GREEN GRAM SPROUT PEPPER MASALA

Sprout is a very healthy food item which contains lot of nutritional value. People who are health conscious prepare salad and other low fat recipes out of this sprouts. It has benefits like improving blood purification, immune system, protein source. These sprouts can be made at home very easily but now a days it is readily available in markets too. Today we are preparing a pepper masala dish using this healthy sprouts. So let us get started.

INGREDIENTS

• Sprouted Green Gram     -  200 gms
• Chopped Onion               -  4 Tbsp
• Green chilly                    -  3 chilly crushed
• Crushed Garlic               -  1 Tbsp
• Pepper powder               -    3/4 Tsp
• Turmeric powder           -    1/2 Tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil                                  -  2 Tbsp
• Mustard seed                 -  1/2 Tsp
• Dry Red Chilly              -  2 cut into pieces
• Curry Leaves                 -  1 Sprig
• Water                             -  1/4 Cup

 METHOD

•  Heat a kadai, add 2 tbsps of oil and splutter the mustard seeds.

•  When the mustard starts popping add the red chilies and curry leaves to it.

•  When it gets roasted add the crushed green chilly and garlic. 

•  When the garlic and green chilly turn to light brown add the chopped onions and sauté it till golden brown.

•  Now it's time to add the dry masalas. First we add the turmeric powder to it.

•  Next we add the main masala pepper to it.

•  Sauté it well.

•  Finally add the main ingredient Sprouted Green Gram to it.

•  Sauté this for a minute.

•  Now we can add the taste maker salt to it.

•  Add 1/4 cup of water to it, close the kadai and cook this in a very low flame till the water evaporates.

Here is our tasty Green Gram Sprout Pepper Masala ready to serve.

                         

                        Eat Healthy and Stay Healthy!!!!



POTATO SMILEYS

Potato Smiley is simple and tasty snack item.It is Kid's favorite snack item too.Even grown ups also love having this crispy potato snack.The main ingredient for this is Ooty Potato.When cooked Ooty potato is very soft that helps to make a soft dough.So let us move to the preparation right now..

                                                        INGREDIENTS

• Ooty Potato Boiled                    -  3 nos( 1.5 cups after mashed)
• Bread crumbs                             -  5 tbsp
• Cornflour                                    -  3-4 tbsp ( if it is more sticky u can add more)
• Garlic enhancer                          -  1/2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Pepper powder                           -  1/4 tsp
• Oil                                              -  to fry
• Straw                                         -   for designing
• Spoon                                        -   for designing
• Round cutter                              -   for cutting

                                                          METHOD

• Take mashed potato in a bowl.Add the bread crumbs to it.

• Add cornflour to it.Add little of it while mixing.

• Add salt to it.

• Add garlic enhancer to it.

• Add pepper powder .

• Mix it well with our hands. Then just whip 3-4 times in a mixer or till the mixture becomes soft.

• Prepare a soft dough.
• Take a plastic sheet  and apply oil on the sheet and ruler.

   

• Divide this dough into 3 parts . Take a ball and roll this dough to a 1/4 " thickness.Cut this with a round cutter

• Make two holes with a straw for  the eyes of the smiley.

• Make a U shape with a spoon as shown in the picture fro the smiles.

• Arrange everything on a plate.

• Heat some oil in a small pan.Fry all the smileys in hot oil till golden brown.

      Enjoy this SMILEY'S with tomato sauce or ketchup...Serve it hot for more taste.

GRAPE AND MILK PUDDING

After a heavy dinner or lunch we all tempt to have a sweet dish like a pudding ,ice cream,pastries,chocolates etc.Puddings are of different flavors and tastes.Today I am preparing for you all a twin layer dessert.This is a grape and milk pudding which I have prepared in different layers.One is little sour and the other is very sweet.Let us move to the preparation straight...

                                                  INGREDIENTS

• Seedless grapes                     -  450 gms
• Milk                                        -   500 ml
• China Grass                           -   15gms ( 1+1/2 packet)
• Sugar                                      -   3/4 +3/4 cup each
• Water                                     -   1 cup + 1 cup
• Vanilla Essence                    -    3/4 tsp
• Tonovine essence                 -    1/2 tsp 
• Milk Powder                         -    1/2 cup  

                                                   METHOD

• Wash the grapes in tamarind and salt water thoroughly.

• Cook the grapes by adding 1 cup of water for 5 mins.After 5 mins turn off the flame and allow it to cool.

• Once it is cool, blend this in a mixer and strain it in a strainer.Keep this aside.

                               

Now boil the blended grapes in a pan. When it starts to boil, add the strained china grass to it and turn off the flame.Let it cool.Add tonovine essence and mix well.

• When it cools blend this again in a blender and pour this in a mould. Keep this in refrigerator to set for 15 mins in the freezer

• Add 3/4 cup of sugar to milk and boil it.

Cut the china grass into small pieces and soak this by adding 1 cup of water for 30 mins.

• In another stove , melt the china grass .

• Mix the milk powder with some warm water and keep it aside.

• Add the milk powder mixture to the milk and mix well.When the milk starts to boil, add half portion of the melted china grass to this.

• Do note that while adding the melted china grass please strain this through a strainer.

• When the milk mixture becomes thick remove from flame and allow it to cool.Add vanilla essence and mix well.Let it cool.

When the grape pudding sets well, blend the milk mixture and pour this over the grape mixture.Keep that too in the refrigerator to set.

                                                   Enjoy by decorating as per your choice...

PRAWNS MASALA DOSA

Sundays are meant to prepare something special for our family.Though it is the only day to rest we do consider it as a day to try out our new experiments on daily recipes.So today let us try out something different in the breakfast menu. Masala Dosa is the all time favorite for South Indians.Today I have made a special variety of  Dosa. Prawns are also a favorite one for all the non-veg fans too. So I today I prepared a combination of Prawns and Veg  Masala as the filling.Trust me the taste is amazing...So all of you should try this awesome Prawns Masala Dosa. Let us move to the preparation now.

                                                   INGREDIENTS

• Dosa Batter                               -   For this recipe do revisit my Idli recipe .
• Prawns Cooked                         -   1/3 cup
• Potato boiled                            -    2
• Ginger chopped                        -   1/2 tbsp
• Green chilies chopped            -    2.5 tbsp
• Onions sliced                           -   2
• Turmeric powder                     -   1/2 tsp
• Red chilly crushed                  -   1/2 tsp
• Salt                                           -   to taste
• Asafoetida                               -   2 pinches
• Lime juice                              -   1/2 tsp
• Oil                                           -   1.5 tbsp
• Curry leaves                           -   1 sprig
• Coriander leaves chopped    -   1 tbsp
• Mustard seed                         -   1/2 tsp
• Split Bengal gram                -   1/2 tsp
• Dry red chilly                       -   2 cut into pieces
• Ghee                                     -   as required

                                                   METHOD

• Set aside all the veggies.

                           

•  Cook 3/4 cup of raw prawns with little turmeric powder and salt.When the water dries up. turn off the flame and set aside.After cooking we will have 1/3 cup of cooked Prawns.

•  Heat a kadai and splutter mustard seed and split black gram .

•  Fry the red chilly and curry leaves. Next add the sliced onions,chopped ginger and green chilies to it.

•  Saute it till it becomes translucent.Add little salt now.

•  Add the crushed red chilly to it. Saute well.

•  Next add turmeric powder to it.Mix well.

•  Add the mashed potato and salt  to it.

• Add the cooked prawns to it.

•  Finally add the coriander leaves, asafoetida , lime juice and salt to it . Mix well.Set this aside.

•  Make flat thin Dosa.

•  Apply some ghee over it and keep some Prawns and Veg Masala on one side.

•  When the dosa is cooked ,fold it and remove it to a plate.

                            Serve today's special Dosa along with Coconut Chutney.....ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!