Showing posts with label tiffins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tiffins. Show all posts

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Vermicelli Veg Uppama

Ingredients:-

Vermicelli    -  1 cup
 Carrot        -   1 
Potato         -   1 
Peas         
Onions
Green chilies
Curry leaves 
Mustard seeds
Chana dal
Method:-

Fry vermicelli till it turns golden colour by adding  little ghee,and transfer it onto a plate.
Add oil in the pan, add mustard seeds. When the seeds split, add chana dal, chilies, onions, curry leaves one by one and fry it.
When they get fried, add carrot,  potato (small-sized slices) and peas.   
Fry the vegetables till they take a little brownish colour . Now add 1 and 1/2 cup water and salt to taste.
While the water is boiling, add vermicelli, mix well, reduce the flame and cook by covering  the lid for a few minutes. Check whether the vermicelli has boiled or not, mix and turn off the stove.
Serve hot with sambar  or as you wish.

Friday, November 16, 2012

Banana paratha

Ingredients:-

   1 Cup of wheat flour
   2  Ripe bananas
   Little jaggery
   Ghee
   Little milk

 Method :-
 
 Take wheat flour add salt and mix it
 Now add nice smashed banana pulp, and jaggery (optional) mix well and make dough.
 If the banana pulp is enough to make the dough, its not necessary to add milk.
 When i use very ripe bananas, i don't add milk and jaggery.
 Add ghee and knead the dough nicely .
 Keep aside 1/2 an hour covered.
 If you don't like jaggery, you can use 1 more banana  instead or the sweetness is upto you to decide.
 Half an hour later, knead the dough very well.
 You can make it as a  paratha or puri as your wish.
 Delicious parathas are ready.


Saturday, October 27, 2012

VERMICELLI IDLI

Ingredients:-

Vermicelli  - 1 cup
Semolina   -     1/4 cup
Thick curd    -   1/2 
Soda

Method;-

Fry  vermicelli and semolina lightly,separately with little ghee.
Keep aside. 
Now add  curd and water, mix well.
Add salt and soda, mix well make flowing consistency  (not too much liquid, a little thick.).
keep aside with a lid for 1/2 an hour.
Prepare idli in idli cooker.
Serve with  whichever chutney  you like.


Wednesday, October 24, 2012

IDLI

   Ingredients:-
  
   Urad dal/ black gram( without peel) - 1cup
    rice  (old rice/ parboiled rice) - 2cups


     Method:-
  1. Wash rice and dal.
  2. Soak in water separately at least 6 hours.
  3. Grind them separately.
  4. Mix well, and keep a lid, set aside for 8 hours.
  5. Add salt leave for 1/2 an hour.
  6. Prepare idli in  idli cooker.
     Note :- the batter should be a little sour.It must have a thick flowing consistency.
  
     Serve idlis with   sambar,  coconut chutney  or as you like.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Chuda /Rice flakes Uppama

 Ingredients:-

Chuda/poha
Peanuts
Split chick peas/ chana dal
Onions
Green chillies
Curry leaves
Mustard seeds
Salt 
Turmeric powder
Lemon juice

Cooking method:-

Wash the chuda and drain the water.
Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seed, when seeds split add chana dal and peanuts fry for little while.
Now add chopped onions, sliced green chillies  and curry leaves,(if you like potato  
you can add a boiled one) Stir- fry.
Add turmeric powder and salt to taste, mix well.
Add washed chuda and mix well. Cook in medium flame.
Stir - fry some time. turn off the stove.
Add lemon juice and mix well. 
Garnish with coriander leaves .
Serve hot as a tiffin.



Rawa/ semoline idli

Ingredients
Rawa/ semoline
Curd
soda 
salt 
  
Method
Fry  rawa with little ghee for a minute.
To make a batter,  take a bowl, add rawa, curd, salt  (according to taste) and pinch of soda  and mix well.
Now add  enough water to make a perfect consistency.
Set aside  covered with a lid for of 1/2 an hour.
Cook idli in  idli cooker .
serve with chutney.

Veg. Rava / Semolina Idli

 Ingredeints :-
  
Semolina -1/4 kg
Thick curd - 100 gm
Salt to taste
Pinch of soda
Mustard seeds
black gram dal / urad
Channa dal
Curry leaves
Carrot - 1 (grated)
Tomato- 1
Onion chopped -1
Green chillies - according to taste

Tomato, channa dal, onion, green chillies are choice.
Method:-

Heat a small sized spoonful of  ghee and fry the semolina  for a minute, and remove on a plate.
Again heat the  little oil and fry all the above ingredients except salt and soda. After frying turn off the stove and allow to cool.
Prepare the batter by adding all ingredients and water together, mix well.
Remember the batter should have thick consistency and not too much thin.
Cover with  lid and keep aside for 1/2 an hour.
Later cook in idli cooker
Serve with coconut chutney or as you like.
Note:-  Don't fry carrot and tomato too much.