Masala Peanut

    Wow ! the name itself tempting me to munch it right now with a cup of hot masala tea. According to me this is the best tea time muncher. Whenever we buy this, me the one who gobbles most of the count. I'll not leave even the peanut skin, which tastes more than the masala peanut. Since its not available in my current location, thought why not i try at home. Finally tried and here comes.....

ALL YOU NEED:

Raw Peanuts	2 cups
Besan Flour	1/2 cup
Chilly Powder	2 spoons
Food Color	Pinch
Rice Flour	1/4 cup
Fennel Seeds	1 spoon
Garlic	7 to 8 Nos.
Hing	1/2 spoon
Salt	To Taste
Oil	To deep fry

DEEP FRIED VERSION:
     Take a wide pan, add raw peanut (use either with skin or without skin), besan flour, rice flour, hing, red chilly powder, salt and food color, mix all the ingredients without adding water. Now take a mixer, add garlic cloves and fennel, grind it coarsely and mix with the peanuts. Now sprinkle some water, make sure the mixture should not be watery and it should be in rava ladoo mixture consistency. Adjust with salt. Now heat oil for deep frying. Once done, take handful of mixture and drop evenly, try not to put it as lumps. Keep the flame in medium and toss evenly and let the batch be in flame for 3 mins max.

MICROWAVE VERSION:

    Even i tried roasting it in microwave. For which, take a plate add a cup of peanut mixture (mixture of all the ingredients) and add a spoon of oil to the mixture. Mix well. Now evenly spread the mixture on the plate and microwave it for 5 to 6 mins. Make sure, you toss the mixture inbetween. I personally liked microwave version when compare to the deep fried.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬

Chilly cheese toast

     As I told in my previous post on bread snack, I found this recipe too, while googling which is a very easy and simple toast which can be prepared using in-house ingredients. If taste heavenly only when we eat it right from oven (!) I used to prepare this whenever i feel like munching any snack. So, friends why don't you try and let me know your feedback as well.

ALL YOU NEED:

Bread Slices	3 Nos.
Chopped Green Chilly	2 Nos.
Coriander Leaf	1/4 cup
Chopped Onion	1/2 Onion
Cheddar Cheese	1/2 Onion

METHOD:
    Pre heat over in 350 F for 10 mins. Meantime, cut bread slices diagonally. Add on some shredded cheddar cheese on top of the slices, again add some chopped coriander leaf, onion and green chillies here and there. All set now. Place it in over for 10 to 15 mins. Once done serve hot. So simple is it !

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬

Potato Chips

     I am a big fan of Potato chips. Whenever i feel like munching, i immediately buy a store bought packet which all time have a special taste when compare to the home made chips. But here in my new location, i can no where find "Potato Chips" in stores. I am totally disappointed. With that disappointment note, my carving day for potato chips has come, so without any delay, i thought of preparing at home but to my surprise there were only 3 potatoes that too in small tiny potato. Do you think will i leave it ??!! Noway, finally prepared the chips and now comes for your views as well :)

                                   

ALL YOU NEED:

Potato	3 Nos.
Chilly Powder	1/4 spoon
Salt	1/4 spoon
Oil	To Deep fry

METHOD:
     Wash and Peel the potato skin. Make it as thin slices and put in a cold water for 15 mins. After 15 mins, drain it in a tissue paper. Let it be for 5 mins. Meantime, heat oil for deep frying. Once the slices get drained, deep fry the potato slices in batches and place it in tissue paper. Once you are done with deep frying, add chilly powder and salt. Toss it without breaking the shape and Enzoy !!!!

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬

Masala Pori/Puffed Rice

     If anyone ask me to award for the best and non-junky snack. I will defenitely suggest this. I should say this is one of THE BEST Healthy, tasty, crispy, cheap and non-fatty snack. This is our traditional, home town based snacker which my grand ma use to prepare this often and even my mom will have this instock all time. During my childhood, if we are planning for a long trip, my mom will start preparing this, to munch during our bored journey time. One day, we went to temple and saw people selling this in huge numbers, suddenly thought why i shouldnot give a try so bought it immediately and prepared and even tasted and now its for your viewssssssssssssssssss................

ALL YOU NEED:

Puffed Rice	2 cups
Red Chilly Powder	1 spoon
Turmeric Powder	Pinch
Pepper Powder	1/2 spoon
Curry Leaf	4 Twigs
Urad Dhall	2 spoons
Garlic	8 Nos.
Salt	Pinch
Oil	2 spoons

METHOD:
     Take a wide frying pan. Heat 2 spoons of oil, add mustard, once it gets splutters add urad dhall. Wait until it turns golden brown. Take garlic cloves and do a whip in a mixer grinder. Add it into the oil along with curry leaf. Once garlic turns yellow brown, add the puffed rice, add in all powders and required salt. Do a hard stir with the garlic mixture for a while. That's it... Its ready to munch :) Allow it to cool down for a while, to store it in air tight container. Be careful it should not lose its crispyness.

Note: You can substitute chilly powder with red chilly, if ur serving it to kids.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬

Carrot Dosai

     You know who owns the Fuzzy eater title ever ??!! Its my lil one. Daily i need to struggle with her to make her eat but it will end up in diaster always. eventhough, daily am excavating a different recipe but still it will be her favy for one days. Again i need to go for excavation process :(( When she was a baby, i can manage somewhat but now as she is a school goers, really "Make her eat" process is becoming tedious :( So, as usual i thought of something to prepare differently with very basic ingredients and at the same time it should be likey to my kid. Finally, Shaaaabbbbaaaaaa.... She liked it !!! Yipppppeeeeeee !!!! :)

ALL YOU NEED:

Dosa Batter	1 cup
Chopped Carrot	1 No.
Honey	1 spoon
Oil/Ghee	1 spoon

METHOD:
     Heat the dosa pan by greasing it with a spoon of oil/ghee. Once the pan gets heated, pour 1 cup of Dosa batter over the pan. Then add the chopped carrot. Add a spoon of oil/ghee around the border and a spoon of honey on top of the carrot. Allow it to sit for 2 mins. Then turn the dosa with spatula. Allow it to cook for 3 mins. Replace it in a plate and serve hot. Our lil one will enjoy like anything.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬

Fried Idly

     After a week's gap, here is, self tried recipe which is a real Kids delight. This is the newly excavated recipe by me. You want to know the secret behind this??!! Here comes..... One fine day(!), my hubby asked me to prepare Sambar Mini Idly, so to make it as a perfect breakfast, i prepared Hotel Sambar and Coconut chutney and served a perfect hot pot sambar idly. Since he need more sambar, he asked me to bring the Sambar bowl and even i gave it and was doing some work in kitchen without having my breakfast. After my kitchen work, i was in big temptation to taste my most favy sambar idly. When i opened the Sambar bowl, i was like EEEEEEERRRRRRRR....... Sambar bowl was totally dry cleaned by my soooooo affectionate hubby and my lil one :( ONLY left was mini idlies. I am not a big lover of plain idly. So, an idea got flashed, surfed my fridge for Dhall powder, Wow ! luckily i got it. Just fried those idly with dhall powder in a pan, OMG ! it had a heavenly taste. Really Yummy ! so, this is the reason behind and here comes the procedure....

ALL YOU NEED:

Mini Idlies	1 plate
Instant Dhall/Garlic Powder	3 spoons
Oil/Ghee	2 spoons

METHOD:
    Heat a pan with a 2 spoons of oil/ghee. Then add the mini idlies. Let it fry for some 5 mins. Now add the Dhall/Garlic Powder and give a soft stir with the idlies. Allow the powder get coated well with Idlies and until it reaches crispy consistency. That's all.... So simple is it ?? Serve hot from the flame...

Note: Non-stick pan is recommended to prepare this dish.

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬

Egg Dosai

     This is my most favorite dosai among all Dosa varities. I use to prepare it atleast weekly once during my weekends. Whatever the sidedish may be, i always love to have this with sambar. Eventhough my hubby is not a big dosa lover, our morning tiffen will be dosa which can be prepared in a short time. My hubby use to scold me daily because of this routine dish, So, just to close his mouth :P i use to prepare this egg dosai which is his most favorite one. He can even take 4 egg dosa at a time. Here comes the simple, quickly prepared Egg dosa for your views....

ALL YOU NEED:

Dosa Batter	1 cup
Egg	1 No.
Oil/Ghee	2 spoons

METHOD:
     Heat the dosa pan by greasing it with a spoon of oil. Meantime, take a bowl, break an egg and stir well. Let it sit for a while. Once the pan gets heated, pour 1 cup of Dosa batter over the pan. Then pour the egg content evenly over the dosa batter. Add a spoon of oil/ghee around the border. Allow it to sit for 2 mins. Then turn the dosa with spatula. Allow it to cook for 3 mins. Replace it in a plate and serve hot with perfect sidedish.

Note: A small tip, can also add chopped onion after adding egg, to taste it as "Egg Onion dosai" - Chumma sollika vendiyathu thaan... :)

♬ Sangeetha♡Nambi ♬