Muthia

Thanks to my WoW buddy, one of my most fav snack this year. Involves lot of ingredients, but easy cooking. Here we go...

• 3 cups - Fine chopped cabbage or grated doodhi (squash/sorrakkai) and squeeze water out
• In a large bowl add - 1 cup coarse sooji, half cup wheat flour, half cup besan
• Add 1 spoon jeera, 1 spoon salt, little sugar or jaggery, lemon juice, chopped cilanto
• Add  paste of 2 green chillie and ginger ground fresh
• 1/2 Onion ground into paste - squeeze excess juice - save it
• Mix all of the above, make a dough and make long tube shapes like below
• Steam for 20mins, let it cool down, then only slice them
• When ready to eat, season with mustard, asafoetida, cilantro and toss the muthia in for few mins.
• Yumm Yumm snack is ready!

White Pumpkin Raita (Poosanikkai)

Have been attempting to do snack items, rather than a meal item, so it is easier to consume fresh. Farmers market sells really fresh white pumpkins, which I decided to make raita.

• Chop without skin, just like above into tiny peices
• Add oil to tava, then add mustard, asafoetida, one slit green chilli
• Add the chopped pumpkin and little salt and sprinkle little water, close with a lid
• Cook for 5 mins and let it cool
• Then add thick yoghurt and eat like a snack
• Good for weight loss I hear!

Radish + Curry Leaves Rotis

Blogging after ages! Recently got to explore more recipes with curry leaves. I feel rotis/uthappams/chutneys/buttermilk are best ways to consume curry leaves, so we dont throw them away. Here is the recipe..

• Grate 2 long radishes or 3 cups of grated cauliflower 
• Chop 3 handful of curry leaves
• Add oil to tava, then radish, turmeric, curry leaves, salt, little garam masala
• Saute 5 mins, turn off, let it cool down
• Add equal amount of atta, just to coat the veggies and make the dough
• And make rotis as you normally would make
• As you cook, enjoy the aroma of curry leaves!!!

Fresh Spring Rolls w Peanut Sauce

After my recent trip to Vietnam, I was super thrilled to make the fresh spring rolls!

Recipe:

• From the asian stores, try to get the rice paper and bean threads (thin noodles)
• Boil water with one spoon salt and then add the thin noodles, cook for 5mins
• Drain the water and add more cold water and drain it.
• Saute with 2 spoons oil, tofu with pepper salt
• Rest of veggies you can use it raw (parsley, cilantro, lettuce, carrots/cucumber)
• Dip the rice paper in warm water and lift it immediately up and shake the water off
• Start setting up all the veggies, noodle, tofu etc and roll it.
• Serve it with the peanut sauce!

For the peanut sauce :

•    Grind 5 red chillies, 2 garlic pieces, little sugar and salt for the full dish
•    Add 2 cups water and let it boil for few mins and turn off.
•    then add some tamarind and jaggery water to it, mix well. 
•    Let the liquid cold and then add 2 handful roasted unsalted peanuts
•    Grind well and sauce is ready!