RICE CRACKERS WITH MOONG DAL(CHEKKALU WITH MOONG DAL)

INGREDIENTS :

Rice flour      :3 cups
moong dal       :1/2 cup(soak in water for 30 min)
cumin             :1 tsp
salt                  :as needed
green chillies   :5(ground to paste)(optional)
red chilli powder  :1 tsp
curry leaves          :a few

butter                      :2 tsp

METHOD :
Take a bowl add rice flour,cumin,moong dal,red chilli powder,salt ,curry leaves,butter and  knead it to a smooth dough by adding enough water to it.Keep a side for 15 min.
Make small balls from the dough and keep a side.
Take a zip lock bag (cut on 2 sides and opened it like a book) to flatten the small balls  dough.
Now place the dough in the middle and gently press flat . A roller can be used too(use some oil while pressing the dough so it wont stick to the cover).
Heat oil in a pan,once the oil is hot enough,carefully peel the dough and  slowly drop it  in the oil and fry it till golden brown color.
Transfer onto a paper towel to absorb excess oil.
Rice crackers are ready.

CAPSICUM TOMATO CURRY

 Easy and quick recipe with low calories.
INGREDIENTS  :
green  Capsicum           :2
tomatoes                       :2
onion                            :1
ginger garlic paste        :1/4 tsp
green chillies                :2
cumin                            :1/2 tsp
mustard seeds                :1/4 tsp
red chilli powder            :1 tsp
salt                                  :as needed
oil                                   :2 tsp
METHOD :
Heat oil in a pan,add cumin,mustard seeds,chopped green chillies,chopped onion,ginger garlic paste and fry for 5 min.
Add medium sized chopped capsicum and cook it by covering with a lid for 10 min.
Add chopped tomatoes and cook for 5 min by covering with a lid.
Add red chilli powder,salt as needed and cook for 5 min on a medium heat and turn off the heat.
Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves.
Serve hot with rice or roti.

OATS CHAPATHI

Healthy breakfast with oats
INGREDIENTS  :
wheat flour      :1 cup                                                             

    

oats powder      :4 tsp
salt                    :a pinch
oil                     :1 tsp
water
METHOD  :
Take a cup of  oats grind it to a fine powder.
Mix all the ingredients in a wide bowl except water.(instead of water we can add milk to knead the dough)
Add water slowly as needed to knead the dough and keep a side for 30 min.
Make chapathi and roast on a hot pan.
Serve hot with curry.

DAHI VADA (PERUGU VADA)

INGREDIENTS  :
Urad dal     :2 cups
green chillies  :3
onion             :1 small(optional)
salt                 :as needed
oil                   :to deep fry 
DAHI INGREDIENTS  :
Yoghurt          :3 cups
red chillies      :2
cumin              :1/2 tsp
mustard seeds  :1/4 tsp
hing                  :a pinch
curry leaves      :a few
 oil                     :2 tsp
salt                     :as needed
 DAHI METHOD  :
Take yoghurt in a bowl,add salt and mix well without any lumps in the curd.
Heat oil in a pan,add cumin,mustard seeds,red chillies,curry leaves,hing and add this tadka to the yoghurt and mix well and keep it a side.
VADA METHOD :
Soak urad dal for 3 to 4 hrs and grind it to a fine paste by adding little water.
Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
Add chopped onion,green chillies,salt,cumin seeds to the urad dal batter and mix well.
Place a plastic sheet in your palm and place a little urad dal batter and shape it into vada and drop it slowly into the hot oil and fry it on a medium heat until golden brown color.
Repeat the process for the remaining batter.
Place these vada in the yoghurt and keep a side for 30 min.
Serve vada in a bowl and enjoy your dahi vada.



 
 

UTTAPAM

INGREDIENTS :

3-4 cups Dosa batter (rice and urad dal in the proportion of 2:1, soaked overnight, ground to a smooth batter and fermented for about 4 hrs)

Salt to taste

1 tsp cumin

2 finely chopped green chillies

2 tsp finely chopped fresh coriander leaves

½ cup finely chopped onion

grated carrot 

oil 

METHOD  :

Heat the pan.Mix all the ingredients with dosa batter  spread a large spoon full of   batter on the pan.

Spread slightly but not thin.Drizzle a little oil around the uttapam and cook on medium heat by covering with a lid for 1 min.Take the lid off  and flip over and cook for half a min.

Serve hot with chutney.