Yummy South Indian Adai

 Yummy  South Indian Adai 

                    Adai is the yummy and filling South Indian breakfast/dinner receipe .

Ingredients :

·        Par boiled rice ( puzhungal rice ) – 1 cup

·        Bengal gram – ½ cup

·        Tur dal – ½ cup

·        Urad dal – 1 spoon

·        Red chilli – 10

·        Asafoetida – ¼ spoon

·        Sombu – ½ spoon

·        Salt as required

Ingredients added to the batter :

·        Onion – 3 finely chopped

·        Grated coconut – ¼ cup (optional)

·        Fresh curry and coriander leaves finely chopped

Preparation :

          Soak rice and dal(Bengal gram + tur dal +urad dal) separately for 3 hours.

Method :

·        First grind red chilli,salt ,sombu, asafetida and then add rice and dal grind it coarsely.

·        The batter should not be thick nor watery.

·        Add finely chopped onion,grated coconut ,curry and coriander leaves to the batter.

·        Adai batter is now ready.

·        Heat the casted iron pan or non stick pan. Spread the batter like thick dosa on the pan.

·        Pour a table spoon of oil at corner.

·        Allow to cook on low flame for 2 -3 minutes. When the bottom of the adai turns lightly brown flip over and cook for another  2-3 mins…Done!
                                   

                                

Yummy adai is ready... J J Serve hot and enjoy this adai  with avail or sugar or coconut chutney as a side dish..

Delicious Drumstick Kurma

  Delicious  Drumstick kurma

Preparation time : 10 mins

Cooking time : 30 mins

Servings : 3 to 4

Ingredients :

·        Drumsticks – 3 (cut into  3 to 4 inch pieces)

·        Onion – 1 big chopped

·        Tomato – 1 chopped

·        Garlic – 8 to 10 nos

·        Ginger garlic paste -  2 spoon

·        Sambar powder  - 2 ½ spoon

·        Salt as needed

For tempering :

·        Oil – 1 spoon

·        Cinnamon – 2 small sticks

·        Bay leaf – 1

To grind :

·        Coconut – ½ cup

·        Khus khus – ½ spoon

·        Sombu – ½ spoon

Preparation :

          Grind  coconut along with khus khus and sombu into a fine paste .keep it aside.

Method :

·        Heat oil in apan and add tempering items.

·        Add  chopped onion ,garlics and fry for a minute in low flame.

·        Add the tomato and ginger garlic paste stir fry till the oil separates.

·        Add sambar powder and fry in low flame till the raw smell  goes off.

·        Then add drumstick pieces,salt and enough water.cover with lid.

·        Cook it covered till the drumsticks are soft.

·        At last add the grinded paste .check the salt.

·        Lets the mixture simmer for 3 -5 minutes..Done!
                                                  

                              

Delicious kurma is ready. Serve hot with Rice.. J 

Crunchy Cucumber-Carrot Raita

      Crunchy cucumber – carrot Raita

      Cucumber is the right vegetable to beat scorching summer heat ,right J.

crunchy cucumber raita is an excellent cooling dish. I have tried cucumber with carrot to make more healthy. I am sure you will  definitely enjoy this,..

Ingredients :

·        Cucumber – 1 small finely chopped

·        Carrot  - ½ finely chopped

·        Onion – ½  finely chopped

·        Fresh yogurt – 1 cup

·        Salt as needed

·        Green chilli – 1 small finely chopped

·        Coriander leaves finely chopped

To temper :

·        Oil – ½ spoon

·        Mustard seeds -1/2 spoon

·        Urad dall – ½ spoon

Method :

·        Wash , clean and chopped  the vegetables.

·        Beat the yogurt in a bowl.

·        Add the chopped vegetables ,salt and green chilli.

·        Heat oil in a pan.once the oil is heat add the tempering items.

·        Let the contents cool down.

·        Then transfer the contents to raita and mix well

·        Garnish with coriander leaves.

       

                                             

       J   Crunchy cucumber carrot raita is ready to serve …J

  

Nutritious Carrot Milk Shake

       Nutritious  Carrot  Milkshake

          Carrot milkshake is a simple , easy to prepare and delicious sweet milk which you can have anytime of the day We know carrot is rich in nutrients. Drinking a glass of carrot milkshake daily will do much more for you than many bottles of supplememt tablets.

Ingredients :

·       Carrot – 1 small grated

·       Hot milk – ½ glass

·       Sugar or honey for taste

Method :

·       Wash the carrot, scrap the skin and grated it.

·       Take a mixer jar ,add the grated carrot ,hot milk and run the mixer till it is smoothly blended.

·       Transfer it to the glass and add sugar /honey for taste.

·       Serve it with hot or store it in the fridge and serve.

·       You can also grind cashew nuts along with the carrots to give it a rich taste.

Nutritious and refreshing milk shake is ready..enjoy..:)

Protein and Fiber Rich Kurma

              Protein and Fiber Rich Kurma

                                       

Preparation time : 15 mins

Cooking time : 20 mins

Servings : 3

          Protein and fiber rich kurma is a simple  but delicious and healthy sidedish for Chapathy and Roti.It is a time saving receipe because the whole receipe has been made in a pressure cooker..:)
                                      

Ingredients :

·        Multi beans – 1 cup ( I used  kidney bean , red bean ,black eyed bean                 and chick bean)

·        Onion – 2

·        Tomato – 1

·        Carrot – 1 small

·        Potato – 1 small

·        Green chilli – 2

·        Sambar powder – 2 tb spn

·        Garam masala powder – ½ spoon

·        Turmeric powder – ½ spoon

·        Salt as needed

To grind :

·        Coconut – ½ cup

·        Khus khus – ½ spoon

·        Sombu – ½ spoon

·        Cashew – 2 or 3

·        Garlic – 3

·        Ginger – 1 inch

·        Chutney kadalai – 1 tb spoon

To temper :

·        Cinnamon  - 2 small pieces

·        Bay leaf -1

Preparation :

          Soak beans in a vessel for 10 hours or overnight.

Method :

·        Chop the veggies to fine cubes also chop the onion and tomato  finely.

·        Grind the ingredients under the subtitle  “ to grind ” to a smooth paste.

·        Heat a pressure cooker with oil or ghee with oil and add the tempering items.

·        Then add onion , green chilli and fry for a minute in low flame.

·        Add the tomato and fry till it becomes mushy.

·        Add carrot ,potato and grind paste followed by sambar powder, garam masala powder and turmeric powder.

·        Fry in a low flame till raw smell goes off. Add the multi beans and enough water.check the salt.

·        Pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles.

·        Open after the steam releases completely and add chopped coriander leaves.
                              

                    

Healthy kurma is ready serve hot with chapathy and roti.….JJ

Healthy Oats Adai

       

Oats Adai

Ingredients:

Oats – 1 cup

Atta flour – 1cup

Rava – 2 tb spn

Rice flour – 2 tb spn

Onion – 1 (finely chopped)

Carrot grated – 2-3 spoon

Chilli – 2 (green or red)

Pepper  - ½ spoon

Cumin seeds – ½ spoon

Salt as needed

Method :

In a bowl, mix together the oats , Atta flour, Rava and Rice flour with salt needed.

Add enough water  to get adai batter consistency.keep it aside for half an hour.

After half an hour, heat oil in a pan.once oil is heated add pepper  cumin seeds and allowed to crackle.

Add onion ,grated carrot  chilli and sauté it for 2 to 3 minutes.

Then transfer the contents to the bowl.

Heat a cast iron pan or non stick pan.pour a ladle of batter in the center of a pan and swirl around the back of ladle to form concentric circle like a uttapam.

Drizzle few drops of oil around the edges and few drops over the adai.

When the bottom of adai slightly browns,flip over and cook .
   
                           

    Now the delicious and healthy oats adai is ready.serve hot with chutney of your choice…:) 

Raddish Carrot Raita

       


     

Raddish Carrot Raita

Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time: 5 mins
Serves : 2

Ingredients:

·        White Raddish – ½  grated

·        Carrot  - ½ piece grated

·        Onion – ½ piece ( finely chopped)

·        Fresh yogurt - 1cup (curd )

·        Green chilli  - 1

·        Salt as needed

·        Fresh coriander leaves chopped

For the seasoning:

              Oil – 1 tb spn

              Mustard – ½ spoon

              Urad dall – ½ spoon

Method :

·        Wash, clean and grated the  radish and carrot.

·        Beat the yoghurt in a bowl.

·        Add the chopped onion and grated radish  and carrot pieces.

·        Add salt and chopped coriander leaves.

·        Cut the green chilli in long pieces.

·        Heat oil in a pan.

·        Once the oil is heat, add mustard, urad dall and allow to crackle.

·        Add green chilli and take the pan off from heat.

·        Let the contents cool down.

·        Then transfer the contents to raita and mix well.

·        Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves.

Tasty Raddish  Carrot  Raita is ready to serve…J