Tomato omelette n Zunka !

Tomato omelette n Zunka ! 

•   Besan /Gram flour -1 cup
• Maida -1/4 th cup
• Medium Tomatoes-3
• Medium Onion's -2
• Green chillies -2 
• Coriander leaves -4 tsp 
• water -as needed to form a dosa batter 
• salt to taste

Method
Sieve n mix both the flours in a deep bowl along with salt . add water n mix well so that no lumps are formed
chop all the vegetable's and add to the above batter .. no need to ferment
Heat a dosa pan .. smear oil n spread a ladle full of batter , close d lid n cook for a mt ..flip over d dosa n roast on the other side too !

Note : The batter has to be medium ..not thick nor watery !

Dry Fruit Milkshake !

Dry Fruit Milkshake ! 

• Milk - 2 glass ( Boiled n cooled ) 
• Cashewnuts, Raisins, Almonds, Pista, Dates-one fist 
• Sugar -to taste ( can skip , as dates r sweet to taste )
• Cardamom-a pinch 

Method 
Soak all the dry fruits in water for 30 mts n then grind along with milk n sugar ! sprinkle cardamom powder n stir well !
Serve chilled ! 

Bread fruit Tawa Rawa fries

Bread fruit Tawa Rawa fries ! 

• Bread fruit -1 medium sized ( sliced ) 
• Red chilly powder-3tsp
• Rice flour -3 tsp
• Hing /Asafoetida -2 pinch 
• Turmeric powder-1/4 th tsp 
• Rawa /semolina -1/2 cup or as needed 
• salt to taste 
• Pint of oil 

Method 
Wash , slice the breadfruit n remove the tough skin ( dont discard d skin . as the skin can b used for upkari/palya or even gojju )
In a bowl mix all the ingredients except Rawa .. add in the sliced bread fruit ..sprinkle little water n marinate it for 20 mts ..
Heat a Tawa .. just drizzle a little oil .. run d breadfruit marinate with rawa n shallow fry on both sides !

Capsicum peanut Masala curry

Capsicum  peanut Masala curry 

Ingredients:

• Capsicum- 4 firm (cut into pieces )
• Roasted n coarsely ground peanuts -1/2 cup 
• Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp
• Red chilly powder -1 tsp
• Coriander powder-1/2 tsp
• Cumin Powder-1/4 th tsp
• Turmeric powder-1/4 th tsp 
• salt to taste .
• oil-2tsp

Method
In a kadai add oil, add cumin seeds ,once it splutters add all the powders n then the chopped capsicum , mix well n cook for 5 mts , add coarsely ground peanuts n salt .. mix well ! 

Note : Let there be crunchiness of capsicum ..dont over cook it !

Drumstick Deep Fries !

Drumstick Deep Fries

• Drumsticks-3 
• Chilly powder-2 tsp
• Rice flour-1 tblsp 
• Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
• Hing -a pinch 
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep frying 

Method 
wash the drumsticks n cut crosswise into 2 -1/2 inch long pieces..remove the fibre roughly .

In a bowl add chilly powder,turmeric powder, hing  n salt ,  add the cut drumsticks.. sprinkle little water .. mix properly ..roll over rice flour n deep fry a few at a time in heated oil .

Soyi Bajjili Ghasi ! a Kerala Amchi delicacy !

Soyi Bajjili Ghasi ! a Kerala Amchi delicacy !

• Black chana -1/4 kg (soak in water d previous night ) n then pressure cook it
• Raw banana -1
• Yam -100 gms
• drumsticks -2
• potatoes-2
• cashewnuts -1 fist
• Grated coconut -2 glass
• coriander seeds-2 tsp
• Dry red chillies-8 -10
• black gram dhal-2 tsp
• Tamarind -Marble size
• curry leaves  

 Method

Pressure cook all d veggies along with cashewnut .for one whistle .. 

.in a kadai fry grated coconut, dry red chillies, coriander seeds, black gram dhal without oil till it turns brown ..grind all these along with lil tamarind to a not so fine powder or paste form...(if powdered then this can b preserved 4 a while in an air tight container )

in a vessel add d cooked chana , vegetables n d ground masala with salt ..bring it to a boil ..season it with mustard seeds n curry leaves.

Appi Payasam -A ududpi Brahmin delicacy

Appi Payasam -A ududpi Brahmin delicacy 

• Maida-2 cups
• Milk-2 1/2 cups
• sugar-2 1/2 cups
• cardamom powder -1/2 tsp
• Kesar -a few strands or 1/4 th teaspoon yellow color 
• cashewnuts-10
• dry grapes-10
• ghee for frying 

Method 

soak dry grapes n Cashewnuts in water for 10 mts ..

 in a bowl add  maida , water n make thin puris ..n deep fry them in ghee till crisp ...

Boil milk ,add sugar .In little luke warm milk soak kesar strands for 10 mts  n add it to d boiled milk .now add  crushed puris to the milk..add cardamom powder , soaked cashewnuts n dry grapes