Aloo Paratha

Aloo Paratha is definitely a very good tiffen.I made it before for a get-together and i wanted to make it yesterday.This is a very simple recipe and not a tiring one.Try this and you will love cooking this.I had this with dhal.

Ingredients:
Potato--------------2
Onion---------------1 1/2 cup
Greenchili----------2
Wheat flour---------2 cup
garam masala--------1/2 spoon
ginger garlic paste--1 spoon
salt

Procedure:
Cook the potatoes and mash it well.
Grind the onion and chili together.
Heat the pan with oil and after it is heated ,pour the grinded paste.
Add a pinch of turmeric powder,garam masala,gingergarlic paste and salt.
Add the mashed potatoes to this and mix it thoroughly.
Add the wheat flour to this and make the dough.If required sprinkle little water.
Make the dough as we make it for chappathi.
Press it with the rollin pin and then make the parathas in the tava.
After the paratha is cooked just press it with butter .
This is definitely a very good dinner.

Rice Upma

This is an all time favorite for my father.i wanted to make this and surprise my husband.It came out good and he liked it too.

Ingredients:
Sona masoori Rice----------------2 cups
Chenna Dhal----------------------2 spoons
Urad dhal------------------------2 spoons
Red chili------------------------3
mustard--------------------------1 spoon
water----------------------------2 cup
salt


Procedure:
Heat the oil and fry the seasonings.
Pour cold water and let it boil with seasonings.
Break the rice into small granules (operate the mixie in pulse)
Remove the powder and use only the granules.
Add in the water and pressure cook it for 3 whistles.
After removing the cooker from heat open it immediately after the sound stops.
Put one spoon ghee and mix it thoroughly and serve hot with coconut chutney.

It is a very good brunch.Try and let me know your valuable comments.

Tomato Kurma

This is one of my favorite side dish for chappathi.It really tastes so good and add an additional taste to chappathi or rice.

Ingredients:
Tomato-------------5
Coconut------------1/2 cup
Red Chili----------3
Cumin seeds--------1/2 spoon
Mustard Seeds------1/2 spoon
Urad dhal----------1/2 spoon
Salt

Procedure:
Cook the tomatoes along with salt and little turmeric powder.
Grind the coconut,cumin seeds and chili together with very little water.
After the tomatoes are cooked add the grinded ones with it and stir continuously.
After aroma arises remove from heat.
Fry the seasonings and add to it.

This is so simple and so tasty.I am sending this to Spicytasty's Fortune cooking contest.

Beans Paruppu Usili

This is one of my favorite dish.My mom makes this so good.Though i didn't get it as perfect as my mom,mine tastes good and have my own fans for this dish.

Ingredients:

Beans-------------------2 cups
Toor Dhal---------------1 cup
Red Chili---------------2
Oil

Procedure:
Cook the chopped beans with salt.
Soak the Toor Dhal for 30 min and then grind it along with chili and little salt and asafoetida.
Heat the frying pan and pour 3 spoons of oil .
After the oil is heated put the grinded dhal and mix it .
It will split and gets cooked.
Now add the beans and mix it thoroughly.
You may add little more oil and so it does not go dry soon.

Poori Kilangu

It has been a very long time i made poori.My husband and i are great fans of poori.So i made it last night for dinner.I thought i will share it with you all.It is really a very yummy tiffen,and is so rare to see people whom hate poori.

Ingredients for Poori:

Wheat Flour-----------------2 cups
Sooji-----------------------1 cup
Salt
Oil for frying

Ingredients for Kilangu:
Potato----------------------2
Onion-----------------------1 cup
Green Chili-----------------2
Chenna Dhal-----------------1 spoon
Mustard---------------------1/2spoon
Salt

Procedure for making Poori:
Mix the flour and sooji with water and salt.
While adding water ,add little by little.
The dough should be moist but not so wet.
Leave the dough for 30 min.
Then make small even balls and press it and fry it.

Procedure for making Kilangu:
Cook the potatoes and smash it without lumps.
Heat the pan with little oil and add the seasonings.
Fry the onion,chili and then add the potatoes and salt.
Mix it thoroughly and add little water.
When it looks like gravy but not so watery remove from heat.

Simple Vegetable Briyani

I was so lazy to cook today after long weekend.So i made this simple briyani.It is a very good dish with raitha for lunch.Here you go!

Ingredients:
Tomato------------------1
Onion-------------------1/2 cup
Chopped Beans-----------1/2 cup
Chopped Carrot----------1/2 cup
Peas--------------------1/4 cup
Cauliflower-------------1/2 cup
Briyani Masala----------1 spoon
Ginger Garlic Paste-----1 spoon
cashews-----------------5 or 6
cloves------------------2
Basmati Rice------------1 1/2 cup
Ghee for frying

Procedure:
Heat the ghee and fry the cashews.
In the same oil fry the onions,tomato and all the vegetables.
Add the ginger garlic paste,cloves and masala and mix them.
Wash the rice and add to this and fry them and mix it thoroughly.
Put it in the electric cooker along with salt and let it cook.

Please remove the rice from the cooker immediately it is cooked.
Small Potato pieces can also be added.

This is so simple and we can take a nap while the rice is getting cooked .

Masala Vada

I usually make vada with urad dhal and yesterday i wanted to make Masala Vada and surprise my husband.It came out so crispy and was so good.It reminded me the vada i use to eat in my hometown.I tried to make it with a hole,i made a few like that and the rest i just made it as it came.Here you go!

Ingredients:
Chenna Dhal-------------2 cups
Red Chili---------------3
Onion-------------------1/2 cup
Salt
Oil for frying

Procedure:
Soak the dhal for 1/2 an hour.
Then grind it along with salt and chili,do not grind it so smoothly.
Then add the chopped onion and fry it.

I added some spinach in it and it was so nice.(second pic)

We can also add chopped carrot or beetroot along with the onion.