Ellu bella

Ingredients:
             
White Sesame / Till / Ellu - 1/2 cup
Roasted Gram - 1/4 cup
Groundnuts - 1/4 cup
Dry coconut pieces - 4 tbsp
Jaggery pieces - As required.
Jeera peppermint - As required
Cake Sprinkles - 2 tbsp

Method:

1) Dry roast White sesame, roasted gram dry coconut separately until slightly golden brown.
2) Dry roast ground nuts and deskin and separate them.
3) Mix all the ingredients now.

Note:

1) Cake Sprinkles are optional
2) Sakkare achhu can also be used.

Pachi pulusu / Instant rasam

Ingredients:

Tamarind -  Lemon Size
Green chillies - 5.
Curry leaves - few.(finely chopped)
Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp (finely chopped)
Jaggery - 1 1/2 tsp.
Water - 1 cup.
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Oil - 1/2 tsp.

Method:

1) Soak the tamarind in 1 cup of water. Let it rest for 1/2 an hour. When tamarind becomes soft, Squeeze the tamarind, retain the juice throw the pulp.
2) Add jaggery and salt to tamarind water.mix it  well.
3) Then add chopped Green chillies, mash the green chillies well  with ladle, so it incorporates well with tamarind pulp.
4) Add  finely chopped  coriander leaves and curry leaves to it.
5) Heat the oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters add to it.
6) Mix well and give a standing time of half an hour. so tamarind incorporates well with other spices and gives a good taste.

Note:

1) Finely chopped onions can be added and mashed the same way as with the green chillies to add more taste to pulusu.

Thonde kayi palya

Ingredients:

Thonde kayi - 1 cup chopped
Batani / Peas - 1/2 cup
Red chillies - 4
Coconut - 1/4 cup (Grated)
Tamarind pulp - 1/4 cup
Coriander - 1/4 cup chopped
Oil - 2 tbsp
Chana dal - 1/4 tbsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tbsp
Mustard - 1/4 tbsp
Jeera - 1/4 tbsp
Salt - As required.
Curry leaves - few

Method:

1) Boil thondekayi in a pan. 
2) Grind mustard, jeera, red chillies , coconut  into fine paste.
3) In a pan add oil, mustard, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves and add the grinded paste, tamarind paste, salt.
4) Add cooked batani and cooked thonde kayi and mix well. Cook until it thickens. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Thondekayi palya is ready to be served.

Note: 

1) Peas can be replaced with brown chana too.
2)  Boiling it in cooker makes it too soft.

Akki puri / Rice flour puri

Ingredients:

Rice flour - 2 cup
Salt - as required
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Ghee / Clarified butter- 1tbsp
Onion - 1 medium
Red chilly powder - 1/4 tbsp
Jeera - 1 tbsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tbsp
Oil - for frying
Green chillies - 2

Method:

1) Grind coconut, onion, green chillies, jeera, red chilly powder
2) Now in a bowl, rice flour, turmeric, ghee, salt. Mix well
3) Now add the grinded paste, slowly add water and mix well.
4) Spread them n fry the puris in oil

Tasty and healthy Rice flour puri's are ready to be served.
Note:

1) Tastes good with coconut chutney.
2) Can be served as snack as well.

Paneer Manchurian

Ingredients:

Paneer - 1 cup (cubes)
Salt - As required
Siracha sauce - 4 tbsp
Soy sauce - 4 tbsp
Corn flour - 2 tbsp
Chilly powder - 1/4 tbsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tbsp
Lemon juice - 1/4 tbsp
Coriander - cumin powder - 1/4 tbsp
Oil - For frying
Green chillies - 2
Onion - 1 medium
Ginger - 1 inch
Rice flour - 4 tbsp
Spring onions - 1/4 cup

Method:

1) Cut the paneer into cubes.
2) In a bowl add Chilly powder, pinch of turmeric, coriander cumin powder, salt, lemon juice and the paneer cubes. toss well and marinate well. Let this rest for 15-30 mins.
3) In another bowl add rice flour, corn flour, salt and mix well. Add water slowly to make a thin paste, similar to bajji batter.
4) Meanwhile heat oil in a kadai, Dip the marinated paneer pieces into the rice flour batter and drop one by one into oil.
5) Fry until golden brown. Keep this aside.
6) In another pan, add 2 tbsp of oil, add chopped green chillies, ginger garlic paste, spring onions, Finely chopped onions. Fry until golden brown.
7) Now add siracha sauce, soy sauce, and a pinch of salt. toss well.
8) Now add the fried paneer pieces and toss well, so that the sauce coats all over paneer. Garnish with spring onions.

Paneer manchurian is ready to be served.

Note:

1) Paneer can be replaced with cauliflower.
2) Marinating paneer is optional.
3) Spring onions can be avoided too.
4) Capsicum / Green bell pepper can also be added when tossing with onions.
5) We have added salt, to batter, for marinating, so watch out when adding to the manchurian.
6) Tomato sauce can also be added.
7) If you want to make it gravy, add 1/4 cup of water and gradually reduce the consistency.

Bottle gourd curry

Ingredients:

Bottle gourd - 1 Medium
Salt - As required
Vangibath powder - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - 6 leaves
Mustard - 1/4 tbsp
Jeera - 1/4 tbsp
Chana dal - 1/4 tbsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tbsp
Hing - 1/4 tbsp
Oil - 1 tbsp
Tamarind pulp - 1/2 cup
Green chillies - 4
Ginger - 1/2 inch
Turmeric - 1/4 tbsp

Method:

1) In a pan, add oil, mustard, jeera, chana dal, urad dal, hing and curry leaves.
2) Add finely chopped ginger and slit green chillies.
3) Now, add Bottle gourd pieces and cook until half done.
4) Add turmeric pulp and cook until completely done.
5) Now, add Turmeric, vangibath powder, salt and stir well and leave it to cook for 2 mins.

Bottle gourd curry is ready to be served.

Note:

1) Sufficient water can be added to adjust the consistency.

Poori - Version 2

Ingredients:

Chiroti rava - 1 cup
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Salt - as required
Oil - for frying
Water - for kneading

Method:

1) Mix rava, salt with sufficient water until you get medium soft dough ( it should be between hard / stiff and soft ).
2) Mix 1 tbsp of Ghee to the dough and allow it to rest for 30 mins.
3) Now knead the dough until soft.
4) Make small balls of lemon size and spread them into Round disks.
5) In a pan, add oil and heat it.
6) Once oil is heat, fry the pooris one by one until done.

Fresh Poori's are ready to be served with chutney.

Poori - Version 1

Ingredients:

Chiroti rava - 1 cup
Maida - 1/2 cup
Salt - as required
Oil - for frying
Water - for kneading

Method:

1) Mix rava, salt and maida with sufficient water until you get medium soft dough ( it should be between hard / stiff and soft ).
2) Mix 1 tbsp of oil to the dough and allow it to rest for 5 - 10 mins.
3) Now knead the dough until soft.
4) Make small balls of lemon size and spread them into Round disks.
5) In a pan, add oil and heat it.
6) Once oil is heat, fry the pooris one by one until done.

Fresh Poori's are ready to be served with chutney.

Banana bonda

Ingredients:

Bananas - 3 ripened
All purpose flour - 1 cup
Elaichi - 1/2 tbsp
Dessicated coconut - 3 tbsp
Baking soda - 1/4 tbsp
Oil - for frying
Icing sugar - 1/3 cup

Method:

1) Blend ripened bananas, sugar in to fine paste.
2) To this add, All purpose flour, elaichi, dessicated coconut, baking soda and mix well.
3) Meanwhile, heat oil
4) Add 1 tbsp of the batter to the oil and fry until golden brown.

Note:

1) Bondas can be fried in Appe pan too with a tsp of ghee.
2) Baking soda is optional and can be avoided.

Chia seeds laddu

Let's Start the first post for the year with some healthy recipe and of-course irresistible too .


Ingredients:

Khajur / Dates - 350 gm
shredded coconut - 4 tbsp
poppy seeds - 1 tsp (optional)
Ghee/ Clarified butter - 2 tbsp
Almonds, Pistachio, cashew nuts - Chopped as required
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp (Optional)
Chia Seeds - 1/2 cup

Method:

1) Add ghee and roast dry shredded coconut until golden brown
2) Dry roast chia seeds until warm and coarsely grind and mix this with the shredded coconut and chopped dry fruits. Keep this aside.
3) Now add seedless dates in to the same pan.
4) Cook until it becomes soft. It hardly takes about 5 mins
5) when it takes the form of dough, turn off the stove.
6) kneed the mixture well with chopped Almonds, Pistachio, cashew nuts and sprinkle some shredded coconut. 
7) After mixing all the ingredients together, make them into small balls.

Chia seeds laddu is ready to be served.

Note:

1) poppy seeds can be replaced with chia seeds.
2) you can also make roll instead of laddu - For which follow the below method:
          a) wrap them in cling film in desired shape.
          b) Freeze them for 15-30 mins. (freezing for more time doesn't harm. But, minimum 15 min is required)
          c) Remove them from freezer and then cut in desired shape.