Bread Halwa

Bread Halwa

The other 2 slices I tried halwa like (rava halwa )and it came out very well.

Ingredients

• Bread slices........................2
• Sugar.................................1 cup
• Ghee.................................2tbsp
• Milk..................................2cups
• Cardamom........................a pinch
• Cashew Nuts........................few
• Kesari Powder....................a pinch

Method

Bread Halwa

Remove the sides of the bread and make very small pieces. 

• Add ghee ina pan fry the bread pieces till it becomes golden. 
• Then add the milk(If needed add more milk) and it should cook the milk. 
• Add sugar, kesari powder and 1tbsp ghee and stir till it comes out of the sides.
• Decorate with roasted cashew nuts.
• I never expected it so tastier.
• The preparation is like rava kesari.

Mango Rice

Ingredients

• Grated Raw Mango........1cup
• Green Chili......................2
• Cooked Rice.................4cups
• Curry Leaves...................few
• Cumin Seeds..................1tsp
• Chana Dhal.....................2tsp
• Mustard Seeds................1tsp
• Asafoetida.......................1tsp
• Chili Powder....................1tsp
• Turmeric Powder.............1/4 tsp
• Roasted Peanuts..............2tbsp
• Salt to Taste

Method

• Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds, chana dhal. 
• When the dhal becomes red, add the chili powder,salt, green chili,turmeric powder,asafoetida,peanuts,curry leaves and grated mango
• Fry two minutes and then add the rice and mix well.

Mambazha Pulissery

We get lots mangoes in Kerala. My mother uses a particular variety of ripe mangoes for this pulissery.When I was in Kerala, I love to eat rice with mambhazha puliseri and varutha pappadam. Very tasty meal.

Here I am giving the recipe

Mambazha Pulissery

 

Ingredients

• Ripe Mango                   2
• Grated Coconut   ......... 1/2 cup
• Green Chili. .................  4
• Turmeric Powder...........1/4 tsp
• Mustard Seeds. ........... 1tsp
• Red Chili...................... 2
• Curry Leaves................ few       
• Yogurt   ....................... 1 cup
• Salt to Taste

Method

• Grind the coconut and ,green chili into a fine paste.
• Churn the yogurt and and keep.
• Wash the Mangoes and cut both sides and boil with with water.
• Add turmeric and salt.
• When the mangoes are cooked add yogurt and the ground paste and curry leaves
• Put off the flame after just one boil 
• Heat a pan with oil ,add mustard seeds and red chili. 
• When it splutters add to the mambazha pulissery.
• Serve with rice and fried pappadams.

Kovakai Chutney

Kovakkai in Tamil, tindora or tondli in Marathi,Kovakka in Malayalam Dondakaya in Telugu Tondekayi in Kannada.

Kovakai/ Tindora Chutney

Very tasty chutney

Ingredients

• Kovakkai..................100gms
• Red Chili...................6
• Urad Dhal..................2tsp
• Asafoetida................ 1/4 tsp
• Tamarind................1tsp
• Coriander Leaves.....few
• Mustard Seeds..........1tsp
• Curry Leaves..............few
• Salt to Taste

Method

• Fry the chili and  dhal in golden. Fry the chopped kovakkai, till it becomes tender.
• Grind kovakai urad dhal, chili, asafoetida, salt coriander leaves and tamarind. into a paste.
• Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and curry leaves. When it splutters add to the chutney.
• It is a side dish for dosa/ idli/ rice or chapthi.

Different Sambar

This sambar is different. Instead of tamarind we use buttermilk

Ingredients

• Yellow Vallirikkai(keep for Vishukani).........1/2kg
• Tur Dhal.....................................................1cup
• Red Chili....................................................3
• Methi Seeds...............................................1tsp
• Dhania.......................................................1tsp
• Grated Coconut.........................................1 cup
• Turmeric Powder.......................................1/4tsp
• Buttermilk..................................................2cups
• Asafoetida.................................................1/2 tsp
• Mustard Seeds..........................................1tsp
• Curry Leaves.............................................few
• Salt to Taste

Method

• Fry the chili, dhania and methi seeds and grind with coconut and keep. 
• Cut the cucumber into cubes. pressure cook the dhal 
• Boil the vegetables with turmeric, asafoetida and salt.
• When it is cooked add the cooked dhal, butter milk and ground mixture mix it well
  Heat pan with oil, add mustard seeds, one red chili and curry leaves and when it splutters add to the mixture.
• Serve hot with rice and bhaji

Parippu Podi

Parippu podi 

Ingredients

• Tur Dhal.........................1cup
• Red Chili.......................6
• Curry Leaves.................few
• Asafoetida.....................1/2tsp
• Salt to Taste

Method 

• Roast the tur dhal  chili and curry leaves without oil, till it becomes golden. 
• Grind all ingredients together with salt into fine powder. 
• This powder  is served with rice with little ghee or oil. 

Healthy Drink

Ingredients

Banana.....................1

Blueberries................1/4 cup......

Apple juice...............1/2cup

Powdered flax seed.....1tsp

Yogurt........................1cup

Method

Blend all together into nice smooth paste.

Drink this juice. It is good for health.

Manga Arachukalakki

This raita is very tasty  and goes with keerai mulakuttal or any mulakuttal.This raita can be made with uppu manga or kaduku manga.

Manga Arachukalakki

• Prepare Time.....................5min
• Cook time...........................10min
• Serve...................................5

Ingredients

• Kadukumanga.................6
• Red Chilies......................4
• Mustard Seeds...............1tsp
• Yogurt...............................1cup
• Grated Coconut.............3tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method

• If you are using kaduku manga, wash the mangas and cut into pieces.
• Grind these mangas,  red chilies with coconut.
• Add to the yogurt and mix. 
• Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and 1 red chili.
• When it crackles add to the raita.
• This is one of my favorites. 
• No need to add salt because the mangoes have already salted. 
• If needed salt,add little..

Vazhathandu Raita

Vazhathandu Raita
Ingredients

• Vazhathandu. Minced......................1cup
• Yogurt............................................1cup
• Chopped Green Chili.......................1tsp
• Mustard Seeds................................1tsp
• Red Chili.......................................1
• Coriander Leaves..........................few
• Salt to Taste 

Method

• Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and red chili. 
• When it splutters, add chopped vazhathandu and fry little till the thandu becomes tender.
• Let it cool and then add to the yogurt with salt and coriander leaves.

Masala Dosa

Every one likes masala dosa. It is very tasty and filling.It is my son's favorite. I make this masala dosa very often

Ingredients

• Potato Masala
• Boiled Potato.......................4
• Onion....................................1
• Chopped Green Chili...........2stp
• Curry :Leaves.......................few
• Coriander Leaves..................few
• Chopped Ginger..................1tsp
• Mustard Seeds....................1tsp
• Turmeric Powder................1/4 tsp
• Salt to Taste

Potato Masala Bhaji

 Method

• Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and when it splutters add the onion, chili , curry leaves and ginger. 
• Saute the onions then add boiled , mashed ,potato turmeric powder and salt. 
• Mix well ,sprinkle the coriander leaves.

For Dosa

• Raw Rice..........................2cups
• Urad Dhal.........................1/2 cup
• Salt to Taste

Masala Dosa

Method

• Soak the rice and dhal, separately for 6 hours and grind finely. 
• Add salt  and keep . Heat a dosa pan, apply oil and make dosa.
• Turn it and cook both sides.Place the masala  at the center and fold it. 
• Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Masala Dosa