Feb 26, 2009

Simple & Tasty Corn Snack

Ingredients:
  • Corn - 1
  • Butter - 1 tsp
  • Chilli pwd - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Lemon juice

Procedure:

  • Peel corn from the cob.
  • Heat butter in a pan and fry the corn for 5 min or till they turn golden brown.
  • Add chilli pwd, salt mix well and switch off the flame.
  • Add lemon juice on the top.
  • Serve hot.

Karela Fry/Bittermelon Fry

Ingredients:
  • Karela - 1/2 kg
  • Green chillies- 2
  • Curry leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • Chilli pwd - 1 tsp
  • Turmeric pwd - 1/4 tsp
  • Roasted channa dal - 2 tbsp
  • Garlic flakes - 1 or 2
  • Oil - 2 tbsp
  • Mustard seeds -1/2 tsp
  • Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Procedure:

  • Grind roasted channa dal, garlic and red chilli powder.
  • Peel the karela and cut them into thin round slices.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and cumin seeds, when they splutter add green chillies and curry leaves fry for few seconds and add karela.
  • Mix well and cover it with a lid and cook in medium flame for 10 min.
  • Keep stirring in the middle.
  • After 10 min add turmeric pwd and salt and cook for few minutes(don't put the lid) or till the karela is cooked.
  • Then add grinded powder to this and stir for 3-4 minutes and switch off the stove.
  • Serve with dal or sambar.

Carrot Halwa

Ingredients:
  • Carrots - 1/2 kg
  • Sugar - 1 1/2 cup
  • Milk - 4 cups
  • Curdled Milk - 1/2 cup
  • Cashewnuts
  • Badam
  • Ghee - 2 tsp
  • Cardamom Pwd - a pinch

Procedure:

  • Grate the carrots.
  • Heat ghee in a wide open pan and fry the cashews and badam, remove them and keep aside.
  • In the left over ghee add grated carrots and milk and cook in medium flame with constant stirring.
  • When the milk gets evaporated add curdled milk and sugar and mix well.
  • Cook for few minutes and add cardamom pwd and fried nuts on the top.
  • Switch off the stove.
  • Serve hot or cold.

Potato Fry

Ingredients:
  • Potatoes - 2(big)
  • Onions - 1 small
  • Green chillies - 2
  • Curry leaves
  • Coriander leaves for garnishing
  • Salt to taste
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Chilli powder - 1 tsp
  • Chat masala or chole masala - 1/2tsp
  • Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
  • Oil - 2 tsp
  • Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Procedure:

  • Chop the potatoes, onions, green chillies and keep aside.
  • Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds when they splutter add curry leaves and fry for few seconds.
  • Add chopped green chillies and onions and fry till they turn golden brown.
  • Then add chopped potatoes mix well and cover it with a lid and after few minutes add salt, chilli pwd, turmeric pwd and mix well.
  • Cook till they are done and add chole masala and coriander pwd and turn off the stove.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Serve with rice, chapathi, dosa or puri.