Brinjal/ Kathrikai Masala Curry/Kozhambhu

Ingredients :

Brinjal - 4 to5 (chop them lengthwise)
Tamarind - lemon size (Extract Juice)
Coconut gratings - 4 tsp
Cashew nuts - 5 to 6
Peanuts - 4 to 5 (optional)
Onion - 1 chopped
Tomato - 1 chopped
Sambhar powder - 1 tblsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Hing - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Red chili - 2
Salt to taste

Method

1.Grind Coconut grating, cashew nuts,peanuts, red chilli with water and make a paste.
2.In a kadai add oil and temper musturd seeds, hing then add onion.
3.Once the onion is translucent add brinjal pieces.
4.Cook in medium flame until the skin turns color to brown and add tomatoes, fry till they blend well.
5.Add the tamarind juice, sambhar powder, salt, turmeric powder and bring it to boil until the brinjals turn soft.
6.Finally add grinned paste to it and boil for 5 min.Remove from stove top.

Avial

Ingredients :

Assorted Vegetables preferably Carrot, brinjal, Yam, drumstick, snake guard, raw banana, all evenly cut in lengthwise pieces.
Coconut - 1/2 cup grated
green chilies - 5
red chili - 1
Coconut oil - 3 tblsp
turmeric powder - 1 tblsp
cumin seed - 2 tsp
tamarind - little
mustard seeds - 1tsp
urad dal - 2 tsp
curry leaves - few

Method:

1.Grind Coconut gratings,cumin,tamarind and green chilies into nice paste.
2.Take heavy bottomed pan add the vegetables and turmeric powder.Add water and cook the vegetables.
3.Once the vegetables are cooked add salt, grinned paste and mix well.
4.Just bring one boil and turn of the stove.
5.Temper mustard , urad dal , red chili, curry leaves in coconut oil and add to the vegetable mix.

Note :

If you add raw mango to this you can skip the tamarind while grinding..

Besan Ladoo

Ingredients :

Ghee / Butter - 8 tblsp (1/2 cup)
Gram /    Besan Flour - 2 cups
Sugar - 1 cup
Cardamom powder - 1/2 tsp
Cashew nuts - 10

Method :-

1.Take microwave safe bowl add the ghee and microwave it for 45 sec.
2.Add besan flour and mix well with the ghee and microwave it for 4 min by stirring after every 1 min.
3.Add nuts and microwave it for another 1 min.
4.Let the mixture completely cool down , then add sugar, cardamom powder and mix well.
5.If you feel the mix is very dry add ghree to it.
6.Make small balls or ladoos.

Crispy Rava Dosa

Ingredients :-

Rava - 1 cup
Rice flour - 1 cup
Maida - 3/2 cup
Black Pepper - 1 tsp
Jeera - 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Method :-

1. Mix rava, rice flour , maida with water and make the batter so that the consistency is very watery.
2. Add Jeera, black pepper salt to the batter and blend well.
3. Heat the dosa pan, spray oil then sprinkle the batter in the pan so that it fills the pan.
4. Allow it to cook well,it takes more time to Cook than the normal dosa.
5. Flip it over and cook the other side.
6. Crispy rava dosa is ready.

Note:-

You can add cashews, chopped onions and make it rich.

Chow chow Kootu Curry (Chayote)

Ingredients :

Chow Chow -2 (cut into cubes)
Channa dal - 3 tbspn
Coconut gratings - 3 to 4 tbspn
Jeera - 1 tsp
mustard - 1 tsp
urad dal - 2 tsp
red chili - 2
green chili - 3
turmeric powder - 1 tsp
salt to taste


Method :-

1.In a pressure cooker take chow chow cubes, channa dal, turmeric and cook it with little water for 2 whistles.
2.Grind the coconut, jeera and green chili to fine paste.
3.Add the grinded paste to cooked chow chow and bring to boil in medium flame.
4.Remove from stove once it starts boiling.
5.In a kadai take 1 tblsp oil and temper mustard seeds,urad dal, red chili and add it to the kootu curry.

Note :

You can do the same without adding channa dal also.In that case in order to bind everthing you will have to add little rice flour.

Avocado/Butter fruit Milk Shake

Ingredients : 

Avocado - 1
Milk - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1 tblsp.








Method :

1.Cut the Avaoado into half and remove the center seed.    
2.Scoop the inner portion using a spoon or knife.
3.Add sugar,milk and avocodo pieces to a mixer.
4.Make it into smooth paste.
5.To consistency of the shake depends on the milk you add.You can reduce or increase the quantity according to your wish.

Tip :

Avocado's are rich in Potassium, so it helps in controlling blood pressure. It is also a good source of  Vitamin  B & E. High fibre content too.

Pineapple Cake :-

Ingredients :

Pineapple - 2 cups (crushed with juice)
eggs - 2
All purpose flour - 2 cups
Sugar - 1 cup
Vanilla essence - 1 tblsp




Method :

Preheat oven to 350 degree F

1.Beat the twoo eggs and keep aside.
2. In a mixing bowl sieve all purpose flour,baking powder and add sugar.
3.Now add eggs , vanilla essence and mix well.
4.Finally add the pineapples and fold them well.
5.Grease a cake tin and pour the mixture to it.
6.Bake it for 45 min.

Dal Fry

Ingredients :-  

Moong Dal - 1 cup
Tomatoes - 1 (chopped)
green chilles -3 to 4 (according to your taste)
black pepper - 1 tblsp
jeera - 1 tsp
ginger - 1 tsp (chopped)
oil - 1 tblsp
corriander leaves foe garnishing.


Method:

1.Add moong dal,tomatoes, 2 green chillies in a pressure cooker along with needed water and cook for 3 whistles.Once done mash them together.
2.Take a pan with oil, add jeera, 1 green chili , black pepper, ginger and temper them.
3.Add the mashed dal, salt to the tempering and mix well. Boil it for 5 to 7 min in medium flame.
4.Finally add chopped corriander leaves.Serve hot.

Note :-

While tempering you can add red chilli instead of green chilli. Also you can use black pepper powder.