INGREDIENTS:

• Rava/Semolina  - 1 cup
• Medium Onion   – 1
• Mixed Vegetable – 1 cup (Carrot,Beans,Peas,Corn)
• Peanut – 3 tsp
• Channa dal – 1 tsp
• Musterd Seeds – 1 tsp
• Urad Dal – 1 tsp
• Cashewnut – 6 pieces
• Grated ginger – 1 tsp
• Green chillies – 3
• Red chillies – 2
• Salt – to taste
• Oil – 2 tsp
• Ghee – 2 tsp
• Lemon juice – 2-3 tsp (optional)
• Hing- 2 pinch
• Water- 2- 3 cups
• Curry leaves

PREPARATION:

• Pre-fry the rava/sooji (just before golden brown) without oil in a pan and keep it aside.
• Take a kadai and add oil. When the oil is hot add Mustard seeds ,Chana dal,urad dal,peanut,cashew fry all till golden brown color. Keep the stove in the medium heat.
• Then add green chillies,red chillies,curry leaves and grated ginger.
• Then add finely chopped onion and fry it until golden brown.Then add hing and saute it.
• Add the vegetables,pour the water and add salt.Let the vegetables cook until tender.
• When it is done add the rava/sooji little by little while constantly mixing it. Cover the kadai with the lid, let it cook for few minutes (10 min).
• If u need more water add hot water.
• Finally add the ghee and sauté it.This gives more flavour and aroma to the dish.
• After switching off the stove squeeze the lemon juice and sauté it.
• After preparation,let it warm for 5 min in the Stove.
• Serve it hot with pickle or sambar and chuttny or Chips.

Medhu Vadai is the Indian version of donut, but spicy. Who doesn’t like a donut with coffee for breakfast in any part of the world.?

INGREDIENTS:

• Urad dal – 1 cup
• Green chilli – 2- 3 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil – to fry
• Medium Onion – 1 no
• Hing – ¼ tsp
• Curry Leaves – 2 sprigs
• Crushed Pepper – 2 pinch (optional)
• Cumin Seeds – 2 pinch (optional)

PREPARATION:

• Soak urad dal in water for 5 – 6 hours.
• Then drain all the water. Grind urad dal with green chillies until the batter becomes fine. If you need water, just sprinkle it. The batter should be more of a thick consistency.
• Then transfer the grind product in to a big bowl.
• Add salt,hing,curry leaves. Mix it very well.
• Optional Step : Add cumin seeds,crushed pepper.
• Beat the batter for at-least 15 min with hand so it’s nicely aerated. You don’t need to do this if you prepare the batter by using a wet grinder.
• Add onion and mix it.
• Before making a vadai ball dip your palm in water, then make a vadai ball by scooping in the palm, put hole in the center using your thumb, drop in to the heated oil.
• Cook each side 3-5 min until golden color. Make sure that cook in the medium flame.
• Finally u can get the crispy and tasty snack.
• U can serve it hot with chutney and sambar along with Idli/Pongal.

This receipe is a quick,easy and healthy snack. No need to soak it before. This is the perfect dish for Navarathri Neivedhayam to the goddess.

INGREDIENTS:

• Channa Dhal – 1 cup
• Salt – to taste
• Green chillies – 2 or 3
• Mustard Seeds – 1 tsp
• Oil – 2 tablespoons
• Grated coconut – 4 tablespoons
• Hing – 1 pinch
• Curry leaves

PREPARATION:

• Wash the channa dhal in water.
• Take the pressure cooker. Make sure the water kept for pressure cooking should be just that it dips the dhal. Keep for 2 whistles. Don’t overcook or it will become mushy.
• Then cool,drain all the water.
• Pulse the grated coconut and green chillies without adding any water.
• Take a pan add oil and fry the mustard seeds, curry leaves , hing.
• Add the strained dhal and saute for a few minutes.
• Then add the pulsed coconut mix and salt .
• Serve it hot.

INGREDIENTS:

• Semiya (Vermicelli) 1 Cup
• Tomato 1
• Onion 1 (finely chopped)
• Cut Vegetables 1 Cup (carrots, beans, peas, corn)
• Ginger – small piece
• Green chilli 2
• Cumin Seeds 1/2 tsp
• Mustard Seeds 1/2tsp
• Channa Dal – 1/2 tsp
• Urad Dal – 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric Powder 1/4tsp
• Salt to taste
• Pinch of hing
• Oil – 2 tsp
• Cilantro
• Curry Leaves
• Water – 2 cups

PREPARATION:

• Optional Step : Pre-fry the vermicelli (just before golden brown) without oil in a pan and keep it aside.
• Take a kadai and add oil. When the oil is hot add Mustard seeds, channa dal, urad dal & Cumin Seeds.
• After they split add green chillies and grated ginger.
• Then add finely chopped onion and fry it until golden brown.Then add turmeric powder, hing and saute it.
• Add the tomato and vegetables,pour the water and add salt.Let the vegetables cook until tender.
• When it is done add the semiya and saute, cover the kadai with the lid,let it cook for few minutes.
• If u need more water add hot water.
• Finally garnish with cilantro and corander leaves.
• After preparation,let it warm for 5 min in the Stove.