POTATO CHEESE SANDWICH

INGREDIENTS :

White bread - 8 slices

Potatoes - 2 big (thin slices)

Onion - 1 big (ringed)

Tomatoes -3 (sliced)

Pepper powder

Cheese slices

Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Toast the onion slices in a pan till tender. Remove it and keep aside. In the same pan, toast tomatoes.

2) Meanwhile, toast potatoes in a pan with pepper and salt till tender.

3) Toast bread with butter. Place in the tomatoes, onion , potatoes and cheese slice, cover with another toasted bread. Gently press the sides. Flip to its side once and then remove.

Serve hot. 

SPINACH KHICHDI

INGREDIENTS :

• Spinach - 1 bunch
• Moong dal - 1/2 cup
• Rice - 1 cup
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Onion - 1 
• Garlic cloves - 5
• Dried red chillies - 5
• Tomato - 1
• Jeera - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Blend Spinach leaves with red chillies, jeera and garlic cloves.

2) Soak rice and dal in water for 20 minutes.

3) Heat ghee in a pressure cooker. Then, add 1 cup of water.

4) Add in the blended spinach with salt and turmeric powder , mix it well.

5) Mash in a ripen tomato.

6) Finally, add in the rice and dal . Add 2 more cups of water to make it soft. Pressure cook for 3 whistles. Allow the steam to leave and Serve Hot.

PARUPPU PODI KEERAI PORIYAL/ SPINACH DAL POWDER STIR FRY

Today, I am sharing a simple and differently flavoured Spinach stir-fry. Spinach has good nutritional benefits.It is rich in vitamins A, C and K, iron. It is good eye health, reduce oxidative stress and reduce blood pressure. Everyday, Our lunch menu includes a recipe of leafy green vegetable. 

INGREDIENTS :

• Spinach - 300 gms; well cleaned and finely chopped.
• Dal powder/ Paruppu Podi - 2 tbsps
• Asafoetida/ Hing/ Perungayam - a pinch
• Onion - 1/2 cup; finely chopped
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Mustard and Jeera - 1 tsp each
• Crushed dried red chillies - 1 tsp
• Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Heat oil in a pan. Once hot, add mustard and jeera. When it splutters, add onion and saute till tender.

2) Add spinach,mix it well and cover with a lid. Cook for a minute, slightly toss it well. Mix Paruppu Podi, crushed chillies and salt. Add a spoon of gingelly oil. Mix it well before removing from the flame.

Serve hot with Rice and ghee.

GREEN GRAM( Whole Moong Dal) CURRY / PASIPAYAR KADAYAL

Paasipayar Kadayal is one of the healthy choice for food for toddlers. 

INGREDIENTS: 

• Whole Green Moong dal - 1 cup 
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Onion - 1 big
• Tomato - 1 big
• Jeera - 2 tsps 
• Grated Coconut - 2 tbsps
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves 
• Green chillies - 5
• Salt to taste 

METHOD OF PREPARATION: 

1) Soak green gram overnight. 

2) Drain the stock well and clean the soaked dal in fresh water. Pressure cook for 2 whistles with a turmeric powder and a spoon of oil. Allow the steam to leave. 

3) Once the steam leaves, add chopped onion, tomato, green chillies, ginger-garlic paste, curry leaves, jeera, little water and coriander leaves. Add 1 tsp of oil and pressure cook for 2 whistles. Allow the steam to leave. 

4) Open the lid and mash it lightly with the masher. Add Salt and mix it well.

Serve hot with rice or Idli. 

Sending these to FIC - YELLOW hosted by Sunshinemom , Srivalli's My Legume Love Affair Event and Susan's Event.

Viki ,Hema and anusriram have passed this beautiful cool award.Thank you friends.....my first award in 2009.........most precious .....feeling happy........means a lot to me.

I would like to pass this to Vidhya , Rekha and Sowmya. 

CHOCOLATE WHEAT PANCAKE

A yummy and truly drooling pancakes with the two secret ingredients , Chocolate and Milk given by Lakshmi priya for April's Challenge...SSshh Secretly Cooking challenge by Priya akka.

INGREDIENTS :

Wheat flour - 1/2 cup
Bar Chocolate - 2 /Choco chips - few 
Milk - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 3 full scoops
Butter
Baking soda - 1/4 tsp
Chocolate ice cream - 2 tbsps

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Blend chocolate icecream,bar  chocolate and milk well.
2) Mix Wheat flour , chocolate milkshake,baking soda and sugar well with little sufficient water.Batter should be smooth and thick .
3) Heat pan . Spread batter on it once hot , little thick . Spray butter to it and flip it's sides till done.

Serve hot .

PARUPPU / DAL - TAMILNADU STYLE

A simple yummy and flavourful tamilnadu style dal from my earlier post.

INGREDIENTS:

Toor dal -1 cup
Mustard seeds-1 tsp
Pearl Onions-1/2 cup
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds(jeera)-1 tsp
Salt to taste

Curry leaves and coriander leaves

Red chillies - 3
Asafoetida
Ghee few tsps.

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1) Boil dal with turmeric powder and 2 tsps of oil in pressure cooker for 7-8 whistles. Check whether the dal is well cooked and mash it well.

2) Heat oil in kadai. Add mustard seeds,cumin seeds. When it splutters, add finely chopped onion. Fry untill onion becomes transparent. Add curry leaves and red chillies. Saute for a minute.
3) Add dal to the it with salt .Leave in medium flame for 5-10 mins.

4) Add asafoetida to it and remove from flame once done.

Garnish it with a coriander leaves and ghee. Serve hot with rice and potato fry. Linking it up with Nalini's 

and Shruti's Only food for growing children initially started by Pari.

PAAL POORI

INGREDIENTS :

Boiled milk - 1 cup
Sugar to taste
Cashews,Elachi , Pista,Badam - few
Poori's of wheat flour 

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Blend milk with nuts and sugar well .

2) Transfer it to a bowl and add poori pieces in it .Leave for 10 minutes ,hence poori is well soaked in milk.

3) Garnish it with Nuts .

Serve chill for guests.

Linking it to Know your Dairy - Milk guest hosted by me , event started by Jagruti .

and Sharanya's Traditional Recipes Event : 

DOSA WITH HONEY SPREAD

INGREDIENTS :

Dosa batter - 1 cup
Honey 
Ghee

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Make crispy ghee dosa .
2) Spread a spoon of honey on it and serve hot .


Linking it with Know your Sweetness event-Honey by me started by Jagruthi .

Linking it up with Party Snacks Food by Snehidhi.

HONEY BUTTER BUN

INGREDIENTS: 

White /Wheat buns - 1 packet
Butter
Honey
Milk - as per requirement
Sugar


METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Mix milk with sugar well.
2) Dip buns in it .
3) Toast it well with butter on all the sides .Slit bun in the middle and apply butter.
4) Once done , transfer it a plate . Spread honey on top of it . Make passage on top of the bun with knife , for the honey to get in .

Delicious bun for kids.

Linking it with Know your Sweetness event-Honey by me started by Jagruthi .

Linking it up with Party Snacks Food by Snehidhi.

CHICKEN NOODLES

INGREDIENTS :

• Noodles - 1 packet (Maggi noodles)
• Chicken (boneless) - 100 gas
• Onion -  1 fined sliced
• Biriyani powder - 1 tsp
• Sour Chilli sauce - 2 tbsps
• Salt to taste

Marinate chicken with ginger-garlic paste, curd, turmeric powder, chilli powder and Salt for an hour.

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Heat oil in a pan . Saute onion till tender .

2) Add chicken to it and mix it well, till the chicken leaves out water. Add little water and cover with a lid till done.

3) Once cooked, add sauce and salt.Mix it well for few minutes. Followed by a spoon of biriyani powder.

4) Add sufficient water, bring it to boil.

6) Add noodles to it . Slightly mix it . Cover with a lid and cook till done. Remove from flame and serve hot .


Linking it up with Fast Food - Noodles event.

HOME MADE GRAPE YOGURT

I came to know of this simple yet comfort food for kids through a UK magazine healthy recipes for kids . This can be made in minutes time . 

INGREDIENTS :

Grapes - 1 cup

Yogurt - 2 cups

Boiled milk (whole) - 1 cupSugar

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

Blend above ingredients in a blender . Serve chilled .Linking it up Fruit of the month- grapes event.

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.