Palli Podi / Peanut Powder

    Ingredients: Roasted Peanuts 1/2 cup Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp Red chili powder 1/2 tsp Salt as per taste Garlic pod 1 Peel the skin of peanuts. In a mixier jar, add peeled peanuts,  cumin seeds. Red chili powder and salt. Grind half minute. Crush the garlic. Add crushed garlic, into crused peanut powder,…

Mango Lassi

Ingredients: Mango pulp 1/2 cup (I used fresh mango and squeezed out the pulp) /canned mango pulp 1/2 cup yogurt 1/4 cup Milk (Optional) 1 TbSP Sugar Procedure: In a jar, add mango pulp +sugar grind it. Add yogurt and milk into mango pulp and grand it one more time. Serve with melon seeds, pomegranate seeds…

Spinach Millets Pongal

Ingredients: Millets 1/2 cup ( Yellow Moong dal 1/2 cup Spinach hands full Water 4 cups (if you want, you can use 2, 3 cups) Black peppers 1/4 tsp Cumin seeds 1 tsp Cashews 5, 8 Green chilies 2, 3 Salt Ghee 1 tsp Oil 2 tsp Method: In a pan, add,  oil, add cumin seeds,…

Schezwan Noodles

Ingredients: Rice noodles / any other noodles 1 stack Veggies shredded: Carrots Cabbage Beans Colored Bell peppers Spring onions Garlic 4, 5 pods Schezwan sauce 1 tbsp / as per taste Vinegar 1 tsp Soy sauce 1 tsp Oil 3 tbsp Salt   Process: For Noodles: Boil enough water in a pan with some salt and few…

Finger Millets (Raagi) idly

Ingredients: Idly Batter 1/2 cup Finger millet ( Raagi) flour 1/2 cup Process:   Mix the idly batter and finger millet flour and salt. Bring water to boil in a steamer or pressure cooker with our weight on a medium high flame. The batter should be of thick pouring consistency. Pour batter in  idly molds. Steam…

Paneer Jalfrezi

Ingredients: Paneer  half of the cube Colored Bell Peppers Red Orange Green Yellow Beans 5,6 Carrot (Optional) Onion medium size, chopped Tomato 1 Ketchup 1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste 1/4 tsp Red chili powder 1/2 tsp Dhaniya /coriander powder 1/2 tsp Jeera/ Cumin powder 1/4 tsp Garam masala 1/4 tsp Kasoori methi 1/2 tsp crushed Lemon juice 1/2 tsp Salt…

Garam Masala Powder

Ingredients: Black whole pepper 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds 2 tsp Coriander seeds 1 tbsp Green Cardamom 3, 4 Cloves 1/2 tsp Dry Bay leaves 1, 2 Cinnamon stick 3″ inch Ground mace 1 Dried red chilis 1, 2 Dry Ginger  1/2 tsp (optional) Caraway seeds / shahjeera 1/2 tsp Method: Dry roast everything on low, medium flame….

Veggie Tomato Quinoa

Ingredients: Cooked quinoa 3/4 cup Carrots 1 medium size Beans 5,6 Green peas few Tomato 1 big size (make a puree) Ginger Garlic paste 1/4 tsp Chopped Onions 1/4 cup Red chili Powder 1/2 tsp Coriander Powder 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder 1/4 tsp For Tadka: Urid dal 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds 1/4 tsp Mustard seeds 1/4…