ONION PAKORAS / ONION FRITTERS

ONION PAKORAS / ONION FRITTERS

This post is specially for Ashwini, My Friend(Tomodachi). She enjoyed my Pakoras and asked me to post this recipe.
Thanks Ashwini for bringing me back to the world of blogging!

Onion Pakoras / Onion Fritters

Ingredients:

2- medium size onions thinly sliced
Handful of gram flour
1tsp -jeera
2-3 green chillies
1/2 tsp grated ginger
1tbspn - chopped corriander leaves
2tbspn - oil (for mixing )
salt as per taste
A pinch - soda (optional)
Oil for deep fry



Method:
1. Heat oil in a kadai on a medium flame.
2. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl add sliced onion, add grated ginger, jeera, chopped green chillies, chopped corriander leaves and add 2 tbspn of hot oil and mix the ingredients. If required add few drops of water just for the binding. Actually onion releases lot of moisture when mixed with salt so need not have to add much water to get the binding.

3. Take small portions of the batter and drop it in kadai (don't have to shape).

4. Fry them till they turn golden brown and serve it hot with desired sauce.

MOONG BEAN / GREEN GRAM SPROUTS SALAD

MOONG BEAN SPROUTS SALAD

Moong Bean Sprout / Green Gram Sprout Salad

Moon Bean Sprouts is a good source of Protein, Iron, Potassium, Vitamin C and very good source of Dietary Fiber. Not to forget to mention low in Cholestrol, Saturated Fat and Sodium :-)

How to make Moong Bean/ Green Gram Sprouts at home.

1.Wash and soak a cup of  moong bean/ green gram in water for 6-8hrs.
2. Drain excess water and
Option 1. put in a air tight container (steel/plastic box)
Option 2. Put in a muslin cloth/ cotton cloth/ big handkerchief. Tighten the cloth by tying it tightly.

3. Keep it overnight and next day you can see bean sprouted. If you want a longer sprout keep it for one more day.
 If you get a desired length of sprout and you are planning to use on the next day keep it in refrigerator.

Ingredients

Moong Bean Sprout / Green Gram Sprout Salad

1 cup moong bean sprouts
1 small onion finely chopped
1 small carrot grated
3-4 tbspn.  cucumber chopped
3-4 tbspn.  capsicum chopped
2-3 tbspn.  methi/ fenugreek leaves chopped
1tspn. lemon juice
1tbpn. coriander leaves chopped
1/2 tspn chaat masala
1/2 tspn. crushed pepper / pepper powder
1/2 tspn. chili finely chopped (optional)
Salt as per taste.


Method

1. Add the above ingredients in a bowl.
2. Add salt and mix them just before serving

MASALA DOSA'S ALOO SABZI / ALOOGADDE PALYA

MASALA DOSA'S ALOO SABZI / ALOOGADDE PALYA

Ingredients

4-5 Medium sized potatoes boiled and mashed
2 No's Onion thinly sized
1 capsicum sliced
3-4 green chilies slit
3 tbspn boiled green peas
2 tbspn oil
1tspn uradal
1tspn mustard seeds
1 tbspn  chopped coriander leaves
1 tbspn curry leaves
1/2 tspn turmeric powder

Method

1. Heat oil in a pan on a medium flame.
2. add mustard, uradal once it splutters add onion, green chilies and curry leaves.
3. add capsicum once it is done add boiled green peas and stir on for 3-4 minutes
4. add turmeric powder stir for 2min
5 add boiled mashed potatoes mix well and close the lid and let it for 5-6 min.
6. add corriander leaves mix well and switch off the flame.

Served with hot masala dosas/puris.

POORI

POORI
HOW TO MAKE POORIS

Ingredients:
1 Cup whole wheat flour
2 pinch of salt
1tbspn.oil/ghee
Enough warm water to make the dough soft
Oil for deep frying

Method:
1.Add seived flour in a bowl,add salt and enough water and knead for sometime then add oil or ghee and knead into soft dough. Keep aside for 30min.
2.From the dough- divide into equal parts in the size and shape of a lemon.
3.Take sufficient dry wheat flour for rolling the dough- roll it into a form of small puris-say about 5inches wide.
4.Heat oil in a deep pan over low heat.
5.Slip the poori into the oil. Once it puffs up and turns to light-golden color turn it over and cook the other side .

Serve it hot .

Stuffed Bhindi / Stuffed Okra / Stuffed Lady finger

Delicious and colorful recipe!! Try this and let me know.

Stuffed Bhindi/Stuffed Okra/Stuffed Lady finger



Ingredients:
500gms Bhindi
2 onions
2 tomatoes
2 green chillies
2tspn. oil
1tspn. chat masala powder
1/2 tspn. garam masala powder

Method:
1. Wash and wipe dry lady fingers. Slit them and keep aside.
2.Make a paste of onions, tomatoes, and green chillies.
3. Heat 1tspn of oil in a non stick pan on a meduim flame, and add the above paste and cook them for 3 min.
4. Add chat masala powder and garam masala powder and cook for 1 min. Let the masala cool
5. Stuff the masala into the slitted ladyfingers.
6. Heat 1tspn. oil in a non stick pan on a meduim flame. Add stuffed lady fingers to it and cook for 10-12 minutes. Stir in between.

Serve it hot.