Instant Bhatura with Soda Water

Ingredients

All purpose flour / maida                     : 1 cup 
Sooji / Rava                                          : 1tsp
Soda water                                            : 1/4 cup
Baking soda                                          : a pinch
Sugar                                                     : 1/2tsp
Salt
Oil

Method

In a wide bowl add maida, rava , baking soda , salt ,sugar and mix well.
Add soda water and knead well. 

Add 1 or 2 tbsps of soda water if needed.
Cover it with a wet cloth and keep aside for 15 to 20 minutes.
Heat oil in a frying pan / Kadai.
Divide the dough into lemon sized balls, roll it.
When the oil is hot, gently slip one bhatura into it and fry till golden brown in colour.
Serve hot with Quick Green Peas Curry made with Besan flour

Aravanai Payasam / Nei payasam / அரவணை பாயசம்

Ingredients

Raw rice                      : 1/4 cup
Jaggery                        : 3/4 cup
Coconut  pieces           : 1 1/2 tbsp
Ghee                            : 3 tbsps
Nutmeg powder           : a pinch
Dry ginger powder      : a pinch

Method

Wash and soak rice in  water for 10 minutes.
Strain and pressure cook the rice with 3/4 of water for 4 whistles.
Powder the jaggery ,add 1 1/2 cups of water and bring it to a boil.
Strain it for impurities.
Heat a heavy bottom pan ,add jaggery water and let it boil on medium flame till it becomes thick .
Add the cooked rice to the jaggery syrup , mix well.
Add 1 tbsp ghee and let it boil on low flame for 5 minutes.
Add  , nutmeg powder , dry ginger powder , 1 tbsp ghee and mix well.
When the payasam starts leaving the sides , switch off the flame.
Heat 1 tbsp ghee , fry coconut pieces till golden brown and add  it  the payasam , mix well .
Serve hot
Enjoy....

Iskcon style Khichdi / Khichuri

Ingredients

Raw rice                  : 1 cup
Green moong  dal   : 1/2 cup
Black urad dal        : 1/4 cup
Cumin seeds           : 1 tsp
Pepper                     : 1/4 tsp
Grated ginger          : a pinch
Asafoetida                 ; a pinch
Curry leaves
Ghee
Salt

Method

Wash & pressure cook the dal and rice with 4.5 cups for 5 whistles.
Add required salt to the rice - dal mixture and mix.
Heat 3 tbsps ghee in a pan , add whole pepper , cumin seeds , grated ginger , curry leaves and asafoetida and fry.
Pour these over the rice mixture and mix.
Serve hot 

Lemon Dal / Nimmakaya pappu

Ingredients

Toor dal               ; 1/4 cup
Lemon juice         : 1 1/2 tsp
Green chilly         : 1
Red chilly            :1
Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves
Salt
Asafoetida
Oil 

Method

Wash and pressure cook the toor dal with 3/4 cup water and turmeric powder till 4 whistles.
Let it cool , remove from cooker  and mash it well.
Add lemon juice , salt to the dal and mix.
Heat oil in a small pan , add mustard seeds , chopped reen chilly , red chilly , asafoetida , curry leaves and let them splutter.
Add this to the dal , mix well and serve with hot rice.

Capsicum Paruppu Usili

Ingredients

Toor dal                               - 1 cup

Bengal gram dal                  -  3/4 cup 

Chopped green capsicum    - 1 cup
Green chillies                      - 5
Red chillies                          - 3
Salt
Asafotida
Oil
Mustard
Curry leaves
Turmeric powder

Method

Soak toor dal & bengal gram dal for 2 hours.
Drain and grind coarsely with green chillies, 2 red chillies and salt.
Steam cook the ground dal or microwave it for 5 mins and crumble it with hands without any lumps.
Heat oil in a kadai then put mustard ,curry leaves, red chilli, and asafoetida.

Add chopped capsicum , little salt  and fry.
Then add crumbled dal and mix.

Let it cook for few minutes and remove from flame.
Serve hot .

Chow chow stir fry / Chayote Poriyal / சௌ சௌ கறி / சௌ சௌ பொரியல்

Ingredients

Chow chow / Chayote ( chopped) - 1 cup

Coconut - 1/4 cup

Red chilly - 2
Salt
Oil
Curry leaves
Urad dal

Method

Peel and cut chow chow to medium sized pieces.

Heat oil in a pan, season with mustard, urad dal, red chillies and curry leaves.
Add chopped chow chow , mix well.
Add salt,a pinch sugar and  2 1tbsp water.
When chow chow cooked add coconut.
Remove from flame and serve hot...

Classic combo 31

Peas paratha recipe  - Click here  
Quick vegetable rice  - Click here  

Vegetable Macaroni

Ingredients

Macaroni                            : 2 cups
Grated cabbage                  : 1 cup
Chopped carrot                  : 1/2 cup
Chopped onion                  : 1/4 cup
Green peas                         : 1/4 cup
White pepper powder         : 1/2 tsp
Soya sauce                         : 1 tbsp
Chopped garlic                  : 1 tbsp
Spring onion                      : 2 tbsps
Salt
Oil

Method

Boil 4 cups water in a wide pan.Add macaroni and salt into the boiling water and cook for 10 minutes.

keep stirring constantly..

Strain it and run cold water over the macaroni to cool it completely

Heat oil in a pan , add chopped garlic and fry.

Add chopped onion ,

Cabbage, 

Carrot ,

green peas, 

and mix everything well.

Add soya sauce,

salt and mix well.

Add macaroni now and mix.

Add white pepper powder and mix.

Finally add chopped spring onion , mix well and cook for few minutes.

Now hot vegetable macaroni is ready... Enjoy

Classic combo

Simple and quick sambar sadam recipe 

Potato fry recipe 

Rasgulla recipe 

Curd rice recipe  

Samba sadham and Kathirikai Gothsu - Classic Combo

Samba sadham and Kathirikai Gothsu 

Kathirikai Gothsu recipe 

Samba Sadam recipe 

Classic Combo

Temple Puliyodharai / கோயில் புளியோதரை  

Sarkarai Pongal 

Ulundu Vadai / Medhu Vadai / உளுந்து வடை

Curd rice 

Sundal 

Lemon Rasam without tomato

Ingredients

Cooked toor dal                 ; 2 tbsp
Lemon  juice                      : 1 1/2 tbsp
Green chilly                       : 3
Red chilly                           : 1
Chopped ginger                  : 1/4 tsp 
Mustard seeds 
Cumin seeds
Salt
Turmeric powder
Coriander leaves
Ghee
Curry leaves

Method

Take 1 cup water , add turmeric powder, chopped ginger , slitted green chilly , salt and allow it to boil in low flame.
After 5 to 10  minutes, add cooked dal,1 cup water, mix and let it boil for a minute.
Finally  add lemon juice, coriander leaves , mix and  remove from flame.
Heat 1tbsp ghee in a small pan , splutter mustard seeds.
Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, broken red chilly and fry for a minute.
Pour it over the rasam.
Serve hot..                            : 

Mint & Coriander Rice - Aadi 18 special

Ingredients

Cooked rice               : 1 cup
Mint  leaves         : 1 cup
Coriander leaves  : 1 cup
Green chillies       : 2
Grated ginger       : a pinch
Lemon juice         ; 1/4 tsp 
Cumin seeds         : 1/4 tsp
Salt
Ghee                    

Method

Grind mint leaves , coriander leaves , lemon juice, green chillies ginger to a smooth paste.
Heat ghee in a pan, fry cumin seeds.
Add the paste to the pan , reduce the flame, add required salt , and mix well.
Cook the paste till the ghee separates.
Remove from flame.
Now add the cooked rice to it and mix well.
Add little ghee / gingelly oil , mix gently .
Let it sit for 1/2 an hour and serve.
Enjoy 

Samai adai / Little millets adai

Ingredients 

Samai arisi / Little Millet  -  1 cup

Toor dal         - 1/2  cup

Channa dal    - 1/2  cup

Urad dal        - 1 tbsp

Red chillies    - 8

Onion            - 2

Grated Coconut         - 1/2 cup

Salt

Curry leaves 

Asafoetida

Oil  

Method

Wash and Soak samai arisi / little millet and dals separately and grind together coarsely with salt and red chillies. 

Add grated Coconut, chopped onion and curry leaves,asafoetida and mix everything well.

Heat dosa tawa, pour 1 ladle of batter and spread as round. 

Put oil on sides and cook both sides till crispy.  

Serve hot with coconut chutney..