Potato Bajji

Ingredients:
Potato(Thinly sliced) : 1 no:(big size)/2 no:(Medium size)
Besan Flour : 1 cup
Red chillipowder : 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder : 1/4 tsp
Hing powder : a pinch
Baking soda : 1/2 tsp
Oil :as reqd for frying
Salt : as reqd
Water : as reqd

Method:
                         In a bowl mix besan,redchiilipowder,turmericpowder,hingpowder baking soda and salt..add water little by little and make a thick batter out of it..
keep it aside for 15minutes.
                        In a kadai add oil for frying..heat should be in medium flame..Once the oil is hot(we can check this by dipping a small amount of batter into the oil,if it is coming up,then the oil is ready) dip the thinly sliced potatoes one by one into the batter(potatoes must be thickly coated with the batter) and put it into the hot oil.
                      Deep fry it in low flame.Otherwise the potatoes will not be cooked properly.Deep fry each potatoes like this ..Bhajis should be in golden brown color when we are removing from the kadai...

We can have this potato bajjis with chilli sauce or mint chutney

Carrot Paratha

Ingredients:
Wheat flour(Atta) : 2 cups
Carrot(Grated): 1no:(medium size)/5 no: (baby carrots)
Green chillis : 5 no:(chopped)
Garam Masala : a pinch
Corriander Powder : 1tsp
Amchur Powder/Lemon juice : 1 tsp
salt : as reqd
Oil/ghee : as reqd

Method:
             Add all the ingredients into a bowl and mix it well..add water little by little and knead it
well.Add a tsp of oil and knead further to a soft dough.Cover and keep it aside for 30  minutes..
            Make medium size balls from the dough and Roll out each ball as we roll for roti,we have to
roll a little thick as we are preparing paratha.Spread oil/ghee on paratha while frying...

We can serve the hot  parathas with pickle and curd...

Eggless Almond Cookies

Ingredients:
Wheat Flour : 1 cup
Sugar :1/2 cup
Almonds :1/4 cup(sliced)
UnsaltedButter : 4 oz
Milk : 2 tbsp
Salt : 1/4 tsp
Cardamom powder : 1/2 tsp

Method:
          In a bowl add flour,sugar,almonds,salt and cardamom powder and mix it well.To this mix
add butter(keep butter in room temp for 30minutes before adding, to make it soft) and mix it well
Then add the milk and make a soft dough out of it.
          Make small balls out of the dough . Approx. we can make 23 balls.Now take each balls
 and flatten a little in the greased palm and place it in a baking tray(tray should not be greased) a inch apart.we can also place raisins or chopped almonds at the top of the cookies..

          Preheat the oven to 360F and bake the cookies  for 14-15 minutes or till the top part become
Golden brown.Allow it  to cool for some time and remove the cookies from the tray.Store it in
a tight container.

     

Enjoy this eggless cookies with a hot cup of tea.....

Mushroom-Mutter Kuskani

Ingredients:
  Mushrooms : 2 cups(sliced)
  Green peas : 1 cup
  Tomato : 1 cup(diced)
  Chilli powder : 1/2 tsp
  Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp
  Corriander powder : 2 tsp
  Kasoori methi/Fenugreek leaves(green) : 2 tbsp
  Ginger : 1 tbsp(sliced)
  Cumin seeds : 1tsp
  Lemon juice : 1/2 tsp
  Green chillies : 2nos(chopped)
  Oil : 2 tbsp
  Salt : as reqd

Method:
                  Add oil to a pan,once the oil is hot add cumin seeds followed by turmeric powder.Stir it.Then add the tomatoes.cook the tomatoes until oil oozes out from it.To it add the corriander powder,chilli powder,ginger and salt.. just mix them properly and add the mushrooms and peas.Heat should be in medium flame.
                Cover the pan and cook it .After 4 minutes once the mushroom is half cooked add the fenugreek leaves/kasoori methi and cook it again for 3 minutes.After 3 minutes add the lemon juice and green chillies and mix it well .Once the gravy is thick remove it from flame.

                            We can serve this delicious mushroom-mutter with paratha/roti.

Ishtu(Potato Stew)

Ingredients:
Potato : 2 nos(medium size)
Onion : 1 no(finely chopped)
Ginger : 1 tsp(finely chopped)
Green chillies : 4 no's
Coconut milk : 1 cup
Salt to taste
Seasoning
Curryleaves : As reqd
Mustard seeds : 1 tsp
Coconut oil : 2 tsp

Method:
         In a pressure cooker add the oil,once the oil is hot add onions followed by green chillies and ginger..once the onion becomes transparent add the potatoes ,salt and water..cook them for 2 whistles..
        After the whistle ,open the lid and add the coconut milk and cook it for 5 minutes. Now we can season this delicious stew with coconut oil ,mustard seeds and curry leaves...

We can serve this with palappam/rice/roti...

Cabbage Thoran

Ingredients:
Cabbage : 1 no(medium size chopped)
Turmeric powder : 1 tsp
kunjulli(shallots) : 6 nos
GreenChilli : 6 nos
Coconut : 1/2 cup (shredded)
Seasoning
Coconut oil : 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds : as reqd
Curry leaves : as reqd
Salt : as reqd


Method:
Grind Shredded coconut,shallots,greenchillies,turmeric powder and salt and keep it aside...
Now to a pan add oil..once the oil is hot add mustard seeds followed by curryleaves,then add the grounded mixture to it and saute it well..once it is half cooked add the shredded cabbage and saute it well...cook it for 5-10 minutes without closing the pan...once the cabbage is cooked remove from the flame.


we can serve this tasty cabbage thoran with Rice.It is one of the main side dishes in onam sadya.

Chemmeen Thoran(Prawns gravy)

Ingredients:
Chemmeen/prawns : 40 nos(cleaned)
Onion : 1 nos(medium size chopped)
Tomato : 2nos(chopped)
Chilli powder: 1 1/2tsp
Turmeric powder: 1 tsp
Corriander Powder: 1/2 tsp
Salt : as reqd
Ginger-Garlic paste:1 tbsp
Garam Masala:a pinch
Curry leaves : as reqd
Oil : 2 tbsp
Corriander Leaves : as reqd

Method:
            Marinate the prawns with chilli powder,turmeric powder,corriander powder ,and salt,
Keep it aside for 15 minutes..
            In a pan add the oil,once the oil is hot add mustard seeds followed by curry leaves.
Then add the chopped onions,saute it well.now add the ginger-garlic paste ,followed by
tomatoes...saute it again till the tomatoes oozes out oil from it..
            Now add the marinated prawns and saute it well for sometime..then close the pan and
cook it for 10 minutes..then open the lid and add the garam masala & saute it again ...now cook it again for 15 minutes(time depends on the prawns) without closing the pan until it forms a thick gravy...
Garnish this with Corriander leaves...

We can serve this yummy cheemmen thoran with rice/rotis...