Mixed Vegetables in Kataifi Baskets

Filling ingredients
Mixed frozen vegetables-1 cup
Chopped capsicum-3tsp
Salt & Pepper to taste
Dry parsley-1tsp
Garlic powder-1/4tsp
Onion powder-1/2tsp
Olive oil-1tsp
Other ingredients
Kataifi dough loosened -2 cups

(shredded phylo dough)
Butter melted-3tsp
Cottage cheese for topping
Method
Heat oil in a pan fry the filling ingredients one by one till cooked.Keep it aside.

Brush muffin tin with butter. Pull kataifi into 1-inch-thick bundles,cut bundles into 2-inch lengths. Place in a bowl,loose pile with fingers & toss with butter.Press it inside each muffin tins & bake it at 350 deg for 10 minutes or less,till its light brown in colour & crisp.Cool & fill it with some vegetable filling,top it with cottage cheese & serve it immediately.

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Sweet Potato Smoothie

Ingredients

Chopped boiled sweet potato-1/2 cup

Fat free milk-1 & 1/2 to 2 cups

Cinnamon powder-a pinch

Blue agave sweetener-1tsp

(or sugar/honey)

Method

Blend everything in a blender.Serve it cold.

Green Grapes Lassi

Ingredients

Seedless green grapes-1/2 cup

Thick curd-1 cup

Rose essence-2 drops

Sugar/Honey- required amount

(I didn't add as grapes where very sweet)

Method

Blend all above ingredients together.Serve it cold.

Quinoa Dosa

Ingredients
Quinoa Idly batter
water to dilute
Oil to make dosa
Method
Dilute the batter to semi thick consistency.Heat a tawa smear oil on it.Add a ladle of batter,spread it to thin circle.Add oil around it & cook it till done.Serve it with any chutney of your choice.

Quinoa Idli / Quinoa Idly Recipe / A Very Healthy Steamed Cakes

Quinoa Idli with Idli Rice

Ingredients

Brown rice or Idly rice-1 cup

(I used brown rice)

Quinoa-1 cup

Urad dhal-1/2 cup

Methi/fenugreek seeds-1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Quinoa Idli With Brown Rice

Method

Wash & soak quinoa,methi & brown rice together & dhal separately for 3 hrs.
Grind dhal till fluffy & keep it aside.Grind the rice till a smooth batter.
Mix both the batters together,add salt & leave them to ferment overnight.
Next day mix the batter,grease Idli plates.Pour a ladle of batter into the idli plates & steam them for 7 to 8 minutes or till cooked.
Serve it with any chutney of your choice.

Tomato & Tofu Quinoa Bath

Ingredients

Quinoa-1 cup

(washed & soaked in 1 & 1/2 cup water for 10 minutes)

Hunt's Tomato sauce-1/4 cup

Cubed firm tofu-1/4 cup

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder- a pinch

Sliced onion-2tbsp

Slit green chillies-1

Grated ginger-1/4tsp

Tempering

Oil-3tsp

Mustard-1/4tsp

Fennel seeds-1/2tsp

Urad dhal-1/4tsp

Jeera-1/4tsp

Channa dhal-1/4 tsp

Curry leaves

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it.Fry chillies,ginger & onion till light brown.Add the tofu,salt,turmeric powder & sauce.Cook for 2 more minutes.Add the soaked quinoa with water & tomato sauce.Cover & cook it in low flame till dry.Serve it with raita.

Yellow Corn Meal Idly Manchurian

Ingredients
Left over corn meal idly cubed/mini idly-2 cups
Salt to taste
Oil-2tsp
Cubed onion-1/4
Cubed capsicum-1/4
Chopped spring onions-a hand full
Ginger & Garlic paste-1/2 tsp
Red chilly sauce-1/2 tsp
Soy sauce-1tsp
Ketchup-1tbsp
Yellow food colour-a pinch
(optional)
Method
Heat oil in a pan fry onion,capsicum ,ginger & garlic paste till slightly cooked but still crisp.Add the sauces & idly.Saute well & before serving sprinkle chopped spring onion & serve hot.

Grapefruit Pickle

Ingredients
Chopped grape fruit -1

Salt -1tbsp

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Lime juice of 1 big lemon

Red chilly powder-2tsp

Tempering

Sesame oil-8tsp

Mustard-1tsp

Hing-1/2tsp

Sliced garlic-2

Method

Mix salt,lime juice,grapefruit,turmeric powder & chilly powder in a jar & leave it the whole day.Next day heat oil in a pan temper it.Cool it well & mix it with the grapefruit mixture.Store it in fridge.Excellent with curd rice.This tasted like the Narthangai pickle,but a little more bitter.....

Tutti Frutti Cake Recipe / Simple Tutti Frutti Cake Recipe

Today is my son's Birthday,made this cake for him...

Tutti Frutti Cake

Version - 1 click HERE

Version - 2

Ingredients

Maida-2 cups
Butter-1 & 1/4 cup
Sugar-1 & 1/4 cup
Milk-2/3 cup
Eggs-3
Baking powder-2tsp (heaped)
Vanilla essence-1 & 1/2 tsp
Salt-1/2 tsp
Tutti frutti-1/2 cup

Method

Sieve maida, salt and baking powder mix in the tutti frutti & keep it aside.

Cream sugar, butter & essence till doubles. add the eggs one by one & beat it well. 

Add the milk and maida mixture alternatively and fold it till well combined.

Pour the batter into a greased baking dish and bake it at 350 deg. for 45 minutes or till done.

Cool completely cut and enjoy!

Courtesy: Sinfulcurry with a slight change.........

Vellai Paniyaram Recipe / Chettinad Special Vellai Paniyaram Recipe / Vella Paniyaram Recipe

Vella Paniyaram 

Ingredients

Sona masoori rice -1/2 cup

Urad dhal-1tbsp

Salt to taste

Sugar a pinch

Milk -1/8 cup

Cooking soda -a pinch (optional)

Oil - to shallow fry

Vella Paniyaram

Method

Soak rice & dal together for 2 hours , grind it with salt, sugar & milk to a fine smooth batter.

Add cooking soda if using and very little water to make a semi thick dosa batter consistency, fermentation is not needed for this batter.

Heat oil in a kadai while hot pour a ladle of batter in the middle. Spoon the hot oil over the paniyaram until it floats on top.

Flip and allow it to cook for one minute and remove. place it on a kitchen tissue to remove excess oil from the vella paniyaram.

Enjoy it with spicy milagai chutney.

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