Pumpkin vathal

Pumpkin Vathal

Thank you Adity / Ramesh for the huge Halloween pumpkin! Made vadaam (in Tamil) aka fryums

Peeled the skin and removed the seeds of the pumpkin

Chopped up the pulp of the pumpkin

Added a few pumpkin pieces, urad dhal, tur dhal, red chili, hing and salt to the above and let them all soak for about 4 hours

Now the dhals are fully soaked in the juices,  I ground them coarsely with no water; now the dough is ready for drying

Took spoonful of dough and dropped it onto a plastic sheet to let them dry for 2-3 days inside the house

When completely dry, i store them in a dry place to be used as and when needed

Deep fry  in oil; use the fried vadaam as vegetables for sambhar or vetthakozumbu or eat as a side dish with yogurt rice.?

Rasavada

 Rasa vada

Make dhal vada

Soak chana dhal, tur dhal and little rice. Grind all with red chili, salt and hing into a coarse paste. Add curry leaves and make vadas ,deep fry them

Rasam

Heat a pan with water, add rasam powder, tamarind, hing, salt, turmeric powder and curry leaves. When it boiled add  cooked dhal water. Heat a pan with oil add mustard seeds and it splutters add to the rasam. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves.

Add the dhal vadas into the hot rasam. After four hours serve them .

Healthy Laddu

 This lddu  is very good for health

Ingredients

Black Til                      1cup

Pumpkin seeds          1 cup

Kaskas                       1cup

Flaxseeds                   1cup

Badam                         10

Kaju                            10

Pistachio                     1

Powdered Jaggery      1 and half cups

Cardamom Powder      1tsp

Method

Roast each one separately for 5 minutes in a low flame.

Powder all together

Add one tsp of ghee and cardamom powder.

Make small balls. 

Vegetable. Enchilada

 Enchilada is a Mexican recipe.

Ingredients

Corn tortillas                                      2

Red Pepper                                       Half

Mexican Cheese                               1/4 cup

Red Beans paste                               3 tbsp.

Avocado                                              Half

Lettuce                                                 2 leaves

Salsa                                                    3 tbsp.

Yellow Pepper                            

Method

Warm the tortilla and spread the beans paste

Spread salsa mix

Put lettuce red pepper avocado and cheese

Fold it and eat.

Poori /puri

 Poori is a fried bread with wheat flour.. It can be breakfast or lunch. with side dishes. Potato Bhaji and chole is the best side dishes,

Ingredients

Wheat                                         1 cup

Oil                                              1tsp

Rava                                           2tsp

Salt to taste

 

Method

Mix the flour rava and salt adding water make a thick dough.

Make a small ball of dough flatten it and roll into small round.

Heat the oil and when it is hot add the pooris. , gently press it it will puff completely

Take them out. Serve with potato bhaji or chole.