Coriander Rice- Kothamalli Sadam

This is one easy variety rice i prefer to make when lot of coriander is available. Nice menu to treat guests too...

Ingredients:
1) Coriander leaves- 1bunch
2) Basmati rice- 2cups
3) Green peas- 1/2 cup
4) Green chillies- 3nos
5) Ginger Garlic paste- 1tbsp
6) Potato-1nos
7) Onion- 1 big size
8) Salt to taste

How to make:
1) Pressure cook the rice until its half done.
2) Grind the coriander leaves, green chillies together.
3) Add oil to a pan and saute the ginger garlic paste, shredded onions and the ground paste until its all done.
4) Add boiled potatoes and green peas with this sauteed mixture and allow it to cook well.
5)Finally add rice, salt and mix well. Cover and cook until the rice and the masalas blend with each other.
6) Serve with onion raita!

Cornflakes Chat

This is an easy and tasty snack which i often tend to make. Its with cornflakes which is usually consumed with milk as a breakfast. This chat is yummy and a good substitute for Bhel Poori. Check out!



Ingredients:

Cornflakes

Chopped onions

Diced Tomatoes

Shredded Carrots

Boiled potatoes

Chat masala

Green Chutney

Sweet Chutney

Boondi (if desired)

Coriander chopped finely

How to make:

1) In a large bowl, throw in the onions, tomatoes, carrots and mash potatoes roughly.

2) Then add boondi, chutneys, cornflakes and chat masala.

3) Mix well all the ingrdients and garnish with chopped coriander and sev.

NOTE: This is to consumed immediately after mixing because, the juice from tomatoes makes the cornflakes soggy.

Pani Poori

I am crazy of chat items and fond of trying out them at home. If i go to a restaurant my first order would be a Chat item and my soul is then fulfilled...After long time i am trying some chats in my kitchen and luv this rain for setting up the mood..!!!

For making poori's

Ingredients:
1/4 cup maida
1 1/2 cups ravai or sooji
1 tbsp oil or ghee
salt to taste
water for kneading
oil for deep frying

For making Pani/ sauces:
Katta pani

Ingredients:
6-7 cups cold water
Cluster of pudina leaves and coriander leaves
1 green chilli
small piece ginger
1 tbsp amchur pwd/ Dry mango powder
1/2 tsp chaat masala pwd
1/4 tsp cumin pwd
pinch of black salt (optional)
fresh coriander leaves for garnish
salt to taste

How to make:
1) Make a paste of mint leaves, green chilli and ginger and keep aside .
2) Take a vessel, add the cold water in it, followed by the green paste and combine well.
3) Add cumin pwd, chaat masala pwd, amchur pwd, black salt, salt to taste. Garnish with coriander leaves. 4) Chill in refrigerator till use.

Meeta Pani:

Ingredients:
Tamarind 1/2 cup (deseeded. You can also use tamarind paste)
Dates 3/4 cup (deseeded, also called “pitted dates”. Get them at desi or mediterranean store)
Gud / Jaggery/ Mollases (can use sugar instead) - 1 cup, add to taste
Red chilli powder
Cumin seeds

1) Boil 4-5 cups water. When water boils, add tamarind, dates and gud/sugar. Boil themfor 5 minutes.
2)  Let the mixture cool down slightly.Blend them in mixie.
3)  Strain this to get thick liquid.
4) Dry roast cumin seeds and let them crackle.
5) Add the strained mixture to this and add red chilly powder.

Broccoli Masala- Healing Foods Event

I am posting this recipe to 'Treat your Tongue'- Sayali's 'Healing Food Event'. Usually Broccoli is a rare vegetable in my kitchen and i made this masala dish long before and had posted in my blog previously.. Am re-posting this recipe in my blog for the event and sharing with my friends.

Ingredients:
100gms broccoli florets
1 cup mixed vegetables ( mashed potato, carrots cut into cubes, peas, corn)
3 slit green chillies
3 onions
1 inch sized ginger
1 unripen tomato
3 cloves
Half handful cashewnuts
1 tbspn curd
1 tbspn garam masala
1 tbspn red chilli powder
1 tbspn dhania powder
Coriander leaves
Fresh cream for garnishing
Salt for taste
Oil

How to make:

To grind:
Onions, green chillies, ginger, tomato, cashews to a smooth paste.

1) Boil all mentioned vegetables with li'll turmeric and a pinch of salt.
2) Heat oil in a pan and saute the onions.
3) Add the ground paste to the onions and garam masala, chilli powder, coriander powder.
4) Add boiled vegetables and mashed potato to it.
5) Add required salt, curd and let it cook for few minutes.
6) After it becomes a thick gravy remove from the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and fresh cream.
This Broccoli Masala goes to Healing Foods Event- by Sayali and also to Siri's Corner

Vegetable Fritters or Bajji

Its raining and i wanted to make something hot, spicy to nibble. Bajji's is an apt snack in raining season!! Here goes........

Ingredients:
Besan or Kadalai Flour -1 cup
Rice or Arisi flour- 1/2 cup
Chilli powder- 1 spn
Hing- a pinch
Salt- to taste
Food colour- orange (a pinch)
Oil- for deep frying

Vegetables i used: Potatoes, Raw Banana, Baby corn, Carrots. All sliced thinly.

How to Make:
1) Mix all the above mentioned ingredients with water and mix well without lumps.
2) The batter should not be watery. should have the consistency of idly batter.
3) Dip the veges one by one in the batter inorder to coat the batter.
4) Deep fry in the oil and serve hot with pudina chutney or ketchup.

Yummy!!!