Water Melon Salad

Water Melon Salad

Ingredients:

Water Melon - 1 no , cut in to medium sized pieces
Lemon juice - 2 tsp
Honey - to taste ( Optional )  , I did not use this as my fruit tasted sweet .

Method:

In a shallow vessel, add the water melon , lemon juice and Honey ( optional ) and give a gentle toss .
Yummy salad is ready in few minutes .

 

Enjoy this summer treat !

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Semiya Kesari / Vermicelli Dessert

Semiya Kesari / Vermicelli Dessert

Ingredients:

Vermicelli / Semiya - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup
Butter - 2 tbsp
Water - 2 cup
Orange food color - 1 pinch

Method:

Melt 2 tbsp butter , roast the vermicelli till it turns slight brown in colour .

Add the sugar and give a stir ,  to mix evenly .

Add the water , orange food colour and bring the contents to boil .

Cook till the water evaporates , add the remaining  butter and turn off .

Allow the contents to cool down . The contents may turn semi solid .

Serve hot .

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Bread Pizza recipe

Bread Pizza recipe

Ingredients:

Bread - 1 slice
Shreaded Cheese - As required
Tomato Ketchup / Pasta Sauce - 1 tbsp ( I used tomato Ketchup )
Butter - 2 tsp
Any vegetable - As per taste (I used Peas )

Method:

Spread the Butter on a slice of bread .

Spread the Ketchup .

Add the vegetables .

Sprinkle some shredded Cheese and  Microwave in the oven for 50 seconds . The time may vary depending on the microwave ratings .

Serve hot . This recipe is a great evening snack for the kids , or as a breakfast or Brunch .

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Mint Tomato chutney / Pudhina Thakali chutney

Add Mint Tomato chutney / Pudhina Thakali chutney

Ingredients:

• Mint - 1 bunch , chopped
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Urad dhal - 2 tsp
• Tomato - 1 no , chopped
• Green chilli - 2 no
• Ginger - 1' piece , chopped
• Garlic - 2 pods
• Tamarind - 1 lemon size

Tempering:

• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp

Method:


Heat oil , fry the urad dhal , green chilli , ginger , garlic pods .

Add the chopped mint leaves , tomato , tamarind and cook till the leaf become soft and tomatoes become mushy

Allow the contents to cool down, run in to paste by adding little water .
In a shallow pan , heat oil , add the mustard seeds and allow it to pop, add the urad dhal and stir till it turns brown in colour . Add the ground contents and cook till it turns dark green in color .

Serve hot with idly , dosa .

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Chick peas Stir Fry / Kondakadalai sundal / Garbanzo beans recipe

Chick peas Stir Fry / Kondakadalai sundal / Garbanzo beans recipe

Ingredients:

Garbanzo beans - 1 tin (437 gms) , Boiled
Onion - 1 no
Green Chilli - 2 no , slit
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp
Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp

Method:

If using a dried garbanzo beans , Soak it over night and pressure cook it for only 1 whistle or boil in microwave oven for 10 -15 minutes , till the beans become soft and tender . set aside . I used i tin ( 437 gm ) of boiled Garbanzo bean for this recipe . This is available in all the grocery stores in US .

In a microwave safe bowl , add the oil  and microwave for 1 minute . Add the mustard seeds , urad dhal , slit green chilli and microwave for 1 minute .

Now add the onions and microwave for 2 minutes.

Now add the boiled Chickpeas and microwave for 5 minutes .

Serve hot as a evening snack with a cup of tea .

This is one of the quickest and a healthy snack for my kids that i make quite often .

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Cheese Dosa

Cheese Dosa

Ingredients:

Dosa Batter
Shredded Cheese - as required .


Method:

spread a ladeful of dosa batter on a heated iron tawa in a circular motion .

 

Allow the dosa to sit in the iron tawa till it gets cooked completely and scrape of the excess dosa batter using a spatula.

Add the grated cheese on the top of the dosa and allow it to melt .

Serve hot with Chutney and sambar .

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Channa Dal Tadka / Channa dal Fry / Kadalai paruppu kulambu

Channa Dal Tadka / Channa dal Fry / Kadalai paruppu kulambu

Ingredients:

Channa dal - 3/4 cup

Moong dal - 1/4 cup

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Green chilli - 2 no , slit

Tomato - 1 no , chopped

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Lemon juice - 1 tsp

Salt - to taste

Tempering: 

Red chilli - 1 no

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Kasthoori Methi powder - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 2 tsp 

 Procedure:

 In a pressure cooker add the channa dal , moong dal , turmeric powder , green chilli , tomato , hing and pressure cook for 4 whistles .

Open the pressure cooker add the lime juice ,salt  and mash the pressure cooked dal .

In a shallow pan , heat oil , add the mustard seeds , allow it to pop , add the cumin seeds , urad dal , red chilli and kasthoori methi powder and fry them. Transfer these contents to the cooked dal .

 Serve hot with steamed rice and rotis .

 

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Banana Sandwich

My Kid came from school very hungry . She shared this recipe with me,  that her teacher told the kids in class that the banana sandwich is healthy .So we both made this simple sandwich , which turned out to be a healthy and a filling snack.

Ingredients:

Bread Slices- 2 no
Banana - 1 no , Sliced in to round pieces
Honey - 1 tbsp
Butter - 1/2 tsp

Method:

Spread the honey on to one side of the bread .

Arrange the sliced bananas on to the bread now on top of the honey spread . Arrange banana as much as you want .

 Place another Slice of bread on top of this and gently press it .

Heat a iron tawa , melt butter and place the bread on to the tawa and toast it  .

Cook till it becomes golden brown in color and flip it on to the other side and cook .

Slice it in to triangles and serve hot with a cup of coffee as a snack or as  a morning breakfast .

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Sesame Chicken Curry / Ellu kozhi kulambu

Sesame Chicken Curry /  Ellu kozhi kulambu

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 450 gms , Cleaned & Skin out , chopped
• Onion - 1 no , chopped
• Tomato - 1 no , diced
• Coconut - 1/2  cup , grated
• Ginger - 1' piece , chopped
• Garlic pods - 4 pods
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Pepper corns - 1 tsp
• Whole red chilli - 6  nos
• Sesame seeds - 1 tbsp
• Fennel seeds - 1/2  tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Lemon juice - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder -2 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp

Procedure:

How to Clean Chicken:

Take the washed chicken, Add 2 tsp of turmeric powder , mix well to the cut chicken.Set aside for 30 minutes .The turmeric powder removes the raw smell from the chicken and gives a good flavor and also it kills the germs.

How to Clean Chicken

Recipe:

In a pressure cooker, add a drop of oil , fry the red chilli, cumin seeds , pepper corns, fennel seeds , ginger , garlic and tomatoes , sesame seeds .Cook till the tomatoes are mushy. Add the grated coconut and stir . Set aside . Let it cool . Grind these contents to a paste by adding little water .

 

 In the pressure cooker , heat oil and add the chopped onion.Cook till the onions become translucent.

Now add the Cleaned chicken pieces and salt .

Transfer the contents from the mixer to pressure cooker add little water and bring it to boil  till the raw masala smell goes away.

Now close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for 3 whistles.Allow it to cool and open the pressure cooker.

Serve hot.

 This delicious chicken gravy goes well with steamed rice, parotta, roti , puri , dosa , idly.

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