Vellam Aval (Flattened rice with jaggery)

Vellam aval - preparation time 10 to 15 mins

Easy to make and very healthy snack. We used add grated jaggery, fresh coconut so will be fresh and tempting

Ingredients:-
Aval - 1 cup (75 or 100 gms)
Grated jaggery (vellam) - 1/4 cup (15 or 20 gms) you can increase or decrease according to your sweet level
Grated coconut (thenkai) - 3 tbspn
Water - to wash the aval

Preparation method:-
Wash the aval and drain the water (leave few drops to soak the aval). After few minutes the aval will become soft.
Now add grated jaggery & coconut and mix well.

This can be prepared in few minutes and served to kids as evening snacks. Jaggery (Vellam) is rich source of iron and aval is easily digestible rich source of carbohydrate.
If you like cardamon flavour you can add powdered cardamon.

Milagu Aval (Pepper with flattened rice)

Milagu aval - preparation time 10 to 15 mins

Aval is easily digestible , rich in carbohydrate, very easy and quick to make. You can carry this with required spice so when you feel hungry you can make it and eat instantly in no time. We can try different varieties in aval so you like to eat. Here i tried making aval with pepper and cumin seed.

Ingredients
Aval - 1 cup ( or 75 gms)
Salt - to taste
Crushed pepper (Milangu) - 1 tbspn
Curry leaves - 1 string
Crushed cummin (Jeeragam) - 1 tbspn
Sesame oil (or ghee if you prefer) - 1 tbspn
Water - required amount

Preparation method:-
Wash the aval and filter the water. Sprinkle some water and keep aside for 10 mins. Check whether the aval has become soft.
Now in a tawa heat the oil (or ghee). Add pepper, cumin seed, curry leaves and switch of the flame. Add the soaked aval, salt and mix well. If you want you can sprinkle little water and mix.
This will be good evening snack. Can be made in few minutes if you have aval in home. Try it out.

Kadalai mavu dosai (Bengalgram/Besan flour dosai)

Kadalai mavu (Bengal gram/Besan flour dosai) dosai - Preparation time 10 to 15 mins
Some recipe will be interesting and will come from our mom. When we say mom that we are very hungry. During college days i used to travel a lot in private bus so, by the time i return from college i will be very hungry. After refreshing, will be sitting for food. One day she didn't cook lunch so made this dosa which i felt very delicious. You might also like it.


Ingredients:-
Kadalai mavu (Bengal gram flour) - 1 cup
Aresi mavu (Rice flour) - 1/2 cup
Chopped onion - 1 (into small cubes)
Chopped green chili - 2
Curry leaves - 1 string
Mustard seed - 1/4 tsp
Urad dhal - 1 tbsp
Salt - To taste
Sesame oil - 3 or 4 tbsp
Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
Asafoetida - 1/4 tsp
Water - Required to mix the flours for dosai mavu consistency

Preparation method:-
In a tawa add 1 tbsp of sesame oil. When it is hot add mustard to splutter, urad dhal to golden brown colour. To this add chopped onion, chili, curry leaves and fry.
In a bowl mix the flours (bengal gram & rice). Add the above seasoning, water slowly to avoid lumps.
Required amount of salt is added. Asafoetida is added for digestion and mix all the ingredients well for dosai flour consistency.

Heat a tawa and add little oil. Now pour one ladle full of flour and make dosai. This dosai will be in beautiful & pleasant yellow colour.

You can take this even without any side dish. If you want to can take with coconut chutney or idli podi.

Hope you love this. It will be different and can be made in very short time.


Note: If you are left out with plain dosa dough and it is sour , don't worry add 2 ladle of kadalai mavu and mix it well. Fry mustard seed, urad dal, chili, ginger, chopped onion in little sesame oil and add to dough. You can make dosa and serve hot as new dish. Hope you don't waste the dough anymore.

Rava upma

Rava upma - preparation time 15 to 20 mins

Yesterday my husband took dinner with his colleague so, i thought i would try some dish which i didn't cook for long time. I made rava upma which came out well in few minutes. Now i can cook this for my husband. My mom make rava upma very well. When she come home i will ask her to prepare some dish which i won't prepare (due to not coming well). She prepared this for me when she came last month it was very tasty.

Ingredients
Rava - 1 cup (or 100 gms)
Onion - 1 (chopped into thin long strips)
Green chili - 1 or 2 (finely chopped)
Tomato - 1 or 1/2 (chopped into medium pieces)
Sesame oil - 4 tbsp
Salt - to taste
Mustard seed - 1 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Urad split dhal - 1 tbsp
Water - 3 cup (same measuring cup you used for rava)

Preparation method:-
Roast rava with 2 tbsp of oil till it is light brown in color. Transfer to a plate and keep.
In a kadai heat oil and add mustard to splutter. When done add urad dhal and leave to brown.
Add chopped onion, chili and turmeric. Onion should cook in oil. Add tomato, water, salt and boil.

Mix the roasted rava and cook in slow flame.

Close the kadai when the mixture is thick and cook till the rava is transparent (there wont be and white spots when the rava is fully cooked).
Add one tbsp of ghee (optional) and mix well.

This will be tasty when taken hot along with coconut chutney. You might enjoy it.

Potato and Carrot kurma (Urulai kizhangu & carrot kuruma)

Potato & Carrot kurma - preparation time 15 to 20 mins
When we went to mother-in-laws home. We (me & my sil) asked her to suggest some different kuruma or sidedish for chapathi she asked her to try this one. It came out well and everyone enjoyed with chapathi.

Ingredients:-Carrot - 2 (Peel the skin & chop into cubes)
Potato - 2 (medium size, peel the skin and chop to cubes)
Onion - 1 (chopped to strings)
Sesame oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard - 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 string

Grind below ingredients to paste with little water
Pattai (Cinnamon) - 1 small piece
Red chili -2 or 3
Garlic pods - 3
Karambu (lavangam) - 2
Fennel seed (perum jeeragam) - 1/2 tsp
Grated coconut - 5 tbsp
Salt - to taste

Preparation method:-
In a pressure pan add oil, mustard to splutter . Now add few curry leaves, onion, carrot & potato. Sortae for few mins add salt and pressure cook for 2 or 3 whistle.
When vegetable is cooked add the ground paste and cook till raw smell goes.
You can take this with Roti or Chapathi. This is very simple and easy to make recipe.