POTATO BONDA / Urulaikizhangu Bonda

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Potato bonda is a simple one.First you need to make mashed potato stuffing. If you have left out Poori masala made of potato just make it dry by keeping stove and frying for few minutes and you can make masala dosa or potato bonda as a snack with that masala.

Potato bonda

Ingredients

1. Boiled and mashed potatoes

2. Onion finelly chopped

3. Green chilli /chilli powder (your preference)

4. curry leaves and corrianderleaves chopped

5. salt

6.Turmeric powder

7. pinch of garam masala

8.Oil

Preparation

1.Pour 1 tsp of oil

2. Add chopped onions ,chillies and fry

3. Add curry and corriander leaves

4. Add all powders ,salt and mashed potato.

5. Fry without water for 5 mins and makes balls out of the masala.

6. Roll balls over bajji batter and deep fry in oil.


Ingredients for Batter

1. Besan Flour /Kadalamavu - 1 cup

2. salt as need

3. Little appa soda if you have (sodium bicorbonate) and color powder.If you don't have color powder add 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder because the besan which we are getting in US is not giving very good color like Indian Kadalamavu.

Preparation of batter

1. Mix all the ingredients together well by adding little water so that it will be in idli/dasa batter consistency

RED PUMPKIN MASALA POORI

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Red pumpkin masala puri is a different kind of poori made with grated red pumpkin.This is a colorful poori too.

Red Pumpkin Masala poori

Ingredients

1. Pumpkin Piece (grated) - 1/4 cup

2. Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp

3. Salt to taste

4. Sugar - 1/4 tsp

5. Ajwain (Omam) - 1 tsp

6. Chopped Coriander and Mint leaves

7. Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

8. Oil for Kneading - 2 tsp and for frying.

9. Wheat flour 1 cup

10. Water to knead


Preparation

1. Mix Grated Pumpkin, Mint and Coriander leaves, Salt, Sugar, Chilli powder, Ajwain , Turmeric Powder, Oil and wheat flour.

2.Knead into thick dough sprinkling some water. (here water consumption will be less)

3. Keep aside for 15 minutes and Roll into small size Pooris

4. Fry in Hot Oil.

5.Serve hot with potatomasala /Raita /Pickles

NAAN

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There are certain advantages for preparing naan at home, the main one being the fact that you will never feel over optimistic about it, as a result of which you are never too disappointed about the outcome. Try out this naan.

NAAN

Ingredients

1. All-purpose flour-2 cups

2. yeast (Dry) -1 teaspoon

3. sugar-1 teaspoon

4.salt-1 teaspoon

5. ghee or melted butter- 4 teaspoon

6. yoghut-2 teaspoon

7. water-2/3 cup

8. Sesame seeds -1tspn

Preparation

1.Mix water with the yeast and sugar until the yeast is dissolves.

2.Sift flour and salt together into a bowl and add the yeast mixture, half of the ghee and the yogurt. Mix to form a soft dough, then knead on a floured surface for about 5 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic.

3. Place the dough in a large greased bowl, cover and let stand in a warm place for 1 hour or until the dough doubles in size.

4.Punch down the dough and knead for 5 minutes. Divide dough into lemon sized balls Flatten the dough using a rolling pin, or by hand (I prefer the second method, for the very rustic look it provides). Top with sesame seeds or any other topping of your choice. Brush grill pan with oil, wipe it with a piece of cloth.

5. Bring it to medium heat, and keep the flattened dough over it, wait till it unevenly puffs up (3-4 min).Brush some melted butter or ghee on 5 or 6 random spots. .

6.Turn it over, cook for 2-3 more minutes, or till the spots are browned enough. Quickly transfer it to a clean kitchen towel and keep it wrapped. Serve hot brushed with ghee or melted butter.

MASALA IDLI

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Are you feeling bored to eat same type of food again and again ? Letz try somithing different which is easy to make, Colorful , kids and adults will love this which is made with grated Carrot and seasoned with Indian spices.

Masala Idli

Ingredients

1. Idli batter

2. Curry leaves and coriander leaves handful chopped finely.

3. Grated Carrot, Boiled peas

4. Grated Ginger 1 tsp

5. Finely chopped green chilli

6. Oil or Ghee 1 tsp

7. Mustard, Urad dal, Channa dal for seasoning.

8. Hing/turmeric powder little


Preparation

1. In Idli batter, mix 3/4 of grated Carrot, Peas, Curry leaves, Coriander leaves, Chopped ginger.

2. Heat oil and season with Mustard, Urad dal, Channa dal and Hing, pour the seasoning over Idli batter and mix gently.

3. In a greased Idli plate, sprinkle remaining grated Carrot on each pit and on top of it pour Idli batter

4. Steam till the Idli is cooked.

Spinach /Palak Roti

Spinach Roti

Ingredients

1. Spinach - a bunch

2. Wheat Flour - 2 cups

3. Besan - 2 tbspn

4. Cumin seeds/jeera - 1tbspn

5. Chilli Powder - 1-2 tspn

6. Turmeric powder - 2 tspn

7. Ajwain(Ommam) - 1 tspn (optional)

8. Curd - 2 tspn

9. Salt acc to taste

10.Oil enough for roasting.

11. Sesame seeds -1 tspn (optional)

12. chopped onion -1 cup (optional)

Preparation

1.Take a vessel, mix all the ingredients well and knead using curd and little water to make soft dough.

2.Set aside for 1/2 to 1 hr.

3.Make lemon size ball and roll it as you do for chapathi.

4.Heat the griddle and roast the rolled stuff.

5.Serve with any raita, plain curd.


GREEN PARATHA'S /ROTI'S

Methi Roti

1.Instead of spinachleaves use methi leaves.

Green Paratha

1.Use can use any combination of green leaves to make green roti's.

FISH CUTLET

Ingredients

1. fish fillets (any fish) - 1 medium size

2. Onion finely chopped medium size - 1

3. Green chillies finely chopped - 3 to 4

4. little curry and corriander leaves finely chopped

5. Bread crums - as needed

6. Egg -1 or 2 (white alone)

7. salt and oil as needed

8. Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp

For Powder

1. Pottu Kadalai - 2 tsp

2. sombu -1/4 tsp

Preparation

1. Keep fish fillets in a microwave safe bowl.To it add turmeric powder,pinch of salt ,water and cook for 5 mins approximately. Drain excess water and mash the cooked fish well and keep aside. If you don't have then you can do the same in stove.

2. Powder pottukadalai and sombu.

3. To the fish add onions,chillies,curryleaves ,coriander leaves and the powder. If needed sprinkle water and mix well altogether and make small balls.

4. Dip the ball in egg white. Then coat it with bread crums and flatten the ball.

5. Deep fry in oil in low flame.