Aloo Palak

Ingredients :

Aloo - 2 Medium Size
Palak - 1 Bunch or if it is a frozen one use 1 1/2 Cup
Tomato Puree - 1 Cup
Onion - 1 chopped
Ginger - 1" piece shredded
Garlic - 3 pods finely chopped
Green Chillies - 4
Shahi Jeera - 1 tspn
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 tspn
Oil - 2 tbpns
Butter - 1 tbspn
Coriander Powder - 1 tspn
Garam Masala Powder - 1 tspn
Salt - to taste
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tspn
Corriander Leaves - Handful finely chopped

Procedure :

• First wash Aloo and cut them into cubes and clean Spinach and finely chop them.
• Next cook the Aloo pieces in Microwave for 8 mins.
• Heat Oil & Butter in a pan and when Oil gets hot add Shahi Jeera & Fennel Seeds and fry for a min.
• Next add shredded Ginger and chopped Garlic and fry for some time.
• Now add chopped Onions and fry till they become tender.
• Next add Green Chillies & Tomato Puree and cook till the raw smell of the Puree goes.
• In a bowl mix Coriander,Garam Masala Powders and add little amount of Water and mix it well.
• Now add this mixture to the Tomato Puree and cook on a low flame till the mixture gets a nice boil.If required add some more Water.
• Now add the cooked Aloo pieces,chopped Spinach and sufficient amount of Salt and mix it well.
• Cook till the Spinach is cooked.
• Finally garnish it with Chopped Coriander Leaves.

Tasty Aloo Palak is ready.It goes well with Chapathi/Paratha/Poori.

Ajwain Buttermilk

Ingredients :

Sour Buttermilk - 2 Cups

Ajwain - 1 tspn

GreenChillies -1 Chopped

Curry Leaves - 2 Springs

Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tspn

Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tspn

Turmeric - 1/th tspn

Hing - 1/4th tspn

Salt - to taste

Oil - 1 tbspn

Method :

• Heat Oil in a pan when it gets heat do the seasoning with Mustard Seeds.When it splutter add Cumin Seeds,Ajwain and fry for a min.
• Next add Hing,Curry Leaves & Turmeric.
• Add this seasoning & Salt to Buttermilk and mix it well.

Tasty & Healthy Ajwain Buttermilk is ready.It goes well with hot rice :-)

Ajwain Rice

Ingredients :

Cooked Rice - 1 Cup

Ajwain - 2 tspns

Green Chillies - 4

Ginger - Small Piece(Chopped)

Garlic Pod - 1(Chopped)

Mustard Seeds - 1/4th tspn

Cumin Seeds - 1/4th tspn

Shahi Jeera - 1/4th tspn

Curry Leaves - 2 Springs

Hing - 1/4th tspn

Oil - 3 tspns

Salt - 1tspn

Method :

• In a pan put 3 tspns of Oil and when it gets heat add Mustard Seeds.
• When Mustard Seeds splutter add Cumin Seeds,Shahi Jeera and fry for a min.
• Next add chopped Ginger & Garlic and fry for a while.
• Next add Hing,Green Chilles,Ajwain,Cuury Leaves and  fry for a min.
• Atlast add cooked Rice & Salt and mix it well.

Tasty and simple Ajwain Rice ready.It goes well with Onion Raita :-)

Black Eyed Peas & Green Gram Dal Dosa

Ingredients :

Black Eyed Peas - 1/2 Cup
Green Gram Dal - 1/2 Cup

Raw Rice - 3/4 Cup

Ginger - 1 medium size piece

Green Chillies - 5

Onion - 1

Cumin Seeds - 1 Tspn

Method :

• Soak Black Eyed Peas,Green Gram Dal together & Rice seperately for 8-9 hrs.
• Wash them 2-3 times and blend them together by adding chopped Onion,Ginger & Green Chillies by adding suffient amount of Water and make into a Dosa batter consistency.
• Leave it aside for 10 mins and add Cumin Seeds just before making Dosa.

Note :

• The people who would like to make soft Dosas can use 1/2 Cup of Rice instead of 3/4 Cup.

Tasty Dosas are ready and it goes well with Peanut/Coconut/Tomato Chutneys and Sambar :-)

Vegetable Idly

Ingredients :

Grated Carrot - 1/2 Cup
Grated BeetRoot - 1/2 Cup
Chopped Spinach - 1/2 Cup
Chopped Cilantro - 1 tbspn
Idly Batter - 3 Cups
Eno Fruit Salt - 1/2 tspn
Salt - as per taste
Oil - 2 tspns
Water - 2 Tumblers

Method :

• Put 2 tspns of Oil in a pan.When the oil gets hot add Grated Carrot,BeetRoot and fry for 5 mins on a medium flame.
• Next add chopped Spinach and fry till the raw smell goes.Finally add Cilantro mix it well and switch off the stove.
• Now add the above mixture and the sufficient amount of Salt to the Idly Batter and mix it well.
• Grease the Idly Plates with Cooking Spray and put the Batter in the Idly Plates.
• Pour sufficient amount of Water in the Cooker/Idly Vessel and put the Idly plates stand in the Cooker and steam the Idly's by covering the Cooker with a lid without Whistle for 20-25 mins.
• Leave it for 10 mins and serve.

Note :

• If the Idly Batter is fermented nicely no need to add Eno Fruit Salt.Otherwise add the Eno Fruit Salt just before making the Idly.

Colorful & Tasty Idly's are ready.
It goes well with Peanut,Coconut,Tomato Chutneys & Sambar.

Aloo Gravy

Ingredients :

Aloo - 3
Tomatoes - 3
Green Chillies - 2
Fennel Seeds - 1 Tspn
Coriander Powder - 1 Tspn
Cumin Powder - 1 Tspn
Red Chilli Powder - 1 Tspn
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 Tspn
Salt - 1 Tspn/as per taste
Hing - a pinch
Oil - 3 Tbspns
Cilantro - few

Method :

• Dice the Aloo into medium size cubes.And chop the Tomatoes and Green Chillies into small pieces.
• Heat Oil in a pan.When Oil gets hot add Hing and Fennel Seeds.
• When Fennel Seeds starts spluttering add finely chopped Green Chillies,Tomatoes and stir well.Saute the Tomatoes for 2 minutes.
• Add Red Chilli,Coriander,Cumin,Turmeric Powders and salt and cook till the Tomatoes are cooked.
• Now add the diced Aloo cubes.Mix it well.
• Add 2 cups of Water.Cook till the Aloo is cooked.
• Finally garnish it with Cilanro.

Tasty Aloo Gravy is ready :-)
It goes well with Hot Rice & Parata.

Dondakaaya(Ivy Gourd) Ulli Karam

Ingredients :

Dondakaya - 1/4 kg
Big Onion - 1
Red Chillies - 5
Coriander Seeds - 1 Tbspn
Oil - 3 Tspns
Salt - to taste

Method :

• Wash and cut Dondakaya into half and make into 6 long slices.
• Dice the Onion into medium size pieces.
• Now put 3 tspns of oil in a pan.When oil gets hot fry Dondakaya on a medium flame till 3/4 is cooked.
• In the meantime Blend the Onion pieces,Red Chillies & Coriander Seeds and make into a paste.
• Finally add the Onion paste to it and fry till the raw smell is gone.

Tasty Dondakaya Ulli Karam is ready:-)
Serve it with Hot Rice.

Tomato Ravva Dosa

Ingredients :


Rice Flour - 1 cup
Sooji - 1/2 cup
Tomatoes - 2 medium
Red Chilli Powder - 1/2 tspn
Hing - a pinch
Jeera - 1 tspn
Salt - 1 tspn/as per taste
Water - approximately 2 1/2 cups
Oil - as required


Method :

• Wash and cut the Tomatoes into medium size pieces and grind to a paste.
• Mix Rice Flour,Sooji,Tomato paste,Red Chilli Powder,Hing,Jeera & Salt.
• Add sufficient amount of water and make a thin batter.
• Heat pan and grease it with oil.Pour a big laddle of batter on pan and make a thin dosa.
• Pour a tspn of oil around the dosa.When one side of the dosa is cooked turn it over and cook the other side of the dosa.
• When both the sides is done remove it.

Note :

• We can also prepare this dosa uisng dosa batter.The ratio is for 1 cup of batter grind one Tomato & 1/4th tspn of Red Chilli Powder and add to the batter and make Tomato Dosa.

Tasty Tomato Dosa is ready :-)))
Serve it with Sambar/Peanut/Tomato/Coconut Chutneys/AlooOnion Curry.

Jeera Rasam

Ingredients :

Jeera - 1 Tbspn
Red Chillies - 4
Black pepper - 1/2 Tspn
Toor Dal - 2 Tbspns
Tamarind Water - 2 Tumblers
Turmeric - pinch
Hing - 1/4th Tspn
Ghee - 1 Tbspn
Salt - to taste
Curry Leaves - Few
Cilantro Chopped- few

For Seasoning :

Ghee - 1 Tbspn
Mustard Seeds - 1/4th Tspn

Method :

• First make a coarse powder of Jeera,Red Chillies,Black Pepper & Toor Dal.
• Add the blended powder,Turmeric Powder,Ghee,Hing,Curry Leaves,Cilantro & Salt to the Tamarind Water and allow it to boil.
• Finally heat a Tbspn of Ghee add Mustard Seeds and allow it to splutter and add it to the boiled Rasam.

Tasty Jeera Rasam is Ready :-)
It goes well with hot Rice.

Chana Dal Powder

Ingredients :

Chana Dal - 1 Cup
Red Chillies - 4
Cumin Seeds - 1 tspn
Black Pepper -  1 tspn
Salt - 1 tspn (or) according to taste

Method :

• In a pan dry roast Chana Dal,Red Chilles,Cumin Seeds & Black Pepper seperately till they gets the nice aroma.
• When it gets cool down add a tspn of salt and blend it to a fine powder.
• Store it in a air tight container.

Tasty Chana Dal powder is ready :-)))
It goes well with hot rice and Peanut Oil.

Kandhi Podi

Ingredients :

Chana Dal - 1/2 Cup
Toor Dal - 1/2 Cup
Urad Dal - 1/2 Cup
Moong Dal - 1/2 Cup
Cumin Seeds - 2 Tspns
Hing - 1 Tspn
Salt - 2 Tspns or according to ur taste
Red Chillies - 8

Method :

• Dry roast all the Dals,Cumin Seeds & Red Chillies seperately.
• Cool it and blend it to a fine powder by adding Hing & Salt.
• Store it in a air tight container.

Tasty Kandhi Podi is ready :-)
It goes well with hot Rice & Peanut Oil.

Paneer Masala

Ingredients :

Paneer - 1/2 Pound Diced
Onion Chopped - 1/2 Cup
Tomato Chopped - 1/2 Cup
Cashews - 4
Milk - 1/4th Cup
Green Chillies - 3
Coriander Powder - 1 Tspn
Cumin Powder - 1 Tspn
Garam Masala Powder - 3/4th Tspn
Oil - 3 Tspns
Butter - 2 Tspns
Salt - to taste
kasoori Methi -1/2 Tspn
Cilantro Chopped - For Garnishing

Method  :

• First blend the Chopped Onions,Tomatoes,Cashews with 1/4th Cup of Milk.
• In a pan add 3 Tspns of Oil.When it gets hot add the blended mixture and mix it once and cook till the raw smell goes.
• After some time add Coriander,Cumin,Garam Masala Powders & Butter and mix it well.
• Then add the diced Paneer,Salt,Kasoori Methi Powder and mix it well and close the lid and cook on a medium flame for 5 mins.
• Finally garnish it with Cilantro.

Tasty Paneer Masala is ready :-)

Black Eyed Peas Dosa

Ingredients :

Black Eyed Peas - 1 Cup
Raw Rice - 1 Cup
Chopped Ginger - 2 Tbspns
Green Chillies - 6
Salt - to taste
Cumin Seeds - 1 Tspn
Oil - For Roasting

Method :

• Wash and soak Black Eyed Peas & Raw Rice seperately for 7-8 hrs.
• Drain the excess Water from both the vessels and mix them.
• Blend them to a smooth Batter by adding the Chopped Ginger & Green Chillies with the sufficient amount of Water.
• Pour the Batter in a vessel and add the sufficient amount of salt and mix it well.
• Finally add the Cumin Seeds before making Dosa.

Tasty Black Eyed Peas Dosa is ready :-)
It goes well with Coconut/Peanut/Tomato/Onion Chutney.

Green Chillies Chutney

Ingredients :

Green Chillies - 1/4th Kg
Tamarind - lemon size
Fenugreek Seeds - 1/4th Tspn
Hing - 1/4th Tspn
Salt - as per taste
Oil - 1Tbspn

Method :

• First soak Tamarind in hot water for 20-30 mins.
• In a pan put a Tbspn of Oil.
• When it gets hot add Fenugreek Seeds and roast on a medium flame till it gets the nice aroma.
• When Fenugreek Seeds turn into Brown Color add Hing and mix it once.
• Next add the Green Chillies and Salt.Mix it well and cover it with a lid and cook till the Green Chillies become tender.
• When the Green Chillies mixture gets cool down put that mixture and the soaked Tamarind  in a blender and blend it into a fine paste.

Tasty Green Chillies Chutney is ready :-)
It goes well with hot rice and ghee.

Carrot Kheer

Ingredients :

Carrots - 3
Milk - 2 Cups
Ghee - 2 Tspns
Sugar - 3/4th Cup/according to taste
Ilachi Powder - 1/4th Tspn
Cashews - 5 broken into small pieces
Badam - 5 broken into small pieces
Pistas - few broken into small pieces

Method :

• Wash and peel the Carrots.
• Cut into big pieces and cook till the Carrots are tender and mash it.
• Roast the Cashews & Badam in a tspn of Ghee.
• In a heavy bottomed pan add Milk and bring it to boil.
• When the Milk is boiling add the mashed Carrot and Ilachi powder.
• Stir well and add Sugar and keep stirring for 10-15 minutes on a low flame.
• Finally garnish it with roasted Cashews,Badam & Pista.
• Refregirate it and serve it cool.

Tasty Carrot Kheer is ready :-)

May all your wishes be fulfilled on this special occassion

Wishing U All A Happy Pongal

CarrotDates Halwa

Ingredients :

Carrots Grated - 10
Dates - 8 to 10 (Make into small pieces)
Khoya Grated - 3/4 Cup
Ghee - 1/2 Cup
Sugar - 1/2 Cup
Milk - 1 Cup
Ilachi Powder - 1 tspn
Dry Fruits - 1/2 Cup (Cut into small pieces)

Method :

• Put ghee in a pan.When it gets heated fry the Dry Fruits.
• Once the Dry Fruits are roasted add the grated Carrot & Chopped Dates and fry on a low flame till the raw smell of the Carrot goes.
• Add a tspn of Ilachi Powder and mix it well.
• After sometime add Sugar and cook till it melts completely.
• Once the Sugar is completely melted add the milk and stir it continously.
• Once 3/4 Milk is evapourated add Grated Khoya to the mixture and cook on a low flame till all the milk is evapourated.

Tasty CarrotDates Halwa is ready :-)))
Serve it with hot.If not refregirate it and serve it cool.

Bottle Gourd Halwa

Ingredients :

Bottle Gourd Grated - 2 Cups
Milk - 2 Cups
Sugar - 3/4 Cup
Ghee - 1/2 Cup
Green Color Water - 1/2 tspn(Optional)
khoya - 1 Cup(Optional)
ilachi Powder - 1/2 tspn


Method :

• Heat 1/2 Cup of Ghee in a pan.When it gets heated add Cashews,Almonds & Raisns.
• After frying the Cashews/Almonds & Raisns take out few of them for garnishing.
• Put the grated Bottle Gourd in the pan and fry on a medium low heat till the raw smell of it goes.
• When Bottle Gourd is half fried and all the moisture is lost from it add 2 Cups of milk.
• Let it cook on a low heat till all the milk is evapourated.
• Add 1/2 tspn of Green Color Water in between and mix it well.
• Add 1/2 tspn of Ilachi Powder and stir it well.
• Keep stirring tha Halwa otherwise the milk at the bottom will be burnt.
• Once 3/4 milk is evapourated add kohya.Once Kohya is added it starts melting.
• Cook till all the Khoya is melted.
• Garnish it with Cashews,Almonds & Raisns.

Tasty Bottle Gourd Halwa is ready :-)))

Pudina Paratha

Ingredients :

Wheat Flour - 2 Cups
Mint Chopped - 1/2 Cup
Red Chilli Powder - 1/4 tspn
Sesame Seeds - 1/4 tspn
Hing - 1/4 tspn
Salt - to taste
Oil - For Frying

Method :

• Put all the ingredients in a bowl and make a little bit soft dough.
• Cover and leave it for 15-20 minutes.
• Make a Lemon size balls out of the dough and roll it like chapathi by applying Wheat Flour.
• Place a Tava on the stove & apply a tspn of oil to it.
• When it gets heated start roasting the Parathas by applying oil on both the sides.

Tasty Pudina Paratha is ready:-)))
It goes well with Curd & any Gravy Curries.

Idly Powder

Ingredients :

Chana Dal - 1/2 Cup
Urad Dal  - 1/2 Cup
Red Chillies - 10/15
{according to the size & spicyness you prefer}
Hing - 1/2 tspn
Salt - as per taste
Oil - 3 tspns

Method :

• In a pan add 3 tspns of oil.When it gets heated roast Chana Dal,Urad Dal,Red Chillies & Hing seperately.
• Let it gets cool down and add the sufficient amount of salt and blend into a coarse powder.
• Store it in a air tight container.

Tasty Idly Powder is ready :-)))
This goes well with Idly & Dosa.

Tip :

• Add a little bit of ghee to this powder while serving it with Idly/Dosa.

Toor Dal Powder

Ingredients :

Toor Dal - 1 Cup
Red Chillies - 4
Black Pepper -  1 tspn
Cumin Seeds - 1 tspn
Salt - 1 tspn (or) according to taste

Method :

• In a pan dry roast the Toor Dal,Red Chilles,Cumin Seeds & Black Pepper seperately till they gets the nice aroma.
• When it gets cool down add a tspn of salt and blend it to a fine powder.
• Store it in a air tight container.

Tasty Toor Dal powder is ready :-)))
It goes well with hot Rice & Peaanut Oil.

Ravva Pongal

Ingredients :

Semolina - 1 Cup
Moong Dal - 1/2 Cup
Pepper - 1 tspn
Water - 2 1/2 Cups
Cumin Seeds - 1 tspn
Cashews - few
Curry Leaves- few
Hing - 1/4 tspn
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tspn
Finely Chopped Ginger - 1/4 tspn
Ghee - 3 tspns
Salt - to taste
Oil - 3 tspns

Method :

• Heat Ghee in a pan and roast the Semolina on a low flame until gets a nice aroma of it and keep it aside.
• Pressure cook the Moong Dal for 4-5 Whistles with sufficient amount of Water and a little amount of Turmeric Powder.
• Once the Moong Dal is cooked and when it gets cool down remove the excess Water from it and keep it aside.
• Add oil in a pan and saute it with Pepper,Cumin Seeds,Chopped Ginger,Cashews & Curry Leaves.
• Add 2 1/2 Cups of Water and bring it to boil.
• When it starts boiling add Semolina,little bit of Turmeric Powder & enough Salt to it and mix it well.
• When the Semolina absorbs 3/4 of the Water add the cooked Moong Dal to it amd mix it well.
• Let it cook until all the Water is absorbed by the Semolina & Moong Dal mixture.
• When all the Water is absorbed add a tspn of Ghee and mix it well.

Tasty Ravva Pongal is ready:-)))
It goes well with Peanut/Coconut Chutney.