ONION WHEAT DOSA

A Simple yet tasty dosa for today.

INGREDIENTS:

Wheat flour - 2 cups
Sufficient water
Chopped onion - 1 big size
Jeera - 2 tsps
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder- 1 tsp
Green chillies - 5( finely chopped)

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1. Mix sufficient water to the flour, mix well without any lumps of proper dosa consistency.

2) Add onions, chillies, salt, turmeric powder and jeera. Mix well.

3) Heat dosa tawa. Once hot, spread the batter slowly. Cover with a lid. Flip to the sides till done.

4) Serve hot with chutney.

RED RICE PUTTU

Today, I am sharing a simple healthy breakfast, Red Rice Puttu. Red rice will have a deliciously different aroma and flavour. 

INGREDIENTS :

Red rice flour - 2 cups

Karumbu sakkarai - as required

Grated coconut - 1 whole coconut(small size)

Sesame oil

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Sieve the flour well. Mix water to the flour by sprinkling little by little till we reach the correct consistency. Please find the video for the reference.

2) Spead the flour evenly in the idli plates. Heat water in idli pan. Once hot, place the filled in plates. Cover with the lid and cook for 20 minutes till done.

3) Once done, leave the puttu in a big vessel. Add Karumbu sakkarai, Grated coconut and 1/2 cup of gingerly oil. Mix them well, still hot. Once, well mixed, serve hot.

CHEESE POTATOES

Potatoes are one of the vegetables that never disappointed parents whose children are fussy eaters. Any recipe with Potato will always be welcomed by all the children. Cheese potatoes are quick healthy snack for children. This can be prepared in minutes with minimum ingredients.

Servings : 4 people

INGREDIENTS : 

Potatoes - 250 gms

Jeera - 2 tsps

Turmeric powder- 1 tsp

Chilli powder- 2 tsps

Salt to taste

Bread crumbs

Cheese slices

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1) Peal the skin and boil potatoes.

2) Mash it up well with turmeric powder, chilli powder, jeera and salt.

3) Roll balls of the mashed potatoes and coat it with bread crumbs.

4) Flatten it and place the cheese slices between two flattened Potato balls. Seal the corners well.

5) Heat butter in a frying pan. Once hot, place the potatoes and flip to its side, toast till golden brown.

6) Serve hot . It can be served as a burger too, whichever way your children prefers to have.

RAGI MOR KOOZH

INGREDIENTS:

Ragi/ Keppai flour - 5 ladles

Buttermilk- 250 ml

Small onions : 1 handful

Green chillies - 3 chopped

Salt to taste

Sufficient water.

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1) Take 5 ladles of Ragi flour in a large bowl.

2) Add sufficient water and mix well to get a very thin batter without lumps.

3) Boil 5 cups of water in a heavy bottomed vessel.

4) Meanwhile, prepare buttermilk.

5) Once the water boils, slowly mix the batter in the boiling water without any lumps as seen in the video. Continuous stirring is essential.

6) Cook in slow flame, once it starts thickening add onions, green chillies and mix well. Remove from the flame after 5 minutes. 

7) Finally mix the buttermilk with salt. Mix it up well. Healthy Ragi Koozh is ready to be served.

KOLLU RASAM (HORSE GRAM RASAM)

INGREDIENTS : 

Roasted Horse gram - 1/2 cup

Pepper / Jeera  - 1 tsp each 

Salt to taste

Garlic cloves - 5

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Rasam powder - 1 tsp

Tomatoes - 1 medium size

Tamarind - small size ball( soak in water for 10 minutes)

For Tadka:

Mustard, Methi seeds - 1 tsp
Red chillies - 2
Curry and Coriander leaves - few

METHOD OF PREPARATION : 

1) Wash up the gram and pressure cook it for 3 whistles . Allow it to cool , strain the water and keep aside .

2) Heat oil . Once hot , saute jeera, garlic cloves, chopped tomatoes, kollu for 5 minutes. Allow it to cool down.

3) Then grind them well with little of the strained water and keep aside .

4) Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard, methi seeds, chopped red chillies, few curry leaves. When it pops out, add the grinded dal with tamarind water, remaining strained water with Rasam powder. Bring it to boil .

5) Switch off the stove. Add salt, mix it well.

Garnish with Corainder/Mint leaves . Serve hot with rice.

CHICKEN CURRY - MY DAUGHTER'S FAV...

INGREDIENTS : 

Chicken - 1 kg

Onion - 2 big ; sliced

Tomato - 3 medium

Coconut milk - 1 cup

Curry leaves

Salt to taste

Chicken masala -  2 tsps

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

TO GRIND : 

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Coriander seeds - 1 tsp

Kuskus - 1/2 tsp

Pepper / Jeera - 1 tsp each

Garlic cloves - 4

Ginger - small piece

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Mariante chicken with chilli powder , turmeric powder , salt , coriander powder and a spoon of curd for 1 hour.

2) Heat oil in a kadai . Once hot , saute onion and tomato till tender. Wait till the masala leaves oil out. Add curry leaves followed by chicken .

3) Cook till chicken leaves some water . Add all the powders , grinded paste and coconut milk . Add sufficient water and cover the kadai with a lid. Cook in medium flame for 15 to 20 minutes, till the chicken is cooked well and oil separates out . Remove from the flame. 

Once done , garnish with coriander leaves . Serve hot with rice /Roti.

HEALTHY NUTS MILK MIX

Let our children start their day fresh with a nutrients packed Healthy Nuts Milk. Cashews, Walnuts, Almond, Pistachio are good sources of proteins , vitamins, high fibre and minerals. Some children may not be interested to eat any of the nuts regularly. Children has a regular habit of drinking milk for breakfast. Add just 1 tsp of the mix with honey to the hot milk, they will slurp it out in few minutes.

This healthy nuts mix can be prepared in no time. 

INGREDIENTS :

Cashews - 100 gms
Pistachio - 100 gms

Walnut - 100 gms

Almond - 100 gms

Honey

Hot milk

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Dry roast all the nuts in a heavy bottomed kadai. Roast them little by little for getting roasted properly depending upon the size of your kadai.

2) Once done, remove from the flame and cool them completely. 

3) Then grind them in a blender finely. Healthy nut milk mix is ready to use. Store it in an airtight container.

FRIED CHICKEN

INGREDIENTS :

Chicken (chopped in small pieces) - 300 gms
Chilli powder - 2 tsps
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
Chicken masala - 1 tsp
Lemon juice - 2 tsps
Rice bran oil required for deep frying.
Salt to taste


METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Clean the chicken with turmeric powder well in water

2) Marinate the chicken with all the spice powders, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice and refrigerate for 1 hour.

3) Heat oil in a heavy pan. Once hot, deep fry them till golden brown.

Serve hot.

SENAI KILANGU VARUVAL (ELEPHANT YAM FRY)

Hi,

Today, I am sharing a simple yet authentic recipe in all the households of Tamilnadu. Elephant Yam or Senai Kilangu( Tamil) is a tuber crop, rich in minerals. Few people may be allergic to it's peel, it may cause itching. To avoid itching, before peeling, use disposable or reusable gloves or just rub your palms well with Coconut oil. The Yam is rich in fibre, hence recommended for Diabetes diet.

INGREDIENTS :

Yam - 1 medium size or 300gms
Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsps
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Asafoetida - 1 tsp
Salt to taste


METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1) Peal the yam and clean it well. Finely, chop it in small cubes.

2) Heat oil in a heavy bottomed kadai. Meanwhile, mix all the spices and salt to the cubed yam and mix well. Once hot, add yam and cover with a lid , leave it half open and cook till the yam is cooked roasted but not burnt. Cook in slow flame. Stir it, once 2 to 3 minutes. Once fried well, remove from the flame.

Serve hot with Rice.

PEARL MILLET PORRIDGE / KAMBU KOOZH

Hi readers,

Today, I am sharing a simple yet healthy authentic recipe of every household in Tamilnadu, Kambu Koozh. Kambu/ Pearl millet is rich in proteins and vitamins and can be consumed all through the seasons. 

INGREDIENTS:

Kambu maavu / Pearl Millet flour - 5 ladles

Jaggery/ Karupaati - 250 gms

Whole spices - Elachi, Cloves, Cinnamon sticks- handful

Grated Coconut - 100 to 150 gms

Sufficient water.

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1) Take 5 ladles of Pearl millet flour in a large bowl.

2) Add sufficient water and mix well to get a very thin batter without lumps.

3) Boil 5 cups of water in a heavy bottomed vessel.

  

4) Meanwhile, prepare jaggery syrup. 

5) Once the water boils, slowly mix the batter in the boiling water without any lumps as seen in the video. Continuous stirring is needed.

6) Cook in slow flame, once we feel the thickening consistency, add the jaggery syrup to the porridge and mix well.

7) Meanwhile, take the grated coconut and the spices.

8) Add the grated coconut with the spices to the porridge and cook till the consistency of porridge is reached. The Consistency shouldn't be watery or too thick, It has to be a bit thin consistency without any lumps.