Pasta

I tried pasta in our way of cooking it came out well and my kids enjoyed it.

Ingredients:

Pasta - 1 cup

All vegetables - 1 cup(copped)

Onion - 1 medium sized

Tomato - 1 medium sized

Cheese - 1 table spoon

Tomato ketchup - 1 table spoon

Oil - 1 table spoon

Red chilly powder - 1 1/2 teaspoon

Salt - As required

Recipe

1.In a tawa add oil then add the onion when it turns to golden brown add all the vegetables let them to fry for 5 minutes stiring ocassionally,then add tomato.

2.Add 1/2cup water and let them to cook when they are cooked add the chilly powder and salt then them to thicken.

3.Mean while in pot add 3 cups water and add pasta let it to cook when the pasta is almost done add salt and allow it to fully cook then drain the water.

4.when the mixed vegetables are cooked add the pasta and stir them gently for 2 mins.

5.Turn off the heat add the tomato ketchup mi it then add cheese.

Pasta ready..............

Poorna kolukattai

This is a good sweet which is completely different from our normal sweets.

Ingredients:

Raw rice flour - 2 cups

Channa dhal - 1/4 cup

Coconut(grated or powder)- 2 table spoon
Jaggery - 1/2 cup

Cardamon - 2 pieces(powder it)

Ghee - 1/2 cup.

Recipe

1.Scrap the jaggery add 1/2 cup water and heat it ,when it starts to boil turn it off and then filter it(this is done to remove dust from jaggery).

2.Boil the channa dhal in cook and smash it.In a tawa add 2 table sppons of ghee when it is hot add the coconut and give three to four stir then add the smashed channa dhal after 1 minute add the jaggery syrup.

3. Ocassionally stir it and when it thickens add the powdered cardamon then turn of the fire.Let that to cool.this is poornam.

4.Take a mixing bowl add tha raw rice flour and pinch of salt mix it well ,now add 2 cups of water and mix them well.

5.Heat a tawa then add 1 table spoon of ghee and pour the raw rice flour into it and without any break stir it untill it rolls down like a ball.When it is done trn of the heat and let it to cool for 15 mins.

6.Now grease your hand with ghee and take small lemon sized ball of the rice folur and flatten it and take amla sized ball of poornam and then place it in one side of the flat rawrice flour and close it with other end(as shown in the picture).

7.Then place it in Idly steamer for 10 mins.

tada..............kolukattai is ready.

Broccoli soup

Soup is my kids favourite dish which will be with less karam.In my view soup has all nutrients it is also a very good appetizer.

Ingredients:

Broccoli - 1 cup(pieces)
Onion - 1/2 the medium sized
Tomato - 2 medium sized
Green chilly - 1 no
Cinnamon - 1 teaspoon
Pepper (powder)- 1/2 teaspoon
Moong dhal - 2 table spoons
Turmeric powder - 1 pinch
Bay leaves - 1 inch piece
Ghee- 1 1/ table spoon
Milk - 1/4 cup

coriander - little for seasoning
Salt- As required

Recipe

1. cook the moong dhal in cooker till it becomes very very soft(usually 3 pressures might be ok).

2.In a tawa add the ghee when it melts add cinnamon, bay leaves after few seconds add onion when it turns golden brown then add tomato when then to gets fried add green chilly then add turmeric powder,pepper and stir them for 1 minute then add broccoli the and stir for 2 minutes.

3.Now add the cooked moondhal to it all see to it that the water content is slightly more than 3 cups stir it little and cover it with lid.

4.After 10 minutes the broccoli will be cooked now add salt then turn the heat off and add 1/4 cup of milk. Finally transfer it to bowl and season it with coriander.

Healthy soup is ready. You can replace ghee by oil.

Vazhakai varuval,Plantain oil fry

Kids love fried item even elders will love it simple dish but tastes very good.

Ingredients

Vazhakai (Raw Banana) - 1 medium sized
Chilly powder - 1 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1pinch
Oil- 2 table spoon.
Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon
Urad dhal- 1/4 teaspoon
jeera - 1 pinch
Salt - as required

Recipe

1.Peel the skin of banana and make very thin slices.

2.In a mixing bowl add the sliced banana turmeric powder,chilly powder and salt mix them throughly.

3.In a tawa add oil when it is hot add mustard seeds,Urad dhal and jeera when the mustard seeds splatters add the banana which is mixed with saly,turmeric and chilly powder.

4.In a low flame allow it to cook don't cover it with lid ,give it a stir evry now and then.

5. When the banana is cooked turn off the gas and let banana to be in the hot tawa for 5 minutes it will add crispness to it.

Pudhina chutney Mint chutney using coconut

Very good for health ,usually pudhina is used in briyani and in fried rice but the only form as side dish for idly and dosa is chutney.

Ingredients:

Pudhina /Mint leaves - 1 hand full

Onion - 1/4 in 1 medium sized onion

Red chilly - 2 nos

Tamarind - 1/4 the lemon size

Coconut (fresh or powder) - 2 table spoon

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tea spoon

Oil- 1 table spoon

Salt - as required

Recipe

1.Wash the pudhina leaves,chop the onions.

2. In a tawa add the oil when it is hot add the mustard seeds when it splatters add pudhina leaves fry it till all the leaves shrinks then add onion fry it till it turns golden brown then add red chilly fry for 2 more minutes then add coconut fry for 1 minute .

3.Turn off the stove and then let this mixture to cool then grind it in mixi/blender by adding salt and tamarind.

Pudhina chutney is ready...

Paneer paratha

Different way to use paneer and new type of chapatti very simple to do but very rich in taste.

Ingredients:

Paneer - 1/2 cup

Wheat flour - 1 1/2cup

Onion(finely chopped) - 1 1/2 table spoons

Green chilly - 2 nos

Oil - 1 table spoon

Ginger - 1/4 inch
Salt - As required

Recipe

1. Prepare chapathi dough in usual way u do.

2. If u have paneer in ur freezer then keep it in room temperature for 1 hr then using a grater grate it.

3.In a tawa add Oil when it is hot add onion when it turns golden brown add green chillies and fry for while then turn the gas off and add the panner mix it well.

4. Now take ball sized dough and make it flat and keep this panner inside it and then close the edges and then make chapathi as u do usually .

5.In a tawa add ghee and cook this chapathi

paneer paratha ready..

Kuzhi paniyaram

One more dish that is famous for its appearance and tempts us to taste it.

Ingredients:

Raw rice - 1 1/2 cups
Idly rice - 1 1/2 cups
Urad dhal - 3/4 cup
Vendhayam - 1 table spoon
Chopped Onion - 1/2 cup
Green chille - 2
Mustard - 1 teaspoon
Curry leaves - 4 0r 5 leaves
Salt - as required
Oil - 1 1/2 table spoon

Recipe

1.Soak raw rice ,idly rice and urad dhal along with vendhayam for 3 hrs, grind it fine then add salt and mix it well and allow it to ferment(as u do for idly).

2. Heat oil in tawa when it is hot add mustard ,when it splatters add curry leaves then add chopped onion.When the onion turn golden brown add the chopped chillies just fry for 5 - 7 seconds.

3. Mix this fried mixture with dough.

4.Heat the Kuzhi paniyaram tawa and add 2 drops of oil in each hole when it is hot fill the hole with half dough add 2 drops of oil in each hole and cover it with its lid.

5. After few minutes turn its side with spatula given along with Kuzhi paniyaram tawa.

Tada ........ ur paniyaram is ready.