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 !!!