Karuppu Ulundhu Vadai
Ingredients • Whole Black Lentils – 1 cup • Raw rice – 2-4 tsp • Ginger (grated) – 2 piece • Green chilies (finely chopped) – 3 • Curry leaves – few • Peppercorns (crushed) – 1 tsp • Cumin seeds (pounded gently) – 1 tsp • Asafetida – 1 pinch • Oil – for frying. Preparation 1. Soak lentils and rice in a vessel together for 20...
Mohanthal Besan Burfi
Ingredients • Besan – 200 grams • Sugar -200 grams • Khova -100 grams • Ghee -150 grams • Milk -½ cup • Almonds, pistachios and cashew nuts slivered -10 pieces of each • Powdered Cardamom (Elaichi) Seeds -10 pods Preparation 1. Add 2-3 tablespoons of ghee to besan and mix well. 2. Knead the dough with hot milk as hard as possible and make balls of about 4 inches. 3. Heat the ghee...
Methi Gota
Ingredients • Besan – 1 ½ cup • Coarse wheat flour – ½ cup • Freshly chopped fenugreek – 2 cups • Freshly chopped coriander – ½ cup • Green chilies – 4 • Salt – to taste • Sugar – to taste • Red chili powder – ½ tsp • Turmeric – 1/3 tsp • Asafetida – ¼ tsp • Garam...
Beans-Sprouts and Fruit Salad
Ingredients • Bean sprouts – 1 cup • Baby tomatoes – 8 • Oranges – 2 • Pineapple – 2 slices • Mango (ripe) – 1 • Apple – 1 • Peach – 1 • Apricots – 6 • Lettuce leaves – 6 • Olive oil – 4 tbsp • Balsamic vinegar – 1 tbsp • Salt – To taste • Peppercorns (freshly ground) – ½ tsp...
Mint leaves Powder (Pudina podi)
Ingredients • Mint leaves powder – 2 Tbsp • Black gram dhal – ¼ cup • Red chilies – 15 to 20 • Salt – as required • Tamarind – little more than gooseberry sized Preparation 1. Separate the tender mint leaves from its bark. 2. Wash and wipe with a cloth. 3. Dry by spreading on a clean towel. 4. When it is completely dry, roast it in a hot shallow pan till it becomes...