Tuesday, 2 April 2013

sprouts cutlet

hi friends,
here's a new recepie ..
this is both healthy and yummy...
and for those who dont like eating raw sprouts this is a way to eat healthy... :)
for this we need:

sprouts :1/2 cup
boiled potato :1 cup,
corn - 1/2 cup,
beans - 1/2 cup ,
bread crumbs 1/2 cup or a bread slice
i have used multi grain bread slice to make it more healthy
coriander powder : 1tsp
garam masala : 1 tsp
red chilli powder : 1tsp
aamchur: 1 tsp (this is optional this being my daughter's friends party snack i added amchur to make it a bit tangy...)
salt to taste.

now method:
half boil sprouts, corn and beans together..
strain the water and add mashed potatoes, bread slice or crumbs...
now add coriander powder, garam masala, red chilli powder, ammchur..
mix well to make a dough ,make small balls and flaten them in desired shapes if your dough is watery then add a little of corn flour ...now heat a pan and shallow fry the the cutlets by adding a tspn of oil..

Saturday, 2 February 2013

soya veg cuttlet

hi friends,
after a long time i am back with a easy snack... yummy soya veg cutlet...
both tatsty and healthy...

for this we need :
  *soya chunks : 1 cup (soak in water for 5 min and strain the water)
  *any vegetables of your choice 1/2 cup(cooked)(we can also use left overs like cabbage curry or mutter curry)
  *one medium potato cooked and mashed
  *one table spoon  flour (rice or all purpose flour or corn flour).
  *1 teaspoon aamchur .
  *1 teaspoon garam masala or coriander powder
  *1 teaspoon red chilly powder.
  * fresh coriander leaves
  * 2 table spoons milk or water and flour mix
  * 1 table spoon sooji
  *salt to taste
  method:
       in a bowl mix soaked soya chunks , mashed potatoes, veggies,
       flour, aamchur, garam masala, chilly powder, coriander leaves and finally salt..
  donot use any water, the water in soya is enough for mixing...
     now make small balls and press them with hands in to the desired shape,
now dip in milk or water and flour mix now roll the cutlet in sooji,
now heat a pan add a tea spoon of oil and keep all the
prepared cutlets and shallow fry on both sides till brown
now serve with tomato sauce ....


           

Friday, 13 July 2012

garlic chutney

0hi friends,
after a long time i brought one more delicious , mouth watering chutney 0

for this garlic chutney...

garlic : 10 peeled
red chilly: 8
tamarind paste : 1/2 tspn
black gram: 1 tspn
jeera:1 tspn
oil to fry
turmeric a pinch
salt to taste
method :
soak red chillies, tamarind, garlic in little water for 15 min
in a pan heat oil fry jeera and black gram once black gram is red add this to soaked garlic and others,
let black gram soak for 5 more min
now add turmeric and salt and grind this to chutney.
add little amount of sugar (1/4 tspn).
Best for dosa and idli .
I loved it in hot rice 0

Saturday, 26 May 2012

simple mango chutney

hi frnds.....
Its Mango season .... and here is a simple mango chutney
for this we need:
raw mango: finely chopped,
red chillies: 4
mustards: 1 tpsn,
jeera : 1 tspn,
blackgram: 1 tspn
oil
hing a pinch
turmeric a pinch
salt to taste
Method :
In a pan heat oil ,fry mustards, jeera and black gram
when mustards crackle add red chillies,
grind mango , hing , turmeric,salt and tadka to paste
yummy mango chutney tastes best with hot rice, dosa, idli.....

Friday, 4 May 2012

variety oats dosa

hi frnds ,
for this we need:
oats : 1 cup,
rice flour: 2 tbsp
whole wheat flour : 2 tbsp,
salt for taste
grated caroot: 2 tbsp
finely chopped onion : 2 tbsp.
finely chopped chilles : 2 tbsp.
finely chopped ginger : 1 tbsp
curd 2 cups
method:
in a bowl add oats , curd .
keep a side for 1 hour.
in this batter add rice flour, whole wheat flour, chopped veggies and salt to taste.
on a dosa tawa make a dosa and donot hurry let the dosa become red .
serve with coconut chutney....
A very yummy and healthy start for the day.....

Friday, 20 April 2012

variety pudina chutney


hi all,
   today my luch was very simple
    capsicum curry , variety pudina chutney that i have tried today and turned out to be tasty , so  i thought of introducing it to all .... :)
  for this variety pudina chutney, we need...

      fresh pudin a leaves - 1 cup,
     pea nuts (ground nut)- 1/2 cup
      cut onions 1/4 cup,
     turmeric a pinch,
    salt for taste,
    jaggery- 2 tspn
    black gram - 1 tspn
    mustard seeds, jeera - 1 tspn each
    red chillies- 5
     oil to fry.

  method:
   
      in a pan heat oil, add mustard seeds, jeera, black gram, peanuts, let the pea nuts fry..
     now add onions , and fry till onions become transparent.
       now add salt, turmeric, red chillies, jaggery and pudina leaves, fry for a few seconds , friends take care while fring pudina leaves if over fried will lose natural flavour of pudina , so a few seconds is enough.
 and let this cool..
   add a very little amount of water and grind to paste.
  this made my meal yummy
      this tastes best with dosa and idli...
     hot rice and rasam is also yummyyyy :D
            

Tuesday, 6 March 2012

cucumber chutney

hi all ...
 Simply YummY.....is back with another yummy finger licking chutney...
 for lemon cucumber chutney  (దోసకాయ పచడి)
   we need 
      ripe lemon cucumber -1/4 kg.
      mustard seeds-1 1/2 tspn,
       black gram- 2 tspn,
        jeera-2 tspn
     red chilly- 4
     coriander leaves - for garnish
    hing - a pinch
   turmaeric - 1/4 tspn
  tamarind paste : 2tspn
    salt as required
  oil for tadka
   jaggery powder- 1 tspn
      method:
                   cut cucumber in to small pieces
             
              in a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds, jeera, black gram when mustards crackle
  add tamarind paste, red chillies and hing
               in a mixer add tadka and grind to powder , add jaggery powder, salt, turmeric powder
     grind to powder .
                Add the powder to cucumber pieces.
 garnish with coriander leaves..
     cucumber pieces can also be grinded to paste.
              tastes best with hot rice and idly....


    Serve cucumber chutney with hot rice and papad .... and see the difference :)