Masala Pasta/Indian Style Pasta

Pasta, we can cook it in many ways.This's Asian/Indian style Pasta dish.Very simple & fulfilling dish.I used Shell Pasta.U can use any type as u like.U can add some striped Vegetables.(Carrot(R)Beans)

How to cook Pasta:

For 1 cup pasta bring 3 cups of water to boil.Add the dried pasta in to boiling water,close the lid and cook it it gets soft and double in size.Once it cooked,drain all water and wash in cold water to avoid stickiness.

Ingredients:

1. Pasta-2 cups (Cooked)
2. Onion-1 small (striped)
3. Tomato-1 medium (Chopped)
4. Capsicum-1 (striped)
5. Green chilly-2 (R)3
6. Ginger Garlic Paste-1 table spoon
7. Curry leaves/Cilantro
8. Red chilly powder(Optional)
9. Garam Masala-1 teaspoon
10. Coriander Powder-1 tablespoon
11. Mustard/Jeera

Method:

1. Heat oil in pan,splutter Mustard,Jeera & curry leaves.
2. Now add ginger garlic and fry.
3. Add Onion,Capsicum ,Fry well.
4. Then Add tomato,fry for a min.Allow to get mushy,here add all dry powders.(Chilly powder,Garam masala,coriander powder)
5. Give a mix ,add little water in to kadai & bring to boil for 2 min in low flame.
6. Once  all water evaporates add all cooked and Drained Pasta in it,mix well.
7. Finally add cilantro & mix well.
8. That's it,simple Masala pasta is ready to have.
9. Serve with Tomato ketchup.

           

Note: Don't fry onion and Capsicum More.Have maintain Crispness.I used Red Onions.

Power Poha/Nutritious Poha

Very Healthy and Nutritious Food Cum TeaTime Snack.For this Recipe Wash and drain the Poha/Aval and keep aside.No need to soak in water.


Ingredients:

1. Poha/Aval-2cups
2. Boiled Channa-1/4 cup
3. Onion-1 (chopped)
4. Tomato-1 (chopped)
5. Turmeric powder
6. Lemon Juice-2 teaspoon
7. Oil-1 teaspoon
8. Green chilly-2 (slit)
9. Cilantro-Few

Method:

1. Heat oil in pan,splutter mustard.
2. Add onion and green chilly , saute well.
3. Add tomato and fry for 1 min.
4. Now add boiled channa,mix well add turmeric &salt.
5. Add the Poha and mix gently,add lemon juice on top, again give it a mix.
6. Add some cilantro.
7. Ready to have now.

Healthy Oats Dosa/Dosai

Take a small amount of Oats,make a powder in blender and store it.This way will make dosa easily when we want.Kids will like it.
Ingredients:

1. Powdered Oats-1 cup
2. Rava/Sooji-1/4 cup 
3. Rice Flour-1/4 cup
4. Jeera-1 teaspoon
5. Ginger- few (chopped)
6. Green Chilly/Cilantro-Few (chopped)
7. Salt
8. Oil

Method:

1. Mix all Ingredients together in a bowl except oil.with adding water.
2. Rest it for 15 min.
3. After,check the batter and add enough water and bring to dosa batter consistency.
4. Heat dosa Pan,and make  small dosa with little oil all around.
5. For crispy dosa close lid and cook.
6. Ready to Serve with Any chutney.

I served with Carrot Chutney.My Kid liked a lot :)....

Semiya Upma/Vermicelli Upma

                                 


Ingredients:

1. Semiya/Vermicelli-1 cup
2. Vegetable-1/2 cup (carrot,beans,peas)
3. Onion-1/2 cup (Chopped (R) Stripped)
4. Green Chilly-2 (Slitted)
5. Ginger-few finely chopped
6. Lemon juice-1 tablespoon
7. Curry leaves/Cilantro-few
8. Mustard-1 teaspoon
9. Channa dal-1 teaspoon
10. Oil
11. Salt-to taste

Method:

1. Roast the Semiya/Vermicelli in 1 teaspoon of oil.and keep aside.
2. Heat a separate pan with 2 cups water.Bring to boil add some salt and oil.
3. Put all Semiya in to boiling water cook till all gets soft not Mushy.
4. Then Drain all the water,again soak in to cool water for 2-3 min.Drain it.
5. Heat 2 teaspoon of oil in Kadai,splutter Mustard,roast the chana dal,green chilly,Ginger & curry leaves.
6. Add onions and fry till get transparent.Add the vegetables and cook till gets soft.(don't put water)close the lid and cook.
7. Once all ready add drained Semiya,lemon juice &salt mix well.
8. Garnish with cilantro.Reserve hot with (R) with out chutney.

Note: U can use tomato instead of lemon juice.

Pan Cakes

Yum..Yum..pancakes for Morning Break fast it's always special for our family.I tried home style... home made pan cakes., really came out nice.,so wanna share the recipe.


Ingredients:

1. Maida-1cup
2. Curd-1cup
3. Egg -1 nos
4. Salt-pinch
5. Butter-1table spoon
6. Sugar-1teaspoon
7. Cooking soda-1/2teaspoon
8. Baking soda-1/2 teaspoon
9. Milk

Method:

• Mix all dry ingredients one-by-one.and keep aside.
• Break egg in wider bowl and beat well with fork.
• Add curd ,butter beat well.
• Now add all dry ingredients slowly .,mix it well
• Add required milk.,Don't make a lumps.
• Make  like dosai batter.Rest it for 30mns.
• Heat a pan .,mix well with spoon  and make small small pan cakes no need to add oil or butter.
• Serve with Honey or maple syrup.

U can add 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla flavor also to this mixture and make pan cake.

Soya Chunks Stuffed Paratha

Ingredients For Paratha:

1. Maida(All purpose flour)-1 cup
2. Atta-1 cup
3. Salt-2teaspoon
4. Oil-2teaspoon
5. Water- to make a tight dough.

Mix All together and make  a chappathi dough.Cover and keep aside.

Ingredients for Stuffing:

1. Soya chunks-2cups
2. Onion-1/2 medium chopped (finely chopped)
3. Ginger/Garlic paste-2teaspoon
4. Red chilly Powder-2 teaspoon
5. Pepper powder-1teaspoon(optional)
Salt                                                                           
6. Lemon juice-few drops
Turmeric powder
7. Cilantro/Curry leaves -few (finely chopped) 



grounded soya chunks

8. Oil&ghee mixed



Heat water in pan.,let it boil after 5-10 mns switch off the stove and put all soya chunks,dip all soya chunks with spoon and close the lid.After 5 mns drain all water,keep aside let it cool.Once Soya chunks cool down squeeze all excess water.Squeeze well ..for stuffing we need a dry mixture only.and grind in blender like a powder.


Method:

• Heat oil in pan.,add onion and ginger garlic paste,fry well
• Add curry leaves,put grounded Soya chunks




Stuffing


• Add Red chilliy powder,turmeric powder,salt,and lemon juice. 
• Fry well,Allow the excess water to evaporate
• Add cilantro and turn of the stove.Stuffing's ready.
• Heat pan in Tava or pan
• Take One big size Ball and roll it chappathi roller.
• Take a 2 spoon of mixture and cover the dough.,and roll 
• Roll carefully .,bcaz the mixture will comes out.so give a gentle press and make a circle paratha.
• Put on heated tawa and cook like chappathi.
• Serve hot .,no need for side dish.

Note:

• Chop everything in fine pieces(curryleaves,cilantro,onion)otherwise stuffing will cums out.

Vegetable Omelette

Ingredients:

1. Egg-2 nos
2. Mushroom/Spinach/Bell Pepper(capsicum)-1cup sliced
3. Salt
4. Red chilly powder-1teaspoon
5. Black pepper powder-1teaspoon
6. Cheese-Little to sprinkle
7. Olive oil (or)Butter-1teaspoon

Red chilly powder will not mix properly, when we add directly. so mix with little bit of water and add.
Mix red chilly powder,pepper powder,salt in water keep aside.

Method:

• Break Eggs in bowl,add above mixture
• Beat well with fork,add all slice vegetables and give a mix.
• Mean while heat  tava/pan ,Pour the egg mixture put oil arround and make a omelette.
• Add cheese on top.,and serve with toasted bread.

Vegetable Idlis

With Carrot& Beans Mixture(Poriyal).,i did vegetable idlies.It's very simple recipe.,Carrot-beans Mixture recipe follows.,

Ingredients:

1. Idli batter-2cup
2. Onion-3tables spoon(optional)
3. Carrot- beans-1/2cup chopped
4. Salt/Red chilly powder/Turmeric
5. Mustard/channa dal-1/2teaspoon
6. Cilantro/Curry leaves-few
7. Oil-1teaspoon

Method:

• Heat oil in the pan.splutter mustard, channa dal.
• Fry onions,curry leaves.
• Now add cilantro and vegetables.,close the lid.let it cook for few mns.In between give a mix..
• Add red chilli powder,turmeric powder.No need to add water.
• Once the vegetable cooked.,it's all done.
• Mix with idli batter and make a soft idlies.
• Can serve with any chutney and sambar.

With same recipe will Make Vegetable.,paniyaram too...You can cook the vegetable in microwave also., Can add Cabbage,green peas to make this Mixture(poriyal).Kids will love to eat this color full idlis.

Note:

Don't add salt in veg mixture(poriyal),in batter itself will have enough salt.Avoid green chillies,while eating it's hard to find.

Bread Tomato Upma

Ingredients:

1. Bread slice-6
2. Onion-1/2 chopped
3. Tomato-1 big chopped
4. Red chilly powder-to taste
5. Curry leaves/Cilantro-few
6. Mustard seeds-1/2teaspoon
7. Salt/Turmeric
8. Oil-3teaspoon

We can make this upma in very short period.While frying onions,can add striped vegetables also.
Method:

1. Roast the bread in both the sides in a  pan with oil
2. Cut the bread  in to bite sizes.
3. Heat oil in pan,splutter mustard,curry leaves
4. Fry onion till changes color,
5. Add tomato and fry well,add some water to get mushy.add salt,turmeric powder mix well.
6. After the raw smell goes add the bread mix well 
7. Garnish with cilantro ready to serve.

No need for any side dish.This can be serve for Break fast or Evening snacks.

Idli - Coconut Chutney-Sambar

Idli:
Ingredients:

1. Idli rice-3cup
2. Urad dal-1 cup
3. Methi seeds-1tablespoon
4. Poha(Aval)-1 fistfull

Idli batter can made with out Poha/Aval also,but adding Poha/aval we'll get very soft idly.
Method:

• Wash dal and rice in running water.
• Soak Urad dal and Methi seeds Together.soak rice in separate bowl for 4-5hrs.
• Soak poha before 10 to Grind.
• After 4 hrs drain all soaked water,first grind Urad dal/methi seeds with enough water.dont add more water.make a smooth soft batter.
• Add poha and grind well.Transfer the batter in to Container
• Grind rice, not a smooth paste.little course consistency.
• Now mix both batter with salt and mix well with hand.
• Allow the batter to ferment for 8-10hrs in worm place.(can keep inside oven)
• After that mix well the batter with spoon.Now grease idli plates with oil r ghee&pour in idli plates.
• Steam it for 10-15 mns then take out idly from the pan.
• Idli's r ready to serve.

Coconut Chutney:
Ingredients:

1. Coconut-1/2cup
2. Daliya/Pottukadali-1/4 cup
3. Green chilly-1
4. Garlic- 1
5. Salt.
6. Water

Seasoning:

1. Mustard-1/2teaspoon
2. Channa dal-1/2 teaspoon
3. Jeera-1/2teaspoon
4. Oil-1teaspoon
5. Curry leaves.

Method:

1. Grind all ingredients in enough water.this'a the chutney,transfer this in to bowl.
2. Heat a pan for seasoning adding 1teaspoon of oil .Add one by one dont allow to burn.pour, top of the chutney.
3. Garnish with Cilantro ready to serve.

Can use red chilly instead of green chilly.


Sambar:
Ingredients:

1. Thoor dal-1/2 cup
2. Tomato-1no chopped
3. Tamarind-1lemon size
4. Turmeric powder/salt
5. Vegetable-2 cups(cut in to big piece)
6. Cilantro

To grind:

1. Coconut-2tablespoon
2. Red chilly-3nos
3. Urad dal-1/2teaspoon

Roast the all three in 1teaspoon of oil and grind with water.fine paste.


Seasoning:

1. Mustard-12/teaspoon
2. Jeera-1/2teaspoon
3. Hing-pinch
4. Curryleaves

Pressue cook the dal in 1 and half cup of water,adding turmeric powder.You can use any sambar vegetables.Soak tamarind in hot water for 15 mns.Take out all the juice,by adding 1 cup of water little by little.
This  recipe i got it from one cook book.it's really tasted good with idli.


Method:

1. Take a pan and heat tamarind juice.now add tomatos,Vegetables,turmeric powder cook till vegetable gets soft.
2. Now add grounded mixer,and salt..give a very fine mix.
3.  Add dal in to it.mix well
4. Heat oil for seasoing.add ingredients one by one,transfer this in to sambar.
5. Granish with cilantro ready to serve with Idly and Dosai.

Poori

Ingredients

1. Atta flour(gothumai mavu)-2 cups
2. Sooji(ravai)-2tablespoon
3. oil-for frying
4. Salt-to taste
5. Water-1cup+2tablespoon

Method:

• Mix flour,salt,sooji(ravai) and 2tablespoon of oil in hand or in food processor.
• Knead well by adding water to make a tight dough.
• Cover it with a lid for minimum15 mns before frying.Heat a oil in pan for deep frying
• Divide the dough in to small lemon size balls.then make a circular shape with chappathi roller
• Deep fry the poori in hot oil for 30 secounds,turn to otherside to get puff and golden color.
•  Drain the oil in tissue paper serve hot with Poori masal,Channa masal.

For rolling the Poori u can use oil r dry flour.if u uesd dry  flour for rolling, before frying just wipe the poori in clean towel r tissue.