Northern Bean Sundal

Ingredients:
Northern bean - 1 cup
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Mustard seeds -1 tsp
Red chilli - 2
Oil - 1tbs
Curry leaves -few
Asafoetida - a pinch
Salt to taste

To  grind:
Red chilli - 3
Urad Dal - tbs
Roast the the above two  ingredients by adding 1 tsp oil and grind into fine powder and keep aside

Preparation: 
Soak the bean overnight  and  drain.  Pressure cook by adding water and  salt for 3 whistles -  till it  is cooked. .Heat oil in a pan, add  mustardseeds, let it splutter then add asafoetida, dry red chillies, curry leaves.  Now add in cooked bean and toss well. Add in ground powder (red chilli and urad dal) and grated coconut and mix well.Remove from stove and serve.

Broccoli Rasam

Ingredients:

Broccoli florets - 1/2 cup

Toor dal  - 1/4 cup
Tomato  - 1 no
Garlic  flakes -  6 nos
Tamarind (I used paste) 1 tsp
Red chilli  - 5 nos
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida powder - 1/4 tsp
Ghee/ Oil - 1tbs
Cilantro  - few
Curry leaves  - 1 twig
Salt to taste

To grind:
Peppercorns - 1tbs
Cumin seeds -1/2 tsp
Channadal - 1/2 tsp

Preparation:

Wash and chop the broccoli florets and keep aside. Dry roast peppercorns, channadal and cumin seeds, and grind to a fine paste. Meanwhile wash the toordal and pressure cook for 2 or 3 whistle. Mash it  well and drain the water and keep. 

Heat ghee/oil, add mustard seeds, let it splutter then add cumin seeds, crushed garlic,  dry red chilly, asafoetida powder and fry for few minutes. Now add chopped tomatoes and broccoli florets and saute for few mins. then add the tamarind paste and grounded paste mixture ( peppercorns, cumin and channa dal). Finally add the drained toordal water, salt and allow it to boil. When it starts bubbling, add cilantro and curry leaves and remove from stove.

Serve with rice.

                                                      

           ONAM  2017

Tutti Frutti cake

Ingredients
All purpose flour - 2 cups
Egg - 5 nos
Butter - 1 and half stick
Sugar - 1 cup or 3/4th cup
Pineapple juice - 1/2 cup (You can also use orange use)
Vanilla essence - 1 and 1/2 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tsp
Baking powder -1/2 tsp

Tutti Frutti - 1/2 cup

Preparation:

Take a large mixing bowl, add the butter and sugar. Using a hand mixer beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and beat well again until fluffy.

Gradually add the flour, baking powder, salt and mix well.  Now add the pineapple juice, vanilla essence and beat well to combine. Finally add the tutti frutti and fold it in.

Grease a baking pan with oil/buter and flour and keep aside. Preheat the oven. Pour the batter into the greased pan bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until its done. ie test it with a fork to see if its done, if the tester comes out clean then the cake is done.

Allow it to cool, slice it and serve. This is a excellent snack for tea.

Diwali 2016