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A very tasty side dish for rice.
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A very tasty side dish for rice.
Watch “சுவையான மொறுமொறு வாழைக்காய் வறுவல்😋 crispy tastyraw banana fry with special powder sidedish for rice” on YouTube
Vazhapoo vada is very tasty and crispy delicacy. It is rich in fibre,VitA,vitB,Vit E Iron. And very good for uterus. This is also diabetic friendly food.
Ingredients:
Banana flower chopped….1 cup
Bengal gram….250gms
Red chillies…6 to 8 nos
Garlic….8 pods
Hinge 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves chopped…1 tbs
Fennel seeds….1 tbs
Salt as required.
Oil for frying.
Grind all these coarsely .
Clean banana flower.Remove brown color petals.From small flower bunch remove plastic like object then remove the head like portion too.Now put in chopper or put in pulse mode in mixi jar.
Rinse the Bengal gram dhal and soak with redchillies,garlic pods and drain the water.Grind it if needed add1 or 2 tbs of water.
Method
Now to the coarsely grinded batter add chopped onions, coriander leaves,curry leaves, salt and hinge.
Mix well.
In a kadai add oil and heat it.
When hot add a small bit of batter into oil. It should rise gradually. This is right.Fry vadas till golden brown and flip the other side and fry till golden brown.
Take a small portion and make it as a ball. Then press as vadas.
It will be crispy and very tasty. Can serve with chutney or sauce.
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This is a different style of PORIAL.
Cut raw banana into small pieces.
Coconut scrapings…..3 tbs
Red chillies……4 or 5 accdg to taste
Turmeric powder…1 tsp
Cumin seeds……1/2 tsp
Oil…..2 tbs
Urad dhal…..1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds….1/4 tsp
Hing…..1/2 tsp
Salt as needed
Method:
1. Boil raw banana with salt and turmeric for free minutes.Dont cook for longer time as it will become soggy.
2.Grind coconut scrapings with red chillies and cumin seeds without adding water.
3. In a kadai put some oil add seasonings ,hing and grounded paste.
4. Fry for few minutes.
5. Now add the boiled VAZHAKAI and check for salt.
6. Mix well and leave for few minutes.
Serve with rice as a side dish.
Many dishes are prepared with potato This recipe is very easy to prepare.Can be had with rice also can be served with appam or chappathi too.
Ingredients
Potatoes …..2
Onion……..1/2
Garlic cloves…..4
Turmeric powder…1/2 TSP
Curry leaves….few
Coriander powder.. 3/4 TSP
Garam masala…..1/2 TSP
Chilli powder….accdgly to taste 1/2 to 1 TSP
The first step in a pressure pan add all the above ingredients with little water and keep it for 2 whistles.
Ingredients for gravy
Coconut oil….2 TBS
Mustard seeds….1/2 TSP
Curry leaves a few
Turmeric powder…1/2 TSP
Chilli powder….1 TSP
Coriander powder…1 to 11/2 TSP
Kashmiri chilli powder…1/2 TSP
Garam masala…..1 TSP
Method
In a pan heat coconut oil.
Then add all the powder one by one and fry a little. When the aroma comes add the cooked potatoes and salt.Mix well and cook for one-time.
An mash a few pieces of potato es and then add it to the curry.
Can garnish with coriander leaves.
Servethis with rice or with appam or roti.
There are different recipes with ladies finger. This curry is prepared with coconut milk.
Ingredients:
Extract milk from coconut twice.
Keep them separate.
Method
Potato capsicum curry is a curry which has a nutty flavour.In this recipe groundnut,poppy seeds and til are roasted and grinded. It has nutty flavour with crunchy capsicum and softly cooked potatoes.
Ingredients
For grinding masala.
Saunf……1 tsp
Poppy seeds…..1 TSP
Til……1 TSP
Groundnut….3 TBS
Onion ……1 finely chopped
Garlic…..few cloves
Ginger…..a small piece
Coconut scrapings…1/4 cup
Oil…2 TBS
In a kadai add oil add til,poppy seeds, ground nut fry a little and then add all the other ingredients.
When cool grind it into a fine paste.
Keep aside.
For gravy.
Ingredients
Onion…….2 finely chopped
Tomato ….2 chopped
Capsicum chopped…1 to 1 1/2 cups
Potatoes…….boiled 2
Oil as required
Salt
Method
Put oil in a kadai add 1/2 tsp saying then chopped onions when it gets sauted add tomatoes.
Sauted tomatoes and when sauted add capsicum when half done add potato and salt add little water till it blends well .
Now added grinded masala.if you want spicy add red chilli powder if needed.
Finally add chopped coriander leaves
Serve as side dish for chappathi or roti
Carrot is a root vegetable is a perfect health food. It improves eye health. Orange carrots get their bright color from betacarotene an antioxidant that your body converts into Vit.A.
They are good source of fiber,Vit.K1, potassium,B6 and antioxidants.
Ingredients
Rice……1cup
Cinnamon…1piece
Cardomom…2
Cloves…..3
Star anise …1
Cook rice with the above whole spices and little salt. Add 1/2 lemon juice.Keep aside.
For Carrot rice
Carrot……4 grated
Ghee……3tbs
Saunf….1/4tsp
Cumin seeds….1/4tsp
Onion……2chopped
Green chillies…2
Garlic cloves …..3or 4 pods
Turmeric a small piece
Garam masala……1/4tsp
I grinded green chilli,ginger and garlic.
For a change have used grated turmeric powder I have used fresh turmeric grated.
In a kadai add ghee .Add saunf ,cumin seeds
Add onion and grated turmeric and add grated carrot.
Add grinded chilli ginger garlic paste.Add garam masala powder if you need more spicy add chilli powder and salt.
When done add cooked rice. See that rice doesn’t get broken.
Lastly add chopped Coriander leaves.
Momos is a type of steamed food filled dumpling. There are typically two types of momos steamed and fried.Momos is usually served with a dipping sauce Normally made with a tomato as the base ingredient.Pan fried momo is also known as kothey momo.This is inherited from the traditional Nepali cuisine.It is plain flour based dumplings steamed with carrot,cabbage stuffing. It has become a popular street food in India and is typically served with a red coloured and watery chutney.
It’s time consuming.
1st making of outer cover
2nd filling to be made
3rd shaping
4 the steaming or frying
For outer covering
Maida…..1 cup
Salt
Oil…..1 TBS
Mix everything into a dough with water and keep it aside.
For filling:
Carrots grated 1/2 cup
cabbage finely chopped…1.5 cup
Green chillies……1
Onion …..1 finely chopped
Garlic chopped into small pieces. 4 to 5 nos.
Ginger small piece grated
Pepper powder……1/2 tsp
Capsicum……..chopped3 tbs
Soya sauce……1.5 tsp
Salt
In a kadai put little oil now add garlic, onions, after sauting add cabbage,carrot then add salt and pepper powder.Finally add soya sauce mix well.Let it cool.
Make balls out of dough
Roll out each dough ball into a thin circle of about 2 to 3″.
Edges have to be thin
Place 1 to 2 TSP vegetable stuffing in the centre and start pleating from one side.
Or if you are going to make it semi circle make it and press sides with water.
Now place it in a steamer grease the plate with oil and arrange them.
If u don’t have momos steamer idli pan or cooker.
Cook till it becomes transparent not too long.
The other variety is to fry the prepared momos in oil.
Serve hot with momos chutney
Salna as it is pronounced is a side dish for parotta, chappathi,roti and even dosa.Parota is served with spicy and tangy Salna.
Masala to grind:
Ingredients for curry
In a pressure add 2 TBS add bay leaf, cinnamon and saunf.
Now add chopped onion, tomato and chillies
Now add chopped vegetables to it
Now add the grinded paste and salt
Add required amount of water cover and keep for 2 whistles.
Finally add chopped coriander leaves.
Wheat flour dosai also known as gothumba dosai is a common South Indian dosai. It is very easy to prepare.I have added soy flour, cabbage and kasuri methi to increase its nutritive value. Easy to prepare. serve hot or else it may become soggy.
Ingredients:
Method
Mix wheat flour, soy flour and salt first.
Now add water to this mixture make as dosa batter without any lumps.
Heat oil and add the mustard and dhal when it splutters add green chillies,onion and curry leaves.when onion becomes transparent remove from fire add to batter.
Now add chopped cabbage , asafoetida,methi and chopped coriander leaves also.
Heat dosa tawa.Pour batter in a circular motion and smear some oil around it.
Now flip the dosa and cook for few seconds.
when done remove it.
If you want thick dosa add little water or if you want thin dosai add more water.
Serve hot with chutney.All my family members like this dosai very much you too try and let me know.
Can prepare this dosai even without adding soy flour.