Cabbage Mint Raita / Elekosu pudina raita

Ingredients:

Cabbage
yogurt - 2tbsps
salt to taste
mint leaves - finely chopped
onion-finely chopped

Method:
Grate the cabbage coarsely and put it into a mixing bowl. Add the finely chopped onions,salt,yogurt and chopped mint leaves. Then mix well.Chill before serving.

Tomato Sharabat/Tomato Juice

INGREDIENTS:

Ripe Tomatoes
Sugar to taste
a pinch of salt
Cardamom powder
cold water

Method;

Clean the tomatoes and cut into halves. Put the tomatoes,water,cardamom, salt a pinch and sugar into a blender and switch on for a few minutes. Then strain the juice and serve immediately.

Sorekai Halwa

Ingredients:

Sorekai - 1
sugar to taste
milk - 1 cup
khova - 1 cup
chiroti rawa/soji/semolina-2tbsps
condensed milk - 1 tin

Method:

Grate the Sorekai and press the water. Then put it into a vessel. Add the milk and cook. Until the sorekayi is tender. Add condensed milk,sugar,semolina and khova. Stir constantly. Add ghee and stir well. When it becomes thick add cardamom powder and fried raisins and cashewnuts. Mix well.Remove from heat. Ready to eat sorekai halwa.

Chikku / Sapota MilkShake

Ingredients:

Sapota/Chikku- cleaned and chopped
sugar to taste
cold milk - 2cups
essence-a pinch
pinch of salt
vanilla icecream - 2tbsp


Method:

Grind all the ingredients. Serve immediately.

ONION SALAD

Ingredients:
2 onions, medium sized - finely chopped
green chilli - finely chopped/minced/paste to taste
fresh mint, finely chopped - 1tbsp
fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped - 1tbsp
lemon juice - 1tsp
fresh grated coconut- 1tbsp(optional)
salt to taste

Method:
Mix all the ingredients - onions,greenchilli,mint,corianderleaves and lemon juice. Stir in the salt and coconut just before serving. Serve with all types of meal.

KHARA PURIS - MASALA PURIS

Ingredients:
Wheat flour - 1 cup
rice flour - 2tbsps
grated coconut - 2tbsps
coarsely chopped green chillies - 1tbsp
finely chopped onions - 3 tbsps
chopped coriander - 1tbsp
chopped curry leaves - few
salt to taste
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oil for deep frying

Method:
Mix all the ingredients well except oil. Add little water to  the mixture, knead well .Make a soft dough. Make into small balls and press it down gently to make a flat. Dust each flattened small dough and roll out the puris.Repeat the procedure. Fry them in hot oil, until it turns lightly golden brown.

PUFFED RICE BHEL / BHEL PURI

(simple method):
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups or more - puffed rice /muri/puri
2tbsps- finely chopped onion
1tbsp - chopped tomato
2tbsps- grated carrot
1tsp - green chilli paste or finely chopped (to taste)
1/4 tsp - chilli powder
1/2 tsp - lemon juice
1tbsp - finely chopped coriander leaves
1tbsp - oil
1/4 tsp - chaat masala (optional)
1tbsp - shredded coconut (optional)
salt to taste.


Instructions:
Put the vegetables in a big bowl. Add chilli powder, chaat masala(if used),salt,oil,lemonjuice and coriander leaves and fresh coconut(if used) and mix well. Then add puffed rice to the mixture. Mix well again. And serve immediately.

CASHEWNUT BURFI

Ingredients:
Cashewnut- finely powdered - 1 cup
sugar - 2 cups
milk - 1 cup / condensced milk - 1cup
ghee - 1 cup
besan flour - 1 cup
cardamom powder - 1 tsp

Method:
Mix together all the ingredients. Put on a low flame. stirring continuously,when it leaves the side, put on a greased board or plate and level and cut. Cashewnut burfi is ready to eat.

CHIKKI / GROUNDNUT TOFFEE

Ingredients:

Groundnuts/peanuts- 2 cups
sugar or crushed jaggery - 2cups

Method:

Roast peanuts, clean and pound roughly. In a pan take sugar or
jaggery and melt it on a slow flame. When it becomes watery,
pour powdered/crushed peanuts. Mix well and stir continuously.
When it leaves the sides pour on a greased plate or chopping
board and roll it with a rolling pin. Cut into desired shapes
when it cools.

CHAKLI

Ingredients:

Rice flour- 4 cups
gram flour - 1/2cup
chilli powder -2tbsps
jeera - 1 tbsp
ghee/butter/margarine - 2tbsp
hot oil - 2tbsp
hing/asafoetida -a pinch
salt to taste

Method:

Mix all the above ingredients using water. Knead to pliable dough. Press in chakli mould. Fry in preheated oil.

POTATO CHIPS

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Ingredients:
Big size Potatoes - 4
red chilli powder - 1tsp
turmeric powder a pinch
salt to taste
oil for deep fry


Method:
Slice the potatoes into thin long pieces using chips slicer or processor. Add 1tbsp salt and soak in water for 10 minutes. Dry it on a large sheet of paper or cloth. Once it is dried, then deep fry in oil until it turns crisp. Add red chilli powder and turmeric powder, salt and mix well.

PURIS

INGREDIENTS:

Maida / all purpose flour - 1 cup

wheat flour - 1 cup

ghee/butter - 2tbsp

salt -1/2tsp

sugar-1/4tsp

oil for deep frying

Method:

In a bowl, mix flour,butter or ghee, salt and sugar and mix well. Now add the water and mixing and kneading until a stiff dough has formed. cover and set aside for 20 - 30 minutes. Divide the dough into small lime size portions and make the balls. Flatten the ball into a round cake. Roll out the puris to about small disc size. Heat the oil and fry the all puris. Serve with aloo ki bhaji / any curry or chutney.

ONION BAJJI

Ingredients;

Onions - large, sliced into half rings
green chillies -2, finely chopped
Besan /chick - pea flour
chilli powder - 1tsp
cumin powder - 1tbsp
coriander powder - 1tsp
rice flour - 1tbsp
pinch of baking soda
salt to taste
oil for deep frying

Method:

In a bowl mix all the ingredients besan, greenchillies, chilli powder, cumin powder, rice flour, 2 tbsps of hot oil , salt and soda mix well. Now add the sliced onions and little water and mixing until a soft but thick batter is formed and the onions are coated with this batter. Heat the oil (using a big spoon put in as many small amounts of the onion batter as the pan.) And fry for outside turns golden brown and crisp. Drain the bajjis on absorbent paper.

Mango Milk Shake/ Mavinahannina milk shake

Ingredients:

Mango slices or pulp
milk - 1cup
sugar to taste
rose water - 1tsp
cardamom powder
water

Method:

Put the mango slices or pulp,milk,cardamom,rosewater and sugar into a blender and switch on for a few seconds. Transfer the juice into a mug and Chill for one hour. Then put the mango juice into a glasses and serve.

Lemon Juice/Nimbehannina Sharabat

Ingredients:

The juice of Lemon
sugar to taste
salt - a pinch
Cardamom powder - 1/4tsp

Method:

Put the sugar and salt in the water and stir until dissolved. Stir in the lemon juice. Strain the nimbu juice into the glasses.

MILK BURFI:

Ingredients:

Evaporated milk - 1 tin or 1cup - thick milk powder milk
Butter 100grms
Sugar powder 1 cup
cocoapowder 2tbsp
Maida (all purpose flour) 2tbsps

Method:

1.Take a thick pan and add all the above ingredients.
2.Stir constantly on gentle heat till the mixture leaves the side of the pan (approximately
15 to 20 minutes).
3.Pour evenly into a buttered dish. Allow to cool and set,cut into squares or diamondshapes.