Uddi Vada

Ingredients

2 cups urad dal
3 green chillis
1 inch ginger
1/4 cup fresh and small coconut pieces (optional)
1/2 cup chopped onions
pinch of baking soda
salt
OIL for deep frying
Parchment paper or ziplock cover to make vadas

Method

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Soak urad dal for 4 to 5 hours

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Grind soaked urad dal to a thick batter along with ginger and green chillis With out adding water

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Add salt, baking soda, coconut pieces, chopped onions Mix everything

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Heat oil in a pan ,shape the vadas on a parchment paper or any cover, FRY on a medium heat untill golden color

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Drain on a paper towel

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DONE serve hot with coconut chutney and sambar

Set Dosa with Vegetable curry

Ingredients:
2 Cups rice
1 Cup poha
1 Cup yogurt
1 tsp Fenugreek seeds
Salt
pinch Baking soda
Oil

Method

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Wash and soak rice and fenugreek seeds in warm water for about 2 hours.
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Wet poha with little water and then grind the rice and methi seeds along with poha and salt into a very soft thick batter.
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keep aside for fermentation for 8 to 12 hours.
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Add yogurt and baking soda to the fermented batter before making dosas

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Pour the batter into the griddle.
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The thickness of the batter should be such as when poured on the heated griddle it should automatically set itself into a fine thick circle.
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Cook both sides over medium heat, with 1/2 tsp oil.
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DONE serve hot with veggi curry

Ingredients for vegetable curry

2 cups mixed vegetables ( potatoes, carrots, beans ,peas ,tomatoes,califlower)
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 onion (chopped)
1/2 tsp turmuric
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp cumin seeds and musturd seeds
2 to 3 tbs oil
salt

Grind to a smooth paste

3 tbs fresh grated coconut
1 tbs kaskas (gasagasalu) ( dry roast before grinding)
2 cloves
1 inch cinnamon
1 cardamom

Method

Heat oil in a preasure cooker add cumin seeds and musturd seeds when start to splutter add chopped onions fry for a min , add ginger garlic paste and turmuric sautee for 2 min
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Now add chopped vegetables and mix well
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Add chilli powder, coriander powder ,salt , above ground coconut paste and 3 cups water MIX
everything and preassure cook for 2 to 3 wistles
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DONE SERVE HOT WITH DOSAS

Spaghetti with Meatballs

1 pound spaghetti
water
salt


Ingredients for meat balls

1 pound ground chicken ( u can use any meat)
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 cup grated Parmesan or pepper jack cheese
salt and pepper
1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 tbs oil


Ingredinets for sauce

2 tbs oil
2 cups crushed tomatoes(canned)
4 cloves of garlic(chopped finely)
1/2 onion (chopped finely)
1 tsp red chilli flakes
2 tbs tomato ketchup
1 cup chicken stock or water
1/4 cup grated jack cheese or parmesan cheese

Method

Cook spaghetti as per package directions

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In a bowl add ground meat, salt, cheese, garlic powder, pepper and breadcrumbs Mix everything and make a small balls

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Heat 2 tbs oil in a wide pan add meat balls and cook on a medium flame untill meat is completely cooked ,remove from pan and keep aside

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In a same pan heat 2 more tbs of oil then add chopped garlic, onions,red chilli flakes sautee for 5 min and add crushed tomatoes mix everything and cook for 5min then add 1 cup stock and cook on medium heat for 10 min

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Add meat balls and cheese to the sauce

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Toss hot, drained pasta with a meat ball sauce

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Done serve hot with Roasted Garlic bread to mop the sauce

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Egg bajjilu (egg fritters)

Ingredinets

6 eggs
1 cup besan (gram flour)
2 tbs rice flour
pinch of baking soda
salt
water to make batter
oil for deep fry
1/2 lemon

Ingredients for Pappula podi (dalia power )

In a blender combine

1/2 cup dalia
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 inch tamarind
salt

Grind all the above ingredients to a fine powder and keep aside

Method

Boil eggs and cut in to half

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Make a batter with besan, rice flour ,baking soda , salt and water ( not too thick or not too thin)

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Heat oil in a frying pan

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Dip boiled egg halfes in to batter and fry in oil on a medium heat till golden

Fry remaing eggs in 2 to 3 batches

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Once u complete frying all the eggs, make a slit in the middle of fried egg and stuff with 1/2 tsp of dalia powder and sqeeze 2 to 3 drops of lemon juice

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Done SERVE HOT

Salsa Verde

Ingredients

4 tomatillos
2 green chillis
1/4 cup cilantro
1/2 cup onions (chopped)
1 small garlic clove
2 tbs oil
salt


Method

Remove husk and wash tomatillos , place on a baking tray

Roast them in a broiler for 10 to 15 min or until the outer layer is dark

In a blender add roasted tomatillos,onions,chillis,cilantro,salt ,garlic and oil Pluse 4 to 5 times for chunky salsa (if u want smooth salsa u can blend more)

Done, serve with tortilla chips

Gutthi Vankaya with Coconut rice

Ingredients for Gutthi vankaya

6 small eggplants
1/2 cup peanuts
3 tbs white sesame seeds
2 tbs coconut(dry)
3 garlic cloves (chopped)
1/2 onion (chopped)
2 inch tamarind
1 tbs sugar or jaggary
1 tbs chilli powder
1 tsp coriander powder
salt
2 to 3 stalks of cilantro
4 to 5 tbs oil
1/2 tsp turmuric
2 cups water
1 tsp cumin seeds and musturd seeds
2 cloves
2 red chillis dry

Method

Heat 1 tbs of oil in a pan add peanuts and roast them for 5 min then add sesame seeds fry for 2 more min then add coconut and tamarind fry everything until coconut is brown

In a blender add the above roasted peanut,sesame seeds,coconut ,tamarind along with coriander powder,chilli powder,salt,sugar Grind everything to a fine powder

Cut the eggplants in the middle and stuff with above ground powder and keep aside

Heat oil in a preassure cooker add cloves,cumin seeds,musturd seeds,red chillis fry for a min then add chopped garlic and onions fry for 2 min then add turmuric powder and above stuffed eggplants and cilantro

Mix everything cover with lid and cook on a low flame for 5 min then add 2 cups water and preassure cook for 2 to 3 wistles

DONE

Ingredients for Coconut rice

4 cups of cooked white rice

1 cup fresh grated coconut

4 slit green chillis

1 stalk curry leaves

1 tbs chana dal

1 tbs urad dal

1 tsp cumin seeds and musturd seeds

1 tsp sugar

4 tbs oil

2 dry red chillis

pinch of hing

salt

Method

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Heat oil in a wide pan add cumin seeds, musturd seeds , chana dal , curry leaves ,dry red chillis , urad dal ,green chillis ,hing sautee for 2 min then add coconut , salt and sugar fry for 2min

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Add the above mixture to rice MIX everything

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DONE

Roasted Garlic bread

Ingredients

6 slices of french bread
2 tbs of butter
3 garlic cloves (chopped)
1 dry red chilli (or) chili flakes
salt

Method

In a pan add butter , chopped garlic and red chilli flakes cook on a low flame until garlic is light brown

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Apply garlic butter to bread slices and sprinkle with salt

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Preheat oven to 375

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Bake for 10 min until bread is crisp and golden

Tandoori Chicken

Ingredients

6 chicken leg pieces
1 tbs ginger garlic paste
1 whole lemon juice
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp kasoori methi
1/4 cup yogurt
1 tbs oil
2 tbs melted butter
salt
red food color optional ( I did not used)

Method

Make 4 to 5 slits in the leg pieces sprinkle with lemon juice ,salt and chilli powder rub for 2 min

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Now add ginger garlic paste , garam masala ,coriander powder,oil and yogurt RUB everything

to the chicken pieces and marinate for 2 hours ( if u want add food color )

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Preheat oven to 400

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Arrange chicken pieces in a baking tray cook for 45 min to 1 hour

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Baste melted butter every 15 min once to the chicken pieces

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Once chicken is completely cooked sprinkle with chat masala ,sliced onions and green chillis

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bake for another 5 min

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Done

Breakfast Biscuits

Ingredients

2 cups self-rising flour
( if u want to use all purpose flour SHIFT together 2 cups all purposr flour +1 tbs baking powder + 1/4 tsp baking soda + 1/2 tsp salt )
¼ cup shortening
1 cup milk or buttermilk




Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
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Put the flour in a bowl. With a pastry cutter or your fingers rub the shortening into the flour until the texture is like cornmeal.
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Form a hole or well in the middle of the flour mixture and pour the milk or buttermilk into the well.

Use your fork to stir the flour into the milk, stirring in a circle so that a little more flour is incorporated with each pass.

Roll out dough to ½ inch and cut with a 2 inch cutter

optional : I applied egg white mixed with 1 tbs water on top of each biscuit to get the color

Place biscuits onto a greased baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

Senaga pappu vadalu

Ingredients

1-1/2 cup chanadal
2 to 3 tbs besan
1/2 cup onions (chopped)
1/2 cup cilantro and curry leaves
4 green chillis (chopped)
salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder (or) 2 inch stick
1 tbs cumin seeds
3 to 4 dry red chiilis
oil for deep frying

Method

Soak chana dal for 5 to 6 hours

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Make a fine powder of cumin seeds,red chiilis,cinnamon ,salt.

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In a food processer grind chanadal to a course wet powder (do not add any water while grinding

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Mix chanadal powder,cumin , cinnamon ,red chili powder , chopped onions,cilantro,curry leaves , green chillis and besan

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Adjust salt

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Make tight patties like as shown in below picture

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Heat oil and fry on a medium low flame until golden, drain on a paper towel

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Done serve hot with ketchup

Cup cakes

Ingredients

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3/4 tsp baking powder

I used store bought frosting

Method

In a bowl, cream sugar and butter,add eggs and vanilla extract beat for 5 min until smooth

Shift together flour and baking powder and mix in to above wet mixture ( in 2 to 3 batches )

Add milk and mix everything until well blended

Add cup cake liners or butter the Baking pan ,then pour batter in to pan

Preheat oven to 350

Bake for 30 to 35 min or untill tooth pick comes out clean

COOL and apply frosting

DONE