Interesting recipes...

A couple of recipes that I came across experimenting, learning, watching TV shows!

* Next time U make adai, try replacing raw rice with brown rice...absolutely no difference.
* Coconut chutney with Almonds - Soak and peel 25 almonds, add 5 spoons coconut, 4 g.chillies, salt and little tamarind and raw grind.
* For those of U who can get fresh tender coconut, try making sweet pongal with tender coconut water instead of water and top it with the tender coconut peices along with roasted cashews, elachi, ghee.
* Avocado Banana smoothie - Grind all together avocado, banana, sugar, honey, yoghurt.

Veggie Cutlet

Breaking the silence with a lengthy recipe...yes it is a time consuming one, but worth it! Here are the pictures...Veggie Cutlet

Vaazhakkaai porial (Plantain dry vegetable)

Breaking the silence again with a quick vegetable! Sorry, din't get a chance to picture step by step. Here are the steps:

1. Chop plantain into cubes, boil in water with little turmeric and salt.

2. Filter the water and save the vegetable in a bowl.

3. Dry grind - red chilli, jeera and little coconut (no water)

4. In tava, add oil, mustard and urad dhaal.

5. Add the boiled veggie and add the ground powder.

6. Cook for few minutes and turn the stove off.

Will try to post Kaaraa Sev in the next few days....

Puttu

One of my favorite recipes....I used Periyar brand brown puttu podi. Would suggest trying the same with wheat puttu podi and white puttu podi. I used the same flour for kozhukattai. More pictures : Puttu

Garlic-Onion gravy for Dosas/Idlis

Yet another yummy recipe for dosas and idlis. Enjoy!  GarlicOnion Chutney

Black Urad recipe

For those of U wanting to use your black whole urad.... ...Black Urad Recipes

Lunch Box Ideas!

On request by my friend, I would like to post some lunch box ideas. Due to time constraints for the working women, I generally recommend making single item or quick 2 items with as much veggies as possible! Some of the items from my blog and few other items :

Poha with Green Moong Dhaal gravy
Semia (vermicili) with Carrot, Beans
Pasta with Veggies
Sabudhana
Rotis:
For those of you who buy rotis, here are some quick side dishes
Roti wrap with Spicy Porial
Roti wrap with Mushroom Tofu masala
Roti with Raita/Dark dhaals
Roti with easy Channa Masala
Kothu Paratha
Rice Items:
Rice with Brinjal Pachadi
Veggie Rice
Beet Rice
Carrot Rice
Cilantro Rice
Capsicum Rice
Salads : (U could chop while the dhaal cooks)
Peanut Salad
Sprout Salad
Sandwiches....just add veggies of your choice with wheat bread and some light spread.