Moong Dal, Cucumber, Pomegranate Salad

Ingredients :

Soaked moong dal - 1 fistful
Chopped cucumber 1/2 cup
Pomegranate -1 fistful
Salt
Lemon juice
Coriander leaves.

Method :

In a bowl add all the ingredients , mix well & serve immediately 

  

Puffed Poori & Potato Bhaji

Ingredients  :

Wheat flour 1 cup
Maida 1 tbsp ( Optional )
Salt
Oil
Water 

Method :

In a large bowl add wheat flour, maida, salt , now add water little by little to form a dough.

Dough should be little stiff & hard.

Roll the dough  into small circles  & deep fry it :)

Note :

Roll the dough little thick which will make pooris to puff perfectly :)


For Potato Bhaji

Potato 4 medium size
Onion  2 large
Green chilles 1
Curry Leaves - few
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Urdal 1/2 tsp
Jeera 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Ginger 1 inch finely chopped 
Coriander leaves - 2 tsp 
Oil
Salt
Water.

Method :

Pressure cook potatoes for  2-3 whistles, once pressure released completely chop them in cubes.

In a pan heat oil season it with, musturd, urdal, jeera, chopped green chilles, ginger & curry leaves, now add chopped onion, fry till it turn transparent.

Now add salt & haldi powder, mix well, now add boiled potatoes , little water & cook it covered.

Finally garnsih with coriander leaves 

Carrot Ground Nut Salad

Ingredients :

Grated carrot -2
Chopped onion 1
Ground nut - 1 fistful
Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tsp
Grated coconut 2 tsp ( optional )
Lime Juice 1 tsp

Method :

Soak ground nut in cup of water for 30 minutes.

Now in a bowl add grated coconut, chopped onion, soaked ground nut, & salt mix well.

Finally garnish with grated coconut, chopped coriander leaves & squeeze lime juice 

Serve immediately :)  

Urdal , Rice Dosa

Ingredients :

Urdal / split black gram - 1 cup
Dosa rice - 2 cups 
Salt
Oil for preparing dosa.


Method :

Soak urdal for & dosa rice separately  in enough water  for 4 hours.

Grind urdal and rice separately. ( First grind urdal and in the same jar grind rice )

Mix both the batter, add salt & allow it for fermentation overnite.

Next day heat tawa, add little oil and spread it over the tawa, add laddel ful of batter & spread it in circular motion, add fry it both the sides.

Relish with your favourite dip :) 

Alsande Upakri ( Long Beans Stir Fry )

Ingredients :

Chopped long beans 1 cup
Salt for taste 

Seasoning items 

Oil
Mustard seeds
Urdal
Red chillies 2-3

Garnishing

Grated coconut 

Method :

In pan do the seasoning with seasoning items.

Now add chopped long beans, salt, water & cook it covered until done

Garnish with grated coconut.

Serve hot with rice or roti :)

Surna Sukkhe ( Yam Dry Curry )

One of the yummiest Udupi Brahmin's Delicacy, which is normally served during wedding and other functions. Tastes heavenly with rice & rasam :) Got this recipe from one of the food group which I follow :)


  Ingredients :

Surnu / Indain Yam 250 gms

For the masala :

Grated coconut 1 cup
Musturd seeds 2 tbsp
Roasted red chillies 4-5

Seasoning : 

Oil
Mustard seeds 
Urdal
Curry leaves
Turmeric powder
Asafoetida

Jaggery 2 tsp


Method :

Cook yam in little water along with salt ( Make sure not to over cook it ), keep it aside

Prepare masala by grinding masala items without adding any water, & the masla should be very coarse.

In a pan do the seasoning with seasoning items, now add jaggery and cooked yam, check for the salt & add if necessary.

Cook it covered for few minutes.

Finally add ground masala, mix well & stir for few minutes :)

Relish with rice & rasam :)

Instant Sanna Khotto ( Instant Spicy Idlies )

Instant sanna khotto or spicy idlies are authentic konkani recipe which is yummy combo wit dal & rice :) These dish is normally prepared when you have loads of grated coconut :)As the name indicates " Instant " it can be prepared with in no time :) So here is the recipe.

Ingredients 

 Grated coconut 1 cup
 Idli rava 3/4 cup
Roasted red chillies 10 or more depending upon your preference
Tamarind - Gooseberry  size
Asafoetida - Generous amount 

Method :.


Grind grated coconut, tamarind , roasted red chillies & asafoetida  to  coarse paste

Wash idli rava  well & pour ground paste on idli rava, add salt & mix well

Batter should be thick but not dry .Keep aside for 10-15 minutes.

Pour the batter in idli mould or tray & steam it for 15 to 20 minutes.

Serve hot with coconut oil !!!

Note :

If you feel batter is too thick add little water .

5 minutes microwave choclate cake

Yummy 5 minutes chocolate cake simple to prepare, jiffy to finish :) 


Ingredients :

• Milk 1 cup
• Sugar 1 cup
• Maida 11/2 cup
• Coco powder 3 tbsp
• Baking soda 1/2 tbsp
• Baking powder 1/2 tbsp
• Oil 1/2 cup
• Venilla essence 1/2 tsp
• Lemon Juice 2 tbsp

Method :

• In a bowl add milk & sugar mix it till sugar dissolves.
• Add venilla essence
• Sieve all the dry ingredients well
• Now add dry ingredients to sugar milk mixture & mix well
• Add refined oil & give a good stir
• Finely add lime juice & give mix 
• Grease micro wave safe dish ( I used plastic ) pour the batter and micro wave it for 5 minutes :)
• Allow it cool for 10 minutes & cut it into pieces :)

Curry Leaves Chutney Powder

Healthy chutney powder which is yummy to relish with hot rice & ghee :) Its good side dish even for dosa & idli :) Got this recipe from one of my aunt :) So here is the recipe.


Ingredients :

• Fried gram/ Hurikadle/ Putani - 1 cup
• Fresh curry leaves - 2 big fistful
• Roasted red chillies 7-8
• Grated coconut - 1 fistful
• Asafoetida - generous amount
• Tamarind - small piece
• Salt to taste

Method :

• Clean the curry leaves, wash it & pat dry it on a clean kitchen towel or news paper
• Now in a kadai roast grated coconut till its light brown in colour & you get nice aroma.
• Now add curry leaves  fry till it shrinks in size & its crisp.
• Now add fried gram, tamarind & asafoetida  and give a good mix.
• Allow this to cool completely.
• Now make a smooth powder along with roasted red chilies & salt.

Store it in air tight container. Stays fresh for a month or so :)

Note :

• Sun dry your mixy jar before making the powder, because little moisture will spoil your powder.
• You can use dry copra instead of grated coconut :) 

Pineapple Gojju

Ingredients 

• Chopped pineapple 1 cup
• Grated coconut 1 cup
• Red chilies 8-10
• Coriander seeds 2 tbsp
• Methi seeds 1/2 stp
• Urdal 2 tbsp
• Jaggery 1/4 cup
• Salt for taste

Seasoning :

• Oil
• Mustard seeds
• Curry leaves.

Method :

• Cook pineapple along with jaggery in water.
• Fry  coriander seeds, urdal, methi seeds & red chillies in little oil.
• Grind fried items along with cup of grated coconut into smooth paste.
• Add ground masla to cooked pineapple, add salt & boil it well.
• Finally season it with seasoning item :)

Gojju is ready to relish :)

Lemon Rasam

Spicy, tangy, rasam which tastes heavenly with hot rice or as a chilled drink after heavy lunch :) Got this recipe from one of food groups in Face Book.

Ingredients :

• Green chillies 4-5
• Grated coconut 1 cup
• Salt for taste
• jaggery  small piece
• One lemon.   

Seasoning :

• Mustard seeds
• Curry leaves 
• Oil

 Method :

• Fry green chillies in little oil
• Grind chillies along with grated coconut, salt & jaggery
• Add required water to make it thin.
• Squeeze one whole lemon juice, mixwell
• Give tadka with seasoning item. 

Note :

 No  need to heat this rasam :)

Rava Guliyappa ( Paniyaram, Appe )

Guliyappa  one of the famous & common breakfast item prepared in South India. Its known by different names like, Paddu, Paniyram, Appe etc. This guliyappa are cooked in special pan meant for preparing guliyappa :). I got tried this instant guliyappa recipe from " cook with smile " by Smitha Kallurya. Thank you smitha for the yummy recipe. I did a little variation  to the original recipe.


Ingredients :

• Sooji rava 1 cup
• Rice flour 1/ 4glass
• Phova ( thin variety) 1 fistful
• Curd+ water 1 glass more or less
• Baking soda 1/ 2 tsp
• Jeera 1 tsp
• Onion 1 finely chopped
• Salt
• Corriander leaves.

Method :

• Soak phova in water for 5 minutes, mash it once it absorbed all the water.
• Now to this add rice flour, sooji rava, salt,  curds & water, give a good mix.
• Keep aside for 15 to 20 minutes. ( Add water if the batter thickens )
• Add onion, jeera, coriander leaves, soda & mix well
• Heat  guliyappa pan, add little oil in all the holes.
• Pour the batter into each hole  of the pan and cover the pan
• Let them cook on medium flame, once you notice top is steamed & cooked turn them with help of spoon, let them cook uncovered for few minutes.
• Follow same procedure for remaining batter,

Serve hot with chutney or sambhar :)

Note :

• Batter should be thiner than idli batter, but thicker than dosa batter.
• Cook then in low flame, which will give you crispy & soft guliyappa
• Tastes best when its hot!

Tomato, Potato Gojju

Simple, Lip smacking yummy gojju, which goes really well with hot rice & dal :) Here is the recipe.

Ingredients :

• Potatoes - 2 big or 3 small
• Tomatoes -2 large
• Green chillies 2-3
• Salt 
• Asafoetida - generous amount

For seasoning :

• Oil- 2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Mustard seeds 1 tsp
• Urdal 1/2 tsp
• Broken red chillies 2.

Method :

• Pressure cook potatoes & tomatoes for 2 whistles ( Reserve boiled water )
• Smash it well with smasher.
• Crush green chillies in pestle & morter
• Add chilies to smashed item, add little water to get gojju consistency.
• Add salt, asafoetida mix well
• Season it with seasoning item.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.

Gojju is ready to serve :)

   

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Urdal, Moong Dal Idlies

Specialty of this idli is its "no rice idli " . Here we use only urdal ( Split black gram ) & Moong dal ( Green Gram Dal ). One of the healthiest breakfast recipe specially for those who want to reduce the weight ( as there is no rice  here ).

Ingredients :

• Urdal 1 cup
• Moong dal 1 cup
• Salt to taste 

Method  :

• Soak both the dals separately  in enough water for 2 hours.
• Grind  urdal first once its smooth, add moong dal & grind it into smooth batter.
• Add salt.
• Refrigerate the batter overnite, or else the batter will over ferment & turn sour  
• Heat the idli steamer, grease the idli moulds, pour the batter & steam it for  20 minutes.

Serve hot with your favourite dip :)

Note :
You can add finely chopped ginger & green chillies, but we prefer normal plan ones as  ginger is big" no "at my place :)
You can prepare ldlies soon after  grinding the batter without fermentation 

Cucumber Sweet Idlies

Cucumber Idli 

A authentic konkani dish which tastes heavenly with melted ghee :) As cucumber has innumerable health benefits, this idli is one of the yummiest, healthiest breakfast item :) 

Ingredients :

• Idli rava ( Rice rava ) 1 cup
• Cucumber 1 large or 2 medium
• Grated coconut 1 1/2 cup
• Salt to taste
• Jaggery to tatse

Method :

• Dry roast idli rava for 5 minutes, wash it and drain all the water.
• Grate the cucumber & squeeze out extra water
• Grind grated coconut with salt & jaggery ( Use cucumber water to grind )
• Mix rava, ground coconut & grated cucumber.
• Heat the idli steamer, grease the idli mould , pour the batter & steam it for 20 minutes.

Serve hot with ghee :)

Note :

You can place small pieces of turmeric leaves  in the moulds before pouring the batter, which enhances the taste of Idli. 

Rice Idlies

Idli staple breakfast item which is loved by almost all :) So need of introduction of this yummy filling breakfast.

Ingredients  :

• Urdal ( split black gram ) 1 cup
• Idli rava ( Rice rava ) 2 cup
• Salt 

Method :

• Soak urdal in enough water for 2  to 3 hours.
• Grind urdal into a smooth batter by adding water.
• Remove the batter once done.
• Wash idli rava with enough water for 2 times & squeeze out the extra water.
• Now add rava to the batter, add salt  mix well & allow it for fermentation overnite.
• Pre heat the idli steamer, grease the idli mould, pour the batter & steam it for 20 minutes.

Serve hot idli with chutney or sambhar :)

Tips :

1) Grind batter in wet grinder, which gives you soft & fluffy idles.
2)To know the right consistency of the batter pour spoonful of batter in cup of water, if it floats on the water, thats the right consistency :)
3)If possible grind the batter with chilled water, which makes the batter fluffy.  




   

Pesrattu ( Green Gram Dosa )

A healthy filling breakfast recipe, from the state of " Andhra ". This is nutritious dosa. Dosa is normally served with upma  or with coconut chutney. Here comes the recipe.


Ingredients :

Green Gram 1 cup
Rice flour 1/4 tbsp
Chopped coriander leaves 1/4 cup
Salt for taste 

Method :

Soak green gram in enough water overnite.

Next day grind it into smooth batter with enough water.

Add rice flour, salt and chopped coriander leaves.

Add water to get dosa batter consistency.

Heat tawa apply oil, pour a ladel ful of  batter , spread it in circular motion , apply oil to the sides & roast it both sides :) Crisp dosa ready to serve.


Note :

You can add finely chopped green chilles, ginger, But I  prefer  plan one :)

You can also add finely chopped  onions as toppings. 

   

Paper Dosa ( Version 2 )

 Crispy paper dosa, simple recipe with little prior plan to soak dal & make batter & fermentation. Next day yummy dosa to relish :) Got this recipe from FB friend Nandini Kini :)

Ingredients 

• 1/2 cup urad dal/ Skinless split white lentils
• 2 tblsp dosa rice
• 1/2 tsp methi/fenugreek seeds
• 2 tblsp maida
• 1 1/2 cups rice flour
• Salt to taste
• Oil for making dosa

Method:

     Soak dal, methi seeds and rice in water for 5-6 hrs in water

     Mix rice flour and maida in 2 cups water for 5-6 hrs

     Wash and grind to a fine paste and add rice flour and maida mixture to it

     Mix well, add salt  and ferment it for 7-8 hours

     Heat tava and make thin crisp dosasa adding oil or ghee

    Dosa is ready to relish with with your favourite dip :-)

Maa Ladddu ( Fried Gram Laddu )

One of the simplest yet yummiest laddu ever tasted! You can prepare this within 20 minutes !!! Simplest recipe with few ingredients. Got this recipe from one of my face book friend.



Ingredients 

•  Fried Gram 3/4 Cup
• Sugar 3/4 cup
• Ghee 1/2 cup minus 1 tbsp
• Cardamom Powder.

Method :

 Powder fried gram & sugar in a mixer.

Finely sieve it so as to get nice powder.

Add ghee & cardamom powder, when its still warm to touch make laddu !!!

That's it :) Laddu is ready, store it in air tight container :)


  

Kelya Koddel ( Raw Banana curry )

Ingredients :

Raw Banana 1
Grated coconut 3/4 cup
Roasted red chillies 5-6 ( Depending upon spiciness you prefer)
Tamarind - Marble size

Seasoning :

Garlic pods 5
Coconut oil 

Method :

Peel the skin of the banana and chop it into big chunks , soak it in the water to avoid blackening.

Cook banana in little water, cook till its cooked.

Prepare masala by grinding grated coconut, red chillies & tamarind into smooth paste.

Now add ground masla to the cooked banana, add little water, salt and boil well.

Finally season it with garlic pods !!!

  

Janmashtami Laddu

Janmashtami Laddu basically knows as " Ashtami Undoo "  in Konkani language, this is normally prepared in  Udupi, Mangalore regions :). So here is the recipe.Got this from my hubby's aunt !!!


Ingredients :

Layi pitto ( Popped rice) coarse powder - 2 cups
Dark jaggery ( Antu belle )- 1 cup
Groundnuts  -1/4 cup
Seasame seeds -2 tsp
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
Ghee  -2 tsp


Method :

• Dry roast seasame  seeds until it starts spluttering, once its done keep it aside 

• Fry groundnuts on medium flame, once its slightly brown in colour allow it to cool once it cools down peel it & break it into two pieces.

• Now in a thick bottom kadai add jaggery & 1/4th cup of water & start  melting it on low flame , once the jaggery melts completely it will start boiling . Here care should be taken to see the right consistency of jaggery syrup, to check this add 2 drops of melted jaggery in a bowl containing water, if the jaggery forms a small ball  then that's right consistency. Once this consistency is formed add groundnuts, seasame seeds, ghee & mix well and finally add popped rice mix well & make laddu when its still hot.

   Laddu is ready !!! Store it in airtight containers:)


Note :

  Getting jaggery  syrup is little tricky if u don't get the right consistency your laddus will either turn 
  hard of they will not form laddu shape!!

 If you don't get dark jaggery you can try this with normal jaggery too


 

Urdal Rava ( Semolina ) Dosa

Ingredients  :

• Urdal 1 cup
• Semolina ( Rava ) 1 1/2 cup
• Oil for roasting.

Method :

   Soak urdal for 2 hours , and grind it into smooth batter.
  
   Add rava, salt mix it well, the batter should be little thick then normal dosa batter. 

   Heat tawa, once hot smear oil and pour laddel full of batter & roast it both sides till its golden 
  brown :)

  Enjoy hot dosa with your favourite dip !!!
  

 Note : No need to ferment the batter, you can prepare dosa once the batter is ground :)

          Or you can add rava to leftover ( fermented ) dosa batter, there wont be any change in tatse !!!

Baked Masala Peanuts

A perfect guilt free evening snack!!! Baked masala peanuts:) Tastes really yummy with cup of Tea or coffee :)


Ingredients :

• Ground nuts 1 cup
• Chilli powder 2-3 tsp
• Asafoetida 1 tsp
• Gram flour 3 tbsp
• Oil 1 tbsp
• salt for taste

Method : 

• Wash the ground nuts & drain the water completely, add chilli powder, asafoetida, salt  and keep it aside for 30 minutes.
• Sprinkle gram flour and oil & mix well
• Microwave at high speed until its done.
• Keep mixing it every two minutes or else they may not roast well.
• Once peanuts turn hard & masala coats well remove it from microwave.

Once done store it in airtight container :)

Notes :

• Time of baking  varies from microwave to microwave, mine took nearly 6 minutes.
• Once its done you may feel its not crunchy, but once it cools down it will be crunchy

 

Sanna Idli ( Spicy Idli )

This dish is authentic konkani recipe which is normally served as side dish for rice and dal!!! This dish requires little preparation for soaking the ingredients but the outcome is yummy:)


Ingredients :

• Dosa rice 1 cup
• Toordal 1 fistful ( optional )
• Grated coconut 2 cups
• Tamarind - gooseberry size
• Roasted chilies - 8-10
• Asafoetida - generous amount .

Method :

• Soak rice and dal for 2-3hours
• Grind roasted chilies, tamarind and grated coconut first without adding water
• Now add soaked item & grind it into coarse batter by just sprinkling water. 
• Before taking out masala add hing & grind it again.
• Steam it in idli stand for 20-25 minutes.

Notes :

• Take care while adding water, if you add too much water while grinding the battery will be sticky & idlis will turn hard so just sprinkle water !
• This dish requires more grated coconut so be generous in adding coconut, if you add less coconut idli will turn hard & you have to compromise with taste :)
• You can add finally chopped onions, cabbage or methi leaves to the batter& prepare idlis

 

Cabbage Dry Sabzi

Ingredients :

• Lengthwise chopped cabbage 2 cups
• Chopped onions -2
• Chopped tomatoes 1
• Salt for tatse

For Seasoning :

• Oil 3 tsp
• Musturd seeds 1/2tsp
• Red chilli powder 3 tsp or more according to your tatse
• Asafoetida 1 tsp 

Garnishing :

• Finley chopped coriander leaves 2 tsp
• Lemon Juice 1 tsp

Method:

             In a kadai heat oil and season it with seasoning items, now add chopped onions and fry till it turn translucent , add chopped tomatoes and fry till it turn mushy, finally add chopped cabbage, salt  and sprinkle little water and cook it till its done.

Squeeze lime juice & garnish it with coriander leaves !!!!

Serve hot with Roti !!!



Note :

* Don't add too much water and make it mushy, let it be little crunchy :)

    
 

Piyava Tambali ( Onions in Ground Masala )

Quick, easy & simple "konkani recipe" which is great accomplishment with hot rice :)  It comes to your rescue when you feel lazy to cook or you have no vegetables :) It requires only few ingredients.


Ingredients :

• Grated coconut 1/2 cup
• Roasted red chillies 2 or more 
• Tamarind - small piece
• Finely chopped onion-1
• Salt for taste
• Coconut oil - 2 tsp

Method:

• Grind grated coconut along with chillies, tamarind & salt to fine paste.
• Add water depending upon the consistency you prefer
• Add chopped onion, coconut oil & mix well 

Piyava tambali is ready  to relish with hot rice :)

Ragi Juice ( Finger millet Juice )

Relishing "summer drink " to beat the heat. Ragi is rich in calcium, iron, protein & many other minerals. Its low in fat. Its consumption will help us to reduce blood sugar level  in our body & Its very helpful to recuce the weight.

This  juice is famous in coastal part of Karnatka specially Mangalore & Udupi.


Ingredients :

• Whole ragi 1/2 cup
• Milk 1 cup
• Powdered jaggery 1/2 cup
• Cardamom powder 2-3 tsp

Method :

• Wash & clean ragi well.
• Grind it in mixer adding sufficient water in steps & strain it in clean muslin cloth.
• Now add powdered jaggery & stir it well so that jaggery dissolves in juice
• Finally add cardamom powder 

  Serve it chilled !!!

Kesar Shrikhand

Yummy chilled dish made with strained yogurt. Its one of the famous Gujarati  cuisine. Its a great accomplishment with "Pooris "

Ingredients :

• 1/2 litre hung curd   ( Used Milkymist  which comes in cartons )
• 6 tbsp of sugar
• Saffron- few strands soaked in milk
• Cardamom powder -2 tsp

Method :

•     Take the curd in clean muslin cloth, tie it for minimum 3 hours, till all the whey drains away.
• After 3 hours  take curds, sugar, saffron & cardamom powder and blend it well to get smooth paste.!!!

  Shrikhand  is ready!!! Serve it chilled :)

Aam Ka Panna ( Raw Mango Drink )

Simple chilling drink to beat the heat   "aam ka panna" a refreshing drink from the state of "Maharashtra". Simple drink with limited ingredients 

Ingredients :

• Raw mango -1 ( Totapuri )
• Sugar 1/2 cup
• Black salt  1 tsp
• Roasted cumin powder 2 tsp
• Cardamom powder 1 tsp
• Water 

Method :

• Wash the mango well and pressure cook it with enough water for 2 whistles.
• Peel the skin collect the pulp and grind it well with sugar.
• Now add water depending upon the consistency you prefer
• Add remaining ingredients, stir well
• Serve it chilled :)!!!

 

Bread Dosa

Super soft yummy bread dosa "Without Bread".  Yeah Bread is not a ingredient in this recipe but its super soft as bread, so the name   "Bread Dosa". Tried this recipe from " Kini's  Kitchen ".

Ingredients :

• Dosa Rice 1 cup
• Methi Seeds 1 tsp
• Phova 1/2 cup ( Thin Variety )
• Curd 3/4 cup
• Salt for taste 
• Baking soda pinch
• Oil for making dosa.    

Method  :

      Soak rice and methi seeds in enough water for 5-6 hours in enough water.

     Grind soaked items along with phova ( soak in little water for just 2 minutes )  with the help of curds. Add salt and keep it for fermentation overnite.

Next day add pinch of soda mix well and make dosas :)

Serve hot dosas with your favorite side dish :)

Mixed Vegetable Kurma

Hotel style "mixed veg kurma " a good side dish for roti, puri, or even for simple rice items like ghee rice :) Tried this recipe from "sharmispassion. com "

Ingredients : ( Serves 2 to 3 people )

• Mixed vegetables 1 cup ( Used carrot, peas, potatoes & beans )
• Onion 1 medium size
• Tomato 1 medium size
• Ginger Garlic paste 2 tsp
• Garam masala powder 1 tsp
• Red chilli powder 2 tsp
• Coriander powder 1 tsp
• Lemon juice 2 tsp/ curds 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves 1/2 tsp
• Salt for taste

To Grind :

• Grated coconut 1/2 cup
• Cashews 4
• Poppy seeds 1/2 tsp
• Fennel seeds 1 tsp
• Split roasted gram 2 tsp
• Green chilli -2
• Clove -2
• Cinnamon 1/2 inch
• Cardamom 1           

To Temper

• Oil 4 tsp
• Bay leaf 1
• Curry leaves - few

Method :

   Cook vegetables in little water by adding salt.

  Grind " to grind items" into fine paste.

In a wok add oil and temper it with "to temper items " now add onion and ginger garlic paste and fry till onion  turn translucent.

 Now add tomato fry till its mushy, add all the powders one by one fry it till raw smell goes.

Now add ground paste, 3/4 to 1 cup water boil it well now add cooked vegetables, minimum salt & simmer it and add curds, chopped coriander leaves , mix well & switch off. 

If your using lime juice add it  after switching off the flame. 

Relish it with your favourite main course!!!!.

   

Mavina Kai Chitranna ( Raw Mango Rice )

Spicy, tangy, Sweet & sour "mavinkai chitranna " a complete one pot meal :)!!!  Tried this recipe from " Udupi- Receipes.com.  Thank you Sumana for this simple yummy rice item :)

Ingredients : ( Serves 2 people )

• Raw mango ( Preferably totapuri ) 1 small
• Grated coconut 2 tbsp
• Green chilli 2 -3
• Salt for taste
• Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
• Coriander leaves - handful
• Asafoetida  - pinch

Seasoning Items :

• Coconut oil 4 tsp
• Mustard seeds 1 tsp
• Urdal/ Split black gram 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
• Broken red chilies 2
• Peanuts 2-3 tsp
• Curry leaves - few 

 Cooked Rice 1 cup

Method :

Prepare the rice in such may that all the grains are separate,once its done  spread the rice on a large plate and let it cool completely.

Wash and grate mango with the help of a grater.

Grind a coarse mixture of grated mango, grated coconut, turmeric powder, salt, green chillies & asafoetida. Mango rice mix is ready.

Now in a wok add oil and prepare seasoning with seasoning items, now add mango rice mix and saute it for few minutes.

Finally add rice to the seasoning items and mix well.Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Mango rice is ready :)

Oats Rava Undi ( Steamed oats rice rava balls )

 A twist to normal undi, yes in this recipe oats is added to make it more healthy & tasty :

Ingredients :

Rice Rava  1 cup
Oats 1/4 cup
Grated coconut  1/2 to 3/4 cup
Salt
Water 1 to 11/2 cups ( Approximately)
 
Seasoning :
Musturd seeds 1 tsp
Urdal 1/2 tsp
Methi seeds 1/4 tsp
Curry Leaves  5-10 leaves
Oil

Method :

Soak rice rava for 5 minutes in water, drain the water keep it aside. 

Now grind grated coconut with little water  very coarsely, pour this grated coconut over rice rava add salt and mix well.

In a kadai heat oil and season it with seasoning items now add rava, grated coconut mixture,oats   and  water, check for salt  and start stirring until it forms a huge mass, just touch the mixture if its not sticking to your hands that's perfect consistency.

 Allow the mixture to cool down completely, in mean time  preheat the steamer with enough water in it, now pinch out small amount of mixture make a round ball and make a dent in the middle and steam it for 15 to 20 minutes!!!

That's it undi is ready to serve :)

Paper Dosa

      Ingredients :

         * Raw rice 1 cup
         * Idli rice  1 cup
         * Urdal      1/2 cup
         * Toordal   3 tbsp
         * Phova      1/4 cup ( Thin Variety )


Method :  

     Soak all the ingredients except phova for 4 to 5 hours in enough water.

     Grind soaked item along with phova ( soak for 5 minutes)  into fine batter, add salt and keep it for fermentation overnite.

Next day  heat tawa once its hot apply oil and pour ladel full of  batter and spread it in circular motion, apply oil to the sides of dosa & roast it both sides.

Serve hot with chutney or sambhar or another side dish of your taste.

Valval ( Mixed Vegetable Cooked in Coconut Milk )

Authentic "konkani delicacy"  in which all vegetables are cooked in thick coconut milk :) It tastes great as a "main course " or as a good accomplishment with hot rice :) & Here is the recipe .


Ingredients 

•     Thick coconut milk 2 cup
•      3 cups of vegetables ( normally Gherkins/ Tendle, Pumpkin/ Dudde, Managalore yello cucumber/ Magge, Ridge Gourd/ Gosale, Yard Long Beans / Alsano, Potatoes , Tender Cashews/ Bibbo  are used )   
• Green chillies 2-3                                          

Seasoning :

- Ghee 2 tsp

- Jeera/ Cumin seeds 1 tsp

- Curry leaves - few

- Broken red chillies 2

Method :

* Wash and chop the vegetables into relatively big pieces and  pressure cook the vegetables ( except ridge gourd)  with little water, salt and green chillies for one whistle. Cook ridge gourd in little water in small vessel.  

* Extract coconut milk by crushing 2 cups of  fresh grated coconut in mixy by adding little water in steps. Strain the milk in strainer or in muslin cloth.

* Repeat the same procedure with residue 2 times and extract thin coconut milk & keep this aside.

* Now transfer the cooked vegetable to big vessel and add thick coconut milk and give a gentle boil by adding limited salt ( we have added salt while cooking veggies ) and now at this stage  if you feel curry is too thick add the thin coconut milk which you have kept aside. 

* Finally Season it with seasoning items.

Valval is reday to relish !!!!

Notes :

    -  Boil the curry only in medium flame for few minutes or else the dish will curdle.

    - Half coconut shell will yield you nearly 1 1/2 cups of coconut milk.

Vermicelli Pulav with Onion Raita

Pulav is all time favourite of my "hubby". Give him pulav all the 3 times in a day and he is the one happiest persons who will eat without any regrets!!! That made me to try this vermicelli pulav, which initially I thought its difficult as you have to cook vermicelli separately and care should be taken to see that it shouldn't turn mushy  !!! But finally I tried one day and was happy with outcome :) So here is the recipe for this simple yummy pulav !!! 

Ingredients : ( Serves 2 people )

• Vermicelli 1 cup
• Tender french beans 2-3 
• Carrot 1
• Green peas 1 fistful
• Salt for taste

Seasoning :

• Onion 1 finely chopped
• Ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp
• Oil 2 tsp

Masala Powders :

• Turmeric powder - a pinch
• Garam masala powder 1 tsp
• Red chilli powder 2 tsp or more according to your taste

Garnishing :

       Coriander leaves 

Method :

        Chop the vegetables and cook it in small pan adding water and little salt.

        Now take 3 cups of water and add little water and salt to it, once it comes to boil add vermicelli and allow it cook. It may take around 3 to 4 minutes take care that it shouldn't overcook and turn mushy.Once its cooked strain the water and run it under normal water and strain it again and spread it on a plate.

In kadai heat oil, once its hot add onion & ginger garlic paste and fry it till onion turn translucent, add cooked vegetables , salt as per taste as we already added salt while cooking vegetables & vermicelli, now one by one add masala powders mix well and finally add cooked vegetables and give a quick mix & garnish it with coriander leaves. 

Pulav is ready!!!!

For onion Raita :

• 1 big or 2 small finely chopped onion 
• Thick curd 1 cup
• Salt 
• Green chilli's 2
• Coriander leaves for garnishing.

Whisk the curd well and add all the remaining items and mix well.

Note :

• You can add finely chopped tomatoes too, but I don't use as my hubby don't like tomatoes 
• Cooking of vermicelli differs from brand to brand, read the instructions on the back of the packet before use. 
• I normally use "Bambinoo Brand " so cooked it as per instruction given on the packet.  

Tingalavare Sambhar ( White Navy Beans Sambhar )

 Tingalavaro ( white navy beans) one of the variety of dried beans, which has many nutritional value.  This sambhar is "no dal sambhar " yeah you heard it rite its sambhar which has no dal in it, yet yummy to relish . Here is the recipe :


Ingredients :

• Tingalavro 1 cup ( Soaked overnight )
• Potato 1 ( optional )
• Tomato 1 
• Salt for taste

Seasoning :

• Oil
• Mustard seeds
• Curry leaves
• Red chillies 1 

Garnishing :

Coriander leaves 

And I usually  prepare sambhar with fresh  ground spices rather than store bought powders. So here is the ingredients for ground spices . ( Adopted from  one of the famous cook book " THE KONKANI SARASWAT COOK BOOK by Asha Philar )

Fry the following ingredients in 2 tsp of oil

• 1 tsp chana dal
• 3/4 tsp urdal
• 1/4tsp feenugreek seeds
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1/4 tsp musturd seeds ( I skipped this )
• 4-5 pepper corns
• 1 tbsp corriander seeds 
• 4-5 red chillies ( I used byadgi for rich red colour )
• Asafetida , size of feenugreek seed

Roast the following two items separately 

• 1 tbsp grated coconut
• 1 spring curry leaves

Now grind all the roasted item along with small marble size tamarind into smooth paste. Your sambahr masala is ready.

 Pressure cook  navy beans along with potatoes, if using for 2-3 whistles.

Now add  ground masala to cooked beans add salt, tomato and boil it for 2 to 3 minutes.

Finally season it with seasoning items and garnish it.!!!


Serve hot with rice, idli, dosa or roti.

Phova Kheeri ( Beaten Rice Payasam )

Phova kheeri/ Aval payasam is the simplest yummy sweet which require no much preparation or no much ingredients!!! It can be  prepared in jiffy and can be finished in jiffy :P. So here comes the ingredients.

Ingredients :

• Beaten rice 1 cup ( Thin Variety )
• Sugar 1/2 cup
• Milk 2 cups 
• Ghee 2 tsp
• Cardamom powder
• Cashews - few
• Saffron strands soaked in milk ( optional )

Method :

In a kadai add ghee and just fry cashews once its fried keep it aside. 

Now in a same pan fry beaten rice till its crisp and slightly changes its colour. 

Now add sugar and milk and cook it for 5 to 6 minutes after that cook it covered for 2 to 3 minutes at this stage payasam will be thick.

  Add saffron strands soaked in milk, cardamom powder mix well and finally add cashews 

Phova kheeri is ready to serve !!!! Enjoy it either hot or chilled