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.

Chocolate Pudding

Celebrate this valentine's day with your loved one's with this simple chocolate pudding. Its very simple to make within 5 mins. 

" May this valentine's day be filled with love, understanding, and contentment" 
 Happy valentine's day to all..

Ingredients:

1. Milk- 1 1/2 cup
2. Corn flour- 2 tsp
3. Cocoa Powder- 1 tsp
4. Sugar- 1/4 cup

Preparation:

1.Sieve corn flour and cocoa powder and pour 1/2 cup milk into that and whisk it well till milk blend on it.

2. In the mean time boil the remaining milk along with 1/4 cup of sugar and mix until the sugar melts.

3. Now reduce the flame and pour the choco milk mixture to it and keep stirring till it turn into glossy look.
   
4. Then pour that into a cup or mould and place in the fridge for 3 hrs...yummy choco pudding is ready :) :)..