Adai

I.Wash and Soak for about 2 to 3 hours
Par Boiled Rice - 100 Grams
Raw Rice - 25 Grams
ADD to this:
Whole Green Chilli - 3
Whole Red Chilli - 3
Asafoetida - ¼ Tsp
Curry leaves
Corriander leaves
Salt to taste
GRIND WELL

II. Wash and Soak for about 2 to 3 hours
Tuvar Daal - 25 Grams
Urad Daal - 25 Grams
Paitham Daal (Yellow daal) - 25 Grams
Bengal Gram Daal - 25 Grams
GRIND COARSELY

ADD I and II. Mix Well. Ready to use.

Bread Upma

Heat a Deep Pan and add:
Refined Oil - 2 Tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 Tsp
Bengal Gram - ½ Tsp
Asafetida - ¼ Tsp
Green Chilli cut fine - 2 to 3
Onion cut thin and long - 1 or 2 Medium
SAUTE

ADD:
Bread cut into 1-inch cube - 8 medium slices
Dosai Milagapodi - 2 Tsp
Curd beaten -1 to 2 Tbsp
Sugar - 1 Tsp
Salt to taste
Coriander cut fine
Curry leaves
MIX WELL without mashing the bread.

Note:
Drop the curd randomly on each bread piece and spread well.
If the Bread is too soft add only 1 Tbsp curd.

Moor Koozhu

I. Mix & keep aside:
Rice flour - 1 Cup
Buttermilk - 2 Cups
Salt to Taste

II. On a hot Pan:
Gingelly Oil - 3 to 4 Tbsp
Mustard seeds - 1 Tsp
Asafetida -1/2 tsp
Urad Daal - 1 Tsp
Red Chilli whole - 1
Mor Milagai - 2 or 3
Curry leaves
ADD I to II slowly while stirring continuously so that no lumps are formed.
Add more Oil because this dish drinks all the oil.

Kadlai mave Aloo - Poori Masala

I. MIX all and keep aside:
Potato Boiled cut & mashed - 4 medium
Kadalai mavu (Channa ka Atta) - 1 Tbsp
Water - 1 to 2 Tumblers
Corriander leaves cut fine
Salt to Taste

II. In a heated pan with 1 Tbsp Oil, Saute:
Mustard seeds - 1Tsp
Asafoetida - ¼ tsp
Bengal gram daal - 1tsp
Green Chilli cut fine - 2 to 3
Ginger cut fine - 1 inch piece
Onion cut thin - 2 medium
Turmeric Powder - ¼ Tsp
Curry leaves

ADD I and II. BRING TO BOIL. Serve HOT with Pooris.

Onion Chutney/Thogail

I. Saute in a Tsp of Oil till transparent. Cool and keep aside.
Onion - 2 Medium Size

II. Roast in 1 Tsp Oil:
Bengal Gram -1 Tbsp
Red Chilli - 2
Green Chilli -2

III.
Tamarind -1 Marble size
Salt to taste
Curry leaves
Corriander leaves
GRIND I, II and III. Ready to use

Source: Radha Mummy

Tomato and Onion Chutney

TOMATO ONION CHUTNEY
I.Saute in a Tsp of Oil :
Bengal Gram Daal 1 Tsp
Red Chilli 2
Green Chilli 2
Onion cut 3 Medium
Tomato cut 3 Medium
Tamarind 1 Marble size
Salt to taste
Curry leaves
Corriander leaves
COOL & GRIND to Paste

II. Thadka:
Oil 1 Tsp
Mustard 1 Tsp

Add I and II. Ready to Serve with Idli, Dosa, Adai, Upma

Source: Mummy

Corriender and Mint Chutney

GRIND TOGETHER to a fine paste:
Corriander - 1 bunch (equal to a cup)
Pudina - ½ bunch
Onion -1 small
Green Chilli -4
Garlic -4 pods
Jaggery -1 Tsp
Salt to taste
Jeera - ¼ tsp
Juice of ½ Lime Or ½ tsp Pulp of Tamarind.

Sweet Chuthey

Sweet Chuthey for Aloo Tikki, Bhel Puri, Pani Puri and all other "chat items".. Can also be used as a Salad Dressing!!

Pulp / Extract of Tamarind - 1 lime size
Jaggery - 4 Tbsp
Dates (softened and mashed) - 4 to 5
Red Chilli Powder - ½ tsp
Black Salt - 1 Tsp
Roasted Jeera Powder - 1 Tsp
Salt to Taste
Bring to Boil on slow heat stirring occasionally till it shines.

Source: Radha Mummy

Arci Upma

Arci (rice) upma.. hot and spicy!

I. Dry Grind Very Coarse
Raw Rice - 1 Tumbler
Tuvar Daal - 1 handful
Whole Pepper - 1 Tsp
Whole Jeera - 1 Tsp


II.In a heavy Bottom Pan heat 2 to 3 Tsp of Gingeley Oil & Ghee (Mix). -
ADD in this order, one by one:
Mustard seeds- 1Ttsp
Tuvar Daal - 1 Tsp
Asafoetida -1/3 Tsp
Red Chilli - 1 (slit)
Green Chilli - 2 (cut fine)
Ginger -1 Inch piece (cut fine)
Curry leaves -Handful
Water - 2 ½ Tumblers
Salt to taste
When Water boils ADD I to II stirring all the time, so that lumps don’t form.
Serve Hot.

Andhra Pesarattu

A healthy version of the dosai!

Wash and Soak for about 2 to 3 hours
Paitham Daal (Yellow daal) - 1 Tumbler
Par Boiled Rice - 1 Handful

ADD to this:
Onion- 1 Medium Size
Green Chilli - 4
Red Chilli - 3
Coconut fresh gratings - 1 Handful
Asafoetida - ¼ Tsp
Salt - to Taste
Curry leaves
Corriander leaves
GRIND TOGETHER to a fine paste. Ready to use.

Source: Radha mummy (my mom)

Whole-Wheat Walnut & Raisin Biscotti - no butter :)

I just saw "Everyday Food" on PBS and I loved this breakfast biscotti recipe. I immediately tried it, and it tasted great.

"Biscotti" means "double baked". A few good things about this recipe:
- No Butter
- Only 1/3rd cup of Sugar
- Very healthy as it has walnuts and raisins
- You can make it and store for a few days
- You can also make it to take along (to work/ travels) as a snack

The best part is that you use very little sugar, and no butter.. Sounds good right.. let's get into the details now..

Oil spray for the baking sheet
Whole wheat flour - 3/4 cup
All purpose flour - 1/2 cup
Sugar (Brown or Regular) - 1/3 cup
Baking Powder - 1 teaspoon
Salt - 1/4 teaspoon
Walnut halves - 1/2 cup
Raisins - 1/4 cup (Use golden/dark raisins)
Eggs - 2
Vanilla Extract - 1 teaspoon

Optional ingredients in place of raisins:
Cranberries - 1/4 cup
Apricots - 1/4 cup
Mini sweet chocolate chips - 1/4 cup
Or anything else you like!! Just limit the quantity to 1/4 cup

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease the baking tray
2. Mix the dry ingredients
3. Beat the egg and the vanilla extract
4. Fold the dry ingredients with the egg mix
5. Make a "loaf" (1 inch thick, 2.5 inches wide and 7 inches long)
5. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes
6. Cut the loaf into 1/4 inch pieces using a serrated knife
7. Reduce the heat in the oven to 300 degrees
8. Place on the baking tray and bake (turning once after 10-12 minutes) for another 20-25 minutes
9. Store in an airtight container

The link: http://www.pbs.org/everydayfood/recipes/walnut_raisin_biscotti.html

Ani Phyo's Raw Food Kitchen

I have signed up to listen to talks from the Raw Food Summit (http://rawsummit2.com/free_access). This morning, I heard a talk by Ani Phyo - who is a chef, author, and a raw food expert. As I was inspired by her talk, I went to YouTube to look at the video of some of her easy "raw" recipes.

Here are the links to her videos:
Spanish Breakfast Scramble - This can be a wonderful side for your dinner, or can be had for breakfast. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gvrEj2H36w&feature=related

Crunchy Donut Holes - This can be a very healthy snack. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuGjDagUWNg

I also saw a video from Wholegormet:
Homemade Pizza Crust - This is a good way to use up my pound of Whole Wheat flour before I go on vacation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAVUFnhP1ZA&feature=related