April 24, 2018

Fried Gram Ladoo

     It was a day, where my sweet bud was tickling me badly. Planned to prepare some healthy(!) sweet dish in minimal time. After a big surfing, ended up making this easy, ghee-ish, flavorful "Fried Gram" or "Pottukadalai Ladoo".


ALL YOU NEED:
Fried Gram 2 cups
Elachi 2 Nos.
Sugar 1 cup
Ghee 1/2 cup

METHOD:
     In a mixie jar, add 2 cups of fried gram, 2 elachies and sugar 1 cup. Powder it finely. Once done, heat 1/2 cups of ghee in a pan, add the powdered mixture and let the powder mix well with the ghee. Let it be in flame until the mixture becomes warm. Put off the flame. Make it as lemon sized roundels.

Note: You can also chopped nuts and raisins.

- Sangeetha Nambi


April 17, 2018

Channa Chaat

     Am a hige huge fan of chaat varieties. If its just a simple pori/puffed rice with raw onion and tomato, i can gobble it without sharing it anyone (Literally am mouthwatering here). This i learnt from one of my friend during our potluck day which she prepared for evening snack. I really loved it and grabbed the recipe from her.


ALL YOU NEED:
Chickepeas 2 cups
Chopped Onion 1 Nos.
Chopped Tomato 1 No.
Red Chilly Powder 1 1/2 spoon
Coriander Leaf Few
Boiled Potato 1 No.
Amchur Powder 1/2 spoon
Garam Masala Pinch
Cumin Powder 1 spoon
Salt To Taste
Lemon To Squeeze


METHOD:
     Soak channa for 6 hours and pressure cook it by adding water and pinch of salt for 3 whistles. Once pressure gets released, pour channa cooked water in the pan. Add red chilly powder, cumin powder, garam masala and amchoor powder, let it boil until raw smell goes off, now add cooked chall. Mix well with the masala evenly. Adjust with salt. Take a serving bowl, add a cup of masala channa, top it with chopped onion, chopped tomato, chopped coriander leaf, chopped boiled potato, besan sev/omapodi and squeeze some lemon. Gobble it with hot tea.

Note: You can also add Tamarind and Green Chutney if you like it.

- Sangeetha Nambi

April 10, 2018

No Rice Idly

Are you rechecking my dish name ??!! Wondering how come idly without rice and even no sooji ??!! Yes, this i came to know in one of the fb groups where this was trending from past 2 months. Do u think will i leave it as such !! No way, so here comes my tried and tasted “No Rice Idly”.


ALL YOU NEED:
Urad dhall 1 cup
Moong Dhall 1 cup
Fenugreek 1 tsp
Salt To Taste

METHOD:
     Soak Urad dhall, Moong Dhall and fenugreek nearly 5 hours. Grind it all together in grinder or mixie along with required salt. Let it ferment for 8 hours. After 8 hours, mix the batter well. Grease oil in the idly plates. Pour idly batter and steam it in idly pan for 15 mins. Enjoy hot with spicy chutney.

-Sangeetha Nambi

April 4, 2018

Tapioca Chips/Kuchi Chips

     I should say this is my nostalgic recipe. Hopefully for most of them. Fine, Today is going to a snack dish which always recollect my school days. Its my all time favorite, delicious, tasty, best tea time muncher with all the best adjectives in the world and the dish is Home made Tapioca chips. Wait ! Wait !! Its sound so dramatic to me, i would always love to call its as “Kuchi Chips”(Stick Chips) that too homemade. OMG ! Without any further delay, lets move on to the method.


ALL YOU NEED:
Tapioca Medium size
Red Chilly Powder 1 spoon
Salt To Taste
Oil To Deep fry

METHOD:
     Soak tapioca in water for 2 hours in water. Once done, peel the skin and make julienne cuts and let it dry for 30 mins. After 30 mins, heat oil in a pan for deep frying, when the oil is hot, add the tapioca juliennes in batches. Keep frying it in medium-high flame until its turns mild golden color. Transfer it to a bowl with tissue paper. Keep repeating the process for the left overs. Once you all done frying, add a spoon of chilly powder and salt. Mix evenly and here comes my favorite Kuchi chips/Tapioca chips.

- Sangeetha Nambi

April 24, 2018

Fried Gram Ladoo

     It was a day, where my sweet bud was tickling me badly. Planned to prepare some healthy(!) sweet dish in minimal time. After a big surfing, ended up making this easy, ghee-ish, flavorful "Fried Gram" or "Pottukadalai Ladoo".


ALL YOU NEED:
Fried Gram 2 cups
Elachi 2 Nos.
Sugar 1 cup
Ghee 1/2 cup

METHOD:
     In a mixie jar, add 2 cups of fried gram, 2 elachies and sugar 1 cup. Powder it finely. Once done, heat 1/2 cups of ghee in a pan, add the powdered mixture and let the powder mix well with the ghee. Let it be in flame until the mixture becomes warm. Put off the flame. Make it as lemon sized roundels.

Note: You can also chopped nuts and raisins.

- Sangeetha Nambi


April 17, 2018

Channa Chaat

     Am a hige huge fan of chaat varieties. If its just a simple pori/puffed rice with raw onion and tomato, i can gobble it without sharing it anyone (Literally am mouthwatering here). This i learnt from one of my friend during our potluck day which she prepared for evening snack. I really loved it and grabbed the recipe from her.


ALL YOU NEED:
Chickepeas 2 cups
Chopped Onion 1 Nos.
Chopped Tomato 1 No.
Red Chilly Powder 1 1/2 spoon
Coriander Leaf Few
Boiled Potato 1 No.
Amchur Powder 1/2 spoon
Garam Masala Pinch
Cumin Powder 1 spoon
Salt To Taste
Lemon To Squeeze


METHOD:
     Soak channa for 6 hours and pressure cook it by adding water and pinch of salt for 3 whistles. Once pressure gets released, pour channa cooked water in the pan. Add red chilly powder, cumin powder, garam masala and amchoor powder, let it boil until raw smell goes off, now add cooked chall. Mix well with the masala evenly. Adjust with salt. Take a serving bowl, add a cup of masala channa, top it with chopped onion, chopped tomato, chopped coriander leaf, chopped boiled potato, besan sev/omapodi and squeeze some lemon. Gobble it with hot tea.

Note: You can also add Tamarind and Green Chutney if you like it.

- Sangeetha Nambi

April 10, 2018

No Rice Idly

Are you rechecking my dish name ??!! Wondering how come idly without rice and even no sooji ??!! Yes, this i came to know in one of the fb groups where this was trending from past 2 months. Do u think will i leave it as such !! No way, so here comes my tried and tasted “No Rice Idly”.


ALL YOU NEED:
Urad dhall 1 cup
Moong Dhall 1 cup
Fenugreek 1 tsp
Salt To Taste

METHOD:
     Soak Urad dhall, Moong Dhall and fenugreek nearly 5 hours. Grind it all together in grinder or mixie along with required salt. Let it ferment for 8 hours. After 8 hours, mix the batter well. Grease oil in the idly plates. Pour idly batter and steam it in idly pan for 15 mins. Enjoy hot with spicy chutney.

-Sangeetha Nambi

April 4, 2018

Tapioca Chips/Kuchi Chips

     I should say this is my nostalgic recipe. Hopefully for most of them. Fine, Today is going to a snack dish which always recollect my school days. Its my all time favorite, delicious, tasty, best tea time muncher with all the best adjectives in the world and the dish is Home made Tapioca chips. Wait ! Wait !! Its sound so dramatic to me, i would always love to call its as “Kuchi Chips”(Stick Chips) that too homemade. OMG ! Without any further delay, lets move on to the method.


ALL YOU NEED:
Tapioca Medium size
Red Chilly Powder 1 spoon
Salt To Taste
Oil To Deep fry

METHOD:
     Soak tapioca in water for 2 hours in water. Once done, peel the skin and make julienne cuts and let it dry for 30 mins. After 30 mins, heat oil in a pan for deep frying, when the oil is hot, add the tapioca juliennes in batches. Keep frying it in medium-high flame until its turns mild golden color. Transfer it to a bowl with tissue paper. Keep repeating the process for the left overs. Once you all done frying, add a spoon of chilly powder and salt. Mix evenly and here comes my favorite Kuchi chips/Tapioca chips.

- Sangeetha Nambi