TOMATO CHUTNEY

ITEMS NEEDED

onion-1/2 chopped
curry leaves-1tbsp chopped
mustard and urad dhal-each 1/4 tspn
tomato -2 nos chopped and grinded with haldi and chilli pwdr
chilli pwdr-2tspn
haldi/trmeric pwdr-1/4 tspn
salt as required
corn starch -1tspn mis with 1 tbsp of water

heat oil in a pan and add mustard and urad dhal and allow to crackle

add onions and curry leaves and cook until raw smell goes.

now add the grinded mixture and cook well.

once tomato mixture is cooked add corn starch water(keep heat to low) and cook until oil floats on top

.serve hot with roti or dosa...enjoy.

WHITE PUMPKIN HALWA

ITEMS NEEDED

white pumpkin-1cup grinded to smooth paste
sugar-3/4 cup
ghee-5-6 tbsp
rice flour-1tbsp
salt-apinch
cashew nut-7-8 broken
food colour-1/4 tspn(optional)

 heat a heavy bottom kadai and add grinded pumpkin and fry until raw smell disappears.

once the raw smells disappears and it reduced to half add the sugar and mix until sugar dissolves well.

now add rice flour and mix well .

 mix colour in tspn of water and add it and mix well

add all the ghee and mix well.

add chopped nuts and cook it until it leaves the sides of pan and remove from heat and serve.

the above one with lots of nuts (1/2 cup).

PRAWN MASALA WITH TOMATO SAUCE

ITEMS NEEDED

onion-1 chopped
tomato-2 chopped
garlic-10 cloves chopped
green chilli-1 slited
curry leaves- alittle

red chilli pwdr-3tspn
turmeric pwdr-1/2tspn
saunf wdr-1/2 tspn
saunf-1tspn
tomato sauce-2tspn

shrimp-2 pound cleaned

heat oil in a pan and add saunf and let it splutter.

 add chopped garlic ,green chilli and curry leaves and fry it until raw smell goes.

 add chopped onion and cook it until raw smell goes.

now add chilli pwdr,saunf pwdr and turmeric pwdr and mix well.

once oil leaves out from onion masala add chopped tomato and cook until tomato smashed well.

once raw smell goes from masala,add cleaned prawn and cook it with required salt.

add the tomato sauce and mix well.adding tomato sauce will give u good taste.

serve hot with rice or roti and enjoy.

SIMPLE POTATO MASALA(USING RED CHILLI PASTE)

ITEMS NEEDED
potato-3 half boiled and cubed
onion-1 chopped
green chilli-1 slited
ginger and garlic paste-1 tspn
red chilli paste-2tspn

METHOD

 heat oil in a pan and chopped onion and green chilli and fry it.

add ginger and garlic paste and mix it until raw smell goes.

 add red chilli paste and mix well.

add boiled potatoes and mix with the masala well and cook for two mnts and remove from heat and serve with rice.

this is how it looks when done.

IDLY MANCHURIAN(LEFTOVER)

left over idlies-6(i kept them in fridge,so they become hard for making manchurian)
marinate the idlies with 1/4 cup of buttermilk,1 tspn of chilli pwdr,1/4 tspn of turmeric pwdr and 1tspn of ginger garlic paste and keep them 15 mnts.







 

      onion-1 chopped
      tomato -1chopped
      green onions-2tbsp chopped
      capsicum-2tbsp chopped
      vegetables-1 cup(carrot,beans,peas and cauliflower)
       red chilli paste-1 tbsp or to taste(soak redchilli in hot water for 2 hrs and rind to     smooth paste with drops of water)
       dark soya sauce-1tspn
       tomato sauce-1tspn
       ginger and garlic -1tspn(not shown)

 

                                                                    
heat 2 tspn of oil in a pan and shallow fry the marinated idlies and keep aside.

heat 2tspn of oil in the same pan and add onion and ginger and garlic paste and fry until raw smell goes.

                                   
add all the vegetables and salt and cook them,don't overcook vegetables needs to be littlle crunchy.

when vegetables are half cooked,add chopped capsicum and give it a stir.

   add chopped tomato and give it a stir.

                                                        

now add red chilli sauce and mix it.

add soya sauce and mix.

add tomato sauce and give it a stir.

add the shallow fried idlies and green onions and mix well with the masala and remove from heat.

serve hot with onion raitha and enjoy.

                                      

BREAD BALLS

ITEMS NEEDED

left over bread(wheat or white)-3 to 4 powdered(i use wheat)
left over rice-1/2 cup
onion-3 tbsp minced
green chilli-2 minced
ginger and garlic-eac 1 tspn minced
curry leaves and corainder leaves tbsp chopped 

mix all together by adding little water and form a dough and make small round balls and keep it in fridge for 15 mnts.

heat oil in a pan and deep fry them ad serve.

serve hot with any sauce(i use chilli sauce).