ROASTED PEANUTS/ENNAI KADALAI

INGREDIENTS :

Peanuts - 2 cups

Salt

Chilli powder / Sambar powder

Asafoetida

Oil

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Fry peanuts till roasted till golden brown in a spoon of oil .

2) Add salt and chilli powder and roast till the raw smell leaves . Cook only in a slow flame.

JANGIRI

INGREDIENTS :

Whole urat dal - 1 cup

Raw rice / Rice flour - 1/4 cup

Sugar - as per requirement

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak dal and rice for 1 hour . Then grind them with little water . It mustn't be too watery .

2) Take a plain polythene bag . Cut a small hole in the centre.

3) Pour the batter in the bag and squeeze it slowly to the desired shape directly in the pan of hot oil . Fry them till golden brown .

4) Meanwhile,make sugar of 1 string consistency . Dip the fried jangiri in the syrup and serve .

Thanks to Raks and Priya who tempted me to make this with their inviting photos. Tried their recipes without food colour as my hubby is against it .

CRUNCHY POHA - yummy snack

INGREDIENTS :

Aval / Poha - 2 cups

Green Chillies - 5

Peanut - 1 handful

Curry leaves

Garlic - 1 whole

Salt

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Heat 1/2 spoon of oil in a kadai . Once hot , fry green chillies .

2) When it turned roasted , add curry leaves and garlic flakes .

3) Then , add peanut and roast it well .Sprinkle little salt to it .

4) Finally , add the poha and fry till well till crunchy .

Poha is ready to serve .

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EGG NOODLES

INGREDIENTS :

Eggs - 4

Green Chillies - 4

Noodles - 1 packet

Garam Masala - 1 tsp

Sambar powder - 1 tsp

Onion - 1 chopped

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1 ) Make omlets in dosa tawa . Once done , scramble(Bigger pieces) it and keep aside .

2) Cook noodles with its masala and keep aside .

3) Saute onion and green chillies . Add salt and powders .

4) Mix omlet pieces with it . Once done , finally add the noodles and mix it well . Remove from the flame after 2 minutes .

Serve hot with Sauce .

RAVA PANIYARAM

INGREDIENTS :

Rava - 1 cup
Sugar-1/2cup
Plain flour/Maida-1/2 cup

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak rava in water for 10 - 15 minutes.
2) Then add maida with rava and mix well without any lumps. It shouldn't be wattery.
3) Finally add sugar and mix well.
4) Heat oil in a kadai.When the oil gets heated, take a ladle and pour the batter into the oil.Fry till it turns golden brown.

Rava Paniyaram is ready to serve.

THENKUZHAL

INGREDIENTS :

Rice flour - 2 cups
Urad dhall powder - 1/2 cup
Ajwain - 1 tsp
Salt to taste

Note:

Fry urad dal without oil in a kadai and them grind them in mixie without water.(dry powder)

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1 )Make a soft dough using the ingredients with little water.
2) Heat oil in a kadai. Make a bigger balls of the dough . Stuff it in the murukku maker and press it out in an oil greased plate .
3 )Once the oil is hot , deep fry them till golden brown

COCONUT BURFI

INGREDIENTS :

Grated coconut of 2 whole coconuts

Sugar

Ghee

Cashew and Elachi crushed

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Make sugar syrup of thick consistency .

2) Meanwhile , ghee roast coconut with cashews and elachi till the raw smell leaves.

3) Once the syrup is done . Mix coconut to it and mix it well without any lumps . Add ghee . The mixture does not stick to the pan .

4 ) Once done , transfer it to a greased pan . Allow it to cool down for 1 hour .(We can even refrigerate) The burfi will harden . Then , cut cubes with greased knife .