Beetroot Cutlet

• Beetroot Cutlet is  a colorful and healthy snack. Made from beetroot and potatoes and other veggies it is crispy from outside and soft and delicious from inside.  Healthy and tasty, an easy way to get your kids eat vegetables.

Ingredients

Beetroot Cutlet 

• 2 beetroot -boiled 
• 2 potato - boiled
• 1 onion - finely chopped
• 1 capiscum-finely chopped
• 2 Green Chillies - finely chopped
• 1 tsp garam masala pwd
• 1/2 tsp Dhania Jeera Pwd
• 1/2 tsp bhath Pwd
• 1/2 tsp chaat masala
• 3-5 tbsp chiroti rava for coating
• 1-2 slices of bread 
• salt
• Few Coriander leaves
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1. Method-

   
   

   Cook Potato and beetroot in pressure cooker. Peel and mash it well.

   In a bowl, add finely chopped onion, capsicum, mashed vegetables, salt, masala pwds, coriander leaves, salt and mix well. Divide the dough into small balls and shape it into any shape -round or heart shaped. Roll it over the chiroti rava so it is coated well. Keep cutlets to set it well for 5-10 mins. Next heat a pan or tawa add 1 tbsp oil, place 4-5 pieces of cutlet and cook in slow to medium heat until it becomes light brown, turn to other side and cook again until light brown,  if needed drizzle some oil, repeat same for rest of pieces.

   
   

   Serve Beetroot Cutlet hot with chutney or sauce.
   
   
   
   

   

   
   
   
   
   
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Aloo Onion Paratha

Aloo Onion Paratha 

Aloo Onion Paratha is very healthy and nutritious , roasted onion with mashed potato and spices makes it tasty and delicious.

Ingredients  

• Wheat flour 3 cups 

• Potato 1  (boiled and mashed)

• Onion 1 (finely chopped)

• Red chilly pwd1/2 Tsp

• Garam masala pwd1/2 Tsp 

• Dhania jeera pwd-1/2 tsp

• Salt to taste   

• Ghee or oil for frying   

• Jeera-few 

    

Method

1.Knead the flour with water, a little salt,oil into a soft dough.Cover it for 4-5 hours.

2.In a Kadai heat oil, add  jeera,add onions fry .Then add the chopped onion  and fry well next add garam masala powders, and fry for a while. Add the mashed potatoes, salt and mix well.Fry till dry set aside to cool. Divide the mixture into balls. 

3.Make a small chapati with the dough,keep this ball in the middle and bring all the sides together, flatten them with your fingers, or use the rolling pin to make the paratha 

4.Heat a tava, put in the paratha, turn on both sides till done.Add oil or ghee all around the edges, fry both sides, carefully turning over until evenly brown. Serve very hot with pickle or curds.
5.We enjoyed with Avarekayi Masala. It tasted well !


Avarekayi Masala -

Avarekai /Surti Papdi or Flat Lilva beans is all time favourite .Enjoy this spicy Avarekalu Masala a different version ! 

Ingredients:

Avarekalu(Lilva beans)- 2 cups
Onions- 1 Cup Chopped 
Amchur pwd- 1 Tsp
Mustard,Jeera-1/2 tsp
Curry leaves-few
Oil- 2-3 tsp
Water
Dhania Jeera pwd-1 tsp
Garam masala-1 tsp

For Masala paste 
Roasted Onion - 2
Red Chillies 6-8
Grated Coconut- 1/2 cup
Coriander Seeds-1/2Tsp

Khus Khus - 1Tsp

Method :

1.Soak avarekayi in water for around 7-8 Hours and remove the outer skin and keep it aside.

2.Grinding-Heat Oil a in a pan and add Red Chillies ,Coriander seeds and fry well ,add little grated coconut and fry for some time.Separately roast onions with skin on the tava.Now grind all the above into thin paste.Also grind coconut and khus khus with water into fine paste since khus khus takes time to grind , do it separately.

3.Cooking-Heat Oil/Ghee in a pan add mustard seeds ,Cumin ,Curry leaves and chopped Onions  and fry.Add the beans and fry for a minute and add the ground paste.,add water .Once beans is cooked well,add the masala pwd , salt  .Mix well.Allow it to simmer keep stirring and check the consistency.

4.Serve hot with rice/chapati.

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Sri Rama Navami Festival Recipes

Sri Rama Navami is celebrated on the ninth day of Chaitra Masa . It is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Rama. It normally comes during the month of March or April every year. Various events like  parayana of shlokas and mantras, recitation of Ramayana, musical concerts, are held in temples. It is colorful, spiritual and beautiful experience.

Below are the dishes that is done as part of Naivedyam during the pooja.

1.Panaka

Panaka is a refreshing and cooling traditional juice prepared during festivals, especially during summer months. It is healthy and delicious and prepared with simple ingredients.

Panaka

Ingredients

• 2-3 cups of water
• ½ tsp grated fresh ginger
• 2-3 tbsp grated jaggery 
• ½ tsp crushed peppercorns
• 1 tsp cardamom powder
• Lemon Juice (opt)

Method-In a vessel add the grated jaggery and add water , Keep stirring till it gets dissolved. Next  add fresh chopped ginger . Boil the mixture and filter it. Add crushed cardamom and pepper to it. Mix well .
Enjoy this Panaka cold !



2.Butter Milk

Cucumber Buttermilk is a yummy refreshing buttermilk with dash of cucumber or Southekayi. Healthy and tasty.

Ingredients

• Cucumber shreds-1 cup
• Buttermilk-2 cups
• Ginger -1/2 tsp grated
• Chat masala-1/2 tsp
• Green chilly-1 (opt)
• Hing-pinch
• Pepper powder-pinch
• Salt-as per taste
• Coriander Leaves-few

Method- In a blender, add the above items and blend it well. Strain this blended buttermilk and add a bit of chaat masala on top and serve chilled.


3. Heserubele Kosambri

4. Payasam

You can also prepare Payasa or Kheer for the festival.

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Chakota Kadlekayi Huli / Mountain Spinach Sambhar

Chakota  Huli / Mountain Spinach Sambhar  is a healthy nutritious accompaniment for rice.You can enjoy with chapati too. A coconut spice blend with healthy greens and peanut a definite try in your kitchen. Peanut combined with Mountain Spinach leaves is nutritious gravy blended with vitamins and proteins. Simple yet tasty-southern delight. Spinach is a healthy immunity booster vegetable.

Chakota Kadlekayi Huli / Mountain Spinach Sambhar

Ingredients

• 2 cups chakota greens
• (cleaned and chopped )
• 1 cup yellow lentils/ Toor dal
• 1/2 cup peanut
• 2 tsp  sambhar pwd
• 1 tsp tamarind paste
• 2 tsp  jaggery powder
• 4 cups water
• salt to taste
• 2-3 tbsp Coconut

Seasoning

• 2 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• few curry leaves
• Hing-pinch

Method- Pressure cook Toor dal and groundnut well.Cook greens in water for 10-15 mins.

Grind coconut and sambar powder and keep it aside. Next in a vessel, mix the dal, peanut and soppu, add tamarind paste, salt and the ground paste ,and mix well. Let it boil well for 10 mins,simmer, prepare the seasoning. Add it to the sambar,mix.Serve hot with rice or chapati with spoon of ghee.  Make sandige if you are having it with rice.

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Chole Bhel

Chole Bhel  is an interesting combination of Chole with Puffed rice making it a healthy Bhel. Quick and easy to make , do try it out.

Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups puffed rice 1/2 cup Left Over Chole 1 cup Sev 1/2 cup papdi 2 tbsp roasted peanuts 1 onion, finely chopped 1 tomato, finely chopped finely chopped raw mango(season) few Coriander leaves, chopped 1-2 Green chilies finely chopped Chaat masala-pinch Red chili pwd -pinch Salt to taste Lemon juice-taste Chutney-Green and tamarind.(as per taste)

  Method:  Add the above mentioned ingredients in a large mixing bowl.Mix well. Sprinkle some sev and coriander to garnish.Serve immediately.

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Raw Mango Bisi Uppinakayi

Raw Mango Bisi Uppinakayi is an instant pickle easy to prepare.Enjoy this tangy pickle with chapati or rice.

Raw Mango Bisi Uppinakayi

Ingredients

1. 2-3  raw mangoes cut in to small pieces
2. 2 tbsp red chilli powder
3. 1/2 Tbsp Sasive /Mustard seed powder
4. 1/4 Tbsp Menthya / fenugreek seed powder
5. 1/4 tbsp hing
6. A pinch of turmeric powder
7. Salt as per taste
8. Jaggery as required
9. 1-2 Tbsp oil
10. 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds 

Method: You can grind mustard and Fenugreek seeds in a mixer and use it fresh.Roast the mustard and menthya , dont burn it.Once cool , grind it.Next in a pan, add oil , mustard seeds and allow it to crackle. Add turmeric powder and hing. Next add cut pieces of raw mangoes and fry it Add the ground masala pwd ,salt , red chilli powder, jaggery and cook it till the mangoes are soft and the masalas are blended well.Enjoy !

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Menthya Soppu Carrot Akki Rotti

Menthya Soppu Carrot Akki Rotti is nutritious , wholesome blend of Methi (Fenugreek Leaves) with fresh carrot in rice flour makes it a healthy breakfast delight.Enjoy this hot flavoured Rotti with chutney.

Menthya Soppu Carrot Akki Rotti

Ingredients 

Akki Hittu (Rice Flour)       2 cups 

Methi Leaves          1 bunch finely chopped
Carrot Shredded  -1/2 cup 

Coriander  leaves          handful chopped

Green chillies            4-5 finely chopped 
(in case you need it spicy)

Cumin seeds             1 tsp

oil                             2Tbsp

Salt                          to taste

Water                       as req
Curds                       2 tsp

Method 

 Mix rice flour with chopped and  washed methi leaves, carrot,add salt,chilies,cumin seeds.Add water and mix well add little curds.Cover and leave for some time .(Dough should be of medium softness not too hard or too soft.) Next day ,take a tava ,smear  1tsp of oil around,take the dough and spread around it add water to flatten on the tava.

Keep this on medium heat, add oil around the roti ,cover ,check if done.If you want more crispy leave it a little longer. Once done rotti it comes out easily from pan.

To make another rotti, hold the pan upside down and run cold water all around it, pan will be cool to make another rotti by this time.Enjoy hot with butter and chutney /pickle of your choice.

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Pizza

Pizza with ready made base is one easy and tasty recipe, which you and kids and together have fun in making it. This gets done in minutes with the ready made base in convection oven.

Ingredients: 

• Ready-made pizza base -2-4
• Some mozzarella cheese
• Some chilly flakes
• Some dry parsley for garnishing (optional)

  

  Pizza

• 1 big onion chopped
• 1 capsicum chopped
• 1-2 red tomatoes chopped
• 1/4 cup sweet corn
• Pizza sauce
• Tomato ketchup

To Assemble the Pizza: 
Preheat your oven to 350F. 

Method- In a plate, place the ready made pizza base, apply the pizza sauce on it. Spread evenly. Top it with cheese as per your taste and likes. Next add onion, capsicum, tomato, sweet corn placing them all evenly. Sprinkle some parsley, spices, Italian seasonings  on top. Place tray on the pre-heated oven bake for 10-15 mins or until done.

Serve Pizza hot. Enjoy

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Sheera Poli / Sajjige Holige

Sajjige Holige or Sheera Poli is an interesting dessert that can be made during festivals or during the vacation time.

Delicious and tasty and equally filling.The kids will definately love it.Do try it out

Ingredients:

• Sajjige (Rava Kesari/Sheera ) - 1 bowl full

For Holige 

• • Maida Flour 1 cup
  • Chiroti Rava 1/4 cup
  • Ghee
  • Water for mixing
  
  

Method-In a bowl ,mix the flour with water, a little salt and ghee and make a soft dough.Knead well and cover for few hours.Make small balls with sajjige.

Make small chapati with the dough,keep the sajjige ball in the middle and bring all the sides together, flatten them with your fingers, next  make the holige.Heat the tava and carefully place the holige on the tava and cook the obbattu on a medium heat, add ghee on both sides turning gently. Serve either hot with ghee.

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Ragi Huri Hittu Ladoo

Ragi Ladoo is one of the healthiest  and tasty food.Loaded with lots of nutrients ,Finger millet ladoos are a perfect snack or in between bites when your kids are hungry.

Ingredients

• Ragi Huri Hittu (Finger Millet flour) : 1 cup
• Ghee : ½ cup
• Powdered Jaggery : ½ cup

Method -In a pan ,add little ghee fry the finger millet flour on low heat for 5-10 mins, keep on stirring.Do not burn. Take off the heat and let it cool.Add powdered jaggery and mix well.Apply ghee onto your palm; take 3-4 tbsp of the mix and make it into ball shape like ladoo .Keep adding ghee so it becomes smooth.(you can add 1-2 tsp milk )

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Alasande Kalu Soppu Huli

Alasande Kalu Soppu Huli is a healthy nutritious accompaniment for rice.You can enjoy with chapati too. A coconut spice blend with healthy greens and Black Eyed pea a must- try in your kitchen.

Alasande kalu / Chawli is a combined with Amaranth leaves is nutritious gravy blended with vitamins and proteins.Simple yet tasty-southern delight.

Ingredients

Alasande Kalu Soppu Huli   

• Amaranth leaves / Dantina soppu– 1 cup
• ( cleaned and chopped)
• Chawli/Alasande Kalu-1/2 cup (cooked)
• Toor dal-1/4 cup (cooked)
• Sambar Pwd-2 tbsp 
• Coconut-1/2 cup
• Tamarind paste-1 tsp
• Salt-for taste
• Seasonings
• Oil-1-2 tsp
• Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp
• Hing-pinch
• Cury leaves-few
• Turmeric pwd-pinch
• Red chillies-1-2 (opt)

Method-  Pressure cook Toor dal and Alasande kalu well.Cook greens in water for 10-15 mins.

Grind coconut and sambar powder and keep it aside.

Next in a vessel,mix the dal,kalu and soppu ,add tamarind paste, salt and the ground paste ,and mix well.

Let it boil well for 10 mins,simmer , prepare the seasoning. Add it to the sambar, mix.

Serve Alasande Kalu Soppu Huli hot with rice or chapati with spoon of ghee.

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Peas Potato Stuffed Pooris

Peas Stuffed Pooris

Peas Potato Stuffed Methi Pooris are simple and easy to prepare. Kids will love it.A healthy recipe for all.

Ingredients 

• Potato (boiled) 1-2 (mashed)
• Peas (boiled) 1 cup
• chapati flour 2 cups 
• Methi leaves-1/2 cup(cleaned and chopped)
• salt for taste
• turmeric powder  1/2 tsp
• Dhania jeera  powder  1 tsp 
• Garam masala 1 tsp
• Ajwain-1 tsp
• Oil for deep frying

Method: In a bowl, add methi leaves, salt, turmeric powder,masala pwds, ghee, flour,water and form a smooth dough. 

Cover it for some time. 

In a bowl  add mashed potatoes, peas, masala powders, salt and mix well , make small balls.

Next make small pooris , add the stuffing and cover and make pooris again.

Heat Oil, carefully slide the poori and deep fry.

Serve hot.

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Capsicum Rice Sevai

Capsicum Rice Sevai  is an enjoyable healthy filling breakfast recipe. A perfect start for your busy day.

Capsicum Rice Sevai

Ingredients:

· 2 cups rice vermicelli 

· 1 cup simla mirch thinly sliced

Seasoning

· 4-5 green chillies chopped

· few curry leaves

· 1 tbsp oil

· 1/2 tsp mustard seeds

.1/2 tsp jeera

· 1 tsp urad dal

· 1 tsp channa dal
 .Turmeric-pinch
. Hing-pinch

· Salt for taste

· Water

Garnishing

· 1-2 tbsp grated coconut

· Few coriander leaves

Method:

• Boil water in a vessel.In a bowl add the rice sevai ,add the hot water allow to rest for 5-10 mins.Next in a kadai , add oil,fry the cashews and keep it aside. Next add mustard seeds, followed by urad dal, channa dal ,and jeera, hing, curry leaves, chopped chilies, turmeric and sauté well. Now, add sliced capsicum and stir fry well .Strain the vermicelli and add to the kadai,add salt.
• Mix well. Add the fried cashews and mix well.
• Garnish with coconut.Serve hot.

(you can follow the instructions on the packet either MTR/Anil for cooking the vermicelli) 

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Kabul Chana Cabbage Chitranna

Kabul Kadle Cabbage Chitranna  is a  healthy one pot meal made from the Kabul chana/chickpea  

(Chole Chana) blended in spices, simply healthy , perfect and nutritious. Enjoy!

Kabul Chana Cabbage Chitranna 

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice
• 1/2 cup Kabul Kadle
•  (pressure cooked with salt)
• 1/2 cup shredded cabbage
• Turmeric pwd-pinch
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp groundnut
• 1/2 tsp jeera
• 1/2 tsp mustard
• 1/2 tsp chana dal
• 1/2 tsp urad dal
• 1-2 tsp Bhath Masala pwd
• 1-2 tbsp fresh Coconut
• Hing-pinch
• Curry leaves-few
• salt to taste

Method- 

Cook the rice and spread it on a plate.

Cook the chana well.

Next in a pan, heat oil, fry shredded cabbage and keep it aside . 

Next add mustard , once done, add jeera, chana dal, uraddal, curry leaves , turmeric , hing and  fry .

Add the bhath pwd , salt , cabbage and mix .

Next add the cooked rice,cooked chana and mix well.

Simmer on low heat for 10 mins till all the rice,chana  is blended well with the spices.

Serve hot with raita of your choice.

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Stuffed Aloo Bhindi

Stuffed Aloo Bhindi  is delicious side dish for Indian breads. The spices blended with potato is stuffed in the Lady's finger or Okra and fried is yummy, tangy and tasty. Enjoy!!  

Stuffed Aloo Bhindi 

Ingredients:

• Lady'sfinger /Bhindi-10-15
• 2-3 tbsp oil

Stuffing masala

• 1 cup shredded boiled potato
• 1 tsp amchur pwd
• 1 tbsp dhania-jeera pwd
• 1 tsp Chili pwd
• 1-2  tbsp Veg Bhath pwd
• Turmeric-pinch
• salt 
• Tamarind paste-1-tsp

Method-  Mix all the masala mentioned under stuffing ingredients properly and keep it aside.

Next carefully trim the sides and slit the bhindi vertically. Fill in the aloo masala in the bhindi. 

Heat oil in a kadai.

Place the stuffed bhindi and fry on low heat till done. 

Serve Stuffed Aloo Bhindi  hot with Indian Breads.




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Capsicum Tomato Sandwich

Capsicum Tomato Sandwich is simple and easy to make.Enjoy as a quick snack or mini dinner.

Prep Time: 15mins

Cook Time:20 Mins

Total time:35 mins

Servings: 4

Author: Smita

Capsicum Tomato Sandwich 

Ingredients

• 1 cup sliced capsicum
• 1 cup tomato chopped
• 3-4  green chilies–chopped finely
• ½ tsp jeera
• ¼ tsp mustard
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 
• 1-2 tsp italian seasoning
• a few chopped coriander leaves
• Sandwich masala 
• 8 Bread slices 
• Butter
• Salt
• Green Chutney
• Ketchup

Method:In a kadai,heat oil,add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,green chilies,curry leaves,hing, tumeric ,add tomatoes, capsicum and stir fry well ,once done add salt,coriander leaves and mix well.Take bread,apply butter and  green chutney, add the capsicum tomato mix ,add some sandwich masala,cover with another chutney-butter spread bread.Grill in toaster.Serve hot with chutney or ketchup.You can also add cheese to make it more tastier.


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How to set curds

Homemade Curds/ Yogurt is very easy to prepare and it tastes delicious. Yogurt is healthy and is high in protein and calcium. It can be consumed by adults and kids alike.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups boiled and cooled milk
• 2 tablespoons of yogurt (readymade)

Method

Boil the milk and let it cool .Once done ,transfer into another vessel.Add 2 tbsp of ready yogurt. Stir well, cover and  keep it aside either overnite or for 4-6 hours. Do not touch in between.

Once it is set you can either enjoy it just like that or refrigerate and serve it chilled.

We can use this yogurt for setting curds the next time.