Kara(Spicy) Bonda

Kara (Spicy) Bonda

                     A simple and easy evening snack can be served during tea time. It takes only short time to prepare spicy(Kara) bonda using wheat and maida. when i felt hungry during tea time i used to prepare this bonda in a short span of time. This bonda is famous in each n every street shops. Prefer an hygienic bonda in your home instead of buying in street shops, Try this recipe and serve for your kids as evening snack.

Ingredients:

• Wheat flour - 1 cup

• Maida flour - 1 cup

• Rice flour - 2 tbsp

• Onion - 2 (medium size chopped)

• Green chillies - 4 no's

• Chilli Powder - 1 tsp

• Ginger - 1 inch(chopped or grated)

• Curry leaves - few finely chopped

• Coriander leaves - few finely chopped

• Cooking soda - 1 pinch

• Red color - 1 pinch (Optional)

• Fennel seeds - 2 tsp

• Salt - As needed.

• Oil - 1 cup (For deep frying)

Method:

• In a bowl , add the wheat flour, maida flour and Rice flour together.

• Add salt and cooking soda and mix together.

• Next , Add all the above ingredients and mix well. 

• Add some water to make a thick batter. Let the batter rest for 30min.

• Heat the oil in a kadai, When it is hot , keep it in a low flame. Take a little batter and shape it into a ball and drop it into the oil.

• Fry both sides till golden brown and remove it from the oil using laddle.

• Use a tissue to drain off excess oil and serve hot.

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Black Puttu Rice

Black Puttu Rice(Kavuni Arisi) or Karuppu puttarisi

               Black puttu rice/ Karuppu puttarisi is a sticky rice. This rice is popoular in asian cusines and also popular in chettinad cusines and in burma. It is an well known rice for south indian recipe. I have came to know this recipe from from my school friend. She used to bring all burma foods like atho ,moina , sticky rice etc. I'm very addictive to her lunch box to taste and finish her box. It is an healthy rice and give's more strength for our body .This sticky rice is sweet and delicious treat for sugar lovers.

Ingredients:

• Black Puttu Rice - 1 cup
• Water - 3 cup
• Sugar - 1/4 cup
• Grated cocunut - 1/4 cup
• Cardamom Powder - 1 pinch
• Salt - 1 pinch

Method:

• Wash the rice with water.
• In a pressure cook add rice, water and salt together and cook for 15 mins.
• Add the sugar,cardamom powder and grated cocunut and mix well.
• Serve it hot or cold.

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Bisibelabath (Sambar Rice)

Bisibelabath (Sambar Rice)

               It is an one pot meal which is famous in karnataka. It has a good amout of vegetables, proteins and flovours. Since, it is also known as Bisibelabath. Special Bisibelabath powder will give more taste to it. I have learnt this recipe from my sis. she used to cook this recipe often. I have used pressure cook for this recipe. I had a doubt whether have to cook the rice, dal, vegetables seperately. My sis gave an hint if you cook together and add the powder atlast taste will be yummy rather cooking seperately and mixing all together. so I have followed like my sis. Really taste will be very delicious. Try it in this version and enjoy. 

Ingredients:

• Rice - 1 cup
• Toor dal - 1/2 cup
• Tamarind - small lemon sized ball
• Pearl onions -  1/2 cup(15 to 17)
• Tomato - 1 no
• Carrot - 2 no
• Beans - 7 no
• Potato - 1 no
• Peas - 1/4 cup
• Capsicum - 1 no
• Garlic - 5 no

For the Seasoning:

• Fenugreek seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Hing - 1/4 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• coriander leaves - few
• Ghee - 2 tbsp
• Oil - 1/4 cup

Ingredients needed to make Bisibelabath Powder:

• Urad dal - 1/2 cup
• Bengal Gram - 1/4 cup
• Coriandar seeds - 3/4 cup
• Toor dal - 1 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Mustard Seeds - 1tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Black Pepper - 1 tsp
• Red chillies - 16
• Cloves  - 3 no
• Green cardamom - 2 no
• Cinnamon stick - 2 stick
• Dry Cocunut(Kopra) - 1/2 cup (if needed)
• Hing - 1/2 tsp
• Curry Leaves - 2 stem

Dry and Grind it:

• Roast all the above ingredients seperately without adding oil. Roast everything till it becomes slightly brown in color.Let them rest for sometime.After that dry grind it in a mixer.

• The above Measurement ingredients to make powder will be used for 4 to 5 times for a cup of rice (ie . for 5 cups of rice can add the total powder). Store it in a airtight container.It will last for months.

• Should not use fresh cocunut because the powder will get spoiled in few days.

Method:

• Soak the rice and Toor dal in water for half n hour.(you can soak the rice and dal together or seperately in water). I have soaked together.

• In a pressure cook , heat oil and add the Pearl onions and saute till it turns transparent.

• Then , add  garlic and curry leaves , saute it for 2mins.

• Add the chopped tomatoes and suate it for 2mins.

• Add all the mixed vegetables except capsicum(because capsicum should be crunchy will add it atlast while seasoning), tumeric powder, salt and saute it for 5 mins.

• Now, Add the drained rice and dal and saute it for 2 mins , then add 4 cups of  water.

• Let them boil for 3mins (now taste the water, if needed add salt as per your taste)and mix well.

• Cover the pressure cook with the lid and leave the pressure cook for 5 whistle.  

• Open the pressure cook when the steam completely releases. Now add the tamarind extract.

• Then, heat the oil and add all the ingredients for seasoning , ghee and atlast, add the capsicum and needed bisibelabath powder and mix well.

• Serve hot with Kara boondi or papadam or chips.

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Tomato Rice (Pulao)

TOMATO RICE (PULAO)  

                    South Indian style spicy tomato rice or tomato pulao would be best for kids lunch box. Serve it, with cucumber raitha, Potato chips or pappadam. It is very easy to cook in short time. I love to eat tomato pulao.

Ingredients:

• Basmathi Rice - 1 cup
• Water - 2 cups
• Onion - 2 (cut Lengthwise)
• Tomato - 4 (Medium Size Chopped)
• Green chillies - 2
• Ginger & Garlic Paste - 1 tsp
• Green Peas - 1/4 cup (optional)
• Mint Leaves - One full hand (finely chopped)
• Coriander Leaves - 1 tbsp (finely chopped) 
• Tumeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
• Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
• Ghee - 1 tsp
• Oil - 3 tbsp
• Salt - as needed.

Spices:

• Bay leaves - 1 no
• Cloves  - 1 no
• Cinnamon stick - 1 inch
• fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp

Methods:

• Soak the Basmathi rice in water for 20 mins .In that mean time proceed to the below procedure.

• In a pressure cook , heat oil and add all the spices. Let them fry for few seconds.

• When they crackle, Add the Onions and saute till it turns transparent.

• Then , add ginger & garlic paste, Green chillies and saute it for 2mins.

• Add Chopped tomatoes , mint leaves, chilli powder , tumeric powder, salt and saute it for 5 mins.

• Atlast, add the drained basmathi rice and saute it for 2 mins , then add 2 cups of hot water. 

• let them boil for 3mins (now taste the water, if needed add salt as per your taste) , mix well and cover the pressure cook with the lid and leave pressure cook for 3 whistle.  

• Open the pressure cook when the steam completely releases. mix it well without breaking the rice.

• Serve hot with cucumber raita or chips.

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Basmathi Rice Pal Paayasam

BASMATHI RICE - PAL PAYASAM

                Basmathi rice pal paayasam is a classic desert made with rice,milk and sugar. It will be creamy and delicious payasam. Paayasam will be prepared for each and every occasion to celebrate happily  Easy to prepare with stepwise pictures. Every one can try will full confidence will come out well. Try it and serve for your loved ones.

Serves - 3

Ingredients:

• Milk - 4 cups
• Basmathi Rice - 1/4 cup
• Sugar - 1/2 cup
• Ghee - 1 tsp
• Saffron - few stands (soak it in 1 tsbp of hot milk(ref above img)
• Cardamom Powder - 1 pinch
• Badam- 8-10 no's(chopped to garnish)

Method

• Heat a tsp of ghee and fry the basmathi rice for 2-3 mins. Do not fry until it turns brown in color.

• Then grind it with the mixer for one second.(Note : have to break the rice should not make powdered coarsely).

• Take a pressure cooker, Add a tsp of ghee , boiled milk and ground rice. close the pressure cooker and keep it in low flame. when the steam starts coming put the whistle and leave it to whistle for 1 or 2 not more than that. Open the pressure cooker keep in a low flame to make the milk thicken. 

• Now add sugar, mix it well and boil for few seconds, Then add Saffron(soaked in milk), Cardamom powder and chopped badam . Switch off the flame.

• Serve, it hot or cold.

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