Banana Stem with curds (best medicine for worms in the stomach)

Banana stem as it is useful in many ways, they say that it can remove stones from kidney, it acts as an deworming  wherein every 15 days we can give it as a salad to kids.

It has various health benefits.......In between it can also good for weight loss....

An medium sized stem, serving for 3 

Preparation time: 15 minutes.

Cooking time 5 minutes since no cooking is required in this

Ingredients

Medium Sized or 8 inches of banana stem

Curds 250 gms

Half a tablespoon of oil

Mustard, asafoetida, curry leaves, green chilles and 1 teaspoon of urad dal.

Salt to taste

Take the layers out use the middle part of the Banana stem and cut into small pieces,

mix it in the  curd.

Temper it,

add oil, add mustard once it crackles, add urad dal once it turns light brown, add green chilies,

curry leaves, asafoetida and then adding salt mix it properly.

You can eat as salad or with roties.

Mango Pickle Andra style

This recipe was given by a lady in the Market, when I went to buy raw mangoes for the pickle, she also came to buy raw mangoes and she was waiting for her turn to get the mangoes to be cut by a vendor. Here in Bangalore at Basavanagudi , they  cut the mangoescharging 40rs kilo andcout it into equal size and give,  so that it tastes best when the thin layer above the seed will remain . All  thanks to that elderly lady, who took my number telling that, she will call me, to know how did the pickle come out. But she did not,,,,,,may be she forgot or she lost my number……all thanks to her for the recipe.  Everyone liked the pickle and after much wait, I am posting this one for few who asked me for the recipe…..here it goes…….

Ingredients:

Mango raw cut into cubes about 4 cups, you can take any cup or  for the measurement.

One cup of red chilli powder, which is freshly powdered. (one can use available powder of any brand)

One cup of Mustard Powder

One cup Salt

Asafoetida about 3 tea spoons 

Two cups of oil either Til oil or Groundnut oil……most of them prefer til oil. Which is also known as sesame.

Half a tablespoon of Methi seeds(Fenugreek seeds fried and powdered)

Turmeric Powder half a tablespoon.

Always remember, whenever we are preparing this, take care of not using moist spatula or container.

Hand must be dry, just to make sure that it will not get spoil.

Take a container of your choice, either glass bottle or plastic ones. I did use the traditional Pickle Jar,

Add mangoes

Add red chilli powder

Add mustard powder

Add salt , methi powder, turmeric and finally add oil and mix it thoroughly……

Leave it for 10 days and your pickle is ready, open it after 10 to 12 days, take out little of it into small severing bowl and close it tight. Preserve it properly. 

Potato Chakli

Preparation time 15 minutes
Making time: 10 minutes
This measurement is for 10 to 12 medium chaklis


Ingredients

2 cups of rice flour (150 grams)
2 large potatoes boiled and smashed.
Til seeds one tablespoon (white)
Salt to taste.
Rasam powder which you buy from MTR about half tablespoon ( I make rasam powder at home so I have added it) 
Butter of 50 grams.
I have added mint paste of 2 teaspoons for the flavour.
Spice according to your choice.
I have added 3 redchillies.
water to knead
Oil for frying 200 gms

Mix all the ingredients together add water knead it, keep the dough aside.
Put the dough in the chakli mould and press it, make chaklis and enjoy with tea

Masala puffed wheat.....

 This is an easy snack for tea time.
You can store it for 15days in an air tight container.

We get this puffed wheat in few places where they sell puffed rice.

In Bangalore I buy it in Basavanagudi.

All you need to do is buy it  clean it,  temper with masala, 
All you require is
Red chilli powder, you can use rasam power for the better taste
 2 teaspoons according to the Chili you need.
Curry leaves few,
Few Red Chillies,
Groundnut about 2 tablespoons for 3 litres of beat puffed.
Asafoetida
Turmeric powder about 2 teaspoons.
Salt to taste

Take oil in a kadai,  add groundnut once it turns Brown add curry leaves, Red Chillies, asafoetida or (garlic) I like the taste of asafoetida, so I always prefer it.
Once it is done, add red chilli powder (RASAM powder) and turmeric powder,  little bit of salt you need to check this out because the puffed wheat will have little salt content in it and mix the puffed wheat.
Leave in the low flame maybe for 10 minutes,  in the low flame mix it, so that it can become crunchy and store it in a tight container whenever you want to serve it.

While serving you can garnish with finley chopped  onions, tomatoes, and coriander leaves.

Steamed Dumplings/Kadubu

I prepare this in many different ways here I have used Idli batter with grated carrot and I have taken rice flour, which I have steamed.




All you need is:

2 cups of rice flour,

2 cups of Idli batter,

One cup of grated coconut.

Plantain leaves cut into small squares which you can used for steaming.

one can either use Idli rice cooker for the streaming or you can use the normal pressure cooker for steaming.

Grated Carrot say about 2 medium sized.

Salt to taste

Simple method,

Boil water of about 2 cups if the rice flour is about 3 cups of water, once the water is boiling add a spoon of flour mixed with water,

later once it comes to boil add salt and then add rice flour, leave it for 5 minutes and then switch off the stove, knead the flour once it is little cool. Be careful of burning your hands, u can sue spatula also.

Take Idly batter add grated carrot, will not add salt since batter contains salt already.

Make small balls out of the rice flour kneaded and spread it, then fill the idly batter, keep this in the cut plantain leaf and leave it for steaming, at a time we can steam about 3 to four.

Serve hot with coconut chutney.

Most awaited post Kaju Barfi

This recipe is from my friend Sushma's mother........it comes out very tasty.......thanks Sushma for this recipe 

Ingredients  Godambi /Cashew - 1 cup.......Milk powder - 1 cup......Sugar - 1 and half cup.......Ghee - 2 cups.    

  Method : -  

Take a kadai. Put cashew/godambi and warm it.   Then put it in a mixi jar and powder it.    Mix the cashew powder with milk powder and keep it aside.  Then put sugar in the kadai.  Add water just till it covers sugar.  The sugar syrup consistency should be such that if u put a drop of the syrup on a plate,  it should sit like a pearl. It shouldn't drip down.  At this stage add ghee. Then add the cashew - milk powder mixture.   Keep stirring until it gets a little hard to mix.   It might take few minutes do not lose patience. Grease a plate and pour it. Cut into pieces when it's still a little hot.The Above is the result and for the above measurements you will get say about 25 to 30 pieces.

Lemon rasam

All time favorite of my family. Once we are back from any trip or whenever they feel one would really enjoy drinking and also having with rise.

Toor dal 150 grams for 3 servings, prepration time 10 minutes, cooing time 15 minutes.
tomato 2 medium sized.
Coriander leaves few.
Green chillies 2.
lemon one medium sized
Salt to taste.

Ghee about half tablespoon for tempering.
Mustard seeds 2 tea spoons
Cumin seeds 2 teaspoons.
Curry leaves few.
Asafoetida pinch.


First cook toor dal with tomato for 3 wistle.
If it is well cooked it taste better.
Smash Tomatoes
Take ghee, heat it, add mustard  once crackles, add cumin, green chilles, curry leaves and coriander leaves.
Add Asafoetida.

Leave it for 10 minutes to boil
Add salt.
Once you get it to dining table for serving then add lemon.

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