Veggie Nest

Ingredients

Carrot,Peas,Beans,Potato - 1 cup(each 1/4 cup)

Onion                               - 1/4 cup

Mint & Coriander Leaves  - 2 tblsp

Green Chilli                      - 1

Ginger Garlic Paste          - 1 tsp

Garam Masala                  - 1/2 tsp

Corn Flour                       - 1 tblsp

Bread Crumbs                 - 2 tblsp

Vermicelli                        - 1/4 cup

Salt                                 - to taste

Oil                                  - to deep fry

Method

• Cook the chopped vegetables with salt.Add all other ingredients excluding oil and mix well.Divide into small portions.
             
     
  
  
• Make it oblong and roll it in vermicelli and deep fry till golden brown turning gently.
              
     

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• An appealing snack for kids.Serve with sauce or just plain.
• Tastes best when hot.
• Let the flame be medium.

Tomato Kuruma

Ingredients

Tomato               - 3

Onion                  - 1 

Chilli Powder       - 3/4 tsp

Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp

Mustard Seeds     - to splutter

Curry Leaves       - few

Coriander Leaves - 1 tblsp 

Salt                      - to taste 

Oil                       - 2 tsp

To Grind

Coconut              - 1/4 cup 

Fried Gram          -  2 tblsp

Aniseed               - 3/4 tsp

Khus Khus          - 1/2 tsp

Clove                  - 2

Cinnamon            - a small piece

Method

• Add required water to the ingredients to grind and grind it to a paste.
  
   
• Heat oil in a pan,splutter mustard seeds,add curry leaves,onion and saute till onion becomes soft.Add the chopped tomatoes and saute.
      
• Now add turmeric powder,chilli powder,salt and saute for a while till tomatoes are mushy.Add the coconut paste to this and adjust water level.Bring this to a boil,garnish with coriander leaves and serve.
           
     

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• A great combo for idli and especially dosa.(I always eat extra dosas with this kuruma).

Jeera Pepper Potato Fry

Ingredients

Potato               -  3

Jeera Powder    -  1/2 tsp

Pepper Powder  - 1/2 tsp

Salt                   - to taste

Oil                    - 1 tblsp

Coriander leaves- to garnish

Method

• Cut potato into small cubes and cook in a pan of salted boiling water for ten minutes.Drain and add pepper powder and mix.
      
• Heat oil in a shallow frying pan and add the poatao cubes.Sprinkle jeera powder and toss it gently.
      
• Fry this over medium flame tossing gently till golden brown on all sides.Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.
      

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• Do not overcook the potatoes.It may get mushy.
• Sprinkle little more salt while frying if needed.
• Nice combo with sambhar,rasam,curd...
• Roast a teaspoon of jeera and grind it to fine powder to get fresh powder.

Spinach Sweetcorn Fritters/Spinach Corn Vadai

Ingredients

Channa dal          -  1/2 cup

Sweetcorn           -  1/2 cup

Green Chilli          -  1
Onion                  - 1
Ginger                 - 1"piece

Spinach                - 1/2 cup

Coriander Leaves - 1/4 cup
Curry Leaves       - few
Aniseed               - 1/2 tsp
Khus Khus          - 1/4 tsp
Salt                     - to taste
Oil                      - to deep fry

Method

• Soak channa dal for half an hour and grind it along with aniseed,khus khus,ginger,chilli,curry leaves and salt.
      
• Add all other ingredients and mix well.Make small balls,flatten gently between palms and deep fry in hot oil till golden brown.
               
              
      

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• An excellent teatime snack crunchy outside and soft inside.
• I added one tablespoon of gramflour since the mixture was a little watery after adding greens.
• You can use either fresh or frozen corn.
• Yellow split peas can be used instead of channa dal.

Coleslaw

 Ingredients

Cabbage          - 1/4 cup

Carrot              - 1/4 cup

Mayonnaise      - 1 tblsp

Yoghurt            - 2 tblsp

Raisins              - 1 tblsp

Peanuts             - 1 tblsp(roasted)

Honey               - 1 tblsp

Onion                - 1 tblsp(optional)

Pepper powder - to taste

Method

• Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and serve.
             
      

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• A healthy salad.Kids may not like this but keep trying.Add more raisins and peanuts to make it appealing for kids.

Aloo Channa

Ingredients

Chickpeas           -  1/2 cup(soaked overnight or for 6 hrs)

Potato                 -  1

Onion                  -  1

Curry Leaves       - few

Mustard Seeds     - to splutter

Coriander Leaves -  to garnish

Chilli Powder        - 1/2 tsp

Salt                      - to taste

Oil                       - 2 tsp

Method

• Pressure cook chickpeas and potato for two whistles with little salt.
  
• Heat oil in a pan,splutter mustard seeds,add onion,cuury leaves and fry till onion becomes translucent.Add chilli powder,little salt and sprinkle water (to avoid burning).
     
• Now add the cooked chickpeas and potato,give it a mix,garnish with coriander leaves and serve.
     

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• If you want to have chunks of potato then add it to onions and let it cook and then add cooked chickpeas.
• Or boil potatoes separately and add it .
• A healthy snack for kids.
• This can be made like a chaat too.
• Other masalas can be added to make spicy masala aloo channa.

Salmon Fish Bites

Ingredients

Salmon  Fillets       -  2

Tomato Ketchup    -  1 tblsp

Chilli Powder         -  3/4 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste -  1 tblsp

Coriander Powder -  1 tblsp

Cumin Powder      -  1/2 tsp

Lemon Juice          -  1 tblsp

Salt                       - to taste

Oil                        - to shallow fry

Method

• Mix tomato ketchup,chilli powder,ginger garlic paste,coriander powder,cumin powder,salt and lemon juice.
       
• Cut the fish into pieces.You can use any desired variety.
     
• Apply the masala over the fish pieces and shallow fry till golden brown on both sides.
               
      
• Squeeze in some lime juice and serve with onion rings.
  

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• You can apply this masala for other fish varieties too.
• While shallow frying let the flame be medium.
• The taste lingers in the mouth for a long time,yumm...