Soya Chapati With Masoor Dhal

I have mixed soya powder (Flour) into Wheat flour(Chapati flour). Everytime i make chapati's i mix 1/2 cup soya flour. Everyone knows that Soya is good for health & I felt that this will be good soya in take for my entire family. My mom used to do this from past few years. Nowadays everywhere soya has become famous & people have started doing varities of food using it.

Soya Chapati

Ingredients for Soya Chapati

• Soya Powder (Flour) - 1/2 cup
• Wheat Flour - 1 cup
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Water to knead the dough

Method

• Mix soya powder and wheat flour
• Add salt, oil and water make a soft dough
• Take the small ball of the dough and make a round with the help of wheat flour and using rolling pin
• Heat tawa / griddle on medium flame
• Place the chapati and grease the oil on both the sides and roast it.

Masoor Dhal

Ingredients for Masoor Dhal

• Masoor Dhal - 1 cup
• Onion (finely chopped) - 1 cup
• Salt to taste
• Garam Masala - 1 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Kasoori methi (dry fenugreek leaf) - 1 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Garnish coriander

Grind to paste

• Green chilies - 3 or 4
• Tomatoes - 2 large or Canned tomatoes
• Garlic - 2 cloves
• Ginger a small piece

Method

1. Boil the tomatoes adding a bit of water and cool it
2. Grind the tomatoes, garlic, ginger, chillies make a paste
3. Wash and cook the masoor dhal in the pressure cooker
4. Meanwhile heat pan and add oil, mustard seeds allow to splutter
5. Add onions strir fry and add tomato paste, boil
6. Add dhal, salt and stir
7. Add chilli powder, garam masala & kasoori methi bring to boil for mins
8. garnish coriander

Serve with chapati / roti / paratha / rice



This is my entry for Hunger Pangs - WBB , hosted by Rajitha
Recipe Source : Self Intuition

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Papaya Salad

1 cup Papaya (chopped into cubes)

Lettuce (finely chopped)

1/2 cup Grated carrots

1/2 cup Cucumber (chopped into cubes)

Black pepper powder

Cinnamon powder

Creamy Ceaser Dressing

Salt

Method

• Mix papaya, cucumber, lettuce, grated carrots
• Add black pepper, cinnamon powder, creamy ceaser & salt and toss it.

Recipe source : self intuition
This is my entry to Nags from For The Cook In Me

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Rice Kesari Baath | Thirupalyani

This is one of the most popular in Iyengar sweet. In kannada we call it as Shalya Anna. Thirupalyani is a Iyengar word.

• 1 cup Rice
• 4 cups Milk + Water 2:2
• 2 & 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1/4 cup water (For sugar syrup)
• 1/2 Cup Boiled Milk
• Pure Ghee - 1/2 cup
• 1/2 tsp Cardamom powder
• Kesari / Safforn a pinch (Dilute in the 1 tsp milk)
• Dry fruits (Cashews, Raisins)

Method

1. Rince the rice and add milk + water to the rice soak for an hour and place it in the pressure cooker leave it for 4 whistle.
2. Make a sugar syrup. Add sugar and water into the heavy bottom pan boil it well and one string consistency then add milk stir
3. Add ghee in that sugar syrup again boil it for 2 - 3 seconds
4. Add rice stir well . Stir constantly on low flame .
5. Add kesari / Safforn mix well
6. Add cardamom powder stir. Switchoff the flame
7. Heat 1 tsp ghee into the pan add cashews, raisins fry and pour it into the rice sweet

Recipe source : My mom


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Announcing Kids Food Event

“I love it, Mom. This is my favourite”

Hello Friends

I am planning to start kid's food event.

I just had an idea to start this Kid’s food event as you all have other types of events.

Kids do normally have their own kind of favorite foods. Some kids do not like anything which is sweet. (Just like my own 2 year old) And some kids do have only sweets and do not have anything spicy. So all moms at home prepare something which her baby likes and she feels happy and satisfied if her baby is happy.


For that, getting kids to eat well can be a never-ending battle. To make it easier for you, I've pulled together nutrition tips and suggestions for foods that you and your kids will love. Kids need some fat in their diets to stay healthy — so for that, Fruits and vegetables are like nutrition.They make your plate more colorful and they're packed with vitamins and fiber.


The dishes may also be something which your neighbour / friend / relative who specially do it for their own kids. It may also be just “French Fries” which you prepare yourself with less oil and fresh potatos unlike Mac or Burger King where it is the frozen & oily type and you don’t want your kids to eat them. It can also be the favourite dish of your kid/s which you make.


To Participate

1. Post your kid's recipe on your blog, Now on till February 29th 2008.

2. Please note Kid's Event in the subject line, and include the following:
   Your name
   Your blog name
   URL of your post
   Photo of your each entry

3. Email me at nalapaka@gmail.com


4. If you do not have a blog but still wish to participate, mail me your recipe and photos if you have them, and I will post it in the roundup.

5. The roundup of lovely kids’ dishes will be March 1st week.

I look forward your lovely dishes. Thank you for reading and your co-operation.

Shankar Poli

Shankar poli is very popular in karnataka (type of snack).

Its made in two varities sweet and salt. I am publishing the Sweet Shankar Poli recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cup Maida
• 1 cup Water
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup Ghee (Dalda) or butter ( i used butter)

Method

• Dilute sugar in the water for 4 hrs
• Take a bowl add maida, ghee or butter and diluted sugar syrup
• Mix well and make a soft dough (Just like chapati dough)
• Take the small ball of the dough and make a round with the help of maida and using rolling pin
• Cut the diamond shape with the knife or anyother designer cutter
• Deep fry in the oil
• It is stored for one or two weeks in the airtight containers

Ready to serve with tea or coffee.
Recipe Source : My Mom

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Fried Idli

Fried idli can be made mostly on leftover idlies the next day or also for the fresh ones. Make a slice of one idli and do the shallow fry using oil or butter for both the sides. Add chutney powder on top of the idlies to make them more tasty. You can have it with coconut chutney. 

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Mini Idli With Sambar

I had made Mini Idlies with Sambar for breakfast. Few of the viewers asked question about idli (Water

proportionate) in my last post.

Method for Using Idli Rava :

Ingredietns :

• Idli Rava / Rave - 2 cups
• Urad dal/Udhinabele - 1 cup 
• Salt to taste
• Water

Method :

1. Soak idli rava with water for 5 hrs. In a separate bowl rinse and soak idli rava for 5 hrs
2. Grind idli rava using same little water (if required use water little by little) batter should be thick (for grinding i have used wet grinder) 
3. Once it is smooth batter. Add soaked rava before adding drain extra water 
4. Grind rava for few mins not more than 5 mins (if required add little water into it for grinding )
5. Transfer into a big pan add salt and whisk/stir close the lid. Ferment in a warm place for atleast 8 hrs/overnight

Sambar Ingredients :

• 1 cup Toor dal
• 1 Onion(cut into big pieces) or small sambar onions
• Sambar powder - 2 tsp
• Coconut - 1/2 cup
• Tamarind - 1/2 tsp
• Jaggery to taste
• Salt to taste
• Curry leaves - 1 stalk

For Seasoning :

• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Asafoetida (Hing) a pinch
• Oil - 1 tsP 

Method

• Grind /Blend the coconut and sambar powder, make a smooth paste adding a bit of water
• Cook the toor dal and onions in a pressure cooker
• Mix dal, onion, and sambar paste into the pan
• Add 1 cup water, Add tamarind, jaggery and salt
• Boil if for few minutes, Add curry leaves
• Heat oil in a small pan, add mustard seeds allow to splutter
• Add hing and pour it into the sambar.
• Ready to serve with mini idlies

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