Ingredients:
Eggplant - 1 medium
Turmeric - 1/4 tbsp
Chilly powder - 1/4 tbsp
Salt - as required
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Ghee / Oil - 1 tbsp
Method:
1) Chop eggplant into thin slices.
2) Sprinkle eggplant slices lightly with salt, Turmeric powder, red chilly powder and lemon juice.
3) Toss and Marinate the eggplant slices well and keep it aside for around 10 mins.
4) In a tawa, smear oil or ghee and place the eggplant slices on them.
5) Roast on both the sides until done.
Spicy eggplant is ready to be served as snack or to be added in curries.
Note:
1) Chilly powder can be replaced with sambhar powder.
2) Lemon juice can be substituted with Chat masala or amchur powder.
3) Bottle gourd, bitter gourd, potato, sweet potato can also be used instead of Eggplant.
Ingredients:
Onions - 1 medium
Ghee - 2 tbsp
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 2 cloves
Capsicum / Green bell pepper - 1 medium
Green chillies - 4
Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup (Finely chopped)
Tomatoes - 1 medium
Green peas - 1/2 cup
Tofu cubes - 1 cup (slightly fried)
Mustard - 1/4 tbsp
Jeera - 1/4 tbsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tbsp
Chana dal - 1/4 tbsp
Garam masala - 1/4 tbsp
Red chilly powder - 1/4 tbsp
Salt - as required
Sugar - 1/4 tbsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tbsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tbsp
Rice - 1 cup
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
Method:
1) Cut Tofu into small cubes. In a pan, Slightly fry tofu. (Golden brown). Keep it aside.
2) In another pan, add oil / ghee followed by mustard, jeera, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves, hing.
3) Now add chopped green chillies, ginger, garlic and finely chopped onion.
4) Fry them until golden brown and then add bell pepper, green peas.
5) Now add tomatoes / tomato paste and mix well until soft.
6) When everything is cooked well, add turmeric, garam masala, red chilly powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt.
7) Mix all the ingredients well and then add fried tofu and saute for 2 mins.
8) Mix it with cooked rice. Top it up with coriander leaves and lemon juice.
Tasty Tofu Peas rice is ready to be served.
Note:
1) Shredded tofu can also be added.
2) Tofu can be replaced with Paneer.
3) Coriander powder, cumin powder can be replaced with sambhar powder or vangi bath powder.
Ingredients:
Quinoa - 2 cups
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 2 pods
Green chillies - 4
Salt - as required
Rice - 1 cup
Baking soda - 1/4 tbsp
Method:
1) Soak 2 cups quinoa and rice for 2 hrs or overnight.
2) Grind with ginger, green chillies & garlic according to your taste. Add water if required for consistency.
3) Add salt according to your taste and rice flour, baking soda. Mix well.
4) Make dosas on a tawa.
Quinoa dosas are ready to be served
Note:
1) It tastes good with tomato chutney.
2) Green chillies can be avoided too.
3) To add a variation, Chopped onion can be mixed before making dosas.
Ingredients:
Moong dal - 1 cup
Cucumber - 1 small
Salt - as required
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (Finely chopped)
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp
Green chillies - 2 tbsp
Method:
1) Soak moong dal overnight.
2) Add Finely chopped cucumber, green chillies, salt, coriander leaves, lemon juice and mix well.
Kosambari / Salad is ready to be served.
Note:
1) Moon dal can also be replaced with sprouted green gram.
2) Grated carrot can also be added.
Ingredients:
Lemon juice - 2 tbsp
Sugar - 1 1/2 tbsp
Salt - a pinch
Coriander leaves - Optional
Water - 1 glass
Ice cubes - 4 (Optional)
Method:
1) Mix all the ingredients in a glass.
2) Top it up with coriander leaves.
Add ice cubes and serve chill.
Ingredients:
Gori Kayi / Cluster Beans - 1 cup
Red chillies - 2
Green chillies - 2
Coconut - 1/4 cup
Tamarind pulp - 1/4 cup
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp (Finely chopped)
Oil - 1 tbsp
Salt - as required
Mustard - 1/4 tbsp
Jeera - 1/4 tbsp
Hing - 1/4 tbsp
Curry leaves - few
Chana dal - 1/4 tbsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tbsp
Method:
1) Boil gori kayi in a pan. (boiling it in cooker makes it too soft).
2) Grind red chillies , coconut and green chillies.
3) In a pan add oil, mustard, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves and cooked gori kayi.
4) Add the grinded paste, tamarind pulp and salt. Mix well
5) Cook until the water content is evaporated in them.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Note:
1) Green Peas, Chick peas can also be added to this.
2) Only red chillies or only green chillies can also be added.
Ingredients:
Plain yogurt - 1/2 cup
Water - 1 1/2 cups , preferably chilled
Salt - as required
Ginger - 1 inch
Green chillies - 2
Coriander/dhania/cilantro - 2 tbsp (Finely chopped)
Ice cubes - 6 (optional)
Method:
1) In a blender, add yogurt, salt, water, ginger, green chillies and blend it together for a few seconds.
2) Pour this in a glass and top it up with coriander leaves.
Add few ice cubes if needed and serve chill.
Note:
1) Ginger and green chilly paste can also be used. Use hand held blender or a whisk or a traditional mathani(wooden or metal whisk) to churn this for a few seconds till everything is blended well.
2) If you wish you may strain the blended mix if you do not like the bits of garlic, ginger, coriender etc.
3) I Prefer not to strain majjige as I like the bits and pieces of the fresh spices.
4) This is good for digestion.
