Bagel Crostini

Ingredients
Large Bagel-1
Any herb-1/8tsp
(I used basil)
Melted butter-4tsp
Parmesan cheese-1/4tsp Method
Cut the bagel into half,then cut into thin circles.Mix all above ingredients together.Brush it on top of each circles.Place it on a baking tray,do not over lap them.Bake it at 350 deg c for 5 minutes or till brown.Keep watching it,otherwise it can get burnt very fast if unnoticed.Cool & store it in an air tight container.This is an easy tea time snack........
Courtesy:Ellie

Soya Manchurian

Ingredients for the sauce

Tomato Ketchup-6tsp

Soya sauce-3tsp

Red chilly sauce-1/2tsp

Ginger & Garlic paste-1/4tsp

Chopped onions-1/4

Green chillies chopped-2

Chopped spring onion -1 bunch

Salt to taste

Oil-2tsp

1tsp of Corn flour diluted in little water

Ingredients for frying

Soya chunks-40nos.

(soak in hot water & squeeze out the water)

Salt to taste

Red or yellow food colour-little

Ginger & Garlic paste-1/4tsp

(or chopped)

Chilly powder-1/4tsp

Maida-4tsp

Corn flour-2tsp

Oil-to deep fry

Method

Marinate the soya chunks with ginger & garlic paste,salt,food colour & chilly powder for 10 minutes.Add maida & corn flour, sprinkle very little water mix till all the soya chunks are coated well.Deep fry them till golden brown & keep it aside.Heat oil in a pan saute onion,green chillies,ginger & garlic paste,spring onion till light brown.Add all the sauces & the diluted corn flour.Cook for 2 more minutes & switch off the gas.Add the fried soya chunks mix it well & garnish it with spring onions & serve.

Tomato Chutney

Ingredients

Chopped small Roma tomatoes-3

Chopped onion-2tbsp

Garlic chopped-2

Tamarind-a small piece(optional)

Salt to taste

Tempering

Oil-1tsp

Mustard,Jeera,Urad dhal-little

Red chilly powder-1/4tsp

Method

Heat 1/2 tsp of oil & fry tomatoes,garlic & onion till transparent & mashed.Add salt,cool & grind to a smooth paste.Temper it.This can be served with any tiffin.

Lentil Dosa

Ingredients American lentil-1/2 cup (raw brown lentils) Rice-1 cup (I used Idly rice) Green chillies-1 Ginger-a small piece Salt to taste Jeera-1tsp Oil-to make dosa Method Soak rice & lentil together for 3 hrs.Then grind it to a semi coarse batter along with salt,ginger & green chillies.Mix jeera,heat a tawa & prepare dosa as usual.Serve it hot with any chutney Note:This is an instant dosa,there is no need for fermentation.

Wheat Flour & Spaghetti Squash Halwa

Ingredients
Whole wheat flour-1/2 cup
Grated spaghetti squash-2 cups
Milk-1 cup
Sugar-1/2 cup
(or more if you want sweet)
Ghee-8tsp
Nuts & raisins fried in ghee-little
Saffron(optional)-little
Cardamom powder-1/2tsp
Method
Pour ghee in a pan add squash & wheat flour,keep frying in medium flame till raw smell disappears & turns light brown in colour.Pour milk & sugar, in low flame cook it till it leaves the sides of the pan.Add nuts,saffron & cardamom powder,mix it well.Serve it hot or warm.

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Sugar Coated Nuts

I had some left over sugar syrup of the jamoon,didn't want to waste it.My friend's mom gave me an idea for this recipe.........Really wonderful & my kids who hates nuts finished the whole bowl.My daughter took this as her snack to school.You can also use the ready made rasagolla syrup in the tins which we usually throw.I haven't measured the ingredients for this recipe,please excuse....


Ingredients
Any left over sugar syrup
(I used gulab jamoon syrup)
Mixed nuts cut into half of your choice
(walnut,almond,cashew nut,pecan)
Method
Pour the syrup in a non stick pan & let it boil.
When its almost 1 & 1/2 string consistency,add the nuts & keep mixing till it becomes dry & forms a sugar coating on all nuts.
Switch off the stove.Put it in a plate to cool & then store it.

Pattinam Pakoda Recipe / Patnam Pakoda Recipe / Pattanam Pakoda Recipe

Patnam Pakoda

Ingredients
Powdered pottukadalai-1 cup
(split roasted gram)

Rice flour-1/2 cup

Ginger & Garlic paste-1/4tsp

Coarsely Powdered fennel seeds-1/2tsp

Chopped onion-a hand full

Curry leaves-little

Chopped green chillies-little

Hing-a pinch

Salt to taste

Oil-to deep fry

Method

Mix all above ingredients together in a bowl.
Sprinkle water little by little & start mixing till you can make small balls out of the mixture.
Make small tight balls &keep it aside.Heat oil in a pan ,gently drop the ball.
Deep fry them in medium flame till golden brown on all sides.
Serve it with tea or coffee.

Courtesy:TV show.....

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Baked Herbed Eggs

Ingredients
Eggs-3

Parmesan cheese-1/2tbsp

Rosemary-1/8tsp

Basil-1/8tsp

Italian seasoning-1/8tsp

Parsley-1/8tsp

Grated garlic-1

Salt & Pepper to taste

Butter to grease the dish

Method

Break the eggs carefully into a bowl without breaking the yolks.Keep it aside.Mix all the herbs,garlic,seasonings & cheese together.Grease an oven proof dish & heat it in the oven till hot,take it out & pour the eggs slowly into it.Now sprinkle the herb cheese mixture on top.Broil it at 350 deg C till top is brown. Serve it with bread.

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Spaghetti Squash Gratin

Ingredients

Spaghetti squash shredded-1 cup

(Microwave it for 3 minutes or steam it )

Salt & pepper to taste

Pasta sauce-2tbsp

Parmesan cheese-to sprinkle on top

Italian seasoning-little

Olive oil-1tsp

Topping

Bread crumbs-2tsp

(Italian style)

Melted butter-1tsp

(mix both ingredients together)

Method

In a bowl mix squash,seasoning,oil & sauce.Grease a oven proof dish put the mix in it.Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese.Sprinkle the topping mixture evenly on top.Broil it at 300 deg.C for 3 to 4 minutes or till the top is slightly brown.Serve it hot.

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Spaghetti Squash Cheela

Ingredients

Besan-1/2 cup

Grated spaghetti squash-1/2 cup

Green chillies chopped-1

Chopped onion-1tbsp

Salt & pepper to taste

Ajwain-little

Red chilly powder-a pinch

Chat masala-a pinch

Coriander leaves-little

Oil-to fry

Method

Mix all above ingredients together.Pour water & make a batter (dosa batter consistency).Heat a tawa smear oil & pour a ladle of batter .Spread it nicely,pour oil & cook it both sides till brown in colour on both sides.Serve it hot with any chutney or raita.

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Spaghetti Squash Pulao

Ingredients

Grated spaghetti squash-1 cup

Rice-1 & 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Ginger & Garlic paste-1/2tsp

Tomato-1/2(optional)

Chopped spring onions-1 bunch

Slit long green chillies-3

Mint leaves-20

Lime juice-2tsp

Tempering

Oil-4tsp,Ghee-1tsp

Cloves-3

pepper-5

Cardamom-3

Bay leaf-1

Jeera-1/2tsp

Shajeera-1/2tsp

Cinnamon stick-a small piece

Method

Heat ghee & oil in a pan temper it.Fry the spring onions,green chillies,tomato & ginger/garlic paste till light brown.Add the grated squash,salt & turmeric powder,fry for a minute.Add the rice & water.Cook it till done.Mix the lime juice & serve it with any gravy or raita.

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More kuzhambu(Iyengar style)

Ingredients cook in water & keep it aside

Pumpkin chopped-2 cups

Salt to taste

Hing-1/2tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Other ingredients

Beaten curd-1 & 1/2 cup

Water to dilute it

Roasted in 1/2tsp of oil & ground to a smooth paste

Coriander seeds-1 & 1/2 tsp

Channa dhal-1 & 1/2 tsp

Red chillies-4

Coconut-3tsp

Methi-1/2tsp

Thoor dhal-3tsp(soaked,do not fry.Just grind it along with the above ingredients)

(I used masoor dhal)

Tempering

Oil-3tsp,Mustard-1tsp,Curry leaves-little,Red chillies-2

Method

Mix the ground paste with the diluted curd.Heat oil in a pan temper it.Pour the curd mixture & the vegetable & boil it for 8 to 10 minutes or till the raw smell disappears.Garnish it with curry leaves.Serve it with rice

Courtesy:theyumblog with a slight change.

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Gulab Jamoon

Ingredients
Milk powder-1/2 cup
Maida-2tbsp
Ghee-1tbsp
Curd-1 & 1/2tbsp
Baking soda-1/4tsp
Oil-to fry
Sugar syrup
Sugar-1 & 1/2 cup
Water-1 & 1/2 cup
Cardamom powder-1/4tsp
Rose essence-a drop
Saffron-a pinch
Method
Mix maida,milk powder,baking soda & ghee,add curd little by little & mix till you form a soft dough.Cover & rest it for 10 minutes.Grease your palms & make small round ball.Heat oil & deep fry them in medium flame.Keep rotating while frying for even colour on all sides.On the other side boil the syrup ingredients together for 3 minutes,switch off & add the rose essence.Add the fried balls to the hot syrup,cover & leave it for 1 hour for it to soak nicely.Serve it with some chopped nuts sprinkled on top (optional).
Courtesy:sangeetha subash with some small change.

Methi Chicken Kheema

Ingredients

Chopped onion-1/2

Chopped tomato-1/2

Chicken kheema-1 cup

Curd-3tsp

Frozen chopped methi leaves -1 cup

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp

Any meat /Garam masala powder-1tsp

Red chilly powder-1tsp

Coriander powder-1tsp

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Salt to taste

Tempering

Oil-4tsp,Jeera-1tsp,Bay leaf-1

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it.Fry onions till light brown colour.Now add ginger & garlic paste,methi,tomato & all dry powders & fry till oil separates the pan. Add the curd,chicken & very little water & cook it till done.Serve it with roti or rice.

Lotus Stem & Channa Dhal Kurma

Ingredients pressure cooked

Chopped lotus stem-1 cup

Channa dhal-1/3 cup

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder-1tsp

Ingredients roasted in 1/2tsp of oil & ground to a smooth paste

Pepper-10

Cardamom-1

Cloves-2

Cinnamon-a small bit

Poppy seeds-1tsp

Coconut-1tbsp

Fennel seed(somph)-1/2tsp

Jeera-1/4tsp

Ginger & garlic paste-1/2tsp

Tempering

Oil-2tsp

Mustard-1tsp,Curry leaves-little

Method

Mix the ground masala to the pressure cooked ingredients & give a nice boil.Temper it.Serve it hot with rice.

Gulab-E-Aab

Ingredients

Milk-300ml

Crumbled ricotta cheese-2tsp

(or use khoya or rasamalai or kalakandh)

Blanched & chopped pistachio & almonds-1tsp

Crushed saffron-a pinch

Sugar-1 & 1/2tsp

Rose syrup-1tsp

Method

I took 2tbsp of ricotta cheese & microwaved it in high for 2 minutes till all water has evaporated & dry.Cool & crumble it.In a glass pour milk,mix sugar,khoya & syrup.Garnish it with saffron & blanched nuts.Serve it cold.Saffron & khoya gives a great taste for this dish.............

Courtesy:Lata

Batura recipe / Bhatura Recipe / Bhature Recipe

Bhatura

Ingredients

Maida-2 cups

Salt to taste

Curd-2tbsp

Sooji/Rawa-2tbsp

Baking powder-1/2tsp

Sugar-1tsp

Oil-to fry

Water required quantity to knead the dough

Method

Mix all above ingredients together.Pour water & make a soft dough.Cover it with a wet cloth & keep it for 4hrs.Take small balls & roll it out into thick round pooris.Heat oil (oil should be really hot)fry each baturas both sides till light golden colour & puffs up well.Serve it with Chole/channa or any gravy of you wish.

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Anchovy Chips

Ingredients

Dry Anchovies-1 cup

Salt to taste
Red chilly powder-1 & 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder-1tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Curry leaves-little-Oil 10 tsp

Method

Remove the heads off the fish.Wash it nicely so that there is no sand.Add all dry ingredients & marinate for 10 minutes.Heat oil add curry leaves & the fish.Fry it in very low flame till crisp & brown on all sides.You can store it outside for more than 3 days.Goes very well with rasam rice.

Kollu Masiyal Recipe / Horse Gram Masiyal Recipe

Kollu Masiyal

Ingredients

Kollu-1 cup

(soaked overnight)

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Coriander leaves-little

Tempering

Hing-1/4tsp

Jeera-1tsp

Curry leaves-little

Oil-1tsp

Ingredients to grind

Oil-1tsp

Urad dhal-1tsp

Channa dhal-1tsp

Pepper-1/2tsp

Coriander seeds-1tsp

Garlic-3

Onion-1tbsp

Curry leaves-little

Methi seeds-1/4tsp

(Fry in oil till light brown colour,cool & grind to a smooth paste)

Method

Pressure cook kollu with turmeric powder & salt.
Cool the dal & blend in a mixi just till the dal breaks into two.
Heat oil temper it with above ingredients.
Pour the ground masala into the tempering & the mashed kollu.
Give a nice boil till everything is combined.Switch off the stove
Garnish it with coriander leaves,serve it with hot rice.

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Vepampoo (Neem Flower) Podi

Ingredients

Vepampoo-2tbsp

Urad dhal-1tbsp

Channa dhal-1tbsp

Pepper-1tsp

Jeera-1/2tsp

Coriander seeds-1/2tsp

Red chillies-1

Hing-1tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Dry roast all above ingredients separately.Cool & dry grind it to a semi smooth powder.Mix some podi & melted ghee or oil in hot rice & eat.

Sago/Sabudana Ladoo

Ingredients

Sago/Sabudana-1/2 cup

Roasted peanuts-1/3 cup

Roasted pottukadalai-1/4 cup

(roasted split chickpeas)

Light brown sugar-3/4 cup

(you can also use sugar,add according to your sweetness)

Cardamom powder-1/2tsp

Milk-1/4 cup or little less just for binding

Method

Dry roast sago till it slightly changes its colour.Cool & powder it to a fine powder.Powder peanuts & pottukadai.Mix everything together.Sprinkle milk little by little & make balls.

Note:If using ghee for binding then can be stored outside,other wise store it in fridge.Do not use the nylon sago,use the regular big milk white sago.This tastes better.

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Couscous Curd Bath

Ingredients

Couscous-1/2 cup

Water-1 cup

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves-little

Curd required quantity

Tempering

Oil-1tsp

Mustard-1/2tsp,Urad dhal-1/4tsp

Hing a pinch

Chopped green chillies-1 small

Grated ginger-1/4tsp

Method

Boil water with salt,add the couscous cover & cook it till done in low flame.Cool & mix curd.Temper it & garnish it with coriander leaves.I like to serve it cold.........

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Shrimp Tomato Thokku

Ingredients

Frozen shrimp-40

Chopped onion-1/2

Chopped garlic-6

Curry leaves-little

Chopped tomato big-2

Red chilly powder-1tsp

Coriander powder-1/2tsp

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Salt to taste

Roasted jeera powder-1/2tsp

Tamarind paste-1/4tsp

Garam masala-1/4tsp(optional)

Tempering

Oil-4tsp

Mustard-1/2tsp,Methi-1/4tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it.Fry onion & curry leaves till light brown.Add dry ingredients tamarind paste,tomato & shrimp.Cover & cook till masala is dry & shrimp is cooked.Garnish it with coriander leaves & serve it as a side dish.

Stuffed Yellow Jalapeno

Ingredients

Yellow Jalapeno-4

(cut into half ,remove seeds)

Grated cheese -for garnish

Bread crumbs-for coating

Melted butter-to pour a spoon on top

Left over potato & peas masala filling

(or any filling of your choice)

Oil to smear on the bottom of each jalapeno

Method

Apply oil at the base of each jalapeno.Fill it up with potato & peas masala.Roll the top portion in bread crumbs.Pour a spoon of melted butter on top.Broil it at 375 deg.C for 10 minutes or till brown on both sides.Put some grated cheese on top while still hot.Serve it with ketchup.