Potato Smileys

Potato Smileys is simple and easy recipe that can be prepared in less time. Your kids will love your for this.

Ingredients - 

• Boiled Pototo 4 (mashed)
• Bread crumbs- 1/2 cup
• Corn flour -1/4 cup
• Pepper powder 1/2 tspoon 
• Oregano-1/2 tsp
• Cheese-2 tbsp (opt)
• Chilli pwd 1 tspoon 
• Salt for taste
• Oil for frying

Method - In a bowl, add mashed potatoes, add bread crumbs, flour, pepper pwd, chili pwd, salt and mix well. Rest it for 30-45 minutes in fridge.

Take a big ball size and make thick paratha, using cookie cutter, make round shape, make shapes of eyes and mouth (use spoon or straw to make shape) and take it on a separate plate.Repeat for the entire dough. Heat oil in kadai. Fry well till it is golden brown on both sides. Enjoy hot with ketchup,chutney or sauce. 

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Menthya Hittu Powder/ Methkoot Powder

Enjoy the healthy and easy recipe for making Menthya Hittu. You can find below the recipe on how to make MenthyadaHittu Pudi. It is known as Methkoot in Marathi.



Ingredients

• Chana dal-1 cup
• Urad Dal-3/4 cup
• Wheat-3/4 cup
• Rice-1/2 cup
• Jeera-1 spoon
• Fenugreek-1/4 spoon
• Hing-1/2 spoon
• Turmeric-1 spoon

Method-

Dry roast all ingredients separately. Once cool, grind it into fine powder. Store it in airtight container.

You can mix Menthyahittu with white rice, add ghee and enjoy. You can make gojju using this powder.


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Peanut Chikki

Peanut chikki, we all grew up enjoying this as kids. This is a very simple easy recipe that can be done in very less time. Healthy and loaded with nutrients, a definate must try during your kids holiday time. Chikki/ gajak or brittle is a perfect treat for adults and kids.

Peanut Chikki

Ingredients

• 2 cups peanut / groundnut
• 1½ cup jaggery / gud / bella
• 2 tbsp water
• 1/2 mix dry fruits

Method- In a kadai, dry roast the peanut on low flame. Keep stirring till it roasts well uniformly. Once cool, remove the skin and break it into two. Meanwhile in a kadai add the jaggery and add little water and let it melt on low flame. Keep stirring till the entire jaggery melts. Once the syrup is formed, add the peanuts,dry fruits and give it a quick stir till the peanuts are coated well with the syrup. 

In a plate ,add butter paper and pour this mixture over it and pat it to smoothen up. Cut into pieces while it is warm.

Serve once the chikki is completely cooled down. Store the remaining in airtight container.

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Palak Stir Fry

Palak Stir Fry is a healthy combination of green palak /spinach leaves with lentils ( tur dal cooked) with mild spices. Easy to make. Enjoy hot with chapati or rasam rice. Spinach or Palak provides healthy nutrients and is rich in iron, vitamins and minerals. It is very important for overall health including skin, hair etc. It is one of the immunity booster foods.

Palak Stir Fry

Ingredients

• 1 bunch Palak/ spinach
•  (cleaned and chopped finely)
• 1- 2 dry red chillies
• 3-4 tbsp grated coconut
• 1-2 tbsp Cooked Dal
• salt according to taste
• 1/2 tsp lemon juice
• Coriander leaves-few

Seasoning

• 1/2 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seeds
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 1 tsp chana dal
• 1 tsp jeera
• Few curry leaves
• Pinch-Hing
• Pinch-Turmeric Pwd

Method: In a pan, heat oil and add the chopped spinach and fry well. Take is aside. Next heat the oil in a broad pan. Prepare Seasoning  add mustard seeds, add urad dal, chana dal,Turmeric,hing curry leaves. Add red chillies, saute well. Once done add the chopped Spinach and sauté well. Add salt and mix. Finally garnish it with grated coconut and coriander leaves. Serve hot with rasam rice or chapati. Simple and tasty Palak Stir Fry.

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Congress Kadlekai / Masala Kadlekayi

Congress kadlekai / Masala Kadlekayi is a very famous snack from Karnataka and sold mostly in bakeries. It is a easy  snack made from roasted peanuts tossed and seasoned in spice mixture. You can enjoy this with tea or coffee or use it as topping when you make Bhelpuri at home. Simple and easy to make.

Ingredients

Congress Kadlekai / Masala Kadlekayi

• Raw groundnuts/peanuts – 1 cup
• Oil – 2 tsps
• Curry leaves -few
• Red chilly powder -1/2 tsp 
• Coriander powder-1/4 tsp
• Pepper powder -1/4 tsp
• Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
• Hing- one pinch
• Salt-for taste

Method: In a kadai, add the raw peanuts and  fry them in a low flame until light brown. Keep turning it with a spoon. Once cool, remove the skin of the peanuts by rubbing it with your hands. Try to remove as much as you can. Break it into two pieces.

Next, heat oil in kadai, add curry leaves and fry well. Next add the masala powders and hing. Stir well. Add the roasted peanuts in the kadai. Start tossing the peanuts in the masala such that each peanut is well coated with the spice mix. Do not burn the peanuts. Add salt and mix well.

Voila! your masala peanuts are ready to be enjoyed. Once cool store in airtight container and have fun munching.






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