medhu vada(urudh dhal vada)

Ingredients:

urudh dhal - 1 cup

salt to taste

pepper corns - 1 tsp

green chillies- 2 or 3

oil for deep frying

soak the urudh dhal for abt 2 hrs

grind it fluffy (for abt 45mts) with pepper and greenchiilies,add salt and mix well.

heat oil in a kadai.

take a Small portion of the the vada in u r hand and pat it with ur fingers and slide them into oil.

alternatively u can try the ready made medu vada press

deep fry till golden brown .

stuffed cacpicum

Ingredients

small capsicum - 5-6

corn flour/maida - 1 tsp each

For stuffing:

boiled and smashed potato - 1 cup

green chillies- 2

coriander leaves finely chopped- 2 tsp

grated ginger- /2tsp

lemon juice- 1 tsp

salt to taste

mustard seeds-1/2 tsp

Oil of deep frying

In a kadai add lil oil tamper some mustard seeds, then add the green chillies,salt and ginger,saute for a mt add lemon juice and mashed potato and mix well. keep aside for the stuffing.

cut along the cap .U need to make a groove just like a lid and store that part)of the capsicum and de seed them. now fill 3/4th of the stuffing and dip the lid (the one u had cut ) in a maida cornflour paste and tightly press and close the capsicum. get all the 5-6 capsicum stuffed and roll them in cornflour/maida paste and

deep fry them in oil or u can bake it for 15mts or grill in microwave.

SEV (ompodi)

Ingredients:

gram flour (sieved)- 1 cup

butter - 1 tsp

ajwain - 1 tsp

salt - to taste

oil for deep frying.

soak the ajwain for abt 1 hr and grind it with lil water ,strain and add this to gram flour ,mix well ,add salt and butter and make a dough in the consistency of chapatti .in the mean time ,heat oil in a kadia . take a small ball of this dough and press it in chakli presser(use the the plate with maximum holes) directly on the kadai, fry till golden brown and u r sev 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

gobhi manchurian

Ingredients:
gobhi flowereets(cleaned )- 1 cup

corn flour - 1/2 cup

rice flour 1/4 cup

maida - 2 spoon

soya sauce - 2 tsp

red chillie powder - 1/2 tsp

salt to taste

oil for deep frying

clean and cut the cauliflower into small floweretts

mix all the other ingredients and marinate the cauliflower for abt 30mts

now deep fry these and keep aside

for the gravy:

finely sliced onion and capcicum - 1/2 cup

ginger and garlic sliced- 1/2 tsp

soy sauce-1/2 tsp

chillie sauce -1/2 tsp

vinegar-1/2 tsp

ajno motto (i dont use it)but it sure gives a nice flavour - a pinch

tomato sauce - 1/2 cup

1 spoon corn flour mixed in 1/2 cup of water

oil- 2 tsp

in a pan add the oil, add ginger garlic pods,then add onion and capsicum let it get cooked for 2 mts .. add all the sauce and saute for another 1 mt then add vinegar and the corn flour paste and mix well. it will become one thick gravy..

now when u r about to serve just mix both the fried cauliflower and gravy and saute for a minute.

don't mix and store it for a long time,it will not be crisp. so mix and eat it !!

Ribbon pakoda

a yummy snack with tea!!

ingredients:

gram flour - 2 cups

rice flour - 1 cup

hing -1/4 tsp

salt to taste

butter - 1 tbsp

chillie powder - 1 tsp

water to mix the dough

and oil for deep frying

and a chakli presser

mix all the ingredients together

take a small ball of it fill the chakli presser with it and presses it direct on top of hot oil in criss-cross shape and deep fry till golden brown

p.s: u can use green chillie paste instead of red chillie powdr also..

kara paniyaram

its a very good eve snack try it out and let me know

Ingredients

1 cup boiled rice

1/2 cup urudh Dal

1 finely chopped onion

green chillies ,curry leaves and coriander leaves (Finley cut) - 1 spoon

for tadka

mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

salt of course!!

soak 1 cup rice and 1/2 cup urudh dhal for abt 3 hrs grid it into a fine paste and allow it to ferment for about 8 hrs. now mix the batter well add all the other ingredients and mix well..

pour it over the paniyara kal and deep fry both sides till golden brown

serve hot..tastes yummy just as it is or u can eat it with any chutney or sambhar.p.s easy version is to use the left over dosa batter and u can do it instantly..

thattai

Anusha .. ur request !!

 Ingredients:

 processed rice flour - 1 cup

  urdudh dhal powder - 1 tsp(dry roast it and make a fine powder)

butter - 1 tbsp

hing 1/4tsp

red chillie powder - 1/2tsp - 1 tsp 

salt to taste

ground nuts - 1 tbsp.

 oil for deep frying

processing the rice flour:

 soak raw rice for abt 10mts ,drain and spread it in a towel,let it dry and  give it in flour mill and make a nice powder of it, now dry roast this powder in a kdai  for abt 2 mts.sieve it 

 now mix all the ingredients and make a chapati dough consistency. (note u can add green chillie paste instead of red chillie powder it tastes awesome ) 

take a small ball  out of this and place it in ur palm ,pat it into a small circle with  the help of ur other hand fingers

,in the meantime  switch on the stove and heat oil in a kdai,  deep fry these thattai and its ready !!