Tuesday 26 March 2019

Kuzi paniyaram using dosa batter



This is one recipe i always wanted to try out using my idli batter. I make iddlies and we Have for tea and dinner till its over . Along side a big pot of sambar and chutney. As it is good for diabetes mom loves  it too.  Everybody does that, isn’t it? It was by accident that I discovered this recipe. Our refrigerator was not cooling so we had to finish out dosa batter . As tge batter was thin iddlie was out of  menu . I always told mom i needed to make this recipe. But she  was not that sceptical about it. It was easy just toss and temper the batter and pour into the appa chatti . Cook both sides for just two minutes and its done by the the time your tea was on table.
We had it with  seet and spicy sauce.
Umma liked it and she said she would make it once in a while for breakfast too.
As it makes a super quick snack or for breakfast, either way it was great. 

Ingredients 

1 cup iddli batter
2 teaspoon Mustard seeds
1 teaspoon pepper corns.
2 teaspoon green chillies
2 tablespoon onions chopped
Curry leaves
1 teaspoon ginger chopped

Method

Heat a pan and add ioil .
Add the mustard seeds and let it splutter.
Add the rest of the ingredients for temper.
Add to batter and then add  salt.
Give it a good stir.
Add to the batter.
Heat the appa chaati.
Pour tablespoon of batter into the small dips in the pan . Cover and cook for two minutes each side to just a little brown .
Serve with sambar or spicy chutney or sauce .

Monday 25 March 2019

Chick peas masala curry



I can assure you that if one person has made up his or her mind on a special diet then thats it. I have one at office stubborn not to eat lunch . I was wondering she is so pretty with her sweet plum face but once this chuby liitle angel looses her chubby cute face she is not going to look  that pretty much . .. i dont  want to be mean or something . But why do young girls go for a death like diet . I told her there are few simple healthy diets . Do try it out. But she  wanted the fastest track possible. I dont blame her . I too did it once. There was a time when it was impossible me to lose weight. So i did the crash diet . And then started working  from there . Yes , i know its very unhealthy but still i went ahead . But later again whatever diet i did never worked for me . And this ti.e it was after having three kids. How am i supposed to cook for blog and do the diet at the same time . One thing i did do was start to eat healthy and eat it right theory. Cut sugar intake and avoid fries at maximum. I already started showing signs of thinner body. Then i skipped yeast and plain flour.. it took me two years. And now i am fit and healthy..Alhamdullillah. and my second brother is doing well with keto diet. I must say it was wonderful seeing such happiness when one has lost a lot weight. 

So much for weight loss  and diets..off to the recipe.
I was getting bored of the usualhimemade kadala curry and so today i made a slight variation . I got the recipe when i went for a function . I went direct to the cook himself  for the recipe and he delivery a good dialogie about how famous his curry was all around the neighborhood..but i felt it was good but  ok..he did boast a little though...
So here it is …


Ingredients 

2 tablespoons ghee
1 bay leaf
1 cardamom
2 cloves
1 small cinamon stick
1 teaspoon Jeera.
2 cups overnight soaked white chickpeas
1 cup finely chopped onions
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
2 green chillies slit
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
Salt to taste
1/2 cup strong black tea.

Method 

1. First heat oil in a panand add  bay leaves, cardamom, cloves . Saute for few minutes .
2. Next add  onions, and cook till soft.
3. Add tomato puree, salt, green chilies,red chili powder.
4. Combine  well and cook  5 minutes.
5. Add chana masala powder,tamarind paste. Stir well 
6. Next  remove tea bags and add water 
 It will saucy . Mix  and cook for couple of minutes .
7. Add cooked chickpeas, kasuri methi, sliced ginger and mix well.
8. Add some water if needed.
9. Cook covered for 20 minutes on medium-low heat.
10. Add sliced onions, and mix well. Remove from heat and cover for 5 minutes.
11. Masala  chole are ready. Serve with any of your flatbread and enjoy.




Monday 4 March 2019

Green chilli mango juice



With the summers really peaking in , we have a lot of fluids especially in day times. I always make sure I make a juice, but i try to reduce the sugar i take especially since my family  love some of it at times. My usual craze this season is this special mango juice . I just loved it . Its spicy and tangy with a slight chilli flavour and ofcourse sweet.
Mixed flavors right? .

These days, there are a lot of  mangoes in the market, so obviously this is best choice. A very simple juice combining the goodness of green  mangoes and just dip of chillies. , this is very refreshing when served really cold on a hot day. I usually grind the whole thing especially the juice off the  mangoes  and then place them in the freezer so that they are almost hardening up , just optional ok... I then blitz them up with the ice cubes  so you get a thick pulpy kind of drink .  Do try this combination if you haven’t yet!

Ingredients 

1 green mango
3 tablespoon sugar
A pinch of salt
1/4 inch ginger .
1/2 cup water.

Method 

Cut the green mango to chunks.
Blend everything in mixer grinder and blend smooth.
Refrigerate for an hour .(optional step)
While serving slit a green chilli just for the flavors to seep through the juice.
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