PESARATTU

                  Pesarattu is andhra's special breakfast. It is also  popular as MLA pesarattu in andhra restaurants. 'Pesarattu - Upma' is a mouth watering dish. Traditionally we serve pesarattu with ginger chutney.

FOR BATTER  : 

Whole Moongdal / Split Moongdal  :  1 cup
Rice   : 1/2 cup
Green Chillies       :    2
Ginger        :    Small Piece
Zeera


PREPARATION  : 

•  Soak whole moong dal & rice atleast 6hrs. (If it is split moongdal soak for 2hrs). 
• Grind soaked moongdal & rice along with green chillies, ginger and salt in to smooth batter.
• No need forment the batter, if your not making pesarattu immediately refrigerate it.
• Heat the frying pan. Pour a small bowl of batter and spread it in to a thin round layer as you do for normal dosai.
• Drizzle little oil around the pesarattu.
• Sprinkle chopped onions, green chillies, ginger pieces and zeera.

• Roast until pesarattu gets light brown colour. Flip the pesarattu to another side. Cook for 2 mins.
• Then your pesarattu is ready and take pesarattu in to a plate.
• Keep hot upma in the middle of pesarattu. 
• Serve traditionally with ginger chutney or coconut chutney.

Raitha / Raita

 A raitha is very simple preparation. It's just a liquid salad. Adding vegetables with yoghurt  like carrot, cucumber, tomato, onion and green chillies to yoghurt. Mixing carrot is healthy  and tasty. Usually raita is a accompaniment with  biryani ,pulao recipes. we can eat raitha with roti also. With any variety rice items it goes very well.

FOR PREPARATION  :

Yoghurt / Curd   :  1 Cup

green chilles : 2


Onion    : 1

Grated Carrot   : 1/2 Carrot

Salt to Taste

 Chop onion and green chillies into small thin pieces. Beat a cup of yoghurt in to smooth consistency. Add onions, green chillies, grated carrot and salt. You can also add small keera pieces in raitha. It helps to reduce body heat. Raitha is ready. Can serve with any rice items or roti.

CORIANDER RICE

                  Coriander rice easy to prepare with fresh and  flavourful coriander leaves. This recipe quiet simple and flavorsome.


WHAT I USED  :

Boiled  Rice   :  2 Cups
Coriander Leaves  : 1 Big bunch
Green chillies   : 3
Onion     : 1
Ginger & Garlic Paste  : 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Zeera  : 1 tsp
Oil or Ghee   : 4tsp
Cashew nuts (Optional)
Curry leaves

 HOW I MADE IT  :


   Clean and chop a bunch of coriander leaves. Grind corainder leaves and green chillies and keep it aside.

Take a pan and heat oil or ghee add zeera, cashewnuts (Optional) and curry leaves. when it spluters add chopped onion, when it becomes transulant add ginger garlic paste. Stir it well.  Add grinded  Coriander paste, turmeric, salt. Cook until it leaves raw flavor then add boiled rice to it. Mix it well. Check the seasoning. Gournish with coriander leaves.

RAVA LADDU/ RAVA LADDOO/ SUJI LADDU/ SEMOLINA BALLS

         Ravva laddu is popularly known indian sweet. Ravva laddu made easier. U can try ravva laddu when time is short. Ravva laddu is a simple and delicious recipe. There are several versions of ravvaladdu recipe, But i used to follow only one version which my mom used to prepare from my childhood. One variation is the use of cardamom powder which i avoided. Peoples who likes the cardamom flavour they can add cardamom powder at the end. I used only badam / almonds in this recipe, almonds are loaded with protiens, vitamin E, Fiber, Calcium, Magnesium which is good for health and skin.

RAVVA LADDU RECIPE : 

INGREDIENTS :

Semolina / Upma rava / Suji  : 1 Cup

Sugar       : 3/4 Cup

Grated coconut  :  1/4 Cup

Badam, Cashewnuts, Raisins  :  1/4 Cup

Ghee      :     3 tsp

Few tbsps of Milk


            Take wide bottomed pan and heat 3 tsps of ghee, once ghee is hot enough, simmer the flame and roast cashewnuts, raisins and badam. When all nuts turn to golden colour add grated coconut and roast for  4 mins then add semolina in it, stir continously. Make sure flame is very low, Roast Ravva till its well roasted and aroma starts coming out.

 Turn of the stove and add sugar to this mixture. (U can add powdered sugar also) Mix well. For making laddoos need to add 4,5 tbsps of hot milk. Take ravva mixture in to a bowl and sprinkle hot milk on the top and start making laddoos. Then ur ravva laddu is ready.

MUSHROOMS CURRY WITH PEAS

INGREDIENTS : 

Mushrooms  :  250 gms
Peas   :  50 gms
Onions  :  2
Tomatoes  :  2
Coriander or Dhaniya powder  :  2tsp
Green chillies :  2
Red chilli powder :  1 tsp
Turmeric Powder
Salt to taste
Ginger Garlic Paste  :  1 tsp
Cloves & Cinnamon
Garam Masala : 1 Tsp


Heat Oil in a sauce pan and add Cloves & Cinnamon. Then add chopped onions and green chillies and little salt which it helps to bring out moisturizer from onions. When onions were half cooked, then add ginger garlic paste and stir it well, add tomatoes and turmeric powder. keep it stirring.

 when tomatoes become mushy then add mushrooms and peas, add dhaniya powder, red chilli powder and stir it well. Close with a lid.

Then Water comes out from mushrooms, after 5mins water will evoporate and add enough water for well cooking of mushrooms and peas. Keep stove on a low flame and cook until mushrooms becomes soft, then add garam masala powder and coriander leaves.
  

This dish is good combination with Rice, Pulav & Roti.

MOONGDAL & TOMATO CURRY

INGREDIENTS :

Moong Dal  :  1 Cup
Tomatoes    :  3 Medium
Green chillies :  3
Onion         :    1
Coriander leaves
Tamarind or Tamarind Paste   :   1tsp
Tadka / Popu  :
Oil or Ghee  :  2 Tsp
Red Chilli
Musturd Seeds  :   1/2 tsp
Zeera  :   1/2 tsp
Pinch of Hing
Garlic -  2 Cloves

      Pour a cup of moongdal into a bowl and wash throughly.  Cut onions & green chillies into long pieces. Chop tomatoes into Small pieces. Add chopped pieces to moongdal, add tamarind paste and enough water and cook the dal in a pressure cooker until done.
                  Heat oil or Ghee in a kadai and add all tadka items into it. When popu seeds states poping add crushed garlic to tadka. Nice flavour comes out from popu then pour boiled moong dal mixture and add salt, chilli powder & turmeric powder and stir it well. To get right curry consistency add water if needed. Stir occasionally, after 10 mins check the seasoning and atlast add chopped coriander leaves and serve with roti or rice.

BREAD HALWA

              Bread halwa is very simple and easy to make and delicious to devour. Can make this dessert quite quickly with simple ingredients at any time. For small parties at ur home u can try this recipe as one of the best. Try this mouth watering recipe.

INGREDIENTS :

White Bread : 10 slices

Milk  : 2cups

Sugar  : 2 cups

CashewNuts & badam : 4 tsp

Ghee :  10 tsp

Elachi Powder : 1/4 tsp (Optional)

•  Remove the bread edges out.
• Add 2tsp of ghee in a pan and fry nuts and keep it aside
• Also add bread pieces in ghee and fry until they gets slight brown colour.
• Mean while in another bowl, boil milk, add sugar, elachi powder and stir it occasionally.
• Add fried bread pieces and remaining ghee and keep stirring until ghee sucks out.
• Garnish with fried nuts. 

DAL FRY

INGREDIENTS : 

Whole moong dal :   1 Cup

Tomatoes   :   2 Medium

Onions       :   1 Big

Green chillies  :  4

Red chilli Powder  :  1 Tsp

Salt 

Turmeric  : ¼ tsp

Ginger garlic paste  :  ½ tsp

Hing of a Pinch

Coriander Leaves

For Tadka / Popu  :

Urad dal     :  ½ tsp

Mustard seeds : ¼ tsp

Zeera  : ¼ tsp

Curry leaves

Red chilli

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1. Wash moongdal properly, then boil moongdal in a pressure cooker until it becomes soft.
2. Meanwhile chop onions, green chillies and tomatoes.
3.  Heat oil in a kadai and add urud dal, mustard seeds, let them pop. Then add zeera, curry leaves, red chilli.
4.  In tadka add ginger garlic paste & hing.
5. Then add onions and fry until they become transulent.
6. Add tomatoes, salt,turmeric, red chilli powder and fry them for 4 mins.
7. Then add cooked dal in to it. Add enough water and keep lid on it.
8. Stir occasionally. Cook for 10 mins, then check the seasoning.
9. Add  chopped coriander leaves.
10.  serve with steamed rice or roti.

BEETROOT COCONUT FRY

 HEALTH BENEFITS  : 

                               Beetroot is a symbol of health. There are many benefits for health with beetroot. This vegetable is a good tonic food for health. It contains carbohydrates, mainly in the form of sugar, and it has a little protein and fat. Beet is taken in a variety of ways. They are widely used in salads and in the preparation of pickles and chutney. They are also baked like potatoes or boiled, steamed or cooked. They should be thoroughly washed before boiling and the skin should be removed before use. The leaves, like all green vegetables, should be cooked with a small amount of water and for only a short time. The fresher the beets, the better the flavor and the Quicker they cook. The beet juice is considered as one of the beSt vegetable juice. It is a rich source of natural sugar. It contains sodium, potassium, phosphorus. calcium, sulphur. chlorine, iodine, iron, copper, vitamin B1, B2. niacin. B6, C and P. This juice is rich in easily digestible carbohydrates, but the calorie content is low. The protein factors or amino acids are good in both quality and quantity. 

    

• Take 1 glass of beetroot juice every day .
• Extract is a natural source of vitamins and minerals
• Beetroot is used traditionally as a blood building food
• Beetroot may aid the natural process of elimination and support detoxification processes
• Beetroot has liver, spleen, gall bladder and kidney cleansing properties
• Beetroot is particularly rich in Vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus and iron
• Beetroot provides a good source of anthocyanadins, a natural antioxidant that contributes to its deep red colour.
• Beetroot juice contains betalains, a type of antioxidant that helps relax the mind and also prevents oxidative stress. Tryptophan, found in chocolate, is also found in beetroot juice, and it contributes to a sense of well being.
• Beetroot juice has the power to raise good cholesterol levels and lower bad cholesterol levels in the body

        Not only healthy benefits with beetroot and also having benefits for external beauty also.

                If u take daily 1 glass of beetroot juice, u may notice the changes in ur skin and hair. Beetroot rich in iron , so it helps to grow ur hair.

U can use beetroot for making curries, chutneys, salads and juices. In this curry i used coconut also, it is also very good for health & beauty. Normally people uses coconut for healthy hair.

                          INGREDIENTS :                                      

  Beetroot :  2 


Onion  :  1 Medium


Green chillies : 2 


Grated coconut  :  1/4 cup

For Tadka / Popu  :

      Oil  :  2tsp

                                       Urud dal  : 1/2 Tsp

                                    Mustard Seeds  :  1/4 Tsp
                                  
                                   Zeera  :  1/4 Tsp

                                  Red chilli   : 1

                                 Curry Leaves

                                 Coriander leaves


                              First peel and wash beetroot ,  Chop beetroot in to small pieces and boil them.  Chop onion & green chillies  in to small pieces. Heat oil in a fry pan and add urud dal, let them fry for 20 seconds, then add mustard seeds, zeera, red chilli,turmeric  and curry leaves, let them pop. Add finely chopped onions and green chillies and fry them until they become transulent. Add boiled beetroot pieces and stir them for 4 mins and then add salt, red chilli powder and fry for another 2 to 3 mins, then add freshly grated coconut and mix it well. Stir it for 3 mins. Atlast add chopped coriander leaves and serve with rice or roti.

EGURU KARAM

              Eguru karam' this is specially used for fry curries. It gives good taste to fry curries. Try it !!!

 INGREDIENTS :


Red chillies    :     100 gms

Garlic            :    1 full

Zeera            :     1tsp

Salt               :    3/4 tsp



                     Take all ingredients in to mixie jar and grind them to make a powder .  Use this in fry curries.