Yummy potato fry...

potato 1/4 kg
oil      - for deep fry- refined oil
garlic  -  5 pods
ginger - small bit - optional
salt    -   as per taste
chilli powder  - 1 tspn or as per taste
till - 1 tspn
coriander leaves - finely chopped - 2 tspn


Cut the potatoes into equal sized cubes..not very small pieces or very big ones

 Heat oil in a pan and when it is hot, add ginger piece.take it out.

Adding ginger to oil before deep frying any item gives a good flavour is also good for health.

Add garlic pods and remove once it becomes brown

 Add a handful of cut potatoes and deep fry them.

Remove from oil when it is slightly brown (don't wait till golden brown)

Add another handful of potatoes and fry them and do it until all ur potatoes are done.

Let the potatoes cool really well...

Now heat a pan.

Add 1 tbspn of oil and then add the fried potatoes,garlic,salt,chilli powder and add 10 ml of water

Just splash the water all over.

Stir it and put a lid and cook for 1/2 minute

Remove lid, stir and let any remaining water evaporate.

Add coriander leaves and till seeds and stir again.

Serve hot.

Goes well with many dishes like pulao, bisi bela bath, curd rice,lemon rice.

Or wrap it up in ur chappathi, add a few onion rings if u like

Or just serve it in a plate and eat with ur fav raitha

Aval payasam...

 It's the easiest, fastest and tastiest of all payasams...

wash 1 cup aval(thick one)...
Drain the water and let it sit for 3 minutes.
Now add boiled milk(1 and half cup) to a pan
Now add aval to this..
Let it cook it minium flame for about 8 minutes..
Then add 4 tbspn of sugar...or as per taste...and once sugar dissolves, remove from flame
Roast cashew(4) and dried grapes(4) in ghee(1 tbspn1) and add it to yo4u payasam...

For variation try this :

1.Add 1/4 cup of freshly grated coconut to this just before removing from flame.

OR

2.Add half cup coconut mik and one cup milk instead of one and half cup milk

OR


3.You can make it as oats payasam replacing aval with oats..

Soy Chunks Fry...

Soak and squeeze soy chunks 30 and cut each piece in two or as per wish

Grind Pepper - 4tbspn
Cumin           - 2 tbspn
poppy seeds - 1 tspn
Dry red chilies - 4
Coriander seeds - 1 and half tbspn

Dry roast the above and make a powder (fine - but slightly coarse)

Peel 20 small onions and fry till transparent in oil

add this to the powder and make a paste.
Mix this paste to the soy chunks add salt as needed and let it sit for 5 mints
Add 1/2 cup of water to the marinade and cook
when it comes to the consistency of your choice, check for salt,
Add coriander leaves and remove from flame........
Add a squeeze of lemon juice and serve hot..






Tastes good with chappathi,Dosa,Rice,Idli...

Sukku Malli Kaapi

Dry roast and fry the following and can be stored upto 2 months(if we use dry spoon and airtight container for storage)

1 cup dry ginger

1 cup coriander seeds

1 tbspn pepper corns

1 tbspn cumin seeds

(If it is difficult to find the above ingredients in your place try the Indian stores there.)

Dry roast all the above ingredients in a pan.

Cool it and make a coarse powder using mixie.

Cool it and store it in airtight container.

When u need take 1 tbspn of the powder and add it to one cup of boiling water and 

leave for a minute in low flame...

Filter and add jaggery as per taste

You have a great rainy day treat...

This a best beverage to have when rain watching...

Works well for cough especially good to soothe soreness in throat after too much coughing.

Kids love it too.My 2 and half yr old kid has 1/4 cup when she has cold.But i won't suggest it for babies.