Side dishes

Potato chops

Black eye bean & Potato Gravy.

Tofu Fry

Mushroom & Methi fry

Potato Chops

Ingredients

Boiled & cubed potato-5

Onion sliced-1/2

Tomato chopped-1/2

Curd-2tbsp

Tempering

Oil-2tsp

Mustard-1tsp

Curry leaves-little

Grind into a smooth paste

Cloves-2

Cinnamon-1/4''

Pepper-5

Coriander powder-1/2tsp

Chilly powder-1/2tsp

Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Salt to taste

Khus khus-1tsp

Ginger & Garlic-1/2tsp

Fennel seeds-1/2tsp

Method

Heat oil temper it.Add onion & fry till light brown.Add the ground masala & fry it till raw smell disappears.Add potato,tomato & curd mix it well .Pour water & cook the gravy till thick.Serve it with rice or as a side dish.

Vazhai Poo (Banana flower) Paratha

Ingredients

Finely chopped vazhai poo-1/2 cup

Green chillies chopped-1

Onion chopped-1tbsp

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder-little

Coriander powder-1/4tsp

Kastoori methi-1tsp

Whole wheat flour-1 cup

Maida-1/4 cup (Optional)

Oil to make parathas

Method
Mix all above ingredients together.Add water & make a soft dough.Take small ball roll out like parathas & cook it on a tawa .Pour oil & cook it till both sides are done.Serve it hot with my Potato Chops or raita.

Pistachio Pudding

Ingredients

Milk-3 cups

Agar agar-1/2 stick

(or China grass)

(Melt it in 1 cup of boiling water)

Sugar-2tbsp

(add more if you like sweet)

Crushed pistachio -1 tbsp

Green food colour-a pinch

Pistachio essence few drops or Cardamom powder-1/2tsp

Method

Boil milk with sugar,pista,cardamom powder & food colour for 5 minutes.Add the melted agar agar .Pout it immediately into a serving bowl.Set it in fridge when warm.Serve it cold with nuts & cherry.

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Cornmeal Dosa

Ingredients

Finely powdered Cornmeal-1 cup

Rice flour-1/2 cup

Besan-1 tbsp

Curd-3tsp

Chilly powder-1/2tsp

Salt to taste

Cumin seeds-1tsp

Oil to make dosas

Method.

Mix all above ingredients together pour water & mix it to a dosa batter consistency.Rest it for at least 3hrs(Cornmeal will take time to soak).Heat a tawa pour a ladle of batter in a circle shape.Pour oil & cook it both sides till light brown.Serve it hot.

Note:This dosa was tasting fine even after it became cold.

Corn Bread Uppuma

This is a quick & easy dish for lunch box or for evening snack......



Ingredients
Whole wheat bread cubed-4 slices
Boiled & grated corn-1
Salt to taste
Onion,tomato & green chillies-little
Lime juice-1tsp
Ginger grated-1/2tsp
Coriander leaves-for garnish
Tempering
Oil-1/2tsp
Mustard-1/2tsp
Channa & Urad dhal-1/2 tsp each
Jeera-1/4tsp
Curry leaves-little
Method
Heat oil temper it.Fry onion,tomato,curry leaves,ginger,corn & green chillies till light brown.Add the bread toss it.Sprinkle lime juice & garnish it with coriander leaves.

Mushroom & Methi Fry

Ingredients

Mushroom chopped-1 pck

Frozen methi -4 cubes

Salt to taste

Pepper powder-1/4tsp

Chilly powder-1/2tsp

Turmerc powder-1/4tsp

Garam masala-1/4tsp

Chopped onion-1/4

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp

Tempering

Oil-1tsp

Mustard-1tsp

Curry leaves-little

Method

Heat oil temper it.Fry onion & ginger garlic till light brown.Add the mushroom,methi & all dry powders.Sprinkle very little water & fry it till dry.Sprinkle 1/4 tsp of pepper before removing from fire.Serve it with roti or chapathi.....

Vazhai Poo(Banana flower) & Green Moongh Dhal Pulao

Ingredients

Basmati rice-1 & 1/2 cup

Green moongh dhal-1/2 cup

(Soak it overnight)

Vazhai poo chopped (Banana flower)-1 cup

Chopped onion-1/2

Chopped Tomato-1/2

Mint leaves-a hand full

Oil-2tsp

Ghee-1tsp

Grind to a smooth paste.

Cloves-4

Cinnamon-1/2''

Cardamom-1

Green chillies-1

Chilly powder-1/2tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4tsp

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves-a hand full

Fennel seeds-1/2 tsp

Ginger & Garlic paste-1tsp

Method
Heat oil & ghee in a pressure cooker fry the onion,tomato & mint till light brown.Now add the ground paste & fry till oil separates.Add the vazhai poo,moongh dhal & rice,fry for 2 minutes.Pour water & cook it till done.Serve it with any pachadi.

Vallarai Keerai & Cucumber Pachadi

Ingredients.

Shredded Cucumber-1

(squeeze out the water-optional)

Curd-1 cup

Salt to taste

Grind to a smooth paste

Coconut-1tsp

Green chillies-1

Vallarai keerai -15 leaves

(dry fry for 2 minute till leaves slightly shrinks)

Tempering (Optional)

Oil-1tsp

Mustard-1/2tsp

Jeera-1/4tsp

Curry leaves-4

Method

Mix all above ingredients together & temper it.I like to serve it cold.