Stuffed Vegetable Idli

I am making this stuffed idli for the third time. Whenever i get bored of usual idli sambar , i make this dish. This is one of the best ways to incorporate vegetables into idli. My daughter never eats the vegetables I add in sambhar. But she likes this idli a lot…U can just play around with different combinations of stuffing in it. I’ve given my method of making the filling. Do try this and leave your feedback.

INGREDIENTS 
1 cup :250ml

Idli batter – 1 cup Water – little to dilute For stuffing Carrot – 2 nos Beans – 6 nos Potato – 1 no Green peas – 1/4 cup Big onion – 1 no Cooking oil – 1tbsp Turmeric powder – a pinch Salt – As needed Red chilly powder – 3/4 tsp Garam masala – 1/4 tsp To grind Cinnamon – 1 inch piecee Cloves – 1 no Fennel seeds – little Grated coconut – 1 tbsp Dalia / Fried gram dal – 1tsp Ginger – small piece & garlic – 6 cloves or GG paste – 1 / 4 tsp To garnish Coriander leaves – a few Lime juice -  As needed.

METHOD

• Heat a kadai with a tbsp of oil and add the onion pieces.
• Saute till it turns transparent. Now add the ground masala paste.
• Saute till the raw smell disappears.Then add the cooked vegetables and the powders.Mix well for few mins.
• Add the required water and boil well till the  stuffing thickens.
• Finally  add the lime juice and garnish with coriander leaves.
• In an idly pot, pour a tbsp of batter and keep a tsp of filling in the center.
• Then pour another tbsp of batter to cover the filling.Steam for 15 mins.
• Insert a fork, if it comes out clean, the idly is done.

Serve hot with sambhar ,coconut chutney  or tomato chutney !!

Here is a picture of stuffed idiyappam which i made the next day with the left over stuffing


Note:

• U can make the above version in chinese style by adding cabbage , little soya sauce , ajinomotto and white pepper powder.But avoid using garam masala pwd, red chilly powder and ground masala paste..Hope u all know this. Sometimes i make like this too.
• If u dont want to stuff the idly, just mix the above stuffing in the batter directly and make idlies.It tastes good in that way too..
• While making for kids , add a tsp of ghee over the stuffing in each idly .that gives an additional flavor..

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Sprouts Pulao And Mixed Vegetable Raita

 

I made this for my hubby’s lunch box today . I got these recipes from Tarla dalal’s website.Both the recipes were given under Protein rich , low calorie , healthy food category. So I chose these recipes for our lunch.I made some slight changes in the actual recipe according to our tastebuds.It was nice & filling too.. Thanks to tarla dalal…About the raita , I should have named this as beetroot raita because the color of beetroot is predominant here. I’ve added carrots and cucumber to the raita. But its not visible .So adding beetroot is purely optional. If u want a nice color , please omit it or add less beetroot pieces.Please find the raita recipe below.

INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 200ml

Sprouted green gram / Sprouted moong – 1/2 cup Carrot – 1 no Rice – 1/2 cup Water – 1.5 cups (adjust if u use basmati ) Salt – As needed. To temper Cooking oil – 1 tbsp Cinnamon – 1 small stick Cloves – 2 nos Bayleaf – 1 no Ginger- Garlic paste – 1/2 tsp Green chilly – 1 no (chopped finely) Big onion – 1 no (-do-) Coriander powder – 3/4 tsp Chilli powder – 1/2tsp Turmeric powder – a pinch Garam masala powder – 1/4 tsp Lime juice – few drops Coriander leaves – to garnish

METHOD

Heat the pressure cooker base with a tbsp of oil and add all the items given under “to temper” one by one in the same order. When the onion becomes translucent , add the carrot pieces and sprouts. Saute well for a minute. Then add all the powders. Mix well for a few minutes and add the rice. Toss it well. Finally add the water & reqd salt. Pressure cook upto 1 or 2 whistle. Add a zing of lime juice and garnish with coriander leaves. ENJOY EATING HOT WITH RAITA !!

MIXED VEGETABLE RAITA

INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 200ml

• Cooked carrot and beetroot cubes – 1/2 cup
• Cucumber pieces - few
• Fresh curd – 1/2 cup
• Green chilly – 1/2 no (Chopped finely)
• Roasted jeera powder – to sprinkle
• Water – as needed to dilute the curd
• Salt – as reqd

METHOD

• Cube cut carrot and beetroot into small pieces.Cook them for 1 whistle adding little water.
• Mix the fresh cucumber pieces with the cooked vegetables.
• Add the thick curd , reqd water and salt.( sometimes water may not be needed as the water in the cooked vegetables may be enough)
• Finally sprinkle the roasted jeera powder..

Serve with parathas and pulao !!

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Masala Chapathi | Khara Chapathi Recipe

Apart from chapati , I usually make Wheat flour adai for dinner.But my husband is not a big fan of it. So i was looking for some other alternative . I got this recipe from Mrs.Mallika badrinath’s cookbook. Its a simple , easy to make chapathi which is ideal for lunch box and dinner. Onion raita or pickle would be the best combination...Bachelors can give this a try..

INGREDIENTS
1 cup - 200ml

Atta / Wheat flour – 1 cup Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp Red chilly powder or sambar powder –3/4 - 1 tsp Garam masala powder – 1/2 tsp Dry mango powder/Amchoor powder – 1/2 tsp (optional, i dint add) Salt – As needed. Curd & Milk – Equal quantity as needed Oil – As needed.

METHOD

Take a wide bowl and mix all the ingredients given above to make a soft , pliable dough.Dont add water. Just use milk & curd in equal ratio.. Cover & leave it for 30 mins Make flat , thin , round chapathis .Brush with ghee or oil.. Enjoy with onion raita or pickle !!

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Easy Brinjal Curry/ Kathirikai Poriyal Recipe

I learnt this recipe from my neighbor. I am a big fan of brinjal but my hubby is just opposite to me. So i rarely buy this veggie and cook only for me specially. I love my mom’s brinjal stuffed poriyal very much. Next to that , this is the second best. It can be made in jiffy. It tastes the best with dal , sambar and morkuzhambu rice. I relished with keerai kuzhambu ..!!

INGREDIENTS

Brinjal – 5 nos (medium size) Sambar powder – 1 – 1.5 tsp Tamarind – small gooseberry size Jaggery – Small piece (Add more if want sweetish) Salt & water – As needed To temper & saute Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Urad dal – 1/2 tsp Jeera – 1/2 tsp Channa dal – 1/2 tsp Curry leaves – few Big onion – 1 no (slice cut) Oil – As needed.

METHOD

• Slit cut each brinjal into 8 pieces .Make thin slices so that it cooks quickly.Immerse in water till use. Soak tamarind in little water.
• Heat oil in a kadai and temper all the items given above in the same order.
• Saute onions till it turns transparent.Add the brinjal slices and saute for a minute.
• Add the sambhar powder ,saute for sometime.Then add the tamarind extract , jaggery ,required water & salt.
• Cover and cook for sometime.Switch off the flame once the brinjal is cooked.

****If u want in semi gravy consistency , switch off the flame when little water remains.It can be mixed in plain rice topped with ghee !!
Yummy brinjal curry is ready is to serve with dal rice , sambhar & morkuzhambu rice!!

NOTE

1. Use long green brinjal variety. But i used the normal purple ones.
2. When i made this curry , i had cut the brinjal into 4 pieces so it was big to eat. Then my neighbour told me cut into very small , thin slices the next time. I found the taste was blended well when brinjal is small.

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Idli Sambar Recipe - Tamilnadu Hotel Style

I learnt this Sāmbar from my neighbor. Its very simple. Usually for hotel style sambar recipe,we used to add freshly roasted & ground spices.For this sambar, just besan flour is enough.I had tasted this kind of sambar in some hotels especially in Tirunelveli and Madurai.Do try this and let me know how it turned out.Lets see how to make this easy, South Indian Idli Sambar recipe.

Tamilnadu Hotel style Idli sambar recipe

Idli sambar recipe - Tamil nadu hotel style

Cuisine: South Indian

Category: Sambar recipes

Serves: Serves 2-3

Prep time: 10 Minutes

Cook time: 20 Minutes

Total time: 30 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

1 cup - 250ml Toor dal – 1/3 cup Carrot –1 no Potato – 1 no Tamarind –Small berry size(Sundakkai alavu) Tomato – 2 nos Small onions / shallot – 10 nos Curry leaves – few Sambar powder – 1.5 tsp Turmeric powder – a pinch Asafetida – 1/4 tsp Besan flour – 1 tbsp To temper Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp Methi seeds – 1/4 tsp Urad dal – 1/2 tsp Red chilli – 1 no Green chilli - 1 no (slit) Coriander leaves – few ( to garnish)

METHOD

In a pressure cooker, take the toor dal, chopped vegetables, turmeric powder, hing and a drop of oil. Add the required water and cook for one whistle in low flame. Mash the dal and keep it apart.Dilute besan flour in 1/4 cup of water without lumps and set aside. Heat a kadai with oil and temper the ingredients given under “To temper”. Sauté the onions, slitted chillies,curry leaves, hing & tomatoes. Saute till tomato turns mushy. Now add the tamarind extract and sambar powder. Add more water if necessary.Add the cooked vegetables , little asafetida and fresh curry leaves. Allow it to boil for few minutes. Then add the cooked and mashed toor dal. Add besan water to the sambar. Boil well for few minutes without lumps .The sambar starts to thicken. Add more water if necessary. Finally switch off the stove and garnish with coriander leaves. **For relatives, add a tsp of ghee at the end and close the bowl. Yummy , aromatic sambar is ready to enjoy with piping hot idlis , vada or pongal !!

Note

For idli sambar, dal should be dominant and hence less tamarind is added.  If u want the sambar to be more tangy add lime juice at the end after switching off the flame. For more spiciness, add more green chillies while sautéing onions and tomatoes. If u feel the sambar is too thick, add more water, little tamarind extract, salt and sambar powder. Boil for sometime. Similarly if u think the sambar is more spicy or tangy, add little besan flour and water, allow it to boil. Adjust salt. I find the above step as very useful to get the correct taste. That too for beginners these points would be very useful , thanks to my neighbor for sharing these tips with me/>

I enjoyed this yummy sambar with my oats barley idli and onion thokku !

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