Chapathi, Paneer Butter Masala and Tamarind Rice.

Chapati, Paneer Butter Masala and Tamarind Rice 

Lunch Menu

Recipe For Tamarind Rice

Recipe For Homemade Paneer

Here I have used store bought paneer for paneer butter masala. I will share the recipe in my future posts.

Alu Bonda

Alu Bonda

Ingredients

3 Potatoes

2 cups Besan Flour ( Gram flour )

1 spoon Jeera

2 spoons Red Chilli powder

Pinch of Cooking Soda

1/2 spoon Mustard Seeds

1 - 2 Green Chilli chopped

4 Curry Leaves

Coriander Leaves chopped

1/4 spoon Turmeric Powder

Salt

Oil for frying

Method :

Cut Potato into 4 pieces and pressure cook for 4 whistles in pressure cooker.

Remove the skin of cooked potatoes and mash evenly.

In a mixing bowl, put besan flour, jeera, red chilli powder, cooking soda, and salt.

Add water and mix well and make thick batter.

In a pan, heat 2 spoons oil, add mustard seeds, green chilli, curry leaves and mashed potatoes.

Add coriander leaves, turmeric powder and salt and mix well.

After it cools down, make lemon size balls and keep it aside.

Heat sufficient oil in a kadai for frying.

Now roll potato balls in the batter and deep fry on a medium flame.

Fry both sides till it turns golden brown.

Alu Bonda is ready.

Photo Frame

Photo Frame

Home Decor ( DIY)

Simple diy ( do it yourself) using a photo frame and a cloth.  I will be sharing some of the diys I have tried in my blog.

Mangalore Cucumber Sambar

Mangalore Cucumber Sambar

Ingredients

1/2 cup Toor Dal
1/2 Mangalore Cucumber diced (remove seeds)
2 spoons Tamarind extract
2 -3 spoons Coconut grated
1/2 spoon Turmeric powder
1 spoon Sambar powder
2 spoons Red Chilli powder
1/2 spoon Mustard seeds
8 Curry Leaves

1/2 spoon Jaggery
Pinch of Asafoetida
Salt
Oil

Method:
Cook toor dal, diced mangalore cucumber, pinch of turmeric powder, 2 drops of oil and water in a pressure cooker on a medium flame for 2 - 3 whistles.
For seasoning, take tadka pan, heat 1 spoon oil, add mustard seeds, curry leaves and asafoetida and turn off the flame.
Now grind coconut into a fine/coarse paste in a mixer jar.
Pour paste, seasoned mix, tamarind extract, add jaggery, sambar powder, red chilli powder, turmeric powder to the cooked toor dal, add salt and mix, cook for 5 minutes on a medium flame until sambar starts boiling.
Mangalore Cucumber Sambar is ready to serve with rice.

Note Remove seeds from cucumber and discard.