. Here banana gives the creamy texture. For tropical feel try adding coconut milk mango and pine apple chunks .

Ingredients:-
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Ripe banana - 1 large ( a cup app.)
Strawberry - 1.5 cups
sugar - 2 tsp
Milk - 1/4 cup
water - 1/4 cup

Method :-
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1. Add banana, strawberry , sugar milk and water into a blender and make a course mixture.

2. Take a popsicle rack and fill it with the same mixture.

3. Cover and freeze it for 5-6 hrs.

4. Keep it out for 1 -2 mins before removing it from the rack.

5. If it does'nt come out easily try pouring the exterior of the rack with hot running water for 1 min then pull out.It becomes much more easy.Enjoy.

Broccoli Salad

2011-11-02T16:11:00.000-07:00

This might be one of the best way to have the broccoli. Its very easy to make, requires less efforts . Let me tell you one who don't prefer to eat broccoli also fell in love with this dish. This is rich in fibers and vitamins too. It requires very minimal everyday ingredients. This had become a weekly salad in out house.As me and my hubby love to try different type of salads it has become one in our hit list.

Ingredients:-
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chopped broccoli - 1 big head
chopped garlic - 1 tbsp
chilly flakes - 1/2 tsp ( optional)
olive oil - 1 .5 tsp
salt - as per taste
pepper - as per taste
parmesean cheese - 1 tbsp

Method:-
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1. Cut up the broccoli florets and wash them properly. Put them in a microwave safe bowl and cook them in high temperature for 2 mins .Then keep them aside.

2.In a nonstick pan add the olive oil,put the heat in medium and just when olive oil becomes hot add chilly flakes and wait for around 15-20 sec. Then add chopped garlic and fry till it turn a bit golden in color.

3. Now add the broccoli to it and mix well for anothe2 mins and remove the pan from the heat.

4. Add the prepared broccoli to the serving dish and sprinkle some powdered cheese on the top as little or more as you prefer.

5. Enjoy it when its still warm.

Kadle Bele Payasa / Channa Daal Kheer

2011-10-26T15:07:00.000-07:00

HAPPY DEEPAVALI

I take this opportunity to wish all my friends and family to wish them a happy and safe deepavali the festival of light and happiness. This is a festival which is celebrated by all no matter which ever religion they follow. Everyone get together and celebrate it as a single caste that is human. Well its celebrated by people in different ways depending on the region they belong to. I belong to southern part of India. That is from a city called Mangalore which is located in southern part of Karnataka.Its celebrated all three days with equal importance. First one is called the naraka chathurdashi.On this day we get up early in the morning .Everybody take a oil bath ,from head to toe people smear oil,then light some patakas, light up some diyas, them take a hot water bath,pray to god then start their day with lots of sweet and savory dishes. All 3 days we light up diyas in front of our door and decorate the entire house with diyas.We exchange sweets with our near and dear ones,friends and family and so here am i to do the same with all of you.

Ingredients:-
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Channa daal - 1 cup
coconut milk - 12 oz can or fresh ly prepared 1.5 cup
Jaggery - 1 cup [powdered and packed]
Elachi powder[cardamom] - 1/2 tsp
cashews ,raisins - 1 tsp each
ghee - 1 tsp
water - 1/2 cup
kesar - 1/4 tsp
salt - 1 pinch

Method:-
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1.Pressure cook channa daal until just done and keep aside.

2.In a another vessel take water and add crushed jaggery and bring to a boil . Then add cooked daal,coconut milk.and simmer and cook for 2 mins.

3.In a small pan add the ghee,then add cashew and raisins and roasted them till they turn slightly brown.

4.Add cashews and raisins to the daal mixture. Then add cardamom powder and cover the keep and put of the heat.

5.You can serve it hot,warm ,room temp or even cold.enjoy....

Ghee Rice

2011-10-12T17:42:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:-
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sonamasoori rice - 3 cups
clove - 3-4count
cumin/jeera - 1 tsp
cardamom - 3-4 count
cinnamon stick -1 inch piece broken into pieces
black pepper corns- 5-6 count
cashew ,raisins - 6-8 whole each
onion - 1 large [diced]
mixed vegetables - 2 cups
pepper powder - 1.5 tsp
chilly powder - 1 tsp
salt - as per taste
olive oil - 1/4 cup
ghee - 1/4 cup
water - 6 cups

Method:-
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1. Take a nonstick pan add about 1 tbsp of olive oil.On a medium heat add jeera and wait for a min. Add clove,cardamom,cinnamon, pepper corns and fry for about 2-3 mins until the aroma fills up the room.
2. Now add washed and drained rice to the pan and add 1 tsp of ghee and mix it with the spices and fry for about 3-5 mins .Now add the water ,salt,chilly powder,2tsp of oil , ghee and pepper powder and cook it in rice cooker.
3.Now in a pan fry the onions until they turn transparent.add the vegetables and saute for another 3 mins.
4.Just when the rice is almost done add the vegetable and mix well .Cover and cook for5 mins until its done perfectly.
5.In a pan add 1tsp of ghee and add cashews and raisins fry them till it turn a bit brown.
6. Add it to the rice and serve when its still hot.Enjoy....

Creamy tomato carrot soup

2011-09-28T12:02:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:-
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Carrot - 2 cups diced
Tomato - 3 large
onion - 1 medium size
garlic - 2 large cloves
ginger - 1tsp grated
cumin seeds- 1 tsp
chilly powder - 1 tsp
sugar - 1 tsp
Garam masala- 1tsp
pepper powder -1 tsp
butter - 1tsp
olive oil - 1 tsp

Method:-
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1. Pressure cook carrots until they are very tender. Puree it until it forms a fine puree.
2. Puree the tomatoes and keep aside.
3. In a pan add little bit of oil and butter . Then add cumin seeds and wait till they splutter. add onions and stir till it turns transparent. Now add ginger and garlic and stir for another 2-3 mins.
4. Now blend all the contents of the pan to a fine paste.
5. Add the remaining butter and oil and the cumin seeds[jeera] and just when it sizzels add all the puree into the pan and add all the masalas .
6. Add salt ,sugar and enough water as per your preference and simmer and cook for another 10 mins.
7. Garnish with pepper powder and butter. Enjoy....

Instant oats idlies

2011-09-28T11:45:00.000-07:00

This is a recipe which i cant wait to share with my friends. Believe me my friends they came out so good and fluffy.It not only looks good but the taste is unforgetable. Even my three year old ate 5-6 idli without any fuss. I have got a special liking towards oats. Always try to use it in different ways to use it in various foodies. I just like the flavour what it adds. Yumm....I started to use it forcefully thinking its good for health . But now im so addicted to the taste what it renders. I have prepared a bunch of items but guess this is the best and even the upma. I will post the recipe soon. Till then enjoy trying these idli

Ingredients:-
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Oats - 1.5 cup[ I used steel cut oats ]
Sooji coarse - 3/4 cup
curds - 1.25 cups
water - 1 cup
cooking soda - 1/4 tsp
salt - 1 tsp or as per taste
Olive oil - 1 tsp

Method:-
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1. Dry roast oats in a non stick pan for around 4-5 mins till you can smell the aroma. Keep it on the side to cool.
2. Dry roast sooji/samolina for about 5 mins till it turns slightly brown,allow to cool.
3. Now finely powder the roasted oats using a blender.
4. Take a large mixing bowl,add the oats powder,samolina,salt curds and water.Adjust water as per needs .
5. Batter will resemble idli batter But it will be a bit slimmy .
6. Add the cooking soda and mix well and keep aside for 5 mins.
7. Now greese all the idli trays with litlle bit of oil and pour the batter uniformly on all the trays.
8. Steam cook for about 8-10 mins .Immerse a tooth prick to the centre and if it comes out clean the idli is done.
9. Remove and serve warm with sambar or chutney on the side.
10. Enjoy warm or room temperature.

Modaka

2011-09-02T17:14:00.000-07:00

Chouthi is a festival which is celebrated all over India. W e celebrated in a grand manner at my place. Various savory and sweet dishes r prepared in every house. Most of them even keep lord ganesha's idols ,decorate mantapa's prepare naividyam like panchakajjaya, moodaka, ladoo,chakkuli , kodubale, vadai and lots more. Same with us .We enjoy to prepare and have the deep fried goodies, variety of sweets and crunchy savory without any guilt in the name of ganesha..... so GANAPATHI BAPPA MOREYA......MANGALA MOORUTHI MORIYA..

Ingredients:-
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For the dough:-
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All purpose flour/ maida - 2cups
Sooji [fine] - 1/4 cup
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Water

For the stuffing:-
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coconut grates - 1.5 cup
Jaggery [powdered] - 3/4 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/4 tsp
Ghee - 1 tbsp
oil - for deep frying

Method:-
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1. Take all the ingredients required to prepare the dough in a large bowl and need it into a dough just like we do for poori adding water little by little and keep aside.

2. In a pan add ghee and just when it melts add jaggery and just when it melts add coconut to it and keep stirring to combine all the ingredients.

3. Now continue to stir until all the water evaporates and it thickens a little. Allow it to cool.

4. Now roll out small balls out of the dough previously prepared almost size of big goose berry .

5. Roll the ball to thin small poories and place about a small spoon of stuffing and bring all the edges together and seal them .

6. Keep them in a tray covered with wet thin cotton towel to prevent drying out and cracking.

7. When all the modakas are ready for frying in a heavy deep dish pan, add oil enough to cover the modaka and fry them till it turns golden brown.

8. Remove on to a paper towel and once cooled store in a airtight container . Will remain fresh for about a 4-5 days.
Enjoy.......

Potato Curry

2011-08-29T18:56:00.000-07:00

We always keep searching for vrath recipes.i.e a no onion garlic recipe. Here is one of the recipes which is so yummy you guys will love it as much as we do i guess.

Ingredients:-
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potatoes - 5-6 medium sized

green chilles - 1-2

ginger - 1/2tsp

tomato - 1 large

coconut grates - 1.5 tbsp

coriander seeds - 2 tsp

cumin seeds -2 tsp

peanuts -2tsp

dry red chillies -4-5

turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp

chilly powder - 1tsp

hing powder - 2 pinch

tamarind paste -1/2 tsp

jaggary - 1 tsp

oil - 2 tsp

Method:-
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1.Dry roast dry chillies ,coriander and 1tsp of coriander for about 1-2 mins and keep aside.

2. Add 2-3 drop of oil in a pan and roast the peanuts.

3. Add peanuts,coconut and the roasted items into the blender and blend till it forms a smooth paste.

4. Chop up the potato and cook it and keep aside. Puree the tomato and keep ready.

5. In a large pan add 1 tsp of oil ,add cumin and and on a medium heat wait until the cumin [jeera] just starts to splutter. Then add green chillies and finely grated ginger then saute for 1 min. Then add the paste and saute for another 3-4 mins.

6. Now add tomato paste and tamarind paste to the mix and saute for another 3-4 mins.

7 . Add chilly powder,turmeric powder and hing . Now add the cooked potato with the water. Add salt, jaggary and enough water to bring the gravy to desired consistancy.

8. Simmer and cook for 5-6 mins. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

9. Serve with warm chapthi or rice.Enjoy....

Shunti Tambuli [ ginger side dish ]

2011-08-25T20:46:00.000-07:00

Shunti which is called aardraka in sanskrit has avery good medicinal quality.
it help in reducing kapha, increases appetite,healps in healing ajeerna,helps to cure the distress caused due to flatulance or the gas problem,anorexia .Hence we havyaka people use it in form of a simple side dish called thambuli. This is used at the beginning of a meal to increase the appetite as well as to enhance the digestion.

Ingredients:-
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Ginger - 1 inch chopped

curds - 1.5 cups

Fresh coconut grates - 1/4 cup

jeera/ cumin - 1/2 tsp

curry leaves - 3-4 torn

salt - as per taste

water - 1 cup

ghee/ oil - 1/2 tsp

Method:-
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1. Take coconut ,ginger in a blender and blend it into a fine paste. If you are using frozen coconut then try adding 2-3 almonds to the coconut while blending this with give it the original flavor of a fresh coconut.

2.Now whip the curds with water and make buttermilk. Add this to the paste made out of ginger and coconut. Add the salt as per taste.

3.Now for tempering add ghee /oil .Here i have used ghee for added flavor and aroma.
to that add jeera [cumin] and when it splutters or slightly changes the color add curry leaves and add it to the mixture .

4.Serve with warm rice and enjoy.

Whole masoor dal curry

2011-08-18T12:45:00.000-07:00

This is a lovely curry made up of cooked whole masoor dal. Its rich in protiens , vit-B and lots of nutrition. This will be a good option for ones who are under weight watching diet. Its very easy to prepare and needs very less ingredients.

Ingredients:-
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masoor dal - 1.5 cups

onion - 1 large

tomato - 1 medium sized

coriander leaves - 1/2 bunch [1/2 cup chopped]

green chillies - 2 large

ginger - 1 inch

garlic - 2 large cloves

garam masala - 1/2 tsp

chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

cumin[jeera]seeds - 1 tsp

oil - 1 tsp

Salt - as per taste

sugar - 1 tsp

Method:-
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1. Soak the masoor dal in enough water over night. Cook them in pressure cooker until tender.I cooked for 3 whistle .

2. Now take coriander,chillies ,garlic,ginger in a small blender and make a paste out of it adding little bit of water.

3. In a non stick pan add 1 tsp of oil. Just when the oil heats up add the cumin seeds. When the seeds starts to splutters add the finely chopped onions and fry till it turns slightly brown on the edges.

4. Then add the green paste and fry for around 2-3 mins or until the raw smell goes off.

5. Now add the cooked masoor dal and bring this to a boil by mixing everything in the pan.

6. Now add all the masala powder with turmeric powder ,adjust the salt as per taste .

7. Add sugar and simmer and cook for another 8- 10 mins.

8. Serve hot with garnished coriander leaves on the top.It goes well when served with warm roti , poories or even plain rice.

A NEW MAKEOVER

2011-08-16T16:59:00.000-07:00

A busy lady will be very happy with a single dish and easy new ways to use the left overs of previous night. This will save some precious time,energy and don't talk about the taste where there is not even a bit of compromise. In fact this will taste even better than the pin wheel. No really the party pin wheels were really a super hit .I have converted this awesome pin wheels to another superb dish. These enchiladas are no less. They are totally a new dish out of the same left over pinwheels but much yummy and cheesy goodness. Believe it my friends they taste much better that what it appears. I coud'nt even resist to click some shots just jumped into it and had them . Its one of my favorite comfort food . So here it is....

Ingredients:-
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pin wheels - 16

pasta sauce - 1 cup+ 2tbsp

cheese - 1/4 cup

Method:-
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1. Prepare the pin wheels as said in my prior post and set aside.

2. Take a glass baking dish and place about half the sauce in the bottom and spread it uniformly.

3. Place the pinwheels over them and again pour the remaining sauce over the pin wheels .

4. Now sprinkle the cheese all over the top and bake in a preheated oven in 360 deg for another 10-12 mins.

5. Remove and enjoy when its still hot with garlic bread on the side. Easy and a new dish out of the left over ones.

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Party Pin Wheels

2011-08-16T16:36:00.001-07:00

This is a recipe what i found online and was a winner the first time i made them for my sons 3rd b'day party. I wanted a simple, easy and no hassel recipe which would work for kids as well as adults .So was going through and found this one. Really must say it was easy as well as yummm..... What more can i say it all was empty in no time.I had made so much and even the left overs can be converted into a totally new dish believe it or not i'll share both with all my blogger and the friends who follow my blog.

Ingredients:
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sun dried tomato&
rosted red pepper tortillas - 8 count

cream cheese - 16 oz

ranch mix - 1/2 pack[small]

shredded 3 cheese mix - 1/2 cup

red and green bell peppers - 3/4 cup each

black olives - 16

tinned jalapeneo peppers -2 .5 tbsp

spring onions - 2-3

Method:
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1. Mix all the finely chopped veggies ,ranch mix,cream cheese,3 cheese mix or you can even use mozzarella cheese into a uniform blend and keep aside.

2. Place the tortillas on the counter top and divide the cheese mixture equally among all 8 tortilla and then spread them into a thin layer.

3. Now roll them tightly and cover them in a aluminium foil and refrigerate them for over night or atleast for 6 hrs.

4. Then remove the foil and cut them into 1 inch slice and place them in the platter to be served.
enjoy.

5. This will last for about a week in the fridge.

Whole Masoor Dhal Curry

2011-08-16T16:16:00.000-07:00

This is a healthy and creamy dish which can be made in a few minutes . Its very simple yet there is no compromise in taste.
This is the best way to get your kids eat the grains and pulses with a bit of green veggie without a complaint. This goes well with roti or just rice. Has a touch of southern India. Best for the once who are on weight watching diet too.It has very less calories and rich in fiber and vitamin-B too.

Ingredients:-
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whole masoor dhal - 1.5 cup

tomato diced - 1 medium sized

onion diced - 1/2 cup

green chillies - 2 sarano

coriander leaves - 2-3 tbsp chopped[1/2 bunch]

garlic cloves - 2 big ones

ginger - about 1/2 inch

garam masala - 1/2 tsp

cumin seeds - 1 tsp

turmeric - 1/2 tsp

sugar - 1/2 tsp

oil - 1 tsp

Method:
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1. Soak the dhal over night and then cook till tender and keep aside.

2. Add freshly chopped coriander leaves,ginger,garlic and green chillies into a blender to make a paste out of it.

3. In a non stick pan add oil and just when heated add cumin just when that starts to splutter add chopped onions and fry till it turn slightly brown.
4. Then add tomatoes and cook for another 3-4 mins

5. To the fried onions add the coriander paste and fry for another 2-3 mins till the raw smell goes off.

6. Now add the fully cooked masOor dhal,allow it to come to a boil. Then add salt, turmeric powder, garam masala,1/2 tsp of sugar.

7. Add enough water to get desired consistancy.

8. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve with poori's , phulka or simple white rice .

Almond and Cashew Burfee

2011-07-16T21:39:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:-
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cashew - 1 cup

almonds - 1cup

sugar - 2cup

milk - 1/4 cup

saffron - 4-5 / 1pinch[optional]

water - 1/2 cup

ghee - 1tbsp

Method:-
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1. Soak almond in little water and microwave it for 2-3 mins. Then remove the peal and powder them to a fine powder and keep aside. I used the milk to grind it to a fine paste as they where wet. You can soak them 3 hrs before and dry them with paper towel and powder it with the cashew.

2. Now finely powder cashews . I used roasted unsalted cashew.

3. Now in a heavy bottom non stick pan add sugar and water and heat it till the sugar syrup forms 2-3 thread consistancy. Then add the saffron and mix properly when it bubbles.

4. Now add the powder of cashew and almond paste and keep stirring constantly.Be very careful because it will stick to the bottom.

5. The mixture will combine togather to form a single mass and leaves edges. The color of the mixture will be pale bage. Now add the ghee and stir putting off the heat .

6. Grease the plate to which the burfee mixture has to be transfered and keep ready. Remove the mixture and spread it evenly to the plate . I used a flat surfaced bowl and smeared the bottom and smeared the top surface of the burfee mass into a smooth even spread .

7. After 2-3 mins draw lines in desired shape. Then when its totally cooled cut and seperate the indivisual burfee and store in a airtight container.

zukini balls

2011-06-14T16:08:00.000-07:00

I had a pack of whole wheat pancake mix in my pantry and dint know what to do with it so thought of making something different and heathy out of it. I have a son who is almost 3 yrs now. He is kind of a picky eater. He does'nt like Zukini where as me and my hubby just love them. SO thought to prepare these.They came out so good that even my lil one count resist he ate up 6-7 at a strech without any fuss and any type of squash is good as you all know. The best part it its not even deep fried . Its good as an evening tea snack too.

Ingredients:
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whole wheat pan cake mix - 1.5 cups

grated Zukini / squash - 1 whole zukini

salt - as per taste

water as per the box - i used 1.25 cups

dill seeds[omam seeds] - 2 pinches

cumin seeds - 2 pinches

sambar powder - 1 tsp

paprika powder - 1/2 tsp

olive oil - 2 tbsp

Method:
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1. Grate 1 whole zukini with the peal and keep ready.

2. In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients add salt and mix properly.

3. Now add zukini grates to the dry ingredients and mix it .Now slowly add water and mix till it reaches idli batter consistancy.

4.Keeping the heat in medium flame grease the gulli appam pan with ghee or olive oil.I have used olive oil here.

5. Now fill the holes of the pan up till 3/4th and then cover and cook for about 1-2 mins .

6. Now pour about a drop of olive oil on each holes with the dough and reverse and cook for another 1-2 mins till its perfectly done.

7. Remove and repeat the process again. Can be served with tomato ketchup or coriander chutney on the side for dipping. Enjoy when its hot.

Gobi Parata [cauliflower parata]

2011-06-07T23:41:00.000-07:00

Parata's are the well known north indian delicacies. It wont be wrong if we call them as comfort food too. This is one of the best way to hide some good source of veggies to your lil one. My lil boy loves any type of stuffed parata's. I have tried it with many veggies. Gobi is one such veggie which has good sources of vitamin and even iron in it. Its rich in fiber too. Low in calories good substitute for rice when shredded and steam cooked.

Ingredients:
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For stuffing-
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finely shredded gobi - 2 cups
onion finely chopped - 1/2 cup
onion and ginger finely grated - 1 tsp
cumin/ jeera - 1 tsp
green chillies finely minced - 1 tsp[as per taste]
turmeric - 1/2 tsp
pepper - 2-3 pinches
fresh coriander leaves chopped - 2tsp
oil - 1 tsp

Base:
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wheat flour - 3 cups
water - as required
salt - as per taste

Method:
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1.Mix water , atta with required amount of salt to form a soft dough just as used in chapatti. Keep aside for 15 mins.

Tip:
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-BY adding 1/2 the amount of milk while preparing the dough instead of water will keep the roti soft for long.[ As this is parata i have not used milk] .
-Even adding 2 tsp of ghee to the dough while preparing along with warm water also softens the phulka's/ roti

2.Now take the finely shredded gobi in a microwave safe bowl . Add turmeric, pepper powder,saltto it and cover it with the damp tissue or towel and cook on high for 4-5 mins. Keep aside.

3.In a non stick pan add 1 tsp of oil and when it heats up add cumin seeds. Wait for it to splutter then add finely grated ginger garlic to it and saute for 1 min . Then add onions and saute till it turns transparent.

Tip- To fasten this process add salt or a pinch of sugar.
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4. Then add the cooked cauliflower and fresh coriander leaves and mix properly.

5. Allow the mixture to cool.

6. Now roll out small roti to it stuff about 1 tbsp of stuffing and bring the edges closer and cover into a ball just like all other parata roll out the parata.

7. Cook properly on both sides by smearing a bit of olive oil or ghee.

8.Serve with raitha or yogurt and pickles on the side.Ready to be relished.

Strawberry Jam

2011-06-03T16:20:00.001-07:00

Ingredients:
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Fresh strawberries - 1 pound
sugar - 3 cups
water - 1/4 cup

Method:
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1. Wash and clean all the strawberries and keep aside.
2. Trim off the the leaves and chop them.
3. Add 2tbsp of water and blend them to a chunky mixture.
4. Now in a heavy bottom pan add remaining water and sugar and form a syrup base [that is a one string ]over a medium heat.
5.Then add the pureed strawberries to the sugar syrup and keep stirring till it attains a jelly like consistancy .When the edges starts to solidify and the colour deppens .you can stop and remove from the stove top.
6.Allow it to cool completely before filling it to a airtight jar.It will stay in frige for about 6-8 months.

same thing can be done with plums,blue berries or mix berries.enjoy...

Sorrekai Thambuli [ bottle gourd side dish]

2011-06-03T15:33:00.000-07:00

This is a simple dish with minimal ingredients.Its a side dish which we south Indian begin our lunch or dinner with.This is a very good side dish to have when you are sick and have no appitite.The best part is that its made out of the part which is often thrown away.The middle pith with the seeds and connective tissue

Ingredients:
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seeds and the connectivetissue - of 1 big bottle gourd

fresh coconut grates - 1.5 tbsp

sour buttermilk - 2 cups

salt - as per taste
ghee - 1tsp
oil/ghee - 1tsp
jeera[cumin] - 1 tsp
water - 1 cup

Method :
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1. Scoop up the center pith Of bottle gourd the white soft part with the
seeds and keep aside.

2.Take about a spoon full of ghee and then saute the scooped portion of the bottle gourd and keep mixing for around 5 mins or until they turn light cream and cook well.

3. Allow it to cool.Then blend it with 2 tbsp of fresh coconut grates to a fine smooth paste.

4.Now mix the sour buttermilk salt and water to the coconut mixture.Add salt as per taste and mix everything well.

5.Now in a small pan add 1 tps of oil/ ghee for tempering.Then add a tsp of cumin and wait till it splutters .Then add it to the liquid mixture and stir it .

6.Can be served with hot boiled or white rice as desired.

Info:
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BOttle gourd is rich in iron content,high in protiens and good for liver.

Has a very good medicinal value in the treatment of jaundice and other liver disorders.

Its used in different diet in patients suffering form different liver disorder.

Palak Rotti

2008-03-26T14:58:00.000-07:00

This is a quick easy way to prepare spinach rotti. Very healthy and tastes awesome. It remains soft for the whole day. Makes a great main dish,breakfast or simple brunch too. Requires minimal ingredients and very simple to prepare .You will never go wrong.

Ingredients:-
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Spinach - 1 bunch
Rice flour - 2- 3 cups
Salt - 2 tsp or as per taste
Green chillies - 2-3 finely chopped
Water - 6-7 cups of hot water
Oil - for smearing
cumin - 2 tsp

Method:-
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1.Take a heavy bottomed pan add 1 tsp of oil and add cumin seeds when it starts to splutter add rice flour ,salt and water and keep mixing.
2.Clean and chop spinach finely and cook in microwave for 3-4 mins and keep aside.
3.Keep stirring the rice flour mixture as it gets lumpy very quickly.Just when it starts getting thicker add spinach to it and continue to stir until the entire mixture comes together as a single mass.
4.Now remove from the heat and keep it aside for cooling.
5.Grease 2 square plastic cover and keep ready.
6.Prepare small balls out of the mixture or the dough and press them just as you prepare the ubbu rotti.[Refer there]
7.Heat up the pan and cook this rotti after removing from the plastic paper till they get roasted brown on both sides.
8.Grease them with oil or ghee as desired.
9.Enjoy with hot chutney or spicy long bean curry as sides.

Chakkuli

2008-03-26T14:38:00.000-07:00

This is very famous snack to much on in south India. Looks great and can be store for 2-3 weeks in an airtight container.Very easy to prepare.

Ingredients:-
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Rice powder - 3 cups
Urad dal - 1.25 cups
Butter - 1 stick [3-4 tsp]
salt - as per taste
Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
water - to mix
Oil - for deep frying

Method:-
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1.First in a pan dry roast the urad Dal until it turns brown .It should not be too dark.It will start releasing nice smell thus you will know.
2.Keep it aside.Then allow it to cool down.Then powder it to a smooth powder and keep ready.
3.Now melt a stick of butter and take in a bowl.to this add powdered urad dal,salt,cumin seeds,rice powder and prepare a soft dough adding enough water.This should be dry .so add water little by little.
4.Now fill it into the machine or a pastry bag and make chakkuli over wax paper or normal paper and keep ready
5.Preheat the oil and when the temperature is appropriate drop this chakkuli one by one and fry till they turn brown and crisp.
6.Enjoy when its hot.It tastes good even after cooling.
7.Store it in airtight container only after its cooled down completely.

Stir fried veggies

2007-11-30T15:24:00.000-08:00

I just love vegetables in any form.The varities and the lovely colours all are so wonderful.I always try to find some new ways of eating them .This winter its so cold out i feel this is really a quick and easy way to warm up with the crunchy veggies and thier
colors are complimenting the simple dish.

Ingredients:
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Broccoli - 1 cup
Snap peas - 1 cup
Carrots - 1 cup
Potatoes - 1 cup
Cauliflower - 1 cup
Bell peppers- 1 cup
Onion - 1 large
Garlic - 4-5 pears
Green beans- 1/2 cup
Basil/ cilantro- 1-2 tsp
sesame seeds - 1.5 tsp

Soya sauce - 2 tsp
Brown sugar - 2 tsp
Chilly flakes - 1 tsp
Corn starch - 1 tsp
water - 1.5 tbsp

Salt & pepper - as per taste
Olive oil - to saute

Method:-
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1. Mix soya sauce ,brown sugar,chilly flakes and corn starch adding water and keep aside.
2. Now chop up the vegetables into almost similar sides. Take the carrots , potatoes and cook in microwave for 3 mins.
3. Now take a little olive oil in a pan and saute onions till they turn transparent. Then add garlics and saute it.
4. Now add carrots and other veggies and season with salt and pepper . Then add the mixture of soya sauce and see that each vegetable is coated well.
5. Continue to saute untill the moixture thickens and adhears to each vegetable.
6. Now remove the the veggies in a bowl.
7. Toast up some white sesame seeds and top the veggies with finely toasted seeds

Ubbu Rotti And Alasande Bendhi

2007-11-26T15:35:00.001-08:00

This is a traditional recipe which we have been relishing since we were born. Really a finger licking recipe i say.This dish should be enjoyed with a spicy curry made out of long beans or chineese spinach itself. Just an irresistable taste and satisfying one to the soul.Hmm......just the simple discription of this rotti makes my saliva to dribble down.I just had 3-4 rotti just now in the afternoon and still feel like having some more although there is not space left in my belly.Well lemme just come down to the ingredients and method with some mouthwatering pictures of this delightful dish.

UBBU ROTTI:
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Ingredients:-
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White rice - 1 cup
Boiled rice - 2 cups
Jeera - 1 tbsp
Salt - as per taste

Method:-
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1.Soak the raw rice in hot water overnight.

2.Now grind this adding no water or very little water into a smooth batter.As i had no grinder i used normal 12 speed blender.Hence i had to add a little bit of water.

3.Hint:- if your dough becomes water then no problem just empty it into a pan and keep it in a stove and keep stirring untill the mixture becomes some what hard so that small ball can be rolled out from it.

4.
Now roll out small lemon sized balls and press in into small poori sized roti by keeping between two greased plastic sheets and pressing with a flat plate.
5.Bake them over a hot pan until they are semi cooked , then put them over direct heat if you have burners in your stove or else do as you do to cook a phulka.

6.Now collect the rottis in a dish placed with a thick tissue or a cloth.
7.Good to relish when its very hot with the long beans bendhi

Bendhi:
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Ingredients:
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Long beans - 1 bundle
Black eye beans- 1 cup[ cooked],optional
Coriander seeds - 1 tbsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Cumin - 1tsp
Shot red chillies - 6-7[as per your taste]
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Chilly powder - ''
Coconut grates - 1/2 cup
Tamarind paste - 1/4 tsp
Jaggery - 1 tsp

Method:-
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1.Chop up the long beans into 1.5 inch big pieces ,add little water , a pinch of salt,chilly powder and turmeric powder and cook them till they turn tender.
2.Take 1-2 drops of oil in a small pan and roast the chillies,then add coriander,urad dhal,cumin to it a dry roast them for 1 min.
3.Add them to a blender with 1/2 cup of coconut grates and tamarind and blend them into paste form adding little water.
4.Now add this paste to the cooked long beans and add already cooked black eye beans and season with enough salt and jaggery and bring to a boil.
5.Now take about 1/2 tsp of oil in a small pan add mustard seeds and just when it stats to splutter add curry leaves and pour it to the curry .Again bring the curry to a boil after thorough stirring.

Enjoy hot hot ubbu rotti with this bendhi on this cold winter.

I Am back Again

2007-11-26T09:02:00.000-08:00

Dear Blogger friends ,

I am really sorry for not replying to your comments .I had been to India for a short vacation which turned out to be an extended vacation.Well had lots and lots of fun.After all those lovely time with my family and relatives i am back again into the stream of blogging.Well find that you all have so much in your blogs well i feel like it will take me lot of time to cover up .Thanks for all your concern and wishes.

Soumya.

Batate mosaru gojju[Potato raitha]

2007-07-24T22:56:00.000-07:00

This is a tradition and a easy recipe.Its very easy to prepare fully loaded with flavours and very rich recipe.One of my husbands all time favorite recipe.

Ingredients:-
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Cooked potatoes - 2 large
Curds - 2 cups
Greenchilles - 2
Ginger - small piece
Coriander leaves- 1 tsp
Onion - 1/2 cup
Mustard -1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Cumin - 1/2 tsp
Hing - 1 pinch
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 5-6
Ghee - 1 tsp
Dry red chillies - 1
Salt

Method:-
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1.Break the cooked potatoes into tiny chunks and keep aside.
2.Chop up the onions ,ginger and chilles very finely and keep aside.
3.Take the above in a vessel, add curds to it.Season with salt as per your taste.
4.Take ghee in a small pan add mustard, jeera, urad dal and red chilly and just when the mustard splutters add curry leaves hing and stir it then add the chilly powder to it when its still hot and pour this into the potato mixture.
Garnish with coriander leaves .
5.Refrigerate for atleast 1/2 hr ,or you can it immediately.
6.Good when served with rice and even with parata's.

Mushroom Masala

2007-07-19T12:24:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:-
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Mushroom - 1 box
Onion - 1 large
Tomatoes - 2 medium size
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Milk - 1/2 cup
Oil - 2 tbsp
salt - as per taste
Pepper - 1tsp
green chillies - 2
Garam masala - 1tsp
Kitchen king masala - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
paprika powder -1/2 tsp [optional]
Sugar - 1 tsp

Method:-
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1.Take some oil in a pan ,add cumin and wait for 2 mins till they splutters.
2.Then add mushrooms and saute for about 5 mins add little bit more oil and add ginger garlic paste and fry for 3 more mins . Season them with pepper and salt.
3.Keep them aside.Take little oil and add onions and saute till they turn transparent.
4.Blend them into a smooth paste.
5.Puree the tomatoes and keep aside.
6.Now saute the onion paste till they turn slightly brown.Then add tomato puree and saute for additional 3 mins.Then add all the seasoning powder with salt and mix properly.
7.Bring to a boil.then add milk and keep stirring properly.
8.Now add the mushrooms and cover and cook for 5 mins.Add 1 tsp of sugar.
9.Now simmer and cook for 3 mins.
10.Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves .Serve with roti or nan as desired.

Mavina hannu Rasayana-Mango dessert

2007-07-11T12:29:00.000-07:00

I just love summer as we get a variety of fruits and vegetables, very fresh and of differnt tastes.One such fruit which is loved by all is Mango.Its the king of all the fruits.Lovely juicy mangoes hmm..... just the name is enough for the mouth to water, just like my this simple cool recipe.As usual this is very easy and quick to prepare yet the taste is so promising.Without taking a lot i shall come straight to the recipe.

Ingredients:-
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Well ripe mangoes - 2-3 large
Coconut milk - 8 oz
Milk - 1cup
Jaggery - 3 tbsp
Brown sugar - 2 tsp
Cardammom - 1/2 tsp
Honey -2 tsp
Salt - 1 small pinch

Method:-
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1.Peal up the mangoes.It need not be too sweet. Slightly sour mangoes will also do.
2.Then cut it into small squares and keep aside
3.Squeeze up the pulp from the pith part that is the core and keep aside.
4.Now take milk ,coconut milk ,brown sugar,and mix properly add small pinck of salt and mix.Now grate or powder the jaggery and mix to this mixture properly.Adjust the sweetness to your taste.
5.You can add only brown sugar if you wish now add honey and cardammom and mix .
6.Add the mangoes to this liquid mixture with the pulp squeezed and mix roughly and cool it for altleast an hour or more before serving.Enjoy during this hot summer.

Raagi Rotti

2007-06-29T11:41:00.000-07:00

Here is a simple healthy recipe what i prepared for my Vratha .Raagi is very good for our health.Raagi has a very good nutritive value. It should be taken during winters to keep the body warm and it also prevents the craking of soles.Its a good source of fibres and iron also.It helps to build up muscle protiens.So why not have it different forms.Now comming to the recipe.

Ingredients:-
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Raagi powder - 2 cups
Samolina - 1/2 cup
Coconut grates- 1 cup
Cumin - 1 tsp
Salt - as per taste
water -to mix
Green chillies - 2 large

Method:-
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1.Take all the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
2.Add little bit of cold water and keep mixing until it forms a dough like that of chapatti.Take care not to form a sticcky mass as raagi becomes very sticky easily by absorbing water .
3.Then add grated coconut grates,cumin to it with the finely chopped chilly powder and mix properly
4.Now make small balls out of it.
5.Grease the pan a bit and press the balls using your hands into a round rotti.
6.Cook up both the sides smearing ghee until the edges turn a bit crispy.
7.Serve hot with sugar and freshly prepared butter or with spicy chilly chutney.

Chilly chutney:-
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Ingredients:-
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Green chilly - 1 large
Dry red chillies- 3 large
Tamarind pulp - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 8 large
coconut grates - 3 tbsp
water - 3 tbsp

For Tempering:-
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Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1/2 tsp
Dry chilly - 1
Curry leaves - 2 -3 leaves

Method:-
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1.Blend the coocnut ,chillies and tamarind adding enough water .
2.Add salt as per taste
3.The take a pan add the oil and other tempering ingredients to it and wait till the mustartd starts to splutter.
4.Then add it to the blended mixture.
Enjoy this with all types of rotti's, dosa's and even it tastes good with chapatti.

Recipe from fellow bloggers - 3

2007-06-13T16:52:00.000-07:00

As Usual i just love to try out new recipes and here im with some round ups of wonderful simple recipes.

1.Trupthi's Corn masala:-
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This is such a esay recipe and so delicious .It made my husband lick his fingers.The color is also so apealing lovely .Thanks a lot trupthi.Your picture was so good which forced me to try it out and it came out so good.Loved it with fresh homemade phulka's.hmmm....

2.Seema's coconut fudge:-
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Here i have used almounds to garnish as i love the special crunchiness what it gives.Loved the recipe.All my friend liked it so much .Thanks akka for the wonderful recipe.

3.Seema's Mallige idli:-
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Well what more should i say when so many of them have already tried this recipe .You need to try it out to believe me friends.It turns out so soft just like a sponge melts and sucks all teh sambar .I just love idle but this is the best idli i ever had. Thanks again for the lovely recipe akka.

Tomato macaroni soup

2007-06-06T16:13:00.001-07:00

This is one of the easiest and instant soup which one can prepare.Well sound stupid i feel but its true.I just love soups.SO keep experimenting with new flavours and ingredients.Love to watch or even read more recipes and try them with my own twist.So this is one more of my special soup.This is quite filling too.Simple with very minimal ingredients and exotic flavours.Love it.the tangy sweetness of tomato,freshness of basil and chewy pasta make the soup a complete meal itself.Prefect for a chilly night .Well i can have this at any time.And dont ask about the left overs.The taste much better than fresh ones.

Ingredients:
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Tomato Puree - 1 cup
Tomato paste - 1tbsp[Optional]For extra richness
Basil powder - 1 tsp
fresh spinach - 1/4 cup
Tubular macaroni - 1/2 cup
Salt & pepper - as per taste
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Garlic powder - 1/2 tsp
Onion powder -1/2 tsp

Method:-
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1.Take a large vessel fill it with water ,add salt and cook the pasta and remove it just before its done.
2.Take a pan add 2-3 drops of olive oil , add tomato paste and saute for 1 min.then add tomato puree and simmer and cook for 2 mins.Then add chopped spinach, season with salt and pepper,add chilly powder and mix properly.
3.Then add enough water and bring to a boil.
4.Now add cooked macaroni to it ,add fresh or dry basil to it and simmer and cook for 2 mins.
5.Remove and serve with freshly grilled bread at the side.Enjoy hot .

Macaroni Salad

2007-05-31T12:32:00.000-07:00

This is a simple helathy recipe best for the summer.Cool sald which is quite filling ,creamy with fresh vegetables of your choice and creamy yogurt used in the dressing which is best choice for one who are conscious about thier calories.

Ingredients:-
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Shell pasta - 1.5 cup
Cucumber - 1 cup
Tomato - 1/2 cup
Bell pepper- 1/2 cup
RedOnion - 1/2 cup
Green onion- 1/4 cup

Dressing:-
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Thick plain yogurt- 1 cup
Milk - 1/4 cup
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Salt and pepper - as per taste

Method:-
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1.Chop up all the vegtables to the length of 2 inches lenght and 1 cm thick.
2.Cook up the pasta in salted water untill just tender and drain and keep aside.
3.Mix up all the dressing ingredients and keep aside.
4.Now add all the vegetables to the pasta, add the dressing and mix properly to coat the pasta and vegetables properly.
5.The thickness of dressing can be adjusted by adding milk or water.
6.Chill and serve or serve at room temperature.
Enjoy....

Jat-Pat Chakkuli

2007-05-23T17:41:00.000-07:00

This is a simplest recipe which anyone can prepare. Some times we all feel lazy to prepare but wanna have some nice snack to munch . So this was one day for me so thought of trying this instant chakkuli what i call it.Its a recipe with minimal ingredients but taste is simply superb.It will last for atleast 2-3 weekd when stored in an airtight container.

Ingredients:-
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Rice flour - 1 cup
Besan - 1/2 cup
Butter - 1 tbsp
Salt - as per taste
Cumin - 1 tsp
Black til - 1/2 tsp
Oil - for deep fry

Method:-
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1.Take all the dry ingredients in a bowl.Melt Then butter and add it to the dry ingredients.
2.Add salt ,cumin and til.
3.Add little water and mix into a soft dough almost like chapathi dought.It should not stick to your hands.
4.In a small pan heat up the oil.
5.in a greased sheet using icing syringe press some chakkuli's in circular fashion like jelebi's and keep ready.
6.Fry them till golden brown on both sides In medium heat.
7.Remove from oil and place them over paper towel to drain off execess oil.
8.Store in an air tight container.
9.You can also add finely chopped onions and curry leaves and then press the chakkuli's.the just taste awesome.

Mangalore Buns

2007-05-17T10:53:00.000-07:00

This is a wonderful recipe which is very famous in my place.Hence the name Mangalore buns.Its our all time favorite.Well as i was feeling home sick i though of refreshing my good old memories by preparing a dish from my own native.This is a simple yet a tasty recipe that no one can go wrong.I love to have them as its is.Well it can also be served with sambar or chutney as sides.This is a promising recipe my friends.Do give a try yourself and let me know.

Ingredients:-
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Well ripen banana's - 3
All purpose four - 3.5 cups
Sour curds - 1 cup
Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Sugar - 2 tbsp
Baking Soda - 1 tsp
Oil - For frying

Method:-
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1.Take a clean Bowl,Mash the ripen banans into a smooth paste using your hand.
2.Now to this add all the dry ingredients and mix properly.
3.Add sour curds and cumin to the above so as to for a dough like chapati dough .
4.Keep aside for about 3-4 hrs for it to set.
5.Now heat up the oil .
6.Roll out small balls of dough a bit thick say about 1.5 cms thick just like poori size aand they fry them till golden brown.
7.You can see the buns bloting into a round, brown buns.Then they are ready.
8.Remove them and place over a paper towel for excess of oil to drain off.
9.Serve hot or cold with sambar or chutney.Enjoy....

Spinach chickpeas soup

2007-05-07T10:31:00.000-07:00

Soup are normally an appitizer or used as a starter but a soup lover like me enjoy it as a complete meal itself.Well some may say as how one can satisfy his hunger only by a soup then my this spinach cickpeas soup is really a good answer and that too a complete filling and satisfying meal.It tastes so good that with a slice of tosted bread at the side is more than enough for a cool night .So why dont you guys note down the ingredients and heat up you soup pot....

Ingredients:
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Red onion - 1 mediem size
Garlic cloves - 2 large
Spinach - 1 cup
Potato - 1 cup
Cick peas - 1 cup
Tomato paste - 1 tbsp
Milk - 1/2 cup
Vegetable broth cube- 1
Water - 2 cups
Salt and pepper - as per taste
Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Olive oil - 2 tsp

Method:
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1.Cook potatoes and chickpeas seperately and keep aside.
2.Take a heavy bottomed pan ,add litlle oil and saute the onions and garlic untill they turn a bit transparent.To this add chickpeas and mix and cook for 5 mins .
3.Now add potatoes and saute .Now powder the broth cube or even you can add vegetable broth and season with salt pepper and other spices and simmer and cook for 10 mins.
4.Then add roughly chopped spinach ,add milk and mix properly and cook for another 5 mins in high.
5.Now serve hot with a pinch of paprika sprinkled on top.Enjoy....

Lentil rice

2007-05-02T17:47:00.000-07:00

This a wonderful recipe which i tried out from a book with a little bit of my own twist to it.Lovely healthy recipe which is quite easy to prepare and will be ready in no time.It contains a very few ingredients .Believe me friend i just love the way it tasted so creamy,rich and lovely....Just cant wiat to prepare it again.

Ingredients:-
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Basmati Rice- 2 cup
Split lentil - 1/2 cup
Bay leaves -1 large
Red onion - 1 large
Green chilly - 1 large
Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Ghee - 2 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves-2 tsp
Orange zest - 1 tsp

Method:-
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1.Cook the rice and allow it to cool for 1/2 hr
2.Take the lentil ,rinse it and cook it with bay leaf until just tender,then drain and set aside after removing the bay leaf.
3.Now chop up the onion and green chilly very fine and keep aside.
4.Take a large pan add oil and then saute in onion and chilly till the onion turns transparent.
5.Then to this add 2 tsp of ghee/butter the spice it up with salt,pepper,chilly powder and garam masala .
6.Now add the rice mix properly to combine all the flavours,then add lentil and mix slowly.
7.Now remove the pan from the fire add orange zest and finely chopped fresh green cilantro leaves.Serve hot.....Enjoy

Spongy Pan-cakes[No eggs]

2007-04-25T22:15:00.000-07:00

Pancakes is a breakfast recipe which i got to know after comming to U.S.Just love them now.I was just going thro'various sites of recipes and in some site i found a easy recipe of pancake where in no eggs where used.This is very simple and a bit healthier too.

Ingredients:-
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All purpose flour - 1 cup
Baking soda - 2 tsp
sugar - 2 tbsp
salt - pinch of salt.
water -1/2 cup
milk - 1 cup
Butter - 1 tbsp
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

Method:-
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1.Mix melted butter,sugar salt and pinch of cinnamon and nutmeg powder[Optional].
2.To the above add flour and baking soad .Then slowlly add milk and water and wisk roughtly to for a batter.do not over mix it.
3.Keep aside to set the batter for about 15-20 mins.
4.Then pour a laddle full of batter to a nonstick pan to form a small circle.
5.slowly flip to other side when the bubbles starts to for on the top surface .Cook on both sides till they turn golden brown.
Serve hot topped with the small piece of butter ,drizzle some maple syrup or honey and powdered sugar sprinkled over the top.I have used honey, as its better and good for health. Enjoy hot with hot chocolate ....

Asparagus Soup

2007-04-20T18:14:00.000-07:00

Asparagus is my altime favorite vegetable .It just make anything extra tasty i feel. I'm a soup lover. Just love any kind of soup so keep preparing soups of differnt varities.Well this one I saw in a book and found intersting and just dont even ask me how simple is it to prepare too I never even thought the waste edges which are very fibrous will add up to give such a wonderful flavour... Well to give a shot, experience the heavenly taste of this soup by your self and be contented just like me.

Ingredients:-
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Asparagus ends - 1 cup
Red Onion - 1 large
Vegetable broth cube -1 dice[OXO Company]
Water - 2.5 cup
Olive oil - 2 tsp
Milk - 1 cup [or halk cup cream]
Salt and pepper -for seasoning[1 tsp]

Method:-
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1.Take a heavy bottom pan , add oil and then saute the onions till the turn slightly golden then add the asparagus and saute for 2 mins.
2.Add the vegetable broth 2.5 cups .I have added one cube with water abd bring to a boil , season with salt and pepperand then cover and cook till the asparagus become tender.
3.Allow it to cool down and then blend it into a smooth paste .Strain it thro' seive if desired .
4.Then add the milk and heat it a bit so that it just begins to boil.Remove from the stove and serve hot with a roasted bun or bread in the side.Enjoy.....
5.This asparagus can be substituted to mushrooms too.You can use the chewy stems of the portabella mushrooms or even dried mushrooms too...

Green Vs White

2007-04-17T15:40:00.000-07:00

This season of spring has really inspired me to prepare this recipe with fresh broccoli and cauliflower.Simple yet a healthy recipe with the richness of tomato base which has added to the unique flavour.This curry can be eaten as it is or with simple rice or roti/pita breads as sides.

Ingredients:
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Cauliflower - 1 cup
Broccoli - 1 cup
Onions - 1/2 cup finely chopped
Garlic - 2-3 cloves
salt -1.5 tsp
pepper -1 tsp
Cumin - 1/2 tsp
wheat flour -3 tsp
tomato paste - 3 tsp
tomato diced - 3 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp
paprika powder - 1 tsp

Method:-
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1.Take a pan add oil and then add cumin when it splutters add onions and garlic , saute them till it turns transparent.
2.Now add tomato ,continue to stir it.When the tomatoes turn soft add tomato paste and mix properly.
3.Now add wheat flour mixed in cold water to the tomato mixture and keep mixing properly .Season with salt and paprika powder, bring to a boil and simmer and cook for 5 mins adding enough water to make a gravy thick as you like.
4.Now cook the cauliflower and broccoli florets in microwave for 7 mins season with salt and pepper.
5.Now assemble the cauliflower and broccoli florets in a dish and pour the gravy over it and season with salt and freshly ground pepper.You can also bake this for an additional flavour for 10 more mins.I have not baked it.Enjoy....

Spinach Enchiladas

2007-04-12T18:17:00.000-07:00

Today I am here with a nice Mexican food recipe .Once in a while its good to leave off your strick diet rule and enjoy the creamy spinach with the chewy cheese combo rolled in corn tortillas..hmm the yummy tomato base sauce with the cheesy spinach rolled enchilada make the best combo ever.....This is the best meal anyone can ever have.I made a big trayof this enchiladas which got almost empty in no time. I must confess that it came out so good and yummy which forced me to post this recipe immediately. Its the best recipe to share with you all.So here i am....

Ingredients:
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Corn tortilla - 6 large
Spinach - 1 bunch /a frozen pack
Green onions - 1/4 cup
Garlic cloves - 3-4
Oil - 1 tsp
Cheese -1cup+3tbsp
Sour cream - 1/2 cup

For the base sauce:-
Tomato puree - 3 tbsp
tomato basil pasta sauce- 1 cup
Barbecue Sauce - 1 tbsp
Sambalo-leek - 1 tsp
chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
salt - 1/2 tsp

Method:-
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1.Take a pan , add 1tsp of oil and then add green onions followed by garlic to it and saute for 1 min in medium heat till it just releases the fragrance.
2.Chop the spinach into thin strips and cook in microwave for 4 mins.
3.Add the spinach to the onions and saute for another 5 mins.Then remove from heat.
4.Add sour cream and 3/4 cup of cheese of your choice and mix properly adding enough salt and pepper.I have added even chilly flakes as we like it spicy[Its optional]
5.Now mix all the base sauce ingredients and keep ready.
6.Now take a large pan and just heat up the corn tortilla on both side for about 15 secs without adding any oil .
7.place a big spoon full of spinach mixture in the center flatten a bit and roll them up .Then place the folded side down in a 9x13 inch pan which has a little of base sauce already spread in it.
8.Similarly roll out remaining 5 tortillas and place them one after the other .Then pour the remaining tomato base sauce over the tortilla rolls cover totally with this sauce.
9.Pre-heat the oven to about 350deg F .Now sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top of tortillas uniformly and bake in the oven till the sauce starts to bubble and the cheese melts and turns slightly brown about 8-10 mins.
Enjoy when its still hot....

Oven Baked Samosa

2007-04-10T19:10:00.000-07:00

Samosa are my hubby's altime favorite.He loves them so much that he can eat them at anytime of day.But as they are deep fried i always try to avoid them.So i thought of trying them in a different way avoiding deep fry i.e baking and to my surprise it came out very good.So i thought of sharing it with you all....

Ingredients:-
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All purpose flour - 2 cups
Margarine - 2 tbsp
salt - 1 tsp
Water

For the stuffing:-
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Potatoes - 2 large
Carrots - 2
Peas - 1 cup
Onion - 1 large
Beans - 1/2 cup
Green chillies - 1 large [Optional]
Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Kitchen king masala-1/2 tsp
Cumin - 1 tsp
Oil - 1tsp

Method:-
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1.Take flour,salt and 1/2 tbsp of margarine and add water and make a dough out of it just like chapathi and keep aside.Melt the remaing margarine and keep ready.
2.Then roll out into square chapathi's.Then grease it with melted margarine on the inner surface ,then fold it into half then again grease the inner side touching the margarine with your fingers.Then again fold it and roll ou into a sheet just like how you do for ghee parata's.These are the base for your samosa's.
3.Now for the stuffing cook all the vegetables in microwave.
4.Take a pan , add cumin and 1 tsp oil.Allow cumins to splutter then add onions and saute till they turn golden brown.
5.Then add all the veggies,season with salt,and the masala powder sprinkle with little water and mix all of them together.
6.Now cut the rolled out dough into small squares of about 3 inch lenght.
7.Roll out a cone fill the stuffing and seal the edges like a pie using the fork tooth.
8.Bake in a pre-heated oven of 350deg F for 20-30 mins until done.
9.Keep checking and rotating the sides of the samosa.
10.Enjoy with coriander chutney or tomato sauce.Healthy,tasty and crisphot samosa's are ready.

Recipes tried out of blogger friends blogs-2

2007-04-06T17:12:00.000-07:00

I wish all a happy Easter....Once again i would like to publish some very nice recipes tried out from my dear friends blogs. Many more to come..

1.Banana (plantain) Chips:
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This is my all time favorite chips.I and my sis loved them and mom was never fedup preparing them for us.She used to get nice fresh raw banana's and prepare a big dabba full for us and we enjoyed emptying this in no time....those were such a lovely days.Hmm well looking at this crispy chips in my sis Seema's blog i was tempted to prepare them...here i am.Thanks akka .....It came out so good and those chilly powder and pepper seasoning adds up to the taste....

2.Aloo Mirch:
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Well this is a lovely creation from my sis's Seems's blog.Easy and a tasty recipe.My hubby is a great fan of potato.He loves potato in any form.So i keep searching for new recipes and this time i had prepared these..Loved them a lot...

3.Puli ogaare:
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This is a recipe i always wanted to prepare and thanks a lot asha for posting it...It came out so good that my hubby asked me to prepare it again...Thanks Asha

4. Methi Mutter Malai:
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This is a lovely recipe from Indiar's -Mahanandi blog...Love this too..Well all were great.Initially was sacared to try.This acme out great.I had no cream so added 2%milk instead.Well it came out great.And the potatoes added to it satisfied my hubby too...very nutricious and a differnt flavour.Really innovative i say..

5.Adai Dosa:
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This is a lovely recipe what i tried from malabar spices blog..It a crunchy and a healthy breakfast.Really good one.Thanks dear for sharing.I had seen this in many blogs and thought of giving a shot and here i am..

Kashi halwa[Kumbala kai halwa}

2007-04-02T15:58:00.000-07:00

This is a famous recipe from Karnataka and my moms best sweet which is my altime favorite.All in our family love this.....It has so intense flavour and texture is simply so good.Hmm simply the name makes my mouth to water its simple and devine thats all i have to say.This is a best sweet for those who are of my types i.e trying to avoid adding fat...The winter melon/ash guard what we get is a rich source of iron content and other essential minerals which our body requires.We ayurvedic doc's prepare a leha caled khushmanda avaleha out of this hmm ....spicy and sweet at the same time which acts as general tonic,helps to gain body weight,helps in lactating mothers .....So so many medicinal property all will be combined with your halwa also.So its best in all ways.

Ingredients:
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Winter melon- 2 pounds
Sugar - 2 cups[as per taste]
cardammom - 1/2 tsp
powder
edible food color- a pinch dissolved in water
saffron -[optional]
ghee -3 tsp
Cashew nuts-1 tsp
raisins -1 tsp

Method:
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1.Peal up the wintermelon ,remove all the seeds and grate it and keep aside.
2.Take a heavy bottom pan,add 1 tsp of ghee, add the grated wintermelon to it and saute till it almost becomed dry.
3.Mean while roast the dry fruits in little ghee
4.Now add the sugar and saffron and keep stirring till all the liquid evaporates and comes out as a single mass.The add cardammon powder and 2 tsp of ghee.roasted dry fruits and stir properly
5. Remove from the fire and serve hot or after cooling .Simple yummy....hmm...

Crispy Quesadilla

2007-03-28T13:10:00.000-07:00

This is a simple recipe for a busy day.Yummy veggies blended in a spicy tomato base and cheese added as a topping and baked to a crunchy yummy Quesadilla...I and my hubby enjoy the Mexican food a lot.So bought some corn tortilla's and kept in my freezer to quench our crave for mexican food .These corn tortilla's are the best way of hidding some veggies in a form of stuffing to fill the cranky kids stomach with nutritional veggies.Corn is very healthy and contains a lot of fibres , vitamins and minerals.

Ingredients:
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Tomatoes-1 large
Corn Kernnels- 1 cup
Capsicum - 1 small
Black Bean -1/2 cup well cooked
Cellery - 1 leaf
Olives- 5-6
Jalapaneo-1 large
Olive oil-1 tsp
Onion-1/4 cup
Barbeque sauce-1 tsp
Salt
Sambal-oelek-1 tsp
Tomato paste- 1 tsp
Corn tortilla-2-4

Method:-
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1.Take a pan add olive oil
2.Then add onions and fry them till they turn transparent.
3.Then add tomato paste , barbeque sauce,samba sauce,salt and mix properly , add all the veggies and cover and cook for 1-2 mins untill they turn tender and soft.
4..Then take a corn tortilla and add this stuffing in one side ,top it with a little bit of cheese on the top and cover by folding and grill it or bake it in a tava for 2 mins till the cheese starts to melt and the tortilla's turn crisp.Enjoy when hot....

Spicy Plantain peal palya

2007-03-26T16:08:00.000-07:00

This is a easy way to use up even the wastes.It tastes so good that you would prefer the peal rather than the actual fruit.Its nutritious as well as a rich source of fibres and vitamin B also.Has a combination of all tastes in it.Well i had prepared plantain chips and had these peals left out.So i thought why not prepare this spicy yummy dish and here it is in front of your eyes.Well now you can tell i am not a fool to waste such a tasty and nutricious peal and after all i have paid for the whole plantain isnt it..
Ingredients:
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Plantain peals- out of 4[unripe]
1tsp - mustard seeds
1/2 tsp - cumin seeds
1/2 tsp - urad dal
2 dry - red chilly
1 string - curry leaves
3-4 - chopped garlic cloves
1 tsp -tamarind pulp water
1 tsp -jaggery grates
1/4 tsp - turmeric powder
1.5 tsp - chilly powder
1.5 tsp - coconut grates[optional]

Method:
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1.Take a heavy bottomed pan ,ad oil,cumin seeds,mustard seeds,red chilly broken,urad dal and wait till it splutters.
2.Then add curry leaves,fry for 10 secs,then add chopped peal and saute for 1 min.
3.Add turmeric,chilly powder and season with salt and add the tamarind pulp.Then add little water to cook the plantain peal properly and cover and cook for 10 mins with occasional stirring.
4.Add jaggery and mix properly.Then add coconut grates and mix and ad 1/2 tsp of oil and mix properly and cook for another 5 mins.
5.Serve hot with rice at the side.Eat with ghee added the top.

Yummy wheat peda's

2007-03-23T15:07:00.000-07:00

This is a simple nutricious recipe prepared out of very few ingredients .Me and my hubby both love dharwad pedas a lot.Well wanted to eat them badly.so i thought of preparing something similar but with less calories.So here is my own creation of recipe which is healthy and nutritious well dont ask about the taste i can say its much better than the pedas too.You need not feel bad or guilty after eating a couple of these as it contains minimal fat in it.Enjoy the weekend with my this recipe friends.....

Ingredients:
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1.5 cup - wheat flour
1 cup - sugar
1/2 - cup milk
3-4 tsp - ghee
1/2 tsp- cardammom powder

Method:
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1.Take a heavy bottomed pan.Add 1-2 tsp of ghee and add the flour and fry for about 3-4 mins in medium flame or untill it smells good.
2.Then add sugar as per your taste and allow it to mix well with the flour.
3.Then add milk and continue stirring untill it forms a single mass and leaves the bottom when you stir.
4.Take a clean tray or plate and grease it with ghee.
5.Pour the mixture into this tray and aloow it to cool a bit .Then slowly apply ghee to your hand and start rolling into small balls and keep aside.
6.Spread some powdered sugar/cane sugar on a plate and roll the ball so that its coated with sugar all over .Then fill them into a airtight container .This will remain for about a month .But believe me will get empty by then as they are irresistable.Enjoy....

Menthe Ganjji

2007-03-21T11:58:00.000-07:00

This is a simple yet a nutritious recipe prepared out of rice and methi seeds.The richness of coconut milk adds an extra flavour to this dish.Very rich and smooth,tastes so greatat the same time healthy too.Methi is a rich source of vit-B and contains essential oil for the skin.It improves the complexion of the skin and gives proper nutrition to bring up the glow of the skin.Its good for rgulating the menstruation cycle and also reduces the pain abdomen during MC.Well other than this it also cuts down the bad fat and even helps to reduce joint pain when taken regularly.This act as good source of thiktha and kashaya rasa of our daily food components which i have mentioned in my other ayurvedic blog..Coconut milk helps in maintaining moiture content of the skin,also improvest the hair growth and helps in regulating the shine in the hair.Good for hair.So why not try this when its so great.

Ingredients:-
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Rice - 2 Cups
Water -5 cups
Methi seeds-2 tsp
Coconut milk- 4 oz/3/4 cup
Salt

Method:
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1.Pressure cook rice adding water and methi seeds for aabout 3-4 whistles.
2.Take a heavy bottomed pan and add cooked rice to it.Then seson with enough salt ,bring to a boil.
3.Add 1/2 cup water and coconut milk to it and again bring to another boil.
4.You can even add jaggery to this if you like sweet taste.It tastes better even that way.I have avoided jaggery.
5.Serve hot or cold with your favorite pickles at the side.Enjoy...

Recipes tried out of blogger friends blogs

2007-03-16T15:47:00.001-07:00

This weekend i like to make a roundup of a portion of the dishes which i had tried and like a lots from my fellow bloggers/my dear friends.Well i really appreciate every one for sharing such wonderful recipes and new creative ideas from thier kitchen to thier lovely blogs.Im happy to be in this lovely cirle of blogger friend.Although im here from 4 -5 months i feel we all know each othe r from a long time.Well thanks for all the appreciations and lovely comments which all of you have written in both of my blogs.

Out of Seema's [Akka] blog;-
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1.Banana Dosa
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2.Watercress soup
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3.Butter biscuits
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4.Coconut parata
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5.Spicy baked biscuits:
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From Saffron Hut:
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1.Besan Burffee,Which i have altered a bit and i named it Besan vanilla bites :
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2.Spinach bread/sipanch and kale Stromboli
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-Well again i have changed it a bit.

-Here is my version of spinach roll.I have used following ingredients,prepared every thing from the scratch..with alittle bit of alterations.

Ingredients:
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Pizza dough- home made with 1.5 cups[reffer pizza post for base recipe]
Spinach - 1 bunch
Paneer grates- 2 tbsp
Green chillies-3
Basil- 8-10 fresh leaves
Cashewnuts- 2 tsp
Garlic- 2-3 cloves
Olive oil- 3 tsp+ for brushing
Chilly flakes-1/2 tsp
Salt

Method;
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1.Clean and chop up the spinach into thin strips and sprikle with little water ,add salt and chilly flakes and cook in microwave for 3 mins.Then drain off excess liquid and keep it aside for cooling.
2.Instid of pesto i made a similar sauce using basil, 1 garlic clove,olive oil,green chillies,salt and cashew nuts.Blend everything to form a fine paste and keep ready.
3.Roll out the pizza dough into very thin sheets rectangular in shap and then cut it lenth wise into two equal portion.
4.Grate up about 2 tbsp of panner and add it to the paste.Chop up the remaining garlic very finely and add it to spinach.
5.Smear the pizza dough which is rolled into a sheet with olive oil ,then with the paste leaving about 2 cms of all the four edges .
6.Drop down equal portion uniformly over the sheets.Then rollover the sheets creafully from one lenghtwise side to the other.Then place it in a cookie sheet and smear with olive oil.well i like mine very crunchy so baked it in a pre heated oven of 350 deg for 30 mins.Enjoy with basil tomato sauce.

Jatpatt Spinach rotti

2007-03-13T22:14:00.001-07:00

Here is a simplest recipe of yummy palak rotti .As usual i was chatting with my mom and she said that she had prepared this rotti and the way she described it i felt like eating it very badly.She had prepared it out of 'basale' that is the chineese spinach.But as we get it very rarely over here in California i thought of trying it out with the spinach and believe me it came out so good and tasted,simply very good .It is crunchy as well as silky smootn because of the spinach.Its very heathy as there is the spinach which is rich in iron , vitamin-B & Vit-A.The base is wheat flour which is rich in fibres , protien & vit-B .Well all may feel that its like parata ,but no friends its not like that and taste is so promising indeed.Do give a look at the pictures and then try.See it for yourself.

Ingredients:
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Wheat flour- 2 cups
Spinach - 1 bunch
Chilly powder- 2 tsp
Salt- 1 tsp
Jeera-1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1 pinch
water

Method:
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1.Take the flour and salt in a big vessel and mix.Then add thinly chopped spinach to it.
2.season with chilly powder,salt ,turmeric and jeera .
3.Add enough water to make a wet dough just enough to roll out the balls roughly.It will be very stick .,
4.Heat the pan ,then make a big ball out of this wet dough and flaten it a bit and place it in the centre of the pan and press and make a small round shaped rotti out of it.Dip your hand in cold water after each rotti so that your hand wont get burnt.
5.Cover and cook for 1 min .Then smear the upper surface with coconut oil then flip up the opposite side and then smear this side and roast till it turns crisp.This can be eaten as it is or with spicy pickle added at the side.Enjoy...

Rice Breakfast round up

2007-03-12T14:50:00.000-07:00

Here are the simple recipes for a tasty and healthy btreakfast .One recipe and various different presentation and taste too...I bet you will love it ...just like me.Myself and N are not ones with sweet tooth.But this is a thing what we both loved .Its so soft tasty and smells great. Just try this and fall in love with it.Thats all i wanna say....

Ingredients:
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Rice - 3cups
Coconut - 1/2 cup
water -7 cups
Salt - as per taste

Method:-
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1.Soak the rice in warm water for a couple of hours .
2.Add the water used for soaking along with the rice to a blender and grind it to almost nice paste to the size of small rava or just like what we do for idli.Add the coconut grates at the end and turn for 30 secs.
3.Now add enough salt and the water mentioned above into a heavy bottomed pan.Then add the batter of rice and coconut to it and keep stirring.Let the burner be in medium only because the rice batter cooks very quickly.Keep stirring right from the bottom.The lumps will form dont worry keep mashing them and do not stop stirring.
4.This will take about 8-10 mins.Wait till all the mixture forms a single mass and the consistancy should be enough to roll out into small balls.Then remove from the heat .

This is the Basic dough for all the up comming dishes.

Rice dumplings / Pundi/akki unde:-
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1.Keep a bowl of cold water with few ice cubes next to you.
2.Roll out the cooked rice mixture into small balls .Hands will get hot so frequenty dip your hands in cold water.This will help your hands from getting too hot and will also help to form a nice smooth pundi.
3.Now cook or steam the pundi's in the cooker just like idli for 10-15 mins.Thens erve with hot curry out of spinach ,redleaves and black eye bean curry{bendi}.hmm just love it .
Can enjoy it with spicy chutny or just oil and pickle...

Sweet undde:-
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This is also called modaka in some place .We genarally prepare it during chowthi also..Well for me i prepare it whenever i crave for it.

Other than the comman cooked rice mixture we require following also:
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1/2 cup -coconut grates
3 tbsp - jaggery/ sugar[ i have used jaggery]
1/4 tsp - cardammom powder

Method;
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-Mix all the ingredients together
-MAke a small ball out of teh rice mixture .
-Then press and flatten it andthen stuff the coconut jaggery stuffing to it about a spoon full and then cover the edges just like what we do for parata and make a ball again
-Steam cook again in the same way as pundi for 10-15 mins.
-Enjoy when hot or cooled properly any time they taste supperb.

Hallitu payasa:-
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Same cooked rice dough can be used.

Ingredients:
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10-14- small cooked rice dumplings
4 ounces- milk
4 ounces-coconut milk
4 ounces-water
Jaggery -as per your taste
1/4 tsp- cardammom powder

Method:-
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-Make small balls or thin cylindrical threads by rolling in between your hands or like chakkuli, out of the same dough and then steam cook it for 10 mins.
-Then take a vessel add water, jaggery, cardammom powder to it and finallywhen the jaggery melts add coconut milk,milk and then the rice balls or the small thin cylindrical treads into this mixture and bring to a boil.
-Serve hot or cool and serve like kheer.Tastes yummy...

Jeeguje Melara

2007-03-08T20:13:00.000-08:00

Hey friends i'm back with my last recipe out of this bread fruit..hmm feel very bad thats its empty now.Will go for breadfruit search very soon.This is typical south karnataka recipe .Its also called majjige huli as we add sour buttermilk to it. Thus the name.It very simple and the best recipe amongst all i feel.This is my hubbys altime favorite.The previous day we had been to temple and we got fresh coconut as prasadam.So prepared this immediately the next day.My mom used to prepare this with freshly grated coconut hmmm...i can smell it now too...the memory is still so fresh.Believe it or not he enjoyed this so much that the whole dish which i had prepared in a 2 litre vessel got empty in the noon itself.Hmm must confess it came out so well all credit goes to the creammy breadfruit.Simple yet a tasty dish .Do give a try friends.

Ingredients:-
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Bread fruit- 3 cups
Coconut grates- 3/4 cup
Green chillies-3-4
Buttermilk- 3/4 cup
Mustards-1 tsp
Dry chilly -1
Methi seeds- 1/4 tsp
Oil- 1 tsp
Curry leaves-4-5
Jaggery- 1/2 spoon[optional]
Salt

Ingredients:-
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1.Blend the coconut and 2 green chillies into a fine paste and keep aside.
2.Cut the bread fruit ,slit 2 chillies lenght wise and season with chilly powder and salt ad cook properly until tender.
3.Then add the smooth paste of coconut to the cooked breadfruit and mix properly.then add 1 cup of sour buttermilk or even curds would do.But beat the curds preoperly before adding.
4.Now season with enough salt and then just when it statrs to boil swith off the heat.[Do not over heat as it will curdle and will not taste thick and tasty otherwise]
5.In a small pan add oil add mustatrd seeds and methi to it and just when it starts to splutter add curry leaves and pinch of chilly powder and add this mixture to the curry.
6.Enjoy with basmathi or sonamasoori rice..

Yummy Penne Pasta

2007-03-07T12:22:00.000-08:00

I and' N' both of us like to try new food always.I always eat out different varieties of food and come home and try to prepare them out in my own kitchen .Well i always enjoy doing this.So finally came up with pasta this weekend.Well i must confess to you guys it came out so good that yesterday we went and bought some pasta to prepare for the next week also.So think this weekend its gonna be a italian cuisine in my house ..hee.hee.

Ingredients:-
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Penne pasta- 1 pack [10oz]
Tomato paste-3 tsp[Preferably Roma]
Fresh basil leaves-5-6
Cheese- 3 tbsp
Salt and pepper- for seasoning
tomato sauce- 2 tsp
One large tomato- diced
Garic- 4-5 big cloves
Olive oil- 4tsp
Chilly flakes- 2tsp

Method:-
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1.Take a large pot and fill it with water ,add a hand full of salt and 1 tsp of olive oil .Add penne pasta to it and cook it not till done.Stop when just done .Drain and keep aside.Save about a cup or two of pasta water and keep aside.
2.Now take a pan add olive oil and add minced garlic and saute for 1 min till it turns slightly creamish brown.Then add chilly flakes and saute for one more minute
3.Then add diced tomatoes and keep stirring for a couple of minutes.I have used roma tomatoes as they are more fleshy and less watery.
4.Then add tomato sauce and tomato paste and stir till it becomes thick.
5.Then add panne pasta to it and season with salt and pepper and mix properly.I have selected penne here because it has ridges and it will absorb all the flavour and just taste yummy.
6.If this turns dry thin it by adding pasta water what we had saved.This is a tip what i got by watching food network..Love that channel.
7.Then finally add strips of basil and stir so that it mixes uniformly.then sprinkle cheese and keep lid closed and remove from the fire..
8.Serve hot ... with fresh basil on the top.Enjoy..

Jeeguje Podi

2007-03-05T14:46:00.000-08:00

Hey friends as i promised im back with one more recipe out of bread fruit. So here i am withYummy crispy crunchy best for a cold weather or weekend munchies too.Some thimes i feel its ok to forget you diet balance and just relish a wonderful munchies like this....
Its cripsy yet creamy and soft inside...Hmm just irresistable.....

Ingredients:
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Bread fruit slices- 15-20 thinly sliced slices
Besan- 1/4 cup
Rice powder-1/4 cup
Rava- 1/4 cup
Corn flour- 2tsp
Chilly powder-3 tsp
Hing- 1/4 tsp
Cumin-1 tsp
Oil - for deep fry
Salt

Method:-
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1.Take all the dry ingredients in a bowl, add 2 tsp of heated oil .This oil helps to prevent the pakoda from absorbing more of oil and makes the pakoda taste good.
2.Mix all the dry ingredients and make a batter adding enough water.
3.Take a pan and heta up the oil.
4.Dip the thin slices of bread fruit in the batter and deep fry them till they turn crisp and nice.
5.Remove them from oil and place over the paper towel to remove excess of oil.Serve hot with tomato sauce.

The same batter can be used to prepare any other pakoda's.I had madesome cauliflower pakoda's too just have alook at those too.....Enjoy.

Aloo Tikki

2007-03-04T17:52:00.000-08:00

Well this weekend was really a nice one for us.We had nice fun being at home itself.the weather was very good but then my hubby was really busy with his work.So i wanted to deviate his mind from work.So thought of preparing something chat-pata which will be his favorite too...As it was weekend and i was felling lazy wanted to prepare something which is quick but yet tasty..SO prepared some jatpat aloo tikki.As my plans my hubby couldnt resisit and came running to kitchen.We took all the tikki's to out patio and had the fresh and hot dipped in tomato ketchep.Well had so many tikki's and was like a mini picnic in our own patio we were refreshing our childhood days and those nice moments of our life.all to gether enjoyed so much because of this aloo tikki.So thought of posting the same here...

Ingredients:-
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Potato- 3 large cooked
Ginger garlic paste- 2 tsp
Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
Kitchen king masala- 1 tsp
Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
Cumin- 1 tsp
Green chillies- 2 freshily minced
Freahly chopped coriander leaves[optional]
Bread slices-6-8
Oil 3-4 tsp

Method:
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1.Mash all the potatoes .Tear the bread into tiny chunks and add them to potatoes.
2.Add kitchen king masala,chilly powder,coriander powder,pepper,cumin,salt chillies and mix properly into a single mixture so as to form a chapatti dough like consistency.
3.Make small patties out of this dough like mixture by rolling into small balls and then flatening them.
4.Then take a large non stick pan or even a iron pan and grease it whit oil and place these patties and grease the other side also with a little bit of oil and fip them and bake on other side to untill they turn crunchy on both sides.
5.Remove from the pan and serve hot with tomato sauce or fresh chutney.

Jeegujje saung

2007-03-01T19:53:00.000-08:00

This is my all time favorite dish which i to love a lot.Amongst all my mom's recipe i just love this.It has got a unique flavour and a very nice blend of simple ingredients which altogether work for the excellent taste of this delicious mouth watering recipe.My husband had never tasted this saung before.Once he had it the day i prepared he just could'nt spot licking his hands and paising my cooking well it feel good when your cooking is appretiated is'nt it.....Well all the credit goes to my mom and this lovely creation of god....thats the'' bread fruit.''Its so soft,buttery and rich on its own.Just love it any form.

Ingredients:-
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Bread fruit - 2 cups chopped
Onion - 1 large
Coconut grates-3/4 cup
Chillies - 8-10 dry [as per your requirement]
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander - 3 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Hing -1/4 tsp
Garlic - 1 big clove or 2 small
Tamarind pulp-1 spoon
Salt - as per taste
Mustard - 1tsp
Curry leaves - 5-6 fresh leaves
Jaggery - small piece[1/2 tsp]
Oil - 1 tsp

Method:-
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1.Cook the bread fruit adding enough water with a pinch of salt,turmeric powder and chilly powder until it becomes soft.
2.Take coconut,cumin,coriander ,chillies ,tamarind ,garlic ,hing , turmeric. Blend adding enough water to form a smooth paste out of it.
3.Take oil in a pan add mustard seeds and curry leaves .wait till it splutters.Then add onions and saute till it turns transparent.
4.Add the smooth paste and saute for a couple of minutes.Then add cooked bread fruit to this mixture and add enough water ,season with slat and jaggery bring to a couple of boils .
5.Enjoy with chapatti's or simple rice...

Spicy Spinach Rice Cake

2007-02-28T18:36:00.001-08:00

This a simple tasty recipe which i have tried for the first time.I just love patra and wanted to eat them.So went searching for those leaves to all my nearby grosery shops and did not find it.I had just seen fresh palak leaves and thought of preparing something out of it and bought them home.Finnaly thought of giving a try with this new recipe.SO i have prepared the same recipe of patra with a bit of change in ingredients and replaced the patra leaves by palak

Ingredients:-
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Spinach- 1 big bunch
Rice -2 cups
Masoor dal-2/3 cup
split masoor dal-1/4 cup
Poha-1/2 cup
coconut 2/3 cup
dry chillies-40-50[as per your taste]
coriander seeds-3 tsp
Hing-1/4 tsp
tamarind -size of one medium sized gooseberry[1 big spoon if pulp]
salt as per taste

Method:
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1. Wash, clean,Chop up the spinach leaves into thin stripes and keep aside.
2.Saok rice and masoor dal in warm water for about 2 hrs.
3.Bleand masoor dal, coconut,chillies,poha into almost idle batter consistency or even smoother.
4. Then make a course paste out of rice and mix both the batters.
5.Mix the spinach leaves to this abtter and for a uniform mixture.
6.Cook in a cooker just like idle without putting the whistle for about 45 min s or until done.

Vegetable Uttappam

2007-02-27T19:04:00.000-08:00

There are various variety of dosa But this one is easy and just filling with a wonderful taste.The best part about this recipe is with one single batter you can prepare thuppa dosa,uttapa,set dosa ,masala dosa,dodna and many more.Prepare the basic batter then enjoy the whole week.I just love this dosa as its soft,spongy with roasted vegetable of your choice.This has got a beautiful look and is really apealing.I call it indian pizza....That way kids also will like to give a try .

Ingredients:
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Rice - 2cups
Urad dal -1/2 cup
Poha - 1/2 cup
methi seeds - 1 tsp
Salt
Carrot grates- 1/2 cup
Onion - 1/2 cup
Green chillies-2
Coriander leaves-3 tsp

Method:-
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1.Soak rice,methi seeds and urad dal in warm water for about a couple of hours.
2.Then grind these with salt and poha to form a smooth paste.
3.If its cold out then add yeast dissolved in warm water for 5 mins[setting]
4.Keep in warm place so as it rises to double the size.Or over night for even better results.
5.Then mix properly and pour enough batter in a hot pan and make a round dosa and sprikle with grated carrot,chillies and onion .Then little bit of chopped coriander leaves [You can also add ginger and chopped capsicum,beetroot any vegetable of your choice]
6.Cover and allow it to cook for 2-3 mins then remove the lid,smear oil ans filp it to other side and smear this side with oil or ghee and wait for 1 min so that the top layer of dosa is roasted well.Then remove and serve with freshly made chutney or just like that.

Bread fruit Sabji [ Jeegujje palya]

2007-02-26T14:57:00.000-08:00

Here is a typical south canara dish which is preparedout of my favorite veggie called bread fruit here.We call it jeegujje.It belongs to same family as jack fruit.Well its very rare here. This week when i went to shop for weekly grosery i just found this and was so happy ...We both love it like any think.I will be happy to share different recipes out of this veggies in comming days.This is soft ,buttery vegetable which most of you might have already tasted.If not i say just run and grab some from your indian stores.There are various intresting dishes what we prepare like pakoda,white curry,sambar....and so the list goes on.For this cold winter i feel this suits well.Spicy ,creamy,chewy...hot..hmmm simply superb.

Ingredients:
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Bread fruit - 2 cups
Mustards- 1 tsp
Curry leaves- 5-6
Urad dal- 1/2 tsp
Dries chilly-2
Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric-1/4 tsp
Salt -1tsp
Oil-1.5 tsp
hing-1 small pinch
Coconut -2tsp

Method:
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1.Peal the bread fruit and chop it up thinly.Then keep them immersed in water.
2.Take 1 tsp of oil and add mustards,urad dal ,chillies and curry leaves and wait till it splutters.
3.Then add chopped bread fruits and season with salt ,turmeric and chily powder add about a cup and a half of water and cook it with lid closed for about 5 mins or until it cookes well.
4..Keep stirring occasionlly.Add hing and and garnish with coconut and stir properly.Serve hot with rice or chapathi.
5.I even like to eat it alone just like that.Enjoy...

Dosa kai Curry [Huli Mensina Kudilu]

2007-02-23T14:12:00.000-08:00

Here is a typical Dakshina kannada recipe which i would like to share with you all.Me and everyone in our family simply love this recipe.Believe it my friends this tastes so good that once you taste it feel like preparing it often .This is a simple recipe with very few ingredients.This tastes good with rice roti or even dosa idli or such other dishes.

Ingredients:
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Dosa kai- 1 medium size
coconut -1/2 cup
Tamarind - 1big rasberry size
Dry chillies-8 or as per taste
Turmeric- 1/2 tsp
Salt-1.5 tsp
Garlic- 5-6 cloves
curry leaves-5-6 leaves
Mustard-1 tsp
Oil-1 tsp
Jaggery-1 tsp[grated/powdered]

Method:-
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1.Chop up the dosa kai and add little water and cook with a pinch of salt ,chilly powder and turmeric powder.
2.Take coconut,tamarind,turmeric and dry roasted chillies and make a smooth paste adding enough water.
3.Then add the paste to cooked vegetable and season with salt ,add jaggery , bring to a proper boil.
4.Then in a small paan add oil and roast the garlic till it turns golden brown.
5.Now add mustard and a broken dry chillly and curry leaves and wait till it splutter and then add this to the curry with the garlic and bring to a boil.
6.Serve hot with rice and jackfruit papad at the side .This is really the great combination and the way how my mom used to serve .Hmmm yummy.The combination is mindblowiny .Really try it yourself.

Mixed veggie curry

2007-02-20T16:39:00.000-08:00

I always try to prepare something new so was wondering what to prepare.Had most of the vegetables as singles in my frige so thought of preparing something using all the left over veggies.So i call it clean up recipe.This helped me in emptying the the veggies and the dish will be emptied by your family in no time as its tastes great.This is really a combination of all the tastes and nutrition all summed up together.

Ingredients:
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Carrot- 1cup
Red capsicum-1 large
zukkini- 1
Onion- 1 medium sized
spinach- 1/2 cup
Potato- 1 medium sized
cabbage- 1/2 cup
Curds-1.5 cup
Hing- 1-2 pinch
Chilly powder-1 tsp
Garam masala-1 tsp
Cumin-1 tsp
Coriander powder- 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder-1/2 tsp
Besan powder- 2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste- 1tsp
Oil -2 tsp
curry leaf- 2-3

Method:-
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1.Take a heavy bottomed pan add tsp of oil and cumin ,just when it splutters add onions and saute till it turns transparent add ginger garlic paste and fry for couple of minutes,then keep it aside.
2.Now take the thick curds and add turmeric,chilly powder ,besan garam masala ,coriander powder and mix all to combine into a uniform mixture.Cook until the raw smell goes off.
3.Saute all the veggies in 1 tsp oil for about 3-4 mins and add to the curd mixture,add enough salt and season with pepper and cover and cook for 8 mins.
4.Then open add enough water to thin the gravy a bit.Add fried onions and ginger garlic paste,curry leaf and bring to a boil.
5.Then serve hot with soft chapatti or basmathi rice .

Jackfruit Sambar

2007-02-19T15:21:00.000-08:00

I love most of the veggies but there are some which i love the most.One among such veggie is raw tender jackfruit.It my hubbys favorite too.I prepare a lot of dishes out of it and sambar is the best among them.Hmm it tastes yumm... with rice hooo just so temting.I just cant tell you.

Ingredients:
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Jackfruit- 1 Small tin
Sprouted green gram-1 cup
Coconut- 3 tbsp
Coriander seeds-2.5 tsp
Methi seeds-1 tsp
urad dal-1.5 tsp
jeera- 1 tsp
Hing- 1 pinch
Chillies-8 large dry
Tamrind paste-1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Curry leaves -5-6
oil-2 tsp
Salt as per taste

Method:
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1.Wash the tinned jack fruit properly and cook them with a pinch of salt and chilly powder for 5 mins and keep aside.
2.take a pan add 1 tsp of oil add cumin,coriander seeds,urad dal, methi,chillies and hing and fry till the urad dal turns slightly brown.then add the coconut to it and blend into a smooth paste adding enough water and tamarind
3.Add this mixture to the vessel with jackfruit ,add sprouted green gram and add enough salt and bring a couple of boil .
4.Take a small pan and add mustard seeds curry leaves and broken chilly to it and just when it starts spluttering add it to the curry.
5.Enjoy with basmathi rice ....

Baingan Bartha

2007-02-16T11:14:00.001-08:00

I and my hubby both love Eggplant a lot.So i usually prepare this veggie atleast once a week in differnt ways.One amongst the best recipe is baingan bartha.I just love the fleshy eggplant with the richness of potatoes and the spicy chilly with varoius other spices blended together in this dish.This goes well with various dosa,chapathi,parata or even simple rice too.

Ingredients:
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Egg plant- 1 large
Potato- 2 medium sized
Tomato- 1 large
Chillies-3 large
cumin- 1tsp
Kitchen king masala-1 tsp
garam masala-1/2 tsp
Chilly powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp
Onion- 1large
Oil- 2tsp
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:-
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1.Smear oil to the eggplant and make small slits all over the egg plant and then roast it in a grill over the burner or electric coil.
2.Cook the eggplant till they turn soft and look burnt all over by turning allover to get uniform cooking. remove the burnt skin and mash the pulp and keep aside.Roughly mash the poataoes after removing the skin and keep ready.
3.Cook 2 medium sized potato and keep aside.Chop up a big onion and keep aside.
4.Now take a heavy bottomed pan ,add oil and cumin seeds and wait till it just splutters,then add onions and saute till it turns slightly brown,then add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes off.Then add tomato and saute for 3-4 mins
5.Add the eggplant pulp to the onions add enough water,and stir it.Then add all the seasoning one by one and constantly stir it.
6.add enough water to get it to required consistancy.
7.Then remove it from fire garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or roties.

Banana Dosa

2007-02-16T09:33:00.000-08:00

I always have a problem thinking what to prepare for the breakfast.So yesterday thought of preparing something out of my fellow bloggers so was just going thro' the blogs and suddenly remembered Seema's Banana dosa which i always wanted to prepare.Well i had good ripe banan's also so thought will give a try.Thanks a lot my dear sis {Seema} for sharing this wonderful recipe.I have changed the proportions and added some extra ingredients but these dosas is mind blowing.'N' loved it so much he asked for the dosa even in the afternoon....

Ingredients:
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Rice- 2 cups
beaten rice-1/2 cup[for softness]
methi seeds-1 tsp
bananas-3 ripe
salt- 2 tsp

Method:-
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1.Soak the rice and methi seeds in warm water for atleast 2-3 hrs.
2.Mash well ripen banan's and put it in the blender and add soaked rice and methi seeds,blend into a fine paste adding enough water.
3.Remove it into a vessel add salt and keep it in a warm place so that the batter can undergo fermentation and rise up to give a fluffy dosa.Keep it over night.
4.Stir properly and add salt as per taste,then pour into a well heated pan to for a good round dosa.
5.Apply ghee and revert and apply ghee on the opposite side.Serve hot with spicy chutney at the side.I have served with simple curry leaqf chilly chutney.Enjoy...

Banana cake

2007-02-14T11:53:00.000-08:00

I would like to wish all my fellow blog mets a very special and happy valentine day thro' my recipe of cake which fits in perfectly on this eve of valentine day.This is a simple ,less fat,yummy cake recipe just like my previous chocolate cake recipe.

Ingredients:
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Banana - 3 fully ripe
All purposef lour-1 3/4 cup
Sugar-3/4 cup
butter-1/3 cup
salt -1/2 tsp
milk-3/4 cup
baking soda-1 tsp
baking powder-1 tsp

Method:
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1.Seave all the dry ingredients and keep aside.Preheat the oven to 350 deg F.
2.Grease the cake mould and dust with a little flour and keep aside.
3.Mash all the ripen banana's and keep aside.
4.Take the melted butter and sugar and mix them properly in the food processor untill all the sugar has incorporated properly.If you do not have a food processor just wisk it thoroughly with a beater.
5.Then add banana's to the butter mixture and blend it .Then add all the ry ingredients little by little with the milk and for a nice mixture.do not over work it.
6.Then remove it into the greased mould and bake for about 45 mins or until done.

You can also do a bit of froasting if its a special occation like this day .

Ingredients:
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Whip Cream- 1 cup[fresh cream will also be cood or icing cream also]
Almonds-6 sliced
Chocolate syrup-3 spoons
chunks and strips of pine apple

Method
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-Slice up the cale into 3 thin layers.
-Easy whay to do it place the cake in a plate and then insert the knife to almost centre from the side planning the thickness appropriately.Then slowly keep rotating the plate not the cake this helps to form a proper uniform layer and then layer each slices with a coat of cool whip then chunks of pineapple and nuts.
-Then keep another layer and repat the same.
-Any tinned or fresh fruits can be used.I just love pine apple and this makes a wonderful combination.
-Then cover up entire cake with cream and chunks off dryfruit and chocolate syrup..This is ready.I dought if anyone can resist eating cake.Enjoy.

Methi parata

2007-02-12T21:38:00.000-08:00

This is my favorite parata.I just love methi in any form.It is easy to prepare and quite filling too.The mear appearance is itself so good.The methi gives out a different type of fragrance hmmm..i just love emme

Ingredients:
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Wheat flour -2 cups
Methi leaves- 1 small bunch
cumin -1 tsp
chilly powder- 1 tsp
turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Salt -1.5 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp

Method:
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1.Clean the leaves and chop up the methi leaves very finely and add chilly powder,turmeric ,salt and cook in microwave for 2 mins.
2.Then add this to a large bowl with tsp of oil and salt and then add the wheat flour and hot water and mix up all together forming a soft dough .Then keep it aside for 30 mins.
3.Then roll out small balls out of it ,roll out into thin chapathi's.
4.Bake in a hot thava applying little oil or ghee on both sides till they get roasted well.
5.Serve hot with spicy pickles and thick yogurt at the side and enjoy.

Rich finger food

2007-02-09T16:15:00.000-08:00

I had bought these sour bread what we get in the general stores this week and thought of preparing something different out of it.Had nothing much in my fridge too to prepare something gread.Then saw the greengram spouted up in the counter top.That time a different idea flashed to me.But was scared to try one.Then thought i'll give a try so i tried it out.and believe me i feel i need to confess it tasted so good feel like having it daily .Its so tasty,less fat recipe which tastes so good and its so filling it can be eaten as main course itself.

Ingredients:
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tomatoes -2 large
Onion -1 cup[finely chopped]
Potatoes - 2 medium sized[boiled]
greengram - 1 cup [already spouted]
garlic - 1 large clove
green chilly - 1 large
mayonnaise - 2 tsp
chilly flakes-1 tsp
salt and pepper for seasoning
Cheese - 2 tsp

Method:
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1.Take greengram sprouts ,garlic , chilly ,salt and blend into rough paste.
2.Take mayonnaise and smear it to the loaf of sour bread.Then smear the sprout paste over it forming another thick layer.You can use butter instead of mayonnaise.
3.Then sclice up the tomatoes and potatoes very thinly and place it in a line fashion ,spinkle the onions over this then smear it with a rough layer of spout again and sprinkle a bit of cheese,season with salt and pepper
4.Bake it in preheated oven of about 350 deg for 8-10 mins.
5.Remove and serve hot with soup or just like that.
6.The dish just melts and has a crispy crunch because of baking and the roasted vegetables simply tastes superb.Enjoy

Pink Slush

2007-02-06T16:02:00.000-08:00

I always enjoy icecream and cold frozen eatups when the weather is very coldor raining heavily.We always used to enjoy a cup full of ideal icecream in Mangalore.My godness it used to taste so good that i felt as if i was floating somewhere in heaven.i have tried out a new dish similar to the lemon slush what we had in hot summers when the temperature booms up...Hey this will be my contribution to pooja's valentine event i suppose....

Ingredients:
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4 cups- cranberry juice
4-5 tsp- lemon juice
1/2 cup- sugar
2 tsp - honey
1 cup- sparkling water[or water]

Method:
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1.Take cranberry juice in a vessel and add lemon juice to it.mix properly
2.Then add sugar and dissolve it.Then add honey and mix it.
3.Add sparkling water or simple water and freeze it for 1-2 hrs.
4.Then take a fork and scrap up entire frozen drink and again place it in the freezer,
5.Now after 1hr again remove and scrape it and remove it to a cup and enjoy it before it melts .Hmm it cannot get much better believe me friends.You will enjoy each bite as i did....

Potato Saung

2007-02-05T14:42:00.000-08:00

I am a real lover of konkani style cooking.Almost all of their dishes are my favorites especially those like patrade,spicy idle etc.One among them is potato saung.As i have already said my hubby enjoys anything prepared out of potato, well this one is my favorite too.This is a yummy dish with rich taste of potato going on with the blend of spicy dry chillies and tangyness of tamarind.Simple and a easy dish as most of my dishes here.

Ingredients:
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Potaoes -3 large [cooked]
Onion -1 large
Tamarind pulp-1.5 tsp
Dry chillies -8-9
turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
cumin -1 tsp
oil - 2 tsp
water -3 cups
salt -as per taste
hing powder -1/2 tsp
fresh coriander- 1 tsp

Method:
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1.Soak the dry chillies in warm water and keep aside for 30 mins atleast.[This gives a wonderful color as well as makes the dish more pulpy and add up to the flavour].
2.Now break down the cooked potatoes into tiny chunks and keep aside.
3.Puree the soaked chillies,tamarind and a little water into a smooth paste .
4.Take a pan add 2 tap of oil add 1 tsp of cumin and just when it starts splutters add onion and fry till they turn transparent.Then add potatoes and add the paste of tamarind and chilly to it and add enough water and season with salt and pepper and bring to a boil and simmer and cook for 10 mins.
5.Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with parata's ,simple rotis or even with rice served withn curds at the side.

Peas Soup

2007-02-02T15:54:00.000-08:00

Well as all of you know that im an absolute soup lover i have come up with another soup today.Its rich creamy ,simple and tasty.The mild color of this soup gives a soothening effect to my eyes,the creamy taste gives a pleasure to my tastebuds and all together it satisfys my stomach.This is a healthy recipe of soup which my husband liked a lot and also my contribution to pooja's theme of green pean for this week .

Ingredients:
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Green peas- 2 cup cooked
Milk -1 cup
Water -1 cup
Onion - 3 tsp
Oil -1 tsp
Ginger - 1 tsp
garlic -2 cloves
Pepper -1 tsp
salt - 1tap
Potato - 1 small[cooked]
greenchilly - 1 fresh

Method:
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1.Take 1/2 tsp of oil and fry off finely chopped ginger and garlic with 1 tsp of onion for 4 mins.
2.Take potato,water,peas,chilly and fried ginger, garlic in a blender and blend all together to form a puree out of it.
3.Take a pan add the puree and boil till all the raw smell goes off.
4.Add milk to it,season with salt and pepper , bring to a boil ,then simmer and cook for 4 mins.
5.Take 1/2 spoon of oil and fry the onions till they turn golden brown and keep aside.
6.Just when you are ready to serve top it with the crispy golden onions and enjoy hot.

Aloo parata

2007-02-01T12:01:00.000-08:00

My Husband is a great fan of potato.He likes anything prepared out of potato.He even eats boiled potato as it is with a pinch of salt, well think now you have got a picture how much he likes potatoes.I keep preparing differnt types of recipes out of paotoes.Aloo parata is one of his favorite .He enjoys each bit of the parata and i love to see him eat his meal in that way.The relish, the contentment what i see in his face makes me feel top of the world.So i wanna share this recipe with you friends freshening up that moment again,the happy face of my hubby just by looking at those hot spicy parata's.Hmm...

Ingredients:
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Poataoes -2 large cooked
Onion - 1 cup
ginger - 2 tsp
garlic - 2 large pearls
grren chilly -1
coriander leaves -3 tsp
corainder powder-1/2 tsp
cumin -1 tsp
garam masala -1/2 tap
chilly powder -1/2 tsp
salt -1 tsp
Wheat flour - 2 cups
ghee - 1 tsp

Method:
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1.Take 1 tsp salt and a pinch of sugar ,1 tsp of ghee in a vessel add flour and mix using hot water and prepare a dough ,keep aside covered with a damp cloth.
2.For the stuffing mash the cooked potatoes properly.Add finely chopped onions,garlic,fine ginger grates,green chilliy,coriander leaf and powder,cumin,garam masala,chilly powder to it and mix properly to form a nice paste like and keep aside.
3.Make small balls out of the chapathi dough and roll out small puri size roti's out of it and stuff a big spoon ful of the stuffing , seal the edges and roll over the flour and flatten .Then roll out thin paratas.
4.Then bake it in the tava till both the side turn brown and crisp.
5.Smear both the sides with ghee and bake properly.
6.Serve hot with sabji at the side and some onions and curds or even pickle.Enjoy.

Banana Payasam

2007-01-31T14:00:00.000-08:00

There are totally 6 varities of tastes and sweet is one among them.Well i aways like to have spicy things along with that like sweets as a second option.There are some perticular sweets which i like to have.Banana payasam in one among those.Banana is a healthy fruit ,easily avilable and very cheap indeed.This is a perticular varity of fruit which is available through out the year and we need not wait for the season.It can be eaten raw by preparing wonderful curries and riped banan's are simple devine when added to any sweetdishes it enhances the flavour and gives a peculiar varity of richness.
I had some guests comming over to my house this weekend and had no time to prepare sweet.I saw some riped banana's in my counter top so thought of preparing something out of them.As it hardly takes 15 minutes to prepare this sweet dish and the ingredients required is also so simple andminimali prepared itIt came out so good that all of my guest loved it and wrotedown the recipe.We all had fun and the speciality is nobody could make out it was prepared out of banana.

Ingredients:
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Well ripe banana's- 2 large
Milk - 2 cups
water -1/2 cup
Jaggery -1/2 cup[powdered]
Cardammom -1/2 tsp
saffron -2 piches
Butter -3 tsp

Method:
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1.Mash the riped banana's with hand so as to form a rough paste.
2.Take a pan add 2 tsp of butter to it and allow it to melt.Then add the banana paste to it and fry till it turns slighty brown.
3.Then add jaggery to it and keep mixing properly when all the jaggery is properly incorporated ,add milk and water to it and simmer and allow it to cook for 5 mins
4.Take 1 tsp of butter in a bowl and add1 tsp each of scliced almounds,cashews and raisins to it and roast it in microwave.
5.Now add the saffron to the payasam and bring to a boil.then add cardammom powder and butter roasted dry fruits to it and mix properly and bring to aboil and allow it to enhance the flavour by increasing the heat and cooking for another 4 mins.
6.Serve hot or cold as kheer as per your likings.

Vegetable stew

2007-01-29T15:17:00.000-08:00

Now a days its getting cooler and cooler out.So i always like to have a big cup of hot soup and cover myself with a nice blanket, just sit in front of tv and watch and watch my favorites shows.What else can give a coasy homely feeling in the season of cold winters.I always like to try out some new flavours in my soups.So i thought of trying a stew.Im am a soup lover and like to have more and always end up filling myself with only soup ,this made me prepare a stew which is filling and hot as i like them to be.Its quite nutritious with all the vegetables added to it.Here is a filling hot spicy stew recipe for all of you.

Ingredients;
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carrots- 1 cup
celery -1/2 cup
tomato -1 cup
tomato puree-1/2 cup
jalapeno-2 large
sweet corn -1/2 cup
beans-1/2 cup
capsicum-1/2 cup
onions-1 cup
Broccoli-1/2 cup
ginger garlic patse-1 tsp
pepper powder-1 tsp
paprika -1/2 tsp
coriander powder-1/2 tsp
cumin-1 tsp
Bay leaf-1 large dried
vegetable stock-1 cup
water -1 cup
celery leaves- 3 tsp
olive oil- 2tsp
salt-as per taste
italian seasoning-1 tsp

Method;
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1.Take a heavy bottomed pan add 2 tsp of olive oil,add cumin and allow it to splutter.
2. Add onions and saute them for about 2 mins ,then add ginger garlic paste and fry till brown, to this add carrots,and celery and saute it for 2-3 mins.
3.Then add diced tomatoes ,tomato puree and season with salt, pepper,coriander powder,paprika ,bay leaf and mix properly.
4.then add corn kernnels and remaining vegetables and add vegetable broth and close the lid and allow it to cook in medium heat for about 15 mins.
5.Later add water and see for the salt and spices and then cook on high for 5-8 mins.
6.Serve hot with bread toast at the side .Enjoy the cool winter with a large bowl of stew.

Tomato Omblet

2007-01-28T23:24:00.000-08:00

Dosas are of various type.Some Which can be prepared instantaneously and others need a bit of prior preparations.Well today i will be posting a simple recipe which can be prepared instantly. this is a jut-pat delicious dosa which one can prepare in no time.I must confess friends it tastes so good that you just can gobble up 3-4 at a strech.It a simple crisp colorful dosa which has the crunch and roasted veggies going on in it.Its a best morning light breakfast for all of us,healthy and yummy .

Ingredients:
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Rava - 1cup
All purpose flour -1 cup
Salt -1 tsp
Chilly powder -1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1pinch
green chillies -2 large
Ginger grates -1 tsp
Onion -1 medium sized
tomato -1 large
curry leaves -5-6
Cumin -1 tsp

Ingredients:
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1.Chop the chillies ,onion,curry leaves and tomato very finely and keep aside.
2.Take a bowl and add flour and rava to it.Then add cumin ,chilly powder,turmeric powder,salt and gingergrates and all the other finely chopped veggies to it ,add enough amount of water and keep aside to set for about 10 mins.
3.Take a pan and heat it in medium and when hot take about a spoon full of thin batter in it and gently splash it over the pan so as to form a thin dosa just like rice dosa[Neeru dosa] what i have mentioned already in my older posts, cover and let it cook for 10 sec .
4.Add about 1/2 tsp of butter/oil and then toss it upside down and roast it on the top side for about 30sec.
5.Serve hot with ginger chutny at teh side.Nothing else be a bettr start for the day.Enjoy....

Sweet potato soup

2007-01-26T10:13:00.000-08:00

Soups are the best dish to serve in this cool winter.This helps to keep onself warm and also is a easy way of serving a dilicious appitizer.This is a rich and creamy soup prepared out of sweet potato.Sweet potato is a very nutritive vegetable and is very easy to store. Just like potato can be store for days together.Its easily available in all the places .

Ingredients:
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Sweet potato - 1 medium size
Green chillies - 2 fresh
Milk - 2 tbsp
Macaroni - 3 tsp
water - 2 cups
Salt - 1 tsp
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Onion powder - 1 tsp
Garlic powder - 1 tsp
Ginger grates - 1/2 tsp
Italian seasoning- 1/2 tsp

Method:
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1.Wash ,peal and chop up the sweet potato and cook them till soft with pinch of salt and turmeric powder.
2.Blend together sweet potatoes,green chillies.ginger and milk so as to form smooth paste .
3.Now take a vessel add the puree and bring to aboil and then add garlic and onion powder,pepper powder and simmer and cook for 5 mins.
4.Mean while cook the macaroni in water and drain them and add it to the soup and then add the italian seasoning and bring to a boil adding enough amount of salt.
5.Finally add chopped cilantro[coriander leaves] and serve with some bread rolls at the side.

Radish salad/mooli salli

2007-01-24T14:49:00.000-08:00

Here is a simple and very quick recipe for sides or even can be used as main course.Raddish is a very comman vegetable which you get almost throughout the year and remain fresh for many days.Easy to store too...so here is a recipe which i'm gonna write up .I liked it a lots when i had it in a hotel for the first time and wondered how did they remove the dirty smell of raddish because of which i use to avoid buying it.Its the best vegetable suitable for winter mainly as it keeps the body warm and very helpful in cold and cough.Believe me friends it simply tastes so good that, i just ended up eating only this.You even can't makeout its radish and that too raw????....so lets get started.

Ingredients:
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White raddish- 1 large
Green chillies- 2 large fresh
Cilantro - 3 tsp
Coconut grates- 3 tsp
Lime juice - 3tsp
Veniger - 1 tsp
Salt -3/4 tsp

Method:
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1.Wash and peal the skin of the raddish and cut them into 4 pieces lenthwise, then slice them thinly and keep aside
2.Chop up all the chillies very finely and add it to the sliced raddish
3.Add vineger and lemon juice to the raddish bowl season with salt and allow it to absorb for about30 mins .Then add chopped cilantro and fresh coconut grates and nicely saute it.
4.This is ready to be served.Enjoy.

Spicy ridgegaurd pancakes

2007-01-23T15:38:00.000-08:00

This is one of therecipe which i like.As i had said friend s i will be comming up with differnt recipes out of ridge gaurd here i am with one more tasty recipe which can be eaten just as a snack,breakfast or sides with the rice.This is a spicy,crunchy chewy recipe which is quite appealing too.

Ingredients:
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ridge gaurd - 1 large thinly scliced
Rice - 1 cup soaked in water
Dry chillies - 7-8
Coriander - 3 tsp
Hing - 3 pinch
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Methi seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cumin - 1/2 tsp
Tur dal - 3 tsp
tamarind pulp-1/4 tsp
salt

Method:
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1.Soak raw rice and tur dal in warm water for atleast 1 hr.
2.Grind chillies hing,turmeric,tamarind,coriander seeds,methi seedswith the soaked rice and dal to a rough thick paste. Add salt to it as per taste and mix properly.
3.Slice up the ridge gaurd into thin slices and dip it in the batter and plcae one in the centre of the hot pan then surround it with similar 5 slices,so that it will form a flower like in appearence.Then cover all the area's in between the slices with the batter.
4.Close and cook for some time then smear with oil and bake it up side down. till both the sides becomes crunchy and cooked well.
5.Serve hot with rice as sides or with coconut chutny for breakfast /simply cut into 4 quarters and serve with tea as snacks. enjoy.

Tomato soup

2007-01-22T14:49:00.001-08:00

As these days its pretty cold out ,i always try to prepare something hot to keep ourself warm.Ialways like spicy and hot dishes sothing like soups and hot rasams.So today i would like to share one such recipe of creamy soup with you.Tomato soup is one of my altime favorites.I like to have it with crunchy chips at the side or butter roasted bread bits dipped in it with 1/2 spoon of butter at the centre.This is the simplest soup what one can prepare but yet it tastes the best among all the soups.The lovely bright red colour and the sweetish sour taste of the tomato compliment with the spicy pepper added to it.

Ingredients:
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tomato puree- 2cups
water - 2 cup
Pepper - 1tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
corn starch - 1/2 tsp
garlic powder - 1/2 tsp
onion powder -1/2 tsp
basil powder - 1/2 tsp[optional]

Method:
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1.Take about 2-3 well riped tomatoes and pure it ito nice paste or even the store bought one small tin of tomatoe puree can be used.
2.Take a pan add 1/2 tsp of butter and allow it to melt,then add the puree to it and allow it to boil saute it occasionally.
3.Now when it boils add2 cups of water ,season it with salt and pepper.Then add onion and gralic powder and bring to a boil.
then add corn starch dissoleved in cold water and add it to hot soup slowly lowering the heat amd wisking continously.
4.Now if you dont have onin and garlic powder then chopp iboth about 1 tsp, lenthwise and thinly, then fry it in butter till it turns out crunchy and dark brown and add it to soup at the end and just heat it.it will taste even better.
5.Then at the end add add basil and serve hot with a small piece of butter served at the top and crispy chips in the sides.

Besan vanilla bites

2007-01-18T21:33:00.000-08:00

This is a recipe, which i was inspired by saffron hut.Well just a week before we had lots of jalebi's in our house.Normally me and my hubby dont like sweets so much.But we both love jalebi's a lot. Those chrunchy,sweet juicy jalebi's are my altime favorite.So we ate up all of them and got eddicted to sweets.So i wanted to prepare some easy recipe which had very little fat in it.So thought of preparing this dish out of besan which i has a lot stocked up in my pantry.Believe me friends i must confess it came out that good that i just melts within no minute in your mouth .hmm...nothing much but cant help saying kya kare control nahi hota.....so here i'm sharing this recipe with you all.

Ingredients:
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Besan[chick peas powder]- 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Cardammon - 1/2 tsp
Milk - 2 tbsp
butter - 3 tsp
almonds - 6 sliced finely
Vanilla extract - 1 tsp

Method:
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1.Take a heavy bottom pan and melt the butter.
2.Then roast the besan powder under very low heat till all the raw smell goes off and it turns to bright golden colour.
3.Now add sugar and mix properly then add milk and continue to saute.
4.Just when the mixture starts to bubble up add 1 tsp of vanilla extractand cardammon
5.Remove it from the fire just when the mixture starts leaving the edges and forms a single mass when the pan is kept slant.6.At this point remove it and pour into a tray which must be greased with butter.Allow it to cool fully and then cut it into small squares.This can be preserved for atleast a month but believe me you will finish it before that.

spicy carrot cabbage masala

2007-01-18T13:00:00.001-08:00

This is a tasty recipe out of the combination of the vegetables.There are certain vegetables which everyone can stock up in the fridge for a long periods.Then lasts fresh for days together.Cabbage and carrot are 2 among them.So i thought of preparing some dish out of it as i had only these type of vegetables left over in my refrigerator.Believe me friends this has turned out so good that i thought of sharing it with you.So here i am with this wonderful combination dish.

Ingredients:
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Cabbage - 1 cup
carrot - 1 cup
capsicum - 1/2 cup
Onion -1 cup
Onion puree -1/2 cup
Tomato puree -1 cup
Ginger garlic paste-1 tsp
Green chillies - 1 large
Chilly powder -1/2 tsp
Paprika powder-1 tsp
Pepper powder -1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
Kitchen king masala-1/2 tsp
Oil -2 tsp
Milk -1/2 cup
water -1 cup
peanuts/cashews soaked in milk-2 tsp
cumin -1 tsp
salt -1.5 tsp

Method:
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1.Make puree out of ginger garlic,onion and tomatoes and cashews and keep aside.
2.Take oil in a pan add cumin to it and then add onions when it splutters.Fry till it turns transparent.
3.Then add the puree and saute till all the raw smell goes of say for about 5-8 mins.Then add milk and saute for about 3 mins.Add all the masala for seasoning and then add salt and mix properly.
4.Then adda grated carrots , finely chopped cabbage and thinly sliced capsicum.
5.Cook with water added and lid closed for 8 mins.
6.Serve hot with chapathis or curd rice.

Capsicum Raitha

2007-01-17T10:34:00.001-08:00

Raitha's are the most commenest dishes prepared in our places.They can be prepared out of any vegtables according to me.So here i have come up with a different kind of raitha.Its very crunchy and creamy at the same time.Looks great with the gorgeous colours of the fresh capsicum and tastes better because of the richness of peanuts and cococnut added to it.Well this is really a new creation Of mine and my family liked it a lot.

Ingredients:
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Red Capsicum - 3/4 cup
green capsicum- 3/4 cup
Coconut grates - 2 tsp
Green chillies - 2 large
Curds [thick] - 1 cup
Cashews - 2 large /whole
Cumin -1 tsp
Butter - 1 tsp
Pepper - 1/2 tsp

Method:
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1.Chop up the capsicum into small squares .
2.Melt about a spoon full of butter in a pan add add cumin and wait till it splutters.
3.Then add the dices capsicum and season it with salt and pepper and allow it to get crispy.allow it to become black at the edges then remove it and keep it seperate.
4.Add coconut,green chillies and peanut and make a paste of it aand keep it aside.Beat up the thick curds a little bit season with salt and pinch of cumin and pepper ,then keep aside.
5.Just before serving mix all together and serve fresh.This keeps the capsicum fresh and crunchy.
6.Enjoy with rice or any parata's.

Vegetable khurma

2007-01-16T15:34:00.000-08:00

This is a spicy recipe which i prepare which is my hubby's all time favorite.This can be prepared will all little left off vegetables .All little left of vegetables is really a headache for most of us .So here is a very nice recipe to prepare with all types of left back veggies.

Ingredients:
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Carrot- 1 large
Potato- 1 large
Tomato-1 large
Onion - 1/2 large
Peas - 1 cup
Cauliflower- 1cup
coriander leaves- 1/2 bunch
Garlic - 2-3 pearl
Pepper corns-4-5
Cloves -4
cinnamon - 1/2 stick
Green chillies -2 large
Chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
Kitchen king masala-1/2 tsp
Salt as per taste
Oil-1 tsp
jaggery-1/2 tsp[optional]
Cumin-1 tsp

Method:
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1.Cook chopped carrots,potatoes in microwave for 4 mins and keep aside.
2.Take oil in a pan add cumin and wait till it splutters and add onions and fry till they turn transparent.
3.Take garlic,coriander,pepper,cloves,green chillies and cinnamon and make a paste out of it using enough water.
4.Now add chopped tomatoes to the onions.fry them till they turn soft .
5.Then add carrots,potaoes and add the peas and add the paste and little water.Bring it to a boil and them add salt ,chilly powder,jaggeryand kitchen king masala.Bring it to a boil and simmer and allowit to cook for 10 mins
6.Serve hot with plain rice ,hot poori's or simple chapathiand enjoy.

Neeru dosa [simple rice dosa]

2007-01-15T23:39:00.001-08:00

This is a famous recipe inspired from south Indian kitchen.This is a very easy and a tasty simple recipe which can be prepared instantaneously.My hubby always loves to have this at any time of the day and always asks me to prepare this dosa when ever i ask him what he would like to have.Its osft ,nice to look as its pure white in colourand tasty to eat with chutney,or any gassi,sambar or even with curds and pickles in the side.Believe it i can bet you all will fall in love with this recipe of mine.

Ingredients:
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Rice -2 cups[sona masoori]
Salt -as per taste
Oil or ghee -for roasting
Water

Method:
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1.Soak the rice in warm water for about an hour
2.Then grind it to make a fine paste adding enough water.Make a thin batter out of it
3.Make it so thin that you can splash it into your tava just like rava dosa.
4.Add salt to the batter mix properly and then take a spoon full and splash it into your tava to form a dosa
5.Then cover it with the lid for about 30-45 secs.just when it leaves its edges smear some ghee or oil them remove and bake upside down and allow it to bake for about 40secs.then serve hot with chutney or sambar or anything you wish.Can be served with coconut grates mixed with jaggery also.Enjoy

Ridge gaurd dal makhani

2007-01-14T21:43:00.000-08:00

This is a delicious healthy recipe .Quick and easy to prepare and a realt treat to the tastebuds and stomach.This is vegetable which people try to avoid most of the time.But i will be comming up with many different flavoured recipes out of this single vegetable.This is one among them.

Ingredients:
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Tuvar dal - 1 cup
Ridge gaurd - 1 large
Mustard - 1 tsp
Chilly powder -1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
Salt -1.5 tsp
Green chillies -2
cumin -1 tsp
Pepper corn -1/2 tsp
Ghee -1 tsp
Hing -2 pinch
Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp
Dry chillies - 2
Urad dal -1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 5-6

Method:
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1.Pressure cook the dal with enough water and drop of oil,chilly powder,turmeric powder and salt and keep aside.
2.Chop the ridge gaurd into tiny chunks,add little water to it and cook them with little salt ,chilly powder for about 6-8 mins
3.To the cooked vegetable add the cooked dal ,green chillies ,hingand bring to a boil then reduce the heat
4.Take a spoon of ghee to it add mustards ,urad dal,cumin dry chillies and and when it splutters add curry leaves and add it to the curry.add lime juice and bring to a boil.
5.Serve with hot fresh rotis or rice.

Date almound milk shake

2007-01-10T16:00:00.000-08:00

Here is a great recipe to bet up the heat and kick up the energy levels for the hot summmer .I love to have this on any day .This is a yummy creamy drink with richness of dates and almounds and creamy ness of milk in it.Its tasty and helps to keep the body warm even in winter.The dates and almound are the 2 dry fruits which are prefered by people who live in cool region.Hence its an all season drink too.Quite filling and even healthy at the same time.It provieds varity of nutrients and vitamins ,iron etc.So can be a complete diet for a fussy kid.

Ingredients:
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Dates - 4 large
Almounds-4
Milk freezed-2 cups
Banana-1/2[For extra creaminess[Coolwhip can also be added instead ]
Honey - 1 tsp
Sugar -1 tbsp

Method:
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1.Soak the dates in milk for about an hour or cook it with milk in microwave for 40 seconds
2.Then add all teh dates banana,almounds into a blender and add frozen milk ,and blend it to a smooth mixture
3.Then add sugar,honey and give a whip in your blender.
4.Serve in a glass with wafers on the sides.Children will love it believe me.Enjoy when its still very cool.

Sukka Aloo

2007-01-10T15:43:00.001-08:00

As the name suggest its a dry dish ,very spicy and a complete blend of all the tastes.Potaoes are the only vegetables which lasts longer,easyly available and has good a good nutritional value also. This is a spicy dish which requires very less time to prepare .Its goes well with poori ,parata or simple rice even.

Ingredeints:
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Potatoes - 2 large
LemonJuice -1 tsp
Chilly powder - 1tsp
Kitchen king masala-1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly paste -1/2 tsp
Coriander powder-1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds -1 tsp
Green onions -3 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Oil -2 tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
Kasoori methi - 1 tsp

Method:
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1.Wash clean and pressure cook the potatoes.
2.Then chop them lenght wise and keep aside.
3.In a large pan take 1 tsp of oil ,add cumin and mustard just when it starts to splutter add red chillu paste,add all the other masala's .then add the chopped potatoes and saute properly and allow it to absorb the flavour by covering the lid.
4.Add 3 tbsp of water to it
5.Then add lemon juice to it,add little bit of oil and kasoori methi,then give a stir .
6.Garnish with fresh green onions and just give a toss and serve hot with roti's or plain rice

2007-01-07T17:24:00.000-08:00

Hey i have been tagged for meme.Thanks to viji for tagging me.I feel this is a best way to know each others likes and a little bit of thier nature very closely.Well here im all set to write a meme.

1.THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME:-
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-Rats
-darkness
-some noise when i'm all alone and its totally dark

2.THREE PEOPLE WHO MAKE ME LAUGH:-
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- My cute little sis with her innocent talks
-One of my friends by name Nalini when she immitates some funny incidents
-Myself when i mess up with some thing.

3.THREE THINGS I LOVE:-
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-My profession
-cooking
-Music

4.THREE THINGS I DONT UNDERSTAND:-
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- Why do i talk somuch
- Why do i love my mom so much
- Why do people speak something bad behind the person

5.THREE THINGS I HATE:-
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- Backbitting and double headed nature
- Being proud
- Betraying

6.THREE THINGS ON MY DESK:-
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-Pen pot with lots of colour pencils, pens and lead pencil
-A bottle of water
-Some flower beside my laptop

7.THREE THINGS WHAT IM DOING RIGHT NOW:-
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-Missing my mom
-Writing this meme
-planning what are the works left out and how do i finish them because im feeling lazy right now

8.THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE DEATH:-
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-Help as many people ar possible who are in pain or who need my help in any form
-Achieve something great and make my people proud about me.
-Visit paris

9.THREE THINGS I CAN DO:-
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-Cook some good food for my hubby
-Chat for hours
- Sketch out some figures in a blank paper

10.THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO:-
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-Your inner voice
- To some nice music
- Elders advice

11.THREE THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER LISTEN TO:-
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- Bad words about any body
-Rhumours
-loud noises

12.THREE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN:-
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-Different varities of cooking
-Mind reading
-Human immotions and phychic

13.THREE FAVORITE FOOD OF MINE:-
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-Simple south indian food [ganjji with spicy pickle,smabar rasam,curd...]
-All types of fresh vegetables mainly green leafy vegetables
-Thai and italian food

14.THREE BEVERAGES I DRINK REGULARLY:-
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- Water
- Fresh fruit juice
- Butter milk

15.THREE TV SHOWS /BOOKS I READ AS A CHILD:-
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- Tom and jerry cartoon
- Jungle book
- Ramayana and mahabharath,Malgudi days actually there are many but these i never used to miss even a single episode

16.THREE PEOPLE I CANNOT FORGET IN MY LIFE:-
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- My Mom and entire family[ father,and 2 lovely sisters
- My dear Hubby
- My lecturor Dr .Muralidhar Sharma

Vegetable cutlet

2007-01-06T18:08:00.000-08:00

Here is a low fat ,crunchy ,spicy and mouth watering recipe which fits exactly for this windy chilly climate.Its so cold out that one will wish to sit at home with a hot cup of coffee and something spicy and hot sides with it.I feel this one is the best.So lets get started.

Ingredients:
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Potatoes - 2 large cooked
Peas - 1 cup
Carrot - 1.5 cup
Beetroot -1/2 cup
Ginger - 1 tsp
Garlic -1 tsp
Pepper - 1 tsp
Onion -1/2 cup
Garam masala- 1tsp
Kitchen king masala-1/2 tsp
Chilly powder-1/2 tsp
salt -as per taste
Corn flour -2 tsp
Water -4 -6 tsp
Rava -3 tbsp
Bred slice -3
Milk -1/4 cup
Cumin - 1 tsp
Oil - 3tsp

Ingredients:
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1.Soak the bread in milk and keep aside.
2.Cook finely chooped carrots ,onions, beetroot,beans , with peas in microwave without adding water
3.Mash the cooked potatoes properly add all the cooked vegetables ,add ginger and garlic paste. Add cumin to it
4.Add all the seasoning masalas ,salt and mashes soakes bread after removing excess of milk .
5.Mix all the ingredients properly make small balls and flaten them in desired shapes.
6.Then make a paste with water and corn flour, spread the rava in a plate and keep ready.
7.Now coat the paste thinly over the flatened dough then roll it over rava properly so its totally covered without any space left 8.Then bake them in a pan with 2-3 drops of oil on each side till the rava gets roasted to brown and it turns crispy.
9.Serve hot with tomato sauce in the side and hot coffee. enjoy...

You can make 16-18 cutlets with this measurement.

Rich Vegetable soup

2007-01-06T17:47:00.000-08:00

I feel soups are really the best part of a meal or a dinner for this cool winter .It not only makes some space for your up comming dishes but is also healthy .Here is a rich and healthy soup which not only looks great but tastes yummy.Believe me friends its a real treat.

Ingredients:
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Tomato -1
Onion -1
Carrot -2
Zukini -1
Beans -1/2 cup
Capsicum -1[I have uses 1/2 of 2 different colour
Celery - 2 leaves
Broccoli -1/2 cup
Olive Oil - 2 tsp
Ginger - 1/2 tsp[fresh grates]
Garlic powder- 1 tsp
Basil -1/2 tsp
Italian seasoning-1/2 tsp
Pepper powder-1 tsp
Red chilly flakes-1/2 tsp
Salt -1 tsp[as per taste]
Vegetable broth- 3cups
water - 1 cup

Ingredients:
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1.Take a pan add oil and the onion and saute them
2.when the onions turns transparent add carrot,celery,zukini ,beans,capsicum, broccoli,then season with salt and pepper and keep tossing them when they turn a bit brown at the edges
3.take a big soup vessel add 1/2 tsp of olive oil to it add vegetable broth,water and basil and italian powder,ginger,garlic powderand allow it to boil.Then add all the vegetables .
4.Close and simmer and cook for 10 mins.then open and season with half spoon of olive oil for the flavour.
5.Serve hot with buttered toast at the side.

Hint:
-Chop all the vegetable in samew size .this helps in same cooking time
-add all the vegetables in same order because its always better to add harder veggeis first so all get evenly cooked
-Just when you cook vegetables 2-3 together add extra water to it and then seperate and filter it and then store in bottles in fridge.even the channa or bean boiled liquid can repalce this vegetable broth.
-If you dont have broth in hand simple water will to add 1 tsp of ghee for the richness and extra flavour.

Aloo Palak

2007-01-04T15:35:00.000-08:00

This is a healthy recipe with the creamy spinach in it added with the rich starchy potatoes all blended with a variety of spices in it.Both are very easily avilable vegetables in any of your grocery stores and take very little time to prepare.Its a easy recipe and tastes simply superb.

Ingredients:
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Spinach - 1 bunch
Potatoes - 2 large
Onion - 1 large[1 cup puree]
Tomato - 2
Garlic -3 cloves
Ginger - 1 inch piece
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala- 1tsp
Chilly powder -1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/s tsp
green chillies -2 finely chopped
Milk -1/4 cup
sugar -1/2 tsp[optional]
cumin -1 tsp
Oil - 1 tsp

Method:
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1.Wash, clean,chop finely a bunch of spinach
2.Then cook them with little salt and chilly powder for 5 mins untill they turn dark green.Then keep aside. Pressure
cook all the potatoes ,chop them up into snall cubes and keep aside
3.Add onion,garlic,ginger and tomato to a blender and puree them all together.
4.Now take a large pan ,add 1tsp oil and cumin to it.Wait till it splutters.Then add this puree to it and fry till all the raw smell vanishes.
5.Then add turmeric powder ,chilly powder , garam masala,pepper to it.and fry for 3 mins.then add green chillies and then add the spinach to it and add the milk then add potatoes to it and cover and cook for 5 mins.
6.Now open the lid and cook for 5 more mins and then garnish with butter and serve hot with jeera rice or parata's.

Plantain curry

2007-01-04T15:12:00.002-08:00

Here is another recipe from the kitchen of South India.It has the spicy taste and wonderful fragrance of the spices blended with it.It has the rich thick gravy because of the banana[raw].

Ingredients:
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Raw plantain - 1 large
Garlic -5-6 cloves
chilly powder - 1.5tsp
turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Tamarind - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder -1/2 tsp
cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Kitchen king masala-1/2 tsp[optional]
mustard -1tsp
dry chillies - 2 large
cumin - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - 5-6
salt - 1 tsp[as per taste]
Jaggery /sugar - 1 tsp
Oil -1 tsp

Method:
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1.Chop the raw plantains into 1/2 inch pieces and pressure cook them with 1/2 tsp each of salt,turmeric and chilly powder plus tamarind.
2.Then allow them to cool a bit.Then take half of the cooked plantain and make a course paste out of it.
3.Now add jaggery and remaining masala's and add enough water and bring to aboil and reduce the ehat and allow it to cook properly by simmering.By doing this all the flavours will be properly absorbed by the plantain.
4.Take oil in a pan add mustard,cumin and dry chillies to it when splutters add curry leave s and give a toss and add this to the curry .
5.Then take little oil in the same pan and add chopped pealed garlic and fry till they turn golden brown.
6.Add this also to the mixture.Then stir properly and bring to a boil by increaasing the heat and cook for 5 mins.
7.Serve hot with rice and jack fruit paapad at the side.Believe me friends this will taste awesome.Enjoy...

Banana Blossom stir fry

2007-01-04T14:58:00.000-08:00

Here is a typical south In dian recipe which most of you will not be knowing.This is a delicious dish with lots of fibers .I just love it because it has got its own flavour ,smell and the chewy nature.Well all together i just can say that its my favorite dish.

Ingredients:
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Banana flower/ blossom - 1 small and tender
coconut grates- 2 tsp
Jaggery -2 tsp
Tamarind -1 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Chilly powder -1 tsp
Mustard -1 tsp
cumin -1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Dry chillies -2 large
Curry leaves -4-5
water - 2 cups
Salt - as per taste

Method:
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1.Chop up the plantain flower after removing outer 2 layers and small flower buds inside the petals.
2.Then Take a large pan add 1 tsp oil to it and then add cumin ,just when it starts to splutter add the chopped flower.
3 .Add water ,tamarind,chilly and turmeric powder,salt ,jaggery and cook with closed lid on top for about 10 mins.
4.Stir and cook untill tender.Than in a pan add 1 tso oil,urad dal and mustar with chillies.Just when it splutters add curry leaves stir for 1 min and add it to the chopped plantain flowers.
5.Then add 2tsp of coconut grates or more and stir it and heat properly for 3 mins.Then remove it from fire
6.Serve hot with rice and ghee at the top.It tastes goos with curd rice also .Enjoy

Cream of broccoli

2007-01-02T20:02:00.000-08:00

This recipe is my all time favorite.Its quite filling and has got the richness and creaminess of milk and the chewy broccholi in it.Its best to keep us warm in this winter.

Ingredients:
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Milk - 2 cups
Broccoli - 1 cup
Garlic powder -1tsp
Salt - 1 tsp
Onion powder- 1 tsp
Pepper powder- 1 tsp
mayonnaise - 1 tsp[optional -for extra richness and a good flavour]
Corn starch - 1/2 tsp

Ingredients:
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1.Chop up all the broccoli
2.Take a pan add all the milk and when it becomes hot add salt,pepper and stir for 3 mins .
3.Then add onion and garlic powder,Simmer and cook for 2 mins.
4.Add all the broccoli ,mayonnaise and bring to a boil.
5.Serve hot with some country bread as sides

Bittergaurd Curry

2007-01-02T14:45:00.001-08:00

Here is a healthy recipe to satisfy your taste buds.Its a recipe with the comination of all the tastes together.

Ingredients:
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Bittergaurd -2 small
Garlic - 7-8 pearls
Tamarind - 3 tsp
Dried mango pulp- 3 inch piece[optional]
Chilly powder -2 tsp
turmericpowder-1/2 tsp
Jaggery -2 tsp [powdered]
pepper - 1 tsp
oil - 1tsp
Mustard - 1 tsp
DryChillies - 2
Curry leaves -4-5

Method:
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1.clean and chop the bittergaurd into tiny chunks.
2.Then add 2 cups of water and season with salt ,turmeric,chillypowder,mango pulp dried and tamarind and cook with the lid closed.
3.Now add jagerry,Salt pepper and bring to abil.
4.take oil in a pan ,add mustard and chilly to it just when it splutters add curry leaves and give a toss then pour it to the bittergaurd mixture.
5.Now take little oil in the pan add garlic and fry till golden brown then add it to the mixture.Heat the mixture in high for about 5 mins and bring a proper boil.
6.Serve hot with rice and serve pappads as sides.

Kesar Khseera

2006-12-31T23:28:00.000-08:00

This is a tasty recipe which is very famous in South india.It has an nice flavour of saffron ,and richness of the milk in it.It has a beautiful colour which is again due to saffron.

Ingredients:
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Sooji - 1 cup
Milk - 3 cup
Water - 1 cup
Sugar - 2 cups
Cashews-2 tsp
Drygrapes-2 tsp
Almonds - 1 tsp
ghee - 1/2 cup

Method:
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1.Take a large heavy bottom pan,Add 1/4 cup of ghee into it and add sooji to it and fry for about 5 mins till it turns light brown.
2.Now add milk and water and keep stirring it in medium heat.
3.Just when the liquids dry off add remaining ghee to it,then add the saffron soaked in warm milk and keep stirring it till the cooked sooji starts leaving the edges and forms a non-sticking mixture.and leaves the surface as a single mass.
4.Now add the ghee roasted dry fruits and mix properly.
5.Remove and place in a glass bowl.
6.It should be eaten when hot.
7.It will last for about 10-15 mins when refrigerated.

Fluffy Poori

2006-12-31T23:06:00.000-08:00

This is a good recipe which even the kids will love to have at any time.It can be eaten just as it is or with any side dishes.Most of them love it with ksheera in southIndia and some like it with spicy chole in northen part of India.

Ingredients:
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Wheat flour -2 cups
Maida - 1cup
Salt -1.5 tsp
Curds - 1 cup
Cumin - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Oil - for deep fry

Method:
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1.Take a large bowl ,add salt and 1 tsp of oil ,add all the flours and curds to it .
2.Add cumin and mix all the ingredients with enough water.
3.Adding curds to poories makes it soft and prevents it from absorbing oil.This way even the poories remain fluffy.
4.Even the oil does'nt get black.
5.Now roll out small ball out of the dough and then roll out small chapathi out of it.The only thing to be kept in mind is the poories should not be rolled too thin like chapathi's as it does not bloat up thoroughly when you fry them.
6.Now take oil in a pan and heat it properly and then fry up these poories.
7.Serve hot with bhaji or chole.
8.Actually anything in sides is ok for poories.Enjoy it the way you like.