Falafel

Ingredients

Soaked chickpeas   : 1 cup
Chopped onion      : 1/2 cup
Chopped garlic       : 1 tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves  : 1/2 cup
Pepper powder     : 1 tsp
Rice flour             : 1 tbsp
Jeera powder        : 1 tsp
Salt
Oil

Method

Grind soaked chick peas, onion, garlic, rice flour and coriander leaves to a coarse paste.
Add pepper powder, jeera powder and salt to the paste and mix well.
Heat oil in kadai ,make lemon size ball from the mixture and fry into the hot oil till golden brown.
Serve with any sauce .

Chilli Idly

 

Sending this to PJ'S Scrumptious delights from leftovers Event

Ingredients

Left over Idlis    : 5

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.
Cut the idlis into pieces and keep aside..
Now heat oil in a pan and add ginger - garlic paste and stir well.
Add tomato puree ( with masala powders) ,soya sauce and salt.
Now add chopped idlis and mix well till the masalas and idlis are mixed together.
Add Onion and capsicum and mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve with any raita.

Crispy Coconut Milk Dosa (Simple Method)

Ingredients

Rice flour    : 1 cup
Coconut milk : 1 cup
Salt
Oil

Method

Mix all ingrdients well except oil and keep aside for 10 mins.
Heat a non-stick pan , rub lightly with oil, pout the batter to the hot pan like rava dosa.
Drizzle some oil and let it cook till the edges turn brown.
Flip over and let the other side cook.
Crispy coconut milk dosa ready .
Serve hot with tomato chutney.

Republic Day Special

Ingredients

Carrot pulao : 1  cup ( Recipe here )
Mint  pulao  : 1 cup  ( Recipe here ) 

Ingredients for cabbage pulao

Cooked rice       : 1 cup
Grated cabbage  : 3/4 cup
Chopped onion  : 1/2 cup
Green chilly        : 2
Ginger - garlic paste  : 1 tsp
Cinnamon
Cardamom
Cloves
Salt
Oil

Method

Heat oil in a pan ,add cinnamon,cardamom , cloves and chopped green chillies one by one.
Add chopped onion and fry for few mins.
Add grated cabbage, ginger-garlic paste ,salt and mix well and fry till cabbage is half cooked.
Add cooked rice and stir gently to mix well.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
In a wide plate arrange carrot pulao on the top, cabbage pulao in the middle and mint pulao in the bottom.
Serve with any raita.