Bhel Puri or Salad Puri!

Bhel Puri

My favorite food since college days. Still remember the days we used to try in so many chat corners in Madras and even some places in US. Finally I am making it for the past year or so......and seems to be my favorite recipe now! Requires lot of prep work but very minimal on the stove. U may want to make this only if there are atleast 8 people.

And I cannot call it a Bhel puri as I have some people close me who hate it! (so the alternate name - salad puri)

Have a good week!

Carrot Rice

In case U are looking for a way to use lot of carrots, then this is the recipe! I use about 1 bowl of shredded uncooked carrot for 1 bowl of cooked rice. So that is a lot of carrots.

Recipe...

1. Soak 1 cup basmathi rice for an hr and cook it separately.

2. Peel and grate 7 or 8 big carrot(12 small carrots).

3. Dry fry - 4 red chillies, little dhania, chana dhaal(kadalai parruppu) and jeera. Let it cool and grind into fine powder.

4. Chop half onion

5. Add oil to tava, then add mustard and urad dhaal.

6. Then add the onions, fry for 2 mins. Then add the powder and carrots.

7. Add half cup water and mix well. Close lid and cook for sometime.

8. Then add 1 spoon salt and cook for few mins.9. Once carrots are 3/4th cooked, then add the rice and mix well.

Server hot with raita or masala! And here are the detailed pictures...

Carrot Rice

Hope U enjoy.....have a great week.

Tomato Dosa

A quick recipe for US people...best part...you don't have to ferment it.

Source: Raji's mom!

You could add more tomatoes, I was running short, so used little. And also grapevine tomatoes will add more color, so try using them. In future, I will try to put the recipe steps here itself, so it will be easy to get it...instead of surfing thru the pictures to get it.

Tomato Dosa

Note: If U like more dosa taste, add just one spoon toor dhaal and then half cup urad dhaal.


Don't forget to smile! Have a great week.

Spicy Rasam

Know it is a simple recipe, but on request by my friend I am posting this....yet another all time hit recipe of mine.....and all the credits go to Raja's Anni - my teacher for this Rasam (the only kind I make - has garlic, tomato, dhaal, tamarind, etc). And this recipe reminds me of the way I made my first rasam a decade back....mmm...let's not think about it! She taught me 11 years back....wow...have been cooking so long and glad that still I have some interest in it.

Those who make good rasam already, can lift your collars now! One of my friend's dad said, 'One who makes good rasam, is a very good cook'. And here are the pictures...

Rasam

Have a great week....see U next week....

Veggie Uthappam

Simple recipe....but has equal veggies as the batter so less carb compared to our regular idlis and dosas. Detailed pictures..

Veggie Uthappam

Tip...

Today I messed up my rice cooker by letting pongal overflow and so the outside of the rice cooker turned yellow. I wiped it with wet towel and left the rice cooker in sun for half an hour and the yellow is gone! Same concept as our rugs.

Have a great week and enjoy cooking!