Beans Garlic Pepper Stir Fry

This is one another simple stir fry. Usually I prepare stir fry using mustard and red chillies. I found this recipe in one of the facebook food group. 

Ingredients :

Green Beans :  250 gms

Garlic Pods : 5-6 (Peeled and chopped)

Pepper Powder : 1 tsp

Oil : 1 tsp

Salt according to Taste

Procedure:

1. Chop the beans finely and keep aside.

2. Heat oil in a pan add finely chopped garlic and once they turn brown add finely chopped green beans.

3. And cook for sometime. I did not cook the beans for long as I like the crunchiness of beans.

4. Finally sprinkled some coarse pepper powder and salt and cooked for 2 more minutes.

Banana Halwa

My mother usually makes this with panpolo (Neer Dosa). And my hubby loves this too. Its basically not a halwa. For banana halwa to have to cook further for hours together. We actually call this "kele chirchilayile". Where we cut the "Nendrapazham" into small pieces and smash them using a smasher and cook till we get a gooey consistency. Only "Nendrapazham"/ Plantain banana can be used to make this. You over ripened banana's for making this particular recipe.

Ingredients :
Nendrapazham/ Plantain Banana : 4-5
Cardamom Pods : 3-4
Ghee : 4 tbsp
Sugar :Vary according to the taste of banana (I usually vary it between 1/4 cup to 1/2 cup for 4 banana's)

Procedure :
1. Cut the banana into tiny pieces.
2. Heat ghee in a pan and add the banana pieces.
3. Slowly start smashing the banana pieces using a smasher.
4. Cook for 30-35 minutes on a slow simmer till you get the gooey  consistency.
5. Finally add sugar and cardamom pods and cook for 5 more minutes.
6. Finally spread it on a plate and cut into squares.

Best way to eat this is hot.

Coconut Ladoo Using Condensed Milk

One of the simple dessert I have ever made. Can be made in less than 15 minutes. I am in love with this blog Veg Recipes of India. Some very good recipes are given in this site. The recipes are very simple and the photographs are given step by step for each recipes. Such clean photography taken in natural sunlight.

Ingredients :
Shredded Coconut : 1.5 cups
Condensed Milk : 3/4 cup
Ghee : 1 tsp
Cardamom : 2-3
Saffron Strands : a pinch (Optional)
Milk : 1/2 cup (Warm milk)

Procedure :
1. In a pan heat ghee and slightly roast the shredded coconut. Only so much that the fragrance of the coconut emanates but not so much that it turns brown.
2. Crush the cardamom pods and add the saffron strands in the warm milk.
3. Now add the condensed milk to the coconut flakes and mix well.
4. Now add the cardamom pods and the saffron soaked warm milk.
5. Now cook till the milk evaporates and you can roll into small balls.
6. Roll the balls into the plate of coconut flakes.

Grape and Kiwi Juice

Another refreshing homemade juice. Green grape and kiwi are of the same color. Hence tried this combination with agave nectar again.

Ingredients :
Seedless Green Grapes : 1/2 cup
Kiwi : 1
Ice Cubes : 2-3
Agave Nectar/sugar : According to Taste

Procedure :
1. Mix all the ingredients in a mixer. Add crushed ice if you prefer.

Note : If you prefer you can sieve it. But my mixer is efficient enough to pulp it up.

Brown Rice Dosa

One of the healthy dosa recipes.

Ingredients :
Urad Dal : 3/4 cup
Brown Rice : 2 cups
Salt according to Taste
Oil : to roast the dosa

Procedure:
1. Soak the rice and urad dal separately for 5 to 6 hours.
2. Now grind it into a smooth paste in the mixer.
3. Ferment it for 8 to 9 hours and add salt.
4. Spread the batter on the tawa in a circular manner.
5. Let it cook on one side; add oil.
6. Flip and cook on the other side too.
7. Serve hot with chutney.

Bread Upma

A quick fix breakfast. And quite filling. I cook this usually when I am lazy to cook anything elaborate.

Ingredients :

White Bread Slices : 15

Onion : 1

Tomato : 1

Eggs : 3

Garam Masala : 1/2 tsp

Coriander Leaves : 1 tbsp

Salt according to Taste

To temper :

Oil : 2 tbsp

Mustard Seeds : 1 tsp

Urad Dal : 1/2 tsp

Green Chilli : 3-4

Curry Leaves : 6-7

Procedure :

1. Temper all the ingredients and then add finely chopped onions and fry till they turn brown.

2. Next step you can either add tomato or egg according to your preference. You can add both too.

3. Once they turn mushy add egg immediately. Add garam masala.

4.The egg pieces should be coated well with bread pieces. 

5. Add salt and then once the bread turns slightly brown garnish with coriander leaves.

Avocado and Strawberry Milkshake

Another simple smoothie made in an instant. I always get the spelling wrong. Finally for once I got the spelling of Avocado right.

Ingredients :

Avocado : pulp of 1/2 of an Avocado
Strawberry : 3-4
Milk : 1 cup (1% fat milk; cold milk)
Agave Nectar : According to Taste

Procedure :

1. Just grind all the ingredients and serve cold.