Gongura Pulihora

This is the first time i tried puliyodarai with gongura, it has come very well. Every time i will be thinking of making healthy and tasty recipes, this too added into my list.. :-)

Photographs clicked by my husband..:-)

Recipe Source : sailusfood.com

For preparing rice :

Rice - 1 cup

Water - 2 cups 

salt

Oil

Gongura Paste :

Gongura leaves - 1 cup,washed

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

red chillies - 2

fenugreek seeds - 1/8 tsp

Seasoning :

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Urad dal - 1/2 tsp

Channa dal - 1 tbsp

Peanuts - 1 tbsp

Curry leaves - few

1. Cook rice separately by adding water and salt. After cooking make it to cool down add few drops of oil.
2. Now heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds, when it splutters add red chillies and keep aside.
3. Now in the same oil, add gongura leaves and cook for around 6 minutes.
4. Grind gongura leaves and mustard seed mixture together.
5. Mix with rice evenly.
6.  Heat oil in kadai and do seasoning and add to rice.
7. Gongura pulihora is ready.. serve with vadam.

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Mint Paratha

Recipe source : vahchef

Dried mint leaves powder - 2tbsp
Cumin powder - 1/4 tsp
White pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
whole wheat atta - 2 cups
Salt
Oil

1. Mix atta,salt and few tsp of oil and prepare soft dough. keep aside for minimum of half an hour.
2. Mix all powders with little salt.
3. When preparing parathas, roll like chapathi, apply flour on top and spread the powder and fold like parathas. I have not clicked the pictures of rolling.Next time will try to do for sure.
4. Apply oil and cook. You can use butter for cooking which will be delicious.

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Simple Pasta

Macaroni - 2 cups
Carrot - 2 [ chopped lengthwise]
Beans - 4 [chopped lengthwise]
Green Peas  - handful
capsicum -  1/2 cup
Spring Onions - handful
Egg - 3
White pepper - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds powder - 1 tsp
Tomato sauce - optional

1.  Heat oil in kadai, cook egg and keep aside.
2. In the same pan, add capsicum and fry for 3 minutes. 
3. All vegetables should not be overcooked, it has to be crunchy.
4. In the meanwhile, take another pan with oil, add carrot, beans, green peas for 4 minutes, then add spring onions and cook for 2 minutes and add spice powders.
5. Add tomato sauce if needed.
6. Now cook macaroni by adding water, salt and 2 tsp of oil.
7. After it is cooked, add with  the cooked vegetables.

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pori urundai

Recipe source : Padhuskitchen

Puff rice - 2 and 1/4  cup
Powdered Jaggery -1/2 cup
Water - 1/4 cup

 

1. Boil water and add jaggery, after it gets dissolved filter it to remove impurities.
2. Again boil jaggery until you get thick. In this stage if u drop jaggery in water it should not dissolve and also you should be able to make balls out of it.
3. Now add jaggery to puff rice, grease your hand with ghee and make balls.

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Pottukadalai urundai

Recipe source : Padhuskitchen

Roasted channa dal - 1 cup
Powdered Jaggery -3/4 cup
Water - 3 tbsp

1. Roast channa dal for few minutes and keep aside.
2. Boil water and add jaggery, after it gets dissolved filter it to remove impurities.
3. Again boil jaggery until you get thick. In this stage if u drop jaggery in water it should not dissolve and also you should be able to make balls out of it.
4. Now add jaggery to pottukadalai, grease your hand with ghee and make balls.

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Moong Dal & Oats patties

Recipe source : tarla dalal

Moong dal - 1/2 cup
Instant oats - 1/2 cup
Shallots -15, chopped finely
Green chillies -2 [optional], chopped finely
 Red chilli powder - 1tsp
chaat masala - 2 tsp
fresh curd - 2 tbsp
turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
Garam masala -1/4 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Coriander leaves - few, chopped finely

1. Cook moong dal in 1 cup of water in a pan until all water gets evaporated.
2. Then add all ingredients and prepare patties by adding very little oil.
3. Prepare in slow flame.

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Lettuce wraps

Recipe source : showmethecurry.com

Lettuce - for wrapping
Sweet potato- 1 [chopped into squares]
Apple - 2
Coriander leaves - handful
Lime juice and salt - to taste
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
green chilli [ optional]

1. Heat oil in pan, add chopped sweet potato and salt. cook in low flame for 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile dry roast cumin seeds and powder it
3. Add red chilli powder and cumin powder to sweet potato and fry for two minutes.
4. In  separate bowl, add grated apple, chopped coriander, green chilli, lemon juice and pinch of salt.
5. Take one lettuce leaf and fill with sweet potato and then with apple mixture and make a wrap.

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Sweet Corn Vada

Corn kernels - 2 cups
corn flour - 1 cup
Rice flour - 1/2 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Onion - 2 small chopped finely
coriander leaves - handful chopped finely
red chillies - 2 chopped finely [optional]
salt

1. Grind corn kernels coarsely without adding water.
2. Mix all the ingredients and deep fry as vada.

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Palak Paneer

Recipe Source : Raks kitchen

Palak - 1 bunch
Paneer - 200g [ I used tofu]
Milk - 1/2 cup
fenugreek leaves - 1 tsp
Green chillies - 2
turmeric - pinch
coriander powder - 1 tsp
onion - 2 small
tomatoes - 2 medium sized

To roast & grind :
Cardamom - 1
clove - 1
cinnamon - 1/2 inch
pepper corns - 1/2 tsp
cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

 

1. Roast and grind the ingredients without adding oil and keep aside.
2. Clean palak and cook in a pan without adding water. Then grind with green chillies.
3. Heat oil in pan, add onions and fry for few minutes, then add turmeric powder and coriander powder.
4. Add tomatoes and cook until it turns mushy and add fenugreek leaves.
5. Now add palak paste and cook for 5 minutes in slow flame.
6. Meanwhile put paneer in hot water and cover until it is used.
7. Now add paneer to gravy, then add milk and grounded masala and  cook for few minutes until all cooked well.
8. Serve hot with rotis or parathas

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Soya bean poriyal

Soya beans - 2 cups

To grind:
coconut - 4 pieces[2 inches each]
Green chillies - 2
poppy seeds - 1 tsp [saute for few seconds]
Cashew nut - 4 [optional]

Seasoning:
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves -few

1. Pressure cook soya bean for 5 minutes in slow flame. [ I have used fresh beans]
2. Heat oil in kadai, do seasoning add the grounded masala and cook for 3 minutes.
3. Then add cooked soya bean and cook until oil gets separated.

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Pal Kova

Milk - 1 litre
Sugar - 1/2 cup

Boil milk in sim, it will thicken and forms full cream,
at this time add sugar and let it boil for 2 min and switch off.

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Vanilla cake

All purpose flour - 1 cup
Sugar - 1 cup [ Powder it]
Butter - 1 cup
Egg - 2
Fresh curd - 2 tbsp
Vanilla Essence - 1/2 tsp
Baking Powder - 1 tsp

 

1. Whisk egg followed by butter.
2. Then add powdered sugar and whisk.
3. Add maida ,curd, essence,baking powder and whisk without forming lumps.
4. Transfer to greased baking pan.
5. Preheat the cooker for 5 minutes in high flame.
6. Keep the baking pan inside cooker and cover the pan with lid.
7. And also cover the cooker with some plate. Dont close with cooker lid.
8. Simmer the flame and wait until cake smell comes.
9. After few minutes, cake is ready!!
10. If oven is used for baking, set the temperature to 180 degress and bake it for 35 - 40 minutes.[Don't fail to preheat for 10 minutes]

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Healthy Breakfast Sandwich

Recipe Source : Vahchef

Potatoes - 1 cup [boiled & grated]
Red Poha - 1/2 cup [ soak & squeez]
Roasted peanuts - 1/2 cup [crushed]
Green Chilli - 2
Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Coriander - 1/2 bunch
oil
 1. In a bowl add all ingredients and make dough.

 

2. Make as patties and fry in a pan.

 

I prepared as sandwitch by stuffing the patties.

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Mushroom Pepper Fry

Recipe Source: sharmispassions

Cleaned Mushroom - 1 cup
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Capsicum - 1/2 chop lengthwise
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 chop lengthwise
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala Powder - 1/4 tsp
Coriander leaves - to garnish

Seasoning :
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few

1. Heat oil in kadai, do seasoning, add onion and ginger garlic paste
2. saute for few minutes until onion turns pink.
3. Then add capsicum and saute for 2 minutes.
4. Pressure cook mushroom for one whistle in high flame and add  all spice powders and saute for few minutes until raw smell of masala leaves.

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Vazhaipoo Vada

Vazhaipoo - 1
Channa dal - 3/4 cup
Poppy seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red Chilli - 1
Cinnamaon - 1 inch
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Ginger - 1inch
Roasted gram - 3 tbsp

1. Soak Channa dal overnight.
2. Clean the banana flower and pressure cook by adding little salt and turmeric powder and sprinkle some water for 1 whistle in high flame.
3. Grind the ingredients except vazhaipoo coarsely.
4. Then add vazhaipoo and whisk once.
5. Add chopped onions and deep fry in oil

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Drumstick leaves Curry

Drumstick leaves - one and a half cup
Toor dal - 1/2 cup
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Seasoning:
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - few

To grind :
Coconut - 6 pieces[ each 2 inches]
red chillies - 2
cumin seeds - 2 tsp

1. Cook dal by adding salt and turmeric powder. Mash it.
2. Grind the ingredients under ' To Grind' with salt.
3. Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds, when they splutter add cumin seeds and curry leaves.
4. Now add grounded masala and cook for 3 minutes.
5. then add dal and drumstick leaves.
6. Cook for 6 minutes.

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Tomato Kochi

Tomatoes - 10 [ Medium sized]
Coconut Milk - 150 ml
Sambar Powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder  - 1/4 tsp

Seasoning : 
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Shallots - 15 [ chopped finely ]
Garlic - 5 cloves [ chopped finely ]

 

1. Pressure cook tomatoes for 10 minutes in sim, then remove the skin and mash it nicely in hand and keep aside.
2. Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds, when they splutter add urad dal and fenugreek seeds. when urad dal turns its colour add curry leaves followed by shallots and garlic.
3. Fry for 3 - 4 min, then add tomato pulp prepared in step 1.
4. Then add coconut milk, sambar powder, turmeric powder and salt.
5. Pressure cook for 2 whistles in high flame.
6. Healthy side dish for dosa/idli/chapathi is ready.

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Banyard Millet Curd Rice

Banyard Millet Rice - 1 Cup
Water - 3 cups

Seasoning :
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1/2 tsp
Green Chilli - 3 [chopped finely]
Ginger - 2 tsp
Curry leaves - few

1. Cook kuthiraivali rice by adding rice, water and salt in pressure cooker for 20 min.
2. Mash the rice nicely.
3. Add Gingelly oil and add the ingredients under 'seasoning'.
4. Nice healthy tasty curd rice ready.

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Aviyal Recipe

Curd - 1/2 Cup 
Salt
Turmeric Powder
Coconut oil - 2 tsp
Curry leaves - 10[Chopped finely]

Vegetables :
Drumstick
Yellow Pumpkin
White Pumpkin
Raw Banana
Yam
Snake Guard
Raw Mango
Carrot [ I have not added this time]

 

To Grind:
Half Coconut [ grated]
Green Chillies - 4
Jeera - 1/4tsp

 

1. Cook each vegetable separately by adding salt and a pinch of Turmeric Powder. Don't overcook the vegetables, they have to to be crunchy.
2. Grind the ingredients shown under 'Grind' and add with cooked vegetables.
3. Now keep the tawa on stove and let them boil for 3 minutes.
4. Now add curd, salt and boil for one minute.
5. Switch off the stove, add coconut oil and garnish with chopped curry leaves.

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Coriander Chutney

Grind:

Coriander Leaves – 2 bunches

Mustard Seeds – ½ tsp

Urad dal – 1 tsp

Red Chilies – 4

Garlic – 10 pods

Tamarind – 1 inch

Seasoning:

Mustard seeds – 1 tsp

Urad dal – ½ tsp

Curry leaves

1. Clean coriander leaves and wash in water around 2-3 times.
2. Heat oil in kadai, add the items under grind and saute.
3. Grind along with coriander leaves.
4. Add around 10 tsp of oil [ Chutney will be very tasty if more oil is used] and do seasoning; add the grounded paste and salt.
5. Boil for 10 minutes until chutney leaves oil on top.

• You can use pressure cooker[after one whistle comes, 5 minutes in sim] if the leaves are dark in color.

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Instant Foxtail Millet Paniyaram

Foxtail Millet Flour(Thinai) - 2 Cups

Dosa batter - 1 cup

Cooking Soda - Pinch

Dry ginger Powder - Pinch (optional)

Grated Coconut - 1/3 cup (Optional)

Jaggery - as per taste

 

1. Powder jaggery with water and make it to boil and filter it.
2. Mix Millet flour, dosa batter and jaggery without any lumps.
3. Now add cooking soda and dry ginger powder.
4. Preheat paniyaram pan for few minutes by adding oil. [I used Gingelly oil]
5. Add grated coconut and cook in paniyaram pan.
6. Healthy and tasty paniyaram is ready.

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Pumpkin Raita

Pumpkin - 1/2 Cup [Cut into pieces]
Fresh Curd - As needed [I used 1/2 cup]

Temper:
Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
Green Chilli - 1 [ chopped finely]
Curry leaves- 4 or 5
Hing - little [ I used 2 pinches]

1. Pressure cook pumpkin for 2 whistles in high flame.
2. Now mix curd with pumpkin.
3. Heat oil in kadai, add mustard seeds and green chilli and wait until it splutters, then add hing and curry leaves.
4. Now add with raita.
5. Make sure mustard seeds splutters properly since that gives nice aroma to raita.
6. Hing should not be added too much.

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Crochet Headbands

Following are the headbands which i tried for my kids.

Shell Headband - Click here for the source

Seed stitch headband - Click here for the source

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