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Breakfast, Snacks

Stuff Moong Dhokla

Ingredients

2 cup soaked green gram
1 inch ginger
3 to 4 green chillies
Salt

Stuffing
Chopped coriander leaves
1 cup grated coconut
Lime juice
Sugar
Salt

Method
Soak the green gram overnight. Blend the soaked moong in a blender with green chilly and ginger. Add salt, sugar and mix well .

Greese the thali with little oil and steam in a steamer for about 20 Minutes. Repeat one more time.

Now take out from thali, spread green chutney on dhokla and spread the stuffing and place one more dhokla over it
Cut according to ur choice serve with green chutney.

Breakfast, Kids Special Menus, Main Course, Snacks

Tomato Omelette Sandwich

An easy to cook recipe.. Have it as a breakfast, evening snack or dinner.. Choice is yours…

Ingredients
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup chopped tomato
1/2 cup chopped Chinese cabbage
1 to 2 chopped green chilly (optional )
Coriander leaves finely chopped.
1 cup besan( gramflour)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1tbsp red chilly powder
1/2 tbsp coriander jeera jpowder
Salt to taste
Oil

For sandwich
4 to 6 bread slices
Green chutney
Tomato ketchup
Butter

Method
In a bowl, add tomatoes, onions, green chillies, cabbage, coriander leaves. Now add besan, all dry masalas, salt and mix well. Make smooth batter with consistency of dosa or chila.

In a pan, heat 1 tsp oil and pour batter and prepare nice soft and fluffy omelette.

Now take a slice bread, spread butter, ketchup and on another slice spread butter and green chutney. Now place the tomato omelette on it and grill or toast in toaster till crispy. You can toast in tags too. Serve hot.

You can add cheese or cheese spread if you are a cheese lover.

Kids Special Menus, Snacks

Baked Paani Puri Chaat

I got a packet of Baked Puris in the market and thought of making this Paani Puri Chaat. Now, to add a twist I have used a different filling of grated cheese, mashed potato and sweet corn. It tastes yummy.

Coriander Chutney recipe:
1 cup chopped coriander leaves
1/2 cup mint leaves
4 to 5 green chillies
Salt to taste
Sugar
1 tsp Fennel seeds
Lemon juice
Chat masala
Method: Grind to a smooth paste.

Tamarind Chutney recipe:
1 cup Tamarind
5 to 6 Dates
1 cup grated Jaggery
1 tsp Chilli powder
Pinch of Asafoetida
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Ginger powder
1/2 tsp Jeera powder
Pinch of Black salt
Method: Soak tamarind in 2 cups of water for 1/2 an hour. Boil Dates. Strain and add ginger powder, red chilli powder, jaggery, salt, asafoetida, jeera powder, black salt. Bring it back to flame for about 10 min till jaggery melts. Make the chutney a little thin because it thickens on cooling.

Rest all is easy and quick. Do give it a try as a weekend snack.

Main Course

Dal & Rajma Makhni

Ingredients

1/2 cup whole Urad dal
1/4 cup Rajma
1 medium onion
1 medium tomato
1 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
1 tsp Garam masala
1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
1/4 tsp cream
1 tbsp butter
Whole garam masala cinnamon, bay leaf, pepper, cloves)
1 tsp Cumin seeds
Asafoetida pinch
Salt to taste

Method

Pressure cook the Urad and Rajma with sufficient water up to 4 to 5 whistles. Whisk the dal half mashed.
In a grinder, grind the onion, tomato, chilly, ginger garlic paste to a smooth paste.
For the tempering heat butter and oil in a deep pan and add cumin seeds. When cumin seed crackle, add whole garam masala and the above ground paste. Sauté well. Now Add dal, salt and add water as required. Simmer the gravy for 15 to 20 minutes on a slow flame. Add butter and simmer for another 3 mins. Garnish with fresh cream and coriander.

Breakfast, Chutneys, Kids Special Menus, Main Course, Snacks

Seasoned Idli with Sambar (In short, Tadkewali Idli :))

 

1. Idli batter

2. For seasoning
1 tsp jeera
1 tsp mustard seeds
Hing
Curry leaves

3. For Sambhar
Boil Tur Dal
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Red chilli powder
1 tbsp Sambhar powder
Salt
1 tbsp Tamarind pulp
Jaggery as per taste
Coriander leaves

4. Chutney
Grated Coconut
Green chilly as per taste
Curry leaves
Salt

Method:
Heat oil in tadka pan, prepare the seasoning and mix well in the Idli Batter. Now steam in Idli cooker for 10 to 15 minutes.

For Sambhar:
In a pressure cooker add all the ingredients and boil 3 to 4 whistles.
Mix the Sambar well and add tadka (seasoning) if you like.

For Chutney:
Grind all the ingredients finely and season.

Now the whole aroma of these tadkas will fill the air and draw the whole family to your dining table. Enjoy this special morning with the most special people in your life!! 🙂