Beetroot Poli Recipe / Beetroot Stuffed Indian Bread / Poli Recipe

Beetroot Poli

Yields :10 polis
Ingredients for the stuffing
Finely grated beetroot - 2 cups
Sugar - 1/4 cup heaped
Cardamom -8
Almonds - 15
Desiccated coconut - 1/4 cup
Ghee - 2 tsp
Method
Finely grate the beetroot or pulse it in mixi.Do not add water while grinding.
Add desiccated coconut,almonds & cardamom in a blender & make a fine powder.
Heat ghee in a pan add the grated beetroot & in medium high flame fry till raw smell has completely disappeared & cooked.
Now add the desiccated coconut/almond powder & give a quick mix.
Add the sugar & 1 tsp of ghee & fry till the mixture is dry & well combined.
Switch off the stove cool the mixture & divide into 10 equal size balls.

Beetroot poli

Ingredients for the outer covering
Maida / All purpose flour - 1 & 1/4 cup
Fine sooji/semolina - 1/4 cup
Ghee- 1tsp
Oil - 3 tsp
Water - 1/2 cup approximately
Salt a pinch
Other ingredients
Ghee as needed to fry

Method
Take a bowl add maida,sooji,oil,salt mix to resemble bread crumbs.
Now slowly add water little by little till you form a soft dough.
Cover & rest it for 10 minutes.Divide the dough to 10 equal size balls.
Grease a plastic sheet place the covering ball on top flatten it slightly,place a filling ball on top & cover it.Make sure its sealed well.
Apply oil to your fingers and evenly flatten it to a thin disc.You can also use a rolling pin to roll it.Make sure the stuffing doesn't come out.
Heat a tawa cook the poli with ghee till slight brown on both sides.
Serve them warm.

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Ginger Tambli Recipe / Shunti Tambli / Shunti Tambuli Recipe / Ginger Raita- Udupi Recipes

Ginger Tambli

Ingredients fried in oil
Oil - 1 tsp
Whole pepper - 1/2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Chopped ginger - 1 tbsp heaped
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Curry leaves few
( Heat oil in a pan and fry these ingredients till light brown.Cool add salt and grind to a fine thick paste)
Other ingredients
Thick Curd - 1 cup
Tempering ingredients
Oil or Ghee - 1/2 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies broken/ Mor Milagai/ Sun dried curd chillies - 1
Method
Pour curd into a bowl add the ground paste and whisk it well
Heat oil in a pan and temper it ,pour this into the curd mixture.
Mix and serve with plain rice.
Note:
Pepper can be replaced with green chilly or red chilly.
Make sure curd is not sour.

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Ragi Sweet Adai / Kezhvaragu Sweet Adai / Ragi Pancakes / Finger Millet Sweet Pancake

Ragi Sweet Adai

Yields : 6 Adai
Ingredients
Ragi flour / Finger Millet flour - 1 cup
( roast till its just warm this is optional)
Ripe banana - 1
Cardamom -4
Nutmeg - a pinch
Salt - a pinch
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Jaggery - 1/2 cup heaped
( reduce if you think its too sweet for you)
Oil and Ghee - as needed
Method
Take a blender /mixi jar add the jaggery,coconut,banana,cardamom,nutmeg and salt blend it to a smooth paste.Add very little water if needed.
Remove it into a bowl add the ragi flour and mix.Pour water little by little and mix till you get a thick batter consistency.
Heat a tawa add few drops of ghee and oil take a ladle of batter and spread it evenly cover it with a lid and cook it in low flame.Flip other side and add few more drops of ghee and cook.
Remove it on a plate and serve them hot.

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Omavalli Rasam / Karpooravalli Leaves Rasam / Ajwain Leaf Rasam - Indian Soup

Karpooravalli Rasam

Ingredients for tempering
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Red chillies - 1
Methi - 5 seeds
Hing - 1/8 tsp
Other ingredients
Tomato chopped - 1 large
Garlic crushed - 2
Diluted tamarind juice - 1/2 cup
Water as needed
Rasam powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chopped omavalli leaves - 15
Curry and coriander leaves for garnish
Method
Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients.
Add chopped tomato garlic and half of chopped karpooravalli leaves,saute till tomatoes are soft.
Now add the rasam powder,hing,salt,turmeric powder and tamarind juice,add water as needed.
Bring this rasam to a boil and switch off the stove.
Garnish with remaining karpooravalli leaves,curry & coriander leaves.
Note:
a) If you don't have rasam powder ready in your pantry just add crushed pepper & jeera.
b) Instead of chopping the leaves you can grind and add the paste to rasam.
c) This rasam is best remedy for cold and cough.

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Mango Salsa / Fresh Mango Salsa / Easy Mango Salsa Recipe - Mexican Salsa

Mango Salsa

Ingredients
Small ripe mango - 1
( skin removed and cut into small cubes)
Chopped onion - 2 tbsp
Chopped tomato - 1 small
Chopped coriander leaves - 2 tsp
Red bell pepper/Capsicum - 2 tbsp
Chopped Jalapeno chilly or any kind chilly -1
Lemon juice - 1/2 of a lime
Salt to taste
Olive oil - 1tsp
Cumin powder - a generous pinch
Method
Take a wide bowl add all the above ingredients.
Mix gently till everything is well combined.
Serve immediately with tortilla chips or tacos.
Note:
There is no measurement for this recipe just add ingredients according to your taste.

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Chettinad Eral Chukka/ Chettinad Prawn Chukka Fry / Chettinad Style Prawn Fry / Shrimp Dry Fry

Chettinad Eral Chukka

Ingredients ground to a smooth paste
Red chillies - 2
Whole pepper - 1/2 tsp
Jeera/Cumin- 1/4 tsp
Fennel seeds/Somph - 1/2 tsp
Star anise petal - 1
Cloves -2
Cardamom -1
Cinnamon - a small piece
Black stone flower/Kalpasi - a small piece
Ginger and Garlic paste - 1 tsp
Curry leaves few
Tomato - 1 small
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Other ingredients
Oil - 3 tsp
Coconut oil - 1 tsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Prawns/Shrimps - 400 gms
Slit green chilly -1
Chopped onion - 1 small
Curry leaves few
Coriander leaves for garnish
Salt to taste
Method
Heat oil in a pan temper it with mustard seeds,then add onion,curry leaves and green chillies saute till light brown.
Add the ground masala and saute till oil separated the pan and raw smell has disappeared.
Now add the washed cleaned prawns mix well pour little water,salt as needed cover and cook.
Remove the lid and fry till its dry lastly add 1tsp of coconut oil some curry and coriander leaves.
Best served as a side dish for rice.

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Tandoori Masala Recipe / Homemade Tandoori Masala Powder / Tandoori Masala Spice Mix Recipe

Tandoori Masala

Ingredients
Dry long red chilies - 20
Coriander seeds - 3 tbsp
Jeera/Cumin seeds - 2 tbsp
Black peppercorns - 1 tbsp
Fenugreek seeds/Methi seeds- 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 3" piece
Green cardamom - 7
Cloves - 7
Black cardamom - 2
Kasoori methi/Dry fenugreek leaves - 1 tbsp
Black salt - 1 tsp
Method
Dry roast all above ingredients ( except kastoori methi and black salt) till nice flavour comes out.
Switch off the stove and add kastoori methi and black salt.
Cool completely and dry grind to a fine powder.
Sieve it well to get a smooth powder.
Store it in a clean dry jar.Use as you need.

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Caprese Salad Recipe / Sliced Tomato Mozzarella Salad - Easy Salad Recipes

Caprese Salad

Ingredients
Fresh Mozzarella cheese - 7 slices
Tomato - 7 slices
Fresh basil leaves - 12 leaves
Salt & Pepper to taste
Extra Virgin olive oil as needed to drizzle on top

Caprese salad

Method

Take a tray arrange the cheese and tomato alternatively.
Place fresh basil leaves in between the slices.
Spring salt & pepper on top.
Lastly drizzle olive oil over the salad,serve it as an appetizer.

Sliced Tomato Mozzarella Salad

Note:

Some add balsamic vinegar to this salad for extra taste.

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Badam MIlk Powder / Homemade Badam Milk Powder Recipe / Instant Badam Milk Powder Recipe / Badam Malt

Badam Milk Powder

Ingredients
Badam flour / Blanched Almond flour or Powdered blanched almonds - 6 tsp heaped
( Bought almond flour from Costco))
Sugar powdered - 6 tsp
( reduce if its too sweet for you)
Cardamom powder - 1 tsp heaped
Pistachio powdered - 1 tsp heaped
Crushed saffron - 1/2 tsp
Sarapappu / Charoli/Chironji - for garnish
Milk as needed
Method
Take a mixi jar and powder sugar,pistachio,saffron to a fine dry powder.
Lastly add the almond flour and cardamom powder and run once to make sure the powders are all well combined.
Store this in a clean jar in fridge.

How to make Badam drink:
Heat 1 cup of milk add 1 tsp or as needed of the above badam powder and give a boil.
Add sugar if needed.
Switch off the stove add the chironji and serve this drink hot or cold.

Note:
Here i have used ready made almond flour if you don't have then soak almonds in hot water remove skin and pat them dry.Then dry roast in a pan to make sure there is no water,cool and dry powder the almonds.Your almond powder is ready.

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Tirupati Urad Pepper Vada / Tirupati Vada Recipe / Milagu Vadai Recipe / Pepper Vadai Recipe / Whole Urad Dal Vada Recipe / Tirumala Vada Recipe / Tirumala Temple Style Vadai recipe

Tirupati Vadai

Ingredients
Whole urad dal with skin - 1 cup
Salt to taste
Cumin seeds / Jeera - 1 tsp
Whole pepper - 1 & 1/2 tsp
Hing - 1/4 tsp
Oil & Ghee to deep fry
Method
Soak dal in water for 5 hours.Drain out the water completely.
Grind the dal till a coarse mixture,do not add water while grinding.
If needed just sprinkle very little water.Do not grind to a fine paste.
Dry grind pepper and cumin seeds to a coarse powder.
Take a bowl add the Dal batter,powdered cumin & pepper,hing and salt mix it well.
Heat oil & ghee in a pan,wet your fingers in water take small portion of the batter.
Place the ball on a plastic sheet,banana leaf or wet cloth press it to a very thin disc.Make a hole at the center this step is optional.Usually it is made a bit thick .
Slowly remove it from sheet & slide it into the hot oil /ghee.
Deep fry till brown on both sides & crisp outside but still soft inside in medium high flame.
Once all the vadas are done we need to deep fry again in batches till crisp.
Remove it on a kitchen paper for extra oil to get absorbed.
Your crispy vadas are ready.
Note:
a) Make sure your batter is coarse,do not add water & grind to a fine paste.
b) Deep fry 2 times to get a really crispy vada this is a must otherwise your vadas will be chewy.
c) Usually these vada are made thick but i like them thin and crisp.
d) Some add a teaspoon of rice flour to the batter.
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