Oats Pongal

Ingredients

Quick oats-1 cup

Yellow Moongh dhal-1/2cup

Salt to taste

Ginger grated-1/2''

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Water-3 & 1/2cup

For Tempering

Ghee-2tbsp

Oil-2tsp

Cashew nuts chopped-10

Pepper-1tsp

Jeera-1 & 1/4tsp

(I coarsely powdered jeera & pepper in mixi)

Curry leaves-little
Chopped green chillies-1

Method

Dry roast oats & dhal in a pressure cooker till you get a nice smell.Add water & other ingredient,cook it till done.Heat oil & ghee in a pan temper it with above ingredients.Pour it on the cooked pongal,mix & serve.

Methi Tofu Fry

Ingredients

Methi leaves-3 cubes

(i used the frozen one)

Chopped onion-1/2

Chopped Tomato-1/2

Grated ginger-1/2''

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Chilly powder-1/2tsp

Firm Tofu cubed-1 cup

Jeera-1tsp

Oil-3tsp

Kitchen king masala-1tsp

(or any Garam masala you have in your kitchen).

Method

Heat oil in a pan temper it with jeera.Add onion & ginger fry till light brown.Now add tomato,methi & all dry powders & fry till raw smell goes.Add the tofu & cover it in low flame for 5 minutes.Serve it with roti.

Orange & Mint Drink

Ingredients

Orange-4

(Take the juice from it)

Water to dilute the juice

Brown sugar-1tsp

Honey-1tsp

Mint leaves-20 leaves

Lime juice-2tsp

Method

Boil the mint & take the essence of it ,cool & filter.Mix every thing together & serve it cold.This is a very cooling drink for summer.

Chilly Idly

Ingredients

Idly-8

(cubed & fry it in tawa till light brown)

Diced onion-1

Diced capsicum-1/2

Curry leaves little

Salt to taste

Red chilly paste-2tsp
Ketchup-1tbsp

Vinegar-1tsp

Oil-3tsp

Soy sauce-2tsp

Chopped Ginger & Garlic-2tsp

Spring onions little (optional)

Yellow food colour-a pinch (optional)

Method

Heat oil in a Kadai add onion ,capsicum, curry leaves,ginger & garlic,fry till transparent.Add all the liquid ingredients,check for salt.Now add the idly fry for 2 minutes.Garnish it with spring onions.

Tips

You can also make with left over chapathi or Paratha.You can also bake the idly in oven till light brown.

Ginger chicken

Ingredients

Chicken -2pounds

Salt to taste

Chilly powder-1tsp( optional)

Pepper powder-3tsp

Turmeric powder-1tsp

Any garam masala or Meat masala-2tsp

Kastoori methi-1 hand full

Ginger strips-1/4cup

Diced onion-2

Diced Capsicum-1

Curry leaves

I used the fat of the chicken instead of oil.

For Garnish

Lemon juice-2tsp,Curry leaves & Ginger strips.

Method

Heat a kadai add the chicken fat add all above ingredients together except capsicum & keep frying in high flame.Cook it till chicken is cooked & all masala get into the chicken.Before removing from fire add capsicum & garnish it.

Tips

For this dish the masalas are altered to your taste.It takes only 10 minutes to do this dish.No need to add any oil ,the chicken will leave lot of fat.