Coconut Rice ( Thenga Satham)

Ingredients

Cooked Rice : 1 cup
Grated coconut : 3/4 cup
Green chilly : 3
Red chilly : 1
Peanuts : 2 tbsps
Cashew nuts : 1 tbp
Mustard
Urad dal
Channa dal
Curry leaves
Ghee
Salt

Method

Heat ghee in a kadai add mustard, urad dal, channa dal, curry leaves, slitted green chillies, red chilly, peanuts and cashewnuts.
Fry well till the dals get golden brown in colour.
Add grated coconut to it and stir well till coconut gets slight brown colour and add salt to it.
Now add cooked rice and serve with papad..

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Honey Roasted Cashewnuts

Sending this to siri's MLLA 25 Started by Susan 

and also  Sara'a party treats event  , Ayeesha's Iftar Moments event and also to priti's festive food event

Ingredients 

Measurement is very important to get the good End Result.

Cashewnuts    : 2 cups
Honey            : 2 tbsps
Water             : 2 tbsps
Sugar              : 1/4 cup
Salt                 : 1 pinch

Method

Slighty roast the cashews in pan or in microwave oven for 1 minute.
Take a broad pan mix honey and water.
Heat honey mixture till starts bubbling and now reduce the flame.
Add roasted cashew and mixwell till dry.

Now add sugar,a pinch of salt and  make sure the stove is in slow flame.
Stir for 3 mins and  switch off the flame .
Let it cool and serve..

Vada Curry

Ingredients

Channa Dal         : 1 cup
Onion                 : 1
Tomato              : 2
Green chilly        : 2
Ginger ( chopped) : 1 tsp
Garlic  ( chopped) : 1 tsp
Garam masala powder  : 1 tsp
Chilly powder              : 1 tbsp ( or as per taste)
Saunf
Bay leaves
Cinnamon
Cardamom
Salt
Oil

Method

Soak channa dal for an hour and grind coarsely with little salt.
Put it in idly steamer and after steaming crumple it and keep aside.
Heat oil in kadai add saunf, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaves one by one.
Now add chopped onion, ginger, garlic and chopped green chillies.
Then add chopped tomatoes ,salt , garam masala powder, chilly powder and saute well.
Add steamed dal mixture and fry well.
Add 1 cup water and let it boil for 4 mins.
When curry thickens switch off the stove.
Garnish with coriander leaves .
Serve with Idly or dosa or appam

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Sending this to priya's CWS-Cardamom seeds event

Ingredients

Rice       : 1 cup
Milk       : 3 and 1/2 cups
Sugar     : 1  cup
Cardamom 
Cashew
Ghee
Dry Grapes

Method

Wash and soak rice for 10 mins.
Cook rice in milk in a pressure cooker until throughly mashed.
Take sugar in a heavy bottomed pan add 1/4 cup water and wait for 1 string consitency. ( in this method we can use less ghee.)
Then add mashed rice to it and mix well.
Heat 1 tbsp of ghee and fry cashews and then grapes.
Add it to the rice mixture.
Add cardamom powder and mix well.
Serve hot.

Cabbage Pakoda

Sending this to Healthnut challenge by Yasmeen

Ingredients

Chopped cabbage     : 1/2 cup ( here i used red cabbage. can use white also)
Chopped Onion                       : 1
Maida                       : 1 cup
Rice flour                 : 1 tbsp
Curd                        : 2 tbsps
Chopped Green chilly              : 1
Red chilly powder    : 1 tsp
Salt
Oil
Coriander leaves.

Method

Mix all the ingredients together.
Add little water and mix.
The batter should be in pouring consistency. but not very liquid.
Heat oil in kadai, once the oil gets heated, take a spoon and drop the batter  in oil.
Fry till golden brown in colour.
Serve with coconut chutney.

Vegetable Fried Rice

Ingredients

Cooked Rice    : 1 cup

Mixed Chopped Vegetables : 1 cup ( carrot, capsicum, beans, peas, Cabbage , spring onion)

Soya Sauce          : 1 tbsp
Pepper Powder    : 1 tbsp
Garlic                  : 2 pods
Onion chopped finely : 1
Ghee
Salt

Method

Mix soya sauce, salt and pepper powder well and keep aside. 
Heat ghee in a kadai and add onion, chopped garlic and saute well.
Then stir fry all the chopped vegetables.
Take care that vegetables are not over done, they should be crunchy.
Add soya sauce mixture and stir well.
Now add cooked rice and mix well for 2 to 3 mins.
Garnish with spring onion.
Serve with tomato sauce or raita..

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Brinjal - Raw Mango Pachadi ( kathirikai - manga pachadi)

Ingredients

Big size Brinjal     : 1
Raw Mando grated    : 1/2 cup
Coconut                : 1 tbsp
Red chilly              : 2
Curry leaves         
Jeera
Mustard
Urad dal
Salt
Asafotida
Oil

Method

Grease the brinjal with oil and cook on open flame, keep turning the brinjal to evenly cook on all sides and remove the skin and keep aside.
Or You can use oven to toast the brinjal.
A perfect cooked brinjal will be very easy to peel the skin.
Heat oil in a kadai add jeera, 1/2 of the curry leaves and coconut for just 2 mins.
Grind the fried coconut mixture ,grated Raw mango and brinjal with salt.
Again heat oil in pan add mustard, urad dal, curry leaves and asafotida one by one..
Mix the seasoning with the pachadi.
Serve with Plain white rice or dosa..

Sending this to suma's side dishes from India event

Vegetable Burger

Ingredients

Burger Bun    : 1
Butter            : 1 tbsp
Vegetable pieces (sliced)   : 1/2 cup ( cucumber, onion, tomato and lettuce )
Vegetable Cutlet    : 1( cutlet recipe Here)
Cheese slice          : 1
Pepper Powder     : 1tsp
Salt

Method

Slit bun into 2 and spread butter  and toast in a Tawa and keep aside.
Take one halt of the bun , in the toasted side put lettuce and then arrange chopped vegetables . ( here as i don't have lettuce , i used red cabbage)
Put pepper powder and salt.
Put cheese slice now.
Place the cutlet and again vegetables and cover with the another toasted bun.
Serve with Tomato sauce.

Simple Potato Sabzi

Ingredients

Boiled Potato     : 3
Onion                : 1
Tomato             : 1
Green  chilly      : 1
Red chilly powder   : 1 tbsp
Ginger - Garlic paste   : 1 tsp
Curd ( yogurt )    : 1/4 cup
Coriander Powder  : 1 tsp
Garam masala powder  : 1 tsp
Cinnamon
Cloves
Coriander leaves
Salt
Oil

Method

Mix chilly powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, ginger- garlic paste, salt , green chilly, chopped tomatoes with curd .
Add boiled and cubed potatoes with that curd mixture and keep aside for 1/2 an hour.
Heat oil in a kadai and add cloves, cinnamon and chopped onions to it.
Saute well.
Then add curd mixture to it.
let them cook for 5 mins till oil separates .
Garnish with Coriander leaves and serve with Roti or Naan

Moong Dal Paniyaram

Sending this to pj's scrumptious delights from leftover event

Ingredients

Pesarattu Dosa Batter : 1 cup (Left over pesarattu Dosa Batter Recipe Here )
Rice Flour                  : 2 tbsps
Onion                  : 1
Chopped coconuts   : 1/4 cup
Mustard
Urad Dal
Channa dal
Curry leaves
Oil

Method

Heat oil and add mustard, urad dal, channa dal one by one.
Add chopped onions and curry leaves .
Mix this mixture to the batter and add chopped coconuts, Rice flour and salt.
Heat oil in the each hole of paniyaram Pan and pour the batter in it.
When it is done turn to the other side as well.
Serve with Coconut chutney.

Pesarattu Dosa with Ginger Chutney

Ingredients for Pesarattu Dosa

Whole moong dal    : 1 cup
Green chily              : 3
Raw Rice                : 1 tbsp
SaltOil

Method

Wash and soak moong dal and rice for 3 to 4 hrs.
Grind it with green chillies and then add salt to it.
Heat Dosa Tawa make like normal dosa ..
Serve with Ginger Chutney

Ingredients for Ginger Chutney

Chopped Ginger   : 2 tbsps
Red chilly             : 1
Tamarind               : a small piece
Urad dal               : 1 tbsp
Coconut                : 2 tbsp
Salt

Method

Heat oil in a pan and fry ginger, redchilly, urad dal and tamarind.
Let it cool.
Grind with coconut and salt.
Serve with Pesarattu..

Green Peas Balls

Sending this to Priya's CWS - Cardamom seeds event and also to MLLA-26 hosted by simona started by Susan

Ingredients

Green peas cooked     : 1 cup
Ginger - Garlic paste   : 1 tsp
Green chillies              : 2
Fried Gram Dal powder   : 2 to 3 tbsps ( chutney dal)
Salt
Cinnamon
Cardamom
Oil

Method

Grind ginger - garlic, green chillies, cinnamon and cardamom to a paste without adding water.
Grind cooked green peas separately to a smooth paste without water.
Now mix peas paste, ginger-garlic mixture, fried gram dal powder and salt well. 
Deep fry in oil..

Cucumber Dosa

Ingredients

Idly rice     : 1 cup
Cucumber  : 1 cup ( chopped)
Green chillies  : 3
Aval ( poha)   : just 2 tbsp
Salt
Oil

Method

Wash and soak rice for 3 hrs and aval ( poha) for just 10 mins
First grind cucumber and green chillies and then add rice and finally add poha to a fine paste.
Add salt to it and mix well.
The batter should be like idly batter consistency.
Heat dosa Tawa and make like normal dosas.
Serve with onion chutney or any side dish of your choice.

Malpua

Ingredients

Maida : 1 cup
Corn flour : 2 tbsps
Milk : 1 litres
Sugar : 1 and 1/2 cups
Cardamom
Saffron
Cashews
Oil

Method

Boil the milk till it reduces to 1/2 of its quantity and let it cool.
Mix maida and corn flour and add it to the milk and mix without lumps.
It should be smoothy and pouring consistency like dosa batter.
Fry it in oil till turns brown on both the sides and keep aside.
Make sugar syrup of 1 string consistency .
Add cardamom powder and saffron.
Dip the Malpuas one by one in sugar syrup.
Take out from sugar syrup and arrange in a plate.
Decorate with cashews.

Soya & Vegetable Pulao

Sending this to Priya's CWS - Cardamom seeds

Ingredients

Rice      : 1 cup
Coconut milk  : 2 cups
Soya Chunks  : 1/2 cup soaked in hot water
Onion             : 1
Mixed vegetables   : 1 cup ( i used carrot, beans and peas)
Green Chilly          : 3
Cardamom
Cinnamon
Cloves
Salt
Oil

Method

Wash and soak rice in coconut milk and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pressure pan and put cinnamon, cardamom cloves, onion and slitted green chillies one by one.
Squeeze out the excess water in soya and add to the onion mixture .
Add chopped vegetables now.
Saute well and add salt
Now add soaked rice with the coconut water.
Close the pressure pan and wait for 1 whistle and reduce the flame for 5 mins. 
Let it sit for few mins.
Now open the lid and garnish with coriander and mint leaves.
Serve with raita and any side dish.

Dhokla ( with left over rice)

 

Dhokla is made with a fermented batter of besan flour.. But here i am using leftover cooked rice to make dhoklas.. it is very yummy and really really very soft.. So here is Jiffy dhoklas.. sending this to PJ's scrumptious delights from leftovers event and also to cooking Escapades steamy kitchen event

Ingredients

Cooked rice  : 1 cup
Wheat flour   : 1 tbsp
Coconut        : 1/4 cup
Green chilly   : 2
Mustard
Urad dal
curry leaves
coriander leaves
Asafotida
Salt
Oil

Method

Mix well rice , wheat flour and salt to a smooth douth..
Spread it on a greased plate and steam cook just like we cook idlis.
Leave it for 5 mins to cool and cut into pieces.
Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds,urad dal,curry leaves , slitted green chillies,asafotida one by one..
Add dhokla pieces and grated coconut and mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

Wheat Halwa ( simple process with less ghee)

 

Sending this to  neve's celebrating sweets- halwa event

 Ingredients

Wheat flour   : 1 cup
Sugar            : 3/4 cup
Milk              : 3/4 cup ( or required amount)
Ghee             : 2 tbsps
Cardamom
Cashews
Saffron

Method

Mix wheat flour in milk without lumps and add sugar to it..
Mix well and cook in a pressure cooker till 1 whistle and reduce the flame and leave it for 1/2 an hour.
Heat ghee in a kadai add cooked mixture and keep stirring  continously.
When halwa starts thickening add cardamom powder,saffron and mix well.
When ghee seperates from the mixture your Halwa is done.
Finally add fried cashews to it..

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Simple Capsicum Rice

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Sending this to Erbe in cucina's healing foods capsicum event

Ingredients

Cooked rice    : 1 cup
Capsicum       : 2 ( finely chopped)
Onion            : 1
Green chillies  : 2
Cumin seeds   : 1 tsp
Ghee               : 1 tbsp
Salt
Cashews

Method

Heat ghee in a pan add cumin seeds , chopped onion , slitted green chillies one by one.
Add salt to it.
Add chopped capsicum  and fry just for 2 mins.
Add cooked rice and fried cashews.
Serve with any side dish or raita..

Idly and kadalai Mavu Chutney ( besan flour chutney /Bombay chutney )

Sending this to cooking Escapades steamy kitchen event

Ingredients for Idly Method

Wash and Soak Rice and dal seperately for 4 hrs.
First grind dal to a very smooth paste.. ( for best results grind dal for 45 mins)
Grind Rice near to coarse consitency.
Add salt and mix well.
Keep the batter aside over night.
Next day grease the idly moulds with oil and pour 1 laddle of the fermented batter and let it steam for 7 mins.
When it is done switch off the stove and let it for 5 mins. ( don't open immediately) 
Serve with Sambar , chutneys of your taste..

Bombay Chutney ( Kadalai mavu chutney)

It is all time favourite of my hubby's family. They have it with idly, dosa or even for poori too. Its very simple and tasty..

Ingredients

Besan flour  : 3 tbsps
Onion          : 1
Tomato        : 1
Green chillies   : 3
Lemon juice     : 1/2 tsp
Mustard
Asafotida
Salt
Oil
Coriander leaves

Method

Mix besan flour with 1 cup of water and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds, asafotida , green chillies and chopped onions one by one and fry well.
Then add chopped tomatoes and salt and stir well
Add besan water and let it cook for more than 7 mins till the raw smell of the besan flour goes.
Garnish with coriander leaves and add lemon juice..


Idly Rice : 4 cups
Urad dal : 1 cup
Salt

Kunuku

 

Sending this to PJ's scrumptious delights from leftovers event

Ingredients

Adai Batter ( left over)   : 1 cup
Onion                           : 1 ( chopped finely)
Coconut                       : 1/4 cup ( grated)
Coriander leaves
Salt
Oil

Method

Mix all the ingredients ( except oil ) together.
Make balls ( not even shape) and deep fry in oil.

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Instant Mango Pickle

Ingredients

Raw Mango   : 2
Red chiily powder   : 4 tbsps
Turmeric powder   : 1/2 tsp
Asafotida               : 1/2 tsp
Sesame oil             : 3 tbsps
Salt
Mustard

Method

Chop the mangoes into fine pieces.
Add chilly powder, salt, turmeric powder, asafotida on the top of the chopped mango pieces.
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard.
Pour over the mango and mix well.
Serve with curd rice..
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Chilly Paratha ( parotta)

Sending this to PJ's scrumptious delights from left overs event

Ingredients

Parotta        : 4
Onion         :2
Tomato      : 3
Ginger-garlic paste : 1 tbsp
Soya sauce   : 1 tbsp
Capsicum    : 1
Kashmiri Chilly powder   : 2 tbsps
Garam masala powder  : 1 tsp
Coriander powder        : 2 tsp
Salt
Oil

Method

Make tomato puree including chilly powder, garam masala powder and coriander powder and keep aside.
Chop the onion and capsicum ( like cube size) stir fry in liitle oil and little salt and keep aside.
Roll the parottas and cut them into pieces and keep aside..
Now heat oil in a pan and add ginger - garlic pasteand stir well.
Add tomato puree ( with masala powders) ,soya sauce and salt.
Now add chopped parottas and mix well till the masalas and parotta are mixed together.
Add Onion and capsicum and mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve with any raita.

Bread roll / Bonda

Sending this to CoL Leftover delicacies

Ingredients

Bread slices    : 6
Chooped vegetables   : 1 cup ( i used carrot, capsicum, beans , cauliflower)
Onion                        :1
Red chiily powder
Garam masala powder
Coriander powder
Turmeric powder
Salt
Oil
Coriander leaves

Method

Heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan, fry chopped onion , chopped vegetables and fry for 3 mins.
Then add salt and masala powders ( chilly, garam masala and coriander powders)
Add coriander leaves and stir well and keep aside.
Allow it to cool.
Take one bread slice ,dip it in water ( with the brown corner) and take it out immediately and squeeze out the excess water.
Put 1 tbsp of the  vegetable filling in the bread the fold like a roll.
Deep fry in oil and serve with tomato ketch up..

Bread Halwa

Sending this to Nive's celebrating sweets - Halwa event

Ingredients

Bread slices   : 4
Sugar            : 5 tbsps
Ghee            : 2 tbsps

Milk             : 1 cup

Cashews
Green Camphor - a pinch


Method

Remove the corner of the bread & Powder it using mixie jar.

Heat milk and add bread powder to it.
Stir well continuously till milk absorbs the bread and add sugar to it and mix well.
Now add ghee ..
Instead of cardamom here i used Pachai Karporam ( Green camphor -source wiki )
Garnish with Cashew nuts.

I am sending this to COL Leftover delicacies

Tomato Dosai ( Thakkali dosai)

Ingredients

Idly rice   : 1 cup
Tomatoes : 5
Red chillies  : 3
Onion          : 1
Salt
Oil

Method

Soak rice for 3 hours and grind along with chopped tomatoes, onion, red chillies and salt smoothly.
Heat a Tawa, pour a laddle of batter and make like normal dosa,apply oil and cook on medium heat.
When it is cooked turn to the other side and cook until done.
Serve hot with any coconut chutney.