MIXED VEGETABLES CHEESE PASTA

INGREDIENTS :

Pasta - 150 gas
Mixed vegetables- 1/2 cup
Hot salsa sauce -  2 tbsps
Cheese slice - 1/2
Garlic butter - 1 tbsp
Italian seasoning
Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Boil pasta separately and keep aside .

2) Heat oil in a pan . Once hot , saute the veggies and salt . Sprinkle little water , cover with a lid and cook in slow flame till tender .

3) Once done , add hot salsa sauce .Mix it up well .

4) Add Garlic butter and mix it well, followed by herb seasoning and Cheese.

5) Serve hot.

LEMON RASAM

INGREDIENTS :

• Lemon - 5 medium
• Tomato - 1
• Coriander leaves
• Salt to taste
• Rasam powder - 2 tsp
• Asafoetida 
• Ginger - a small piece
• Garlic cloves - 4
• Toor dal - 2 tbsps

For Tadka:

• Methi seeds - 1 tsp
• Mustard - 1 tsp
• Red Chillies - 2 
• Jeera - 1/2 tsp each
• Curry leaves

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Crush tomato , ginger , garlic well in a mortar. Meanwhile, cook toor dal with a spoon of oil in a pressure cooker and keep is aside.

2) Heat oil in a pan . Once hot , add mustard and methi seeds . When it slutters , add red chillies and curry leaves .

3) Add the crushed masala with rasam powder and little water .

4) When it starts boling , add cooked dal . 

5) Then , add lemon juice to it and mix it up well . 

6. Mix it well, garnish it with coriander leaves. Remove from the flame when it starts boiling and mix salt to it.

Linking it up with Akila's Dish starts with 'L' name .

SPINACH BAJII

INGREDIENTS :

Gram flour - 1 cup
Chilli powder - 3 tbps
Salt to taste
Hing - 2 tsps
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Spinach - 1 bunch , cleaned and chopped 

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Mix all the above said ingredients to a soft batter...not too watery.
2) Heat oil for deep frying . Once hot ,  pour a tsp of the batter . Fry till golden brown .
Serve with chutney/sauce .Linking it up with Jagruthi's Celebrate - Diamond Jubliee .

CHANNA DAL DOSAI

INGREDIENTS : 

Channa Dal - 1 cup

Urat dal - 1/2 cup

Idly rice - 2 cups

Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Soak the ingredients separately for 5 hrs .

2) Grind them to soft batter.

3) Make dosai and serve with Sambar/Chutney .

FRIED BHENDI - LEBANESE RECIPE (Vegetarian Stew of Okra)

INGREDIENTS :

• Okra/ Bhendi/ Vendaikkai/ Lady's finger - 250 gms
• Tomatoes - 3, soak in hot water and blend them as puree.
• Garlic - 4 cloves
• Soy chunks - 50 gms
• Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
• Green Pepper/ Capsicum - 1
• Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Clean okra and chop it .

2) Fry okra till brown.

3) Meanwhile, cook Soy chunks in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain the water and soak in cold water/ normal water for 5 minutes. Squeeze and drain the water completely. Keep it aside.

4) Meanwhile , heat oil in a pan . Once hot ,  add sliced onions , garlic, tomato puree and green pepper till tender.

5) Then , add soy chunks and mix it. Cook in slow flame till chunks are well cooked.

6) Finally , add salt and fried okra to it . Mix it up well .

Serve hot with Rice .

Linking it up with Sara's Flavours of Lebanon event.

ORANGE KESARI

INGREDIENTS : 

Rava / Semolina - 1 cup
Sugar - 2 cups
Oranges (small) - 7
Ghee
Cashews and Raisins .

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Ghee roast rava well till the flavour rules out .
2) Cook in slow flame . Add sugar and mix it up well .
3) Pour sufficient water and freshly made orange juice without pulp , stir it continuously without any lumps .
4) Add a ladle of ghee and stir continuously till done . Kesari should not stick to the pan .
5) Garnish it with Ghee roasted Cashews and Raisins.

FRUIT OF THE MONTH - GRAPES EVENT ROUNDUP!!!

I thank all the friends who have linked up their wonderful recipes here . Here are their yummy delights .

and finally my Grape yogurt .

MEENAKSHI THIRUKALYANAM SPECIAL LUNCH

The Celebration of 'Meenakshi Thirukalyanam' brings in a festive food with happiness and joy, marking the divine wedding of Meenakshi Amman with Lord Sundareshwarar. This is a grand celebration in Madurai including villages and towns near Madurai.

Chithirai Thiruvizha in Madurai, depicts an epic wedding story of Lord Sundareshwarar and Meenakshi Amman. This annual event inaugurates with 'Kodi Yaetram' in ‘Meenakshi Amman Temple’, indicating the first day of the event. It is a belief that after this event, people in Madurai will never move out of the city till the end of the festival. The 10th day marks 'Meenakshi Thirukalyanam' - grand wedding occasion of Meenakshi Amman and Lord Sundareshwarar. This wedding is considered as the event in all the households of Madurai, celebrated and serve with full wedding meal, 'Kalyana Virundhu' . The menu includes Sambar, Rice, Payasam, Curd Rice, Vadai, Poriyal, Vadagams, Appalam. and Pickle.

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.