Bathura

Ingredients:
all purpose flour 2cup
baking pdr 1/2 tsp
curd 3/4 cup
salt 1/2tsp
sooji 1/4 cup
sugar as needed
water as needed

Directions:

In a bowl add flour, salt, baking powder, sugar mix well then add sooji, butter milk and use water also to

make a medium stiff dough

rest atleast for 2 hrs

roll it into thin rounds fry in hot oil
Serve hot with paneer,chole curry.

Aloo paratha

Ingredients:

Chapati Atta 200grams
chat masala 1/2 tsp
cooking oil 2 tsp
cumin powder 1/2 tsp
Green chillies 4
Green coriander leaves 1/2 bunch
Lemon juice 1/2 tsp
Onion 1
Potato 3-4
Salt per taste

Directions:

# In one pan sieve 200 gms chapati atta. Add , cooking oil, and salt.
# Mix it well.Boil potatoes till they become soft.
# Add mashed potatoes, onion, green coriander leaves, green chillies & lemon juice mix it.
# Add little water to make a soft dough.
# Keep a side for about 10 to 20 minutes.
# Make frying pan (Tava) hot on medium heat.
# Take small ball from dough and roll it in circular shape .
# Place it on hot tava. When it gets little brown, apply oil or ghee.
# Turn it and again apply oil or ghee on other side.
# Keep turning simultaneously until it gets golden brown.
# Tasty Aloo Parathas are ready!!!
# place them in paper towel to absorb excess oil.
# Serve it with curd or dhaniya chutni (coriander chutney)or butter or pickles.

Idly

The basic,simple,easiest,healthy food/breakfast in India is idly.I think every women knows how to prepare idly in home,this is my process of preparing idli recipe,i often prepare for Breakfast.

U can also use Idlimix(in stores) to prepare instant idly.get idly rava from grocery store for this process.



Ingredients:

2cups-Idli rava(bansi idli rava)
1 tsp_fenugreek seeds
1 cup-urad dal
salt to taste

Directions:
Take a bowl Soak urad dal,fenu greek seeds in the water,in other bowl soak idli rava in water for 5 hrs.wast these two items till u get clean water from them.

Now grind or blend urad dal by adding required quantity of water,till it becomes soft batter.it takes 5 min to blend.
Take idly rava,squeeze out water from rava by pressing with hand,add this rava to urad dal batter.make sure water is completly squeezed out from entire rava.
Now add salt to the batter,mix it well.cover and keep aside for over night or 6 hrs
undisturbed ferment.
Before u prepare idly mix the batter well,check the salt,take the idly mould, apply oil/ghee/water with the fingers to the moulds.
pour the batter to moulds using hand or scoop and steam in the rice cooker for 25 min or till its done(u hear the sound).
u can check by inserting fork or toothpick ,if tooth pick comes clean idlys are done

Serve hot with chutney,sambhar,karam podi

Upma Recipe(Sooji upma)

In south India , Upma is usually taken during breakfast. It is a simple and tasty dish made using Sooji/Semolina. sooji Rava Upma made using less oil is very nutritious & healthy and ideal for people on diet. Wheat Rava Upma also fills your stomach very well.






Ingredients:

Roasted sooji Rava - 1 cup
Ginger - 1 inch (chopped fine)
Water - 3 cups
Coriander - 1/2 cup (chopped fine)
Onions - 1/4 cup (chooped fine)
Green chillies - 5
Curry leaves - 5
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tbsp
Cashews or Peanuts-(optional)
tomato - 1(chopped)
ghee - 3tsp
lemon juice - 2tsp


Method:

Take a pan add 1 tsp ghee,add rava roast it lightly

1.Heat about 3 tbsp of oil/ghee in a pan and add cashew or Peanuts, mustard seeds, cumin seeds. When mustard seeds begin to splutter add urad dal, curry leaves, onions and ginger.
2.After a few seconds add chillies and chopped tomato.
Let it fry for a min or two.
3.Then add water and bring to boil.
4.Now add salt according to your taste, reduce heat and add roasted rava gradually to the boiling water.
Mix thoroughly and take care to not let the rava form into lumps.
On reduced heat, cover cook for a few mins and once upma is done serve hot.
add some lemonjuice

Beetroot Patties(Beetroot appalu)

Beetroot appalu recipe is prepared in very few kitchens.I used to prepare it because our family dont like Beetroot.Especially my little one.This item became one of her favorite snack.its the same procedure as sorakay appalu.Beetroot is the vegetable rich in nutritious & iron.

come on lets check Ingredients






Ingredients:

2 cups-riceflour
1 grated- beetroot
4 green chillies(chopped)
1 onion(chopped)
1tsp-cuminseeds
salt for taste
water
oil for deep fry

Directions:
First peel off the Beetroot skin then grate it & keep it aside.
Take the flour in a mixing bowl,add salt,grated beetroot,green chillies,onion,cumin seeds,coriander leaves.
Prepare it like Roti/chapati Dough.Add little water if needed.
Now heat the pan with oil,Now do the dought to small lemon size balls.
Wet ur hands take a ball & press in ur palm like pattie/appalu,u can use ziploc for doing patties.
continue this process & drop the appalu into hot oil,add 5 or 6 patties at a time,fry it & turn other side till they are fried well.
serve hot with ketchup

Pongal

Pongal is a famous South Indian Dish,Pongal is a semi solid dish, usually prepared with rice and daal. We make “sweet Pongal” and “spicy pongal".

Spicy pongal prepared with pepper well goes as BreakFast,lunch,Dinner.For a MOM/Home Maker PongalRecipe is a Time saver .THIS is my style of PONGAL ,u can make a change by adding ginger/herbs on your taste





Ingredients:

3/4 cups moong daal(yellow)
1 cup rice
2 tea spns cumin seeds
1/2 tea spn black pepper
3/4 cup grated coconut(optional)
2 tea spn oil/ghee
Salt

Method:
Soak daal and rice separately. Crush black pepper roughly (I used black pepper powder instead).
For best results, make the Pongal directly in cooker.
Heat oil in cooker, add cumin seeds and when they start popping, crushed black pepper. Fry for a minute.
Drain water off the daal and add it to the cooker and fry for a minute. Now drain off the water from the rice and add it to the mixture and fry for few seconds. Add 8 cups of water (for 1 cup rice, 8 cups of water should be added).
Add coconut, salt. Close the lid of the cooker and cook for 2 whistles. The Pongal should be in semi-liquid state when cooked.

Wheat Rava Upma(Godhuma Rava Upma)

In south India , Upma is usually taken during breakfast. It is a simple and tasty dish made using Sooji/Semolina. Wheat Rava Upma made using less oil is very nutritious & healthy and ideal for people on diet. Wheat Rava Upma also fills your stomach very well.




Ingredients:

Roasted Rava - 1 cup
Ginger - 1 inch (chopped fine)
Water - 3 cups
Coriander - 1/2 cup (chopped fine)
Onions - 1/4 cup (chooped fine)
Green chillies - 5
Curry leaves - 5
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tbsp
Cashews or Peanuts-(optional)
tomato - 1(chopped)
ghee - 3tsp
lemon juice - 2tsp


Method:

Take a pan add 1 tsp ghee,add rava roast it lightly

1.Heat about 3 tbsp of oil/ghee in a pan and add cashew or Peanuts, mustard seeds, cumin seeds. When mustard seeds begin to splutter add urad dal, curry leaves, onions and ginger.
2.After a few seconds add chillies and chopped tomato.
Let it fry for a min or two.
3.Then add water and bring to boil.
4.Now add salt according to your taste, reduce heat and add roasted rava gradually to the boiling water.
Mix thoroughly and take care to not let the rava form into lumps.
On reduced heat, cover cook for a few mins and once upma is done serve hot.
add some lemonjuice

Note: Same process for soji upma

UTTAPPAM

UTTAPAM is very famous SouthIndian dish(for Breakfast),we can find in many INDIAN CUISINE ,HERE is the recipe





Ingredients:
• 1 Cup urad dal
• 3 Cups raw rice
• 1 Spoon minced ginger
• 3 Small onions (chopped)
• 2 tbsp Chopped coriander leaves
• 2-3 Chopped green chillies
• Salt to taste
• Cooking oil
How to make Uttapam:
• Wash urad dal and rice separately.
• Soak in water for 3 hours in two bowls.
• Blend them separately to smooth paste using some water.
• Mix them and add the salt.
• Keep it for the whole night.
• Mix the batter well next morning till it is sufficiently thick.
• Mix the green chillies, onion, coriander leaves and ginger in a bowl.
• Heat a flat griddle and rub some oil on it.
• Pour some batter on it with a ladle and spread it to a thick circle.
• Cook it on the other side.
• Sprinkle some onion mixture on the top side and overturn the Uttapam.
• Cook in the same way on the other side.
• When it is roasted enough, put it down on a plate.
• Repeat the process.


INSTANT UTTAPAM:

WANT TO EAT UTTAPAM RIGHT NOW

You can prepare uttapam in only few min, Here is the simple process

Ingredients

1 - cup yogurt
1 - cup rice flour
1 - cup maida(all purpose flour)
1 - tsp cumin seeds
2 - chopped onion
4 green chillies(chopped)
2 - tsp corianderleaves(chopped)
cooking oil
salt to taste

Directions

Take a bowl mix all the ingredients other than oil,
make sure it is to be Thick Dosa Batter form,add water if needed.
keep it aside for 1 hour(if u have time).
Heat a flat griddle and rub some oil on it.
• Pour some batter on it with a ladle and spread it to a thick circle.
• Cook it on the other side
When it is roasted enough, put it down on a plate.
• Repeat the process.

SERVE it with my chutney,ENJOY

NOTE: for Kids use WHEATFLOUR INSTEAD OF MAIDA

BANANA FRENCH TOAST

This is afrench toast with out egg,prepared with banana.

It is Delicious in Taste.

Made with whole grain bread, this becomes a nutritious choice for kids' breakfast or lunch.

Ingredients
1 cup Allpurpose flour(Maida)
8 number Bread slices
1/2 cup Milk
to fry Oil or butter
to taste Powdered sugar
2 number Ripe banana
2 tbsp Sugar
2 tsp Vanilla

Directions

1)In a blender, place banana, flour, sugar and vanilla.

2)Blend smooth and then add enough milk to make a batter consistency.

3)Dip both sides of the bread in the batter to coat evenly.

4)Fry in hot oil or butter, turning once to brown each side nicely.

:- Watch carefully as this tends to burn easily.

5)Drain on paper towel and serve immediately.

6)Dust with powdered sugar, if desired.

NOTE: Prepare with any fruit u desire in the same process

FRENCH TOAST

This is a French toast recipe with eggs and bread.GREAT for Break fast,
it serves 4 members
This is a French toast recipe with eggs and bread.

Made with whole grain bread, this becomes a nutritious choice for kids' breakfast or lunch.

Ingredients:

* 4 eggs
* 1 teaspoon sugar, optional
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup milk
* 10 to 12 slices white bread
* butter

preparation:

Break eggs into a wide, shallow bowl or pie plate; beat lightly with a fork. Stir in sugar, salt, and milk.

Over medium-low heat, heat griddle or skillet coated with a thin layer of butter or margarine.

Place the bread slices, one at a time, into the bowl or plate, letting slices soak up egg mixture for a few seconds, then carefully turn to coat the other side. Soak/coat only as many slices as you will be cooking at one time.

Transfer bread slices to griddle or skillet, heating slowly until bottom is golden brown. Turn and brown the other side. Serve French toast hot with butter .sprinkle or sift sugar over top of the french toast now. Serve hot (u can use syrup)

POHA UPMA

Rice flakes are also known as beaten rice or flattened rice. It is made by parboiling rice and rolling them flat into flakes. poha upma is a simple and easy breakfast or light snack made within 15 minutes. can get poha packet in Indian Grocery

Ingredients:
2 cups rice flakes (atukulu, aval, poha)
1 onion (medium sized)
1 green chilly (serrano, jalapeno)
1 tablespoon roasted peanuts
1/4 tsp ginger powder
1/4 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp urad dal (white lentils)
1 tsp olive oil
5 curry leaves
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Pinch of hing (asafoetida)
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Wash the rice flakes, drain the water and set it aside. Finely chop the onions and green chilly.

2. Heat oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal and curry leaves. Once the mustard pops up, add the hing, onions, green chilly and ginger powder. Saute it until the onions are transparent.

3. Season with salt and turmeric powder and stir till it looses the raw flavor. Add the rice flakes and few drops of water. Cover and cook for abt. 5 mins. Finally top it with peanuts and coriander leaves. Before serving add few drops of lemon juice

DOSA

What special in Dosa?(Do u think so)
OK
Here is the detail:this Dosa prepared with urad dal,rice flour.hmmm
with rice flour we get sofa dosa than soak rice,its easy to prepare

Ingredients:

lets prepare
1 tbsp Fenugreek seeds
as needed 0 Oil
2 cup Rice flour
as needed 0 salt
1 cup ural dal
as needed 0 water

Method
Take a bowl add ural dal, fenugreek seeds, wash and soke for 6 hrs.

After 6 hrs blend it into a fine paste

take another bowl add rice flour with water,should be little bit watery,add suffient water,so that we get fine batter,now add urad dal paste,mix both

keep it for ferment over night.

next day add salt and mix.

Heat tava pour the batter and spread it apply oil remove once it is gloden brown colour.
Serve Dosa with my chutney(can see in this blog)
it tastes Yummy,Try it u get the same taste

My brother is very fond of this DOSA

CHUTNEY

HI
here is the yummy chutney,prepared with peanuts,verysimple to prepare &yummy taste
let us taste it...This whole thing takes about 10 minutes.





Ingredients:

1 pinch Tamarind
6 curryleaves
1tbsp cuminseeds
10 greenchilles
250g peanuts
4 garlic cloves
2tbsp oil

method:

take apan add oil,cuminseeds,curryleaves,let them splitter
now add green chilli,peanuts,garlic
roast them till peanuts become gold color &good aroma
let it cool for 5min to room temperature
blend all the items by adding tamarind to afine paste
now take it in a bowl serve it
u can have it with idly,dosa or any snack
NOTE:u can add coconut if u want,blend raw coconut then add to the chutney with some seasoning

ENJOY