Banana Muffin

Yummy, easy to make recipe.
What do you do with ripe banana ?. My answer i make muffin out of it.
Basic Information:

Preparation time:5 minutes
Cook time:30-35 min

Ingredients:

Ripe banana 2nos
All purpose flour 1cup
Sugar 1/2cup
Salt 1/4tsp
Baking soda 1tsp
Milk 1/4cup
Oil 2tsp
Chocolate chips 1/4cup
Walnut/Pistachio/Badam 1/4cup

Method:

1.Mash the ripe bananas.
2.Combine all dry ingredients, ie flour,sugar,salt,baking soda.
3.To the dry ingredients add mashed bananas, milk, oil and mix well.
4.Add chocolate chip and nut to the above and mix well.
5.Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
6.Spray oil over the muffin mold.
7.Pour the mixture to the muffin mold filling only half portion, so that there is enough space to rice while baking.
8.Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a tooth inserted comes out clear.

Vegan Carrot Cake

Nothing is as tasty as super moist carrot cake.You know anyone who makes carrot cake weekly, i do :) .We love carrot cake ,its simple easy to make and yummy cake. I dont remember where i got this recipe from but i make this cake all the time.

Basic Information:

Preparation time: 1 hours
Cook time:40-45min


Ingredients:

Grated Carrot 2cups
Raisin 1cup
Water 2cup
Sugar 1cup
Salt 1/2tsp
Baking soda 2tsp
Whole wheat flour 2cup
All purpose flour 1cup
Soy milk 1cup
Cinnamon 1large stick
Cloves 3-4nos
Cardamon 4nos


Method:


1.Grind cinnamon, cloves and cardamon to powder.
2.In a pan cook carrot, raisin, water and the above powder for 10minutes.
3.Now add salt and sugar to the pan and cook for 2minutes.
4.Allow it to cool completely.
5.In a large bowl combine all dry ingredients (flour,baking soda)
6.Mix all the ingredients together for 2-3minutes
7.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degree C)
8.In a cake pan spray some oil and pour the mixture into it.
9.Bake for 40 to 45 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
10.Let the cake cool for 10-15 minutes and enjoy yummy super moist carrot cake.

Pudina pulavo

An easy to make yummy dish.

Basic Information:

Preparation time:20-25min
Cook time:15-20min
Serves:3-4 people

Ingredients:

Basmati rice 1cup
Chopped carrot 1/4cup
Green Peas 1/2cup
Corn 1/4cup
Green Bell pepper 1/4cup
Pudina leaves 1/2bunch
Green chilies 1nos
Garam masala 1tsp
Cumin 1tsp
Oil/Ghee 2tsp
Salt as desired
Water 3cup

Method:

1.In a pan heat oil/ghee,add cumin.
2.Add bell pepper to it and cook for a minute.
3.Add all the veggies to it and cook it for a minute.
5.Parallely in a mixer grind pudina leaves and green chilies to paste.
6.Add rice to the pan and saute them.
7.Now add the paste along with salt and garam masala.
8.Add remaining water to it.
9.Close the lid and cook in medium for 15 minutes.
10.Serve hot with raita and lemon pickle.

Tips:

1.Basmati rice can be soaked in water for 10min for getting longer length and shorter cooking time.
2.Water needed may vary according to rice.

Uzhunu Vadai(Urud dal Vadai)

"Its Raining Its Pouring",and what, vadai with a cup of hot tea:).Whats better than this.
Basic Information:

Preparation time:3-4hous
Cook time:15-20min

Ingredients:

Urud dal 1cup
Green chilies 3-4nos
Ginger 2tsp
Curry leaves 10-12nos
Salt as desired
Water
Oil for frying

Method:

1.Soak urud dal for atleast 2hours.
2.Drain water from urud dal, keep aside.
3.Grind urud dal, chilies, ginger, curry leaves and salt to a paste with out adding water.
4.In a pan heat oil under medium heat.
5.When oil is hot, take some paste and make hole in middle, deep fry the vadas.
6.Serve hot with sambar and chutney.

Pineapple Rasam

Pineapple rasam is easy to make, one of the sweet version of rasam.
Basic Information:

Preparation time:10-15min
Cook time:10-15min

Ingredients:

Chopped pineapple 1/2cup
Tamarind paste 1small goosebery size
Turmeric powder 1/2tsp
Hing a pinch
Cumin 1tsp
Pepper 1/2tsp
Rasam powder 1tsp
Toor dal 1cup
Salt as desired
Water

For seasoning:

Mustard seeds 1tsp
Curry leaves 3nos
Oil 2tsp

Method:

1.In a presser cooker cook Toor dal.
2.Add some hot water to tamarind, and extract the juice.
3.In medium heat, cook half of pineapple and tamarind juice.
4.Add turmeric powder and hing to it.
5.When the pineapple are cooked and the raw smell goes add rasam powder to it.
6.In a mixer grind the remaining pineapple along with cumin and pepper.
7.Add the paste to the above mixture along with salt, and boil.
8.Smash the cooked toor dal and add it to rasam.
9.Cook rasam for another minute and remove from flame.
10.In a pan pour some oil, add mustard seeds.When mustard seeds sputter put the curry leaves to it, add these to rasam.
11.Pineapple rasam is ready to serve.

Papaya Salsa

The sweetness of papaya and pineapple with lemon juice, is perfect for a hot summer afternoon.I made it as a dip for my tortilla chips.

Basic Information:

Preparation time:5min
Yields:3cups

Ingredients:

Chopped ripe papaya 1cup
Chopped red onions 1/2cup
Chopped pineapple 1cup
Chopped jicama 1/2cup
Chopped jalapeno 2tsp
Cilantro 3tsp
Lemon juice 3tsp
Salt as desired
Pepper as desired

Method:

Combine all the ingredients, season with pepper and salt.Serve with tortilla chips.

Papaya Drink

Healthy easy to make drink, that perfect for summer.
Basic Information:

Preparation time:5min
Yields:2cups

Ingredients:

Ripe papaya 3cup
Orange juice 1cup
Banana 1nos
Lemon juice 3tsp
Sugar(optional)

Method:

In a blender, puree all the ingredients.Serve chill.

Malli Chutney (Cilantro Chutney)

An easy to make chutney, that best for idli,dosa and even rice.

Basic Information:

Preparation time:5min

Ingredients:

Cilantro 1bunch
Green chili 2nos
Urud dal 2tsp
Tamarind paste 1tsp
Salt as desired

Method:

1.In a pan roast urud dal upto light brown.
2.Grind all the above in a mixer to paste.
3.Serve with dosa, idli or rice.

Brussels Sprout porial

Brussels sprout, miniature cabbage, tastes similar to cabbage.They are usually cooked whole,but i like to cook them as half.

Basic Information:

Preparation time:10-15min
Cook time:10-15min

Ingredients:

Brussel Sprouts 2cups(cut in half)
Turmeric powder 1/4tsp
Salt as desired

For seasoning:

Mustard seeds 1tsp
Urud dal 1/2tsp
Red chillies 1nos
Curry leaves 3nos
Oil 2tsp

Method:

1.Cook the brussel sprout (cut in half) in a steamer.
2.In a pan heat oil,add mustard seed,urud dal,chilies and curry leaves.
3.When the mustard seed have sputtered add Brussel sprouts to it.
4.Add Turmeric powder and salt, cook for 2minutes.
5.Remove from flame and serve with rice or use them as snacks.

Bean Sprouts Molagootal

Sundays are day for molagootal and chutney ,when i was a kid.My mom used to make molagootal with anything.This inspired me of making bean sprout molagootal.

Basic Information:

Preparation time:10-15min
Cook time:10-15min

Ingredients:

Bean Sprouts 2cup
Split Moong dal 1/2cup
Turmeric powder 1tsp
Red chillies 2-3nos
Cumin 1tsp
Grated coconut 3/4cup
Salt to taste
Water

For seasoning:

Mustard seeds 1tsp
Urud dal 1/2tsp
Red chillies 1nos
Curry leaves 3nos
Oil 2tsp

Method:

1.In a presser cooker cook moong dal.
2.Add some water ,bean sprouts and turmeric powder and cook for a minute under medium heat.
3.Add the cooked moong dal and salt to it.
4.Grind chillies,cumin and coconut to a paste.
5.Add the paste to the above mixture.
6.Remove from heat.
7.In another pan, add oil and fry mustard seed,urud dal,red chillies and curry leaves, when they are done add to the mixture.
8.Serve hot with rice.

Banana Halwa

Banana halwa is an easy and tasty dish. The taste reminds me of the 'panchamrutham' that we get at temples.

Basic Information:

Preparation time:10-15min
Cook time:10-15min

Ingredients:

Ripe banana 3nos
Sugar 3tsp
Ghee 5tsp
Cardamon Powder 1tsp

Method:

1.Mash the bananas using a fork.
2.In a pan heat 2tsp ghee and add the mashed bananas.Cook in medium heat.
3.When the bananas change its colour to brown add the remaining ghee and cook for another minute.
4.Now add the sugar, and cook until bananas came out of side of pan.
5.Add the cardamon powder, and remove from heat, stirring continuously.
6.Grease some ghee on a plate and pour the above mixture.
7.Allow it to cool, and cut in desired shape.
8.Serve cold.

Mango Salsa

Salsa is Spanish word for sauce,its a blend of chopped vegetables and seasoning.Mango salsa is an easy to make dish, which is perfect with tortillas.

Basic Information:

Preparation time:10min
Yields:2cups

Ingredients:

Chopped Ripe mango 1cup
Chopped red onions 1/2cup
Chopped cucumber 1/2cup
Chopped jalapeno 2tsp
Cilantro 3tsp
Lemon juice 3tsp
Salt as desired
Pepper as desired

Method:

Combine all the ingredients, season with pepper and salt.Serve with tortilla chips.