veg pizza

For the base/crust

whole wheat atta- 2 cup

baking powder - 2 tsp

butter - 50 gms

milk - to knead the dough

VEG filling

onion ,capsicum ,tomato cubed - 1 cup

garlic chopped- 1 tsp

baby corn ,panner - 1/2 cup

tomato sauce to taste

grated cheese - 1 tbsp

mix all the ingredients and make a dough .(just like we do it for chapatti )

set aside for 5mts

now roll out a thick dough and bake it for 10 mts @200 DEG C (pre heat the oven to 200DEG)

u r crust is ready.

spread a layer of tomato sauce and arrange the veggies in any order and any amount ,spread some grated cheese ,

bake it for another 5-7mts and ur pizza is ready.....

biscuits

Ingredients:

maida - 1 cup

salt to taste

butter - 2-3 tsp

ajwain - 1/2 tsp

water to kneed the dough

oil for deep frying

mix all the ingredients into a chapatti dough consistency.u need to kneed ,kneed and kneed at least for 15-20mts.

u can avoid butter and use vegetable oil also...

now roll it out into a thick chapatti and cut them into criss -cross,in the mean time heat oil in a pan

now take these small pieces and deep fry them (keep the stove in medium flame and cook so that outer side will not be burnt and inner part will be cooked to perfection)

for the sweet variation add lil more butter and 1/2 cup sugar while kneading the dove

stuffed moong dal paratha

Ingredients:

for the stuffing

moong sdhal - 1 cup

finely chopped onion - 1/4th cup

finely chopped ginger,green chillies,garlic- 1/2 tsp

chat masala powder - a pinch

aamchur powder (dry mango powder)-1/4tsp

corainder leaves(very finely cut)-1 spoon

salt to taste

wheat flour for the paratha..

cook the moong dhal till done (dontr over cook it .u should be jsut able to mash it with ur finger)drain off the excess water(leave it for 5mts) and all other ingredients and mix well

now stuff this dhal inside a partha and roll it out and cook on tava on both sides with lil oil and ur hot dhal paratha is ready..

aapam and thenga pal (coconut milk)

Ingredients:

the batter is same batter as sevai, but only thing is let it ferment over night.

next day , mix the batter well and a pinch of cooking soda to th batter and pour a katori full of the batter in a hot deep kadai . (b4 that grease the kadai with lil ghee or oil) now take the kadai in and rotate it so that the batter spreads all over inside the kadai and close it. cook for 2 mts and serve hot with coconut milk or stew..

for coconut milk...

grind the coconut with very lil water strain and keep aside

now again take the 2nd milk and 3rd milk from coconut by adding water and grinding it again in a mixew.strain and add sugar and 1st milk to it. ur coconut milk is ready.

sevai(rice noodles)

Ingridents:

rice - 2 cups

salt to taste

sevai presser

soak rice for abt 2 hrs

grind to a fine paste in dosa batter consistency..

take a small amount of this batter and keep it on stove and keep stirring,it will become a thick

mass(just like how we prepare starch for cotton dresses) mix this with batter and grind again for 2 mts with salt.

now pour this batter over the idly tray and steam cook for 10- 15mts.

now take this idlies and dump it inside the sevai press and keep pressing it and ur sevai is ready

eat it with fresh grated cocounut and sugar

for leamon sevai

cooked sevai - 1 cup

lewamon juice - 1 spoon

for tadka

mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp

chenna dhal and urudh dhal- 1 /2 tsp

few curry leaves-

salt and hing

:in a pad add very lil oil add all the tadka items mix leamon juice and a pinch of haldi powder switch off the stove and mix the sevai

for coconut sevai add grated coconut instead of leamon and fry for 1 mt.decorate it with cashew nuts

lemon sevai

fried rice

Ingredients:

basmathi rice - 2 cups

finely sliced mixed veggies like carrot,beans,cabbage,- 1 cup

finely sliced capsicum and onion - 1/2 cup

white pepper powder - 1 tsp

ginger and garlic sliced - 1/2 tsp

spring onion for decoration

Cook the rice in open pot till done and strain off the excess water

in a pad add very little oil ,add sliced ginger,garlic onion,capsicum and cook till done

in the mean time cook the carrot,beans,cabbage (just half cook

add the veggies to pan and mix well

add salt and pepper powder and mix well simmer the stove and add the cooked basmathi rice to pan in small quantities and mix well.(use a wooden spatula as it will not break the long grains)

and ur fried rice is ready...

have it with gobi manchrian or just tomato sauce!!

Dosa

Ingridents:

4 cups dosa rice

1 cup urudhdhal

soak separately for abt 4 hrs

grind urudh dhal separately for abt 30mts till they are fluffy.grind rice to a fine paste..

mix both add salt and let it ferment over night.

this is the basic batter for dosa..

u can make varieties of dosa with this batter..

my son's fav star dosa

masala dosai

onion dosai

podi dosai.

ghee roast

await the photos !!!!!

Thair sadam (a) curd rice

Ingredients:

cooked rice - 1 cup

curd - 1 cup

grated ginger 1/2 tsp

coriander leaves - 1/2 tsp

curry leaves crushed - 1/2 tsp

cashew nuts - 4 (split) (optional)

raisins - 4 -5 (optional)

salt to taste

a pinch of hing

for tadka

1/2 tsp oil

1/2 tsp mustard seeds.

optional Ingredients

cucumber, mango, grapes ,anar ( u can use either 1 of these cut into small pieces and add it to the curd rice)

mix the rice with curd and mash it nicely. add grated ginger,cut green chillies,coriander leaves ,curry leaves,salt and hing, mix well, season it with mustard seeds. u can add cashew nuts ,raisins and any other optional ingredient as mentioned above. it does taste good without these too!!!!!!

dal tadka

Ingredients

thuvar dhal - 1/2 cup

moong dhal - yellow split - 1/2 cup

onion - 1

green chillies -2

grated ginger - 1/2 tsp

garlic pods - 4 finely chopped

kasuri methi - 1 tsp

coriander leaves - 1/4 cup

for tadka:

a pinch of hing and

a pinch of turmeric powder

1/4tsp of oi/ghee for tadka

Pressure cook the dhal with a pinch of turmeric powder and slit green chillies,finely chopped onion and grated ginger and chopped garlic , for abt 3 whistles and simmer for 5 mts and switch off the stove. when the pressure is released ,bring this to boil add kasuri methi and coriander leaves,tadka with rai and jeera and serve hot with roti or phulka..

idiyapam

Ingredients

Processed rice - 1 cup

water to knead the dough

for flavouring (optional)

grated coconut - 1/2 cup

ghee- 1tsp

sugar - 1 spoon

for processing the rice

method - 1

take equal parts of raw rice and boiled rice and give it in flour mill and make a fine powder

method -2

soak raw rice for 10mts ,drain and spread the rice in a towel and let it fry, give this to flour mill and make a very fine powder

this rice flour can be stored in air tight container for months together.

now

In a pan take a handful of this processed rice flour ,in the mean time boil enough water to knead the dough.

now to the rice flour add salt and a tsp of ghee and mix well, pour in hot boiling water and mix well with a spoon,

once it cools down to the temperature ucan withstand ,knead it with ur hand and make a soft dough. now fill this dough in a chakli presser.

in the mean time grease the idly plate with ghee .now press these idiyapam in the idly plate ,add grated coconut on top and steam it for 10-15mts.

sprinkle some sugar on top and serve hot.

note if u want a spicy version

grind together few pudhina (mint leaves )with 2 green chillies and coriander leaves make ap uree and add that to boiling water and mix with the processed rice flour.no need for sugar or coconut in this case.

veg stir fry - desi cum chinese way

Ingredients

onion - 1

tomato- 1

carrot- 1

beans 4-5

baby corn 4-5

capsicum - 1/2 (any or all colours of yellow,green and red)

u can also add cabbage and peas, cauliflower(i was running out of stock and didn't add)

ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

soy sauce - 1/4tsp

tomato sauce - 1 tsp

dice all the veggies to same size or slice it into same length.

now in a kadai add 1 tsp of oil ,then add ginger garlic paste ,add onion and fry for 1 mt

then add capsicum and fry for another 1 mt,in the meantime cook carrot and beans separately (just half -cook)that's enough,now mix the carrot and beans to the pan,now add tomato's and stir fry it,add salt,pepper powder and soy sauce ,mix well and finally add tomato sauce and saute it for a mt and your veg stir fry is ready to be served.