SUMMER COOLER - ICE CRUSHER

For the summer heat :) 

serves - 4 

INGREDIENTS:

Milk                                                       ½ litre

Chocolate Biscuits                              15

Ice cream (vanilla,chocolate)              4 scoops

Ice cubes                                              15   

Sugar                                                     3 tablespoons

PROCEDURE:

• Blend milk, ice cream(of your choice) and sugar together.
  
• Add (lot of)ice cubes and grind for 2 sec (the ice has to be just broken and not smoothly blended into the shake).
  
• Next grind chocolate biscuits (any biscuits + chocolates of your choice) coarsely.
  
  
• Serve the shake chilled immediately .
  

VEG FRANKIE

Hello! Here's a yummy snack that can be made when guests come home :) 

Serves-6

INGREDIENTS:

FOR ROTI:

Flour / maida                         2 cups

Ghee                                      1 teaspoon

Water                                  

Salt to taste

FOR PATTIES:

Potatoes(large)                       3 (boiled)

Onions (large)                         3 (chopped)

Bread (slices)                          6

Tomato ketchup

Vinegar                                     1 teaspoon

Fenugreek (methi) leaves

Green chilies (chopped)          6

Coriander leaves                      1 teaspoon

Red chili powder                       1½ teaspoon

Jeera (cumin) powder              1 teaspoon

Coriander powder                     1 teaspoon

Amchur (mango) powder         1teaspoon

Ginger garlic paste                   1tablespoon

Salt to taste

Oil

PROCEDURE:

• Mix and knead all the ingredients under “roti” to make a dough, wrap it in wet cloth & keep aside.
•  Mash the boiled and peeled potatoes, dip bread slices in little water, squeeze them and mix  with all the ingredients under “patties” to make a paste.
  
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• Mould into cylindrical patties as shown in the picture.
• Heat oil in a heavy bottomed vessel just enough to cover the surface.
• Place the patties in hot oil & allow them to fry on all sides (keep turning them till they are brown), {frankies are generally deep fried in oil but I prefer to use minimum oil though it takes longer to cook}.
• Once done place them on a tissue paper to remove excess oil (as shown in the picture) and keep aside.
  
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•  Divide the dough into small portions for making thin rotis on a pan (see  pictures).
• Spread little tomato ketchup, place a patty, sprinkle some onions and roll them neatly (use a tooth pick to hold the roll together).
  
      
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• Yes!! they are ready !!
  

COLOCASIA FRY!

Hi ! This dish is my kids all time favorite :) Hope you all like it too.

INGREDIENTS:

Arbi / Colocasia / Chamagadda   ½ kg

Tamarind                                    25 gm (helps to prevent itching 

                                      sensation  that is caused by colocasia)

Oil (for deep frying)

Turmeric/ haldi                           1 teaspoon

Crystal salt                                  2 tablespoons

Red Chili powder               

Salt to taste

PROCEDURE:

•  Wash arbi. Pressure cook the following together – arbi, tamarind, turmeric, crystal salt and water – keep it for 3 whistles.
•  With hands peel off the outer layer and cut into pieces as shown in the picture (take care not to cut them too thick or too thin).
  
• Heat oil in a kadai , deep fry cut pieces.
• Add red chili powder and salt to taste.
• Serve hot with rice.
•  VARIATION: Yam/kanda can be fried in the same way. It is very tasty ! 

PULUSU PINDI

Hello !! Here I am with another recipe...this is a tamarind based dish often made in south Indian families during celebrations

INGREDIENTS:

Tamarind                       100gms

Rice                                 2 cups

Red chilies                     4

Green chilies                10  

Curry leaves

Oil                                  

Cumin seeds/jeera      2 teaspoons

Mustard seeds             1 teaspoon

Groundnuts                  3 tablespoons

Chana dal                     2 teaspoons

Urad dal                        2 teaspoons

Turmeric

Water                    

PROCEDURE:

·      Wash rice & spread it on a cloth. After 20 min grind it (to make rava), then sieve the fine powder out n keep the coarse particles.

·      Soak tamarind in water for 15 min. Then squeeze it to make thick juice.

·      While boiling the juice for 20 min add salt and 1 tablespoon turmeric.

·      Heat oil in a kadai fry mustard seeds, groundnuts, chanadal, urad dal, cumin seeds till they turn light brown .

·      Add red chilies, green chilies and curry leaves in sequence , put off the flame once done.

·      Take another kadai, pour 4 glasses of water into which 1 tablespoon of oil , 1/2 teaspoon turmeric and salt (to taste)is added. Leave it to boil.

·      Mix the rice rava in the kadai, cover with a lid to let it cook until its soft.

·      After turning off the flame once its cool mix(well) the fried (tadka) and the tamarind juice.

·       Its ready! Serve hot!

VARIATION-- Instead of the rice rava , cooked rice can be mixed directly !! 

SOUTH INDIAN SAMBAR

Hello everybody ! This is Sukanya and welcome to my blog “Flavours of a Vegetarian”. I want to present in my blog recipes of the best dishes in my kitchen.

Here’s my 1^st recipe – SAMBAR. Ever wondered how to make a tasty, finger licking sambar without using any instant sambar powders that you find in the market ? This is it ….  

 Ingredients        

Toor Dal (split pigeon pea)  200gms

Tamarind                             50gms (make juice by soaking in 200 ml of water for 10 min,
                                            then squeeze and sieve it , use the juice later)

Coriander seeds                   2 table spoons

Red chilies(dry)                   10

Asafetida (hing/inguva)        2 pinches

Turmeric                       ½ tea spoon

Oil                                        5 tablespoons

Salt to taste

Vegetables

Fresh coconut   1/2

Drum sticks        3 (cut into 3 cm long)

Carrots               4 

French Beans     5 (chopped)

Potatoes             3

Onions                3

Sweet potato      1 medium sized

Tomatoes           2 medium sized

Curry leaves

Coriander leaves

Procedure:

• Pressure Cook dal for 4-5 whistles. 
• Heat oil in a pan, fry coriander seeds, then add red chilies, asafetida and turmeric.  
• Let it cool and then grind it along with fresh coconut and the cooked dal into smooth and thin paste (add water to make it thin)
• Now pressure cook (1 whistle) all the vegetables, ground paste & salt, after adding tamarind juice and 2 cups of water.
• Serve hot with idlis, dosa or rice.

I like to make it at home very often as my family relishes it , hope you all liked it . Please leave comments and ask any questions in case of doubts. HAPPY COOKING!!