OATS- WHEAT- CHOCO- CHIP COOKIES

OATS- WHEAT- CHOCO- CHIP COOKIES Ingredients Oats – 1 cup Butter – 1cup Wheat flour- 1/4th cup Sugar (powdered) – 1cup Vanilla powder/ cardamom – ½ tsp Chocochips – 1/4th cup Method Roast oats till you get a nice aroma. Once its cooled grind it into a fine powder. Keep butter outside refrigerator till it becomes soft, then whisk it with a hand or electric whisk till stiff peaks are formed. Now add sugar powder and mix well. Add vanilla or cardamom powder and mix well. Add oats powder and wheat flour to the butter and mix it without lumps. Remember not to knead it too much as it will become chewy.… Continue reading OATS- WHEAT- CHOCO- CHIP COOKIES

BANANA APPAMS

BANANA APPAMS Ingredients Banana (Fully ripen) – 4 (medium size) Jaggery- 1 cup. (Can be adjusted as per your taste) Wheat flour – 1cup Cinnamon powder Cardamom powder – 1/4 of a baby spoon 1 pinch of salt Serves- 10 -15 appams depending on appam pan size. Method Peel banana and puree it, to it add wheat flour, jaggery powder and cinnamon or vanilla powder and a pinch of salt. Mix it well without lumps (use hand whisk for better results). If needed add very little water, we need thick… Continue reading BANANA APPAMS

SWEET POTATO PATTY/TIKKA

SWEET POTATO PATTY/TIKKA Ingredients Sweet potato – 250gms Green peas (Boiled) – 3tbs Palak(spinach) leaves chopped – 3tsp optional. Finely chopped coriander leaves- 2 tsp Cumin and jeera powder- ¼ tsp each. Red chili powder- 1/2tsp Amchur – ¼ tsp Salt – As per taste Method Wash sweet potatoes thoroughly then peel the skin and chop into pieces and boil it, then smash it add rest of the ingredients mix well make into patties or tikkas. Smear little oil on the dose pan. Then place tikkas on the pan,let it cook on one side later flip it. It doesn’t need much… Continue reading SWEET POTATO PATTY/TIKKA

ARALU UNDE/PARCHED RICE LADOO

ARALU UNDE/PARCHED RICE LADOO Ingredients Parched rice/ Aralu -1cup (roasted and powdered) Jaggery – ½ cup Cardamom powder – ¼ tsp. Method Dry roast aralu, it starts emitting nice aroma stop roasting and after it cools down powder it. To a pan add jaggery and quarter cup of water boil till one string consistency, then add powdered aralu, and cardamom powder and mix well add 1 tbs ghee. Take off from stove and hand roll into Ladoo’s. Add On’s If needed almonds and walnuts can be finely chopped and added.

ADAI DOSA

ADAI DOSA Ingredients Tur Dhal :1 cup Chana Dal :1 cup Urad Dal :1 cup Moong Dal :1 cup Red Chilly :4 to 5 nos Jeera :1 tsp Pepper :½ tsp Ginger :¼ inch piece Hing :½ tsp Salt to taste Method Soak all dhals 4 to 5 hours and discard the water. Add fresh water and all spices and salt and grind in mixie to a thick batter consistency.… Continue reading ADAI DOSA

RAGI IDLI

RAGI IDLI Ingredients Ragi Flour : 2 cups Urad Dhal : 1 cup Methi Seeds : 2 tsp Salt : 2 tsp Method Soak urad dhal & methi seeds 4 to 5 hours & grind in mixe to smooth batter consistency. Add ragi flour & salt to it & ferment for 6 to 7 hours. Soft idlis or dosas from this batter can be prepared.

DODDAPATRE SOPPINA PADDU

DODDAPATRE SOPPINA PADDU Ingredients Chana Dal – 1 small cup Toor Dal – 1 small cup Urad Dal – 1 small cup Moong Daal – 1 small cup Red Chillies – 4 to 5 numbers Jeera – 2 tablespoons Pepper – 1 tablespoon Hing – 1 tablespoon Ginger – 2 inch piece Salt to taste Doddapatre leaves – 3 to 4 finely chopped Ingredients for seasoning Oil – 1/2 teaspoon Onion – 1 – Finely Chopped Mustard – 1/2 teaspoon Method Soak the 4 dhals overnight, drain and keep aside. In a mixie jar, add the4 dhals, red chili, hing, salt, jeera, pepper, ginger, a little water and grindto a coarse consistency. In a Kadai, add a little oil, mustard seeds, onion,pinch of salt and add to the ground paste. Add finely chopped doddupatre leaves to this.… Continue reading DODDAPATRE SOPPINA PADDU

TURMERIC GINGER TULASI TEA

TURMERIC GINGER TULASI TEA Ingredients Turmeric – 1 teaspoon Ginger – 1/4 inch (grated) Tulsi – 4 to 5 leaves Peppercorns – 4 numbers Honey or jaggery 1 teaspoon (optional) Method Take 2 cups of water in a saucepan. Add the grated ginger, turmeric, crushed pepper and tulsi leaves and boil for 5-7 minutes. After removing from fire honey or jaggery can be added (only if nondiabetic). Pour into your cup and enjoy your health tonic daily.

INSTANT HERBAL TEA/ MALANADU KASHAYA

MANGO TOMATO SALAD Ingredients Fennel / saunf – ½ spoon Cumin/ Jeera- 1/4th spoon Coriander seeds/ Dhaniya -1/4th spoon Dry ginger powder- 2 pinch Clove-1 Liquorice/ muleti powder- 4pinch Milk- 1 cup Method To make Kashaya boil milk 1cup(100ml) add all the ingredients boil it for 5 mins then filter it. Sugar/ jaggery is optional. Your Kashaya is ready to sip, a good alternate for coffee/tea. Also, agreat drink for upcoming rainy season.

KASHAYA POWDER

KASHAYA POWDER Ingredients Coriander seeds – One cup Fennel seeds – Three fourth cup Jeera – Half cup Fenugreek seeds – One fourth cup Green cardamom -8-9 pods Nutmeg – Half inch Method Dry roast everything separately. Mix everything and grind into fine powder. Can be stored into an airtight container for 6-8 weeks.To make… Continue reading KASHAYA POWDER