Ingredients
Raw flour : 1 cup
Grated jaggery : 1 cup
Grated coconut : 1/4 cup
Cardamom powder
Ghee : 2 tbsps
Salt - a pinch
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Cashewnuts
Method
Dry roast rice flour for few minutes.
Add turmeric powder,salt to it,mix well and let it cool.
Sprinkle some warm water little by little and mix well.
Steam cook the flour for 20 minutes.
Dissolve jaggery in 1/4 cup water and drain it and bring to boil.
Take a little water in a cup, add few drops of jaggery syrup.
If you could able to make it a hard ball,that is the required consistency.
Switch off the flame .
Spread the steamed rice mixture in a wide plate,add grated coconut,cardamom powder and mix well.
Add the jaggery syrup to this and mix well.
Fry cashewnuts in ghee and add it to the puttu and mix well.
Serve and Enjoy.,,:)
Ingredients
Raw rice : 1 cup
Moong dal : 1 tbsp
Milk : 2 cups
Kalkandu :2 cups
Saffron
Cashewnuts
Cardamom powder
Ghee 3 tbsps
Method
Soak saffron in milk.
Wash rice and dal and pressure cook them with 2 cups milk + 2 cups water for 5 whistles.
Take out and mash the cooked rice well.
Add kalkandu ,saffron with milk,2 tbsps ghee and cook on low flame for 5 to 10 minutes.
Add cardamom powder and mix well.
Heat remaining ghee, fry cashewnuts and add it to the rice mixture and mix everything well.
Serve hot..
Ingredients
Water : 1 cup
Tea bag : 1
Sugar : 1 tsp
Lemon juice : less than 1/4 tsp
Method
Bring water to boil.
Dip tea bag till water is transparent brown in colour.
Add sugar and lemon juice and stir well.
Serve hot.
Ingredients
Rajma : 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
Wash & soak rajma overnight.
Pressure cook it with little salt for 5 whistles.
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 rajma,salt and mix well.
Finally add grated coconut and stir for few minutes.
Serve..
Ingredients
Basmati rice : 1 cup
Chopped apple : 1/2 cup
Cashewnuts
Shahi jeera
Bay leaf
Cinnaon stick
Cloves
Nutmeg powder
Salt
Ghee
Method
Wash and soak rice for 10 minutes.
Heat 2 tsp ghee in a pan,add shahi jeera,bay leaves, cinnamon stick,cloves and saute for a minute.
Add soaked rice in it and stir.
Add 1 1/2 cup water,salt to it and mix and let it cook on low flame.
Once done switch off the flame ,add nutmeg powder ,chopped apples,mint leaves and gently mix.
Fry cashewnuts in little ghee and add it to the rice.
Serve hot with peas curry.
Ingredients
Oats : 1 cup
Cooked & mashed potato : 1/4 cup
Red chilly powder : 3/4 tsp
Pav bhaji masala : 3/4 tsp
Cumin powder : 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves
Salt
Oil for shallow frying
Method
Dry roast oats and grind into coarse powder.
Mix with mashed potato and add red chilly powder,pav bhaji masala,cumin powder,salt,coriander leaves to it .
Divide the mixture into 10 - 12 equal portions,and shape them into round.
Heat a tawa and shallow fry it with little oil.
Serve hot with tomato ketch up.
Ingredients
Small onions : 1 cup
Garlic pods : 3
Red chilly : 7
Tamarind : 1 pinch
Salt
Oil
Method
Heat 1 tsp oil in a kadai,add red chillies,onions,garlic pods,tamarind and fry till raw smell goes off.
Remove from fire and let it cool.
Grind the mixture with salt to a smooth paste.
Serve with hot and crispy dosa..
Ingredients
Broken wheat : 1 cup
Moong dal : 3/4 cup
Red chilly : 4
Green chilly : 4
Grated ginger : a pinch
Chopped onion : 2 tbsps
Curry leaves
Salt
Oil
Method
Soak cracked wheat & moong dal seperately for 1 hour.
Grind dal,craked wheat,red chillies,green chillies.salt,grated ginger to a smooth batter.
Add onion and curry leaves to the batter and mix well
Heat a tawa,take the batter in a laddle,spread it into a thin circle.
Add oil,flip to other side and cook for few minutes.
Serve hot with any chutney.
Ingredients
Chopped carrot : 1 cup
Frozen green peas : 1/4 cup
Grated coconut : 2 tbsp
Oil : 1 tsp
Mustard seeds
Urad dal
Red chilly 1
Green chilly 1
Curry leaves
Salt
Method
Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds,when they splutter ,add urad dal,broken red chilly,chopped green chilly ,curry leaves and fry.
Add carrot ,peas,salt and sprinkle some water,cover and let it cook on low flame.
Once cooked add grated coconut,mix well and remove from fire.
Serve hot..
Ingredients
Basmati Rice : 1 cup
Water : 1 1/4 cup
Green cardamom : 2
Cinnamon stick : 1
Cloves : 3
Pepper corns : 1/2 tsp
Ghee : 2 tsp
Bay leaves
Mint leaves
Coriander leaves
Method
Wash & soak rice for 20 minutes.
Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed pan,add bay leaves,pepper corns,cinnamon stick,Cardamom,cloves and fry for few minutes.
Add soaked rice and fry.
Add water, salt and mix well,close the lid and let it cook on low flame.
Simple & quick garam masala rice is ready.
Garnish with mint leaves..
Serve hot with any side dish of your choice..
Ingredients
Toor dal : 1 cup
pepper corns : 1 tsp
Red chilly : 2
Salt
Asafoetida
Method
Dry roast toor dal to golden brown colour.
Dry roast red chilly & pepper corns seperately .
Allow them to cool.
Blend dal,roasted pepper & chilly,salt,asafoetida to a coarse powder.
Store it in a air tight container.
Serve with hot rice & gingelly oil / ghee.
Ingredients
Raw bananas : 2
Salt
oil
Pepper powder
Method
Peel off the skin from bananas and keep it in water.
Heat oil in a pan,slice the bananas into the oil directly.
Mix salt and 1 tbsp water and add it to the oil.
Once done,remove from oil and drain on kitchen paper towels.
Sprinkle freshly ground black pepper powder over the chips,mix well and serve..
Ingredients
Moong dal : 1 cup
Drumsticks : 5 nos
Salt
To Grind
Coconut : 2 tbsps
Green chillies : 4
Jeera : 1/4 tsp
Rice : 1/4 tsp
To Temper
Coconut oil : 1 tsp
Mustard seeds
Urad dal
Jeera
Curry leaves
Red chilly : 1
Method
Soak moong dal for 20 minutes.
Chop drumstick into medium size pieces and cook along with moong dal with salt.
Grind coconut ,green chillies,jeera,rice to a smooth paste.
To the cooked drumstick and dal mixture add the ground paste and mix well.
Bring it to boil for few minutes.
Switch off the fire and temper with the given Ingredients.
Serve with Hot tomato rasam ..
Ingredients
Milk : 1/2 ltr
Curd : 1/2 tsp
Method
Bring milk to a boil.
Remove from fire,transfer to a container and allow it to cool.
When milk is lukewarm,add curd to the milk and mix well.
Cover the container and allow it to set for 6 hours.
Curd / Yogurt is now ready to serve.
Ingredients
Rava/Sooji/Semolina : 1 cup
Water : 2cups
Chopped onion : 2 tbsps
Green chillies : 4
Red chilly : 1
Curry leaves
Salt
Mustard seeds
Urad dal
Chana dal
Oil
Method
Dry roast rava in a pan for few minutes and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter.
Add urad dal,channa dal and fry.
Put chopped green chillies,broken red chilly, curry leaves and fry.
Add chopped onion to it and stir.
Now add 2 cups of water and salt to it and bring to boil.
Add the roasted rava slowly,a little at a time,stir continuously to avoid forming lumps.
Close the lid and let it cook on medium flame till done.
Serve hot with coconut chutney..
Ingredients
Cooked Basmati Rice : 1 cup
Grated carrot : 1/2 cup
Chopped capsicum : 1/4 cup
Coriander seeds : 1 tsp
Chana dal : 1/2 tsp
Red chillies : 4
Cloves : 2
Cardamom : 1
Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp
Oil
Salt
Coriander leaves
Method
Dry roast coriander seeds,chana dal,red chillies,cloves ,cardamom for few minutes,cool down and powder it.
Heat oil in a pan,fry cumin seeds .
Add grated carrot and stir.
Put chopped capsicum to it and fry.
Add salt and mix.
Add the powdered masala,cooked rice and mix everything well.
Remove from fire and serve Hot with Cucumber raita.
Ingredients
Drumstick Leaves : 1 cup ( Remove the leaves from stem,wash & keep aside)
Boiled rice - 1 1/4 cup
Toor dal - 3/4 cup
Channa dal - 1/2 cup
Urad dal - 1 tbsp
Red chillies - 8
Onion - 2
Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
Salt
Curry leaves
Oil
Method
Wash and Soak rice and dal separately and grind together coarsely with salt and red chillies.
Add grated Coconut, chopped onion and curry leaves.
Add drumstick leaves now 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 with any side dishes like butter, jaggery, avial or idly milagai podi.
Ingredients
Idlis : 10 ( Recipe Here)
Chopped Onion ; 1/2 cup
Chopped Green chillies : 2 tbsps
Turmeric powder
Salt
Oil
Asafoetida
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds
Urad dal
Method
Crumble the idlis and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan,add mustard seeds.
When they crackle,add urad dal,green chillies,curry leaves and fry till they become golden brown.
Add chopped onion ,turmeric powder and fry for few minutes.
Put crumbled idlis now ,add little salt to it and mix everything well.
Cook for few minutes and remove from fire..
Serve hot...:)
