Healthy Bhel

Healthy Bhel is a very good evening snack,n easy to preapre,here follows the ingredients and the method.

Medium Carrots - 2 (grated)
Tomatoes - 1 (finely chopped)
Onion - 1 chopped finely
Cucumber - 1/2 (small cucmber) finely chopped
Cilantro
Green chutney,sweet chutney,salt to taste.
And last but very important Puffed rice/Puri/Murmura - 4- 5 cups.

1)Mix all the veggies,salt,green chutney,sweet chutney (i avoid adding sweet chutney coz carrots n tomatoes make it a little sweet).
2)Just before serving add puffed rice.Top it with chopped cilantro n serve and enjoy..

Spinach dal with a twist

Spinach dal is a very delicious dal.I learnt it from one of my cousin,very easy to cook.

Ingredients:
Moong dal or Hesarubele - 1/2 cup
Medium size Tomato - 1 (diced)
Fenugreek seeds - 1-1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Grated fresh/frozen coconut - 3tbsp
Spinach - 2-3 cups (finely chopped)
Green chillies - 4-5(split in the middle)
Salt to taste
Turmeric - a big pinch
Curry leaves - 7-8 leaves
Tamarind paste - little

For seasoning:
Oil,mustard seeds,hing

Procedure:
1)Except curry leaves and tamarind,mix all the ingredients and pressure cook with enough water.
2)Removed the cooked mixture to a deep pan add curry leaves,tamarind and bring to boil.Adjust the salt and tamarind according to your taste.
3)Prepare the seasoning and mix to the dal.
4)It goes very well with rice,chapathi.

In our house we eat this dal with rice and Upachi menasina kai n its really awesome.

Kadabu(Karigadabu)

In my home we prepare karigadabu for Bhimana amavase and also for Ganesha chaturti.In Ganesha chaturti,modaka is also prepared along with karigadabu.

Ingredients: Makes appox 10-12.

For Dough:
Semolina/Chiroti rave - 1 cup
Ghee or Clarified butter- 4 tbsp
Water -1/4 - 1/2 cup
A pinch of salt

For filling:
Sugar - 1 cup
Roasted poppy seeds/gasagase - 2 tbsp
Grated dry coconut - 2 tbsp
Elachi /cardamom - 1/2 tsp (or if seed are used seeds from 4-5 whole elachi)
Oil for deep fry

Procedure:
1)In a mixing bowl add semolina,salt,melted ghee, mix them.Keep adding water and make a dough as chappathi dough,knead the dough well.The dough thickens as we knead it,dont add any water again.Soak the dough until we get the filling ready(apporx 5 - 10mins).
2)Grind sugar(and if cardamom seeds are used add along with sugar) to powder.Mix poppy seeds,cardamom powder and grated coconut.
3)Take a frying pan and heat the oil for deep fry.
4)Knead the dough again,it should be a little hard than chappathi dough.Take a small ball roll it to a circle.
5)Put the filling in the center,smear milk or water along the circumfrence and fold it and seal it.
6)Make sure the kadabu is sealed nicely and filling is not coming out before you deep fry it.
7)Deep fry the kadabu and enjoy.