EASY2COOK RECIPES: April 2012

2012/04/30

FRUITS LUNCH / SALAD

INGREDIENTS :

Banana - 1 big
Strawberries - 200 gms
Grapes - 200 gms
Lemon juice - 1 lemon
Lemon zest - 1 tsp
Honey - 2 tsps

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Peel the skin of Banana. Slice them finely.

2) Add the sliced grapes finely (if seeded, remove the seeds).

3) Add in the sliced strawberries together.

4) Squeeze lemon juice and mix in the lemon zest.

5) Add the lemon juice with zest to the fruits bowl and mix in the honey. Slowly mix it up with a spoon.

A simple and yummy fruit salad is ready to be served . Mix fruits of your choice . My children loves it and we normally take this lunch during fasting . Linking it up with Fruit of the month - Grapes in my blog.

2012/04/29

SWEET AVAL PUDDING FOR TODDLERS

INGREDIENTS :

Aval - 1/2 cup

Boiled warm milk - 1/2 cup

Sugar to taste

Ghee roasted Raisins - few

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak aval/poha in mlik with sugar till it gets softened .

2) Add ghee roasted raisins . Pudding is ready to serve .

Linking it up with Fruit of the month - Grapes event in my blog and Roshini's Healthy food for kids event , initiated by Nithu bala.

2012/04/27

ORANGE PANCAKE

INGREDIENTS :

Plain flour - 1 cup

Eggs - 2

Sugar - 1 cup

Oranges - 6

Buttermilk butter - 2 tbsps

Baking powder - 1/2 tsp

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Take the flour in a bowl. Add 1/2 tsp of baking powder and Sugar. Mix it well.

2) Add Orange juice and butter milk to it and mix it well without lumps.

3) Add eggs to it and beat it well. Set aside for 10- 15 minutes.

4) Heat tawa and make pancakes like dosa .

6) Flip to its sides till done.

Serve it with Jam or Jelly or Spread honey and roll the pancake .Linking it up with Roshini's Healthy food for kids event , initiated by Nithu bala.

Rush your lovely recipes here . Fruit of the month - grapes event

Linking it up with Know your natural sweetness event - Honey .

2012/04/23

MIXED VEGGIE VERMICILLI UPMA

INGREDIENTS

Mixed vegetables - 1 cup
Channa dal - 2 tsp
Ginger - 1 small piece
Capsicum - 1/2 chopped
Mustard - 1 tsp
Tomato - 1 big
Sambar powder - 2 tsps
Roasted Vermicilli - 200 gms
Coriander leaves

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Heat oil in a kadai . Once hot , add mustard, jeera, channa dal and Onion . Saute till onion becomes transparent.

2)Add chillies ,ginger and tomato. Saute well till tender .

3) Then, add the vegetables, salt and all spice powders .

4) Add sufficient water for the vegetables to soften. Cover with a lid. Cook for 5 minutes till the vegetables are soft.

5) Finally, add vermicilli and mix it up . Cover with a lid and cook in slow flame till done.
Garnish it with coriander leaves.

2012/04/20

HONEYED FRUIT SANDWICH

A very simple yummy sandwich for kids . My daughter's favourite sandwich with her loved fruits .

INGREDIENTS:

Bread slices

Fruit slices - Grapes, Banana, Apple

Honey as required

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Toast bread in a toaster.

2) Place mixed fruits and spread some honey over it.

Fruit sandwich is ready .

Linking it with Fruit of the month - Grapes event in my space .

2012/04/18

BREAD UPMA

INGREDIENTS :

Whole grain bread - 6
Red Onion - 1
Tomato - 2
Green Chillies - 3
Channa dal - 1 tsp
Mustard and Jeera - 1 tsp each
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Curry and Coriander leaves
Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Heat oil in a kadai . Once hot , add mustard and Onion . Saute till onion becomes transparent.

2)Add chillies ,ginger and tomato. Saute well till tender .

3) Cut bread to small cubes . Add it to the vegetables. Sprinkle little water to it and add chilli powder , turmeric powder and salt to it . Mix it well. Leave aside for 5 minutes.

Garnish it with Coriander leaves . Serve hot.

MENU CARD

BREAKFAST :

DOSA VARIETIES :

2. NOODLES RECIPES:

Noodles Biriyani
Egg noodles

3. BREAD:

4. Porridge/Kanji :

Oats delight

5 . CHAPATHI / POORI / PARATHAS:

6. UPMA VARIETIES :

7. IDLI VARIETIES :

8. OMELET :

Special Breakfast / Evening Tiffins :
1) Idiyappam:

2) Paniyaram :

Rava paniyaram

Kara kuli paniyaram

3) Aappam :

4) Puttu :

Ragi Puttu

RICE VARIETIES:

BIRIYANI :

Sambar/Kuzhumbu :

PORIYAL :

RASAM:

VEGETARIAN SIDE DISHES FOR ROTIS :

NON-VEGETARIAN SIDE DISHES / CURRIES:

1) EGG :

2) FISH :

3) CHICKEN :

4) MUSHROOM :

Pepper mushroom
Mushroom biriyani

SOUPS:
Non-veg :

Chicken Soup 2
Chicken soup 1

Veg :

Beetroot soup

FESTIVAL SPECIAL DISHES / SWEETS :

1) Kozhukattai :

2) Savories :

3) Sweets :

Quick sweet
Jangiri

4) Payasam :

5) Halwa :

6) Vadai :

Starters:

CHUTNEYS:

Pongal :

Chaats :

HOME-MADE POWDERS/PODI :

PICKLES /THOKKU :

Capsicum Pickle

2012/04/16

CHEESE SALAD SANDWICH

INGREDIENTS :

Bread

For Salad :

Mix sliced cabbage , tomato, carrot, spinach, corn and 2 tbsps of lemon juice .

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Toast bread . Apply cheese spread/ Mayonnaise to one side of each bread .

2) Sandwich salad between the bread .

Quick comfort breakfast to go with .

Linking it up with Lets make sandwiches event by simply.food .

2012/04/04

RAVA IDLI

INGREDIENTS :

Roasted Rava - 1 cup
Curd - 1 cup
Rice flour - 2 tbsps
Salt

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak rava and curd overnight with sufficient water and salt. Leave it in refrigerator.

2) Heat oil in a pan. Roast mustard, jeera, urad dal and green chillies.Mix all the above ingredients and leave for 1 hour aside .

3) Heat idli pan. Pour in the batter and steam cook idlis .

Serve with Sambar/Chutney .

2012/04/02

FRUIT OF THE MONTH - GRAPES EVENT

Happy to do a guest hosting of Priya's Veggie/Fruit of the month Event for April with Grapes .

Rules are very simple .

1 ) Post any recipe with grapes and dried grapes too like Juices , Dessert , Salads etc .

2) Link it up back to the event page .

3) You can link up your delights in the space provided below this post . No archieved posts please .Make new recipes.You can either send recipes to shamanagscrafts@gmail.com

Thank you ,

Enjoy the Event . Add ur recipes here

NAVIGATION

2012/04/30

2012/04/29

INGREDIENTS :

Aval - 1/2 cup

Boiled warm milk - 1/2 cup

Sugar to taste

Ghee roasted Raisins - few

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak aval/poha in mlik with sugar till it gets softened .

2) Add ghee roasted raisins . Pudding is ready to serve .

Linking it up with Fruit of the month - Grapes event in my blog and Roshini's Healthy food for kids event , initiated by Nithu bala.

2012/04/27

INGREDIENTS :

Plain flour - 1 cup

Eggs - 2

Sugar - 1 cup

Oranges - 6

Buttermilk butter - 2 tbsps

Baking powder - 1/2 tsp

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Take the flour in a bowl. Add 1/2 tsp of baking powder and Sugar. Mix it well.

2) Add Orange juice and butter milk to it and mix it well without lumps.

3) Add eggs to it and beat it well. Set aside for 10- 15 minutes.

4) Heat tawa and make pancakes like dosa .

6) Flip to its sides till done.

Rush your lovely recipes here . Fruit of the month - grapes event

2012/04/23

Mixed vegetables - 1 cupChanna dal - 2 tspGinger - 1 small pieceCapsicum - 1/2 choppedMustard - 1 tspTomato - 1 bigSambar powder - 2 tspsRoasted Vermicilli - 200 gmsCoriander leaves

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Heat oil in a kadai . Once hot , add mustard, jeera, channa dal and Onion . Saute till onion becomes transparent.

2)Add chillies ,ginger and tomato. Saute well till tender .

3) Then, add the vegetables, salt and all spice powders .

4) Add sufficient water for the vegetables to soften. Cover with a lid. Cook for 5 minutes till the vegetables are soft.

5) Finally, add vermicilli and mix it up . Cover with a lid and cook in slow flame till done.Garnish it with coriander leaves.

2012/04/20

A very simple yummy sandwich for kids . My daughter's favourite sandwich with her loved fruits .

INGREDIENTS:

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Toast bread in a toaster.

2) Place mixed fruits and spread some honey over it.

Fruit sandwich is ready .

Linking it with Fruit of the month - Grapes event in my space .

2012/04/18

Whole grain bread - 6Red Onion - 1Tomato - 2Green Chillies - 3Channa dal - 1 tspMustard and Jeera - 1 tsp eachChilli powder - 1 tspTurmeric powder - 1 tspGaram masala - 1 tspCurry and Coriander leavesSalt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Heat oil in a kadai . Once hot , add mustard and Onion . Saute till onion becomes transparent.

2)Add chillies ,ginger and tomato. Saute well till tender .

3) Cut bread to small cubes . Add it to the vegetables. Sprinkle little water to it and add chilli powder , turmeric powder and salt to it . Mix it well. Leave aside for 5 minutes.

Garnish it with Coriander leaves . Serve hot.

PICKLES /THOKKU :

2012/04/16

Bread

For Salad :

Mix sliced cabbage , tomato, carrot, spinach, corn and 2 tbsps of lemon juice .

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Toast bread . Apply cheese spread/ Mayonnaise to one side of each bread .

2) Sandwich salad between the bread .

Quick comfort breakfast to go with .

2012/04/04

INGREDIENTS :

Roasted Rava - 1 cupCurd - 1 cupRice flour - 2 tbspsSalt

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

3) Heat idli pan. Pour in the batter and steam cook idlis .

Serve with Sambar/Chutney .

2012/04/02

Mixed vegetables - 1 cup
Channa dal - 2 tsp
Ginger - 1 small piece
Capsicum - 1/2 chopped
Mustard - 1 tsp
Tomato - 1 big
Sambar powder - 2 tsps
Roasted Vermicilli - 200 gms
Coriander leaves

5) Finally, add vermicilli and mix it up . Cover with a lid and cook in slow flame till done.
Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Whole grain bread - 6
Red Onion - 1
Tomato - 2
Green Chillies - 3
Channa dal - 1 tsp
Mustard and Jeera - 1 tsp each
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Curry and Coriander leaves
Salt to taste

Roasted Rava - 1 cup
Curd - 1 cup
Rice flour - 2 tbsps
Salt