Vada Pav

Medu Vada

Ingredients

Urad dal - 2 cups
Chillies - 2-4 nos
Black whole pepper - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
Ginger - a small piece
Salt - to taste
Curry leaves finely chopped - 1 tbsp


Method

• Grind urad dal with chillies, ginger and salt to a fine paste without much water.
• Mix the pepper, curry leaves and cumin seeds
• Shape them into vadas and deep fry in hot oil.

Enjoy!!!

Upma

Ingredients

Rava - 1 cup

Mustard - 1 tsp

Ginger - 1/2 tsp grated

Urad Dal - 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Red Chillies - 3 numbers

Vegetables ( carrot, beans, peas etc.) - 1/2 cup

Water - 2 cups

Oil - 1 tbsp

Curry leaves - a few

Method 

• Roast the rava with little ghee in a pan till the raw smell leaves.
• In a pan add a little oil and when hot splutter the mustard, urad dal, red chillies and ginger
• Add the vegetables and cook till done with a few tbsps of water
• Add the rava and add two cups of water
• Cook till done.
• Garnish with curry leaves and coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with chutney

Enjoy!!!!

Besan Puda

Besan Puda makes a quick breakfast or a lunch. It is very filling and healthy too.
And you can make this super quick on a day when you are really busy and need a filling breakfast recipe.

Ingredients:

1) a tsp of cumin
2) salt to taste
3) shredded carrots, zuchini and cauliflower.
4) two cups of besan flour
5) water to mix
6) chopped green chillies and cilantro

Method:

Mix in all the ingredients to the consistency of a pancake batter.
In a non stick pan pour the mixture into thick- round pancakes.
Smear oil and cook on both sides.
Serve besan puda hot with tomato chutney.


Recipe adapted from Manjula's kitchen: