Thaalipeeth

Thaalipeeth is one of the breakfast dishes in north Karnataka and Maharashtra.This is super filling and healthy nutritious and can be more yummy by adding grated vegetables.

Ingredients:

1. Besan/Chickpea flour/gram flour.
2. Wheat flour(little).
3. Onions.
4. Grated vegetables(cucumbers,ginger)
5. Cumin.
6. Curry leaves.
7. Cilantro.
8. Salt.
9. Chillies.
10. Turmeric.

Method:

• In a big bowl pour besan and little wheat flour in 2:1 ratio following with all the mentioned ingredients.

• Mix well first and if required sprinkle water and make dough of it.

• On a clean cloth take a small dumpling of the dough and spread it with fingers to make like roti.
  

• On a heated pan lift the cloth and transfer it on pan sprinkle some water to remove the cloth. and roast it with ghee(if required) and serve it hot with choice of chutney or pickle and its READY TO EAT :)

Ajwain-jeera biscuits

This is chat-pata snack and recipe is simply and fast.This is usually a combination with hot tea.


Ingredients:

1. Maida/All purpose flour.
2. Ajwain.(little)
3. Jeera/cumin.(little)
4. Water.
5. Salt.
6. Oil for frying.

Method:

• In a mixing bowl pour maida, salt to taste, ajwain, jeera (crushed a bit) mix all the ingredients with water to make a hard dough.
• Roll the dough like roti and cut into diamond shaped using a knife or pizza cutter.
• On a medium flame heat the oil and slowly drop each diamond shaped biscuit into the oil for frying and fry until golden red.
• Take out on tissue paper so that it absorbs excess oil and once it comes to room temperature can be snacked its READY TO EAT :)

NOTE: Can be stored in air tight container after cooled for 2 weeks.

ShankarPali

This is the most favorite and is traditional Maharashtrian snack recipe. This is fried crunchy and sweet cookies that literally melt in your mouth! 

Ingredients:

1. All purpose flour/Maida.
2. Sugar.(acc to taste)
3. Ghee.
4. Milk.(1/2 cup)
5. Oil for frying.
6. Little water.

Method:

• In a skillet on a medium flame boil little water, sugar, salt to taste and little milk in it.(no exact measurements required go as per your taste).
• Now in a mixing bowl take u r required quantity of maida and make a hole in center and add the warm water which is prepared earlier and also add melted ghee.
• Make it in form of a dough and roll it like a roti and cut them in to small diamonds.
• In a frying pan oil is heated on medium flame for deep frying pour one by one carefully and take them out when they are golden red..dust with sugar powder and serve as snack and its READY TO EAT :)

Oats thalipeeth

Oats .. as previously known as a healthy fiber which mainly aids in weight loss and control of diabetes.Oats recipes are lot to be made and this is one way to eat them especially for breakfast.

Ingredients:

1. Powdered oats.
2. Wheat flour.
3. Onions.
4. Grated vegetables(cucumbers,ginger,carrot)
5. Cumin.
6. Curry leaves.
7. Cilantro.
8. Salt.
9. Chilli paste.
10. Turmeric.

Method:

• In a big bowl pour oats powder and little wheat flour in 2:1 ratio following with all the mentioned ingredients.
• Mix well first and if required sprinkle water and make dough of it.
• On a clean cloth take a small dumpling of the dough and spread it with fingers to make like roti.

• On a heated pan lift the cloth and transfer it on pan sprinkle some water to remove the cloth. and roast it with ghee(if required) and serve it hot with choice of chutney or pickle and its READY TO EAT :)

Beetroot sabji

Beetroot is very delicious vegetable and is a blood purifier.The iron content in this vegetable is unmeasurable.This is very simple,crunchy and healthy sabzi and can be eaten with choice of roti, paratha or as side with white rice.


Ingredients:

1. Beetroot.
2. Onions.
3. Cumin.
4. Curry leaves.
5. Chillies.
6. Salt.
7. Chana dhal.
8. Oil.
9. Cilantro.
10. Grated Coconut.

Method:

• Peel and chop the beetroot fairly thin and pressure cook with water it until soft and drain the rest of the water.
• Now take a skillet on a medium flame pour some oil cumin, chana dhal, chopped onions, chillies, curry leaves.
• Saute until transparent.... add the cooked beetroot and salt to taste.
• Garnish with cilantro and grated coconut and its READY TO EAT :)

Oven baked raw banana fritters

This is snack that goes well with tea and loved by oil. The only disadvantage is that its deep fried and a fat stuff. Here I make it yummy and oil free chips. 


Ingredients:

1. Raw banana.
2. Salt.
3. Chilli powder.

Method:

• Peel the raw banana and slice it thinly and place it on baking tray.
• Sprinkle salt and chilli powder and bake it until it changes in texture and gets crispy and its READY TO EAT :) 

Sprouted Moong dhal tadaka

Moong dhal, like other legumes, these are a source of non-animal protein, as well as a rich source of dietary fiber and other nutrients.This will reduce the risk of overeating, as you feel fuller with less food.This helps in improving memory power. especially given to kids and they will love it.


Ingredients:

1. Sprouted moong.
2. Onions.
3. Salt.
4. Chilli paste.
5. Oil(little).
6. Cumin.
7. Curry leaves.
8. Cilantro.

Method:

• Take a skillet pour small tb sp of oil on a medium flame add cumin, chilli paste and chopped onions and curry leaves.
• Saute until onions are transparent.
• Now add sprouted moong and salt to taste stir for a minute and garnish with cilantro its READY TO EAT :)

Daliya idli/ Broken wheat idli

Daliya idli is one of the very healthy and yummy breakfast. Whole grains are good sources of protein,carbohydrates and minerals. This helps in weight loss can also be given to diabetic people who are concerned about having the normal rice idli. This is oil less or very little oil breakfast that fills tummy with yummy idlis.
Ingredients:

1. Powdered daliya.
2. Little Rava.
3. Curd.
4. Turmeric.
5. Water.
6. Salt.
7. Oil. 
8. Mustard seeds.
9. Cumin.
10. Grated carrot 
11. Green beans.
12. Bell pepper.
13. Chilli paste.
14. Urd dhal.
15. Channa dhal.
16. Cilantro.
17. Curry leaves

Method:

• First in a bowl mix daliya and little rava, salt to taste, turmeric, cilantro, curry leaves, grated veggies.
  
• On a medium flame take a skillet pour very little oil for tempering once oil is heated add mustard seeds, cumin, chilli paste following with the dhals ,chilli paste and bell pepper.cook for a minute.

• Add the tempering into the daliya bowl now add curd and water to make the idli batter consistency and rest it for a while say about 10 minutes.

•  Once done mix with batter and give a proper stirring and scoopful on to the idli plates.
  
• Steam it for 15 minutes.
• Serve it hot with splash of ghee on idlis and when eaten with choice of chutney even tastes yumm and its READY TO EAT :)
  

Oats Idli with chutney

This is a healthy dish when has less oil and lots of fiber in it.Oats is a healthy fiber and is helpful in stomach filling which also aids in weight loss.this recipe be can done very quickly and can be made nutritious by adding grated vegetables and kids will love eating it.

For Oats idli:

Ingredients:

1. Powdered oats.
2. Rava.
3. Curd.
4. Turmeric.
5. Water.
6. Salt.
7. Oil. 
8. Mustard seeds.
9. Cumin.
10. Grated carrot (can add any veggies).
11. Chilli paste.
12. Urd dhal.
13. Channa dhal.
14. Cilantro.
15. Curry leaves

Method:

• First in a bowl mix equal quantities of rava and oats, salt to taste, turmeric, cilantro, curry leaves, grated veggies.
• Now add curd and water to make the idli batter consistency and rest it for a while say about 10 minutes.
• On a medium flame take a skillet add very little oil for tempering once oil is heated add mustard seeds, cumin, chilli paste following with the dhals.
•  Once done mix with batter and give a proper stirring and scoopful on to the idli plates.
• Steam it for 15 minutes.
• Serve it hot with splash of ghee on idlis and when eaten with choice of chutney even tastes yumm and its READY TO EAT :)

For Chutney

Ingredients:

1. Coconut(wet).
2. Putana/Fried channa dhal.
3. Chillies.
4. Garlic.
5. Salt.
6. Urd dhal.
7. Cilantro.
8. Oil.
9. Cumin.
10. Curry leaves.
11. Asafoetida.
12. Mustard seeds.
13. Water.

Method:

• In a blender jar add chopped coconut, putana, chillies, salt, garlic clove, and cilantro.
• Blend it to a fine paste or consistency of chutney by adding sufficient water.
• To make tempering in a small skillet on a medium flame with little oil add mustard seeds, cumin followed by urd dhal,curry leaves and asafoetida.
• now mix this tempering to chutney mixture and serve with your choice of idli, dosas, rotis ... Here serve with Idli and its READY TO EAT :)

Roasted Egg biryani

This is a simple and quick egg biryani recipe made out of simple ingredients.Recipe is modified by me for a healthy eating as i mentioned earlier i love eating less spicy food so that it benefits in a long run.

Ingredients:

1. Hard boiled eggs.
2. Basmati rice.
3. Bay leaves.
4. Star anise.
5. Onions.
6. Ginger-garlic paste.
7. Chillies.
8. Salt.
9. Oil.
10. Cilantro.

Method:

• In a cooking pot 2-3 tb sp of oil on a medium flame add star anise, bay leaves, chillies fry for a minute.
• Add onions until they are golden brown now add very little ginger-garlic paste.
• Add salt to taste and mix well.
• Cook the basmati rice(with salt) separately strain the excess water and mix in this cooking pot contain onions mixture.
• Now in a separate skillet cut the hard boiled eggs into halves and roast on the skillet with butter/oil until they change in color.
• Add the roasted egg into the biryani, garnish with cilantro and its READY TO EAT :)

Vegetable Pulav

This is the most loved recipe and yummiest of all flavoured rice with blend of vegetables and spices.There are lot of varitions in making this particular recipe, I make it less spicy and healthy to eat and I love to add more veggies in it.

Ingredients:

1. Veggies(beans,carrot,turnip,onions,tomatoes,broccoli)
2. Rice.
3. Salt.
4. Chilli powder.
5. Pudina(mint leaves)
6. Cloves.
7. Ginger-garlic paste.
8. Lemon.
9. Oil.
10. Cilantro.
11. Water.

Method:

• In a pressure cooker on a medium flame add 3-4 tb sp, of oil and add 2-3 cloves.
• Now add long chopped onions,mint leaves saute until golden with a 1 tb sp. of ginger-garlic paste.
• Add chopped tomatoes and mix well, now add all chopped vegetables and fry for 2 minutes.
• Now add washed rice with salt and chilli powder to taste.
• Squeeze half lemon add water in 1:2 ratio.
• Close the lid until 2 whistles (depends on the pressure cookers)
• Check of the rice and stir carefully so that rice grain does not break.
• Add cilantro for garnish and its READY TO EAT :) with raita as well.

Fried Brown rice

As I have previously mentioned brown rice aids in weight loss and also helps in controlling blood sugar level. This brown rice is little mushy and chewy in taste when compared to regular white rice.. Developing a liking towards brown rice and seeing its health benefits added them in the menu small variations with regular rice.
This recipe is simple easy and healthy.

Ingredients:

1. Chopped veggies.(Refer pic)    (Broccoli,carrot,beans,bell pepper,turnip)                    
2. Brown rice (cooked).
3. Chillies.
4. Onions.
5. Salt.
6. Oil.

Method:

• Take skillet on a medium  flame add 2-3 tb sp. of oil allow to heat and add chillies, chopped onions and bell pepper.

• Saute until golden now add all veggies, add salt to taste and stir fry for 3-4 minutes.
• Now add cooked brown rice(with already salt in it while cooking rice) and stir well...  its READY TO EAT :) 

Vegetable Korma

This is one curry loved by most of the people goes with roti, rice, dosa, pooris, parathas etc. Its a combination of all vegetables and flavour of coconut and other blended masalas.

Ingredients:

1. Oil.
2. Onions.
3. Tomatoes.
4. Carrots.
5. Beans.
6. Turnip.
7. Broccoli.
8. Ginger-garlic paste.
9. Peas.
10. Coconut (wet)
11. Chillies.
12. Spices.
13. Salt.
14. Cilantro.

Method:

• In a cooking pot with few tb sp. of oil on a medium flame add cloves,chillies,ginger-garlic paste,roughly chopped onions, sliced coconut (little),coriander powder,tomatoes,cilantro(little) one by one and saute them till they look slightly sauted.
• Turn off and cool and blend it into a paste consistency by adding water.
• Now in a pressure cooker with little oil pour all the vegetables fairly chopped in cubes and for for 2 minutes once done add the blended masala paste and mix well.
• Add salt to taste, pour water if its too dry and pressure cook it until soft say 1-2 whistles.and garnish with chopped cilantro its READY TO EAT :) with your choice of breads.

Ragi dosa with Tomato chutney

Ragi.... as I mentioned before is a good source of calcium and keeps your bones strong. In order to be healthy one has to add ragi  in their diet and can be added in various ways, one of them is making a dosa and relishing with yummy tomato chutney or your choice of chutney .

Ingredients for ragi dosa:

1. Ragi flour.
2. Wheat flour
3. Besan (1 small tb sp.).
4. Salt.
5. Water.

Ingredients of tomato chutney:

1. Tomatoes.
2. Garlic cloves.
3. Curry leaves.
4. Red whole chilli.
5. Cumin.
6. Mustard seeds.

Method for ragi dosa:

• Mix all the above mention ingredients and on a pan with medium flame pour a cup of batter and make it like dosa.
• Add few drops of oil/ghee and roast till color changes(refer pic for clear understanding)

• Once roasted both the sides its READY TO EAT :)

 Method for tomato chutney:

• In a pan on a medium flame add some oil and heat it up.
• Pour few mustard seeds and cumin allow them to splatter with curry leaves.
• Now add 2-3 garlic cloves and roast for 30 seconds.
• Finally all chopped tomatoes and salt to taste.
• Cook it for 3-4 minutes and after it cools blend it as per your required consistency by adding little water or no water.
• Garnish with cilantro and and be eaten with Idli, dosas or parathas.

With combination of ragi dosa and tomato chutney its READY TO EAT :)

Rajma/ Red Kidney bean Fry

Pulses are the sources of protein and helps in lowering cholesterol as it contains good source of fibers.Since this comes from legume family loaded with nutritional benefits and can be sacked on when feeling hungry or can be a side dish to chapati or white rice-rasam.

Ingredients:

1. Boiled rajma.
2. Onions.
3. Mustard seeds.
4. Ginger-garlic paste.
5. Chilli Powder.
6. Salt.
7. Oil.
8. Lime juice.
9. Coriander masala
10. Cilantro.

Method:

• In a pan with 2-3 tbsp. of cooking oil on a medium flame add one tbsp. of mustard seeds and allow to crackle.
• Add chopped onions and little ginger-garlic paste and stir fry until they are sauted.
• Add coriander masala,chilli powder and salt to taste. 
• Now add the red kidney beans/ rajma and mix well.
• Garnish with cilantro and some lime juice and it's READY TO EAT :)

Pitla

This is a Maharashtrian dish and with a combination rice or Jowar roti or even with chapati tastes yumm... It can be made in less than 5 minutes for a quick fix for a main meal.It is a semi-liquid, spicy made up of gram flour (besan).

Ingredients:

1. Gram flour(besan).
2. Chillies.
3. Mustard seeds.
4. Cumin.
5. Onions.
6. Curry leaves.
7. Cilantro.
8. Oil.
9. Salt.
10. Water.

Method:

• In a cooking pot on a medium flame pour 2-3 tb sp. of oil once heated add mustard seeds, cumin, chopped chillies, curry leaves and onions saute them till golden.
• After the onions turn is transparent add 1:2 ratio of water or as u desired consistency and allow it to boil by adding salt to taste.
• Once boiled add the gram flour and stir continuously and cook it until it bubbles and garnish with cilantro and its READY TO EAT :) with roti or white rice.

TIP :  When you add any powder (flour) into any liquid it forms lumps.. so in a small cup with little water make a paste of that flour and then add into the larger portion of water.This way this does not form lumps :)

Madaki (sprouts) Sabji

This is one of my favorite to munch on whenever I am hungry which is healthy and yummy as well. Try this simple sabji and make Ur family on a healthy run and I must tell you it’s a good source of protein and keeps your tummy full..!!

Ingredients:

1. Sprouted Madki.
2. Onions.
3. Oil.
4. Cumin.
5. Peanuts.
6. Tomatoes.
7. Coriander and garam masala.
8. Chili powder.
9. Salt.
10. Cilantro.

Method:

•     First of all soak the madki for about 2 days till they sprout out well. 
• In a pan on a medium flame pour 2-3 tb sp. of oil once heated add cumin, peanuts and onions till they sauté good.
• Now add tomatoes followed by coriander masala, garam masala chili powder and salt to taste.
• If u feel they look dry can add little water and let it cook for 3 minutes and garnish with cilantro and it’s READY TO EAT :)

Ragi Roti

Ragi is the staple food and myself being a Bangalorean had liking  towards with ragi but couldn't eat the plain ragi balls so with little healthy spices and with yummy taste this is again a simple recipe and not much time consuming.

Ingredients:

1. Ragi flour.
2. Wheat flour.
3. Onions.
4. Cumin.
5. Salt.
6. Water.
7. Chilies.
8. Curry leaves.
9. Cilantro.
10. Oil/ghee.

Method:

• In a mixing bowl with ragi flour,little wheat flour,add chopped chillies , onions, cumin,curry leaves cilantro salt to taste.
• By adding water and drops of oil  make to a dough consistency.
• Now roll like rotis with help of plastic sheet or a wax paper and transfer to a hot pan to roast until black spots appear on a medium flame.
• Serve hot with a spoon of ghee or choice of your curry/chutney and its READY TO EAT :)

Aloo fry

This is one of the favourite vegetable of most of the people and learning this one recipe from a dear friend of mine, loved eating it :) It's again one of the easy one to do and yummy as well.

Ingredients:

1. Potato.
2. Cumin.
3. Oil.
4. Turmeric.
5. Chilli powder.
6. Salt.
7. Cilantro.

Method:

• First of all para-boil potatoes and chop into small cubes.
• Take  skillet turn on to medium flame and add 2 tb sp, of oil, potatoes and saute until they are golden brown.
• Add cumin now as per your taste add salt, chilli powder and a pinch of turmeric and saute well.
• Garnish with cilantro and its READY TO EAT :) serve with rice and rasam -lip smacking combination :)

Soya pulav using brown rice

Brown rice has a mild, nutty flavor and is chewier.It's more nutritious than white rice.It aids in weight loss as it has lot of fibre in store and low in carbohydrates.Soya chunks are more in proteins which keeps your tummy full :)


Ingredients:

1. Soak brown rice at least for 4 hrs.
2. Oil.
3. Tomatoes.
4. Cloves
5. Ginger-garlic paste.
6. Onions.
7. Soya chunks.
8. Peas.
9. Pudina.
10. Curry leaves.
11. Cumin.
12. Coriander masala.
13. Garam masala.
14. Salt.
15. Chilli powder.
16. Cilantro.

Method:

• Turn on the gas on medium flame in a pressure cooker add 2 small tb sp. of cooking oil, once the oil is heated add 2-3 cloves and cumin.
• Saute onions, pudina with ginger garlic paste until they are bit transparent now add tomatoes and let it cook for 2 minutes.
• Add soaked soya chunks, peas, coriander powder, garam masala and saute well.
• As per ur taste add chilli powder, salt.
• Now add 1:2.5 ratio of water and squeeze lemon juice, cover the lid, wait for 2-3 whistles and then simmer it for 5 minutes.
• Wait until the cooker is cooled and garnish with cilantro its READY TO EAT :) serve hot with yummy raita.

Spicy tadaka rice

This is a spicy and can be done with leftover rice.It can be done in less time and turns out to be good even with leftover rice.

Ingredients:

1. Leftover rice/white rice.
2. Oil.
3. Chili powder.
4. Onions.
5. Urad dhal.
6. Chana dhal.
7. Mustard seeds.
8. Cumin.
9. Curry leaves.
10. Cilantro.

Method:

• Take a skillet on a medium flame add 2 tb sp. of oil followed with chana dhal, urad dhal, cumin, mustard seeds, curry leaves and stir well till they turn golden red.
• Add onions and saute till they are transparent.
• Now add the rice salt and chilli powder as per your taste and mix well.
• Cook for a minute and garnish with cilantro and its READY TO EAT :)

Bread upma.

Ahhh.. this is one of my favorite breakfast and loved it especially this was our summer vacation's favorite breakfast and me with my cousins, used to ask our granny to make it often .. so here I am sharing her recipe.

Ingredients:

1. Bread(diced).
2. Oil.
3. Mustard seeds.
4. Cumin.
5. Onions.
6. Chilli powder.
7. Salt.
8. Cilantro.

Method:

• Take a pan turn on to medium flame and add 2 tb sp. of oil and allow it to heat.
• Add mustard seeds, cumin and onions and saute till it turns transparent.
• Now add salt and chilli powder as per your taste.
• Finally add diced bread and stir well and garnish with cilantro now its  READY TO EAT :)