Paruppu Podi

Paruppu podi famous andra recipe, my hubby favorite, i usually grind a bottle of it and store for a month. I am glad to present this dish for wonderful COT event and contribute to COT page
Ingrediants:

• Toor dal - 1/4 cup


• Channa dal - 1/4 cup


• Urad dal - 1/4 cup


• Red chilles - 4


• Coconut grated - 3 tsp


• Hing - Pinch


• Tamarind - 1 inch piece


• Salt - To taste

Preparation Method:

• Dry roast all the ingrediants specified above.


• Till they are golden brown


• Cool it for some time


• Then grind it in a blender into a coarse powder

Goes well with rice add 1 tsp of sesame oil and eat.

Help urself - Pineapple cutting

Parota

Ingrediants:

• 1kg Maida/All Purpose Flour.



• 1 egg



• 1/4 cup oil



• Sugar - 1tsp



• 1/4 cup milk



• 1/4 cup ghee

Method of preparation:

• Knead to a smooth dough by ghee,oil and if required water.



• Keep covered for three hours.



• Pat and knead well again till the dough becomes very smooth and elastic in nature. Make orange sized balls from the dough and roll out in to thin chappathi.



• we can fold the chappathi like saree pleats and then make it into a ball again.



• Spread ½ to 1sp oil on the ball and keep them covered for some time.



• Then pat the ball gently on top and flatten into thick parottas using the hands or roti maker.



• Heat the tawa and cook the parotta on both sides.



• After removing it from the tawa , press and pat on the sides to loosen the layers with a neat white thin towel when it is hot.
  

Kotthu parota

Ingrediants:

Oil
2 chopped onions
2 chopped green chillies
2 chopped tomatoes.
1/2 cup of mixed vegetables
2 eggs
2 parotas - Made into pieces
1/2 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp jeera powder
1/2 tsp pepper powder

Method of preparation:

• Heat a dosa tava pour some oil, Let the heat be more than medium




• Add 2 chopped onions,2 chopped green chillies,2 chopped tomatoes.




• Mix well and fry for some time.




• Add the chopped vegetables.mix well for 2 min




• Now break the eggs and add to the mixture




• Once the egg is cooked, add the Parottas which are in pieces




• Add all the masala mix well




• Garnish with corriander leaves before serve

Just enjoy the street side taste at home.

Sundal Kara Kulambhu

Ingrediants:

Chick peas - 1/2 cup
onion - 1/2 finely chopped
Garlic pods - 3
Sesame oil - 10 tsp

For grinding:

onion - 1/2 finely chopped
Tomato - 1 finely chopped
Tamarind juice - 1/2 cup
Pepper corns - 1 tsp
Corriander seeds - 11/2 tsp
Grated coconut/Coconut powder - 3 tsp

For Talipu/Tadka:

3 Tsp of Sesame oil
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp
Hing - 1 pinch
Curry leaves - 1/2 string
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Preparation Method:

1. Cook chick peas in a pressure cooker and keep it aside
2 . Grind the items specified under " For Grinding" and keep it aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan, once it heats up add mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds,Hing,Curry leaves and Turmeric powder
4. Now add the 1/2 chopped onion and garlic pods and saute it for 5 min, till they are brown
5. Now add the grounded paste and saute it, add 3 tsp of water, just to ensure it doesn't burn
6. Add the chick peas, add 1/2 cup of water, put in more than medium flame and add to boil nicely
7. Once u see oil separating from the sides
8. Add the tamarind water and allow it to boil for another 10 - 15 min
10. This has to be cooked in little higher flames, liquid should be thick like gravy
11. Add the remaining sesame oil, when you turn off the heat.

Goes well with Idli,White rice,Dosa

Vegetable soup

Very nutritious, can be served before start of a meal, Kinda appetizer

Ingredients:

¼ cup of cooked vegetable [combinations of Carrot, Green beans, Peas, cabbage etc]
Can be chopped finely and cooked.
1 tsp of vegetable oil or butter
1 tsp of corn flour
¼ cup of Water
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Preparation Method:

Add oil in a pan, add the vegetables, Sauté it for about 2 min. separately mix water with corn flour and add gradually to the vegetables, add required about of salt and garnish with pepper powder. Heat for about 2 min and serve hot.

Fruits for feeding kids

All fresh fruits must be cooked until they are soft before pureeing.
Except for Bananas, Papayas.

In case of Bananas one medium size fully ripe can be peeled. One half it can be feed to the kid. Cover the other half and store in the refrigerator not more than 2 days. Mash the half banana with a spoon or in a small blender and you can feed the kid directly with a spoon, one small bite at a time.

How to cook the Fruits:
Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums and other hard fruits can be prepared by one of following methods that I am gonna mention:

Boiling:

Wash Fruit, Peel, Cut into small pieces, All 1 cup of the cut fruit to ¼ cup of boiling water. Simmer until tender; it takes around 10 – 20 minutes. Don’t add sugar, go with the natural sweetness of the fruit. Blend until smooth. Feed the kid the paste with the spoon, and you can freeze the rest and use it with 2 days.

Steaming:

Wash fruit, Steam for 15-20 minutes, you can use cooker or steamer. Cool, remove the core, seeds or pits. Blend until smooth. Feed the kid the paste with the spoon, and you can freeze the rest and use it with 2 days.

Microwaving:

Wash one piece of fruit, Remove core and seeds, Place a small glass with 2-3 teaspoons of water. Cover tightly. Microwave 1-2 minutes until the fruit is tender. Cool, Peel and blend until smooth. Feed the kid the paste with the spoon, and you can freeze the rest and use it with 2 days.

Note: By the use of above mentioned 3 methods, Fresh vegetables such as carrots, beets, Potatoes, Peas, Green beans etc can also be feed to the kid