Kala Chana Salad

Kala Chana Salad or Chickpea Salad is a healthy, nutritious and protein infused. This Chickpea , legume variety is easily available.  The salad or Chana Chaat is spicy and flavorful.

Ingredients

• Kala Chana– 1 cup
• (soaked and cooked soft )

  

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• Tomatoes-1/2 cup (chopped)
• Onion-1 /2 cup (chopped)
• Dhania Jeera pwd-1/2 tsp
• Garam Masala-1/2 tsp
• Red chili Pwd-1/2  tsp
• Green chutney-1 tsp
• Oil-1-2 tsp
• Salt-for taste
• Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves-few
• Yogurt-1 tsp
• Lemon juice-1/2 tsp
• Sev for garnish

Method-

In a pan, heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds add onions and sauté well.

Next add chilies and fry for 1-2 mins.

Next add chopped tomatoes,and fry till mushy. Next add the masala pwds and fry. 

Add the cooked kala chana and mix.

Add salt and mix well.

Add lemon juice,garnish with coriander leaves and sev on top.

Enjoy this spicy and tangy  Kala Chana Salad! 

 

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Cucumber KadlePuri Upma

Puffed Rice upma / Kadle Puri Snack or Bhadang is a quick and easy recipe. Spicy tangy and delicious too.  Enjoy this murmura upma with your evening  cup of tea or coffee you will love it. This is the cucumber version.

Ingredients: 

Cucumber KadlePuri Upma

        4 cups puffed rice/kadlepuri (kurmura)

• 1 cup finely chopped Cucumber
• 1-2 tsp Rasam pwd
• 1/2 tsp Lemon juice
• salt 
• Seasoning
• Oil-1 tsp
• Few curry leaves
• Asafetida/hing- pinch
• Turmeric-pinch
• few-peanuts
• 1/2 tsp mustard
• 1/2 tsp Jeera
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 1 tsp chana dal

Method: 

Fry the peanuts and keep it aside. 

Clean and wash the Kadle puri in water and rinse it out. Keep it aside. 

Next in a big kadai, heat oil add the items mentioned in the seasoning.

Once done add chopped cucumber, fry well. 

Next add the puffed rice, salt, rasam pwd, fried peanuts and mix well. 

Add coriander leaves, lemon juice and serve Cucumber KadlePuri Upma immediately.

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Punugulu / Crispy Vadas

Punugulu / Crispy Vadas is an interesting and easy recipe made from leftover idli batter. A perfect evening snack to enjoy with hot coffee on a rainy day. Do try it out.

Punugulu / Crisy Vadas

Prep time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 20 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings : 4

Cuisine: South Indian

Course: Snacks

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• 2 cups idli batter

½ cup onion finely chopped

1-2  green chilli, finely chopped

Coriander leaves few

Curry leaves few

Coconut chopped-few

1 tsp jeera

½ tsp kalamiri

Salt for taste

1 tbsp chiroti rava

1 tbsp rice flour

oil for deep frying

Method- Heat oil in a kadai. In a bowl, add the idli batter, add rava and rice flour and fluff the batter well with a beater. Next add chopped onion, green chillies, coriander leaves, jeera,miri,coconut pieces and salt. Mix well. 

Now slowly make small vadas and drop them in the oil. Let the heat remain on medium. Fry till the vadas become golden brown on both sides. Serve Punugulu or Idli Batter Bonda hot with chutney of your choice.

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Ambode

Ambode or Dal Vada (ಅಮ್ಬೋದೆ ) is yet another fritter variety made during festivals in South India. Easy to prepare. A lentil base with few greens making it healthy and tasty.

Ambode

Ingredients

• 1 cup Channa Dal
• Hing-pinch
• 9-10 Green Chillies 
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 cup coconut
• Coriander leaves
• Oil for deep frying
• Jeera-1tsp

Method: Soak Channa Dal for half an hour. Next grind soaked channa dal with jeera, salt, green chillies, hing very coarsely with very little water Next add grated coconut, chopped coriander leaves, and salt to the mixture and mix well. Make small balls and flatten it. 
Set it on a plate.In a kadai,heat oil, slowly slide in the ambodes, deep fry till golden brown on both sides. Drain on absorbent paper. 

Serve Ambode hot with chutney or sauce or enjoy just like that with hot cup of tea or coffee.

This is also prepared as part of festival platter. 

For normal tea time snacks you can add freshly cut onions.

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