Idli

INGREDIENTS:
Idli rice - 4 cups
Whole white urad dhal - 1 cup
Methi seeds - 1 teaspoon
salt - 3 level teaspoons


METHOD:

Soak rice with methi for 3-4 hours.
Soak urad dal separately.
(The trick for spongy idlis) :
1. Soak urad dhal for about 45 minutes only.
2. Wash the dhal well and soak it in 3 cups of water
3. Grind in the soaked water itself till fluffy

First grind the dhal till fluffy and then grind the rice separately. Mix both the batter and add salt. Allow it to ferment for 7-8 hours.
Make idlis using idli plates.
Grease the idli plates , pour in a ladle of the batter and steam for 8 minutes. Transfer the idlis to a bowl or hot pack after 5 minutes

Vegetable Noodles

INGREDIENTS:


Vegetable oil : 3tbsp
Egg Noodles or plain noodles : 350 g
Onions : 1 (cut lengthwise or thinly sliced)
Tomato: 1 medium ( chopped)Carrot : 1 (large and cut in to thin slices)
Snow Peas : 120 g (cut length wise)
Cabbage : 1 cup (cut length wise)Bean Sprouts : 50 g
Whole Garlic : 2 ( pressed)
Green onions : 1/4 cup ( thinly sliced)
Chilly powder : 1 tablespoon  
Salt : To Taste


Method:
Cook the noodles in boiling water.
Drain the excess water and keep aside.
Place a flat pan or wok in a high heat and once it is hot add oil in to it.
Now add the onions and garlic in to it , fry them little bit till its soften.
Add the tomate slices and cook till soft.
now add chilly powder,salt and cook till raw smell is goes off.
After that start adding the carrot-strips, snow peas,cabbage,bean sprouts and stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes or until the carrots are tender.
Add the cooked noodles and mix well.
Finally garnish the noodles with Green onions and serve.

Potato Fry

Method:


1.Boil the potatoes, peel the skin and cut into big cubes.

2.In a kadai, heat oil, add mustard seeds. After they splutter add urad dal, and  a pinch of turmeric powder.

3.When urad dal turns golden brown, add the potatoes.

4.Add salt and chilli powder as required.

5.Fry till golden brown and serve.

Onion Thokku

INGREDIENTS:


Big onions - 5
Tamarind - half the size of a lemon
Dry red chillies - 5
Curry leaves - a sprig
Salt

To temper:
Gingelly oil - 1/2 ladle
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp.
Hing


METHOD:

Peel onions and grind it alongwith tamarind, curry leaves and chillies to a smooth paste.

In a heavy-bottomed pan, heat gingelly oil and add mustard seeds and hing. When mustard seeds splutter, add the ground paste, and salt. Stir it often so that it doesn't stick to the pan. When oil leaves the sides and the paste is thick, transfer it to a sterile bottle. 

Cup cakes

Ingredients:

All Purpuse Flour -1cup

Butter (unsalted)-3/4 cup

sugar(powdered)-3/4 cup

Baking powder-1/2 teaspoon

Eggs-3 nos

vanilla essence-1 teaspoon

Icing crean

sprinkles(optional)

Method:

Beat sugar and butter till creamy.

Add the eggs and beat again till it mixes well with the butter cream.

Add essence and mix well.

Mix the flour and baking powder.Then add it to the cream.

Take the cup cake pan and line it with  the cup cake lining paper.

Preheat the oven for 350 F.

Fill each cup until 3/4.

Bake it for 25 min.

Add the icing cream of ur choice over each cake.

Spray the sprinkles over the cream.

Cup cakes ready !!!!!!

                  

Chicken Gravy

INGREDIENTS: 

• Chicken with bones-1 pound (chicken with bones tastes better than boneless chicken)
• For dry powder-kus kus 3/4 tsp,black peppercorns 1/2 tsp,fennel(sombu) 1/2 tsp,dry red chillis 3
• Masala-Medium Onion,Tomato-1 roughly chopped,Green chillis -3,Garlic-3 pods,Ginger-1/2 inch
• Coconut grated-4 tbsps
• Seasoning-Cinnanom 1 stick,cardamon 3 pods
• Salt-1 1/2 tbsps
• Oil-4 tbsps
• corriander leaves-4 stripes chopped

Method

• Clean chicken and marinate it with little salt,turmeric powder,chilli powder,Meat/chicken masala,lime juice
• In a kadai without oil dry roast the powder ingrediants,transfer to blender and powder it
• In the same kadai heat 1 tbsp oil ,add the masala items one by one and saute for 3 to 4 mins and then transfer it to the blender and grind it along with the already powdered dry ingrediants.Run the blender until all are well grinded.Afterwards add the coconut and once again run the blender.
• Heat the cooker,add the rest oil followed by the seasonings,Now add the mixture from the blender and saute for 4 mins.Always the onion,tomato mixture tends to boil and spread around.Dont worry slightly close the cooker with lid so that you dont get a springler of masala around the cooker.
• Add the chicken and mix it well with the masalas.Add salt.Put on the weight and cook for 4 whisltes.
• After the pressure is released,add corriander leaves.
• Serve with paratha,plain rice,briyani .

Tomato Thokku

INGREDIENTS: 

Big tomatoes - 8
Dry red chillies - 6
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp.
Salt - as per taste
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp. 
Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp. 
Gram dhal - 1/2 tsp.
Hing 
Curry leaves - few 
Gingelly oil - 1 ladle 

METHOD: 
Wash and cut tomatoes into cubes. .
In a kadai, heat gingelly oil, add mustard seeds and allow it to splutter. Now add urad dal, gram dal, red chillies, hing, turmeric powder and curry leaves and fry till golden brown. Add the chopped tomatoes, salt and chilli powder. 
Stir often and saute well till the tomatoes are mushy and oil leaves the sides. Allow it to cool. Store in a sterile bottle. This can be stored in the refrigerator for a month and can be used as a side dish for idli, dosa, chappati, poori  and can also be mixed with cooked rice.