Celery Chutney

Ingredients

Celery chopped-one long stick

Chopped onion-1tbsp

Chopped garlic-1

Red chillies-2

Urad dhal-1tsp

Channa dhal-1tsp

Coriander seeds-1/2tsp

Jeera-1/2tsp

Hing-1/4tsp

Salt to taste

Oil-2tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan fry all above ingredients one by one till light brown.Cool ,add salt & grind it to a smooth paste.Serve it with any tiffin.

Strawberry & Cottage Cheese Pops

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Ingredients
Strawberry-6

Sugar-4tsp

(add more according to your sweetness)

Milk-1 cup

Cottage cheese-4tsp

Method

Blend everything into a smooth liquid.Pour it in Popsicle molds & freeze.To unmold these pops,just dip it in warm water for 2 seconds or place under running water.It will come out easily.

Steamed Collard leaf Roll Pulao

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste

Cloves-1

Cinnamon-a small piece

Cardamom-1

Jeera-1/8tsp

Fennel seeds-1/2tsp

Tomato-1 small

Mint leaves-10

Ginger & Garlic paste-1/2tsp

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder-little

Green chillies-1

Tempering

Oil-2tsp

Ghee-2tsp

Sliced onion-1/4

For rice

Basmati rice-1 cup

Water-3/4 cup

Salt to taste

Cinnamon,cardamom,cloves-each 1,Shajeera-less than 1/8tsp

Mint leaves-6

Other ingredients

Green food colour a drop mixed in 3tsp of Lime juice

Curd-1/4 cup

Left over steamed collard leaf rolls

Method

Cook the rice with the above ingredients till 3/4 th done.Heat oil & ghee in a pan ,temper it.Add the ground paste & fry till oil separates.Add the curd & cook it till the gravy is slightly dry.Arrange the rolls in the gravy,put the rice on top.Pour the lime juice & close it with a tight lid & keep it in low flame for 10 minutes(in Dum).Before serving mix it & serve it with raita.

Fish Fry

Ingredients

Butter fish-5

Salt to taste

Hot curry powder-1tsp

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Lime juice-2tsp

Curry leaves-little

Oil-to shallow fry

Grind to a smooth paste

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp

Cinnamon-a small piece

Cloves-2

Pepper-1/4tsp

Method

In a plate mix all the above ingredients together.Apply the mixture both sides on the fish & keep it for 20 minutes.Heat oil in a pan & shallow fry them till cooked & brown on all sides.

Instant Couscous & Rawa Idly

Ingredients
Slightly dry roasted couscous-1/2 cup
Slightly dry roasted white rawa(semolina)-1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-a pinch
Curd-Less than 2 cups
Eno fruit salt-1tsp
Grated carrot for decoration(optional)
Tempering
Oil-1tsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Jeera-1/2 tsp
Grated ginger-1/8tsp
Hing-little
Curry leaves-little
Method
Heat oil in a pan & temper it.Take a bowl mix all above ingredients & tempering.Grease the idly plates put some grated carrots.Just before steaming the batter mix the Eno,immediately pour it in the idly plates & steam it till done.Serve it with any side dish.
Note:These are instant idlys no need for any fermentation.

Tomato(Thakali) Murukku

Ingredients

Rice flour-1 cup

Besan-1/2 cup

Roma tomatoes-2

(blend it in mixi with little water & filter the juice.It came to 1/2 cup)

Salt to taste

Hing-1/4tsp

Chilly powder-1/4tsp

Jeera-1/8tsp

Melted butter-3tsp

Oil-to deep fry

Method

Mix all dry ingredients together in a bowl.Heat the tomato juice in microwave for 10 seconds.Add butter & juice to the dry mixture & knead it to a soft dough.Put it in the murukku press & press it in hot oil.Fry it in medium flame till light brown on both sides.Drain on a kitchen towel.Cool & store it in air tight container.

Pathir Peni / Pathir Payni /Sutarfeni With Almond Milk

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Ingredients for Almond Milk
Almonds-8
Cashew nuts-2tsp
Cardamom powder-1/8tsp
Sugar-2tsp
Milk-1 cup
Saffron strings & Pistachio-little for garnish
(Beat above ingredients together in mixi.Garnish it with saffron & keep it aside)
Payni/Peni ingredients
Kataifi loosened-2 cups
(shredded phylo dough )
Butter-3tsp
Method
Pre.heat oven to 350 deg.F
Defrost the kataifi dough,uncoil the phylo dough and mix the butter evenly using your fingers.
Make sure you don't break the strands as they are very thin to handle.
Take a long rope of the shredded dough and start shaping into a circle.
The thickness of each circle can be 1 inch.
Place these coils on a  baking tray lined with parchment paper and bake it till light golden brown on both sides.May be 8 to 10 minutes each side.
Keep an eye on the baking as each oven is different.
Remove from oven & cool it,before serving pour the almond milk on top,soak a bit.
Sprinkle saffron & pistachio as garnish.

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Quinoa & Sweet Potato Cutlet

Ingredients

Finely shredded or chopped vegetables-1 cup

(I used cabbage,carrot,beans)

Boiled & mashed sweet potato-1/2 cup

Cooked quinoa-1/4 cup

Boiled & mashed potato-1

Chopped onion-1tbsp

Ginger & Garlic paste-1/2tsp

Chopped coriander leaves-a handful

Red chilly powder-1/2tsp

Coriander powder-1/4tsp

Turmeric powder-1/8tsp

Salt to taste

Garam masala-1/4tsp

Other ingredients

Oil-to fry

Bread crumbs & beaten egg

Method

Heat 1tsp of oil fry onion till transparent.Add the vegetables,ginger & garlic paste,salt dry ingredients & fry for 2 minutes.Switch off the stove cool a bit & mix the potato,coriander leaves,cooked quinoa & sweet potato.Mix it well & take a small ball & slightly flatten it.Dip it in egg & roll it in bread crumbs.Heat oil in a pan & shallow fry it.Serve it with ketchup.