Besan Ka chilla/ Wholesome Pancakes

• 1 cup besan (gram flour)
• 1 green chilli finely chopped
• red chilli powder as per taste
• 1 tbsp fresh corriander
• 1 to 1 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 tsp jeerasalt to taste
• red chillies power to taste
• 1/2 tsp dhaniya powder (dry corriander powder)
• 1/2 onion finely chopped
• 1/2 Cup grated Gheea (Bottle gourd)/ carrots
• Grated cottage cheese for filling

Preparation

1. mix all the ingredients together to form a smooth paste.
2. the consistency of the batter should like that of freshly beated curd.
3. heat a non stick pan,
4. Grease it with some oil or butter.
5. Spread the mixture on it with a Tablespoon and spread it quickly like a dosa/ pan cake.
6. Make sure that the batter should spread evenly and should not be thick.
7. Add 1 tsp oil to the sides of the sides of the chillaafter a min or so turn the chilla and see if it is brownish or cooked.
8. Cook other side till brown specks appearagain turn it over on the pan.
9. Add grated cottage cheese in the center.
10. Fold the rest 2 sides.serve it with green dhaniya chatni (corriander Chutney) or Tomato Chutney and meethi sonth or tomato ketchup!
11. You can eat it with the bread too!

Mango Sundae

Mango Sundae

This is the season of mangofolks and enjoy it while you can!!! If you want to read more about it's facts of origion, growth and Mango as a fruit you can do so by going to this Yahoo link.

Now for the Recipe. This is the original recipe from me.

Ingredients

• 3 Big Mangoes
• Sugar/ Splenda as per taste
• 1 Pint Vanilla Ice cream
• Ready Chocolate Suace
• Few sprigs of Mint, Lime slices for decoration
• Pinch of Cinnamon Powder

Method

1. Peel the skin of the mango.
2. Take the flesh out by chopping it.
3. Puree mango.
4. Divide in 2 Halfs.
5. Refrigerate on half by pouring the mixture in ice tray (Preferably different shapes).
6. With the other half make the Mango sauce out of it.

Mango Sauce

1. Put a heavy bottom vessel on the cooking range.
2. Pour the rest of the mango puree into it. Add 1/2 cup water to it. Cook it over low flame for 10 mins. Stir it while its cooking.
3. Add splenda/ sugar after 10 mins of cooking. Cook it for 5 more mins. If it's too thick then add some more water and stir it for another 3-5 mins.
4. Add a pinch of cinnamon poder init.
5. Keep this sauce aside.

Now for the grand finale.

1. Take a Champange/ Wine galss. You can take any long stemmed glass for that matter.
2. Put 4-5 cubes of refrigerated Mango cubes at the bottom.
3. Place 1 scoop of vanilla icecream as the next layer.
4. Add a tablespoon of hot or cold chocolate sauce.
5. Add one more scoop of vanilla icecream.
6. Top it with the hot or cold Mango Sauce.
7. Decorate it with mint sprigs and lemon slices.

This recipe should make 3- 4 Sundaes.

Give yourself and rest of the party a treat with this amazing sundae.

Sanna Khotto

South Indian Cooking Recipe

Sanna Khotto (Vegan, Vegetarian, South Indian, Mangalorean)

Ingredients :

• ½ cup green gram/toovar dal/moong dal
• 3/4 cup rice
• 2 cups coconut gratings
• tamarind lump (marble size)
• 15 roasted red chillies
• 1 small piece/pinch asafoetida
• salt to taste

Method :

1. Soak rice with green gram or toovar dal for 2 to 3 hours in water.
2. Grind coconut gratings with tamarind, asafoetida and roasted red chillies and make a smooth paste.
3. Put salt, rice and dal.
4. Grind for some time.
5. Cook the masala over steam, under cover (in the same way as idli) in greased idli cups.
6. It can also be cooked in cups stitched with leaves of jackfruit tree (khotte) or in the inner container (greased) of a pressure cooker, like sannan.
7. Chopped onion and cabbage can be mixed with masala, if desired.
8. Serve it with mint, corriander or coconut chutney.

Very healthy recipe. You can have it as a snack or as a side along with main course.

Healthy Breakfast

Friends start your day with healthy breakfast. Here you go with Sandwiches to last your hunger till lunch.

Healthy Cottage Cheese Sandwich

Ingredients
Slices of Brown Bread/ Whole Wheat Bread/9 Grains Bread

250 gm Cottage Cheese (Paneer)
You can get Paneer easily from Indian store. It's healty.

2 Tomatoes (Chopped finely)

1 Onion (Chopped finely)

1-2 Green Chilles (chopped finely) Optional

1/2 cup fresh cilantro/corriander leaves (chopped finely)

Salt to taste

Chaat masala optional

Butter/olive oil to brush on the bread

Method

1. Grate/crumble cottage cheese/paneer. Cottage cheese/panner should be crumbled properly.
   
2. Mix all the ingredients except the bread and olive oil.
   
3. Take a slice of Bread.
4. Apply oil on one side.
5. Fill the cottage cheese/paneer mixture on it.
6. Cover it with another slice. Apply oil on top.
7. Heat a griddle/tawa. When it's medium heated, put the toast on the griddle. Press it from the top so that the filling doesn't spill out.
8. Cook the sandwich till it start getting golden color.
9. Turn the toast and cook it till golden on other side too.
10. Serve hot it with ketchup or mint chutney or corriander chutney.

I bets 1 is filling enough to survive you till lunch but you can't just resist having one more. This recipe makes 6 to 7 sandwiches.

ENJOY!

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