Egg Masala

Ingredients

1. Eggs – 3 – 4 nos
2. Cinnamon – 2 inch, Cloves – 3, Bay leaves - 1
3. Onions (cut into thin slices) - 3 
4. Tomato (cut into thin slices)-2
5. Slit Green chilli – 1

Mulaku Bajji

Ingredients

1. Bajji mulaku – 6 
2. Gram flour - ½ cup
3. Idily batter or rice flour – 2 tsp 
4. Asafoetida powder (kaayam) – a pinch 
5. Red chilli powder- ½ tsp

Happy Onam

Yellavarkkum Santhoshavum Samrithiyum niranja onam ashamsikkunu.

wishing you all a happy and prosperous onam

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Parippu Vada

   Parippu vada is a very tasty and simple tea time snack in South India . Try this... I am sure everyone would like this recipe. Serve crisp parippu vada with tea.

1. Channa Dal ( kadala parippu )– 1cup
2. Chopped   Onion– ½ cup
3. Chopped Green chilli – 4 
4. Ginger – a small piece
5. Curry leaves – few

Fresh Grapes Juice

    Grape juice has a lot of health benefits and one of them is it helps with digestion. A glass of grape juice can be delicious and refreshing! You can skip sugar if you like it natural but I like it a little sweet. Also, remember to use ripe grapes. 

1. Fresh black grapes – ½ kg 
2. Sugar – according to your taste 
3. Water – 1 ½ cup 
4. Ice cubes- few 
5. Chopped grapes – 4 tsp 

Wash grapes and remove seeds and skins.
Add sugar and grapes to jar.
Serve garnished with chopped grapes and ice cubes.

Gobi Manchurian Dry

Ingredients:-

Cauliflower –1 small size

• For Batter:

1. Maida – 5 tbsp
2. Cornstarch – 4tbsp
3. Black pepper powder – ½ tsp
4. Soya sauce – ½ tsp
5. Salt to taste

Watermelon Mango Smoothie

Ingredients:

1. Watermelon – 2 glasses
2. Mango – 1 glass
3. Vanilla ice cream – 1 glass
4. Sugar- to taste
5. Ice cubes

In a blender, beat watermelon, mango, vanilla ice cream and sugar till all the ingredients blend well. Serve smoothie with ice cubes.

Cool & Fresh Lemon Soda

A perfect thing to have in the middle of a hot summer! This recipe’s sugar measurement is just perfect to cater to my sweet tooth. So, if you don’t like your drink too sweet, do remember to adjust the sugar level or add a little bit of more salt. Sugar + a bit of salt in the drink gives it an energizing feeling. I hope everyone will like this recipe. Enjoy ;)

1. Lemon - 2 medium sized ones
2. Water- ½ glass

Tomato Rice (Thakkali Sadam)

1. Basmathi rice (or any raw rice) – 1 cup
2. Tomato- 3(medium red tomato, 2 puree and 1 chopped)
3. Onion - 1
4. Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
5. Chana dal & urad dal – 1 tsp each

Tamarind Rice (Puli Sadam)

Ingredients:

1. Tamarind – lemon size
2. Sesame oil – 3 tbsp
3. Dried red chillies – 10 no
4. Bengal gram (channa dal) – 2 -3 tbsp
5. Urad dal – 1 tbsp

Ivy Gourd (kovakka) upperi

I like kovakka very much, to the extent that I can even eat raw kovakka! This is a simple and tasty recipe. If you like my recipe, do try it out and give your comments/suggestions for improvements on the same. Enjoy :)
Ingredients:

1. Kovakka – 20 - 25 nos
2. Chopped Onion (big) – 1
3. Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
4. Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
5. Chilli powder – 1 tsp (according to your taste)

Vegetable Fried Rice

Ingredients:

1. Basmati rice : 2 cups
2. Water : 3 cups
3. Butter : 2tbsp
4. Finely chopped ginger : 1 tbsp
5. Finely chopped garlic : 1 tbsp
6. Chopped green chilli : ½ tsp

Vada Pav

Ingredients:

1. 9 - potatoes boiled and mashed
2. 2 tsps - garlic paste
3. 1 tsp - ginger paste
4. 3 - green chillies
5. 1/2 tsp - turmeric pow
6. 1/2 tsp -  mustard seeds

Uzhunnu Vada

Ingredients:

1. Urad Dal - 2 cups
2. Rice flour - 2 tbsp 
3. Onion - 1 
4. Green chillies - 3 nos 
5. Curry leaves - few

Pani Puri [Indian Chaat Recipe]

1. PURI

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Semolina (Rava / Suji) 
2. 3 tbsp Fine Wheat Flour (Maida) or 1 ½ tbsp urad dal flour 
3. 1/4 tsp Baking Soda or (Little less than 1/2 cup club soda)
4. Salt to taste
5. Oil to deep fry 

Method to make crisp puris:

Pav bhaji

Ingredients:

1. 1 large carrot, cubed
2. 2 potatoes, cubed
3. 1 capsicum, chopped
4. 1 cup cauliflower florets, chopped
5. 8-10 beans, chopped
6. 1/4 cup green peas