Maladu / Fried gram Balls/Pottukadalai Urundai

Ingredients

Powdered Fried Gram   : 1 cup
Powdered sugar            : 1 cup
Ghee                            : 3/ cup to 1 cup
Cardamom powder      : 1 tsp
Fried cashew nuts          : 2 tbsps

Method

Mix both the powders, cardamom powder and fried cashews.
Heat ghee on low flame.
Add the ghee to the powder mixture and take a small quantity from it and roll like a ball.
Repeat the above steps for the remaining mixture.
Store in a air tight container.

Khandvi

Ingredients   

Besan flour    : 1 cup
Yogurt           : 1 cup
Water            : 1 cup
Ginger + Green chilly paste   : 1 tsp
Mustard seeds       : 1 tsp
Sesame seeds        : 1 tbsp
Grated coconut      : 2 tbsps
Turmeric powder
Salt
Asafoetida
Oil
Coriander leaves 

Method

Grease the reverse side of a plate with little oil and keep aside. 
Mix besan, yogurt, water, ginger -green chilly paste, salt and turmeric powder well.
Cook this mixture on low flame stirring continuously till it becomes a smooth batter.
Quickly spread the mixture over the greased plates and let it cool.
When cool, cut into stripes and roll them tightly and arrange them in a plate.
Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan add mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves ,Sesame seeds, when they splutter pour it  over the khandvi pieces. 
Garnish with grated coconut and coriander leaves.
Serve and Enjoy.

Eggless Dates & Walnut cake

Ingredients 

Maida /All Purpose flour   : 11/2 cups
Dates                               : 20 
Walnuts chopped             : 1/4 cup 
Raisins                            :  2 tbsps
Butter                             : 1/2 cup 
Condensed milk             : 1/2 cup 
Baking soda                  : 11/2 tsp 
Baking powder              : 1 tsp 
Water ( for soaking dates ) : 1/2 cup

Method

Preheat oven to 180 C
Soak dates in warm water for 1/2 an hour.
Sift the maida, baking powder and baking soda together for 3 times.
Grind dates to a smooth paste.
In a wide bowl and condensed milk,pureed dates, butter and mix together.
Add flour little at a time and keep mixing.
Make sure there is no lumps.
Fold in the walnuts as well.
Pour the batter into a greased Baking tin/ pan and bake for 40 minutes.
Once done , take the cake out and allow it to stand for few minutes.
Serve and enjoy..

Onion Rava Dosa / Instant karacha Dosa

Ingredients 

Rava  : 1 cup 
Rice flour : 1 cup 
Maida      : 1/2 cup 
Grated ginger  : 1/2 tsp
Chopped onion  : 1/2 cup 
Chopped coconuts  : 2 tbsps 
Chopped green chillies  : 1 tbsp
Cunin seeds       : 1 tbsp
Pepper corns     : 1 tsp 
Coriander leaves 
Curry leaves
Salt 
oil

Method 

Mix all the ingredients well except oil and keep aside for 20 minutes.
Heat a non stick pan, rub some oil , drizzle a ladle of batter on to the hot tawa.
Pour some oil around the corners, let it cook till the edges turn brown.
Flip over and let the other side cook.
Crispy rava dosa is ready.
Serve hot with coconut chutney and Sambar  

Quick Puliyodharai /Tamarind rice / Puli satham without Pulikachal

Ingredients

Tamarind          : Big  lemon size
Raw Rice                 : 1 1/2cups
Salt 
Turmeric powder 


For the Powder 

Coriander seeds      : 3 tbsps 
Red chillies              : 8 nos 
Chana dal                : 1tbsp
Sesame seeds          : 1 tsp 
Fenugreek seeds      : 1/4 tsp 
Pepper corns           : 1/2 tsp

To temper 

Sesame oil    : 3 tbsps 
Mustard seeds  : 1 tbsp
Urad dal       : 1 tsp 
Chana dal      : 1 tsp 
Peanuts         : 2 tbps
Cashewnuts   : 1 tbsp
Red chilly       : 2 
Curry leaves  
Asafoetida  

Method 

Soak tamarind  and extract 4 cups of juice from it.
Pressure cook rice along with 3 cups of tamarind water, turmeric powder and salt till 4 whistles. 
Allow the rice to cool completely in a wide bowl and add 1 tbsp sesame oil to it so that grains will separate.

Dry roast coriander seeds, red chillies,chana dal, fenugreek seeds, sesame seeds, pepper corns to golden brown and powder it.  

Now in a kadai add remaining 2 tbsps oil and add all the ingredients under 'to temper'  in the same order.
Now add the  powdered malala  to the cooled rice and pour the above tempering over it and mix everything thoroughly. 
Adjust the masala powder and salt according to your taste. 
Serve with fried appalam.

Nei Appam / Unniappam / Sweet Appam

Ingredients 

Raw rice      : 1 cup 
Jaggery        : 3/4 cup 
Ripe small bananas  : 2 
Cardamom pods  : 2 
Coconut pieses  : 2 tbsps 
Ghee  

Method 

Wash and soak rice for 2 hours.
Grind the rice to a fine paste without adding water. 
Add powdered jaggery,cardamom pods and grind again. 
Add banana pieces and again grind and let it sit for 1/2 an hour.
Add coconut pieces and mix well.
Heat paniyaram pan,pour ghee in each rounds and let it get heated.
Now pour small ladleful of batter into each rounds and allow the appams to cook.
Turn the appam to cook on the other side till golden brown.
Allow them to drain on a paper towel .
Serve and Enjoy..  

Mysore Bonda /Ulundu Bonda / Urad dal Bonda

Ingredients 

Urad dal     : 1 cup 
Chopped coconut : 2 tbsps
Whole pepper   : 1 tbsp 
Asafotida 
Salt
Oil 
Curry leaves  

Method 

Wash and soak urad dal for 1 hour and grind to a very smooth paste without adding water. 
Add coconut, curry leaves, asafotida and pepper corns to the batter and mix it thoroughly. 
Heat enough oil in pan ,drop a teaspoonful of batter  and fry till golden brown. 
Drain on a paper towel and serve hot with coconut chutney. 

Masala Dal Fry

Ingredients

Toor dal  : 1/2cup
Moongl dal : l/2cup
Masoor Dal : 1 tbsp
Onion chopped : 1/2 cup        
Chopped tomato   : 1/4 cup 
Red chilly powder : 1 tsp 
Garam masala powder 1/2 tsp
Ginger -Garlic paste    : 1/2 tsp 
Green chilly                 : 1  
Jeera/Cumin seeds      : 1tsp
Coriander leaves 
Salt
Ghee  

Method 

Wash & Pressure cook dals with little turmeric powder and keep aside. 
Heat ghee in a kadai ,add jeera and allow it to splutter. 
Add chopped green chilly and onion and fry for few minutes.
Add chopped tomatoes and ginger-ginger paste and fry.
Now add red chilly powder,garam masala powder, salt & mix well.
Add cooked dal and allow it to cook for a while.  
Garnish with coriander leaves.. 
Serve with Jeera rice.. 

 

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Corn & Peas Curry

Ingredients 

Sweet corn        : 2 cups
Green peas        : 1 cup
Chopped onion  : 1/2 cup
Chopped tomato  : 1/2 cup
Green chillies       : 1 tbsp
Ginger-Garlic paste  : 1 tbsp
Red chilly powder   : 1 tsp
Garam masala powder  : 1 tsp
Coriander powder        : 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds              : 1 tsp
Coriander leaves
Salt
Oil

Method 

Heat oil in pan,add jeera.
Add chopped onion, green chillies and fry.
Add tomatoes, salt and saute.
Put ginger - garlic paste and stir for few minutes.
Add corn and peas and cook for few minutes with little water.
 Now add all the spice powders , mix well and cover and cook until done.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with any type of rotis.

Eggless Pumpkin Flax seed Bread

Ingredients 

Maida /All purpose Flour      : 11/2 cups
Chopped Pumpkin                : 2 cups
Flax seed meal                      : 1 tbsp
Water                                   : 3 tbsps
Sugar                                    : 3/4 cup
Cinnamon powder                 : 1/4 tsp
Ginger powder                      : 1/4 tsp
Baking powder                      : 1/2 tsp
Baking soda                           : 1/2 tsp
Oil                                         : 1/2 cup
Salt

Method 

Preheat oven for 10 minutes .
Cook pumpkin pieces in little water and grind to a smooth paste.
Mix flax seed meal and water and set aside.
Combine flax seed mixture, pumpkin puree, oil and mix well.
Add sugar to it and mix well.
In a large bowl mix together flour, salt, baking powder,baking soda, ginger powder and cinnamon powder.
Now add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and fold in gently without lumps.
Transfer to a greased loaf pan and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let it cool on a wire rack.
Slice and serve.

 

Navratri Recipes

Here is a list of Some Navratri /Navaratri Recipes..  

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Sarkarai Pongal 

Paasi Parupu Sundal   

Poha/Aval Vadai 

AkkaraVadisal 

Sooyan 

Thayir Vadai/Dahi vada 

Asoka Halwa/Moongdal Halwa  

Microwave 5 in 1 Halwa 

Barley Payasam

Paasi parupu Sundal /Moongdal Sundal

Ingredients

Moongdal         : 1 cup
Grated coconut : 1/2 cup
Green chillies    : 2 nos
Grated ginger    : 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds
Urad dal
Curry leaves
Salt
Asafoetida
Oil

Method

Soak moongdal for 1 hour.
Cook them with little water.Add salt to it while boiling.
You need to be able to mash them with your fingers. It is enough to cook.
Heat oil in a kadai,add mustard seeds, urad dal and curry leaves.
When mustard start to crackle,add chopped green chillies,curry leaves,ginger and asafoetida.
Now add cooked moong dal and mix well.
Finally add grated coconut and stir for few minutes.
Serve..

Simple Mixed Vegetable Sabzi.

Ingredients

Chopped potato     : 1/2 cup
Chopped Carrot  : 1/2 cup 
Cauliflower          : 1/2 cup
Baby corn            : 1/4 cup
Green peas           : 1/4 cup
Sweet corn           : 1/4 cup
Chopped Onion     : 1/2 cup
Tomato             : 2 nos
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

Cook the vegetable until tender.
Mix chilly powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, ginger- garlic paste, salt , green chilly, chopped tomatoes with curd .
Add cooked vegetables 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.. 

Filter Coffee

Ingredients

Coffee powder    : 2 tbsps
Water                 : 3/4 cup
Milk                    : 1 cup
Sugar                  : 1 tsp

Method

Add coffee powder to the upper container of the coffee filter.
Allow water to boil.
Add hot water to the filter and close immediately.
Wait for 5 minutes and allow dicoction to drip in lower container..
Now the decoction is ready to use.
Boil milk.
Pour little decoction in a serving tumbler, add milk and sugar.
Serve hot and frothy...

Bonda Soup

Ingredients for Bonda

Urad dal   : 1 cup
Finely chopped coconut : 2 tbsp
Chopped green chilles    : 1 tbsp
Salt
Curry leaves
Asafoetida

Method

Soak dal for 1 hour and grind to a very smooth paste  without adding water.
Add salt, curry leaves, coconut pieces,green chilly, asafoetida and mix well.
Heat oil , Take about lime size of the batter and put it in the oil and fry till golden brown.
Keep it aside.

For soup Ingredients

Toor dal    ; 1/2 cup
Green chillies  : 4
Grated ginger : 1 tsp
Turmeric powder
Salt
Coriander leaves
Lemon juice
Ghee
Mustard seeds


Method

Pressure cook  dal along with turmeric and mash it well
Heat 1 tsp ghee in a pan , add mustard seeds, green chillies, grated ginger.
Now add cooked dal ,1cup water and  let it boil.
Add salt to it.
Finally add coriander leaves and remove from flame.
Add lemon juice and mix well.
While serving take the hot soup in a bowl and add the fried bondas.
Serve hot...

Adai Dosa ( mixed Lentil Crepes)

Ingredients

Idly Rice       : 1 cup
Toor dal        : 1/2 cup
Chana dal     : 1/4 cup
Urad dal       : 1/4 cup
Moong dal    : 1/4 cup
Small onion   : 1/4 cup
Cococnut      : 1/2 cup
Red chilly      : 5 nos
Ginger           : a small piece
Asafotida
Salt
Curry leaves
Oil

Method

Soak rice and dals separately for 3 hours.
Grind rice and dals together along with chopped onion, salt, red chillies,ginger to a smooth paste.
Add grated coconut, curry leaves, asafoetida to the batter and mix well.
Heat a tawa , spread a ladle full of batter and make a dosa.
Pour oil along the edges and some in the middle too.
Flip over and cook the other side for few minutes.
When both sides are done take it out from the fire and serve hot with any chutney.

Check these too..

Dal Adai  
Flax seed & Oats adai with Cracked Wheat 
Oats Adai 
 

Eggless Marble Cake

Ingredients  

All purpose Flour/ Maida    : 1 cup
Butter                                 : 1 cup
Condensed Milk                 : 1 cup
Baking powder                   : 1 tsp
Baking soda                          : 1 tsp
Vanilla essense                    : 1 tsp
Cocoa powder                       : 3 tbsps
Salt                                       : a pinch

Method 

Preheat oven to 200 C for 10 minutes.
Sieve Maida, Baking powder and Baking soda together.
In a large bowl add butter,condensed milk, vanilla essense and mix well.
Add flour little at a time and keep mixing.
Make sure there is no lumps.
Pour 1/2 amount of batter into the greased baking tin.
Add cocoa powder to the remaining batter and gently mix.
Pour the cocoa mixture over it and briefly swirl the mixture together with a fork to get a marble effect.
Bake fro 40 minutes.
Cool the cake on a wire rack.. 
Serve.. 

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Chana Biryani / Chana Pulao

Ingredients 

Cooked Basmati  Rice              : 2 cups
Cooked chana            : 1 cup
Chopped onion             : 1/2 cup
Chopped tomatoes        : 1/4 cup
Curd ( yogurt)               : 2 tbsps
Green chillies                : 2 
Red chilly Powder        : 1 tsp
Coriander powder        : 1 tsp 
Ginger - garlic paste     : 1 tsp 

Garam masala powder  : 1 tsp
Cinnamon
Cardamom
Cloves
Oil
Salt
Coriander leaves
Mint leaves

Method 

Heat oil in a pan add cinnamon, cardamom. cloves one by one. 
Then add chopped onions, chopped green chillies and fry well.
Now add chopped tomatoes and ginger- garlic paste and stir well.
Put red chilly powder, coriander powder,garam masala powder and salt mix well. 
Now add curd and mix .
Add cooked chana and stir...
Close the lid and let it cook.
Add cooked rice and mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves and mint leaves. 
Serve with any raita...