Rice Roti | With Leftover Rice

It is common that, nobody can keep exact quantity of rice for meal, most of the time rice gets in excess, with which you could prepare Roti as explained below. It also tastes different and unique. I bet everybody will like it and especially Kids might like it more. No special side dish is needed for this Roti, as it is Rice Roti is bit spicy.

Ingredients:

Leftover cooked Rice - 2 cup

Rice flour – 2 tbsp

Onion – 2no

Green chili paste for taste

Salt to taste

Coriander leaves few

Curry leaves few

Oil

Method:

• In a bowl add leftover cooked rice and salt and mash it well.
• To this add chopped onions, green chilli paste, chopped curry leaves & coriander leaves and mix well.

• Now add rice flour and again mix it well and check salt and make the mixture as soft dough.

• Take a banana leaf and grease some oil and now make one big size ball and apply some oil in your hands and flatten dough into circle shape.

• Heat tawa and cook well till it turns golden brown, roast and crispy at the corners on both sides.

Serve Hot!!

Note:

• To make it more crispy add more rice flour to the mixture.
• Don’t forget to mash the cooked rice separately and then add the other ingredients to make soft dough.
• To make it more appealing, you could also add some graded carrot & coconut.

Vazhakkai Varuval / Raw Banana Fry / Plantain Fry

Vazhakkai Fry a spicy and crispy sides, suites with all kind of south Indian dishes. I make this often at home. This could also make a snack too. Especially kids will like it. Try n Enjoy It…..

Ingredients:

Vazhakkai /Raw Banana – 2no

Chili powder – 1tsp

Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp

Garam Masala Powder – 1/2 tsp

Rice Flour- 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil as required

Method:

Wash and Peel the skin of Raw Banana and cut into thin slices.

Add chilly powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, rice flour & salt to the sliced raw banana and mix well adding little water to bind well.

Keep coated slices in fridge for 30 minutes and marinate it.

In a non stick tawa drizzle oil and place the marinated raw banana slices and cook on both sides until it turns to golden yellow color.

Crispy n Soft Vazhakkai Fry is ready…

Note:

Also add sambar powder and ginger garlic paste to vazhakkai while marinating, it adds nice flavor.

Cook on medium flame to get crispy and avoid burning.

Kesar Sweet Lassi | Summer Special Recipes

Lassi tastes good, smooth and creamy flavored with the good blend of cardamom and sugar, apt and good relish for this hot summer.  Prepared It Very easier and fast, with base ingredients.

Ingredients:

Fresh thick Curd / Yogurt – 1 cup (chilled)

Sugar – 1 tbsp

Salt - a pinch

Cardamom Powder – 1 tsp

Saffron strands few

Chilled Water – ¼ cup

Warm Milk – 1 tbsp

Ice Cubes few (optional)

Method:

• Soak the saffron in warm milk and crush it well.
• Add Curd, Water, Sugar, Cardamom powder, saffron & Ice cubes in a blender until smooth and frothy.

Pour into the glasses and Serve Chilled.

Note:

• Don’t add more ice cubes and then the lassi will get diluted.
• To get thin consistency adds little milk while blending.

Badam / Almond Halwa

When I came across my pantry I notice a pack full of Badam, laying there for several days. All would agree that just munching handful of almonds is simply delicious and nutritious. My husband just loves almonds and anything made out of almonds. To make it more interesting, I decided to make use of it and do some dessert.

Coming to the recipe….

Ingredients:

Badam / Almond – ½ cup

Milk – 1 cup

Ghee – 3 tablespoon

Sugar – ½ cup

Water – ½ cup

Yellow food color – a pinch

Saffron strands few

Method:

• Soak Badam / Almonds in water for 4 hours and peel the skin.

• In a 2 tbsp of warm milk add saffron strands.
• Then grind it to a coarse paste by using milk.
• Make sugar syrup of one string consistency, in a thick bottom kadai by adding sugar & water, hardly will take 5 minutes to prepare.

• Add the coarse Badam / Almonds mixture to the sugar syrup, keep stirring without forming lumps.
• Now add yellow food colour and saffron strands soaked in milk.
• In between the stirring add ghee.
• Keep stirring till the raw smell is gone.

• Right form to switch off is when the mixture starts is not sticking the sides and the bubble appearing.
• Now transfer the mixture to greased plate, garnish with nuts and it’s ready to serve.

Tastes simply superb when served warm…...

Note:

• You could also try making the almond paste as smooth one instead of coarse. Here I have used coarse paste as I prefer to have crunchy bits of Almond taste.
• Add cashews with Badam / Almond to get a rich taste, also to save cost when prepared in large quantity.
• Do the whole process in medium flame to avoid burning.

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Mixed Fruit Custard

It is one of the simple and delicious dessert. Mixed fruits with flavorful custard it is really a wonderful combo fairly healthy and nutritious one. I have prepared this fruit custard with available fruits and nuts in my kitchen.

Ingredients:

Vanilla custard powder – 2tbsp

Milk – 3cups

Sugar – 1/4cup

Mixed fruit – 2cup (I used Papaya, peach, mango, apple, grapes, cashewnuts, cherry)

Method:

• Mix custard powder in 1/4 cup of milk and mix well without forms any lumps.
• Boil the remaining milk and add sugar, when it dissolves, add the custard mixture and mix well quickly to avoid sticking on bottom.





• Stir continuously until it becomes thick mixture.
• Now remove from fire and allow cooling down and stir occasionally to avoid layer forms on top. Set in refrigerator to cool down or until use.
• Meantime wash and chop the fruits into desired shapes and arrange in a serving bowl.

• Now mix the prepared custard pudding to this fruits and top with cashews and cherry and serve chill.

Enjoy the delicious mixed fruit custard…

Note:

• Don’t add any water oozes fruits.
• Adjust the sugar according to your sweetness.
• Even can add dry fruits and nuts for more crunchy and adds more tasty.
• Add prepared custard mixture to the fruits, once it completely cool down otherwise it will spoil the taste.

Spicy Veggie Puffed Rice

Though there are many recipes using puffed rice, this is a simple and easiest one. With basic and healthy ingredients it makes a good evening snack for all ages, and the best part is, the making time is just a few minutes and ideal for busy bees.

Ingredients

Puffed ice – 1cup
Grated carrot – 1tbsp
Grated beetroot – 1tbsp
Onion – 2tsp, finely chopped
Tomato – 2tsp, finely chopped (deseeded)
Red chilli powder – 2tsp
Salt to taste
Coconut oil – 2tbsp

Method:

• Take puffed rice in a bowl and add coconut oil, chilli powder, salt and mix well.






• Now add onion, grated carrot and grated beetroot.
• Finely add tomato and give a quick stir and garnish with coriander leaves and serve immediately.

It’s ready to eat, enjoy this quick spicy puffed rice.

Note:

• Mix red chilli powder, salt, oil with puffed rice and store in air tight container and can mix with veggie as and when needed and serve fresh.
• Also can add roasted peanuts for crunchy.
• Add the veggies just before serving otherwise it become soggy.
• There is no any rule for adding the veggies in measurements, can adjust as per your taste.
• Add garam masala powder or any spice powder which suits and satisfy your cravings.
• Adding coconut oil gives nice flavour to the puffed rice.