Broccoli Dhal fry / Broccoli Kootu

Broccoli Dal fry / Broccoli Kootu

Ingredients:

Broccoli-1 no, cut in to florets

Moong dal- 1/2 cup

Tomatoes-1

Onions -1

Green chilli-2 nos

Garlic pods- 2 nos

Oil- 2 tsp

Mustard -1/2 tsp

Urad dal- 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds-1/2 tsp

Turmeric-1 pinch

Salt- to taste

Water

Preparation:

In a pressure cooker add the washed Moong dal, Turmeric powder ,chopped tomatoes,  one slit green chilli, garlic pods, water and pressure cook it for 10 mt till the dal is cooked well.Add salt

In a Kadai, heat oil add the mustard, urad dal and cumin seeds, chopped onions and slit red chilli,and saute for a minute.

Now add the broccoli florets and stir and cook till broccoli become soft.Transfer this to the cooked dal and cook for 5 min and turn off.

Serve hot with rice, idly, dosa , rotis

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Spinach Curry / Palak Keerai Masiyal ( Kadayal ) / Pureed Spinach Dip

Ingredients:

Spinach / palak - 1/2 bunch, chopped (I used frozen Spinach )
Green chilli - 1 no
Garlic  - 2 pods
Tomato - 1 no small size , chopped
Onion - 1 no small size , chopped
Oil - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal  - 1/2 tsp
Red chilli - 1 nos
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Preparation:

In a shallow pan add the cut greens,onions, tomatoes , garlic, green chilli , sprinkle little water and cook for 5 minutes .

Add these contents to the mixer without adding water and make a paste.

Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, urad dal , cumin seeds  and slit red chilli and transfer these contents to the ground Greens mixture.

Serve hot with Steamed rice and rotis .

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Potato Bajji / Potato Fritters / உருளைக்கிழங்கு பஜ்ஜி

Potato Bajji / Potato Fritters / உருளைக்கிழங்கு பஜ்ஜி

Ingredients :

• Gram Flour ( Kadalai Maavu / Channa dhal flour ) - 1 cup
• Rice flour - 2 tsp
• Hing - 1 pinch
• red chiili powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - to taste
• Oil - for frying
• Potato - 1 no , Sliced ( Put them in water once sliced so that they don't turn brown )

Aloo Bajji

Method:

In a mixing bowl , add the gram flour , rice flour , salt , hing , red chilli powder and mix .

 

Add some water and mix it to a dosa batter  ( Not too thick and not too watery )  consistency .

Drop the sliced potatoes  in to the batter and coat it well with the batter .

Heat oil in a shallow frying pan and drop the batter coated potatoes in oil , and deep fry till they turn golden brown in color.

Serve hot with sauce or any chutney . Enjoy these fritters with a cup of chai .

My Kids love these fritters .

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Lemon chilli pickle

Lemon chilli pickle

Lemon chilli pickle

Lemon chilli pickle

Lemon chilli pickle

Ingredients:

Lemons- 7 nos
Green chilies- 15 nos
Mustard seeds - 8 tsp
Fenugreek -4 tsp
Cooking oil – 1 cup
Red chili powder 3 tbsp
Turmeric powder 1 tbsp
Salt- To taste
Red chilli's-10 nos, split in to two

Recipe:

Wash and dry lemon and green chilies separately.
Cut lemon in to quarters and green chilies into small pieces.
Squeeze 1 lemon and make a juice .
Add salt and squeezed lemon juice to lemon and green chilies and keep it in a glass bowl for a week.Each day in the morning give a stir and set aside for a week.
In a pan,Heat oil ,add the mustard seeds and allow it to pop,add the fenugreek seeds, and slit red chilli's and transfer the contents from the glass bowl ,add chilli powder and turmeric powder and cook till the lemon becomes soft.
Take a clean jar fill it up with the above pickle.
Store it in a clean and dry place.
It can be refrigerated and used fr 6 months.
Pickle is ready to eat .

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