Spicy Menasinakai Balaka (Fried Chillies)

Balaka is usually used in South Indian meals. It tastes good with rice. It is simple and we can prepare it at home with less efforts and few  ingredients.

Spicy Menasinakai Balaka (Fried Chillies)

Balaka menasinakai
Ingredients:

500 Grams green chilli ( long and thin)
1 Cup sour curd
2 Tbsp hing
2 Tbsp fenugreek powder (methi powder)
Salt as per taste bit more (50 grams)
Method:

Take curd in a bowl add salt, hing, fenugreek seeds powder and mix well

Now slit the green chillies and dip them in the curd

Dry it in hot sun till they are completely dried
Deep fry them in oil with low flame
Serve with rice and dal or sambar.

Balaka menasinakai

shavige Upma

Its a difficult task in the early morning to decide what breakfast should be prepared. When it is not planned then always we prefer for the easy and quick breakfast. Here is one of the breakfast which can be done within few mins. Ya its shavige Upma.With vegetables added to it makes more tasty.  Coconut chutney along with shavige upma tastes good and a best combination.

shavige Upma 

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Vermicelli shavige 200 grams
4 to 5 green chillies finely chopped
1 Onion finely chopped
1 Carrot finely cut
1 Capsicum finely chopped
Few green peas
Lemon juice 2 tbsp
Oil 2  tbsp
Salt as per taste
1 Tbsp Mustard seeds
A pinch of turmeric powder
Method:

Boil the vermicelli shavige in water for few mins till they are soft. Once they are soft just drain the water and  put the cold water over it immediately and drain it. (Note : add few drops of oil while boiling)
On the other hand take a pan on heater add oil once hot add mustard seeds allow them to crackle.
Add the vegetables and cook them.
Add salt and mix well.
Now add the shavige and mix well
Also add lemon juice.
Serve it with coconut chutney

Badanekai Yennegai

Badanekai yennegai is a common vegetable recipe prepared by South Indians especially karnataka people. It is consumed with jowar roti's as it makes a perfect combination. Its common to prepare yennegai with onion and garlic with lot of oil. But i have tried to present this yennegai with different touch. Ya without onion and garlic. Just try it !!!!!!!!!!!! it tastes good and different.

Badanekai Yennegai 

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Small size  brinjal (Badanekai ) 4 to 5
Coconut grated 1 Cup
A small piece  of ginger
1 Tbsp jeers
2 Tbsp roasted peanut powder and a tbsp jaggery
Fresh curry leaves and coriander leaves
3 to 4  green chilli's
Oil 2 Tbsp
Mustard seeds and turmeric powder 1/2 a Tbsp
Salt as per taste
Method:

Grind the coconut, ginger green chillies, jeera, coriander leaves and keep aside.
Now take a the brinjals and slit in so that we can fill the coconut stuffing.
Take a pan on heater add oil once hot add mustard seeds, allow it to crackle, add curry leaves, turmeric powder
Now place the stuffed brinjal and allow it to cook with closed lid
Once they are done add the remaining coconut paste and fry it with brinjals
Add bit water , salt, jaggery and cook for 5 mins till the gravy thickens
Add the roasted peanut powder mix well and cook for another 2 mins
Garnish it with coriander leaves
Serve hot with jowar roti's or chapati

Khanda Bhaji (Onion Pakoda)

When it is raining outside who does not like to have fried items with a cup of tea or coffee? Everyone likes it. Khanda bhaji is also one among them.It is one of the popular snacks in Maharashtra. Khanda means onion. The onions are finely sliced mixed with gram flour and fried deeply in the oil.They are crispy and spicy and easy and quick snack recipe that can be done any time.

Khanda Bhaji (Onion Pakoda)

Preparation time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

1. 2 Big size onions finely sliced
2. Salt as per taste
3. 2 Tbsp red chilli powder
4. 1/2 Tbsp jeera and coriander seeds powder
5. Gram flour 1 cup
6. 1/2 Tbsp turmeric powder
7. Oil for frying
8. Fresh curry and coriander leaves chopped. 1Tbsp

Method:

• Take a thinly sliced onions in  a bowl add salt turmeric powder, jeera n coriander powder, red chilli powder mix them well.
• Add gram flour to it and 2 tbsp  of hot oil and bit by bit add water and mix well.
• The batter should be thick and now deep fry them in the oil with medium flame.
• Once they are golden brown take it off.
• Serve hot with sauce.

Carrot Soup

Carrots can be used to make lot of dishes. We all know that carrots are really good for our health. It has lot of health benefits.We make carrot raita, carrot halwa, and it is also used with other vegetables to make curry. It is also used in salads. Here is one more recipe of carrot . Ya carrot soup.

Carrot Soup

Preparation Time: 5 mins

Cooking time : 20 mins

Ingredients:

2 Big carrots Peel off the skin and cut into thin pieces.

1 Medium size potato peel off the skin and cut in to small pieces.

Salt as per taste

Pepper powder 1 Tbsp

Butter 1 tbsp

Method:

First we have to boil the carrot and potato together in the water till they are soft. Then drain all the water and allow it to cool. With the help of the blender grind it well. Now take a container on heater add butter to it.  Once the butter starts melting add the grinded  carrot to the container. Also add the salt and pepper powder to it.  Boil it for some time. Serve hot. The potato is added to the carrot soup to make the soup thick and also adds taste to it.

Pasta With Spinach Sauce

Pasta is a Italian food which is similar to noodles or staple food . Usually I use penne pasta which is cylindrical in shape.
There are different varieties to cook pasta. It only depends on the sauce we use. We can use red sauce, green pesto sauce. These sauce can be prepared at home else we get in market. This time I tried the pasta with spinach sauce. I did the sauce at home. It tastes good. And spinach as we all know how good it is for our health. It was really different taste and more it looked like green pesto pasta.

Pasta With Spinach Sauce

Ingredients for the Sauce:

1. 1 Bunch of spinach cleaned and boiled
2. 3 Medium size tomatoes
3. 3 to 4 Cloves of garlic
4. 2 Tbsp olive oil
5. 6 to 8 Pepper
6. 1 Tbsp Green chilli sauce
7. Salt as per taste
8. 1 Tbsp sugar
9. 1 Tbsp Basil finely chopped
10. 1 Medium size onion finely chopped.

Method to make Sauce:

First thing we have to boil tomatoes for 5 mins till the skin starts to peel of. Then also boil the spinach for 5 to 10 mins.Now take a  pan on heater add olive oil add garlic fry it, then add onion and fry till they are golden brown. Allow it to cool. By the time drain the water from spinach and tomato once everything is cool blend it in to paste. Also add the pepper and basil to it while grinding.

Now take a pan add olive oil once hot add the paste to it. Now add the chilli sauce and salt and cook for few mins till it thickens. Now the sauce is ready. Lets check how to prepare pasta !!!

Ingredients for Pasta:

1. 1 Medium size onion finely sliced
2. 1 Small cup of pitted olives
3. 2 garlic cloves finely  chopped
4.  7 to 8 Mushrooms thinly sliced
5. 4 Tbsp olive oil
6. Salt as per taste
7. Spinach sauce
8. 100 grams Penne pasta
9. 4 Tbsp cheddar cheese grated

Method to prepare pasta:

Pasta should be boiled in  the water  till they are soft. For that take water in a container add 1 tbsp of salt and olive oil and boil the pasta in the water till they are soft. One they are soft drain all the water and keep aside. On the other hand take another container on heater  add olive oil once hot add garlic fry it then add the sliced onions and fry till they are golden brown in colour. Now add the pitted olives and mushroom and cook it for 3 mins.Now add the spinach sauce and salt and cook for 5 mins. Add the pasta to it mix them well and cook for 3 mins on low flame so that all the sauce settles down in the pasta. Now garnish it with cheese and serve hot

Tomato Rice

Tomato Rice is one of the South Indian dish. It is simple and delicious rice recipe. It is usually prepared using tomato puree. But I did it in  different way. It is quiet spicy quick and easy rice recipe. Even there are different methods to prepare tomato rice. We have Mexican tomato rice also but the cooking style and ingredients vary bit. But the tomato rice recipe which I am presenting is normal Indian style.

Tomato Rice

Ingredients:

1. 1 Cup Basmati Rice
2. 3 Tomatoes finely chopped
3. 3 garlic cloves finely chopped
4. 1 medium size onion finely chopped
5. 2 cinnamon sticks finely cut
6. 2 to3 laung (lavang)
7. 2 Tbsp red chilli powder
8. 1 Tbsp garam masala
9. Oil 2 Tbsp
10. Mustard seeds and turmeric powder 1/2 Tbsp
11. Fresh curry leaves and chopped coriander leaves 1 Tbsp
12. Salt as per taste.

Method:

The rice should be washed thoroughly and soak in water for 10 mins and then drain all the water and keep aside. Now take a pressure cooker pan add oil once the oil is hot add mustard seeds and allow it to crackle. Then the garlic should be added and fried. Now add onion and fry till they are golden brown. Add turmeric powder,curry leaves, cinnamon sticks, lavang and tomato and fry it for few minsAdd the red chilli powder, garam masala, salt mix well. Now for 1 cup of rice we have to use 2 cups of water .So  add 2 cups of water to the ingredients that are being cooked and allow it to boil. Once it  starts boiling add the uncooked rice to it. Close the lid and cook the rice on low flame with 2 whistles.

Garnish the rice with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot.

Masala Sweet Corn

Masala Sweet Corn

Sweet corn Masala is one of the famous street snack in South India. In each and every Mall we find the sweet corn masala stall outside. I do watch so much of rush for this snack. Hey there is no much effort needed to do this. Its simple and quick snack we can make  any time. Usually kids favourite snacks.

Ingredients:

1. Fresh sweet corn kernels 1 cup
2. 1 Tbsp butter
3. 1/2 Tbsp chat masala
4. Salt as per taste
5. A pinch of pepper powder

Method:

Making masala sweet corn is just a simple task. The fresh corn what we get will not be so hard so no need to boil it. Just take container on heater add butter and once the butter starts melting add corn fry it till we get nice aroma. Add salt,  chat masala, pepper powder and mix well. Serve when hot. It will be really tasty..

Onion Paratha

Paratha comes under Indian cuisine. We have varieties of parathas with different stuffing. Onion Paratha is one among them. Onions are used in each and every dish by Indians. It has lot of health benefits also. Onions have a variety of medicinal effects. Early American settlers used wild onions to treat colds, coughs, and asthma. In Chinese medicine, onions have been used to treat angina, coughs, bacterial infections, and breathing problem. We consume onions in the form of salad and in preparing other vegetables. Lets have a look how to make onion parathas. Hey it is simple only thing the onions are fried with green chilli and some chat and garam masala and salt and stuffed in the dough ball and made into circle shape. It is consumed with curd. It is spicy and tangy paratha and also tastes good.

Onion Paratha

Preparation time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 20 mins

Ingredients

For stuffing

2 big size onion finely chopped
2 green chillies finely chopped
1/2 tbsp garam masala
A pinch of turmeric powder and chat masala
Salt as per taste
2 tbsp fresh chopped coriander leaves
For dough

1 Cup wheat flour
A pinch of salt
1 tbsp oil
How to make stuffing

We have to take a container on heater add oil once hot add  green chillies and onion and fry it till onion are golden brown. Add turmeric powder, chat masala, garam masala and salt mix them well and garnish it with coriander leaves. Allow this to cool.

How to make dough

Take wheat flour in a container  add oil and salt and with the water knead it and make a dough. Close and keep it for 10 to 15 mins.As making dough should be the first step.

How to proceed

Take a two small ball of dough make a small circle each of 5 cm diameter.

Now place the  stuffing in one of the circle in the centre and place the other circle over it and press the edge

Now using some wheat flour for dusting make a circle of about 10 cm diameter and then roast it on a tava both sides. We can eat this paratha with curd as no vegetable curry is needed. Repeat the same process for the rest. Serve it hot.

Pineapple Gojju

Pineapple Gojju

Preparation Time: 10 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

1. 50 grams pineapple cut  into small pieces
2. 4 Tbsp Chana Dal
3. 4 Tbsp urad Dal
4. 2 Tbsp Dhania (coriander seeds)
5. 1 Tbsp jeera
6. 2 to 4 red chilli
7.  2 Tbsp Oil
8. 2 tbsp red chilli powder
9. 1/2 Cup grated coconut
10. 1 Tbsp mustard seeds and pinch of turmeric powder and hing
11. Salt as per taste
12. 1/2 cup grated Jaggery

Method:

• Take a pan on heater add chana dal, urad dal, Dhania, jeera and red chillies and fry it till the dals are golden brown. Allow it to cool and grind it with the grated coconut and keep aside
• Take another  pan on heater add oil once hot add mustard seeds allow it to crackle. Add hing
• Add pineapple pieces and fry it till they are cooked.
• Now add the grinded powder , salt, red chilli powder and Jaggery.
• Cook it till the gravy is thick even add a bit of water.
• Serve with rice especially curd rice.