Ragi Pakoda/ Ragi Pakora /Ragi recipe / Diabetic friendly

Ragi Pakoda

              Easy and tasty snack for your tea time is ragi pakoda. Ragi is healthy too. This pakoda would be crispy and treat your buds.

Ingredients:

·        Onion -1(finely chopped)

·        Green Chillies -2(finely chopped)

·        Ragi Flour – 1 cup

·        Salt – to taste

·        Coriander Leaves and Curry leaves

·        Oil –for deep frying

Method:

·        Take a bowl and add 1 cup of ragi flour, salt and mix it well.

·        Now add the chopped onions, green chillies, coriander leaves and curry leaves.

·        Pour water little by little and mix it to get tight dough.

·        Heat oil in a pan for deep frying

·        Take hand full of dough and split it roughly using hands and put in the oil for         frying.

·        Cook all the sides evenly and take it from the oil.

 

·        Crispy, tasty, healthy snack ragi pakoda is ready.

Thengai Purnam Kolukattai / Coconut stuffed Kolukattai /Modhagam

Thengai  purnam kolukattai

        Thengai purnam kolukatai is the one which is served as neivaidyam on vinegar chathurthi. The outer layer which is made by rice flour will be salty and the purnam stuffed inside will be sweety. This combination will sure make your mouth watery.

Ingredients:

·        Coconut-2 cups

·        Jaggery -1 cup

·        Cardamom -4 nos

·        Rice flour -2 cups

·        Salt – as needed

Method:

1.     Grind the coconut and cardamom coarsely in the mixer without adding any water, keep it aside.

2.     Boil the water and add the jaggery in it. Let it boil again. Allow the jaggery to dissolve in it.

3.     Strain the impurities with the filter and boil the syrup again.

4.     Now add the grated coconut in it and mix well.

5.     Stir is continuously in low flame till it is non-sticky while making balls.

6.     Check it with water greased hands, the pooram should not stick to the hand and switch off the stove. Now the purnam for kolukattai stuffing is ready.

7.     Make small balls with this purnam and keep aside.

8.     Take a bowl and put 2 cups of rice flour and 1 tsp of salt and mix it.

9.     Boil the water and add it little by little to the flour and mix it well. It should be the dough which is non sticky.

10. Grease the kolukattai mould with coconut oil and fill half with rice flour dough and place the coconut purnam balls in the center and press it. The excess flour will come out, remove it and open the mould and keep it aside.

11. Repeat the step 9 for the remaining flour.

12. Place the kolukattai in idli cooker and cook it .

            Now the kolukattai is ready to serve!!!!!!!!.

Potato Poori Masala

Poori Potato Masala

                   Poori With Potato Masala is a dish which is loved by every one. This can be done easily. Each and every one have their own style, i am here to narrate my style.

Ingredients:

·        Potato -4 (medium size)

·        Chillies -2

·        Onion -2 (chopped)

·        Tomato -1 (small size finely chopped)

·        Turmeric powder – 1 pinch

·        Mustard -1tsp

·        Oil – 2 tsp

·        Curry leaves and coriander leaves – for garnishing

Method:

·        Boil the potato and peel off the skin.

·        Smash the potato and keep aside.

·        Heat a pan and add 2 tsp of oil and allow mustard to temper.

·        Add the onions, green chillies and curry leaves and saute it.

·        Now add the tomato and sauté it.

·        Add water and turmeric powder and let it boil.

·        Now add the smashed potato and add salt.

·        Allow it boil.

·        Switch of the stove and garnish with coriander leaves.

                  

                  

Now Potato Masala is ready!!!!! 

Channa Dal Curry

Channa Dal Curry

            Channa Dal curry is a yummy combination of  chappathi and rotis. Now let us see how to make channa dal curry.

Ingredients:

·        Channa Dal – 1 cup

·        Onion- 2(finely chopped)

·        Tomato-2(finely chopped)

·        Ginger Garlic paste – 1tsp

·        Cinnamon – 1 inch

·        Cardamom – 2

·        Cloves -2

·        Sanuf-1 tsp

·        Cumin seeds-1 tsp

·        Bay leaf-2

·        Chicken masala – 2tsp

·        Green chillies-2

·        Mustard-1tsp

·        Salt- as needed

·        Coriander leaves and curry leaves- garnishing

Method:

·        Soak channa dal for 2 – 3 hrs and pressure cook it for 3 whistles.

·        Heat a oil in a pan ,add mustard and allow it to temper.

·        Add cinnamon,cardamom,sanuf,cumin seeds,cloves,bay leaf and allow it to temper.

·        Add the onions and fry it golden brown.

·        Now add ginger garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell disappears.

·        Add the tomato and cook till softens, add green chillies and chicken masala and mix well.

    

·        Now add the cooked channa dal , water and stir well and allow it to boil.Add salt.

·        Let it come to the gravy consistency, then switch off the stove.

·        Garnish with coriander leaves.

Now channa dal curry is ready to taste. serve this with chapathi,rotis...!!!!!

Susiyam/Sugiyan

Susiyam/Sugiyan

             Susiyam can be made by using channa dal, red gram, green gram etc... Here in this recipe i am using whole green gram which is also called as payatham parupu/pasi payaru. It is a healthy snack for the children.

Ingredients:

·        Whole Green Gram – 1 cup

·        Jaggery(Vellam) – ½ cup (powdered)

·        Cardamom -4(powdered)

·        Coconut – ½ cup(grated)

·        Cashew nuts – 5 -6 nos

·        Ghee- 1 tsp

·        All Purpose Flour -1 cup

·        Salt – 1 tsp

·        Oil – as needed for deep frying

Method:

·        Wash and soak green gram for 2 hours and drain it.

·        Pressure cook the green gram by adding water and a pinch of salt. Allow it for 2 whistles.

·        Drain the excess water and heat it to evaporate the moisture and switch off the stove.

·        Smash the cooked green gram.

    
·    Put the grated coconut, jaggery, cardamom powder and mix well.
·        Roast the cashew nuts in ghee and pour it in the mixture.

·        Make round balls from the mixture using hands(grease your hands with oil) and keep aside.

·        Take 1 cup of all purpose flour , a pinch of salt and water to make a thick batter.

·        Heat a pan and pour enough oil for deep frying.

·        When the oil is heated sufficiently, reduce the flame to medium.

·        Dip each ball in the batter and deep fry it. Turn the sides to cook evenly.

·        Use paper for removing excess oil.

Note :

     If you find excess water in the cooked green gram then heat it again to get  thick .