Dosakaya Pappu Recipe / Yellow Cucumber Dal Recipe

Dosakaya Pappu

Ingredients to be pressure cooked & slightly mashed

Dosakaya -1(cubed)

Chopped onion-1/2

Chopped tomato-1

Chopped green chillies-2

Turmeric powder-1/2tsp

Toor dal-1 cup

Tamarind -a small piece

Salt to taste

Tempering

Oil-3tsp

Crushed garlic-4

Curry leaves-little

Red chillies-2

Mustard,Jeera,Urad dhal-each 1/2tsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.
Pour it in the pressure cooked dal,mix & serve it hot with rice or roti.

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Instant Bread Vada / Bread Vada / Easy Bread Vada / Bread Medu Vada

Bread Vada

Ingredients
Bread slices-6
(I used wheat bread,crumble it well)
Salt to taste
Rice flour-1/2 cup
Curd-1/2 cup
Water-1/3 cup or as needed
Chopped onion-1/4
Chopped green chillies-1
Chopped curry leaves-1tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds-1/2tsp
Grated ginger-1/8tsp
Cooking soda/ Sodium bicarbonate - a small pinch ( optional)
Oil-to deep fry
Method
Take a bowl add all above ingredients except the cooking soda.

Knead this mixture to a soft dough,if needed add some water.Cover and rest the dough for 5 minutes.Just before frying the vada add the cooking soda & mix it well.

Heat oil in a pan,wet your palms with water,take small balls out of the mixture,flatten it slightly and make a hole in the middle of the vada.

Gently slide the vada into the hot oil,in medium flame fry till crisp & golden brown on all sides.

Serve it with any dip or chutney.

Note:

My vadas did not bloat and was not too soft without cooking soda,so i will suggest you to add.

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Sweet Corn Sundal / Corn Sundal Recipe / Navaratri Sundal Recipe - Easy Sundal Recipes

Sweet Corn Sundal

Ingredients

Sweet corn -1 tin
(drain the water)
Salt to taste
Oil-1tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Channa dal - 1/ 4 tsp
Hing - 1/8 tsp
Chopped ginger - 1/2 tsp
Chopped green chili -1
Curry leaves for garnish
Grated coconut - 1 tbsp

Method

Heat oil in a pan & temper it with mustard, urad dal, channal dal, hing, ginger and green chilli.
Add the sweet corn & coconut, toss it well.
Garnish it with coriander leaves & serve.
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Ammini Kozhukattai / Kolukattai Recipe /Steamed Rice Balls / Mani Kozhukattai Recipe / Ammini Kozhukattai Recipe

Step by step method/picture to make kozhukattai/kolukattai/steamed rice balls.

Ammini Kozhukattai

Ingredients for the dough
Rice flour -1 cup
Boiling water-1 cup
(As it was store bought flour i used only 3/4 cup)
Salt-less than 1/2tsp
Oil-2tsp
Tempering
Oil-1tsp
Mustard,Uraddhal,Channa dhal,Jeera -each-1/4tsp
Hing-a pinch
Chopped green chillies-1
Red chillies-1
Grated coconut-2tsp
(I used dessicated coconut)

Method
Keep rice flour in a wide bowl.
Boil water with salt & oil.Pour this into the flour & mix it well to form a soft dough,make sure the dough is not sticky.
Cover it & keep it for 5 minutes.Before steaming them knead the dough well to make sure there are no lumps..
Add the steamed balls,gently mix it & serve them warm.
Grease your palm with oil & roll the dough into small balls.
Steam these ball for 5 to 7 minutes or till done.
Heat oil in a pan & temper it with above ingredients

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Tandoori Tofu

Ingredients for marination
Firm tofu or paneer-6 pieces
( cut into large cubes,do not cut it very thin)
Salt to taste
Red chilly powder-1/2tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Garam masala-1/4tsp
Yellow food colour-a pinch
Ginger & Garlic paste-1/2tsp
Thick curd-1tbsp
Roasted & crushed jeera/cumin powder-1/4tsp
Oil-2tsp
Besan/gram flour-1tsp
Method
Take a broad vessel & mix all above ingredients together.Apply the masala both sides of the tofu,leave it overnight in fridge or for at least 2hrs at room temperature.Heat a non stick tawa/pan apply very little oil.Cook it in very low flame till tofu is cooked,crisp & golden brown on all sides.Serve it with any dip of your choice.
Inspired by Pavithra.

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Rava Ladoo Recipe / Sooji Ladoo Recipe / Semolina Ladoo Recipe - Gokulashtami Recipes

Rava Ladoo

Yields: 15 small ladoos

Ingredients

Sooji/white rava/semolina-1 cup
(Slightly dry roast,do not burn them.Cool & grind it to a fine powder)
Sugar-1 cup
(Grind it to a very fine powder)
Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp
Chopped cashew nut & Raisins fried in ghee-1 tbsp
Melted warm ghee - required amount

Method

Mix all above ingredients together in a bowl.
Pour warm ghee little by little & form into small balls.
Store it in an air tight container.

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Aval Ladoo Recipe / Poha Ladoo / Flattened Rice Ladoo / Atukulu Ladoo

Aval Ladoo

Yield: 25 small ladoos
Ingredients
Dry roasted red or white Aval/Poha/Flattened rice-3 cups
(do not fry till brown & grind to a fine powder)
Slightly roasted desiccated coconut -1 & 1/2 cup
(grind it to a fine powder)
Cardamom -5 (powdered)
Brown sugar- 1 & 1/2 cup
( if your sugar is not fine powder it)
Ghee- 1 tbsp
Milk required amount to make the ladoos

Method
Take all above ingredients in a bowl.
Sprinkle milk little by little & form tight balls.
Your tasty ladoos are ready.

Note:
Consume these ladoos in a day or so.If you want to store it then keep it in fridge.
You can use white sugar instead of brown sugar.
Use any colour Poha for this recipe.


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Okra/Vendaikai/Bhindi/Lady Finger Chutney

Ingredients
Vendaikai/Bhindi/Okra/Lady finger -1/2 cup
(I used only the heads cut from the okra,not the whole one)
Salt to taste
Garlic-3
Green chillies-1
Turmeric powder-a pinch
Tamarind-a small piece
Sesame seeds-1/2tsp
Urad & Channa dhal-1/2tsp
Jeera-1tsp
Tempering
Oil-1tsp
Jeera,Mustard,Uraddhal-1/8tsp each
Red chillies-1
Curry leaves-little
Method
Heat 1 tsp of oil & fry all above ingredients till light brown.Cool & grind to a smooth paste.Heat oil in a pan & temper it.Pour it on the ground micture,mix & serve it with hot rice..