Oats Halwa

   Oats  Halwa:

Ingredients :

·        Oats – 1 cup

·        Water –  ½ cup

·        Milk – ½ cup

·        Sugar – ½  cup

·        Ghee – 4  spn

·        Cashew – 10

·        Almonds – 4 sliced

·        Raisins – 5

·        Cardamom powder – a pinch

Preparation :

·        Powder the oats in mixie. Then heat a spn of  ghee in a pan  and roast  the oats  flour till slight change in colour.

·        Then heat  ghee in a pan and roast the cashews and raisins . keep it aside.

Method :

·        In a heavy bottomed pan, add the  milk and water.

·        Allow it to boil and dissolve the sugar in water. When its starts  to boil add  cashews, sliced almonds, raisins , cardamom powder and oats flour.

·        Stir it continuously making sure no lumps are formed.

·        Add ghee and stir well till you get a halwa consistency( that is , it leaves from the sides of the pan ). Done !

Oats  Halwa is ready.. serve to the nears and dears J

Simple and Yummy Onion Chalna for Chapathy

    Simple  and yummy  Onion Chalna For Chapathy  :

         

Ingredients :

·        Onion – 2 big chopped

·        Tomato – 1 chopped

·        Ginger garlic paste – 2 spn

·        Green chilli – 4

·        Garam masala – 1 spn

·        Chilli powder – 2 spn

·        Coriander powder – 4 spn

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Coriander leaves and mint leaves – 4 spns chopped

To  make a paste:

·        Grated coconut – ¼  cup

·        Sombu – ½ spn

·        Cashews – 20 nos

For seasoning:

·        Oil – 1 spn

·        Cinnamon – 1 bit

Preparation :

·        Wash and cut the onion and tomato.

·        Soak the cashews in hot water for 15 mins.

·        Grind grated coconut with other ingredients in a blender with little water and make a fine paste.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, add the cinnamon .

·        Then add chopped  onions , ginger garlic paste and green chilli and sauté for few mins.

·        Then add the chopped tomatoes and sauté well till they turn mushy.

·        Next add the coriander and mint leaves. Add salt .

·         Cover and cook  for 5 mins

·        Then add spicy powders, turmeric powder along with enough water.

·        Cover and cook it for 10 mins or till raw smell goes off.

·        Atlast add the coconut cashew paste and cook it for 10 mins. Done !

·         Garnish with coriander leaves. Done!

                           

Onion chalna  is ready .serve hot with chapathy J

Yummy Dalcha for Veg Biriyani by using Pressure Cooker

   Dalcha for Veg Biriyani by using Pressure Cooker  :

         

Ingredients :

·        Tur dal / Thuvaram parupu – ½ cup

·        Channa dal / Kadalai paruppu – 4 spn

·        Onion – 1 big

·        Tomato – 1

·        Ginger garlic paste – 1 spn

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Green chilli – 4

·        Potato , carrot ,  chow chow , raw manga – 3 cups (cut into small pieces)

·        Brinjal – 2 small cut lengthwisw

·        Sambar powder – 1 ½  spn

·        Tamarind paste – 1 spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Coriander leaves for garnish

For seasoning:

·        Oil / ghee – 2  spn

·        Curry leaves – few

·        Cinnamon – 2 bits

·        Star anise – 2

·        Cloves – 2

·        Bay leaf - 1

Preparation :

·        Soak the dals together in water for 30 to 45 mins.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add the seasoning then add  curry leaves and sauté till it turn crispy.

·        Then add chopped chili and ginger garlic paste sauté for few secs.

·        Then add chopped onions and sauté till turn pink.

·        Then add the chopped tomatoes and sauté well till they turn mushy

·        Next add the soaked dal and all the veggies , turmeric powder and sambar powder.

·        Allow it to boil.

·        Next add the tamarind juice ,mix it well. If required add water.

·        Check the salt.

·         Cover the lid of the pressure cooker and cook it for 2 whistles. switch off the flame.

·        After the pressure realeses completely, Garnish with coriander leaves. Done!

    

Yummy Dalcha  is ready .serve hot with Biriyani J

Fried Eggs

     Fried  Egg :

 It  has been serve as a evening snack .Try it and enjoy the taste J

Ingredients :

·        Boiled eggs – 2

·        Rice flour  or Maida as needed

·        Onion – 1 big  finely chopped

·        Coriander leaves – 2 spn finely chopped

·        Salt as needed

·        Oil for deep fry

To make masala :

·        Grated coconut – ½ cup

·        Pottu kadalai /  roasted gram – 1 spn

·        Kasa kasa powder – ½ spn

·        Green chilli – 2

·        Garlic – 2

·        Ginger – ½ inch

·        Salt as needed

Preparation :

·        Boil the eggs with a pinch of salt. Discard the outer shell and cut the boiled eggs into two halves  in lengthwise

·        Grind all the ingredients and make a fine masala paste.

·        In a bowl, add masala paste then add coriander leaves, onion and the flour you used.Mix well.check the salt.

·        Then take the half portion of egg and coat well the masala on it.

·        Fully covered the egg with the masala.

·        Heat oil in a pan, drop the eggs  gently and fry both sides until dark brown.

·        Place it on a paper towel to drain the excess oil.

·        Repeat the same process for the rest of the eggs . Done!

                                          

Yummy  fried Eggs  are  ready.. serve hot with a cup of tea or coffee J

Peanut Chutney (without coconut ) for Idly , Dosai and Oothapam

     Peanut Chutney (without coconut)  For Idly ,Dosa and oothapam:

Ingredients :

·        Roasted peanuts – 1 ½ cup

·        Garlic – 2 small

·        Red chilli –  5 to 7

·        Tamarind – little

·        Salt as needed

To temper :

·        Oil – 1 spn

·        Mustard seeds – 1 spn

·        Urad dal – ½ spn

·        Curry leaves few

Method :

·        In a mixie, grind the chillies, salt,garlics, tamarind first and grind it to  finely.

·        Then add roasted peanuts grind it to a fine paste by adding water and salt.  Transfer it to serving dish.

·        Heat oil in a pan ,and add the tempering items.

·        Pour it over the chutney .Done !

Peanut chutney(without coconut )  is ready.. serve with idly or dosa or oothapam J