Vegetable Dosa

Ingredients:

Dosa Batter :

Dosa Rice : 2 Cup
Urad Dal: 3/4 Cup
Methi seeds: 1 tsp
Poha : 1 tbsp
Eno : 1 tsp

Method - Dosa :

Soak all the above ingredients except Eno for 6-7 hrs. Grind them well. Let it stay overnight to ferment. Before making dosa  add eno and salt.

Vegetable Dosa:

Finely chopped Mixed Veggies(Beans, carrot, potato)
In a kadai heat 1tbsp oil , add mustard seeds. Fry all these veggies by adding salt.

Heat Dosa tawa.Spread the dosa mixture on the tawa.Add the cooked Veggies on top of dosa. Cook them by covering. Add 1tsp oil around.

Happy Cooking:)

Snake Gourd Bhajjis (padalkayi in kannada)

How do you make your kids eat all kinds of veggies? I prepare bhajjis and gravy using snake gourd, my son loves this and enjoys having this with rice.

Ingredients:

Snake Gourd : 1
Gram Flour: 1 cup
Rice Flour: 1 Tbsp
Chilli powder : 1 tsp
Ajwain : 1/2 tsp
Salt : as per your taste
Eno : 2 pinch




Oil for deep frying


Method:

Grate the outer skin of  snake gourd and wash them thoroughly.
Slice them in to thin pieces.

Mix gram flour, rice flour, chilli powder, ajwain,salt with water. consistency should be medium thin.
Heat oil for deep frying.

Dip the snake gourd in gram flour mixture and deep fry in oil.

Yummy Bhajjis are ready to be served

Happy Snacking:)

Vegetable Bread Upma

Kids will never say no to bread. I make this upma using whole wheat bread and adding loads of veggies which makes it even more tastier. Try this very quick breakfast recipe for kids.

Ingredients

Bread Slices: 4
Onion finely chopped: 1
Finely chopped Carrots, Beans , Potato : 1 Cup
Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
Urad dal, Bengal gram : 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder: 2 pinch
Chillies: 2
Oil : 2 tbsp
Curry Leaves
Salt: As per your taste

 Method:

Heat oil in a kadai, Add mustard seeds.After  30 secs,add Bengal gram, urad dal and fry well.
Add chopped Onions, Chillies, Veggies and cook them for 10 mins on low flame.

Add salt and turmeric powder.
Now add chopped bread slices and mix well.

Serve by adding lime juice and coriander leaves.

Happy Cooking:)

Chicken Sandwich

The best part of non veg cooking is its fast. I always find NV dishes to be quite quick when compared to veg recipes.Try out this wonderful , fast recipe for kids lunch box.

Ingredients

Bread Slices: 4
Chicken Breast : 100gms
Onion Finely Chopped:1
Coriander leavs: 1 tsp
Green chillies: 1 tsp (Optional)
Oil : 2 tsp
Salt: as per taste

Method:

Fry onion, chillies and chicken breast(cut in small pieces). Add salt .
Heat the grill . If you dont, have grill , needn;t worry. You can make this on regular chapathi tawa

Spread butter on the bread. Add the chicken mixture and cover with one more bread slice.

Grease butter on top of the sandwich.

Grill for a min. Sandwich is ready.
Serve with Ketchup.


Happy Snacking:)


 

Mini Rava Idli

Love this idlis. I make this every fortnight with sagu or chutney. Texture is so good and tastes awesome. Can be made instantaneously and don't have to depend on any processed mixes.

Prep Time: 25 mins
Cooking Time : 15 mins
Cooking complexity : High
 

Ingredients:

Sooji Rava: 2 Cups

Chopped Ginger & garlic: 1 tsp

Chopped Coriander leaves, Curry leaves: 2tsp

Chopped Chillies: 2 tsp

Bengal Gram & Urad dal: 1 tsp(optional)

Ghee: 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds: 1tsp

Hing : 2 pinch

Cashews: as per your choice

Curd : ½ litre

Eno : 2 pinch

Salt: 1 tsp

Method:

Fry Sooji Rava on very low flame for 20 mins or until you get nice aroma.

Heat ghee, add mustard seeds, bengal gram & urad dal,garlic, curry leaves, cashews,hing. Fry well.

Add Sooji rava and mix well.

Mix all these ingredients.

Add Curd ,eno and give it a nice stir. Let this rest for a 10 mins. This will allow to soak curd well in the rava. If you feel its dried a lot, add more curd.

Add 2 – 3 glasses of water in the idli cooker. Grease the idli plates.

And the idli mixture. Cook by closing lid for 15 mins.

Idlis are ready.

Garnish with Carrots or coriander leaves.

Serve with mint chutney.

Happy Cooking:)

Chicken Pakoda

I remember cooking this when i was just 13 yrs. Dad used to get all variety of non veg stuff on sunday's.We used to have guests and cousins on sunday.. Everyone used to help in kitchen preparing those yum .When i am bored with Kababs or want to prepare some pakodas , this is what i end up doing.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time : 10 mins
Cooking complexity :Medium

Ingredients:

Chicken Breast : 250 gms
Finely chopped onion : 1
Finely chopped coriander leaves: 2Tbsp
 Finely chopped Ginger & Garlic : 1 tsp
Finely chopped green chillies: 3
Gram Flour: 2 Tbsp
Salt: As per taste
Oil for deep frying

Method:

Chop chicken breast in to small pieces.. Grind them to a fine paste in a mixer grinder.
Remove this mixture from the jar on to a bowl.
Add all the above mixture except oil and mix well.
Heat oil in a Kadai. Let this be at medium temp.

Deep fry Pakodas in oil.

Serve with Mint chutney or Ketchup

Happy Snacking:)

Eggless Red Velvet Cupcake with Cream cheese frosting

Happy Father's Day. Just baked Red Velvet cake with cream cheese frosting.
Recipe Adapted from Poonam Maria Prem. Thanks Poonam , cake turned out to be very moist and Tejas enjoyed having this.

Ingredients:
 
2 3/4 cups Maida or All Purpose flour 
2 cups Powdered sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp baking soda
1 3/4 cups + 2 tbsp plain milk
1 cup oil
1 Tbspn vanilla extract
2 Tbspn white vinegar
Red gel color : 4 drops (again depends on the brand)

Method: Pre Heat the oven at 180 degress for 30 mins

Either use Round pans or in cup cake mould. I like preparing on cup cake moulds.


Sift Maida,Cocoa powder,Baking Soda and keep aside.

Mix all wet ingredients with dry ingredients and whisk for 3 mins using hand mixer or blender.

Now bake for 40 mins.



Cream Cheese Frosting:


Cream Cheese , Butter, Icing Sugar (All same proportion)


Blend Butter first and mix cream cheese and whisk them well. Now add Icing sugar and whisk again.


Tips: Frosting should be done once the cake cools down completely.


Happy Baking:)