Feb 29, 2016

Carrot Beetroot Dosa

Carrot Beetroot Dosa  is an easy, quick dosa variety. A perfect blend of salad vegetables in dosa batter makes it colourful and tasty, your daily quota of veggies is taken care of. Enjoy !

Carrot Beetroot Dosa
Carrot Beetroot Dosa

Ingredients
  • Dosa Batter-2 cups
  • Carrot/Beetroot  shredded -3/4 cup
  • Onion-finely chopped 1/4 cup (opt)
  • Coriander leaves-few
  • green chillies, finely chopped - 5-6
  • coconut, grated - 2 table spoon
  • jeera - 1 tsp
  • salt - as per taste
  • Water

Method - In a bowl take dosa batter add shredded carrot, Beetroot, coriander leaves, green chillies ,jeera, salt and grated coconutadd little water if req and mix well to form dosa batter. Make dosa. Serve hot with chutney or pickle of your choice.







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Feb 28, 2016

Hurlikayi Batani Carrot Palya

















Green Beans with Peas and Carrot Sabzi  / Hurlikayi Batani Carrot Palya 

(french beans stir fry) is a favorite in South Indian Homes.

An awesome and healthy combination with Rice or Chapati.

Palya is a Kannada word for Sabzi/Vegetable.



Ingredients:

  • 1 cup chopped Green Beans
  • 1/2 cup steamed peas
  • 1/2 cup chopped carrot
  • 1 tbsp. oil
  • 1/2 tsp. mustard 
  • 1 tsp. chana dal
  • 1 tsp. urad dal
  • 1/2 jeera
  • 4-5 green chillies
  • Hing-pinch
  •  curry leaves-few
  •  grated, coconut-3 tbsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar-1/4 tsp (opt)

Method:

Heat oil in a saucepan. Add mustard, allow to splutter, 
add chana dal,urad dal, 
green  chillies,hing.
Fry till light brown, then add curry leaves, beans, carrot
cover with a lid and cook till beans,carrots are soft.
Next add the steamed peas.
Add  grated coconut, salt, sugar  and mix well. 
Cook for 5 minutes.
Serve hot with Chapatis/Rice.







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Feb 22, 2016

Sweet Corn Tomato Rice

Sweet Corn Tomato Rice  is easy and perfect one pot meal. Tangy tomatoes and Sweet corn blended with bhath powder in the rice tastes delicious.

Enjoy this healthy colorful rice with raita or papad.

Enjoy for lunch/tiffen box as well.


Ingredients

                   Sweet Corn Tomato Rice

  • 1 cup rice
  •  1/2 cup of sweet corn (steamed)
  • 1 1/2 cup of chopped tomatoes
  • 1/2 tsp. mustard
  • 1/2 tsp.chana dal
  • 1/2 tsp. urad dal
  • Hing-Pinch
  • Curry leaves-few
  • Turmeric pwd-pinch
  • 2 tbsp. oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp. Bhath Powder
  • Dry grated coconut-1 tbps
Method: Cook rice and spread it on a plate.Heat oil add mustard seeds, after it splutters ,add chana dal,urad dal,hing,curry leaves, turmeric and fry until golden brown.Add the chopped tomatoes and stir fry well.Next add the steamed corn ,bhath powder, salt and mix well.Add rice, and mix well.Garnish with coconut.Serve hot with raita or papad or enjoy just like that.







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Feb 20, 2016

Peas Tomato Rice

Peas Tomato Rice  is easy and perfect one pot meal.

Tangy tomatoes and Peas blended with bhath powder in the rice tastes delicious.

Enjoy this healthy colorful rice with raita or papad.

Enjoy for lunch/tiffen box as well.


Peas Tomato Rice
Peas Tomato Rice 
Ingredients
  • 1 cup rice
  •  1/2 cups of peas (steamed)
  • 1 1/2 cup of chopped tomatoes
  • 1/2 tsp. mustard
  • 1/2 tsp.chana dal
  • 1/2 tsp. urad dal
  • Hing-Pinch
  • Curry leaves-few
  • Turmeric pwd-pinch
  • 2 tbsp. oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp. Bhath Powder
  • Dry grated coconut-1 tbps

Method: Cook rice and Spread it on a plate.Heat oil add mustard seeds, after it splutters ,add chana dal,urad dal,hing,curry leaves, turmeric and fry until golden brown.Add the chopped tomatoes and stir fry well.Next add the steamed peas,bhath powder, salt and mix well.Add rice, and mix well.Garnish with coconut.Serve hot with raita or papad or enjoy just like that.







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Feb 11, 2016

Tomato Bhaji

Tomato Bhaji  is with a touch of groundnut and red chili peppers .Tangy and spicy enjoy with hot chapatis or parathas or simple Dal-Chawal.

Ingredients:
Tomato Bhaji
  • 1 cup tomato chopped
  • Salt as per taste
  • 3  tbsp -groundnut
  • 7-8 red chilies pepper (spicy ones)
  • Coconut-1 tbsp (opt)

For Seasoning

  • 1tsp oil
  • 1 tspn mustard seeds
  • 1 tspn chana dal
  • 1 tspn urad dal
  • Hing-pinch

Method:

1.Roast coconut well and keep it aside ,next roast groundnut and red peppers in little oil,grind it into powder.
2. Heat the oil on a low flame, add mustard seeds-let it splutter, add urad dal, chana dal ,hing ,curry leaves once done add tomato and stir well.Next add the ground masala powder,salt and mix well.Serve hot with chapati or Dal Rice.








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Feb 9, 2016

Red Pumpkin Paratha

 Red Pumpkin Paratha a good healthy kickstart for your busy life.Hot chapatis blended with spicy pumpkin masala. A perfect lunch box recipe. Kids will enjoy this .

Red pumpkin paratha
Red Pumpkin Paratha
Ingredients
  • 1 cup  wheat flour
  • 1/2 tsp  cumin seeds/carom seeds
  • 1 /2 tsp turmeric 
  • 1 -2 tsp chilli powder/garam masala
  • 1/2 tsp jeera dhania powder
  • 1 1/2 cup mashed boiled pumpkin
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • salt to taste
  • Water to bind

Method

In a bowl, add the above ingredients  in a bowl and mix ,next add enough flour ,add water as required and knead into soft dough.Cover and keep it aside.Make chapatis.
Heat a skillet (tava) gently put in the chapati add oil ,turn on both sides till done. 

Serve Pumpkin Paratha very hot with raita or pickle.



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Feb 1, 2016

Aloo Peas Patties

Aloo Peas Patties is easy snack for kids or elders, smart way of including vegetables in your little ones diet. 

Prep time:  15 mins

Cook time: 15 mins

Total time: 30 mins

Servings: 8 tikkis

Author: Smita

Ingredients:

Aloo Peas Patties, tikki
Aloo Peas Patties
  • 2-Potatoes boiled and mashed
  • Salt as per taste
  • 1 tsp pepper pwd
  • Bread pieces (binding)
  • 1 cup steamed peas
  • 1/4 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp Red chili powder
  • 1 tsp dhania jeera pwd
  • Lemon juice
  • Oil for shallow-frying.
  • Paste for binding(maida+corn flour,salt,and water)


Method: Mash the peas and add the masala pwd and salt and mix it well add mashed potatoes, pepper pwd, bread pieces, lemon juice and mix well. Take small portion of mix, flatten it, pat it well. Dip it in the maida paste. In a kadai, add oil and place the pattice shallow fry till golden brown on low heat. Flip on the other side slowly. Once done serve hot with ketchup or chutney.




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