Vegetable Manchurian / Chinese Vegetable Manchurian / Veg Manchurian Recipe / Dry Vegetable Manchurian

Vegetable Manchurian

Ingredients for the balls/dumplings
Finely chopped vegetables-3 cups
(I used peas,carrot,sweet peppers,cabbage,spring onions)
Corn flour-8tsp
Salt & pepper to taste
Red chilly paste-1tsp
Soy sauce-1tsp
Ginger & garlic paste-1 & 1/2tsp
(mix all above ingredients together,make small balls & deep fry them till light golden colour on all sides.But today i have fried these in kuzhi paniyaram pan with very little oil)
For the sauce
Chopped onions-2tsp
Oil-3tsp
Ginger & garlic finely chopped-1tsp
Chopped spring onions-a handful
Salt to taste
Vinegar-12tsp
Tomato ketchup-1/2 cup
Red chilly paste-2tsp
Soy sauce-2tsp
Sugar-a pinch(optional)
Corn flour-1/2tsp (dilute it with little water,this is to thicken the sauce & gives a glaze)
Method
Heat oil in a pan fry onion,ginger & garlic till light brown in colour.
Add all the remaining ingredients for the sauce,stir.
Pour the diluted corn flour mixture & give a boil.
Switch off the stove & add the fried Manchurian ball.Mix till all the fried balls are well coated & garnish it with chopped spring onions.
Best served with Chinese fried rice.

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Sukku Malli Kapi / Chukku Malli Coffee / Chukku Kapi / Sukku Coffee Powder / Dry Ginger Coffee

Sukku Malli Kapi

Ingredients
Dry ginger powder/Chukku/Sukku/Sonti - 1 tbsp
Coriander seeds / Dhania - 2 tbsp
Whole pepper - 1/4 tsp
Cloves -1
Cardamom - 1 small
Palm jaggery/Karupatti vellam - as needed
Method
Take a pan and add the coriander seeds.roast till its just warm switch off the stove,
Take a mixi jar or coffee grinder add all the above ingredients except the palm jaggery and dry grind to a fine powder.
Store it in a clean glass jar.
Method
Take a glass of water add 1/2 or 1 tsp of this ground powder and boil for a minute.
Switch off the stove and add the palm jaggery according to your sweetness.
Cover it with a lid and rest for 2 to 3 minutes then filter and serve them hot or warm
Health benefits
Home remedy for a quick relief for ingestion,cold/cough.

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Dosakaya Soup / Yellow Cucumber Soup - Easy Soup Recipe

Dosakaya Soup

Ingredients
Oil - 1 tsp
Barley - 1 tsp
Coriander / Dhania seeds - 1/2 tsp
Whole pepper - 1 tsp
Cumin/jeera - 1/2tsp
Cinnamon stick a very small piece
Yellow moongh dal - 1 tbsp
Chopped spring onions - 1 small bunch
Chopped garlic - 2
Chopped dosakaya - 5 small round size ( small orange size see picture)
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder - a generous pinch
Water as needed
Method
Take a pressure cooker heat oil and saute all above ingredients for a minute.
Pour enough water and pressure cook.
Once the mixture is cool filter the water and blend the ingredients.
Using a sieve remove the puree into the water.
Give this soup a boil add seasoning if needed.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve them hot.

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Wheat Rava Bisi Bele Bath / Samba Godhumai Bisi Bele Bath

Wheat Rava Bisi Bele Bath

Ingredients dry roasted & powdered to a smooth powder
Channa Dal-1tsp
Coriander seeds-2tsp
Uraddhal-1/2tsp
Jeera/Cumin-1/4tsp
Methi/fenugreek seeds-10
Whole pepper-5
Red chillies-6
Cinnamon-a small piece
Cloves-1
Coconut grated-2tsp
( dry roast all ingredients till light brown,cool and dry grind to a smooth powder)
Tempering
Oil-4tsp
Ghee-2tsp
Mustard-1tsp
Urad dal-1/2tsp
Hing-1/4tsp
Red chillies-4
Curry leaves-little
Peanuts a handful
(Heat oil & ghee in a pan & temper it with above ingredients.Keep it aside)
Other ingredients
Wheat rava/Cracked wheat-1 cup
Thoor Dal/Thur Dal-3/4 cup
(Cook wheat rava,thoor dal,1/4tsp of turmeric powder & little salt with 4 &1/2 cups of water  keep it aside)
Chopped vegetables-2 cups
(I used beans,peas,carrot)
Chopped onion-1/4
Curry & Coriander leaves-little
Diluted tamarind juice -1 & 1/2 cups
(add according to your sourness)
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp
Salt to taste
Method
Take a wide vessel add the vegetables,onion,salt,turmeric powder & tamarind juice,cook till raw smell disappears & vegetables are well cooked.
Now add the cooked wheat & dal,powdered masala & little more water.Cook till everything is mixed well.
Switch off the stove & pour the tempering on top,stir it well.
Garnish it with curry & coriander leaves & serve with raita or papad.

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Ashoka Halwa / Asoka Halwa / Thiruvaiyaru Asoka Halwa / Moongh Dal Halwa

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Ashoka Halwa

Ingredients
Yellow Moong dal - 1/2 cup
Water - 1 & 3/4 cups
Wheat flour - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1 & 1/4 cups
Ghee - 1/2 cup
Yellow food colour - a generous pinch
Cardamom - 8 crushed finely
Cashew nut roasted in ghee - 10
Method
Take a pressure cooker dry roast moong dal till light brown,do not burn them.
Pour water and pressure cook till soft.Cool and open the cooker mash it well to get a smooth paste.
Heat a non stick pan add 1/2 cup ghee and wheat flour roast till raw smell has disappeared.This step is very important otherwise your final dish will have a raw taste and smell.
Now add the mashed dal,sugar and food colour in medium low flame start cooking the mixture.
When it has started to thicken slowly add remaining ghee little by little and mix till the halwa has started to leave the sides of the pan.
Switch off the stove add the fried cashew nut and cardamom powder mix well.
Serve this halwa hot or warm.

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