Mint Paratha / Pudina Paratha

Ingredients 

Wheat flour      : 1 cup
Chopped mint leaves  : 11/2 cup
Ginger + Green chilly paste  : 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds             : 1/4 tsp
Lemon juice              : 1/4 tsp
Salt
Oil 

Method

Mix everything except oil.
Using water make a dough.
Cover & keep aside for an hour.
Divide the dough into equal balls & roll it into a circle. 
Heat a tawa & rub it with little oil.
Cook the parathas on medium flame.
When cooked on one side flip to other side and apply little oil.
Serve with any side dish.. 
I Served with Green gram dal Sabji,Cucumber Salad & with Brinjal stir fry.

Masala Dosa with Potato Filling

Ingredients 


Idly / Dosa Batter   : 2 cups
Boiled & Mashed potato    : 3 nos 
Cooked green peas    : 2 tbsps
Chopped onion   : 1/2 cup
Green chillies       : 3
Mustard 
Salt
Oil
Grated ginger     : 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves

Method

Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds and allow them to pop.
Add chopped green chillies,grated ginger and onion,turmeric powder,fry till onions are slightly golden in colour.
Add potato, salt,green peas and mix everything well.
Cook for 5 minutes,add coriander leaves and keep aside.

Making the Dosa


Heat a Tawa ,spread one ladle of dosa batter evenly.
Apply ghee or oil around the edges and Wait for few minutes ..
Spread 2 tbsps of potato filling and fold the dosa .
Now the dosa is ready to be served...  

Serve hot with Chutney & Sambar....

Kothu Parotta

Ingredients

Plain Parotta   : 4
Choped onion  : 1/2 cup
Chopped tomato  : 1/4 cup
Ginger - Garlic paste   : 1 tsp 
Green Peas / Chana ( cooked) : 1/2 cup
Red chilly powder       : 1 tsp
Garam masala powder  : 3/4 tsp
Green chillies                 : 2
Turmeric powder
Salt
Oil
Coriander leaves

Method

Cut each parotta into thin pieces and keep aside.
Heat 2 tbsps oil in a kadai add chopped onion, chopped green chillies and fry.
Put ginger - garlic paste and stir.
Add chopped tomatoes,cooked channa and mix.
Add red chilly powder,turmeric powder,garam masala powder, salt and mix everything well.
let it cook on low flame for few minutes.
Now add the chopped parotta pieces,mix them all well.
Fry for 5 minutes.
Add coriander leaves and Serve Hot with any kurma or raita.
Enjoy..

Lemon Sambar / Pacha Sambar

Ingredients 

Toor dal (cooked)    : 1 cup

Green chillies           : 4 nos         

Asafoetida  Turmeric powder

Lemon juice               : 1 tbsp

Tomato                       : 1/4 cup

Chopped drumsticks  : 5 nos

Salt

oil 

Mustard seeds

Coriander leaves  

Method

Cook Drumsticks & Chopped Tomatoes in 1/2 cup water.

Add salt,green chillies,asafoetida.turmeric powder to it and let it boil.

Add cooked toor dal and mix.

Heat a pan add 1 tsp oil to it.

Add mustard seeds,curry leaves and Cook and add broken 1 red chilly.

Pour the seasoning over the sambar and switch off the flame.

Add lemon juice and mix.

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve hot with rice..Enjoy.. 

How to make Soft & Spongy Idly with Step by Step Pictures

Ingredients

Idly Rice   : 4 cups
Urad dal   : 1 cup
Fenugreek seeds  : 1 tsp
Salt

Method

Wash & Soak urad dal & rice for 4 hours.
Add fenugreek seeds to the urad dal.

Add the urad dal & fenugreek mixture to the blender with little water  & grind for 45 minutes. 

Take it out in a bowl. 

Next add the rice to the blender & grind.Make a paste adding little water at a time.. 

Remove & add this rice mixture to the urad dal paste. Add salt & mix well  

Keep aside & let the batter rest for minimum 8 hours or overnight.

Next morning the batter would have raised well?Can you see the fermented batter? 

Grease Idli mould with little oil.

Mix the batter well & pour a ladle of batter in the greased mould.  

Steam cook for 10 minutes. 

After 2 minutes,remove the plates & keep aside to cool.Scoop the idly out .. 

Spongy,Moist & soft Idlies are Ready now...

Serve Hot with Coconut chutney,Tiffin Sambar & Idly milagai Podi...

Enjoy :):)

Cinnamon Ginger Tea

Ingredients

Milk         : 1 cup
Cinnamon stick   : 1 
Grated ginger    : 1/4 tsp
Tea  Powder     :  11/2 tsp
Sugar                :  1 tsp

Method

Boil mink,tea powder,sugar,cinnamon stick,grated ginger.
Let it boil on low flame for sometime.
Filter it.
Hot & spicy cinnamon ginger tea is now ready.

Sambar Idly / Mini Idly with Sambar / Mini Sambar Idly

Ingredients 

Idly Batter     ; 1 cup 
Tiffin sambar   : Recipe Here 
Ghee 

Method

Grease mini idli mould with little oil,pour idly batter in each holes with a spoon.
Steam it for 10 minutes.
Remove the idlies from mould and keep aside.
Take a serving bowl,pour sambar to it.
Add the mini idlies to the sambar.
Add 1/2 tsp ghee on the top.
Serve hot.

 

Onion Uthappam

Ingredients 

Idly Batter        : 1 cup
Finely chopped onion   : 1 cup
Chopped green chilly   : 1 tbsp
Curry leaves
Coriander leaves
Oil 

Method

In a bowl mix onion,curry leaves,green chilly,coriander leaves and keep aside.
Heat a dosa tawa,Pour a laddle of batter ,slightly spread it to form a thick dosa.
Sprinkle 4 tbsps of onion mixture all over the dosa,apply 1 tsp oil around the dosa and cover it.
Flip to other side,drizzle som oil again,once done remove from tawa.
Serve hot with coconut chutey..

Bread Bajji /Bread Pakoda

Ingredients 

Bread slices            : 6
Besan flour             : 1 cup
Rice flour                : 1 tbsp
Red chilly powder   : 1 tsp
Asafoetida              : 1/4 tsp
Salt 
Oil 

Method

Remove  the edges of the bread and cut into triangles.
Mix besan flour,rice flour,salt ,asafoetida,red chilly powder and make a semi thick batter using water.
Heat oil in a pan,dip the bread slices in the batter and immediately put it in the hot oil.
Fry till golden brown.
Serve hot.

 

Green Peas Sandwich

Ingredients 

Homemade Wheat  Bread slices    :  6 
Green peas                                   : 1/2 cup ( boiled)
 Chopped onion                            : 2 tbsps
Red chilly powder                         : 1/2 tsp
Chat masala powder                     : 1/2 tsp
Chopped Tomato                         : 2 tbsps
Salt
Oil 
Butter 

Method

Heat oil,add chopped onion and fry.
Add tomatoes and salt to it and stir. 
Add cooked peas,red chilly powder,chat masala powder and cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Spread the mixture on a Homemade Wheat Bread Slice evenly,cover with another bread.
Toast it in a sandwich maker or in a tawa.
Cut into 2 and serve with tomato sauce.

Poondu Rasam / Garlic Rasam

Ingredients 

Tomato              : 1 
Chopped Tomato : 1 ( both)
Tamarind water  : 1/2 cup
Pepper               : 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds       : 1/2 tsp
Red chilly            : 2
Garlic pods         : 10 
Turmeric powder
Mustard seeds
Salt
Oil
Asafoetida
Curry leaves

Method

Grind together pepper and cumin seeds finely.
Add garlic pods and 1 tomato to it and grind.
Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds,curry leaves and broken red chillies and fry.
Pour the tomato mixture ,tamarind water , chopped tomato,turmeric powder,salt to it and bring that to boil.
Turn it off when it is about to boil.
Garnish with coriander leaves . 
Serve hot with rice....