VEGETABLE MASALA SANDWICH for PPCS (FOOD REMAKE)

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

PARTY TIME FOLKS. Copying or imitating is easy and legal :-), I am here with a simplest snack of any time of the day. SANDWICH. I think Sandwich is the only food which has most of the variations of filling. You can fill any thing in between those square slices, have it just like that or toast it, roast it... Tastes awesome.

Today I am here with the healthy sandwich. Its VEGETABLE MASALA SANDWICH   which I have copied from my this month's partner Manjula Kanted of http://www.desifiesta.com/

Though I knew it before but was lazy to try it, Thanks to Manjula and Jagruti for giving me this opportunity to try this yummy sandwich. Its easy for those whose kids don't like vegetables.

The filling is a veg masala which we make for Pav bhaji. Make the bhaji thick and fill it in between white, brown or any bread slices.

We had it toasted in a toaster, my hubby had it plane only with butter,

It was really tasty and filling.

I am a good follower and a real copy cat ;-), followed her recipe exactly to the point. Visit her page for detailed recipe.

Sending to Jagruti's Potluck party 

Keep Smiling,

SWEET N SPICY RED MASALA POHA FOR PPCS

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

I have posted my recipes in PPCS  in a particular manner. I started with soup, pickle, chutney, side dish, main dish, rice and dessert. Actually I had planned to post some healthy cookies I made last month. Unfortunately, I lost the photos from my camera. And now I don't have time to bake again and click, I thought of bringing some snack to  Potluck Party, Cyber Style party. Hope you all do not mind and enjoy it.

And even Juice is pending in the menu. I will bring it in coming months.

Poha is very common in breakfast menu in South India and Maharashtra. I am not sure about other parts of India. Poha is prepared in different ways at different places and is enjoyed as an evening snack too. Its a quick snack for unexpected guests. Its filling also.

Here, I am  giving a simple but different recipe which is normally prepared by local Brahmins here in our North Karnataka. They call it as Gojjavalakki. They crush the poha.

Mine is little altered as they do not add onion but I love it in poha. Thats why I can't call it gojjavalakki and hence named it as Masala Poha.

Don't go for the color in my photo as my camera is a very normal one, and sometimes I can not get the proper color. But this poha turns out red as I am using red chilli powder, jaggery and tamarind paste.

You can check my MIX VEG POHA which is very common way of making in our side.

Coming to today's recipe:

It serves 2

Ingredients:

Thick poha(Thick flattened rice) - 1 1/4 cup

Water to soak the poha

Oil - 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - tsp
Urad dal - 2 tsp

Hing - 1/4 tsp

Onion - 1  big, finely chopped

Green chilli - 1 small finely chopped

Curry leaves - few, finely chopped

Red chilli powder - 2 tsp

Bisi bele bath powder or Rasam powder - 2 tsp

Jaggery - 2 tbsp

Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp

Fresh coconut - grated (2 tbsp)

Marination:

{to add to Soaked Poha(this gives extra taste to your poha as the poha absorbs salt and sugar taste)}

Salt to taste

Sugar - 1 tsp

Lime juice - 1 tsp

Puthani powdered - 1 tbsp(optional)

Fresh coriander - 2 tbsp finely chopped

to Garnish(optional)

Fresh coriander - 1 tbsp, finely chopped,

Fresh coconut - grated, 1 tbsp

Method:

First soak the poha in little water. I just put it in a colander and sprinkle the water and keep it like that for 5 minutes.

When done, Add all the ingredients under marination and mix well.

Keep it aside.

Heat oil in a wide thick kadai.

Add mustard seeds and wait them to splutter.
Add the urad dal and wait till changes to golden color

Add the cumin seeds, curry leaves and onion and green chilli

Fry till onion turns pink.

Go on adding all other ingredients one by one, just stirring each time you add one.

Mix well and cook for 3 minutes. Or cover and cook for 2 minutes. Be careful not to burn it.

Add the marinated poha and mix really well.

Adjust the seasoning.

Garnish with fresh coriander and Coconut. Serve hot.

Linking it to 

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CRISPY POTATO HEARTS FOR PPCS (FOOD REMAKE)

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

How are you dearies? Hope all is well at your end. 

Started my post like a letter :-), This month I got the perfect recipe from our group., February is the month of Love... and I got to make these lovely potato hearts.

A very simple, easy, quick but the yummiest snack for everyone.

I am not giving the details of the recipe here. Please visit Mon's PAGE to get the recipe.

My kids loved this chat and already ordered me to make again this Sunday :-)

Sending this to Jagruti's 

Keep Smiling,

PARLE - G KHEER FOR PPCS

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

Sorry for not participating in the event in the last two months.Health was  a priority.
I always loved Parle-G biscuits, and who won't love these oldest sweetest biscuits. When I was young and not well, I always demanded Parle G because I knew this is the time to convince my mother and enjoy my biscuits dipped in coffee or tea. And I love that cute boy on the wrapper, I am sure you all too love him. 
Today I am here with a sweet using my favorite biscuit,which tastes good when eaten hot and tastes heaven when eaten cold.

I am talking about Kheer. I love kheer (again same slogan). I can have anything sweet. O K, leave me here only.

Coming to the recipe,

This is little different but very easy. You don't have anything and have very little time for an unexpected guest. And you really want to serve a better food with a great dessert. Your search ends here...

Ingredients:

Milk - 1/2 litre or 500 ml

Sugar - 3/4 cup or less(ask your tongue for it :-)  )

Parle G Biscuit - 8 to 10

Cardamom - 2, powdered

Ghee - 1 tsp

Method: 

• Boil the milk in a thick bottomed pan. 
• Once done, add sugar and keep on a low flame. 
• Boil it for at least 20 minutes, the milk will reduce to 3/4.
• Crush the biscuits and add it to the milk, 
• Stir and cook it for some more time(around 10 minutes).
• Be careful not to leave it alone, or it will burn at the bottom.
• Now add the cardamom powder and ghee.
• Mix well. Boil for few more minutes.
• Remove from fire and allow it to cool. 
• Have it warm or keep it in the fridge, have it chilled.

Linking it to 

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HEALTHY BLACK URAD DAL RICE (FOOD REMAKE)

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

So again I am here for the PPCS EVENT. This time I got my partner Balachandrika of http://www.ennillam.com. She has prepared a very healthy rice and yes it is, and a very good way to feed black urad dal to your kids without any problem. I loved it, my kids loved it(surprisingly my younger one took second help). I too prepared Brinjal curry with it as even Balachandrika had given in her post. My method is different but tasted good with the hot rice. Thanks Bala for this healthy and delicious recipe. 

Please visit her place for the detailed recipe as I have copied exactly the same. And for the brinjal curry, I will post it in a week. (Its a promise this time). 

http://www.ennillam.com/2013/11/healthy-urad-dal-rice-ulutham-parupu.html

She has explained it with step by step photos. Enjoy. 

Sending this to Jagruti's 

Keep Smiling, 

VEG MAKHANWALA FOR PPCS

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

This new trial is for you all and for potluck party dearies.

I just tried it without any plan in my head. (That's what happens always), but this one is awesome. It almost tasted like the restaurant one, may be better than that :-)

Its perfect with naan, paratha, puri or simple plain rice.

My 2 year niece had it plain in a bowl just like that. What else other appreciation I need then?

Coming to the recipe,

Ingredients :

Mixed vegetables - 1 big cup, finely chopped into cubes)

(fresh beans, carrot, Cauliflower, green pea)

Green chilly - 1 finely chopped

Onion - 2 big

Tomato - 2 big

Oil - 1

salt to taste

red chilly powder - 1 tsp or to taste

Haldi - 1/4 tsp

Milk - 1/4 cup or fresh cream 1 tbsp

Hung curd - 1 tbsp or Normal curd, try to sieve it and remove water

Butter - 1 tbsp + 1 tsp

Kasuri methi - 1 tsp(optional)

Kitchen King masala powder - 1 to 1 1/2 tsp(MUST FOR THIS)

Fresh Coriander - 1 tbsp for garnishing

Method:

• First fry all the mixed vegetables and green chilly in 1 tsp of ghee till they are soft(around 10 minutes).
• Keep it aside.
• While you are frying these,
• Boil the onions and tomatoes separately either in a vessel on a  stove top or in Microwave for 2 minutes.(I used the MW)
• Allow these to cool.
• First grind the onion into paste, transfer into a bowl.
• Then paste the tomatoes. Keep it ready.
• Heat oil in a thick bottomed kadai.
• Add the onion paste, fry for few minutes.
• Add the tomato paste and mix well. cook for 2 minutes.
• Now add red chilly powder, kasuri methi, haldi and salt and hung curd. Mix well and cook till it leaves oil from the sides.

• Add the fried vegetables and milk, mix well. Add the Kitchen king masala.
• Cook for few minutes. add the butter before removing it from the heat.
• Garnish with coriander and serve hot.

Sending it to the event  

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EGGLESS SATHUMAAVU/HEALTH MIX VANILLA CAKE (Food Remake)

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

 Hi All,

How are you?

If you observe the previous months, I have posted the recipes only for this PPCS event. (Trying to adjust the timing for everything), And today I am here with Manjula's healthy cake, and this is really healthy, We all loved the taste, the flavour, the texture and everything. I enjoyed it with my cuppa coffee. Its really yummy. Its little bit dry but you don't feel when you eat. 

Here is the link for original recipe. 

http://desifiesta.blogspot.in/2013/10/eggless-sathumavu-health-mix-vanilla.html

I used lemon juice instead of Vinegar as I was not having it. 

Shall I repeat the ingredients and the method of making it? Just copy and pasting it. (with your permission Manjula)

Ingredients
Maida - 1 cup
Sathumaavu/ Health mix - 1/2 cup(I used MANNA HEALTH MIX)

Cocoa Powder - 2 tbsp
Condensed milk - 3/4 cup, I used the Nestle brand
Baking pd - 1 tsp
Baking soda - 1/2 tsp
Lemon Juice - 1 tbsp
Milk - 1/2 cup ( extra if needed )
Vanilla  essence - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 3 tbsp

Method

• Sieve maida, sathu maavu ,baking pd, baking soda in a bowl.
• In another bowl add  all the wet ingredients  except lime juice and mix well.
• Grease and flour the cake tin and preheat the oven at 350F or 180 degree C.(I used 6" pan, may be the larger one gives the best result)
• Slowly fold the dry flour  with the wet  mix to get  a semi liquid batter.
• Add extra milk if you feel the batter is very thick only to make it semi liquid .

• At the last minute add the lemon juice  and mix the batter nicely.
• Immediately transfer the prepared batter in the greased cake pan.
• Bake this in preheated oven at 350 F for 15 - 20 min till a toothpick inserted in the cake come out clean.
• Once the cake is done cool it in the wire rack and turn it upside down in a plate.

 May be I used the smaller tin because my cake came out but it was puffy.

 

 Sending this to 

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SPROUTED MOONG PARATHA for PPCS

Tried and tasted by Nivedita

Hi All,

How are you? Busy month it was, kids had mid term exam, I was down with fever. Still suffering from Sinus attack. 
Though kept few recipes ready to post but could not because of not having much strength to sit in front of the system. 
But as I did not wanted to break my participation here in this event I I thought of bringing Parathas for this party. Easy, healthy and tasty. Goes well with any gravy or just pickle or curds. 

Coming to the recipe,

 

Ingredients:

Green moong, Matki ( Moth) and Black  Masoor dal - 1 cup, soaked for one day and drained and kept either tied in a cloth or in a colander for a dayor till they sprout

Whole black Masoor dal is a must as it gives nice texture to the dish and tastes different.
Whole wheat flour - 1 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder - to taste
Green chilly - 1 small, finely chopped

Jeera powder - 1 tsp

Amchur powder - 1 tsp

Haldi -1 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 tbsp finely chopped

Garlic - 4 cloves, finely chopped(optional)

Oil - to roast

Ghee 1 tsp for each Paratha

Method:

Boil the sprouted moong in open vessel till soft.

Drain and mash it.

Transfer it to the big plate.

Add all the ingredients except oil and ghee.

Add water little by little to make soft dough.Adjust the seasoning. 

Divide into medium ball sized equal parts.

Roll into thick parathas.

Heat tawa and roast till crisp with little oil on both the sides. Before removing spread  a tsp of ghee on it. 

Serve hot with pickle or curds and paratha. 

My both the kids loved it with sauce.  

Sending it to the event  

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SPICY RAJMA MASALA (KIDNEY BEANS CURRY) for PPCS (FOOD REMAKE)

Tried and tasted by Nivedita 

Hi All,

How are you? Today is 28th and the day of posting  PPCS partner's  recipe. I am here with Sutapa urf Mon Sg (of Sutapa's Indian Cuisine)'s rajma-masala.

Its really spicy and tangy and wonderful combination with paratha, phulka or even a bowl of hot rice. I had it with thaalipeeth. (actually I liked it so much and did not wanted to wait till lunch time) It is simple but very tasty. Even perfect for small parties. 

As I have followed the exact recipe from her blog, I think its fine if I don't give the whole recipe here. Please do visit her blog to follow the recipe. 

HERE  is the link for her recipe 

 Sending this to Jagruti's original event which is hosted this month by Sowmya Karthy of nivedhanams.

 

Keep Smiling,