SEMIYA UPMA

Breakfast is the important meal for every body. I usually prepare Idli, dosa etc. Some days i prepare this uppma which is a hit breakfast with kids. My son calls this as Noodles upma. My daughter likes to take this in her lunch box too. I always use the pre roasted semiya which will be in brown colour. It consumes less oil too.



Ingredients

Semiya - 2 cups (roasted)
Onion - 1
Carrot - 2
Peas - 1 cup
Green chili - 1 or 2
Water - 4 cups
salt to taste
oil, musturd seeds, urad dhall for tempering


Method

1. Heat oil in a pan and pop up musturd seeds and add urad dhall.
2. Add the chopped onions, green chili , carrots and peas.
3. Saute well , when they are cooked add water.
4. When the water boils add salt and the semiya.
5. Cover and cook until the semiya has cooked well .
6. Garnish with Cilantro.

My Kids eats with sugar, goes well with mixed pickle.


Broken Wheat or Dhaliya Porridge



I am sending this to Divya's Show me your Breakfast event.

Since my daughter loves to take for lunch it is taking part in CFK - Lunch box hosted by Neha. started by Sharmi.

This is also taking part in EFM Breakfast series by Srilekha.

PALAK ROTI AND GREEN BUTTERMILK

Hi !!! I am back again :-) Gautham's school has started. Since he is in LKG they asked parents to wait there, after coming back in the hot sun I was so.. tried. My sister visited us, so I was little busy. since i am coming back after dropping back both the kids, I will be updating my blog and i will visit all your blogs too.

My daughter likes to take chapati for lunch. So, i have to think something daily, which should be a balanced diet and nutritious. Usually, i grind my atta by adding Soy bean and Channa to make protein rich. I add any vegetable to that and give her with Curd. She likes it so... much.


Ingredients

Palak leaves chopped - 1 cup
Chopped onions - 1/4 cup
chili powder, salt and garam masala to taste
Atta required to make dough



Method

1. Steam the palak leaves in microwave.
2. Combine palak, chili powder, garam masala , salt and add atta to make a dough.
3. Roll it as chapatti,
4. Heat a griddle and toast the roti with Ghee.
5. Serve with Curd.

Green Buttermilk

Ingredients

Curd - 1/2 cup
Cilantro - 1/2 cup
salt, pepper powder as per taste
water

Method

1. Grind the cilantro and extract the juice.

2. Add curd, water , salt and pepper powder to that and blend well.

This entry goes to CFK - Greens hosted by Cooks hide Out started by Sharmi.

POTATO WEDGES

Hi all., I am back... back.... Little busy with unpacking, school has reopened etc. I enjoyed my
vaccation in Delhi by visiting lots of places, shopping etc. Even kids enjoyed a lot. My sister and BIL took us to lots of places, malls etc. My sister has a combination oven, I thought of exploring something, if it comes out nice, I can ask my husband to buy me a combination oven. :-). I have bookmarked Deepa's potato wedges recipe , I tried, It came out well. Since this is my first attempt , I have baked few minutes more, it has slightly shrunken, but the taste was awesome.Deepa's picture was inviting, but mine was not good, since it is my first attempt bear with me. Everyone enjoyed.



Ingredients



Potato - 4

Olive oil - 2 to 3 tbsp

Italian seasoning - 3 tbsp

salt to taste




Method



1. Wash and cut the potatoes in to big wedges.

2. Mix the oil, salt and seasoning and apply on the potatoes.

3. In the convection mode preheat the oven to 250 ' C for 5 minutes.

4. Arrange in a tray and bake for 20 minutes, and turn the side and bake for 20 minutes.

5. Crispy potato wedges is ready.



Thanks Deepa for sharing the recipe.

TOMATO PASTA SOUP

This is one of my kids favourite evening snack. Gautham asked me after watching an Ad in TV, this soup. He asked me to buy this pasta soup. I am not so happy to buy a instant soup. I added some cooked pasta in tomato soup, they loved it.

Still, I am in Delhi, enjoying my vacation, shopping around. My brother in law took us to Akshartham temple,the temple is so.. beautiful. It is in USA also. It has been built in huge area, they have some shows which explains about Swami Neelkand which are awesome. In the night there was a water show it is mind blowing. Thanks to my BIL and to my sis for taking us , my BIL took care of my son, who can't stay in one place for a second.
Everyone should visit this temple.


Ingredients

Onion - 1
tomato - 3
Moong dhall - 1 tbsp
Cooked pasta - 1 cup
Salt, pepper to taste

Method.

1. Combine chopped onion , tomato and moong dhall and water and pressure cook.
2. Grind the cooked mixture , add pepper and salt and give a boil.
3. Add the cooked pasta and boil.
4. Serve with bread toast or as it is.

This entry goes to CFK - Tomato hosted by creative cook started by Sharmi.

CAARROT PULAO

I am in Delhi in my sister's place. Weather is hot over here. In Chennai evening we will get nice breeze, but here evening's also hot breeze. I am sending this from my draft.

This is my own experiment. When I was blank , what to cook for the lunch,had lots of carrots in my pantry. So I modified my corn pulao and replaced carrots. It tasted yum with raita.



Ingredients


Carrot - 5 to 6
Onion - 1
Corn kernels -1/2 cup
Green chili - 1 or 2
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Rice - one cup
oil, cumin seeds for tempering
cilantro for garnishing.


Method

1. Chop the carrots and microwave high for 2 minutes.
2. Chop the onions and slit the green chili in length wise.
3. Cook the rice and toss with little oil or ghee to avoid sticking together.
4.Heat oil in a pan and temper cumin seeds.
5. Add chopped onions and green chili.
6. Add the corn and carrots, garam masala and salt.
7. Cook until everything blends together.
8. Add the cooked rice and mix well.
9. Garnish with cilantro.
10. Serve with raita.


This entry is taking part in Sangi's FIL - Carrot and Mahi's 15 minutes Cooking and also in Ravishing rice recipes hosted by Nags started by Meeta.

MIX VEG KURMA AND CUCUMBER BUTTERMILK

I enjoyed my stay in mom's place thoroughly. No cooking, no tension. After I returned I was feeling so.. lazy, cleaning the house, cooking oh :-( . I have not visited your blog, i will surely do it quickly.
This dish I learnt it from my Chitti , simple and yum dish.

Ingredients

Carrot - 1
peas - one hand full
Potato - 1
salt to taste
Oil , mustard seeds for tempering
Coriander leaves for garnishing

To grind

Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Saunf - 1 tsp
Green chili - 2
Coconut - grated - 1/4 cup
Fried grams ( Pottukadalai_ 1/4 cup


Method

1. Pressure cook the vegetables.
2. Combine the ingredients given as 'to grind" in a mixer and grind to paste.
3. In a pan heat oil and temper mustard seeds add the grounded mixture .
4. After the gravy is cooked add the cooked vegetables and give a boil.
5. Garnish with coriander leaves .

Goes well with roti.

Cucumber Buttermilk

Ingredients


Curd - 1 cup
Cucumber - 1 ( big)
Ginger - one small piece
Black salt as per taste
Pepper powder - one pinch
Oil. mustard seeds for tempering ( Optional)
Ice cubes, water

Method

1. Peel and chop the cucumber and ginger, grind and strain the juice.
2. Combine ice cubes, water, curd, cucumber juice, salt, pepper and blend it.
3. If you want temper with mustard seeds.

This entry goes to 15 minutes cooking by Mahi.

Cucumber Buttermilk is taking part in Summer treat hosted by Priti.

CAULIFLOWER RICE WITH BHOONDHI RAITA

This is my own experiment but the kids loved it. I made Coconut milk rice when my friend Hema came.I made excess and I don't want to waste it. I had some cauliflower and i converted that in to this rice. Kids enjoyed.

Cauliflower Rice

Cauliflower florets - 2 cups
Coconut milk rice - 2 cups (left over)
Onion - 1 medium
green chili - 1 slited length wise
salt to taste
oil mustard seeds for tempering

Method

1. Chop and clean the cauliflower .
2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds and add chopped onions.
3. Add then chopped cauliflower and add salt, mix well.
4. Cover and cook until the cauliflower is done.
5. Add the rice and mix well.

Bhoondhi Raita

Curd - 1 cup
Bhoondhi - 1/4 cup

salt, chat masala, pepper powder as per taste

Method

1. Combine salt, chat masala , pepper powder and curd and churn well.
2. Add the bhoondhi and serve.





This entry goes to CFK - rice hosted by trupti and 15 minutes cooking by Mahi.

CORN PULAO , AAM PANNA AND AN AWARD

I learnt this from the TV show Pengal.com in Mega Tv. I regularly watch that program In that one lady Mrs. Meena used to do lots of dishes, I think she has lived in abroad for so many years and now she has settled in India. I have tried lots of dishes and all came out Yum.
There was an annual programme in Janani's music class , when we went there I saw this lady I was surprised. After long time hesitation i spoke to her and told her I love her programme. She was so happy . Her son who is 11 years old and Janani is in the same batch and they performed. She live in the same street where our house was.

I am leaving to Coimbatore tonight and will be back on 8 th may. I think I can go to browsing centre and check my blog but i can't visit your blogs.



Corn Puloa

Ingredients


Basmati rice - 1 cup
Corn - 1 cup
Onion - 1 medium size
Paneer - 1/2 cup ( for garnishing)
Pepper - 1/4 tsp ( I used Italian seasoning)
Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Green chili - 2 ( slit length wise)
Salt to taste
Cashew - 10 for garnishing
Butter , oil - for cooking

Method

1. Soak in a micro safe bowl the corn adding some water.
2 .Cook basmathi rice and sprinkle few drops of ghee and mix it so that it won't stick together.
3. Cook the corn in microwave with the water for 2 minutes.

4. Heat butter and roast the cashews and keep it aside.
5. In the same pan add oil and add Onions and green chili and saute.
6. Chop paneer n to small pieces , fry the paneer pieces in a non stick pan adding salt and Pepper powder ( I used Italian seasoning)

7. When the onions are turned pink add the corn after draining the water.
8. Add Garam masala, salt and saute.
9. After the masala's raw smell goes, add the cooked rice and mix well.
10. Garnish with Paneer and cashew.

Goes well with Raita or plain curd.

Aam Panna - Raw Mango Drink

I learnt this from my friend Bhawana. I like this so.. much it is so refreshing.


Ingredients

Raw mango - 1
Sugar - as per taste
Pepper powder - one pinch
Chat masala - one generous pinch

Method

1. Peel the skin and cut the mango in to big chunks and boil it.
2. Make a sugar syrup (only to dissolve the sugar) . Mash the Boiled mango to make a pulp and ad that to sugar syrup.
3. Adjust the sugar as per the sourness of the mango.
4. Add chat masala and pepper to that.
5. serve chilled.


A lovely Award

Priya Sriram and Sangi has passed me this beautiful Award. Thank you so.. much, and I am honoured. :-) I would like to pass it to all my blogger friends.
I request all my friends to visit the link and accept my award.

This entry goes to CFK - rice hosted by trupti and 15 minutes cooking by Mahi.
Corn Pulao is taking part in Lets go nuts Cashew hosted by Poornima.

Aam Panna is taking part in Refreshing drinks by Anu and Summer treat hosted by Priti.