PLANTAIN STEM / VAZHA THANDU PORIYAL

Ingredients:

Plantain stem     -     palm size.

Coconut grating -     2 spoons

Moong dal / 

pasi paruppu     -      2 spoons

Butter milk        -      1/4 cup

Salt                   -      to taste.

Turmeric powder-    1 pinch.

For seasoning:

Oil                     -      2 spoons

Mustard seeds   -      1 spoon

Curry leaves      -       1 arc

Dried red chilly  -       2

Procedure:

Remove the outer skin of plantain stem and cut it into round shape pieces.
Remove the thread like fibre with your index finger.

Finely chop it and keep it in diluted butter milk to avoid discolouration.

half cook moong dal / pasi paruppu and keep it aside.

In a pan add seasoning  items then add chopped plantain and salt.

Drizzle water and allow it to cook.

Then add coconut gratings and serve it with rice.

BOMBAY BREAD TOAST

Ingredients:

Bread                 -        2 pieces
Egg                    -        1
Milk                   -        1/2 cup
Sugar                 -         3 spoon
Ghee                  -         1 spoon

Procedure:

Beat the egg in a wide bowl.
Add milk,sugar in the same bowl and mix well.
Dip the bread in that bowl and place it in tawa.
Allow it to cook both sides with little ghee.
Tasty snake for kids.
If you want cut it into different shapes.

VEGETABLE BURGER

Ingredients:

burger bun     -    1
Potato           -    2
Onion            -    1
Tomato         -     1
Carrot           -     1
Beans            -     3
Chilly powder -    1/2 spoon
Garam masala -    1/2 spoon
Salt                 -    taste.
Cheese            -   1 slice
Bread crumbs  -   1/2 cup
Maida /
Allpurposeflour-   4 spoons
Oil                   -   1 cup
Sesame seeds  -    1/2 spoons

Procedure:

Boil all vegetables together with salt.
Mash boiled potatoes add finely chopped boiled vegetables and fried onions.
Add salt,chilly powder,garam masala.
Dissolve maida with 1/2 cup of water.
Make small balls . like chappathi dough size.
Make this ball little flat and dip it in maida batter and roll it in bread crumbs.
Deep fry this in oil.Vegetable patties ready.
Take burger bun and place patties and arrange sliced onion,tomato and cheese.
Close it with another 1/2 bun. and  decorate the top with sesame seeds.

PASTA SOUP

Ingredients:

Pasta                         -    10 pieces
Carrot                       -    1/2
All purpose powder   -   2 spoon
Ghee                         -    1 spoon
Garlic                        -    2 cloves
Salt & pepper            -    1 spoon

Procedure:

In a pan add ghee and add  finely chopped garlic,carrot fry it well.
In the same pan add all purpose flour fry it little and add 2 cups of water.
Boil pasta with salt and drain the excess water and add this pasta to the pan.
Boil it for 5 mins. stir continuously without any lumps.
Add sat and pepper and serve hot.

MOCHAI / LIMA BEAN SUNDAL

Ingredients:

Mochai / lima bean  -  1 cup
Onion                     -   1
Tomato                   -   1
Garam masala         -    1/2 spoon
Chilly powder         -   1 spoon

Salt                        -    taste.

Oil                         -    1 spoon

coriander leaves     -     Garnishing

Procedure:

Heat the pan  , add oil and finely chopped onion and tomato.
Add Rest of the ingredients,add little water,cover the lid and cook it for another 5 mins.
Then add  mochai / lima bean.
Healthy snack recipe for kids.

GREEN PEAS MASALA RICE

Ingredients:

Onion             -     1 medium size
Tomato           -     1
cooked rice     -     1 cup
Green peas      -     1 cup
Green chillies   -     2
Oil                   -    2 spoon
Mustard seeds -    1/2 spoon
Coriander leaves-  garnishing

Procedure:

In a pan add oil,mustard seeds after splutter add onion and tomato.
Add salt ,green chilly and water with turmeric powder cover the lid and cook it for 5 minutes.
Add cooked green peas in that gravy.
Add cooked rice and stir lightly.
Garnish with coriander leaves.

SPICY VEGETABLE RICE

Ingredients:

Cooked rice        - 1 cup
Onion                  - 1
Tomato                - 1
Vegetables            - 1 cup cubed
(Carrots,beans,green peas,potatos)
Whole garam masala - each one
Chilly powder            - 1 spoon
Garam masala powder- 1 spoon
coriander powder       - 1 spoon
Turmeric powder        - 1/2 spoon
Ginger garlic paste       - 1/2 spoon
Salt                             - 1 spoon
Oil                               - 3 spoons
Coriander leaves          - for garnishing.

Procedure:

In a pan add oil , and whole garam masala.
Add chopped onion and tomato.
Add ginger garlic paste,coriander powder,chilly powder,turmeric powder and salt.
Add cubed vegetables.
Add some water and cover with lid.cook for 7 to 8 minutes.
When the gravy consistency comes out add cooked rice and garnish with coriander leaves.