Salted Paniyaram|Snacks

Got this recipe from one of my close friend and wanted to try for a long time.The recipe turned out too good.Thank you very much for the recipe S.
It is really fast and easy to do this dish. There is no fermentation required for this dish.
Ingredients
4 cups Raw rice
1 cup Urad dhal

To Temper
1 tea spoon oil
1 tea spoon Mustard seeds
1 tea spoon urad dhal
2-3 Green chillies
Few curry leaves
1 Chopped Onion
Salt to taste.

Method
Soak the rice and dhal for 1-2 hours
Grind the Rice, dhal and salt to a semi thick batter like Idli or Dosa batter. [I used Mixie to grind, You can grind in Grinder also]. You can add water if the batter is too thick to pour.
No need t ferment the batter You can make paniyaram right away after grinding.
In a small pan, add oil,and all other ingredients to temper and mix in the batter.
Heat the Appam/Paniyaram pan and add a drop of oil in each hole.
Pour one laddle full of batter and allow to cook for few minutes and turn the side and once it turns little brownish color, you can take it out.
Beautiful salted paniyaram is ready.

Tiffin

3

Onion Bajji|5 Ingredients or less

Friday evening and why will we not want to eat some crispy snack like Bajji with some hot tea?
Also, relax and play with my baby,crawling ,smiling,laughing with him and sing rhymes for him.
He also loves to watch me cooking,stirring,making sounds etc.. at this age itself.
What more we want??
Ingredients
1 cup Besan (Kadalai Maav)
1/4 cup Rice flour (Arisi Maav)
1 tea spoon chilli powder (Milagai podi)
Onions cut in round shape
water
salt to taste

Method
In a vessel add the flour,salt,chilli powder and water and mix and form a thick liquid.
Dip the cut onions and deep fry them in the oil until it is bright orangish yellow.
Serve hot with ketchup or any chutneys.

You can try this with any veggies you like.

Check out my other marathoners here

Tiffin

14

Rawa Paniyaram|BM#7

Today being Aadi velli kizhamai.I thought of making some sweet for Neivedyam.
Also, since this week is BM week and i chose the theme "cook from cook books".
I was browsing through Mallika Badrinath's book and found this one.
Recipe Source:Mallika Badrinath
Ingredients
Maida 1 cup
rawa 1 cup
sugar 1 cup
milk 1 cup
ghee or oil for frying
cardomom powder 1 tea spoon
cooking soda 1/4 tsp


Method:
Mix maida and rawa with sugar and milk.Keep it aside for 1 hour.
Mix cardomom powder and baking soda just before pouring in stove.
Heat the paniyaram vessel with little ghee in each pit.
Pour the batter in each pit half filled.
cook in medium flame and turn carefully.
Add little ghee if necessary.
when cooked remove from the stove and serve hot or cold.

This measurement gave around 20-24 paniyarams.

Check out other marathoners here

Tiffin

7

Potato Roti|BM#7

This is yet another very simple roti to make.I made some dhal today and thought of doing some different kind of roti.Everytime we do potato stuffed paratha.I wanted to do something different.I was browsing through Mallika Badrinath's book and found this Roti.

Recipe Source:Mallika Badrinath
2 cups Maida flour(All purpose flour)
1 potato (boiled and mashed)
salt to taste
1 tea spoon Jeera (cumin seeds)
1 tea spoon sugar
1/4 cup warm milk
1 tea spoon melted ghee/butter
Method:
In a vessel mix the ghee,salt,sugar and Jeera with the mashed potato
Mix the flour along with the potato mixture and slowly add the milk to form a thick and soft dough.
Add more milk if required.
Roll out into round chapathi's and place it on hot tava.
Flip the sides until done(brown spots appear).
Serve hot with any spicy side dish.

[In her recipe she has added baking soda 1 tea spoon. I did not use baking soda
In her recipe there was no Jeera,I added them for taste and digestion]
Check out other marathoners here

Tiffin

9

Bread Upma|BM#7

Recipe Source: Mallika Badrinath

I modified little bit based on my taste.
Ingredients:
7-8 slices of bread (I had sour dough bread at home)
1 onion
1 Tomato
1/2 capsicum
1 tea spoon chilli powder
1 tea spoon turmeric powder
salt to taste
1 tea spoon Mustard seeds
1 tea spoon Urad dhal
1 table spoon oil.

Method:
In a pan add the oil,mustard seeds,urad dhal and allow it to splutter.
Add the onions and salt and fry till golden brown.
Add the capsicum and allow it to cook for few minutes.
Add the tomatoes,turmeric powder,chilli powder and garam masala and cook till the oil seperates.
Add the sliced bread and mix well. Splash some water if needed.
Mix well and serve hot.

Check out other blogging marathoners here

Tiffin

14

7 Taste Utthappam|Mini Bites|BM#6

4th day of Blogging Marathon and was wondering what can i do today being a weekend.
Then suddenly was reminded of Saravana Bhavan's 7 taste utthappam. Just thought why don't i give it a try at home? Eventhough there are no kids to eat at my home. I just have an infant who has just started eating semi solids. But i thought of making them for my husband and me.
I am also sure all the kids will love and surely fit the theme Mini Bites.
Here goes the recipe. You can opt for any toppings you like. My toppings for 7 taste were,
Topping 1-> 1 tsp Tomato Chutney
Topping 2->1 tsp Corainder chutney
Topping 3->1 tsp Rasberry Jam
Topping 4->1 tsp Potato masala
Topping 5->1 tsp idli Chilli powder (Mulagai podi)
Topping 6->1 tsp onion and capsicum
Topping 7->1 small piece of cheese
Dosa batter 1-2 cup

Method: Make small size dosas and keep them in the plate. Spread each of topping one by one on every dosa. Only for Onion ,bell peppers,Chilli powder and cheese utthappam put the topping on the stove while making dosa. Serve hot for kids or adults they will love them.
Notes: Some might not like Jam. You can choose any other topping like white Coconut chutney.

Check out other Blogging Marathoners with their various other themes.

Sending this entry to Champa for Kid's Delight theme is 'Mini Bites'

tomato

18

Chappathi masala/noodles

This is a recipe where i am sure kids will love it. Not only kids, anyone would love it.
This is such an easy recipe.Almost like a Vegetable kothu paratha.
Ingredients
5-6 Chapathi/Roti
1 Tomato
1/2 onion
1/2 Capsicum/Bell pepper
1 tea spoon turmeric powder
1 tea spoon chilli powder
1 tea spoon Pav bhaji masala
1 tea spoon Aamchur powder (optional)
salt to taste
2 tea spoon oil
1 tea spoon Jeera
1 tea spoon Sauf--This added a kick to it..
Coriander leaves to garnish

Method
Make the little thick Roti's and cut into thin strips and keep aside.
To cut into thin strips- Stack all the roti's together and cut into four quarters and then into thin strips.
In a pan add the oil, jeera and sauf and allow it to splutter.
Add the onions and salt fry till golden brown.
Add the bell peppers and saute for 3-4 minutes
Add the tomatoes and allow it cook till the water evaporates
Add all the masala as mentioned above (Turmeric powder,pav bhaji masala,chilli powder and Aamchur powder)
Now add the cut chapathis and mix well and garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Tiffin

3

Nombu Adai- Day 6

Today's dish for the 7 day Blogging marathon is Nombu Adai (sweet and salt).
Sweet Nombu Adai
1 cup Rice flour
1 1/2 cup water
1 cup jaggery
1 tea spoon Elaichi powder

Method
In a pan dry roast rice flour until slight reddish color and keep the flour aside.
Then add the water and jaggery. Boil until the Jaggery dissolves.
Add the cardomon powder and mix well.
Slow down the gas and add the rice flour slowly without forming any lumps.
Mix until forming a thick dough and switch of the stove.
Make rounds with your palm and make a small hole in the middle.
Grease the idli plates and steam for 5-10 minutes.
serve hot with unsalted butter.

Salted Nombu Adai
1 cup Rice flour
1 1/2 cup water
1 tea spoon Mustard seeds
1 tea spoon urad dhal
1 tea spoon Channa dhal
2 Green chillies
couple of curry leaves
1 teas spoon oil
salt to taste

In a pan dry roast the Rice flour until a nice aroma comes out and raw smell goes away.
Keep aside the rice flour and add a little oil,add mustard seeds, channa dhal, urad dhal,green chillies and curry leaves and allow them to splutter.
Add water and allow it to boil and add the salt.
Slowly add the Rice flour and mix well without forming lumps and mix until forming a thick dough. Switch off the stove.
Make into a round shapes in the palm with a hole in the center.
Grease the Idli plates and steam for 5-10 minutes.
Serve hot with Butter.


Check out my Blogging Marathoners doing BM#4 hosted by Srivalli

Diabetes Diet/Management: PJ
Kid Friendly Recipes: Suma, Priya Suresh, Divya
Seven Days of Soup:Ila, Smita P
Seven Days of Indian Bread: Monika
Seven Days of Cakes: Bhagyashri
30 Minutes Meals: Archana
Seven days of Condiment: Kamalika, Srivalli

Tiffin

5

Pav Bhaji- Day 5

Wow today is the fifth day of 7 day blogging marathon by Srivalli. Days are going really fast.
Also it is fun though. Being Friday evening i thought of making something spicy and hot.
My mother gave an idea of making Pav Bhaji and this is surely durable to make within 30 minutes.
Here goes the recipe for Pav Bhaji

Ingredients
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes

2 Potatoes
2 Tomatoes
1 Capsicum
1 Big Onion
1 cup peas
1 cup carrot
1 tea spoon turmeric powder
1 tea spoon Red chilli powder
1 table spoon Pav Bhaji masala
1 1/2 table spoon Butter
1 tea spoon Jeera
salt to taste

Method
In a pressure cooker add potatoes, carrot and peas, turmeric powder and allow it to cook up to 2 whistles.
In a pan add butter and jeera and allow it to splutter. Then add the onions and salt and saute until it turns transparent.
Add the chopped capsicum and saute for 2-3 minutes.
Next add the chopped tomatoes ad saute for 2 minutes.
Add pav bhaji masala, chilli powder and combine the mashed and cooked potatoes/carrots and peas.
Mix well for 3-4 minutes and add water if required.
Serve hot with butter toasted pav or bread.
Check out my Blogging Marathoners doing BM#4 hosted by Srivalli

Diabetes Diet/Management: PJ
Kid Friendly Recipes: Suma, Priya Suresh, Divya
Seven Days of Soup:Ila, Smita P
Seven Days of Indian Bread: Monika
Seven Days of Cakes: Bhagyashri
30 Minutes Meals: Archana
Seven days of Condiment: Kamalika, Srivalli

Tiffin

3

Rava Dosa

A very traditional recipe. Simply, easy and quick recipe with all ingredients at home.

Ingredients
Rava 1 cup
Maida 1 cup
Rice flour 1/2 cup
Butter milk 1 cup
Water as required to make it liquid
Salt to taste

To temper
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Green chilli 1 no
Curry leaves 2-3 leaves
1 tsp oil

How to make?

1. Mix rava, rice flour,maida and salt together
2. Add buttermilk and water to make it liquid consistency
3. Temper with mustard seeds,green chilli,curry leaves and mix well with the batter.
4. Pour batter in a circle with spatula and spread across the tawa.
5. Do not spread the batter with the help of spatula.
6. Sprinkle some oil to make it crisp. Flip the dosa once cooked.
7. Remove from the stove once it turns brown.
   
8. Serve hot with chutney,sambar.

Alternative: Add onions for taste. Rice flour makes the dosa crisp.

Tiffin

3

Paneer Pizza

Pizza is very simple to make at home using the pillsbury dough.

Ingredients:
Pillsbury dough 1 pack (you get in Safeway and many grocery stores)
Pizza sauce 3 tb spoon
Mozarella cheese 4 Tb spoon
paneer 3 tb spoon
Tomato 1 nos
Onion 1/2
Garam masala 1/2 tsp
Chilli powder 1/2 tsp
salt to taste

How to make?

1. In a drop of oil add the onion, tomato and paneer and fry for sometime.
2. Add all the masala and salt.
3. Roll the pizza dough like roti
4. Spread the pizza sauce
5. Add the cooked paneer
6. Add the cheese at the top
7. Pre-heat the oven for 425 degrees
8. Cook for 10-12 minute till it is cooked.
   

Note:In one pack of pillsbury pizza dough, you can make two pizza.

Tiffin

1

Rava Upma (Different style)

My mother's recipe. She calls the recipe as 'Brinji'. This is something different taste and for people who do not like from upma will surely like this style. I used to hate rava upma, but this method of rava upma tastes really good. If there is a time crunch in the morning and we have to take lunch to work. This is a very fast, easy and tasty recipe. I tried it today and came out well. Thanks to amma:-)

Ingredients:
Rava 1 cup
Peas 2 Tb spoon
Tomato 1 nos
Onion 2 Tb spoon
Green chilli 2 nos
Water 2 cups
Sambar powder 2 tsp(secret ingredient)
Salt to taste
Ghee to taste

To temper:
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Urad dhal 1 tsp
Jeera 1 tsp
Oil

Method:

1. Fry the rava till golden brown and keep aside.
2. In a pan pour a 2 tsp of oil and add mustard seeds, urad dhal, jeera and allow it to splutter.
3. Add the onions, green chilli and fry till it turns transparent
4. Add tomato, peas and till cooked
5. Add water, salt, sambar powder and allow it to boil
6. Add the rava slowly and keep stirring simultaneously
7. Keep closed and cook for 5 min (stir in-between)
8. Add 2 tsp of ghee for good taste and smell..
9. Upma is ready to serve.
   

Alternative: you can also add 2 tsp of curd to the recipe for a different taste.

Vegetable

2

Bhel Puri

This dish is i have just made with whatever i had at home with puffed rice.

What you need?

• Puffed rice 1 cup
• Cut onions 3 tsp
• Cut tomato 3 tsp
• Grated carrot 3 tsp
• Coriander chutney 3 tsp (Ground with coriander and 1 green chilli)
• Tamrind chutney 3 tsp(melt jaggery and add little water,1/2 tsp salt, 1 tsp red chili powder)
• Sev to garinish
• Coriander to garnish

How to make?
Mix all the ingredients together and garnish with sev and coriander leaves.

We can also add puri and many other vegetables or chutney as required.

Tiffin

1