Steamed Tapioca Puttu-Maravalli kilangu Puttu

I don't like steamed tapioca eating as such. When i was thinking for alternative my mom said me you can grate that and steam and add sugar like that. Actually when i hear itself it sounds good :)..
Immediately tried this evening as snack.. hmmmm very yummmyyy it was.. Try it in your home and drop me your feedback.

Ingredients:

1. Tapioca/Maravalli kilangu- 1/2 kg
2. Grated Coconut- 1/2 cup
3. Sugar- as per taste
4. Cardamom- a pinch

Preparation:

1. Peel off the skin of tapioca and grate them using grater.

2. Grate the coconut and keep them ready.

3. Steam the grated tapioca for 10 mins.

4. Remove from stove and add the coconut,sugar and cardamom.

5. Now healthy tapioca puttu is ready to serve..:) :)

Oats Paratha

Oats is my favourite one. Twice a week i will have oats porridge. But as days gone i feel bored to have this always :( .. Blink :D suddenly i got this oats paratha from one of my bookmarked. couldn't wait for try i prepared this as my dinner.. hmmm very yummmyyy it was :).. So try this in your home and drop me your feedback..

Ingredients:

Wheat flour- 1 cup
Powdered Oats- 1/2 cup
Onion- 1 small
Chilli powder- 1 tsp
Cumin seed- 1/2 sp
Garam masala- 1/2 sp
Green chilli- 1 small(optional)
Coriander leaves
Water
Salt
Oil

Preparation:

1. Take a bowl and add wheat flour and powdered oats mix it well.

2. Add finely chopped onion, chilli powder, Cumin seed, Garam masala, salt and coriander leaves.
    Mix everything gently with hand.

3. Now add little oil and water make it as a soft dough and keep it for 10 mins.

4. Then make a dough as equal sized ball. Flatten the dough in roti maker.

5. Heat the tawa and add 1 tsp of ghee and add the roti carefully, drizzle some ghee.

6. Once bubbles started to appearing flip it into otherside. Cook until brown spots started to appearing.

7. Serve hot with dal or raita..

Cucumber Raita

As summer has already logged in :).. I started include juices,milkshakes and raitas in my daily menu. Today in my menu i added a cucumber raita.. As summer started already hereafter we can get cucumber everywhere in very cheep rate but its healthy benefits are very high. If you don't like to eat as it is you can make as raita and have like this.. 

Ingredients:

1. Cucumber cubes- 1 cup
2. Curd- 1 cup
3. Chilli powder- 1/2 sp
4. Cumin powder- 1/2 sp
5. Coriander leaves
6. Salt

Preparation:

1. Peel the skin of cucumber and chop them as cubes or grate them finely.

2. Whisk the curd well and add chilli powder,cumin powder and salt.

3. Now add cucumber and coriander leaves.

4. Serve along with roti,paratha or biriyani.

Papaya Milkshake

Papaya is very good for our health. It consist of lots of healthy benefits such as 

1. Papaya has lots of healthy benefits. So twice a month you can take papaya.

2. It gives nice glow to our skin.

3. It helps in reducing weight.

Ingredients:

Papaya- 1 cup
Milk- 3/4 cup
Sugar- 1 1/2 tsp
Elachi Powder- a pinch

Preparation:

1. Add the cubed papaya and sugar in a blender/mixer and blend it well.(you can also add honey instead of
    sugar)

2. Now add milk and elachi powder again blend it well.

3. Now its ready you can either chill it and have add ice cubes.

Pasi Parupu Kheer-Moong Dal Kheer

This Payam is my all time fav. Usually i prepared this with milk alone. But later i came to know that if we add coconut milk along with milk we can get rich creamy taste. Usually in kerala they will  prepare this along with coconut milk. With milk also it will give nice yummy taste.. But if you want rich creamy taste you can include coconut milk.. Try it in your home and drop me your feedback.

  

Yummyy  Yummyyy rich creamy kheer

Ingredients:

1. Moong Dal /Paasi Paruppu- 1 cup
2. Jaggery dissolved in water - 1/2 cup
3. Milk - 1/2 cup
4. Coconut Milk - 1/4 cup
5. Cardamom - 1 tsp
6. Ghee - 1 tsp
7. Cashews,Badam, Raisins - 1 1/2 tsp each

Preparation:

1. Dry roast the moong dal and pressure cook it with 1/2 cup of water for 6 whistles.

2. Extract the coconut milk and keep it aside.

3. Dissolve the jaggery in hot water and strain it to remove the impurities.

4. Now place the pan in stove. Add the cooked moong dal/pasi parupu and add the jaggery
    water and then milk. Let it boil for 5 mins.

5. Later add the coconut milk and cardamom powder. After add the coconut milk don't over boil it.
   Once you get one boil off the stove.. Add the ghee roast cashews,badam and raisins.

6. Serve hot or chill..i prefer chilli..Hmmm yummy yummmyyy kheer is ready.. Enjoy eating :) :)

Ven Pongal

Ven pongal is very easy and tempting recipe. Mostly my mom use to make this in weekend
morning. So whenever she prepares this i will go and stand along with her in kitchen because i
just love the seasoning smell when my mom is preparing. It goes well with coconut chutney and 
idly sambar.

Ingredients:

Raw rice- 1 cup
Moong Dal- 1/4 cup
Water- 4 cup
Salt- as per taste

 To Temper:

Pepper- 2 tsp
Jeera- 2 tsp
Curry Leaves- 1 sprig
Asafoetida- a pinch

Chopped Ginger- 1 tsp

Cashews- 6 tp 7
Ghee- 3 tsp

Preparation:

1.  Dry roast the moong dal for extra flavour.

2.  Pressure cook the rice,roasted moong dal and salt along with 4 cup of water for 4 whistles
     on a mediam flame.

3. Later open it and mash it well.

4. Season the items which given under to temper in a 3 tsp of ghee.

5. Add this seasoning to mashed pongal and mix it well.

6. It will perfectly goes well with Coconut chutney or idly sambar.

Curd Rice with Potato Fry

Today my lunch box filled with curd rice and potato fry. I just love this combo i hope all will :) :) .. Potato fry i prepared today is very simple one within 5 mins we can make it.. Try it by yourself and give me your feedback..

Ingredients:(For curd rice)

Curd- 1 cup
Milk- 1/2 cup
Rice- 1 1/2 cup
Green chilli- 2 no(small)
Ginger- small piece
Musturd seed- 1 tsp
Salt
Oil

Preparation:

1. Add curd and milk to boiled rice. And add salt and mix it well.

2. Heat a tsp of oil, add mustard seed when it burst it out add ginger and green chilli.
    Saute for 2 mins then add it to curd rice.

3. Curd rice is ready now.

Ingredients:(For Potato Fry)

Potato- 2
Chilli Powder- 1 sp
Turmeric Powder- 1/2 sp
Garam masala- 1/2 sp
Mustard Seed- 1/2 sp
Urad Dal- 1/2 sp
Oil

Preparation:

1. Take a pan add oil. After oil get heated add the mustard seed and urad dal.

2. Once it burst it out add the chopped potato into that.

3. After potato turned into goldern color add the chilli powder, turmeric powder and
    garam masala and salt..

4. Add little water to it..It allows potato to cook well..

5. Once water get absorbed by potato remove from flame..

6. Spicy Potato fry is ready.

Idly Manchuriyan-Spicy Idly

This is kids fav recipe.. They just love it if you gave this as lunch for them.. Today my lunch box too filled with idly manchurian :) .. My classmates asked me how you prepared this..? For them i updated here.. So my dear friends here you can see :D ..

Ingredients:

Idly- 6
Onion- 1
Tomato- 1
Green chilli- 2 small
Chilli Powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder- 1/2 tsp
Tomato sauce- 3 tsp
Soya sauce- 1 1/2 tsp
Salt- 1 tsp
Oil

Preparation:

1. Cut the idly's  into equal size and fry it in the oil and keep it aside.

2. Take the kadai add oil and saute the onion. After it turned into goldern brown color add the
    tomato and green chill.

3. Now add chilli powder, turmeric powder,salt and add water. Check for salt after add water.

4. Let it boil for 3 mins. Later at this stage add the idly's.

5. Then add tomato sauce and soya sauce. If you like tomato sauce mean you can add more.
    But dont add soya sauce more because it will change the taste of manchurian if you add more.

6. Now yummy yummyy munchurian ready to serve.. Enjoy eating :) :)

Note:

1. You can also add capsicum or some other vegetables.

2. Be carefully while frying idly's. If you leave it and go mean it will stick in pan.
    so be carefull while frying.