SWEET CORN SOUP

Sweet Corn  Soup
There are many varieties in soups,one such variety is sweet corn soup.
Materials:
Sweet corn 1/2 cup
Beans chopped 1/2 cup
Carrots chopped 1/2 cup
Green chillis pieces 2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp
Or
Ginger onion paste 1/2 tsp
Oil 2 tsp
Vinegar 1 tbsp
White pepper powder 1/2 tsp
Salt
Tomato sauce 1 tsp
Chilli sauce 1/2 tsp
Sugar 1/2 tsp
Thickening agent  2 tbsp corn flour
Water 4 cups
Method:
Place 6 cups of water in a bowl and add  chopped carrots,beans and corn and boil them till they are 3/4 th(4 cups)

Place a pan,add 2 tsp oil and add green chillies pieces,ginger garlic paste,and the boiled vegetable stock and boil.Now add vinegar,white pepper powder,salt,,tomato sauce,chilli sauce,ajinamoto,and sugar,let it be boiling..Meanwhile mix corn flour with half cup of water and add spoon by spoon to the boiling corn soup mixture slowly in a low flame..This thickens the corn soup..Serve hot..

CABBAGE KOBBARI KORU KURA

CABBAGE KURA:

Cabbage curry in a very simple and easy way,a recipe from traditional background without garlic and spices,its done in both my mothers house and inlaws house.

Even children eat this without doing fuss as it is a curry without spices.Acidic persons and also old family members opt this as it is not hot and spicy .After a hot and spicy dished meals in week ends the tummy can be given rest with simple curry as such.

Materials:

Chopped cabbage 4 cups

Salt

Haldhi a pinch

Seasoning:

Urad dal 1 tsp

Channa daal 1 tsp

Red chillies 2 nos

Green chillies 2 to 3 nos

Hing

Curry leaves a few

Grated raw coconut 1/2 cup

Method:

Boil  the chopped cabbage with water ,add salt ,after it is cooked,drain all  the excess water and keep aside.

Place a pan on the stove,add oil to it,and add seasoning,urad and channa daals,green and redchillies slits,hing and curry leaves,saute well,after they pop,add the boiled & drained cabbage pieces,and mix well.

Swich off the stove,and after cooling sprinkle the grated raw coconut.It is ready to eat.It wont stay for a longer time due to grated raw coconut..Immediately after preparing you have to consume it within 3 to 4 hours.Ideal with rice.Generally doctors recommend to eat more curry in each meal,this variety can be had as such.Rich in fibre.

VANKAYA PULUSU PACHHADI

VANKAYA PULUSU PACHHADI:
 Brinjals
Metta Vankayalu 2 nos large in size
Chopped Onions (small pieces) 1 cup
Green chillies 6 to 8 nos. slits
Curry leaves
Tamarind juice(from a lime sized tamarind)
(made from1 to one and half cups water)
Salt to taste
For Seasoning:
Oil 2 tablespoons
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
Urad dal 1 tsp
Fenugrik seeds half tsp
Red chillies 2 to 3 nos.made into slits
Hing( optional) a pinch
Haldi a pinch

Method:
First apply 2 to 3 drops oil to each brinjal and Microwave the Brinjals for 20 to 30 mins in a microwave safe plate.Let it cool.Now peel off the skin of the Brinjals.And mix the Brinjal to a paste along with required Table salt with hand or Spatula.Keep it aside.
Place a Kadai on the Stove ,add oil, after heating,add Urad dal,Mustard seeds,Fenugrik seeds,Red chillie slits,after they splutter fry for 2 more mins in a low flame.Then add Onion pieces,Green chillie slits and Curry leaves to the Kadai, and saute for a few mins in a low flame.After  the Onion pieces are tender,add Hing and Haldi,then switch it off.Let it cool.

Lastly mix well the Brinjal paste and the Seasoning n  Onion mixture with hand well.Lastly add the Tamarind Juice, and mix well.The consistancy of the dish will be semi solid.
Goes fine with Rice and some take it with Rotis.
TIP:
If there are less Brinjals particularly when the time u are preparing it,and more no of persons to eat, then increase the quantity of Onion pieces, and some more extra Tamarind juice to the Dish.

BAINGAN BHARTHA

BAINGAN BHARTHA

Ingredients:
Brinjals/ Egg Plants(big) - 2
Tomatoes - 4
Ginger-Garlic paste-2 Tbspns
Garam Masala powder- 1/2 tspn
Dania powder- 1 Tb spn
Red Mirchi power- 3/4 Tb spn
1 medium onion

Seasoning:
Mustard seeds(optional)
Jeera
Turmeric


Method:
Microwave the brinjals for 20-30 mins in a Microwave safe plate. Let it cool.
Now peel off the skin of brinjal. And mix the brinjal to paste with hand or spatula.
Now take a pan, add oil, after oil is hot add the seasoning items, and ginger garlic paste to it.
Fry for 2-3 mins and add onion to it. Saute until they are translucent.
Now add tomatoes and cook until it becomes soft and oil gets seperated from tomatoes.
Now add the cooked brinjal to the pan.
Now add spices like Red Mirch powder, Dania Powder, and Garam masala powder, Salt.
Cook for 5-10 mins on medium heat and switch it off.
You can enjoy this curry with Roti's/ Rice.
It will be yummy with Roti's.

MANGO SRIKHAND

MANGO SHRIKHAND


A commonly made sweet  dish with fresh curds,and mango.Asweet liked by children very much,
which can be made very easily.

Materials:



Thick Curds-2 cups(curds should be fresh)

(strain the curds in a soft muslin cloth for a minimum of 2 hrs)

Milk 1 tbsp

Sugar 1 cup

(for asthamatics use sugar candy powderin limited qtys)

Mango pulp 1 cup

Garnishing:

small badam pieces

Method:

After hanging fresh curds in a soft cloth for 2 to 3 hrs,all the water will be strained

and the soft curds will be in the form of paste.Place the curds in a bowl,add a cup
 of sugar,and let it remain for 15 mins,it will be settled,then mix well .Next add mango pulp
and 1/2 tsp of cardamom powder ,one tbsp of milk(optional)and mix thoroughly.Lastly add
 a bit of badam flakes
and transfer  into  a dish.Garnish with badam flakes,and freeze it for atleast 1 to 1 1/2 hrs
before serving. Serve chilled.

CAPSICUM RICE

CAPSICUM RICE
Materials:
Basmathi rice-1 cup
Oil-50 gms

Cloves
Cinnamon
according to ur choice
Biryani leaf
Green peas 1/2 cup
Carrot slices 1 cup
Aloo 2 nos
Green mirchi 4 nos
Ginger paste 1 tsp
Dhania jeera powder 1 tsp
Chopped capsicum pieces 2 cups
Chopped onion pieces 1 cup
Onion paste 2 tbsp
Pudina leaves
Salt
Method:
Place a pan on the stove,add oil to it.After heating,add chopped onion then saute for a while,after the onion pieces turn brown add aloo,green peas, carrots, then add biryani leaf,cloves ,cinnamon,onion paste,ginger paste,green chillies and dhania jeera powder,and fry in low temp.Lastly add chopped capsicum and fry for 2 mins.Now  add washed basmathi rice and fry for a moment,then add water and salt and cook till done.After it is half cooked add mint and corriander leaves and mix well.

Serve hot with raitha or mixed veg curry.Iexperimented this with a very few alterations after listening it from one of my friend..

PONGAL

PONGAL:

Ingredients:
Rice - 1 cup
Moong dal - 1/4 cup
Water- 4 1/2 cups
Pepper corns 3 Tb spn
Green chillies- 6
Ginger - 2 ''(small pieces or grind it to paste)
Curry leaves
Hing- 2 piches or 1/8 th tspn
Jeera - 1 T spn
Ghee - 1 spoon
oil- 2 spoons

Method:
Take a cooker add oil and ghee. Put pepper corns, Ginger paste, green chillies, jeera, hing, curry leaves.
After this is fried add the washed rice and daal into the pan. Fry for 5 mins.
Now add measured water into this and add salt to taste.
Now close the lid of the cooker and let it cook.
Switch off the stove after 3 whistles.
Serve it hot.
You can take this as is, or with any chutney or pickle or sambhar.

Note: If you like more spicy you can also add pepper(powder) while frying all the seasoning.

DADDOJANAM/CURD RICE

DADDOJANAM/CURD RICE

INGREDIENTS:

Rice-1 cup

Curds-3 cups

Salt- to taste

Seasoning:

Ghee-2 spoons

Mustard seeds-half spoon

Red mirchi-1 no

Ginger ,Green mirchi paste-half spoon

Curry leaves, Coriander(For Garnishing)

METHOD:

Place a kadai on the stove,add Ghee into it.Then add Mustard seeds,Red chillie slits,Ginger n Greenchilli paste and curry leaves,saute it. Switch it off.In a bowl take 3 cups of curds ,add 1 cup of Cooked Rice,and the prepared Seasoning to it along with Curry leaves.We can sprinkle chopped corriander leaves (kothimeer)Its optional..Add salt as it requires.keep it aside.

Iprepare this item while for journeyss......

VANGI BATH

VANGI BHATH:
Vangibhath is a special made with brinjals,mainly by karnataka people.Aless spicy food is very tasty enough.
Brinjals(sliced)-1 cup of slices
chopped and made in to  slits
Onion-1 cup
chopped into slits
Basmathi Rice 1 cup
Green chillies 4 to 5 nos
Made into slits
Oil or Ghee 2to 4 tbsp
Ginger n Garlic paste 2tsp
Some dont use garlic,for them
make a paste with ginger
and chopped onions..
Cloves 4 nos
Dalchini 1/2 inch
Jeera 1/2 tsp
Dhania 1 1/2 sp
Haldhi
Curry leaves
Seasoning:
1/2 sp mustard seeds
1 tsp Urad daal
1 tsp channa daal
1 no red chilli (slits)
Salt to taste
Method:
First of all cook 1 cup of basmathi rice with  1 3/4th cups of water and keep it aside.(one and three fourth cups of water)
Place a pan on the stove add oil or ghee to it. After heating add mustard seeds ,urad and channadaal ,red chilli slits,and after they pop up,add curry leaves.Next add ginger garlic paste,green chilli slits ,haldhi ,and onion pieces.Saute well in low fire for a few say 3 to 4 min.Then add chopped  brinjal slits,and fry on a low flame,till the brinjals become tender and cooked. Lastly add salt and switch off.
For spicy powder:  Next roast dhania ,jeera and cloves& cinnamon and powder it and kep aside.
Now mix cooked rice along with brinjal curry well.It should be mixed well thoroughly.
Lastly sprinkle the spicy powder on the vangi bhath and mix well.

Serve in a serving bowl. Serve hot.

BADAM MILK

BADAM MILK:
Milk-1/2 litre
Sugar-4 tbsp
Badam -8 nos
Soak the badam for 6 hrs,and make it in to a  paste
Cardamom powder-1/4 tsp
Method:
Place a vessel with milk and boil it in low flame.
After boiling,add badam paste and sugar and boil in low flame for 10 mins.
Lastly sprinkle elaichi powder on the milk.
Switch off the stove,let it cool .
Freeze it for 1 hour and drink it.
Very healthy ,children can take regularly, and elders can take occasionally.

BANANA MILK SHAKE

BANANA MILK SHAKE:
Children often do like to  drink milkshakes rather normal milk.Banana milk shake is as such one which is liked by small children,school going children.Avery healthy and energetic drink.If mothers prepare them for their children prior to bus time or after school time,they will surely drink it immediately without any hassles.
Iused to prepare for both of my children when they were school going children.

Cold Milk 2 cups
Bananas 2 nos
Sugar 2 to 3 tbsps
Cardamom powder
or
Vanilla essence
(optional)
Method:
Blend bananas first,add milk and sugar,blend well.As for essence or elaichi powder,its an optional.You may add if you really want to.Place in a fridge or drink that directly.

You may add straw berries,or any other fruit if you like so.