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Sunday, September 3, 2017

Black-eyed Pea Masala Vada


Ingredients:

Black -eyed pea soaked overnight......2 Cups
Rice floor.............................................2 Tbspn
Onion chopped ...................................1 Cup
Green chilly finely chopped................2
Ginger grated.......................................2 inch
Garlic grated........................................4 cloves
Cinnamon powder................................2 pinch
Asafetida..............................................2 pinch
Curry Leaves chopped.........................1 string
Mint Leaves chopped...........................2 Tbspn
Salt to Taste
Oil to deep fry

Procedure


  • Grind the soaked black eyed pea preferably without water or sprinkle a Tbspn water so it is easy to grind.Transfer it to a bowl.
  • Add chopped onion,chopped green chilly,grated ginger garlic,cinnamon powder,asafetida,chopped curry leaves, mint,salt to taste and give it a mix.
  • Next add the rice floor at last and start making vada.
  • Vada making - Have a cup of cold water handy.Dip your palm with cold water everytime before you make vada and pat it to shape it as vada and slowly carefully drop it in medium hot oil.
  • Fry until golden and crisp! and let me know how it comes out:-)

Notes 

  • Cinnamon -I grated cinnamon while i did ginger,garlic ...it was a little difficult but worth the fresh taste.
  • Onion, mint leaves- I added a little more as I like it.


Saturday, May 6, 2017

Carrot Rasam - A Healthy Rasam





South Indian meals are incomplete without rasam.

Irrepective of which part of Indian they belong to kids love well cooked rice , rasam and a little ghee.

Now, along with my kids I love rasam too. Easy to make and after eating varieties or frequent parties, I just want some rasam rice and that set :-)

Wanted to try a more healthier option and tried this and kids just loved it .

Ingredients

Carrots chopped ...............1.5 Cup
Tomoto chopped...............1 Cup
Grated Coconut
(Frozen or Fresh)...............1 Tbspn
Jeera...................................1 tspn
Tamarind............................1 tspn
Turmeric.............................2 pinch
Rasam powder....................1 tspn
Jaggery...............................1 tspn ( optional )
salt to taste

Tadka :

Ghee..................................1 Tbspn
Mustard seeds....................1/2 tspn
Asafetida.............................2 pinch
Red Chilly ..........................1
Curry leaves........................1 String

Procedure :

1) Combine carrots, tomato, coconut,jeera,tamarind,turmeric .Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook 2 whistle.

3) Once at room temperature, blend it.

3) Take the blended puree, add rasam powder, salt to taste and water to adjust the consistency of rasam you may like. Bring it to boil. Later add jaggery.

4)Next is tempering : Heat ghee in a small pan.add mustard seeds- once the popping sound tend to stop,add red chilly,curry leaves and pour it on the boiling rasam.

5) Hm...Serve with some rice and papad and enjoy your healthy lunch.

Notes : The carrots I used were not sweet and had to use jaggery for taste.
             You can also use 1/4 cup toor dool to add protein while you pressure cook.